Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 19, 1997FL
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 17 TIMES. OWNER HAS FILED FOR LEMON LAW.
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1995 Pontiac Sunfire complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
Air Bags
Filed Feb 12, 1997TX
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING BRUISES IN CHEST AREA AND DESTROYED WINDSHIELD .
Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jan 22, 1997IL
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 21, 1996TN
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 11, 1996TN
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, HAD ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 26, 1996PR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER/RAINING.*SD
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Feb 22, 1996FL
WINDSHIELD WIPER FLEW OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN STORM. *SD
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 21, 1996NY
THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Feb 9, 1996NC
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE CAR SHUT OFF. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 5, 1996OH
FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Oct 12, 1995FL
THE HORN STOPPED WORKING SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. TT CONSUMER STATES S HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THEY PUT IN A NEW HORN BUT PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK VEHICLE AGAIN ,AND SO FAR HORN IS WORKING NOW, ALSO HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED.*JB
Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 10, 1995IN
ACCIDENT AT 11:30 POSITION AT 35-40MPH DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD AND HIT HER FACE ON STEERING WHEEL SEATBACK FLEW FORWARD AND DRIVER AIRBAG DELAYED. TT THE SEAT BELT WAS A TWO POINT TYPE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED SOME INJURIES. *YH
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Sep 26, 1995FL
STEERING WOULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKES WERE NONRESPONSIVE. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 24, 1995CA
DRIVER PUT CAR INTO REVERSE, STEPPED ON GAS, CAR WENT FORWARD. *DSH
Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Sep 18, 1995CA
TRUNK LEAKS, FILLS WITH WATER. *DSH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 6, 1995FL
WHEN IT RAINS THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK IT LOCKS UP AND SLIDES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 29, 1995SC
CONSUMER DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DUAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT
Seats
Filed Jul 26, 1995FL
THE FRONT SEAT BACK DOES NOT LOCK, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE SEAT GOES FORWARD ABOUT 6-7 INCHES BEFORE LOCKING. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 24, 1995MI
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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