1998 Pontiac Sunfire

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/22/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/19/2002· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND SEAT BACKS WERE THROWN FORWARD THEN COLLAPSED INTO RECLINE POSITION. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *TT

• 12/18/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE DOESN'T START ALL THE TIME, I'VE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES TO BE CHECKED, THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

• 12/17/2001· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/14/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/06/2017· AIR BAGS

  CARS BATTERY CONSTANTLY RAN DOWN. BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND WAS OK AS IT WAS THREE MONTHS OLD. REPAIR STATION SAID THE HORN WAS SHORTED AND THE AIR BAG IS PART OF THE HORN SWITCH AND MUST BE REPLACED.

• 12/03/2010· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. THE CONTACT VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAD TO REVERSE AND REPOSITION THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THE TURN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 02V286000 (STEERING: RACK AND PINION) BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

• 11/26/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL TWO LANE ROAD. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WAS HIT BROADSIDE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED RESULTING IN A FATALITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TS

• 11/22/1998· AIR BAGS

  VEHICLE WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE. VEHICLE DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WHEN IT RAN OVER SOME DEBRIS FROM PRIOR ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. DEBRIS STRUCK UNDERCARRAIGE AND THE AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DEPLOYED. INJURY CAUSED TO PASSENGER WHO WAS LOOKING IN THE GLOVE BOX AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ALL OCCUPANTS HAD SEAT BELTS ON AT THE TIME. CAR VELOCITY AT TIME OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS 70 MPH. AFTER BAG DEPLOYMENT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED BY DRIVER WHOSE VISON WAS BADLY OBSTRUCTED BY THE AIRBAG. NO DAMAGE EXCEPT TO UNDERCARRAIGE AND INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS DONE. BELIEVE THIS ISN'T THE WAY AN AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. I REPORTED THIS TO YOU EARLIER ON A NON STANDARD FORM AND WHEN I REVIEWED YOUR COMPLAINT LIST I DIDN'T SEE IT SO I AM RESUBMITTING IT ON YOUR OWN FORM. I WAS A SECTION HEAD OF SYSTEM SAFETY AT NWC CHINA LAKE FOR 5 YEARS AND MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION IS THAT A SINGLE POINT FAILURE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND THAT THE CAUSE IS VERY CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCELEROMETER SYSTEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH INTO IT AND HAVE FOUND ACCELEROMETER PROBLEMS NOT ONLY ON THIS MODEL BUT OTHERS. MATTERS OF THE ACCELEROMETER DELAMINATING UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND THE PROBLEM OF STICTION IN THE ACCELEROMETER ELEMENTS ARE JUST TWO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH ACCELEROMETERS PUT INTO AUTOMOBILES BY INDUSTRY. COMPOUND THAT WITH AN INCOMPLETE TEST/INSPECTION AND YOU HAVE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK THE MATTER UP WITH THE CURRENT HEAD OF SYTEM SAFETY AT NWC, KEN CHIRKIS, AND HE AGREES. IN ADDITION HE SUGGESTED THAT WE INFORM SATO OUR TRAVEL PEOPLE ABOUT THE HAZZARD SINCE THE GOVERNMENT RENTS THIS STYLE OF VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY AND THE 'FIX' IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 96 & 97 MODELS APPARENT DOES'T WORK FOR THE 98. THE NAVY HAS A REQUIREMENT THAT FOR SAFETY FEATURES A FAILURE RATE OF 1X10E-6. THIS ONE FAILURE ALONE WOULD ELIMINATE THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER IT'S ALSO COMBINED WITH ANOTHER

• 11/21/2003· STRUCTURECrash

  SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHERE THE LADY HIT HER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN ON TV WHERE THIS CAR HAS A VERY BAD SIDE IMPACT RATING, AND ALSO ON THIS WEBSITE. THE WOMAN WHO HIT HER GOT TWO BROKEN LEGS, THE DRIVER OF THE PONTIAC SUNFIRE DIED. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN BRAIN STEM, PELVIS, ARMS, AND FEMUR. *LA

• 11/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR STALLS AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SERVICED 3 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED. DEALER STATES THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE. NO ERROR CODES FROM MODULES. DT

• 11/19/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 06/1999 BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 122 MILES. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT DIDN'T START. I CALLED THE DEALER AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION. THEY COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT? ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK HAD SUGAR IN IT??? SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY FIXED IT I HAD TO PAY $500.00. WHICH I FEEL WAS A DISCREPANCY ON THEIR DIAGNOSIS?? ON 06/00 THE VEHICLE AGAIN WOULD NOT START AND THIS TIME THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS MY BATTERY? A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR KEPT TUGGING AND JERKING. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN.THEIR DIAGNOSIS THIS TIME WAS: ENGINE CUTS OUT UNDER LOAD; PLUG WIRES ARE DEFECTIVE;PER TECH BULLETIN#00032.THAT SAME DAY MY STERIO CD PLAYER GAVE OUT! IT KEPT READING ERROR CODE, AND MY CARPET CAME LOOSE FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE? ON 08/00 THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL AGAIN, IT WAS PULLING BACK AND FORTH,IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT! THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER SHIP.THEY FIGUREF OUT THAT IT WAS A WIRING TO MOTOR BROKEN CODE P0507, IAC MOTOR. ON 09/00 MY RADIO AGAIN WENT OUT;HAD TO BE SENT OUT FOR REPAIR? ON 03/01 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE INTAKE AIR TEMP SENSOR. I DECLINED THE DEALERS SERVICE SINCE I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR WORK PERFORMANCE. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE FIXED THE PROBLEMS THAT IT HAD; FUEL INJECTION, VALVE COVER, SERP V-BELT, WHL CYLINDES L/R, TEMP SENSOR @ A COST OF $450.00. NOW I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND SHAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT IN THE SYSTEM IT CAME UP AS THE AIR TEMP SENSOR. WHEN HE TESTED THE SENSOR, IT CAME UP AS WORKING PROPERLY. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS??? BY THE WAY MY STERIO AND CARPET ARE STILL DEFECTIVE BUT NOW I FEEL LIKE, WHY COMPLAIN?? DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON THIS MATTER?*AK

• 11/15/1999· PARKING BRAKE,SEAT BELTS,TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 11/12/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WAS BLOWING 30 AMP FUSE GOING TO REAR DEFOGGER GRID. FOUND MELTED INSULATION ON 12 VOLT LINE AND GROUND RESULTING IN SHORT CIRCUIT. DEFOGGER GRID STILL DRAWING ENOUGH CURRENT TO MELT INSULATION OF 12 VOLT LINE. DISCONNECTED REAR DEFOGGER GRID TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FIRE IN DASH. *TR

• 11/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS CAR HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITANTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MOST OCASSIONS WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN (LIKE FROM A STAND STILL AND TURNING AT A LIGHT). IT HAS HAD A TUNE UP AND STILL CONTINUES TO DO THIS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG OR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. IN MY SEARCH ON THE NET I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS 1998 SUNFIRE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS THE POWER STEARING IS AFFECTED AND THE CAR IS DANGEROUS. MY DAUGHTER HAS THIS CAR IN GA WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE AND HAS HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS. I HOPE THIS CAN BE RESOLIVED SOON. DT

• 11/05/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LAMP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH FOUR TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 11/02/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 12/21/12 *CN UPDATED 1/14/2013 *JS

• 11/02/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LOST BRAKES IN MY 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WHEN BRAKING ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, BUT WAS ABLE TO AVERT A COLLISION. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE (HYDRAULIC) CORRODED THROUGH AND CAUSED A LARGE LEAK, LEAVING MARGINAL BRAKES.*TR

• 11/01/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 11/01/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH IF STEERING COLUMN IS NOT TILTED OR POSITION IN A CERTAIN WAY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 10/30/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TRYING TO USE THE BRAKE THE CAR STILL WILL NOT STOP. *TR

• 10/29/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND REAR DEFROSTER ALL STOPPED FUNCTIONING. PROBLEM INITIALLY HAPPENED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, BUT NOW IS PERSISTENT AND NONE OF THESE ITEMS FUNCTION POSING A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.

• 10/27/1999· SUSPENSION

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

• 10/27/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL ON INCLINES. TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO ROLL.

• 10/27/1998· SEATS

  THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD REST CAUSES A BLIND SPOT AND WILL NOT STAY WHEN RAISED.

• 10/24/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH TO FLOORBOARD VERY HARD TO GAIN SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/16/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,INTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET ENGINE CHECK LIGHTCAME ON, BRAKES BECAME STIFF, AND PANEL BOARD LIGHT WAS VERY DIM. *AK

• 10/14/2002· POWER TRAIN

  PROBLEMS HAVE RANGED FROM ETS BUTTOM LIGHT ON, PASSANGER WINDOW FAILURE TO CLOSE (3TIMES), TRANSMISSION (4 TIMES), WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE INTERIOR DUE CONVERTIBLE TOP, ACCELERATION AND\OR DECCELERATION DRIVING DOW HILL, THE FIRST TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED THE 30,000 MILES. MR

• 10/14/1998· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND TILT STEERING MECHANISM HAS SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH.

• 10/14/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP ON TWO OCCASIONS,DEALER CLAIM THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ON AN AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL THEY INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY.*ET

• 10/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH BEFORE DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE AND HIT REAR BUMPER OF OTHER VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/03/2011· STEERING

  APPARENTLY, THEIR IS A KNOWN ISSUE W/THE 98 PONTIAC SUNFIRE STEERING RACK AND PINION GEAR MAKING IT FEEL LIKE THEIR IS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS WORKING PROPERLY. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2011 OFF A LITTLE OLD LADY, WHO KEPT IT IN A GARAGE AND BARELY DROVE IT, THE CAR ONLY HAD 51,000 MILES ON IT. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY RECALLS, SO SHE DIDN'T TAKE IT IN FOR ANY OF THE RECALL REPAIRS. I HAVE CHECK THE NHTSA WEBSITE AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER REPUTABLE SITES AND HAVE FOUND THEIR HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, UPON CALLING PONTIACS RECALL HOTLINE, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THESE RECALLS ON YOUR WEBSITE NEVER EXISTED FOR MY 98 PONTIAC SUNFIRE AND WENT ON TO SAY THAT YOU CAN BELIEVE EVERY THING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET (HOW FUNNY, YOUR AVERAGE MORON COULD HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT). BUT REGARDLESS, IT APPEARS THAT PONTIAC IS SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THESE RECALLS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW IF MY CONCERNS ARE LEGITIMATE. I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR A REPAIR, WHEN THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER THEIR RECALL. THANKS. *TR

• 10/03/2002· WHEELS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEELS STUDS ARE SO FLIMSY,THAT THEY BREAK VERY EASILY WHEN BEING TIGHTEN. HAD 6 STUDS REPLACED. NLM

• 10/03/1998· STRUCTURE

  CONSIDERABLY LEAKY; LEAVING OUTRAGEOUS MILDEW SMELLS; CONSTITUTES A SAFETY PROBLEM.

• 09/30/1999· VISIBILITY

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

• 09/27/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  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.

• 09/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER PREFERS TO SEND A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. *NLM

• 09/25/2002· SEAT BELTS

  I WAS USING THE CINCHING LATCH PLATE TO KEEP MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT TIGHTENED. FORTUNATELY, THE DAY IT BROKE WE WERE LOOKING AT CARS. WE TRADED IN OUR SUNFIRE THAT DAY. I AM TERRIFIED TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT! I HAD RE-INSTALLED THE CAR SEAT, TIGHTENED IT, AND WIGGLED THE SEAT ONCE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE. I HEARD A POP AND THE SEAT MOVED A FOOT. MY FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT WASN'T AS BIG OF A DEAL TO ME--IT WASN'T HOLDING A CAR SEAT SECURE! NLM

• 09/25/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED 4 TIMES TO DEALER FOR ENGINE. NO REASON FOUND FOR STALLING. PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED. SPEED WOULD VARY WHEN STALLING OCCURRED. *AK

• 09/21/2006· STEERING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS AGO, WHEN TURNING LEFT, A POP WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. SINCE THAT TIME, THE STEERING HAS BEEN HARDER TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 09/16/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE NEW MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02008CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH, BUT IT IS EXPIRIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT RECALL STATES. *AK

• 09/10/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH THERE WAS A PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT IMPACT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 09/09/2003· TIRES

  WQHILE DRIVING AT 60 PMH DRIVER HEARD NOISE FROM REAR LEFT TIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER IN NOTICED A BLOWN TIRE.*AK

• 09/05/2002· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE RETAINER BROKE APART AND SEPARATED FROM THE BUCKLE. *JG

• 09/01/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION CAUSING INJURY.

• 08/30/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHENEVER IT RAINS, AND A COUPLE OF DAYS, REAR BRAKES/ABS LOCKUP. CONSUMER WILL NOT DRIVE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND WON'T REPAIR IT.*AK

• 08/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD CAR SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I ORIGINALLY OWNED MY CAR FOR 3 MONTHS WHEN THE TEMP. GAUGE ZEROED OUT FROM A SHORTED OUT FUSE. THE NEXT PROBLEM WAS ODOMETER WENT BLANK AND SHOWED ME SYMBOLS IN 05/1999, AND THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. LATER IN 09/1999, MY COOLANT SYSTEM BUSTED AFTER A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT CARS ARE OKAY TO REACH THE RED LINE BEFORE IT WILL OVERHEAT. MOST OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND TESTS DONE. I DID NOT TRUST THE WORK, AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GMC DEALER, TO FIND THAT THE COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED, JUST 2 DAYS LATER. NOW IN 08/2000, MY ODOMETER IS SHOWING THE SAME OLD SYMBOLS, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND I AM UNAWARE OF IT. ALSO, SOME DEALERSHIPS DON'T CARE TO FIND THE BAD THINGS, WHEN IT IS WARRANTY WORK. WYATT JOHNSON DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE ESTABLISHMENT, IF YOU CANNOT TRUST THEM TO FIND THEIR CARS MISTAKES.

• 08/24/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.......

• 08/20/2001· TIRES

  TIRE BLOWOUT ON RT. 287, CLEARR ROAD. THERE IS A SLICE ON SIDEWALL OF LEFT REAR TIRE . WE QUESTIONED ITS SAFETY AND HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY HELP. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD INVOLVED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P19570R14)

• 08/20/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  AFTER AIR CONDITIONER IS CUT OFF THE SPEEDOMETER GETS FOGGED UP.