Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / SUNFIRE / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999049450 Incident Date: Jun, 24 1999
Consumer's City: FENTON Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUNFIRE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Interior lighting
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2JD12T0T7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Water pump leaking half gallon or more of fluid everyday, causing low coolant light to come on. local dealer wanted 7 hours and $600.00 dollars or more to fix. catalytic converter failed at accordian-like shock absorber at high speed. was upset to learn that replacement part was dealer-only item and cost $420.00 dollars plus $40.00 dollar core charge. wheel studs (three)on passenger side front wheel failed during highway trip in june of 1999. two more failed during august of 2000. have been told, could be overtightening issue, but have not had problem with remaining studs on other wheels. this could be very serious safety concern. interior dome light has intermittent malfunction which causes light to remain lit indefinitely. has happened several times. had to turn light off by pulling dome light fuse or disconnecting battery each time. *ak