Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / SUNFIRE / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004291867 Incident Date: May, 28 2004
Consumer's City: SONORA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUNFIRE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2JB524017 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 22 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problems with cruise control on 2001 pontiac sunfire.*mr the consumer purchase the vehicle from the dealer with 340 miles. while driving the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the driver turned the engine off to stop the car. when the vehicle was restarted the engine was still racing. at that time the consumer decide to turn the car off and called a tow truck. the vehicle was towed to a nearby dealer who determined that the aftermarket cruise control was the cause of the problem. the consumer was not aware that cruise control was an option on the vehicle. *nm