2000 Pontiac Sunfire GT from North America - Comments

At 200 miles I had speed sensor in trans fixed.

Trans fluid leaking.

Window regulators replaced 2 times.

Engine misfiring due to wires breaking.

Top plate or strut bearing bad now.

Radio replaced twice.

Fog lights inoperable, light out.

Wheel bearings have gone twice.

Gas door jammed into body.

Rotors warped.

Gasket for exhaust pipe to manifold bad.

Door belt moldings chipped and replaced twice.

Faulty turn switch signal.

Seat belts won't retract.

Seat squeaks.

Drive belt bad.

Tail lights and dashboard lights inoperable, wires at multifunction switch connectors bad.

Pressure control solenoid replaced.

Engine sounds like there is a rod knock right now.

I just hit 50,000 miles!!!

I love my car, but it is a piece of junk. I am buying something away from Pontiac for the rest of my life. The dealership is never any help, and Pontiac Customer Service is just like the dealership. If you call them and complain enough, you may be able to get the extended warranty for FREE!!! I did. I called Michigan and everything. I have a lemon, but its too late now.

I would like to know if you have "G2" on your serial number. I think the "G2" model are lemon. My boyfriend has a 2002 pontiac sunfire SLX and he had so much problem with it. I just want to verify if it's true. Thanks.

We have also found that Pontiac could care less about their customers.. We had a trunk leak 2 days after we got the car.. and lost 100$ worth of first aid equipment as a result. This car btw was brand new. You would think they might replace the kits at their cost to keep us happy.. but neither the dealer nor pontiac's warranty department would have anything to do with it except to "FLIP" the rubber on the trunk.!!! it was on BACKWARDS!!!

It seems to me the car was not a Lemon. The problems you mentioned are signs of aggressive driving and bad maintenance.

Pontiac is not bad at all, 95% of their vehicles are much more reliable than most Japanese cars, this is from experience. Our family minivans, one 1990 Trans Sport, and 2000 Montana have outlasted 4 Honda civics that I have owned, and each Honda ended up costing $5000, in repair and new parts everytime round.

I also have a friend who has a Sunfire he bought for $2000 CDN, with 200,000km, he drove it till 300,000km, and another 80,000km on a swapped 2.4 ecotec, before he had to have his brakes, pads, altenator, headers and exhaust fixed, and he uses his car very rough, even races it. So just because you had a bad day, doesn't mean everyone else should be told to have one to. Pontiac is a very good company.

I couldn't disagree more with the above poster. Those are not all results of poor driving. Consider all of the electrical problems listed...

I owned a 96 Sunfire GT---worst car I have ever owned. Electrical problems beyond belief... I had to have the following electrical items replaced:

* Headlight/turn signal stalk (replaced 4 TIMES due to shorting out)

* The car's main computer module.

* EBS brake sensor (replaced 3 times!)

Also...my rear brake lights mysteriously stayed on when I shut the car off... causing the battery to die. The only remedy I found to getting them to go out is to unplug one of the battery fuses under the hood. Not to mention... my interior dashboard/accessory lights worked sometimes and did not work other times.

The car hits bumps as if your driving over huge craters and boulders (with new or old struts/tires..it doesn't matter).

The list goes on and on... I had thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket repairs long before the car ever hit 75K miles. Basically, I could have purchased a higher quality foreign (TOYOTA!) model and would have had far less headaches and inconveniences.

I, as well as my entire family, have officially boycotted Pontiac for life.

Hey I own a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire GT and I have the G2 in my serial number that's weird you said that you think that the lemons have that in the serial number because my car currently has a blown engine the rods are knocking so bad it sounds like a old tractor running and my fog lights don't work and my tcs switch to turn it on and off it stuck on the off position won't go back to no. my brakes have been replaced 3 times, I need new exuast this is the second time, my speakers in the back of my car have blown twice and not from having them to loud either I have the monsoon audio system witch it pretty good for stock, but the speakers suck my O2 sensor has went twice the list goes on and on I love my car, but at the same time I hate it lol.

I agree with most of you. Pontiac has seen me for the last time and I live here in the motor city. Most of my family worked for GM.

Don't you think it's a little odd that almost every post here every Sunfire owner has the same electrical problems?

I am also seeing a lot of rod knocks. That means you need a new motor. Mine just started knocking last week and now nobody will touch it.

I have $11,000 into this car and 88000 miles, and I need a new motor.

I am so disturbed I am writing my legislators and GM to complain. They need to do something about this. It's not got anything to do with fast driving. Give me a break.