1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE Complaints
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- KANSAS CITY, MO
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER RECALL WAS DONE,THE ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MR
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- BALTIMORE, MD
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER HIT ON AND HER DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- ALDERGROVE, WA
THE MULTI-FUNTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS/CRUISE/ MALFUNTIONS CAUSING YOUR HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOT TO TURN ON.*AK
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- LARGO, FL
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL ON IGNITION CIRCUIT. DEALER REPLACED RELAY HARNESS AND IGNITION SWITCH. ON AUGUST 18TH IGNTION LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- TROY, PA
WHILE WAITING FOR RECALL 02V070000 PARTS, IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK.*JB
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- HICKORY, NC
VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER BEING TURNED OFF 1 MINUTE. VEHICLE RESTARTED INVOLUNTARILY WHEN KEY WAS TURNED TO LOCK POSITION. VEHICLE REPEATED THE SAME. IT WAS DRIVEN FOR 7 MINUTES, AND AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF IT FAILED TO RESTART. RECALLED NHTSA 02-V-070-000/ MANUFACTURERS RECALL 02008 CONCERNING IGNITION. RESPONDED FOR APPOINTMENT. *AK *YH
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- REDMOND, UT
THE AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED TO DEPLOY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND I HAVE STATEMENTS PROVING THEY SHOULD OF. THE FUEL INJECTORS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FIXED BY NEWBY AUTO 2 WEEKS LATER THEY WERE BROKEN AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO REDO THEM SAYING IT WASN'T THE SAME ONE THEY FIXED. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO ADD AN AIRBAG CHECK ONTO THE ESTIMATE SAYING THERE WASNT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO DEPLOY THEM I HAVE TWO OTHER ESTIMATES TOTALLING MY CAR THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THEM AND INSISTED IT WAS OK AND THEY WOULD FIX IT UNFORTUALLY THEY DID NOT AND IT HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE. NEWBY AUTO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP WAS LOCATED IN RICHFIELD UTAH AT THE TIME THEY HAD MY CAR THEY ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS IN RICHFIELD.
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- JACKSON, TN
WHEN TURNING ON IGNITION THERE'S A CLICKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BATTERY. TWO MONTHS LATER, CLICKING STARTED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- CANFIELD, OH
VEHICLE WILL NOT START SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES. TOOK DEALER, DEALER STATED HAD TO TURN SWITCH OFF AND ON UNTIL IT CATCHED. WHEN HEARING A CLICK VEHICLE STARTED. CURRENTLY, AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE- CLINTON, PA
WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY DUE TO HEAD GASKET BLOWING. INSIDE COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH STEAM AND PIPES AND HOSES BURSTED. VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL SEPTEMBER 2001. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
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