Pontiac Sunfire Complaints (2005)

68 consumer complaints on file.

#10475861September 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT DISPLAY A READING. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 12/03/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457163May 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 85-90 MPH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436472November 19, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE SHOW DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN IT, ERRATIC SHOWS FULL THEN HALF THEN YOU OUT OF GAS. RIGHT ELECTRIC WINDOW GOES DOWN BUT ONLY GOES UP AN INCH AT A TIME, AND IT TAKES ALONG TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432484October 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT FIRST THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FREEZE AND NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IT WOULD; HOWEVER, I DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS ACCURATE. THEN THE FUEL GAUGE AND OTHER GAUGES WOULD RANDOMLY GO ON AND OFF. THIS CAR WAS INTENDED FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, BUT I CANNOT LET HER DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR AND MINE IS JUST LIKE THEIRS. WHEN IS GM GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428817October 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER VARIES IN IT'S POSITION. IT'S SOMETIMES OK, THEN IT WILL FREEZE AT MAYBE 50 MPH, THEN GO UP TO OVER A HUNDRED MPH. NEXT TIME IT MAY FREEZE AT 20 MPH, ETC. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING, AND DON'T WANT TO GET A TICKET FOR SPEEDING. I'M TRYING TO USE MY ODOMETER, BUT DISTRACTS ME TO TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT. I DON'T SEE A RECALL, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT'S TIME GM OWNS UP TO IT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS, NOT, AT THE OWNERS COST. MY RESEARCH SHOWS ME THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. I AM TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT IT IS THE CLUSTER, WHICH IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I AM RETIRED AND LOVE THIS CAR, BUT DON'T HAVE THE MONEY MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423780September 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN LOOKING UP WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER CARS SEEM BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. MOST DAYS THE ONLY INSTRUMENT THAT IS WORKING IS THE SPEEDOMETER. GENERALLY I USE A GARMIN TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM AT THE CORRECT SPEED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE TACHOMETER IS NO LONGER WORKING. RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICE THAT THE LIGHTS IN THE RADIO ARE NOT ALL LIGHTING UP. SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE HANDLING FOR THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I AM FINDING ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419791August 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WITH 50000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. IT IS NOW STUCK ON 50MPH. AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUNFIRE AND CAVALIER VEHICLES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE ON THESE VEHICLES AND IT ALSO AFFECTS THE OTHER GAUGES. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL DESPITE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND IT IS A 500 TO 800 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TO ME THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NOT KNOWING THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME IS AN ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES ON CAR COMPLAINTS.COM WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DRIVING CAUSING PANIC WHEN THEIR SPEEDOMETER STARTS JUMPING AROUND. TO ME THE CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE DEPENDING ON UNRELIABLE ELECTRONICS TO DO VITAL TASKS THAT USED TO BE DONE BY MORE RELIABLE AND SAFER MECHANICAL MEANS. EXAMPLE BEING THE TOYOTA THROTTLE PROBLEM. IT IS MY HOPE THAT IF ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ARE FILED, A FORCED GM RECALL COULD BE OBTAINED. WE ARE ALREADY PAYING FOR GM'S MISTAKES THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT BAILOUT. IT'S TIME THEY PAID FOR THEIRS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418470August 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL GAUGES ARE LOST INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, WITH NO RHYME OR REASON THEN COMES BACK ON OWN AND GOES OUT AGAIN. INCLUDES ALL GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. STAYS OUT FOR UP TO HALF HOUR OR MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413394July 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4 DOOR, VIN [XXX] . I HAVE BEEN GENERALLY HAPPY WITH THE CAR. STARTING IN EARLY DECEMBER OF 2010, MY ENTIRE INTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. IT STARTED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWING OUT OF THE RANGE OF THE GAUGE AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND READING ARTIFICIALLY HIGH. I BROUGHT IT TO SCHERER CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC IN KITCHENER, [XXX] WHERE I WORK. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY HIDDEN OR SECRET WARRANTIES ON THIS AS I DIDN'T FEEL THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD GO ON A CAR. THEY SAID THERE WASN'T. THEY DID EXTEND ME A "GOODWILL" DISCOUNT BUT EVEN WITH THAT IT COST ME $635.55 PARTS AND LABOUR TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I INTEND TO WRITE TO GM CANADA AND INCLUDE COPIES OF THESE OTHER REPORTS AND TRY AND NEGOTIATE A REFUND AS I THINK THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED. *KB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412184July 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION INCLUDING THE SPEED ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING EXTREMELY HOT OR COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408639June 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWN A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FAILING. IT STARTED A MONTH AFTER MY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID, "OH YOUR CAR IS NOT REALLY OVERHEATING AND IT WILL COST TOO MUCH TO FIX IT, ESTIMATING OVER $800"--THERE SUGGESTION WAS TO JUST LEAVE IT BECAUSE I SHOULD KNOW WHEN MY CAR IS REALLY OVERHEATING. SINCE THEN BOTH THE GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GET STUCK IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER OR ERRATICALLY GO AROUND IN CIRCLES LIKE THE HANDS ON A CLOCK. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND GM SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER FIXING IT CONSIDERING ALL THE TESTIMONIES THAT ARE LISTED ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM NOT THE BUYERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404147June 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWN A 2005 SUNFIRE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER AND THE TEMP AND RPM GAUGE WORK ERRATICALLY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A RECALL ISSUE AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. GM WANTS ME TO HAVE A DEALER CHECK THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTING FROM OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397708April 15, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED AT 75000 MILES. MY SPEEDOMETER GOES DOWN TO ZERO WHEN DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL START WORKING AGAIN AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A FEW HOURS; HOWEVER, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL IF THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS AFTER WORKING ALL DAY, I GO OUT AND START MY CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK BELOW ZERO SO I HAVE TO DRIVE HOME ON THE FREEWAY NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I TRADED IN A FOREIGN CAR TO BUY MY SUNFIRE AND NOW I AM REGRETTING THAT DECISION. I NO LONGER HAVE FAITH IN GM VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR INTO A DEALER BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN OFF WORK FOR 3 MONTHS DUE TO BACK SURGERY SO I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT GM SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF ANYWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383971February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE RPMS AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES WERE TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER AND PREVENTING BOTH FROM MOVING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SPEED AT WHICH SHE WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL LOCAL MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,909. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381732February 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAVE COMPLETELY GONE BAD. I CANNOT EVEN ACQUIRE A PROPER SPEED READING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374825January 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR A LOCAL MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR THREE MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371850December 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE FAILED AND ARE MISREADING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT WHEN SHE CALLED THEM THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371176December 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION AND FAILURE PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369853December 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT STEADY DURING ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION THEN IT JUST STOPPED AT 55 TO 60 MPH. NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT WORK AT ALL UNTIL THE CAR GOT WARM AND ALL OF MY OTHER GAUGES STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. MY FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND JUST STOPPED AND MY RPM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND SAID THAT IT JUST NEEDS TO BE RESET AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, AFTER I GOT THAT FIXED I TOOK IT HOME AND 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE A GAUGE CLUSTER THEY WERE NOT SURE AND THAT IT WOULD BE $500. I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT THE TIME SO I DECIDED NOT TO GET IT FIXED SINCE THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE ME THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. MY SPEEDOMETER DOES WORK AS LONG AS IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL OR YEAR THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS NOW A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368659December 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED INTO THE RED ZONE. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COULD BE REPLACED BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE YET THEY ALSO COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 03/16/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Pontiac Sunfire