2000 Pontiac Sunfire fuel system, gasoline problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2000 Pontiac Sunfire — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Repeat failure: after fuel pump was replaced on 12-29-04, on 1-14-05 under same conditions - cold weather - expressway speed - the car lost power and stalled - would not restart and required tow to dealership. Analysis showed the replacement fuel pump also became defective. (car lost power and…”
filed Jan 17, 2005
“Repeat issue on 12-28-04 - cold weather, expressway speeds - no warning car lost power and stalled on expressway. Finally restarted after tow truck arrived. Stalled again on 12-29-04 same conditions - would not restart - towed to gm dealership. Fuel pump and system replaced. *jb”
filed Jan 17, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Sunfire years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Sunfire | 2 | 3% |
| 2003 Sunfire | 5 | 7% |
| 2002 Sunfire | 5 | 6% |
| 2001 Sunfire | 3 | 5% |
| 1998 Sunfire | 3 | 3% |
| 1997 Sunfire | 7 | 4% |
| 1996 Sunfire | 9 | 4% |
| 1995 Sunfire | 4 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 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.