Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Pontiac Sunfire.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT F… |
| 2014-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE … |
| 2012-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK RUSTED AND CAUSED GAS TO LEAK OUT. *TR |
| 2012-02-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | HEARD AND FELT A LOUD THUD SOUND FROM STEERING AREA DRIVING HOME. POWER STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS GONE WHEN TURNING LE… |
| 2009-09-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAD 4 DELTA FORTUNE TIRES ON MY 1997 SUNFIRE. 2 OF WHICH I REPLACED IN APRIL, 2009 FOR TIRE SEPARATION. I REPLACED TH… |
| 2008-03-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HAVING TROUBLE WITH FUEL SYSTEM ON A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. *TR |
| 2008-03-03 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMB… |
| 2007-12-16 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN… |
| 2007-12-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE COUPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT A… |
| 2007-09-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE IT REPAIRED 6 TIMES FOR WHAT I FEEL IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! MY ENGIN… |
| 2007-04-05 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT SAFETY RECALL # 02V286000 REGARDING RACK AND PINI… |
| 2007-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING IGNITION FAILURE. THE… |
| 2007-01-07 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RECEIVED 02V286000) FOR DEFECTIVE STEERING. I COULD NOT SAFELY DRIVE CAR. PONTIAC TOLD ME IF THE PART THEY REPLACED… |
| 2006-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOST TWO ENGINES DUE TO HIS ENGINE OIL WARNIN… |
| 2006-12-01 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TILT STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ALLOWING STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE FREELY UP AND TO THE LEFT. DANGEROUS FOR … |
| 2006-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WITH A SAFETY RECALL PROBLEM**CC THE VEHICLES IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER HAS REPL… |
| 2006-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. AFTER IT RAINED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 DAYS, THE CONTACT NOTICED STANDING W… |
| 2006-06-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | MY NAME IS [XXX], MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] BOUGHT A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IN ABOUT 2/06 SHE STARTED HAVING T… |
| 2006-02-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OF ANY KIND, OR WARNING. *NM |
| 2006-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE FAILED TO START. TURNED IGNITION OFF REMOVED KEY, CAR STEERING COLUMN BURST INTO FLAMES WITHIN A … |
| 2005-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2001. THE '97 SUNFIRE WAS PRETTY RELIABLE VEHICLE, I HAD GOT REPAIRS OCCASIONALLY FOR THIS AN… |
| 2005-04-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH. |
| 2005-04-11 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | AS OF 2 DAYS AGO(4-11-05) SOMEONE CAME TO LOOK AT MY CAR,FOR POSSIBLE PURCHASE, AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, UPON RETU… |
| 2005-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE DAYTIME RUNNING HEAD LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT TH… |
| 2005-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TRIED TO START THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD'T, WHICH WAS REALLY ODD CONSIDERING MY CAR HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY REAL TROUBLE. … |
| 2004-12-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT PARK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WILL ONLY PARK CORR… |
| 2004-11-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL… |
| 2004-11-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. ONLY THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK O… |
| 2004-10-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONSUM… |
| 2004-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | I HAD HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY, THEN THE HORN FAILED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS...IT COST ME $… |
| 2004-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK ON HIGH BEAM WITH REDUCED LIGHT, POSSIBLY THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BRIGHTNESS. THE DAYTIME RUNNI… |
| 2004-04-22 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WHEN THE A/C WAS ON, THE CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG FUMES COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2004-03-11 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. *AK |
| 2004-02-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE HEAD LIGHT/SIGNAL SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE HEAD LIGHTS WONT COME ON OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN USING… |
| 2004-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. TH… |
| 2004-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS HI… |
| 2003-12-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER ,AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFI… |
| 2003-12-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE FRONT END. THE STEERI… |
| 2003-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY BROTHER OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE SEIZED (NEEDING ENGINE REPLACED ESTI… |
| 2003-12-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH. *AK |
| 2003-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 97 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. IT HAS A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR WHICH LEAKS ALL OVER MY ENGINE. THE FUMES BLOW INTO MY VEN… |
| 2003-10-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT PARK PROPERLY. IMPAIR VISION WHEN IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. *LA |
| 2003-10-03 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER HIT A POLE. DRIVER FEELS VERY LUCKY THAT … |
| 2003-08-28 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE STEERING WHEEL KEPT SPINNING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPL… |
| 2003-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 0 | PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP MY CAR. *AK |
| 2003-06-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE VEHICLE ARE SO DIM, I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE I AM DRIVIN… |
| 2003-03-03 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | I AM FURIOUS ABOUT THE WAY THE RECALL SERVICE HAS BEEN HANDLED ON MY 97 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONT… |
| 2003-02-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEALER NOT HAVING THE TOOL. (RECALL #02V286000/STE… |
| 2003-02-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS TURNED OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *N… |
| 2003-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HORN DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |