FaultScore

1995 Pontiac Sunfire airbag problems

15 of the 154 complaints about the 1995 Pontiac Sunfire are about the airbag system — 10% of everything reported for this model year.

F

15

Complaints

9

Crashes

0

Fires

5

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Frontal 8 53.3%
AIR Bags 6 40.0%
Sensor/Control Module 1 6.7%

Airbags across every Pontiac Sunfire year

1995 15 15.6%
1996 33 34.4%
1997 27 28.1%
1998 11 11.5%
1999 10 10.4%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Leesburg, OH Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO A DITCH, UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

NHTSA complaint #8007315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bayonne, NJ

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, DEALER WILL REPLACE AIRBAG SENSOR. SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE.

NHTSA complaint #892322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Canton, GA

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER HAD NO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS,BUT CONCERNED THAT AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY .

NHTSA complaint #556130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Canton, GA

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER HAD NO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS,BUT CONCERNED THAT AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY .

NHTSA complaint #556130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lagrange, NC Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLAINED AND CRASHED SIDEWAYS INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED A FEW SECONDS LATER.

NHTSA complaint #866872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lugoff, SC Crash 3 injured

AIR BAGS

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. YH

NHTSA complaint #552875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Walnut COV, NC

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #545476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waverly, NY Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. DURING A FRONT END COLLISION, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER WAS BRUISED VERY BADLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #834406 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Colorado C, TX

AIR BAGS

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING BRUISES IN CHEST AREA AND DESTROYED WINDSHIELD .

NHTSA complaint #514737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chicago, IL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #807980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

East Rochest, NY Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA complaint #979478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

East Rochest, NY Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA complaint #979478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Munster, IN Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ACCIDENT AT 11:30 POSITION AT 35-40MPH DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD AND HIT HER FACE ON STEERING WHEEL SEATBACK FLEW FORWARD AND DRIVER AIRBAG DELAYED.

NHTSA complaint #973120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Duewest, SC Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DUAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT

NHTSA complaint #971372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Canton, MI Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA complaint #965796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1995 Pontiac Sunfire problems

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