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1996 Pontiac Sunfire: won't start
10 of the 201 complaints about the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire describe won't start.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 17 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Won't start by model year
What owners say
Car turns over but will not start.brought it back to dealer and they replaced the camshaft sensor. Got the car back two days later and the same thing happened. Brought back to dealer and they said it was the oem sercrity system. Took back and are still having problems starting all the time.
While putting the key inside the ignition vehicle would not start. Driver took key out of the ignition and steering column started smoking. Vehicle caught on fire. Consumer contacted dealer.
The ets light, ABS light, and sensor for the ignition is remained on. The vehicle would not start and was taken to the dealer. The dealer had the car for a year but it still would not start.
Consumer took vehicle in for a recall on ignition circuit. Dealer replaced relay harness and ignition switch. On august 18th igntion locked up and vehicle would not start. Please provide any further information.
Vehicle will not start sometimes, and sometimes it does. Took dealer, dealer stated had to turn switch off and on until it catched. When hearing a click vehicle started. Currently, airbag light illuminates and vehicle loses power. Please provide any further information.
Consumer tried to start vehicle,but it would not start. Consumer tried again, and noticed smoke coming from ignition area, engine was shut off. 10-15 minutes later, vehicle started on its own without key in ignition, consumer shut off engine again. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time, recall letter was received after this incident.
Consumers son tried to start the vehicle, which would not turn over. The key switch continued to try starting resulting in an ignition fire. Taken to dealer and repaired. Consumer received a recall notice(02v070000) about the ignition switch defect. Consumer would like reimbursement of monies paid.
Vehicle had a gas odor. For past week odor became very strong. Consumer took vehicle to dealership, who found that the fuel injector in the #2 cylinder was leaking. Spark from cylinder could have started a fire. As per dealer, this was a "fire hazard, " and would not start engine. Manfacturer has advised consumer that repairs will not be covered.
Vehicle would not start on five different occasions. Also, vehicle would stop without prior notice and not restart. *ak
Service bulletins that may apply
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- Some owners may comment on leakage of a few drops of coolant after parking their vehicle
- Some customers may experience a failure of the cylinder head gasket leading to external coolant leaks from...
- Voluntary emission campaign involving vehicles exhibiting symptons resulting in the illumination of the...
- Information regarding additional corrections from privious campaign 99088, conditions that concern rough...
- Vehicles exhibit symptoms resulting in the illumination of the check engine light or the engine running...
- Comments that a metallic noise or cold rap heard on cold exhaust system
- Comments that a metallic noise on cold exhaust systems
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire won't start
Is won't start a common problem on the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire?
10 of 201 owner complaints about the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire (5%) mention won't start. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire?
There are 0 recalls and 17 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire
Headlights 14ABS 11Fire or smoke 8Wipers 8Brake failure 7No deployment 6Fuel pump 6Overheating 6Stalling 6Check engine light 5
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