I purchased the car in october 2003 and the car was great. In march 2006 I started having problems where the car when attempted to start would take a few seconds extra and then start, then 6 months later I was driving down the street and the car just cut off in the middle of an intersection. The car restarted about 10 minutes later. Then in november this started happening more an more frequently. One night in december the car cut off and would not restart at all. I was able to pull of the road. I waited an hour and still the car would not start. I came back the next day and the car would not start. I got the car towed to a mechanic who said that he thought it was the fuel pump so I replaced that and the car worked for 2 days and then the same problem again. He then tested the car and saw there was no power going to the fuel pump. I had him do a temporary fix and run a line from the battery to the fuel pump so the car would still start. Then everything else slowly started to fail. The air bag light would come on intermittently and now stays on. One low beam headlight went out and then the other followed by my high beam totally. My front left turn signal went then the rear right followed by the front right. My horn no longer works. I don't know if my airbags would deploy if I was in an accident. The windshield wiper recently stopped working as well.
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Dt*: the contact stated when water entered the headlight housing from underneath the vehicle the headlights did not work properly. The high beam illuminated. However, the low beam became inoperative. The vehicle was taken to a local dealership for inspection. The dealer rewired the headlights and replaced the headlight bulbs.
2003 pontiac sunfire - rear blinker bulds keep burning out. My wife was involved in a rear end collision and I've almost been in several accidents where the driver behind me almost rear ended me. I've been pulled over about 6 times since I bought the car but luckily not written up. I called the dealer but they told me to just keep replacing the bulbs. The bulbs cost around $2.00 and they burn out within 2 hours. I've tried different types of bulbs but none work.
It took 3 different dealership , 9 service repairs before the rear light bulb socket assemblies recall 04v524000 was repaired correctly. Central pontiac, buick, gmc - repair 4 times. Inter haven fl 863 299-1221, teinle oldsmobile-pontiac-cadillac-gmc truck, inc- fremont ohio, repaired 4 times.
Numerous of failures;air bag light came on and stayed on, clutch sticks to floor, car doesn't want to start. *bf the turn signals and lights had gone out, it would take a couple of attempts to start the vehicle, there were times where the vehicle would start on it's own without the turn of the key, the vehicle used an extreme amount of gas, the dash would rattle, the engine would growl, the dash made a sound like the speaker was blown, there was a burning smell in the stereo and there was a thumping noise when turning the vehicle. (2003 pontiac sunfire)
While applying the brakes consumer had another driver stand behind the vehicle and watch for the brake lights to come on. Consumer had no brake lights. He drove the vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the bulbs needed to be replaced. This caused moisture to become trapped inside. *ak rear brakelights keep failing. The vehicle has been in the shop six times.
While driving at night, the headlights failed. This caused poor visibility to the driver. The brakes became inoperative. While driving at any speed the vehicle vibrates. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the rotors needed to be replaced.
Rear tail lights and turn signals-- bulbs burning out on a weekly basis, one bulb was melted in the socket, bulbs have been replaced. I plan on taking it into the dealership next week.
While driving consumer noticed smoke inside rear of vehicle. Consumer inspected trunk, and determined that left side brake light socket was on fire. *ak
Rear turn signal bulbs blew out three times because of a malfunction in the socket. Also, exhaust fumes entered the passenger cabin after driving for a period of thirty minutes. Dealer could not duplicate or determine the cause of the problem.
Cd player failed at 9,000mi. Fog light switch replaced at 10,00mi trunk latch failed at 8,500mi.
Rear seat is broken runk latch is broken. Warranty was not honored.
Consumer replaced directional signal bulbs four times. Consumer believed that this was a safety hazard because when preparing to make a turn, and looking in the rear view mirror a vehicle was right next to her.
Left blinker and brake lights not functioning - purchased vehicle 5/03 - mileage 2300 miles.
Vehicle has several problems; fuel gauge is not reading properly, causing vehicle to shut off when the gauge reads 1/4 full. Also, left turn signal light does not operate all the time.
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