2005 Pontiac Sunfire

None of the gauges work properly Gm has not issued a recall despite the numerous complaints and it is a 500 to 800 dollar repair bill to replace the instrument cluster. 2005 Sunfire and the instrument cluster is malfunctioning. The gas gauge has stopped working altogether and the temp and rpm gauge work erratically. This is definitely a recall issue and has nothing to do with the maintenance of the vehicle. Gm wants me to have a dealer check the vehicle when they are well aware of this issue as there are multiple posting from owners of this issue online.

IN LOOKING UP WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER CARS SEEM BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WORKS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. MOST DAYS THE ONLY INSTRUMENT THAT IS WORKING IS THE SPEEDOMETER. GENERALLY I USE A GARMIN TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM AT THE CORRECT SPEED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE TACHOMETER IS NO LONGER WORKING. RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICE THAT THE LIGHTS IN THE RADIO ARE NOT ALL LIGHTING UP. SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE HANDLING FOR THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I AM FINDING ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED AT 75000 MILES. MY SPEEDOMETER GOES DOWN TO ZERO WHEN DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL START WORKING AGAIN AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A FEW HOURS; HOWEVER, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL IF THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS AFTER WORKING ALL DAY, I GO OUT AND START MY CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK BELOW ZERO SO I HAVE TO DRIVE HOME ON THE FREEWAY NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I TRADED IN A FOREIGN CAR TO BUY MY SUNFIRE AND NOW I AM REGRETTING THAT DECISION. I NO LONGER HAVE FAITH IN GM VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR INTO A DEALER BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN OFF WORK FOR 3 MONTHS DUE TO BACK SURGERY SO I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT GM SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF ANYWAY.

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON IN A REMOTE AREA OF UTAH (BETWEEN MILFORD AND MINERSVILLE) I RAN OVER A CATTLE GUARD RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY, MY GAS PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO GAIN MAXIMUM SPEED. SEVERAL STEPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FINALLY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC AREA, OR IN THE NEARBY S-TURNS GOING THROUGH THE CANYON, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR WORSE. FORTUNATELY THE EVENT ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS AND MANAGED TO SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I KNOW I HAD NO PART IN CAUSING THIS BECAUSE AT THE MOMENT I WAS RESTING MY FEET AND NEITHER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES OR GAS PEDAL. UNKNOWN IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE I REFUSED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE DURING MY TRIP. THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR WITH APX 27,500 MILES ON IT. *NM