The Most Common Sunfire Problem

We've pulled together a list of the problems Sunfire owners.

  1. Power Windows Fall Into Door

    Most Pontiac cars have a defect where the power window mechanism breaks because it's made of cheap plastic parts which break in the power window pulley assembly. GM dealers will only replace the entire assembly, to the tune of $450 per wind…

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  2. What Are We Missing?

    We know there's more problems than this. Let us know which one you'd like to see us cover next.

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What Sunfire Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

What Breaks

Years to Avoid

Sunfire Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Sunfire has 1 generation available in North American markets.

  1. 1st Generation Sunfire

    Years
    1995–2005
    Reliability
    17th of 27
    PainRank
    5.65
    Complaints
    240
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Sunfire Key Numbers

  1. 240 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 749 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 21 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.