1996 Pontiac Sunfire complaints

DEFECT IN EMERGENCY BRAKE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, VEHICLE WAS PUT IN FIRST GEAR ,AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED INTO CORRECT POSITION. *AK

HORN FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION AND INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CHANGING HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, THE SWITCH BROKE. ALSO THE DOOR LATCHES BROKE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAKS.

TRANSMISSION DRUM WELD BROKE CAUSING THE GEARS TO JUMP.

WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. THE FLOOR MAT WOULD GET BOUND UP IN STEERING COLUMN. MAT IS NEAR FIREWALL. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CUTS INTO NECK AND LEAVES RED MARKS.

VEHICLE LOOSES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF COLLANT BUT NO LEAK IS FOUND.

ENGINE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED.

BRAKE MAKE CLICKING SOUND WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN STOP.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DURING THE DAY, DAYTIME RUNING LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON & OFF. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE RELAY SWITCH & I P CLUSTER. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.

THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER SAYS BRAKE PADS HAD EXCCESIVE WEAR. *AK

MANUFACTURER HEADLIGHT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING INSTRUMENT AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO FAIL. FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING SERVICE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES THEN "KICKED IN" AND VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. BOTH TIMES CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND SUNNY. ON RAINY DAYS BRAKES FEEL "SQUISHY" AND EXTRA EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE.

HORN ASSEMBLY VOLUME IS VERY LOW. IN AN EMERGENCY IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ONE TO HEAR THE HORN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK HORN WAS REPLACED BY DEALER DUE TO IT SOUNDING DISTORTED. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE AIRBAGS ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT POSITION OF THE SHOULDER BELT CAUSES BELT TO PRESS ON NECK.

APPLIED BRAKES WITH GENERAL PRESSURE, REALIZED VEHICLE NOT SLOWING DOWN, APPLIED MORE PRESSURE, BRAKES IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP, NO WARNING, 4 MONTHS PRIOR DEALER REPLACED WARPED ROTORS; LOSS CONTROL, CRASHED INTO REAR OF A VAN; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL FOGS UP, POSSIBLEY DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP INSIDE DASH.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TIRES TO LOCK-UP/SKID, AND LOSE TRACTION.

STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP.

SHIFT CABLE FAILED.

ABS BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ABS FAILED ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CRASH.

OWNER STATES THAT HUB WHICH HOLDS THE WHEELS BROKE, DEALERS STATE THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH PLAY IN BALL JOINTS. *AK

SHIFTED CAR INTO REVERSE AND CAR ACCELERATED, HIT SIX CARS . *AK

FAILURE OF THE REAR ABS BRAKES, WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE REAR BRAKES GET WET, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET HARD/ BRAKES FADE AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A NON-ACCIDENT SITUATION. THE CAR DROVE OVER AN OBSTACLE ON THE ROAD AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS ONLY UNDER CAR DAMAGE. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET FAILED, RESULTIN GIN AN OIL LEAK, ALSO REPLACED TRANSAXLE AND STEREO. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO TURN ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN UPON APPLYING BRAKE NOTICE LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE MAKING ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, LOCKING WHEELS UP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES AT DEALER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.*AK

DURING OPERATION SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH BOARD. RESULTING IN FLAMES UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THE VEHICLE BURNING DOWN.*AK

INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG ATTEMPETED TO DEPLOY BUT DID NOT MAKE IT ALL THE WAY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE CAR STALLED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

ROOF LEAKS OVER DRIVER'S SIDE.

WINDSHIELD NOT TINTED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING FROM GLARE OF SUN. *SD

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP 2 TIMES. *SD

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK

DRIVING ONTO RAMP, BRAKED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL, KEPT STRAIGHT. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE EXTREME RIGHT, SIX ATTEMPTED FIXES. *AK