Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / SUNFIRE / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004265943 Incident Date: Jan, 21 2004
Consumer's City: WAUSAU Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUNFIRE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4G2JB32T8TB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 09 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 1996 pontiac sunfire in july of 2003. i previously owned a 1997 sunfire and didn't have any problems like this. the most serious issue is when i turn my headlights on, the fuse blows and the tail lights and the dash lights (lights for speedometer, tachometer, fuel and temp gauge) do not work. i almost got into an accident when my lights and dash failed me. when i was trying to replace the fuse sparks flew out and the fuses blew immediately. i feel it is a manufacturer defect. it is going to cost me a large amount of money to have this fixed. gm also wont give me the time of day when i call and complain. i think that there should be at least an investigation. ( * number of failures is approximate there are more. i thought it would be fair to state the very least amount i have counted.) also my vehicle has been inoperable for several weeks. (this vehicle has 106,000 miles on it) thank you for your time. *jb