1995 Pontiac Sunfire complaints

I ALSO HAD MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED,I WAS TOLD BY A TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS REBUILT,KEEPING IN MIND I HADN;T REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TILL NOW,WHICH WAS AUGUST '99. I HAD THE INITIALS RB ON MY ALTERNATOR.I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP,THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE MANUFACTURERS INTIALS.I ALSO TOOK PICTURES OF IT BEFORE THEY TOOK IT OUT. WHEN I GOT A SO CALLED NEW ONE IT DIDN;T HAVE ANY INITIALS ON IT. *AK

AFTER MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER DUE TO POSSIBLE AXLE FAILURE, TIRE WAS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM VEHICLE. YH

VEHICLE FIRE WHICH EMANATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. *MJS

WENT FOR AN INSPECTION ON MY 1995 SUNFIRE AND WAS NOTIFIED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

THE DATES ARE ESTIMATES. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE GASKET THAT WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE HEAD CRACKING AND THE INTERNAL PARTS FAILING. THE MANUFACTUAR WAS CONTACTED WITHOUT ANY AVAIL OF GETTING ANY HELP. THE DEALER WHERE I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE STATED HE COULDNT TELL WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE. MY FILE NUMBER WITH GM PONTIAC IS 00017728. THE DIAGNOSTIC GUESS ON THE BILL WAS #1 MAIN AND ROD BEARING CAME APART. ENGINE HEAD CRACKED AT # 3 SPARK PLUG AREA. LOSING COOLANT AT THAT LOCATION. SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT BILLY NAVARRE CHEVROLET. SHOWING BILLING DATE OF 1-31-2000

KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON ITS OWN . ALSO, WITHIN MINUTES CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT ,CONSUMER HAD TRIED TO START VEHICLE, BUT IGNITION DID NOT TURN OVER, AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE.VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

HAD HEADGASKET/ TRANSMISSION/ BOTH FRONTSPEAKERS/ REAR GLASS FOR REAR DEFOGGER, AND RADIO REPLACED ONCE THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, HAD ONE SPARK PLUG REPLACED.

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 CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAMS, REGULAR HEADLIGHTS COMES BACK ON. CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER PUT ON A NEW SWITCH THREE TIMES. *AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 79000 MILES. HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 108000 NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN! *AKENGINE

I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A HEAD GASKET GOING BAD FIVE TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH A BLOWN ENGIN EHEAD GASKE. DEALER REPLACED/REPAIRED AT 10,000 MILES, UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT 50,000. DEALER NOTIFED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS SUDDENLY WENT OUT .THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR VARIUS THINGS. BUT, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REMEDIED.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD CRACKED WITH NO WARNING / OR OVERHEATING. VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR, 4 YEARS OLD. WHEN DEALER WAS ASKED, THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE TEMP INDICATOR DOESN'T WORK... $1750 TO REPAIR... OUT OF MY POCKET.

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL STAND STRAIGHT UP, AND WON'T MOVE IN POSITION TO WORK. *AK

ENGINE HEAD WARPED AND COOLANT LEAKING FROM HEAD

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE,PEDAL ON FLOOR,HIT LGE BUSH IN MEDIAN TO STOP.

BOLTS HOLDING TOP MOTOR MOUNTS WORKED THEMSELVES OUT OF THE BRACKET, ONE POPPED OUT ENTIRELY WHILE THE OTHER HELD ON BY THE LAST THREE THREADS, WHEN THE MOTOR DROPPED IT SLICED OFF THE TUBING FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILURE CAUSED A VIBRATION IN THE DRIVETRAIN FROM 35MPH TO 50MPH. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DISCONECTING THE CLUTCH AS THE CHEAPEST WAY TO STOP THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS SINCE LOST ABOUT 3MPG. THIS WAS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING AROUND 55,000 MILES. A PONTIAC SERVICE MANGER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500.00 TO FIX THE LEAK,,OR I COULD PUT SOME "BARS LEAK' IN THE COOLANT TO SEAL UP THE LEAK. AGAIN THIS IS THE CHEAP WAY OUT FOR A WHILE, BUT NOT THE CORRECT WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS I DEALT WITH ALREADY KNEW THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE FOUND IN THIS MODEL CAR,BUT STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

PROBLEM: KNOCKING NOISE HEARD FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THREE DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, INCLUDING THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD START WITH THE FRONT STRUT AND MOUNT (NO GARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED). I HAVE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF THREE DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THESE INCLUDE, THE LOWER TIE ROD, THE RACK AND PINNION STEERING SYSTEM AND A FRONT STRUT AND MOUNT. SINCE I CAN'T GET CONSENSUS, I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AS YET. IF I REPAIRED THE COMPONENTS THEY SAID WERE DEFECTIVE, IT WOULD COST ME IN EXCESS OF $1500. ALL THE AUTO SHOPS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT THE COMPONENT(S) WILL NOT FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY. I'M NOT NECESSARILY CONVINCED. THE NOISE IS VERY DISTURBING.THIS CONDITION HAS ONLY BEEN AUDIBLE FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. YOUR DATABASE INDICATES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT (SEE SERVICE BULLETIN NO. GM53-32-02). DO YOU KNOW IF GENERAL MOTORS HAS RECALLED ANY OF THESE VEHICLES OR REPAIRED ANY OF THESE VEHICLES UNDER A SECRET WARRANTY?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS SURGING AT 35 MPH. LOCAL PONTIAC SERVICE CONTACTED GM TECHNICAL SERVICE. WHEN COMPUTER WHICH IS PLACED IN WHEEL WELL WAS REMOVED IT WAS FULL OF WATER AND CORRODED. NEW COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED, BUT VEHICLE CANNOT BE SET TO CORRECTLY RUN WITH IT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR TWO WEEKS.

THIS CAR HAS A REALLY BAD CRASH TEST RATING HOW CAN YOU SELL A CAR LIKE THIS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR MALFUNCTIONED, INDICATING A POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WON'T BE IN THAT POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER IS TRYING TO TURN ON THE HEATER FAN OR DEFROSTER, THEY DON'T WORK. THIS EQUIPMENTS JUST STOPS WORKING. *AK

FRONT END NOISY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. DURING A FRONT END COLLISION, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS BRUISED VERY BADLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW FOR LIGHTING SYSTEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES FUNNY NOISES, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVNG THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. THE ABS MOTOR WAS REBUILT IN DECEMBER. OWNER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE UP THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND SOMEONE PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE HOW THE FIRE STARTED. *AK

REAR WINDOW SQUEAKS.

THE REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT LATCH. THE DOOR IS BEING HELD CLOSED BY A BUNGEE CORD. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING A DEALER FOR SERVICE. *AK

FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN BACK PASSENGER'S WINDOW AND ALL OF PANEL EXPLODED OUTWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK

WHEN THE SHOULDER STRAP IS ON CORRECTLY THE LAP BELT ENDS UP BEING TWISTED. DEALER SAYS IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHLE DRIVING UPHILL VEHICLE WENT TO KICK INTO OVERDRIVE AND INSTEAD WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHER EENGINE IDLED AND WOULD REV UP BUT NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. *AK

STRANGE NOISE CAME FROM IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRANKED. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SWITCH OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION AREA. SMOKING STOPPED, BUT LATER VEHICLE WAS FOUND WITH THE INTERIOR ENGULFED INFLAMES.

ABS FAILURE. BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL.

COOLANT LEAKED FROM CRACK IN ENGINE GASKET.

WHEN TURNING OFF VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS WITHIN INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID #2 CYLINDER INJECTOR WAS LEAKING, WILL REPLACE. *AK

UPON MAKING A COMPLETE STOP ON WET PAVEMENT CONSUMER NOTICED PULSTATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

ABS PROBLEMS; ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE BRAKE GRAB AND RELEASE, MAKING THE VEHICLE SKIP FORWARD AND ADDITIONAL BRAKING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE CAN HEAR MUFFLER RATTLING REAL LOUD, CAN FEEL VEHICLE SHAKING. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED MUFFLER, BUT DID NOT FIND PROBLEM. INFORMED OWNER THAT MUFFLER BEEN BURNED OUT. *AK

WAS APPLYING BRAKES WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE. LOCKED UP THE TIRES & SOMETIMES HAD NO BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED 1ST TIME NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. 2ND TIME PUT IN NEW ABS MODULE. THE 3RD TIME COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

EXAUST SYSTEM FAILED.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES; ALSO, FRONT END NOISY. *AK

RUBBING OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA, ABNORMAL WEAR OF LEFT FRONT BRAKES, LOUD NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. BEEN IN SHOP 17 TIMES. NEW BRAKES ON FRONT BUT ARE WEARING ALREADY. MECAHNIC SAY BRAKES ARE VERY DANGEROUS. *AK