| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006058359 | Incident Date: Feb, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PHILADELPHIA | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUNFIRE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2JB1244Y7 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 26 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I would like to report a pattern of small (but annoying) complaints with the 2000 pontiac sunfire i recently owned. i state "recently owned" because i gratefully traded it in last week with just 56,234 miles on it on a new 2006 subaru impreza. i bought the pontiac new in 2000 and cared for it up until recently, when problems began cropping up on it like snowflakes in a blizzard. my sunfire ran well until about six month ago when i began to notice a burning oil smell from its vents. it turned out that it needed a new valve cover gasket that was causing a minor oil leak. its exhaust system was also beginning to rust out. however, recently, a few lights on the dash cluster that illuminated the car's tachometer and shifter console went out-no reason given-garage said it would be a difficult repair. then, about two weeks ago, the digital odometer began to go blank and show symbols. i had had enough, so i traded it in last week (after revealing to the dealer the problems that it had). i hope they can fix it up and provide it with a new owner-it was a nice car, but i don't think a car should begin to wear out that quickly-my previous car, a 1993 ford escort bought new, lasted me for over 120,000 miles before i traded it in on the pontiac. again, gm needs to look into its quality-no wonder they are losing customers (like me) to foreign car companies. *nm |
