1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE Complaints

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING DURING LOW/HIGH SPEED FROM A STOP POSITION WHILE TURNING; ETC. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHEN STARTING OUT, VEHICLE STARTS BUT WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR IT STALLS, WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART IT KEEPS TURNING, IT WON'T CATCH. IT HAS ALSO HESITATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND 60 MPH. IT HAS DONE THIS 15-20 TIMES AND BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 7 TIMES. THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, ONCE THEY UPDATED MY COMPUTER, ANOTHER TIME THEY REPLACED MY COMPUTER, BUT IT STILL STALLS AND HESITATES. *AK

SEAT BELTS HAVE NEVER FIT PROPERLY.ENGAGE NECK AREA RATHER THAN SHOULDER AREA OF ANY SIZE ADULT(WE ARE AVERAGE 5"8")-PARKING BRAKE REPAIRED IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AS MAKING STRANGE TWANGING NOISES.PROBLEM RETURNED RECENTLY (DEFECTIVE DESIGN?) AND WHEN CHANGING TIRES RECENTLY WE REALISED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WOULD SPIN WITH BRAKE "ON"----THE STEREO DISPLAY FAILS CONSISTANTLY IN HOT WEATHER.GM REMAN WAIT LIST IS EXCESSIVE(AT LEAST 6 MONTHS) FOR ADMITTED DEFECT BY DEALER PERSONNEL. *AK

ANYTIME WHEN MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER WENT TO OPEN PASSENGER'S DOOR WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED , SHATTERING GLASS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

THE COOLANT LIGHT HAS CONTINUOUSLY FLASHED FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE VEHICHLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO FIX. THE MANUAL STATES THAT COOLANT SHOULD ONLY BE REPLACED AT 155,000 MILES OR EVERY 5 YEARS. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, THE OIL WAS IN THE COOLANT AND THE COOLANT WAS IN THE OIL. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSING THIS SITUATION WITH THE MILITARY LEGAL SERVICES ABOUT MY OPTIONS. MY VEHICHLE SHOULD BE READY THIS AFTERNOON IF THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.

THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL INCIDENT, ALMOST EVERYDAY. THE VEHICLE TURNS OVER MANY TIMES BEFORE STARTING, AND HAS STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS TWICE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND EACH TIME THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN IN, THEY VARY EVERYTIME. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT MORE OF A HASSLE TO HAVE A NEW CAR AND THESE SORT OF PROBLEMS.......

STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BEEN I TO DEALER 4 TIMES. *AK

ACCELERATOR STOPS WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WON'T CUT OFF, BUT THERE IS NO POWER TO ACCELERATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SOMETIME ACCELERATION COMES BACK AFTER THE GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED AND REAPPLIED. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO NEITHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 10 MPH AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK