1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40MPH IN FOG AND RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. CRASHED FRONT END FIRST, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE, AND READING THE POSTINGS OF MANY OTHER OWNERS OF SUNFIRES, I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES. MY EXPERIENCES ARE IT WILL JUMP ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN GO DOWN NORMALLY FROM THERE, BUT WHEN I START THE CAR AGAIN, IT WILL BE WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT, SOMETIMES, THE GAUGE WILL JUMP, AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER DROP AT AN ALARMING RATE. THEN THERE ARE TIMES THAT IT OPERATES NORMALLY. I DON'T WANT TO BE STRANDED BY AN INNACURATE FUEL GAUGE. I KNOW THEY AREN'T CALIBRATED EXACTLY, BUT IT STILL SHOULDN'T JUMP ALL OVER LIKE IT IS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

I AM FILLING THIS OUT BECASE I AM TRYING TO FIND THE INFORMATION ON THE HEAD GASKET REALL ON MY CAR. THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN AGAIN, AND I BELIEVE I AM STILL COVERED. *AK

ENGINE RUNS HOT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE GAUGE JUST BEFORE THE OVER-HEATING MARK ON THE GAUGE. LOSING COOLANT. CAR SOME TIMES HAS TROUBLE STARTING AND BACK-FIRES. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 43,000 MILES AS IT HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WAS LEAKING. OIL LEAKS IN SEVERAL PLACES, OIL COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. REPLACED GASKET BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DUE LEAKS. CURRENTLY, THE CLUTCH STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I SOMETIMES CAN'T GET THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO REVERSE. HAD TO REPLACE HIGH-PRESSURE POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO LEAKS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CURRENTLY HAS A PROBLEM WHEREBY I CAN'T TURN ON THE CAR ALARM, THE SENSOR ALARMS DON'T FUNCTION RIGHT, DRIVERS-SIDE WINDOW ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I'VE BURNED-OUT ABOUT 5 FUES IN SIX MONTHS. DRIVER'S LEATHER SEATS RIPPED AT THE SEWED RIBBING AT AROUND 15,000. THE TRUNK HYDRAULIC LIFT PUMPS STOPPED WORKING AT 25,000 MILES, AND THE TRUNK-LID WOULDN'T STAY UP AND IT'S A HEAVY TRUNK LID TO HOLD OPEN AND TRY TO PUT SOMETHING IT AT THE SAME TIME. BACK-UP LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT 10,000 MILES. DRIVER'S-SIDE SEATBELT IS TWISTED, AND THE SEAT CASING HOLDER FOR THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BROKE-OFF. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR TRUNK AREA?*AK

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DIMMED. LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH

I HAVE HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN I AM ACCELERATING ON GAS PEDAL,IT WILL STICK, CAUSING HIGHER ACCCELERATION. MORE THAN A COUPLE OCCASIONS...AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF AT THE TIME!!!!!!!!!*AK

AT THE END OF JUNE (2001) MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. I HAD THE LOCK REPLACED. THIS MONTH (08/2001) MY PASSANGER SIDE DOOR LOCK IS NOT WORKING. MY DOOR CAN NOT BE SHUT . I HAVE TO REPLACE THE LOCK.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PROVOCATION/CRASH. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK IT WAS A ROUGH ROAD WITH POT HOLES, AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT WAS A NORMAL ROAD CONDITON WHEN THE AIR BAG EXPLODED. *YH