Pontiac Sunfire Complaints

1,141 consumer complaints on file.

#565470April 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE, ALSO THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED AND THE DEALER NOTIFIED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER HAD NOT FIXED FOR LACK OF PARTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008712April 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TWO PARK PLUG WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 30000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED WIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761273April 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS GOES ON AND IT IS REPLACED CONSTANTLY BUT STILL EACH NEW ONE COMES ON. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YRS. OLD AND I HAVE REPLACED SO MANY. POWER WINDOWS WORK SO SLOW AND HAVE REPALCED 2 ALREADY. WINDSHIELD WASHER DELAY HASNT WORKED.FINALLY REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008432April 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DEVICE THAT KEEPS SEAT BELT TIGHT AFTER BEING FASTENED IS INOPERATIVE, MAKING IT EASIER FOR SEAT BELT TO COME UN LOCKED IN A CRASH. *AK
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
#8008132April 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION SOMETIMES ITS HARD AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T START. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008134April 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007577April 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH STEERING WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE,AND CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007642April 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECEIVED RECALL 02V070000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02008, AND DEALER INDICATED CAN'T GET PARTS UNTIL MAY OR JUNE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007516April 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN DRIVING HEADLIGHTS, AND EVERYTHING IN DASHBOARD COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO REPAIR GARAGE A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES FOR AN ELECTICAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007429April 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WAS TRAVELING 25MPH AND HAD STARTED SMELLING BURNING PLASTIC. ODOR WOULD COME FROM AN D THROUGH THE VENTS. HAD NO CAUSE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007271April 10, 2002
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
INFORMATION IN OWNERS MANUAL IS WRONG. MANUAL STATES THAT THERE SHOULD BE 5.8 QUARTS OF OIL IN VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THERE SHOULD ONLY BE 4 QUARTS OF OIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007315April 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO A DITCH, UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#8007057April 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, AND WAS TOLD THAT PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 2002. WHAT GOOD WAS THE RECALL IF PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760319April 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY ABS BRAKE MODULE WENT OUT, ALONG WITH MY REGULAR BRAKES AS WELL. IF MY CAR GOES OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR SKIDS TO A STOP AND MY TIRES LOCK UP. MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I KNOW GM HAS A "CODE A" THAT COVERS REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THE CAR DOESN'T YET HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT. ONLY A GM DEALERSHIP CAN FIX IT, BUT THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER CODE A. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOMETHING IN MY CAR'S SYSTEM CAUSED THE ABS BRAKE MODULE GO OUT, SO THERE TECHINICALLY IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, IT ISN'T JUST THAT THE PART WENT OUT. I HAVE TALKED TO PONTIAC REPEATEDLY FOR OVER THE PAST MONTH, AND ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO MY CAR WITH ONLY 48,00 MILES ON IT, THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT FOR ME UNDER CODE A. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY CAR, HOWEVER, THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY MORE MONEY TO GM BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE OF NO HELP, BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET MY CAR REPAIRED BY A REGULAR MECHANIC BECAUSE ONLY THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIX THE ABS BRAKE MODULE. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT GM FOR NOT REPAIRING A DEFECT IN MY CAR, BECAUSE I LITERALLY HAVE NO BRAKES LEFT IN MY CAR, AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WON'T OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE IF IT IS MY CAR'S SYSTEM CAUSING THE HIGHLY PRICED ABS BRAKE MODULE TO GO OUT, IT'S NOT JUST "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." I THINK MY CAR, AS WELL AS OHTER PONTIACS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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