Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-17 | 08E063000 |
STEERING | 3,855 | — | Details |
| 1997-11-24 | 97V219000 |
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 24 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CARS BATTERY CONSTANTLY RAN DOWN. BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND WAS OK AS IT WAS THREE MONTHS OLD. REPAIR STATION SAID THE … |
| 2016-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND REAR DEFROSTER ALL STOPPED FUNCTIONING. PROBLEM INITIALLY HAPPENED ABOU… |
| 2015-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WITH START FLASHING WILL START AGAIN AND BUT SHUT D… |
| 2014-02-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE EQUIPPED WITH DOUGLASS X-TRAC A-W TIRES, SIZE 205/55R16 (NA). THE CONTACT P… |
| 2012-10-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2012-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TRYING TO USE THE BRAKE THE CAR STILL WILL NOT STOP. *TR |
| 2011-10-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | APPARENTLY, THEIR IS A KNOWN ISSUE W/THE 98 PONTIAC SUNFIRE STEERING RACK AND PINION GEAR MAKING IT FEEL LIKE THEIR IS … |
| 2011-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE GT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WON'T DISENGAGE, CAR IS DEAD. (WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED, THE… |
| 2010-11-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. THE C… |
| 2009-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BLOWING 30 AMP FUSE GOING TO REAR DEFOGGER GRID. FOUND MELTED INSULATION ON 12 VOLT LINE AND GROUND RESULTI… |
| 2009-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LOST BRAKES IN MY 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WHEN BRAKING ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, BUT … |
| 2008-04-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DAYTIME LIGHTS STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO HA… |
| 2008-04-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1998 SUNFIRE BEGAN TO MAKE CLUNKING NOISES ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE. UPON VISUAL INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRAME… |
| 2007-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS OFF AND ON. PUT IN STOP LEAK FOR A TEMP FIX. HOWEVER DEXCOOL CONTINUED TO EA… |
| 2006-09-21 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS AGO, WHEN TURNING LEFT, A POP WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. SINCE THAT… |
| 2006-05-09 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Yes | 0 | 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE MAKING A RIGHT TURN 30 MPH WHEN ALL WHEEL LUG BOLTS BROKE ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND WHEEL CAME OFF.… |
| 2005-07-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE FAILURE IS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. .. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT… |
| 2005-02-14 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V286000; GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A STEERING ASSEMBLY RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE… |
| 2004-11-08 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | A CLICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS TWICE, AN… |
| 2004-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | IN MY 98 SUNFIRE GT I HAVE SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH YET I STILL OWN THE CAR. A LITTLE BIT AGO IT SEEMS LIKE MY EXHAUST … |
| 2004-08-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | No | 0 | MY CAR MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER I TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE REPAIR WAS IN 2002 AT A P… |
| 2004-08-02 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING COLUMN. WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, IT MAKES A BUMP… |
| 2004-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I TOOK MY SUNFIRE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SPECIFIED IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STARTER… |
| 2004-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO MONTHS LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND PART REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE PROBL… |
| 2004-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 98 SUNFIRE IN FOR SERVICE ON A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. TWO DAYS LATER I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH M… |
| 2004-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL NO. 04V036000, IGNITION SWITCH: THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS SALVAGED.*AK SI… |
| 2004-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE FLUTTERS FROM TIME TO TIME. THEN IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 0.WHEN IT STARTS TO FLUTTER AGAIN… |
| 2004-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *… |
| 2004-02-14 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING COLUMN. WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, IT MAKES A BUM… |
| 2003-12-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | THIS CONCERNS THE FUEL SYSTEM ON '98 (AND SIMILAR YEAR) PONTIAC SUNFIRES. ON DECEMBER 29, 2003 THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2003-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 06/1999 BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 122 MILES. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT DIDN'T START. I CALLED THE DEAL… |
| 2003-11-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE WAS A PLASTIC PIECE ON THE BUCKLE THAT KEPT THE LAP BELT IN PLACE WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED. BOTH FRONT SEA… |
| 2003-09-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER PREFERS TO SEND A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. *NLM |
| 2003-08-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | WQHILE DRIVING AT 60 PMH DRIVER HEARD NOISE FROM REAR LEFT TIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER IN NOTICED A BLOWN TIRE.*AK |
| 2003-08-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE GT. LAST MONTH I HAD A FUEL INJECTOR AND WATER HOSE GO… |
| 2003-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EGR VALVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE EGR VALVE BECAME STUCK IN THE… |
| 2003-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE AND HAD A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. SHE REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES FA… |
| 2003-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MARCH 24, 2003 DEAR SIRS, I RECENTLY HAD A WATER PUMP FAILURE ON MY 1998 SUNFIRE CONVERTIBLE. THE CAR HAS HAD A NOISE… |
| 2003-03-07 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RECALL #02-V-286-000 THE RECALL REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.*JB |
| 2003-03-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | MY 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE CONVERTIBLE, HINGES HAVE CREATED HOLES IN THE INSIDE TOP, REAR OF THE CAR. |
| 2003-02-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | 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 … |
| 2003-02-12 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR SEAT BELTS WHEN CAR IS COLD WILL NOT COME OUT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE, WITH SMALL CHILDREN THAT NEED T… |
| 2003-02-04 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL LOCK UP CAUSING A ACCIDENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLE… |
| 2002-11-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLS AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SERVICED 3 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED. DEALER STATES THEY DON'T HAVE ANY … |
| 2002-11-10 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS VE… |
| 2002-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TURN SIGNALS LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LAMP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED T… |
| 2002-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITANTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MOST OCASSIONS WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN (LIKE FROM A STAND… |
| 2002-10-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PROBLEMS HAVE RANGED FROM ETS BUTTOM LIGHT ON, PASSANGER WINDOW FAILURE TO CLOSE (3TIMES), TRANSMISSION (4 TIMES), WATE… |
| 2002-09-30 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEELS STUDS ARE SO FLIMSY,THAT THEY BREAK VERY EASILY WHEN BEING TIGHTEN. HAD 6 STUDS REPLACE… |