1996 Pontiac Sunfire suspension problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Wheel bearing seems to be going bad. The motor has been jumping when I take off from a stop light. I think the motor mounts might be bad. The car is a 96 and it has 109,000 miles on it. *ak”
filed Apr 7, 2005
“-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…”
filed May 29, 2003
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Suspension problems in other Sunfire years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Sunfire | 2 | 3% |
| 2003 Sunfire | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 Sunfire | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 Sunfire | 3 | 5% |
| 2000 Sunfire | 3 | 3% |
| 1999 Sunfire | 5 | 5% |
| 1998 Sunfire | 2 | 2% |
| 1997 Sunfire | 12 | 6% |
| 1995 Sunfire | 5 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.