1998 Pontiac Sunfire: hesitation when accelerating

7 of the 120 complaints about the 1998 Pontiac Sunfire describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 11 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2003
1
2002
1
2000
1
1999
1
1998
7
1996
2
1995
2

What owners say

Filed Jun 28, 2001 · Engine · NJ

Severe engine hesitation after accelerating with a cold engine.

Filed Apr 6, 2001 · Engine · TN

Problem with car stalling, hesitating, and idling rougly. Started about a year ago. Was having this problem and received technical bulletin # 00032. Took car in. One spark plug wire was replaced. A month later same problem. Another spark plug wire was replaced. Now, about eight months later...same problem except seems to be more extreme. Replaced all spark plug wires on my own, but still having problems. This has been an on going problem for over a year and the dealership still has not been able to fix the problem. Have become very disgusted with the dealership and no longer want to take my car there. Please give me some information on how I can fix this problem. Obviously, this is in other cars to or they would not have sent out the technical bulletin. And plus, I read many complaints of the same problems on your complaint page. Any assistance will be well appreciated. Thanks. *ak( dot number: )

Filed Apr 6, 2001 · Engine · TN

Problem with car stalling, hesitating, and idling rougly. Started about a year ago. Was having this problem and received technical bulletin # 00032. Took car in. One spark plug wire was replaced. A month later same problem. Another spark plug wire was replaced. Now, about eight months later...same problem except seems to be more extreme. Replaced all spark plug wires on my own, but still having problems. This has been an on going problem for over a year and the dealership still has not been able to fix the problem. Have become very disgusted with the dealership and no longer want to take my car there. This also seems very dangerous to me because I never know when my car might stall or hesistate. Please give me some information on how I can fix this problem. Obviously, this is in other cars to or they would not have sent out the technical bulletin. And plus, I read many complaints of the same problems on your complaint page. Any assistance will be well appreciated. Thanks.( dot number: )

Filed Apr 6, 2001 · Engine · TN

Problem with car stalling, hesitating, and idling rougly. Started about a year ago. Was having this problem and received technical bulletin # 00032. Took car in. One spark plug wire was replaced. A month later same problem. Another spark plug wire was replaced. Now, about eight months later...same problem except seems to be more extreme. Replaced all spark plug wires on my own, but still having problems. This has been an on going problem for over a year and the dealership still has not been able to fix the problem. Have become very disgusted with the dealership and no longer want to take my car there. This also seems very dangerous to me because I never know when my car might stall or hesistate. Please give me some information on how I can fix this problem. Obviously, this is in other cars to or they would not have sent out the technical bulletin. And plus, I read many complaints of the same problems on your complaint page. Any assistance will be well appreciated. Thanks.*ak( dot number: )

Filed Jun 7, 2000 · Engine, Transmission · WV

When vehicle reached a normal temperature it caused hesitation. Vehicle has been in dealer's shop on two occasions, and had the clutch replaced between 1500-2000 miles. However, problem has reoccurred. Dealer wanted to replace the clutch again. Seeking help in the federal safety agency in this matter.

Filed Dec 14, 1999 · Electrical, Engine · NY

When starting out, vehicle starts but when you push the accelerator it stalls, when you try to restart it keeps turning, it won't catch. It has also hesitated while driving at 30 MPH and 60 MPH. It has done this 15-20 times and been to the dealer at least 7 times. They say that there is nothing wrong, once they updated my computer, another time they replaced my computer, but it still stalls and hesitates.

Filed Jul 9, 1998 · Engine · WI

Consumer experiencing vehicle hesitation at random when vehicle is being used. Vehicle been/out of dealer shop more than three times and condition cannot be corrected.