Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#729299August 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD CAR SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I ORIGINALLY OWNED MY CAR FOR 3 MONTHS WHEN THE TEMP. GAUGE ZEROED OUT FROM A SHORTED OUT FUSE. THE NEXT PROBLEM WAS ODOMETER WENT BLANK AND SHOWED ME SYMBOLS IN 05/1999, AND THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. LATER IN 09/1999, MY COOLANT SYSTEM BUSTED AFTER A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT CARS ARE OKAY TO REACH THE RED LINE BEFORE IT WILL OVERHEAT. MOST OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND TESTS DONE. I DID NOT TRUST THE WORK, AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GMC DEALER, TO FIND THAT THE COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED, JUST 2 DAYS LATER. NOW IN 08/2000, MY ODOMETER IS SHOWING THE SAME OLD SYMBOLS, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND I AM UNAWARE OF IT. ALSO, SOME DEALERSHIPS DON'T CARE TO FIND THE BAD THINGS, WHEN IT IS WARRANTY WORK. WYATT JOHNSON DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE ESTABLISHMENT, IF YOU CANNOT TRUST THEM TO FIND THEIR CARS MISTAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728282August 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND STAY THERE. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT PARK. I HAVE NOTICED 5 OTHER PONTIAC SUNFIRES ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEM LIKE I KEEP HAVING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I REALLY THINK IT IS ODD THAT I SEE SO MANY OTHER SUNFIRES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868053August 17, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
VEHICLE HAD A GAS ODOR. FOR PAST WEEK ODOR BECAME VERY STRONG. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHO FOUND THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR IN THE #2 CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. SPARK FROM CYLINDER COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. AS PER DEALER, THIS WAS A "FIRE HAZARD, " AND WOULD NOT START ENGINE. MANFACTURER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WILL NOT BE COVERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727769August 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
MY CAR HAS MADE FRONT END NOISE AND NOW ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF. THE ENGINE RUN AT A ROUGH IDLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727558August 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT SEEPING FROM ENGINE AREA. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. NOTICED PROBLEM ON AUGUST 8, 2000 AFTER COMING BACK TO PARKED CAR IN TWO HOURS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS NEVER OVERHEATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727473August 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR LONG TIME--TURN OFF CAR-- WILL NOT START AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727409August 9, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE CAME APART AT THE SEEM JUST LIKE THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN QUESTION. IT LOOKS LIKE A RETHREAD WHEN IT COME APART. THE TIRE TOTALLY COLLAPSED. THE TIRE HAD JUST BEEN INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER AND PASSED INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO THE WALMART AUTO DEPARTMENT IN KINGSPORT TENNESSE THE TIRE STILL HAS ENOUGH THREAD TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I BOUGHT FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES (BF GOODRICH) TO REPLACE THE GOODYEAR TIRES, THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR.( DOT NUMBER: HKDR 394 TIRE SIZE: P195/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726925August 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP AFTER GETTING WET. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY SAID IT WAS BRAKE DUST, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED BRAKES. THE THIRD INCIDENT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED IT DOES NOT EXIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866872August 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLAINED AND CRASHED SIDEWAYS INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED A FEW SECONDS LATER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#726594August 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I ALSO HAD MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED,I WAS TOLD BY A TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS REBUILT,KEEPING IN MIND I HADN;T REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TILL NOW,WHICH WAS AUGUST '99. I HAD THE INITIALS RB ON MY ALTERNATOR.I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP,THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE MANUFACTURERS INTIALS.I ALSO TOOK PICTURES OF IT BEFORE THEY TOOK IT OUT. WHEN I GOT A SO CALLED NEW ONE IT DIDN;T HAVE ANY INITIALS ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726315July 31, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REFLECTS AT EYE LEVEL ON THE FRONT WINDOWSHIELD, I UNDERSTAND SOME REFLECTIONS COMES WITH ALL CARS, BUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, YOU HAVE A VIRTUAL REALITY EFFECT. YOU CAN SEE THE COMPLETE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ESPECIALLY ON DARK UN-LITE ROADS. THE FINAL ANSWER FROM GROSSINGER MANAGER WAS TO TURN THE PANEL LIGHT DOWN. THE MAN IS A COMPLETE FOOL, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NIGHT REFLECTION IS REDUCE THE PANEL LIGHT OFF. THE REFLECTION ALSO OCCURS DURING THE DAY, AT CERTAIN ANGLES THE SUN PLACES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RIGHT IN YOU FACE. A LITTLE HISTORY, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT REFLECT AT NIGHT, IF IT REFLECTED AT DAY, I DID NOT NOTICE IT, YOU ONLY SAW THE DEFROST VENT, A SOME OF THE DASH, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I HAD THEM INSTALL AN ALARM SYSTEM. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM STARTED. WHEN ASKED IF THE DASH WAS IN CORRECT, THE TOLD ME IT WAS PROPERLY ADJUSTED. WHEN ASKING ABOUT THE REFLECTION, THEY SAID PONTIAC SPECIALIST SAW THIS AS NORMAL, THE MOST A FLAW IN DESIGN, BUT NOTHING HARMFUL, AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. GROSSINGER MAJOR COMMENT IS THAT WE ARE LIABLE FOR THE REFLECTION, THE ALARM WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THE PROBLEM BELONG TO PONTIAC. I LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A YEAR, I RETURNED TO GROSSINGER TO HAVE WARRANTY WORK DONE, PLUS TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE WITH THE REFLECTION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PONTIAC PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NO SOLUTION. MY CONCERN IS WHAT IS THE TRUTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725776July 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAJOR SLIPPING IN 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, SLUGGESH IN FIRST GEAR. NO WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553117July 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865565July 18, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE VEHICLE IDLES OR AT A STOP AIR CONDITIONING FUMES ENTER T VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES DRIVER TO FEEL SICK, AND POSSIBLY MAY LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865244July 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A LOUD RAMBLING NOISE. SHE LOOKED IN HER REARVIEW MIRRIOR AND SAW WHITE SMOKE THOUGH THE WINDOW. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF CAR AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. SHE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT, AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD. CAR WAS TURN OFF. SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AND LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED A BIG GIANT WHOLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A PIPE WAS BUSTED, AND OIL WAS LEAK OUT FROM THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552875July 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS
AFTER MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER DUE TO POSSIBLE AXLE FAILURE, TIRE WAS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM VEHICLE. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#724983July 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
MY RADIO'S LCD LIGHTING IS BLURRED AND NOT PROPERLY LIT WITH FULL DIGITS. IT BLINKS AS THOUGH THERE IS A SHORT. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. THE SPEAKERS ALSO PLAY INCONSISTANTLY EVEN WHEN BALANCE IS SHOWN AS EQUAL SETTING. CD'S WILL SKIP FOR NO REASON. THE CAR WILL NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OR IF IT IS EXTREMELY HOT OUTSIDE. IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR WANTS TO OVERHEAT. THE NEEDLE WILL RISE TO WARNING MARK AND CAR RUNS ROUGH. SOMETIMES A BURNING ODOR IS DETECTED. THE LEFT SIDE FRONT WHEEL SOUNDS LIKE METAL ON METAL GRINDING. CAR FEELS WOBBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724797June 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUT BEARING PLATE: SHOULD NOT BE FAULTY ON A 1996, CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195R6515 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864522June 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724715June 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE FIRST FAILURE - 8 MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE. 2ND AND 3RD - WITHIN 6 MONTHS APART. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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