1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE Complaints

ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ARE VERY MESSED UP, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HAVE SEVERAL WRECKS, HAVE CONTACTED DEALER, SAYS THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES TO BE FIXED. *AK

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGH VEHICLE WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY. WOULD HESITATE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP LIGHT/SIGN. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.*AK

MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THEY, BARNETT AUTO GROUP HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKES SYSTEM TWICE AND I AM NOW HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE KICKING IN ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A SLOW STOP. I CAN HEAR THE ANTI-LOCK VALVE BEHIND THE DASH POPING OFF AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE DOESN'T BRAKE IT KEEPS ON GLIDING LIKE IF IT WAS HYDROPLANING.

1998 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INSTALLED ON 1999 MODEL CAR, THREE (3) REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS NOT OPERATIONAL, CAR OUT OF SERVICE 25 DAYS AS OF THIS FILING, DEALER SAYS NO REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE, ATTEMPTING TO "REPAIR" DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - AWAITING PARTS, NO COMPLETION DATE GIVEN FOR REPAIRS

MY CAR HAS MADE FRONT END NOISE AND NOW ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF. THE ENGINE RUN AT A ROUGH IDLE.*AK

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REFLECTS AT EYE LEVEL ON THE FRONT WINDOWSHIELD, I UNDERSTAND SOME REFLECTIONS COMES WITH ALL CARS, BUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, YOU HAVE A VIRTUAL REALITY EFFECT. YOU CAN SEE THE COMPLETE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ESPECIALLY ON DARK UN-LITE ROADS. THE FINAL ANSWER FROM GROSSINGER MANAGER WAS TO TURN THE PANEL LIGHT DOWN. THE MAN IS A COMPLETE FOOL, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NIGHT REFLECTION IS REDUCE THE PANEL LIGHT OFF. THE REFLECTION ALSO OCCURS DURING THE DAY, AT CERTAIN ANGLES THE SUN PLACES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RIGHT IN YOU FACE. A LITTLE HISTORY, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT REFLECT AT NIGHT, IF IT REFLECTED AT DAY, I DID NOT NOTICE IT, YOU ONLY SAW THE DEFROST VENT, A SOME OF THE DASH, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I HAD THEM INSTALL AN ALARM SYSTEM. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM STARTED. WHEN ASKED IF THE DASH WAS IN CORRECT, THE TOLD ME IT WAS PROPERLY ADJUSTED. WHEN ASKING ABOUT THE REFLECTION, THEY SAID PONTIAC SPECIALIST SAW THIS AS NORMAL, THE MOST A FLAW IN DESIGN, BUT NOTHING HARMFUL, AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. GROSSINGER MAJOR COMMENT IS THAT WE ARE LIABLE FOR THE REFLECTION, THE ALARM WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THE PROBLEM BELONG TO PONTIAC. I LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A YEAR, I RETURNED TO GROSSINGER TO HAVE WARRANTY WORK DONE, PLUS TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE WITH THE REFLECTION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PONTIAC PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NO SOLUTION. MY CONCERN IS WHAT IS THE TRUTH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK

IS NOT A SATISFACTORY CONDITION; NO SOLUTION SO FAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THIS FAILURE CAUSES CARS TO SURGE TO LEFT OR RIGHT FOR NO REASON. MY STEP-DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 1998 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT APEARS TO BE A PUMP OR RACK FAILURE.

WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD FAIL DURING OPERATION CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *MJS