My car was driving perfect until 3 weeks ago, it has since then wont start back up. Thought it was something to do with spark, then tried spark plug wires, new battery, checked alternator and fuses, coils all good. Then I was lead to maybe the gas that was in it. Dropped gas tank, put new fuel filter, checked fuel pump, gas lines, it did stay running one time since but was shaking roughly with a flashing check engine light. Will not run anymore since then. Have not been able to drive my vehicle for 3 weeks now and it is my only car.. Also before the car started having the above problems my brakes kept getting tons of air also losing a ton of brake fluid, ABS light stays on and all brake lines are good. It's dangerous. Also have bled the brakes. Not much help other than temporarily.
Pontiac Sunfire check engine light comes on
25 of the 1,141 owner complaints about the Pontiac Sunfire describe check engine light, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 95,000
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 6Headlights 5Won't start 4Overheating 3Fuel pump 3Jerking 2Airbag light 2Wipers 1
Trouble codes mentioned
P0507 1
What owners say
This is not the first issue we have had with this vehicle and electrical issues. It spent 6 weeks in the shop the first time back in late 2011 because the wipers, lights, power anything in car went on the fritz and locks failed. Now the drl lights quit and the service engine light comes on when they fail when you put the car into gear, high beams quit, rear light connectors are rotted and shorted out and the ignition switch is screwed up and that is only the beginning. It has gone into week 7 now with no results. I feel general motors owes us some solution to these problems especially since I am finding out I am not the only owner of this type of vehicle that has had the exact same electrical issues. These are safety issues not to mention very costly repairs and being without our vehicle to go back and forth to work. Out of the 70 complaints I read there are 20 plus issues with the same electrical issues I am having. Why has general motors not done anything to address these issues or at least help with the repair costs?? In the last year and a half my car has been in the shop 13 weeks and counting for these electrical issues.
2001 pontiac sunfire running lights will not work. They will flicker when the car is put into gear and then shut off completely. The check engine light came on as well as the service (wrench) light at the time of the running lights failing. I began using the highbeams only (until I could figure out the running light) and they will not work now. The headlights will still flash when the lock button is used on the key remote. I have gotten pulled over for my headlights not working because my highbeams failed in the middle of driving the vehicle. I now have no headlights and have been reading internet discussion boards of many other people having the identical problem. Many are saying that gm knows of this problem and refuse to recall the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 pontiac sunfire. The vehicle was purchased on february 19, 2007 with one of the front tires shredded. The tire was replaced. The contact stated that the odometer on the vehicle has never worked. A mechanic stated that the rear axle and the brakes needed to be replaced. The tires have been replaced. The check engine light and the air bag light continue to illuminate. The current and failure mileages were 116,598.
Day time running lights flicker service engine light comes on some kind of headlight short and I see online this is a common problem I have it on my 2002 sunfire and there are hundred of forums on this problem.
Check engine and air bag lights have been lit for about 1 year and local dealer was unable to find problem or fix. Vehicle recently hit a bump and driver airbag deployed without further incident. Speed about 30 MPH with another adult in passenger seat and infant in rear-facing seat in rear.
Was driving on the freeway, traveling at 70 MPH and all of the lights both dash and exterior went out and the engine stopped. Pulled to the side of the highway and tried to restart the car, no luck. Waited for 30 minutes and tried to restart it and it started up, but when I got up to 40mph, it repeated what it did before, pulled to the side of the road and waited another 15 minutes and it started again, and it did it again. Again I pulled to the side of the road and waited, then it started, and I finally got it to an exit off of the highway. It would only run at 25mph, anything above that it would repeat the same symptoms as above. The next day after leaving the car sit overnight, it started just fine, ran just fine, except the engine light came on. Took it to the dealership, and they reset the computer, the code read that it was running to lean, they checked, but could not find any problems. The car will not run above 70mph, this has happened three times since the first incident. The only repairs that were done, were the recalls already on file for this vehicle.
When I bought the car used in october of 2000 it had to keep going back to the dealer for about 3 months because the engine in the car kept cutting out while driving around 55-60 MPH. Dealer could not duplicate the problem. Finally after the 3rd month they found the main computer was bad. That was replaced. It ran fine until the next winter. The check engine light came on & car kept stalling when at stop signs/lights. Took to dealer had diagnostic ran which read faulty gas cap, tps sensor.... I replaced them myself. Check engine light went out till the next day. Took car back in for diagnostic which read faulty gas cap, tps sensor,egr ,coil packs,gas tank sensor.....had dealer work on it.... They could not see why all this stuff was popping up ....had it all replaced. Replacing it did not work. Check engine light came on again about 2 days later!!! I checked car over & found if you wiggled the main wiring harness connections the car ran fine & engine light went out! Took to dealer to have wiring fixed. They took all the wiring apart & cleaned everything. They found no problem in the wiring. Check engine light came on next day.took to dealer again finally they said I needed a new battery..... Weather was nice again & had no problems with car.... Now that winter is here again the check engine light is on again , diagnostic stated tps sensor was bad... I again replaced it & check engine light went out for a couple hours & is back on again & car stalls when stopping & trying to go ....car is at dealer right now again. The whole time the check engine light is on I also have problems with the car stalling.................... Have had numerous problems from 2000 to now & still having problems.
The engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer drove vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the head gasket needed to be replaced.
The consumer applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. The vehicle slowed down on its on. The consumer was able to control the vehicle. The driver was able to drive it to dealer. The mechanic informed the driver that the problem could not be duplicate. The engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained. *jb there was leaking boiling under the dash on both sides.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Pontiac Sunfire check engine light
Why does the check engine light come on in the Pontiac Sunfire?
Owners who report it most often also describe engine stalls while driving, headlights failing or too dim and won't start, and the codes they mention most are P0507.
Which Pontiac Sunfire years have check engine light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (7 complaints), 1996 (5 complaints) and 1997 (4 complaints).
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