1991 Pontiac Sunbird GT review from North America
"Fun car, not very reliable above 130000 miles"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Turbo Seized (twice) 125000, 150000
Air Conditioner system failed (twice) 122000, 148000
Head Gasket failed 150000
After new head gasket and turbo, timing belt broke
Each time the turbo broke, it was over $900 to fix. When the AC broke it cost $1000 the first time (didn't do that again!)
Plagued with lots of rattles and random strangeness; check engine light would come on at random intervals and go off the same way, windshield wipers would wipe whenever they felt like it, dash lights flickered.
General comments?
I will say that I did love driving it as it was terribly fast (for what it was), and I liked the way it looked. However, the cost of repairs was just totally unreasonable.
I suppose it was a decent car, I just didn't know when to get rid of it.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1991 |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1999 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 turbo Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 120000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 152000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Escort |
| Date of Entry | 13th November, 2003 |