2000 Pontiac Sunfire

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

• 12/23/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS MELTED,WHICH DISABLED VEHICLE OPERATION. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. HE WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS THAT ADDRESSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 12/16/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RECENTLY MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY 2000 GRAND AM GT (3.4 LITER). I ADDED COOLANT TO THE TANK BECAUSE IT WAS LOW, BUT WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PUDDLES FORMING UNDERNEATH MY CAR. ALL WAS FINE TILL A FEW WEEKS LATER MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I LOOKED AT THE TANK AND IT WAS LOW AGAIN, BUT NO SIGNS OF WHERE THE COOLANT WAS GOING. SO, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. AS IT TURNS OUT, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS GO BAD AT FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE, RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE OIL. SURE ENOUGH I TOOK OFF THE OIL CAP AND DISCOVERED A MILKY RESIDUE INSIDE WHERE THE OIL WAS. EVEN MY COOLANT TANK HAD SOME OF THIS IN IT. I HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL A MONTH PRIOR AND SAW NO SIGNS OF IT, SO IT OBVIOUSLY JUST OCCURRED. I'M JUST SHOCKED THAT MY CAR HAS AROUND 50,000 MILES ON IT AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO WHERE IT COULD LITERALLY DESTROY MY ENGINE. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS IN A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT GETS WORSE, ESTIMATED AROUND $500. PRETTY MUCH THE GASKET IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH FLUSHING THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND CLEANING THE OIL. I'M JUST AMAZED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ONLINE AND THAT GM HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR IT.*AK

• 12/16/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2000 WILL BE DRIVING THE CARS, IT STALLS OUT, THEN RESTARTS WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY. HAVE TALKED TO THE PONTIAC DEALER. BRINGING IT IN ON 12/20/2004 FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO A COLLAPSED FUEL STRAINER THATWILL CAOST IN THE AREA OF $200 TO REPAIR. ODI ACTION NO. PE02-66 WAS FILED IN 2002, NEEDS TO BE PUSHED FORWARD TO HOLD PONTIAC ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN. SEE (HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_42762.HTML) FOR FURTHER CONFIRMATION.

• 12/05/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  VEHICLE: 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK; WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR, THE LIGHTS "FLICKER" AS THE RELAY FIRES, BUT THE LIGHTS DO NOT REMAIN ON, THEN THE "SERVICE" LIGHT COMES ON. ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON, AND IF THEY DO, THE BRIGHT LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. YOU CAN "OVER-RIDE" THE SYSTEM BY PULLING THE DIMMER SWITCH BACK PARTIALLY, WHICH THEN ALLOWS THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULBS, AND THE DRL RELAY, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS, I SAW A WEBSITE CALLED "CARSURVEY.ORG" WHERE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON SUNFIRES AND CAVALIERS (1998 - 2002). MANY OF THESE COMMENTS SAY THAT ACCORDING TO GM DEALERSHIPS, THIS IS A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM, AND THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING IT. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS: DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE YOU WILL GET INVOLVED? I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS, BUT I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE. PLEASE HELP!!!!!! *NM

• 12/05/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES WARNING FOR COOLANT ILLUMINATED. NEXT DAY VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING COLLANT OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE DEALER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM GOING OUT AT 20 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD CLICKING SOUND, AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

• 11/21/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AT ABOUT 45 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES,COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/20/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. FUSES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE REPLACED BULBS DEFECT WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO. DOME LIGHT OR OVER HEAD LIGHT REPEATS SAME PROCESS. VEHICLE'S BATTERY AND TERMINALS REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE. $$$ *TR

• 11/17/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THE SUPERCHARGER IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT FIRE CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN SLOW, HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

• 11/17/2005· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSIS: LEFT FRONT SEAT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED. BELT KIT. *NM

• 11/02/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/01/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY WIFE (DONNA)ON HER WAY TO WORK (5:30 AM), WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE JUST QUIT WITH NO INDICATIONS. MY WIFE CALLED ME AT MY WORK # AND I TOLD HER TO START THE CAR (IF IT WOULD START) AND DRIVE SLOWLY TO THE DEALER 60 MILES AWAY. AT ABOUT 6:10 AM SHE CALLED ME AGAIN BECAUSE THE CAR JUST QUIT AGAIN AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR OFF THE FREEWAY HWY 58 AND PARK. SHE WAS VERY UPSET AND SCARED BY NOW AND SHE CALLED THE GM ROADSIDE EMERGENCY # ON THE CAR WINDOW AND WAITED. THE TOW SERVICE TOWED THE CAR TO RALLY CHEVROLET THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT CAR. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO QUIT. THEY REPLACED THE GAS LINE FILTER IN HOPES THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS STILL IN THE CARS COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE. WE ARE BOTH AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT MAY QUIT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAYS OR TRYING TO PASS ON A 2 LANE ROAD OR ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK

• 10/30/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LAST YEAR I TOOK MY 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE TO THE DEALER DUE TO IT'S LEAKING BREAK FLUID AND LOSS OF BREAKING POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BREAK LINE GOING TO THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CRACK IN THE LINE WAS DUE TO "OIL'S AND OTHER FLUIDS FROM DRIVING ON THE ROAD CAUSED IT TO CORRODE AND BRAKE. I WAS CHARGED APPROX. $250.00 FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 30,000 MILE WARRANTY. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD MY SON WHO IS A MECHANIC, EXAMINE IT SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, (IT NOW HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT.) HE FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE IS NOW BROKEN DUE TO THE WAY THE LINE WAS ROUTED (BY THE FACTORY.) IT IS BROKEN JUST ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT, DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST PART OF THE STRUT MOUNT. IT SEEMS TO MY THAT A CARE WITH SO FEW MILES WHICH HAS BEEN TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF, SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF PROBLEM TWICE NOW IN ONE YEAR, ON TWO SEPARATE BRAKE LINES. I CHECKED YOUR RECALL LIST AND FOUND NOTHING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND ALL BELIEVE IT TO BE SOME SORT OF FACTORY DEFECT. DUE TO THIS INFORMATION AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, I AM FILING THIS FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH YOU AND THE CA DMV. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION. SINCERELY, INGRID C. TIPTON. *JB

• 10/29/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT

  CAR STOPS ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING THEN DIES. BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. GENERATING NUMEROUS COMMUNICATION ERRORS. HAD THE COMPUTER REPLACED THOUGHT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 8/5/03 AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK WITH NO RESOLUTION. IT RAN FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS THEN DID IT AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEK AROUND 8/11/03. THIS WENT ON THROUGH AUGUST IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP AT WHICH TIME I RENTED A CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE AND BEING BROKEN DOWN ON THE FREEWAY WAS GETTING TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED ON 10/22/03 AND IT DIED WHEN I DROVE OFF. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES DUE TO NOT STARTING RIGHT BACK UP AND BEING STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK AS OF TODAY 10/29/03 AND DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT IT IS THE OXYGEN SENSORS BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THE WORK. *AK

• 10/29/2001· SEAT BELTSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND , AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BROKE. DRIVER WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/28/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RADIATOR CAME APART AT THE LOWER CONNECTION BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC/ALL FLUID CAME OUT AND OVERHEATED. DT

• 10/25/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT:THE CONTACT STATED TWO FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE TURNING INTO A GAS STATION. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AT THE TIME. THEE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS CORROSION AND WATER IN THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO BLACK EYES, A KNOT ON HER FOREHEAD AND BURNS ON HER THROAT AND CHEST. AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME WAS LYING ON THE GROUND. SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. IT SOUNDED AS IF SHE RAN OVER GLASS IN THE ROAD. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD INSTEAD OF DEPLOYING OUT TOWARD THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE POLICE OFFICER DID CAME AND TOOK A REPORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CAME TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHO WAS AT FAULT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS IN TWO PREVIOUS REAR END ACCIDENTS AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT THAT TIME. FROM THE TIME OF HER LAST ACCIDENT IT HAD BEEN ABOUT TWO MONTHS UNTIL THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. *AK UPDATE 12/6/2005 - THE ROAD THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

• 10/20/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONT-END COLLISION; CAR TOTALLED; MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE; NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

• 10/12/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. UPON PARKING NEAR A STOP WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JUMPED ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THE FRONT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND WILL COST $4,700. NO POLICE REPORT.*AK *JB

• 10/11/2005· STEERING,EQUIPMENT

  PURCHASED NEW 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE IN 2000. IN 2001 HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED AT WARRANTY. HAVE COMPLAINED OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS THAT STEERING STILL MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. TODAY TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT AGAIN HAS TO BE REPLACED. I'M A 63 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND DO NOT RACE OR ABUSE MY CAR. NOW I WAS ALSO TOLD THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME...COSTS APPROX 900.00. WHY WOULD THESE CONTINUE TO BREAK? *NM

• 10/10/2007· VISIBILITY

  WIPER BLADES BECAME MINGLED AND NOW WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON. THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER GOES OFF WINDSHIELD A LITTLE BIT. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR RECALL ON SLIDING DOOR HANDLES AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW WINDSHIELD MOTOR ARM WHICH IS OVER $300. AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX. SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. *TR

• 10/10/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SEALS ON VAN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE BAD. MOISTURE GETS INTO LENSES AND BLOWS BULBS. AND ARE TOO COSTLY TO REPLACE!! *TR

• 09/30/2004· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY, I PURCHASED A USED 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE IN GEORGIA. THE CAR BEGAN GIVING ME PROBLEMS ONLY 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE. LUCKILY, I FORCED THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY FOR A WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD TO HAVE 3 MAJOR REPAIRS WITHIN A 11/2 AFTER THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP, I DISCOVER NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMOBILE, INCLUDING THE RECALL. THIS CAR IS TRULY A LEMON! I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO SUFFER WITH THIS DEFECTIVE CAR. I OWE OVER 3 TIMES THE VALUE OF THE CAR. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT MY GOOD CARE AND MAINTENANCE, NO ONE WILL TOUCH THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAS SO MANY OTHER DEFECTS BESIDES THE RECALL (FRONT END SUSPENSION ISSUES, FUEL TANK). I AM A DISABLED VETERAN NOW WITH ONLY A SMALL PENSION TO SUPPORT MYSELF AND TWO CHILDREN. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND FIXING THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT GOING TO FIX THIS LEMON. I HAVE PUT OVER $3000 IN REPAIRS ON THIS CAR OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ASIDE FROM THE MONTHLY FINANCED PAYMENTS OF $282 X 3YRS=$10,152 AND I STILL OWE $7800. THE CAR IS ONLY VALUED AT $2150. AND WHEN DEALERS LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS BEHIND THIS CAR, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO GIVE ME $2000.*AK

• 09/28/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED. *JB THERE WAS LEAKING BOILING UNDER THE DASH ON BOTH SIDES. *SC

• 09/28/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 62000 MILES. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED. *NM

• 09/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE FRONT AND BRAKE BRAKE LINE RUBBED THROUGH FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE LEFT TRANSMISSION MOUNT, BECAUSE A PART WAS NOT INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION. HAD TO MAKE NEW BRAKE PIPES FROM BPMV BACK TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE RACN AND FROM THE BPMV TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON MY SON WAS ALMOST WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. HE WAS JUST GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR PHOENIX, AZ. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED ON HIS TRIP, IT WOULD OF RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

• 09/26/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE EXPERIENCING FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONS AT VEHICLE AGE OF 3.5 YRS. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MULIPLE MECHANICS, ALL OF WHOM SUGGEST PUMP MALFUNCTION AND RECCOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP, FILTER AND RELAY VALVE. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS VEHICLE. CAR INITIALLY TAKEN INTO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION. ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NOT FIRE RESULTING IN NO IGNITION. CAR OWNER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP, FILTER AND RELAY VALVE.

• 09/26/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASION AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

• 09/21/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  DAUGHTER HYDROPLANED, WENT INTO DITCH ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD, TRAVELED ACROSS ROAD INTO LEFT DITCH AND HIT TREE, OPENING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DURING CRASH AND TOTALED VEHICLE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING CRASH.

• 09/17/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION CRASHING INTO A TREE, IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED 15 MINUTE AFTERWARD. CONSUMER WAS AIR CARRIES TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR INJURIES. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/10/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START, VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*JB

• 09/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DRIVER LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/03/2002· STEERING

  THE LEATHER IS SEPARATING ON STEERING WHEEL, EXPOSING INTERNALT MATERIALS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 08/28/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. TURN SIGNALS & HAZARD FLASHER WILL QUIT WORKING, HAVE TO HIT DASHBOARD ABOVE HAZARD SWITCH WITH FIST TO ACTIVATE TURN SIGNALS AGAIN. RECALL ISSUED #03V327000 BUT MY VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, DEALER TOLD ME $160.00 TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 08/27/2002· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER STATED THE SPEAKERS FADED IN AND OUT, THE RADIO WAS REPLACED AND THE CLOCK RESETS TO ZERO.*JB

• 08/26/2002· EQUIPMENT

  THE VEHICLES AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS MOLD IN IT WHICH CAUSES AND ODOR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. NLM

• 08/25/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THE MANY PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED FROM TIME OF PURCHASE. ANY TIME I'D TURN ON AIR/HEAT/DEFROST ENTIRE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP FOUND BOTH PROBLEMS AND SO FAR ARE CORRECTED. HAD TO BRING OUT ANOTHER MODEL IDENTICAL TO MY TO FIND THE ALL THE PROBLEMS. ALSO HAD LEFT REAR SPEAKER REPLACED TWICE, GOT STRANDED DUE TO "GENERATOR LOW VOLTAGE" LIGHT NOT COMING ON WHEN MY BATTERY CABLE BOLT WAS STRIPPED OUT. HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REBURNISHED AT 913 MILES DUE TO SQUEALING AND AM CURRENTLY TAKING IT IN FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEING ENGAGED AT ALL TIMES.*AK

• 08/24/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, CONTACTED DEALER, WHO TOWED VEHICLE AND REPLACED FUEL TANK. TANK WAS LEAKING AROUND SEALS.*AK

• 08/18/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL SOCKET IT IS GETTING VERY HOT AND IS MELTING BULBS AND SOCKET. HAVE REPLACED BULBS VARIOUS TIMES WITH AND WITHOUT PROPER GREASE AND NO CHANGE. *TR

• 08/16/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY CAR IS A 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, AND TWICE WITHIN 12 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS QUIT WORKING , THE 1ST TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A BAD WIRE AND REPLACED IT, WITHIN ONE YEAR IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PART WAS ONLY WARRANTED FOR 1YR OR 12,000 MILES OF WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN OVER THE 12,000 MILES,THEREFORE I AM HAVING TO PAY AGAIN (TWICE IN ONE YEAR ) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *JB

• 08/15/2001· STRUCTURE

  DOOR KEEPS GETTING JAMMED ON FENDER AND CAN'T OPEN DOOR. CHIPS PAINT BADLY.*AK

• 08/10/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. T WHEN DRIVING 30 MILES OR LESS VEHICLE WAS FINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A HIGH SPEED. *AK

• 08/10/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR LONG TIME--TURN OFF CAR-- WILL NOT START AGAIN. *AK

• 08/09/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS ON ROUTE 65 IN NORTH SEWICKELY IN PENNSYLVANIA. I WAS STOPPED DUE TO ANOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. A CAR CAME FROM BEHIND HITTING ME AND I WAS PROPELLED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH HIT THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE HEAD ON COLLISION. I RECEIVED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND SPRAINED NECK AND SHOULDER. I HAVE PAIN TO MY ABDOMEN DUE TO THE SEAT BELT, I HAD ON. NOTHING, MY CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. I HAVE A CALL INTO GM BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT IN THIS CAR WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OTHER ONE WAS A FEW MONTHS OF BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2000. WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF ME ON INTERSTATE 19. SMASHING THE FRONT END THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THEN EITHER. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE DEER HIT ME. I HAD ON MY SAFETY BELT. *NM

• 08/07/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE. BRAKES CHATTER, OVERHEATING, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, CD PLAYER AND SPEAKERS DID NOT WORK. NOW IT STALLS WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. STALLS AT 70 MPH GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. CHECKED OUT AT SERVICE STATION ON COMPUTER, AND SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS HERE ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. BAD FUEL PUMP OR SOMETHING IS CAUSING CAR TO STALL. THEN IT TAKES FROM 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO START AGAIN. SOME DAYS IT JUST WON'T START AT ALL. HAVE HAD CAR CHECKED MANY TIMES, AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. ANYONE THAT CAN HELP HERE??? I THINK GMC OWES MANY, MANY CONSUMERS AN EXPLANATION AND REPAIR OF THIS VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM! *PH

• 08/05/2004· STEERINGCrash

  DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR SO SHE PULLED AND JERKED THE WHEEL. IN DOING SO WHEN THE STEERING UNFROZE HER CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE. CAR WAS TOTALED. WE ADVISED GM, WHO TOLD US THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE ADMITING TO FINDING NO PROBLEM.*AK

• 07/31/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 3 1/2 YRS. AT LEAST 5-7 TIMES. MY CAR IS NOW EXPERIENCING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH A PLUG UNDER THE HARNESS AND WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND WIRING. MY CAR WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN IT WILL START, ONLY TO BREAKDOWN AGAIN WHEN IT HEATS UP. IT HAS ALSO CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY.IT HAS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES IN THREE WEEKS FOR REPAIR DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS. I'VE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. THE PLUG UNDER THE HARNESS WAS MELTING THROUGH MY BACK FLOORBOARD, MELTING MY CARPET WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CATCH ON FIRE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MEN THAT I'M EXPERIENCING COMPUTER AND WIRING PROBLEMS. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING TOTALING MY CAR OUT BECAUSE IT HAS GREAT POTENTIAL TO CATCH ON FIRE. I CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REGARDING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP DUE TO MY CAR BEING 3 1/2 YRS. OLD. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER SMALL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP WASTING MONEY ON REPAIRS. I THINK A CAR SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 3 1/2 YRS! JULY 26TH 2003 WAS THE LAST TOW DATE AND IT'S STILL IN THE SHOP. CAN YOU HELP? *PH

• 07/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT AND NO PREVIOUS FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE BEGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,284.

• 07/23/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  NO MEMORY OF THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT I SUSTAINED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND MY BOYFRIEND DIED. MY SPECIALISTS OUT OF STATE BELIEVES IT WAS SOMETHING KNOWN AS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHY DOES NHTSA KEEP IGNORING THAT THERE IS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE INSTEAD OF BLAMING THE DRIVERS. I'M STILL FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT THOUGH THE FAMILY HAS NOT PRESSED CHARGES AND HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME EVER SINCE. SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE THAT I'M BEING PROSECUTED FOR SOMETHING THAT WASN'T MY FAULT AND WAS CAR DEFECT. *JB

• 07/22/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY DAYTIME LIGHTS WILL WORK PROPERLY. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT LIGHTS ARE UNABLE TO STAY ON, CAUSING DRIVER TO HOLD SWITCH IN ORDER TO HAVE LIGHTS STAY ON.*AK