Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Pontiac Sunfire.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN PART DUE TO CORROSION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, IT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN STRUCTURAL FAILURE RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICAN… |
| 2014-10-01 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO … |
| 2014-08-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | CONTACTED A LOCAL AUTO DEALER, CUTTER PONTIAC (WAIPAHU, HAWAII - LEVY, SERVICE AGENT, PH# 808-564-9520) AND INQUIRED AB… |
| 2014-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE AND ABS WARNI… |
| 2014-06-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCHED OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED T… |
| 2014-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY ILL… |
| 2013-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY FRONT BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED PROPERLY?! ONLY REAR, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND L FRONT? HAD R FRONT CALIP… |
| 2012-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING … |
| 2009-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TOO HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE SE 2.2 AUTO WITH ABOUT 58,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2002 WITH ON… |
| 2009-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE RUNNING LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. THEY WILL FLICKER WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR AND THEN SHUT OFF CO… |
| 2008-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2001 SUNFIRE THAT HAS HORN PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES THE HORN WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BY DEAL… |
| 2008-07-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TRENDSETTER SE TIRES, SIZE P195/65R15. WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2008-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES (3) FOR MULTIPLE FRONT END LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILURES OF VARIOUS COM… |
| 2007-02-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AN HOUR, HIT A TREE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. EXTREME DAMAGE, DR… |
| 2006-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN GUIDES WENT OUT AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS THE THIRD ONE HE'S DONE LIKE THIS. *NM |
| 2006-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. UNDER DASH WIRE HARNESS NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SPEEDOMETER, TACH AND ALL OTHER GAUGES FAILED. AL… |
| 2006-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGES. THE ABS NORMALLY ENGAGED WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHT BUM… |
| 2006-01-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY CAR IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. *TR |
| 2005-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ODOMETER DISPLAY IS VISIBLE WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR. AS SOON AS YOU BEGIN TO DRIVE, THE ODOMETER READING BEGINS TO FLI… |
| 2005-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS MADE A TICKING NOISE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT WAS CA… |
| 2005-06-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2001 PONTIAC - AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSES TOTAL WRECK JUNE 28, 2005, CA. 1130 - ON A RIGHT-ANGLE TURN AT LESS THAN 5 MPH… |
| 2005-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE NOT CORRECT IN AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN TANK. TWICE IN THE YEAR 2005, CAR STOPPED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE O… |
| 2005-04-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE REAR SPRINGS INOPERATIVE. 6 MONT… |
| 2005-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DRIVER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. INADVERTENTLY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BREAKING THE … |
| 2005-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, B… |
| 2004-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V036000; PONTIAC ISSUED AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECAL… |
| 2004-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHA… |
| 2004-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | CONTINUATION OF ODI 10093259: REPEATED INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF PASS LOCK 2 ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE PASS LOCK ACTIV… |
| 2004-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | LOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY DISABLES CAR. SOMETIMES THE SYSTEM WILL RESET ITSELF. THE LAST TIME IT WOULD NO… |
| 2004-08-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. POLICE OFFICERS AND EMTS WERE SURPRISED AN… |
| 2004-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE D… |
| 2004-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V036000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ONCE,… |
| 2004-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER WITH 340 MI… |
| 2004-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY SURFACE BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |
| 2004-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 1.)THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF. … |
| 2003-09-09 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | I OWN AN 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, BOUGHT IT NEW. AFTER 2 YRS OF DRIVING, THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT. THE COMPRESSOR WOUL… |
| 2003-06-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WENT TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES AND FOUND THAT INSIDE MY TREADS AS WELL AS OUTSIDE MY TREADS THE RUBBER IS CRACKING. THE TI… |
| 2003-03-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW BECAME STUCK AND WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FIXED IT BUT IT CONTINUES … |
| 2003-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR BRAKING VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. *NLM |
| 2003-01-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS EFFECTED BY THE HIT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED NOR DID MY SEAT BELT KEEP… |
| 2002-11-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 20 MILES, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER COMING FROM THE REAR OF VE… |
| 2002-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY/SNOWY, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOESN'T GO TO THE FLOOR BUT WILL LOCK UP, MAKE NOISE, AND GO OUT OF CONTR… |
| 2002-11-16 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHEN SET ON INTERMITTENT OR MIST, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEEM TO BE TURNING OFF AND ON DURING THE WIPE CYCLE, MAKING THE… |
| 2002-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE ENGINE FAIL AND LOST POWER AND IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CO… |
| 2002-09-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO ADD ADDITIONAL I… |
| 2002-08-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND BECOMES BE HARD TO CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE VEHICLE DO… |
| 2002-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TURNED TURN SIGNAL ON AND HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF … |
| 2002-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER BEING DRIVEN, VEHICLE WILL SMELL LIKE RUBBER BURNING ON OUTSIDE. WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER CON… |
| 2002-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | PRIOR TO INCIDENT BEING REPORTED, A BURNING RUBBER ODOR COULD BE DETECTED WHILE STANDING BESIDE VEHICLE AFTER NORMAL OP… |