Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Pontiac Sunfire.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | None of the gauges work properly Gm has not issued a recall despite the numerous complaints and it is a 500 to 800 doll… |
| 2016-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOING DOWN HILL, TURNED MY CAR TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR KEEP GOING STRAIGHT. IT DID NOT TURN AT ALL. I ALMOST GOT HIT B… |
| 2016-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL NEEDED! INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS FAILED. STARTED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE MOVING IN WRONG DIRECTION INTO SPEEDOMETER. E… |
| 2015-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE TEMP GAUGE RPM GAUGE ALL DONT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING |
| 2014-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING THE VEHICLE WENT TO TURN A CORNER AND THE ENTIRE CAR DIED. I LOST ALL STEERING AND ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR. WHE… |
| 2014-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY TACHOMETER GAUGE INDICATOR WAS ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT UNDER MY SPEEDOMETER INDI… |
| 2014-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL ANYMORE - THE GAUGE WAS AT HOT EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN OFF OVERNIGHT AND … |
| 2014-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES OUT AND THE CAR WILL NOT START, THE HORN WILL NOT WORK THE CARE CLAIM TO RUN HOT WHEN THAT I… |
| 2014-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL GAUGES IN THE VEHICLE HAVE STOPPED WORKING (I.E. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL, AND TEMP GAUGES). TOLD THAT THIS I… |
| 2014-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 60MPH WILL GO UP FROM THAT BUT NOT DOWN. I SEE A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE! CAN GM … |
| 2014-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DAUGHTER CALLED DURING LATE NIGHT DRIVE FROM UNIVERSITY, TEMP GAUGE HAS GONE TOO HIGH! HAD TO GET OFF FREEWAY AND DRIV… |
| 2014-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENTCLUSTERINOP,SPEEDOMETER,&TEMPERATUREGAUGEFAILING.RPMGAUGEFAILING,RANINTOSPEEDOMETER&EFFECTINGTHESPEEDOFTHECAR… |
| 2013-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ODOMETER A… |
| 2013-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED.… |
| 2013-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD CAR SHUT OFF AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP AND HAD NO POWER. AFRAID IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIV… |
| 2012-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT DISPLAY A R… |
| 2012-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 85-90 MPH. *JS |
| 2011-10-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE FUEL GAUGE SHOW DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN IT, ERRATIC SHOWS FULL THEN HALF THEN YOU OUT OF GAS. RIGHT ELECTRIC… |
| 2011-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER VARIES IN IT'S POSITION. IT'S SOMETIMES OK, THEN IT WILL FREEZE AT MAYBE 50 MPH, THEN GO UP TO OVER A H… |
| 2011-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WITH 50000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. I… |
| 2011-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL GAUGES ARE LOST INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER. THIS HAPPENS INTERMI… |
| 2011-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL (I.E. SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE, RPM GAUGE) CEASED TO FUNCTION ONE BY ONE. *TR |
| 2011-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN LOOKING UP WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER CARS SEEM BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE … |
| 2011-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT… |
| 2011-01-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED AT 75000 MILES. M… |
| 2011-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT GAUGE (SPEEDOMETER) WENT FIRST THEN SLOWLY PROGRESSED INTO ALL OF THEM. THEY ARE SPORADICALLY ACCURATE, BUT… |
| 2010-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 4 DOOR, VIN [XXX] . I HAVE BEEN GENERALLY HAPPY WITH THE CAR. STARTING IN EARLY DECEMBER … |
| 2010-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE … |
| 2010-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASE A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE IN 2006. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A PROGRAM CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING… |
| 2010-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED INT… |
| 2010-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION AND FAILURE PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2005. *TR |
| 2010-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OWN A 2005 SUNFIRE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER AND THE T… |
| 2010-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ENTIRE INST… |
| 2010-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT FIRST THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FREEZE AND NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IT WOULD; HOWEVER, I DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS ACCURATE. THE… |
| 2010-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAVE COMPLETELY GONE BAD. I CANNOT EVEN ACQUIRE A PROPER S… |
| 2010-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT… |
| 2010-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING 35 - 40 MPH SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD. SHE STATED TH… |
| 2010-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, 36000 MILES, MFG DATE 2-2005 BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME IN… |
| 2010-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 2 DOOR COUPE; SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURE...ALL DASH COMPONENTS DO NOT WORK AND SHOPS THAT WE TAKE … |
| 2010-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE IN 2006. IT HAD 13,000 MILES AT THAT TIME AND HAD BEEN A REALLY RELIA… |
| 2009-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE GAS GAUGE & SPEEDOMETER HAS FINALLY STOPPED WORKING, AFTER MANY SPORADIC FAILURES. CAN'T TELL HOW… |
| 2009-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING DURING DRIVING. *TR |
| 2009-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE SPEEDOMETER & TACHOMETER QUIT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. GAUGES RAN INTO EACH OTHER - NO OTHER PROBLEM… |
| 2009-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | AT FIRST MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUST STICK OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT NEVER WORKS AT ALL. IT IS ALWAYS EITHER AT 0 OR STUCK… |
| 2009-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TACHOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY… |
| 2009-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED ON MY 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-4 IN FLORIDA. THIS CAUSES A SERV… |
| 2009-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL GAUGES ON THE DASH HAVE FAILED: TEMP, TACH, SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL. *TR |
| 2009-02-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR DEFROST WOULD NOT WORK FOR TWO DAYS AND ON THE THRID DAY TRIED IF AGAIN, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER, MY REAR GLASS E… |
| 2009-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE..INSTRUMENT GAUGES ERRATIC....TEMP GAUGE PEGS ALL THE WAY TO RPM GAUGE AND SOMETIMES RPM GAUGE DOE… |
| 2009-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL DASH GAUGES HAVE ULTIMATELY FAILED. FIRST, SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC. THEN TACHOMETER FAILED. NOW ALL DASH GAUGES … |