1997 Pontiac Sunbird

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Service brakes, hydraulic1
2. Steering1
3. Suspension1
4. Unknown or other1

Latest complaints

• Jul 21, 2005LA139,713 mi
  Steering › Column
  Dt: the consumer states that the steering wheel column was loose and the driver had no control with steering wheel. First broke last year, and the owner had it repaired on march 10, 2004. A month or two months later the steering wheel column broke again. currently, it broke f a third time. The…

  Dt: the consumer states that the steering wheel column was loose and the driver had no control with steering wheel. First broke last year, and the owner had it repaired on march 10, 2004. A month or two months later the steering wheel column broke again. currently, it broke f a third time. The first time the owner had to pay to have the repairs done. the second time was covered under warranty, and the third time the owner will have to pay for it again. The cost was around $200.00. No one has any idea on why the steering column broke. The dealer did the repairs. the owner has had issues with this problem for the past year. The owner wanted to make sure that the repairs last this time before she paid for them. there were no problems with the vehicle before this. the car IS actually a 1997 pontiac sunfire. *ak

• Mar 24, 2003OH
  Suspension › Front › Wheel bearing

  The vehicle wheel bearing were on recall but the dealer refused to honor the recall. *nlm

• Jan 23, 2003NJ140,000 miCrash
  Unknown or other

  No defect. the consumer stated that he had his seat belt on, the airbags deployed, and his head hit the windshield with force, but was not injured. the consumer has a concern about the area where he hit his head in the windshield, which was the only area where the glass had come out. scc

• Jul 7, 1997OR
  Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

  Second times the brakes were applied at 30 to 40mph and the brakes went to the floor there IS also a loud banging noise coming from the front. please describe details. *ak

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 10248444Vehicle Recalls
• 10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
• 54329Complaints that the ABS indicator lamp IS "on".

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