Pontiac Sunfire Complaints (1996)

201 consumer complaints on file.

#8010557May 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WILL NOT START SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES. TOOK DEALER, DEALER STATED HAD TO TURN SWITCH OFF AND ON UNTIL IT CATCHED. WHEN HEARING A CLICK VEHICLE STARTED. CURRENTLY, AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010096May 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY DUE TO HEAD GASKET BLOWING. INSIDE COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH STEAM AND PIPES AND HOSES BURSTED. VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL SEPTEMBER 2001. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009091May 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE,BUT IT WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER TRIED AGAIN, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION AREA, ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. 10-15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565468April 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE P00010 PERTAINING TO THE HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE AT ANOTHER FACILITY AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565311April 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMERS SON TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE KEY SWITCH CONTINUED TO TRY STARTING RESULTING IN AN IGNITION FIRE. TAKEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(02V070000) ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008161April 22, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBACKS DON'T HOLD PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SEATBACK WILL FLY FORWARD, AND WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007345April 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA RECALL 02-V-070-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02008 WHILE GOING 55-60MPH BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM EXHAUST AND VEHICLE STALLED. GUAGES ON DASHBOARD READ NORMAL. GENERAL MOTORS INDICATED THAT PROBLEM HAD TO BE REPAIRED TO DETERMINE CAUSE. CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760449April 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUIT WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHT. ENGINE QUIT THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760450April 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUIT WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHT. ENGINE QUIT THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760451April 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUIT WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHT. ENGINE QUIT THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760174April 3, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006682April 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE ONTO THE GROUND, CAUSING HEADGASKET TO FAIL. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759711March 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I READ IN THE SUNDAY MARCH 3, 2002 CHICAGO TRIBUNE, ABOUT THE L8 REPORTS TO DATE ALLEGING A STEERING COLUMN FIRE IN PONTIAC SUN FIRES. I WISH TO REPORT THE SAME INCIDENT FOR MY L996 SUN FIRE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005428March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005445March 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004768February 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40MPH IN FOG AND RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. CRASHED FRONT END FIRST, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758503February 22, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE, AND READING THE POSTINGS OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF SUNFIRES, I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES. MY EXPERIENCES ARE IT WILL JUMP ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN GO DOWN NORMALLY FROM THERE, BUT WHEN I START THE CAR AGAIN, IT WILL BE WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT, SOMETIMES, THE GAUGE WILL JUMP, AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER DROP AT AN ALARMING RATE. THEN THERE ARE TIMES THAT IT OPERATES NORMALLY. I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED BY AN INNACURATE FUEL GAUGE. I KNOW THEY AREN'T CALIBRATED EXACTLY, BUT IT STILL SHOULDN'T JUMP ALL OVER LIKE IT IS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756686January 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM FILLING THIS OUT BECASE I AM TRYING TO FIND THE INFORMATION ON THE HEAD GASKET REALL ON MY CAR. THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN AGAIN, AND I BELIEVE I AM STILL COVERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754873November 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE RUNS HOT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE GAUGE JUST BEFORE THE OVER-HEATING MARK ON THE GAUGE. LOSING COOLANT. CAR SOME TIMES HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND BACK-FIRES. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 43,000 MILES AS IT HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WAS LEAKING. OIL LEAKS IN SEVERAL PLACES, OIL COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. REPLACED GASKET BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DUE LEAKS. CURRENTLY, THE CLUTCH STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I SOMETIMES CAN'T GET THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO REVERSE. HAD TO REPLACE HIGH-PRESSURE POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO LEAKS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CURRENTLY HAS A PROBLEM WHEREBY I CAN'T TURN ON THE CAR ALARM, THE SENSOR ALARMS DON'T FUNCTION RIGHT, DRIVERS-SIDE WINDOW ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I'VE BURNED-OUT ABOUT 5 FUES IN SIX MONTHS. DRIVER'S LEATHER SEATS RIPPED AT THE SEWED RIBBING AT AROUND 15,000. THE TRUNK HYDRAULIC LIFT PUMPS STOPPED WORKING AT 25,000 MILES, AND THE TRUNK-LID WOULDN'T STAY UP AND IT'S A HEAVY TRUNK LID TO HOLD OPEN AND TRY TO PUT SOMETHING IT AT THE SAME TIME. BACK-UP LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT 10,000 MILES. DRIVER'S-SIDE SEATBELT IS TWISTED, AND THE SEAT CASING HOLDER FOR THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE-OFF. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR TRUNK AREA?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897232October 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DIMMED. LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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