Safety Score
65
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-17 | 96V250000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | 270,014 | — | Details |
| 1996-01-02 | 96V003000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 28,068 | — | Details |
| 1995-02-16 | 95V025000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 21,340 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGE… |
| 2008-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING HER VEHICLE AND TURNING THE IG… |
| 2005-07-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | I SMELLED GAS AND LOSS OF FUEL. GAS LEAKING OUT FROM INJECTOR ONTO HOT ENGINE COULD CAUSE FIRE. HAD PART REPLACED- F… |
| 2004-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *JB. |
| 2004-10-20 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. … |
| 2004-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 1995 SUNFIRE, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997. THE BRAKES LOCK-UP WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I HAVE TO STOP A A CORNER OR LIGHT. T… |
| 2003-10-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR MECHANISM WAS THE PROBLE… |
| 2003-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE REAR OF CAR SQUATS WHEN BRAKING I'VE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED / ADJUSTED NUMEROUS TIMES NHTSA ALR… |
| 2003-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ON A 1995 SUNFIRE. SEEMS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM ON THIS ENGINE. 2.2 LITER. *NLM |
| 2003-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL ABOUT STARTER. HAD FIRE (SMOKE) IN STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING … |
| 2003-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND SPEED REACHED 40 MPH THE CAR VIBRATES, WHEN SPEED REACHED 60 MPH IT VIBRATES AGAIN. WHEN DECELERATING … |
| 2003-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT AND WAS REPLACED AT 44,941 MILES. IT STARTED LEAKING AGAIN AT 54,313 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED… |
| 2003-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK *JB |
| 2002-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IN FULFILLMENT OF RECALL 02008-S, A GM DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER WIRING HARNESS WILL DESTROY TH… |
| 2002-10-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STARTER, DEALER REPLACED STARTER AND UPON LEAVING STATION THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN ON HEAT,… |
| 2002-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DEALER TAKING TO LONG TO PERFORM RECALL. RECALL#02V070000 IGNTION SWITCH BUICK 2500 EAST HARDING SHERIDAN, AR 72150 870… |
| 2002-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING. FIRST THING WAS THE COOLING FAN. I… |
| 2002-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THEE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN NUMBER… |
| 2002-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING IGNITION SWITCH SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM BEHIND STEERING COMPONENT, AND SECONDS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT O… |
| 2002-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE'S A HESITATION WHEN BRAKING, ALSO, THERE'S HEAVY WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER STA… |
| 2002-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, AND WAS TOLD THAT PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 2002. WHAT GOOD WAS THE RECALL IF … |
| 2002-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL 02V070000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. DEALERSHIP HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. BALCOMI PONTAC BICK GMC INK 8… |
| 2002-03-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO A DITCH, UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJ… |
| 2002-02-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FIRST FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET WAS ON AUG 12, 1996 WITH 12,453 MILES. PONTIAC WILL NOT RECALL THE 2.2 LITER (IRO… |
| 2002-02-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS LEAKING WATER FROM HEAD GASKET. COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH. TOOK TO DEALER. ALSO THERE WAS A RECALL… |
| 2001-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, DEALER WILL REPLACE AIRBAG SENSOR. SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE.*AK |
| 2001-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LOSING ANTIFREEZE, CONSUMER HAS TO FILL UP EVERY 2 WEEKS, AND VEHICLE OVER HEATS.*AK |
| 2001-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKED, AND WAS REPLACED AT 87000 MILES UNDER SPECIAL POLICY #98054. AT 112,800 MILES, HEAD GASKET FAILED … |
| 2001-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FOR MORE THAN A YEAR MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. FUSES BLOW. I'VE HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED, 2 CLUTCHES INSTALLED… |
| 2001-01-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | PARKING LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. GOES OUT EVENTUALLY.*AK |
| 2000-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MY 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED AFTER NOT REALLY DRIVING IT FOR TWO YEARS BECAU… |
| 2000-07-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLAINED AND CRASHED SIDEWAYS INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOY… |
| 2000-07-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE CAME APART AT THE SEEM JUST LIKE THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN QUESTION. IT LOOKS LIKE A RETHREAD WHEN IT COME APART… |
| 2000-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS OWN . ALSO, WITHIN MINUTES CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES CO… |
| 2000-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE WHICH EMANATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. *MJS |
| 2000-02-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK, WENT TO PUT HIGH BEAM ON AND HIT A BUMP, AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF. WHEN CO… |
| 2000-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE DATES ARE ESTIMATES. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE GASKET THAT WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND PR… |
| 2000-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRST HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 34149 MILES ON 2/14/98. *AK |
| 2000-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR PCM, CONDITION OF VEHICLE WORSENED. SINCE REPAIR, DEALER CONCLUDED THAT… |
| 1999-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCING REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH A BLOWN ENGIN EHEAD GASKE. DEALER REPLACED/REPAIRED AT 10,000 MILES, UND… |
| 1999-10-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT FUEL … |
| 1999-10-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS SUDDENLY WENT OUT .THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR VARIUS THINGS. BUT, THE PR… |
| 1999-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD CRACKED WITH NO WARNING / OR OVERHEATING. VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR, 4 YEARS OLD. WHEN DEALER WAS ASKED, … |
| 1999-09-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL STAND STRAIGHT UP, AND WON'T MOVE IN POSITION TO WORK. *AK |
| 1999-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE,PEDAL ON FLOOR,HIT LGE BUSH IN MEDIAN TO STOP. |
| 1999-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOLTS HOLDING TOP MOTOR MOUNTS WORKED THEMSELVES OUT OF THE BRACKET, ONE POPPED OUT ENTIRELY WHILE THE OTHER HELD ON BY… |
| 1999-04-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS SURGING AT 35 MPH. LOCAL PONTIAC SERVICE CONTACTED GM TECHNICAL SERVICE. WHEN COMPUTER WHICH IS PLACED IN W… |
| 1999-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE MOTOR IN THIS CAR HAS BLOWN ON ME TWICE WITH NO WARNING RUNNING AS SMOOTH AS CAN BE AND JUST BOOM THE MOTOR GOES, T… |
| 1999-03-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILURE CAUSED A VIBRATION IN THE DRIVETRAIN FROM 35MPH TO 50MPH. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DISCONEC… |
| 1999-02-17 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER IS TRYING TO TURN ON THE HEATER FAN OR DEFROSTER, THEY DON'T WORK. THIS EQUIPMENTS JUST STOPS WORKING. … |