1996 Pontiac Sunfire vehicle speed control problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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. *ak”
filed Sep 1, 2004
“-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.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Sunfire years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Sunfire | 4 | 6% |
| 2004 Sunfire | 1 | 3% |
| 2003 Sunfire | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 Sunfire | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 Sunfire | 1 | 2% |
| 2000 Sunfire | 4 | 4% |
| 1999 Sunfire | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 Sunfire | 7 | 6% |
| 1997 Sunfire | 6 | 3% |
| 1995 Sunfire | 2 | 2% |
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.