1993 Pontiac Sunbird Reviews - Page 7 of 9

I needed to put a new Timing Belt in around 80,000 miles.

The car stalled out when I first bought the car. I was very heated and got it fixed.

My idol is a little rough, but managable.

I just put a alignment on my Sunbird.

My right strut is terrible and makes the car vibrate a lot. I need to fix that badley.

Brand spanking new tires. Dayton's to be exact.

I have done 2 Oil Changes. Also eats a lot of Motor Oil.

This car is okay. I mean I am a 19 year old college student and it gets me where I want to go. I wash it a lot and take care of it. The car looks like 5 years old.

Alternator.

Valve job.

I had to get some things done to my car at first. It was like a $500 car I got from my friend, and it needed a new head, but I got one fairly cheap, and it hasn't acted up since.

Although I must admit aftermarket parts are far and few between, you can go to J-Body.org and there are tons of people there who know stuff for it.

I personally love my little Sunbird, and I'll drive it till it dies.

Head gasket blew at 90,000 clicks.

Changed alternator twice.

Changed radiator at 60,000 km.

Needed suspension repair at around 50,000 km. Quite a shock when I was told I needed new shocks AND struts!

Brakes needed replacing around the same time

Car required wheel alignments every 20000 km, killed two sets of tires!

Interior has slowly been falling apart since I got it. Cheap plastic design caused various panels around the dash to open or fall off.

Tape player doesn't work any more.

Poor engine design means high labor costs when fixing even smaller things like alternators and serpentine belts.

Sorry, but I don't have too many kind words. The bad far outweighed the good, which was namely this:

This car has decent power for a 4-cylinder and decent fuel economy, especially after having cleaned the fuel system.

I had a blown engine at 160,000 miles.

The heater core went out shortly before that.

The catalytic converter went out.

This car is great! With my new 3.1 V6 engine, and a performance cam, I am pushing 205 horse power. It runs clean and smooth, and sounds great too.

The car handles surprisingly well in icy conditions, and sticks to all the curves on the road.

The car is set up with comfort in mind, and all of the instruments inside are within hands reach.

Need a new oil gasket around 121,000 miles.

The dash is seperating above the radio.

Oxygen Sensor went out at 109000.

Tape player sometimes gets jammed.

Front struts need replaced bad.

The ceiling is falling down.. that cloth that all GM's seem to do.

This car is not exactly fast, but it does zip in reference to all other 4 cylinders.

Seats are very comfortable.

Love the gear shifter being exactly where it's at.

Don't like how the radio cannot be upgraded inexpensively.

It's hard to clean the windshield since it's so angled.