Pontiac Sunfire Complaints (1995)

119 consumer complaints on file.

#885139April 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLOCK IS MADE OUT OF CAST IRON AND HEAD IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM, AND THEY HEAT AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO LEAK ANTI FREEZE. PONTIAC ISSUED SPECIAL POLICY FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK PONTIAC WILL NOT FIX DUE TO VEHICLE HAVING OVER 100000 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741915March 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739785January 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FIRST HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 34149 MILES ON 2/14/98. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739788January 22, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PARKING LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. GOES OUT EVENTUALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737497December 7, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#875504November 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR PCM, CONDITION OF VEHICLE WORSENED. SINCE REPAIR, DEALER CONCLUDED THAT HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP FIRST AND THEN THE PCM FAILED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE ON BOTH, THE VEHICLEE RUNS HORRIBLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556130October 7, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER HAD NO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS,BUT CONCERNED THAT AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY . *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730188September 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE MOTOR IN THIS CAR HAS BLOWN ON ME TWICE WITH NO WARNING RUNNING AS SMOOTH AS CAN BE AND JUST BOOM THE MOTOR GOES, THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPEND IT WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE AC ON COOLING DOWN THE INSIDE AND IT JUST BLEW UP. I THINK GM SHOULD GIVE ME A NEW CAR FOR FREE. THIS ONE HAS BEEN A LEMON.
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
#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
#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
#552826June 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE FIRE WHICH EMANATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723984June 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WENT FOR AN INSPECTION ON MY 1995 SUNFIRE AND WAS NOTIFIED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723463June 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DATES ARE ESTIMATES. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE GASKET THAT WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE HEAD CRACKING AND THE INTERNAL PARTS FAILING. THE MANUFACTUAR WAS CONTACTED WITHOUT ANY AVAIL OF GETTING ANY HELP. THE DEALER WHERE I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE STATED HE COULDNT TELL WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE. MY FILE NUMBER WITH GM PONTIAC IS 00017728. THE DIAGNOSTIC GUESS ON THE BILL WAS #1 MAIN AND ROD BEARING CAME APART. ENGINE HEAD CRACKED AT # 3 SPARK PLUG AREA. LOSING COOLANT AT THAT LOCATION. SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT BILLY NAVARRE CHEVROLET. SHOWING BILLING DATE OF 1-31-2000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862768May 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS OWN . ALSO, WITHIN MINUTES CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT ,CONSUMER HAD TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT IGNITION DID NOT TURN OVER, AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE.VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719750March 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
HAD HEADGASKET/ TRANSMISSION/ BOTH FRONTSPEAKERS/ REAR GLASS FOR REAR DEFOGGER, AND RADIO REPLACED ONCE THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, HAD ONE SPARK PLUG REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856844February 14, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK, WENT TO PUT HIGH BEAM ON AND HIT A BUMP, AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF. WHEN CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAMS, REGULAR HEADLIGHTS COMES BACK ON. CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER PUT ON A NEW SWITCH THREE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717973January 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 79000 MILES. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 108000 NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN! *AKENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717760January 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A HEAD GASKET GOING BAD FIVE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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