1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE Complaints

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

HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 79000 MILES. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 108000 NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN! *AKENGINE

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH A BLOWN ENGIN EHEAD GASKE. DEALER REPLACED/REPAIRED AT 10,000 MILES, UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT 50,000. DEALER NOTIFED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS SUDDENLY WENT OUT .THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR VARIUS THINGS. BUT, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REMEDIED.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD CRACKED WITH NO WARNING / OR OVERHEATING. VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR, 4 YEARS OLD. WHEN DEALER WAS ASKED, THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE TEMP INDICATOR DOESN'T WORK... $1750 TO REPAIR... OUT OF MY POCKET.

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL STAND STRAIGHT UP, AND WON'T MOVE IN POSITION TO WORK. *AK

BOLTS HOLDING TOP MOTOR MOUNTS WORKED THEMSELVES OUT OF THE BRACKET, ONE POPPED OUT ENTIRELY WHILE THE OTHER HELD ON BY THE LAST THREE THREADS, WHEN THE MOTOR DROPPED IT SLICED OFF THE TUBING FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING. NLM

TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILURE CAUSED A VIBRATION IN THE DRIVETRAIN FROM 35MPH TO 50MPH. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DISCONECTING THE CLUTCH AS THE CHEAPEST WAY TO STOP THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS SINCE LOST ABOUT 3MPG. THIS WAS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING AROUND 55,000 MILES. A PONTIAC SERVICE MANGER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500.00 TO FIX THE LEAK,,OR I COULD PUT SOME "BARS LEAK' IN THE COOLANT TO SEAL UP THE LEAK. AGAIN THIS IS THE CHEAP WAY OUT FOR A WHILE, BUT NOT THE CORRECT WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS I DEALT WITH ALREADY KNEW THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE FOUND IN THIS MODEL CAR,BUT STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *AK

PROBLEM: KNOCKING NOISE HEARD FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THREE DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, INCLUDING THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD START WITH THE FRONT STRUT AND MOUNT (NO GARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED). I HAVE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF THREE DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THESE INCLUDE, THE LOWER TIE ROD, THE RACK AND PINNION STEERING SYSTEM AND A FRONT STRUT AND MOUNT. SINCE I CAN'T GET CONSENSUS, I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AS YET. IF I REPAIRED THE COMPONENTS THEY SAID WERE DEFECTIVE, IT WOULD COST ME IN EXCESS OF $1500. ALL THE AUTO SHOPS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT THE COMPONENT(S) WILL NOT FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY. I'M NOT NECESSARILY CONVINCED. THE NOISE IS VERY DISTURBING.THIS CONDITION HAS ONLY BEEN AUDIBLE FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. YOUR DATABASE INDICATES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT (SEE SERVICE BULLETIN NO. GM53-32-02). DO YOU KNOW IF GENERAL MOTORS HAS RECALLED ANY OF THESE VEHICLES OR REPAIRED ANY OF THESE VEHICLES UNDER A SECRET WARRANTY?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION. *AK