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Pontiac Sunfire Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Sunfire, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2001 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (1).

No Pontiac Sunfire model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.3×.

Model years
6

2000–2005, with a recall

Recall campaigns
5
Most recalls
2001

3 recalls

Owner complaints
416

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 416 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Sunfire across 6 model years; the most, 96, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 36 of the Pontiac Sunfire complaints (9%) and a fire on 12.

Across all Pontiac Sunfire model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 167 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (62).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Sunfire in 2004: 58, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Sunfire is steering, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest Pontiac Sunfire recall, 04V524000, was reported on November 1, 2004 and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal.

Pontiac Sunfire years to avoid

The best-measured Pontiac Sunfire years are 2005 (0.4×), 2004 (0.4×) and 2002 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Pontiac Sunfire, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
200516811
0.4×
200423213
0.4×
200327237
1.1×
200228240
1.0×
200136641
1.0×
200039659
1.3×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac Sunfire years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Sunfire

  • STEERING6
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1

Pontiac Sunfire model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Pontiac Sunfire recall campaign (5)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Pontiac Sunfire, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
04V524000November 1, 2004exterior lighting: turn signal2003crash256,025
04V300000June 23, 2004seat belts: rear/other2004crash and injury37
04V036000January 27, 2004electrical system: ignition: switch2000–2001fire and injury1,415,231
07E021000fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices2000–2002fire—
08E063000steering2000–2005crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac Sunfire. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: June 22, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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