10 of the 320 complaints about the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire are about the throttle and cruise control — 3% of everything reported for this model year.
10
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THEN, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED.
NHTSA complaint #10090239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
-THE HORN ON 1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE HAS QUIT WORKING AND BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE PEOPLE AT THE SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS GETTING WET APPARENTLY EVERYTIME I WENT THROUGH WATER BECAUSE OF IT BEING POINTED DOWNWARD. -THE MUFFLER HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES -THERE ARE MORE THAT I CAN NOT REMEBER RIGHT OFF HAND -THEIR IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE CAR. THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO TIME AND STAION DISPLAY HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT IT, THE DRIVER'S REAR DOOR LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON, THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW LETS DOWN BUT WILL NOT LET UP WHEN NEEDED SINCE RIGHT AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT EVEN BEING TOUCHED, WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WIDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST COME ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON AND THEN STOP HALFWAY DOWN IMPAIRING VISION, THE PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT BLOWS ALL OF THE TIME, IT HAS NEVER STAYED WITH A BULB THAT WORKS, ETC. -THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS AND HAS LEAKED SINCE I GOT IT -THE GAS LIGHT WILL NOT TELL YOU WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING LOW ON FUEL -THE RADIO WILL EAT YOUR TAPES SINCE I GOT THE CARTHE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE ON THE CAR WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT -THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM THE POWER STEERING HAS LEAKED FLUID AND WILL STOP TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED ON IT SVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF IT AND THE BRAKES. -THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WORKS WHEN IT GETS READY TO IF EVEN THEN AND HAS ALWAYS DONE THAT.
NHTSA complaint #10020716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I HAVE HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN I AM ACCELERATING ON GAS PEDAL,IT WILL STICK, CAUSING HIGHER ACCCELERATION. MORE THAN A COUPLE OCCASIONS...AND CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF AT THE TIME!!!!!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #751043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LEAKING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE.
NHTSA complaint #540465 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE WHICH IS CAUSING THE PEDAL TO STICK, AND WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ISN'T GETTING ANY SPEED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. *AKTHE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF THE THROTTLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WAS RECALL BUT THE CONSUMES VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE BRAKING DUE TO WARPED ROTORS, THE RIGHT FRONT SEATBELT WAS TWISTED, FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #832854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL CONSTANTLY ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING.
NHTSA complaint #539537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED.
NHTSA complaint #532912 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SHIFTED CAR INTO REVERSE AND CAR ACCELERATED, HIT SIX CARS .
NHTSA complaint #807194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED.
NHTSA complaint #980869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ONTO RAMP, BRAKED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL, KEPT STRAIGHT. *AK
NHTSA complaint #980955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.