2005 Pontiac Sunfire

OWN A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FAILING. IT STARTED A MONTH AFTER MY VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID, "OH YOUR CAR IS NOT REALLY OVERHEATING AND IT WILL COST TOO MUCH TO FIX IT, ESTIMATING OVER $800"--THERE SUGGESTION WAS TO JUST LEAVE IT BECAUSE I SHOULD KNOW WHEN MY CAR IS REALLY OVERHEATING. SINCE THEN BOTH THE GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GET STUCK IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER OR ERRATICALLY GO AROUND IN CIRCLES LIKE THE HANDS ON A CLOCK. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND GM SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER FIXING IT CONSIDERING ALL THE TESTIMONIES THAT ARE LISTED ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM NOT THE BUYERS. *TR

OWN A 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. *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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE RPMS AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES WERE TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER AND PREVENTING BOTH FROM MOVING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SPEED AT WHICH SHE WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL LOCAL MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,909. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/20/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR A LOCAL MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR THREE MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE FAILED AND ARE MISREADING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT WHEN SHE CALLED THEM THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT STEADY DURING ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION THEN IT JUST STOPPED AT 55 TO 60 MPH. NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT WORK AT ALL UNTIL THE CAR GOT WARM AND ALL OF MY OTHER GAUGES STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. MY FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND JUST STOPPED AND MY RPM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND SAID THAT IT JUST NEEDS TO BE RESET AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, AFTER I GOT THAT FIXED I TOOK IT HOME AND 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE A GAUGE CLUSTER THEY WERE NOT SURE AND THAT IT WOULD BE $500. I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT THE TIME SO I DECIDED NOT TO GET IT FIXED SINCE THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE ME THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. MY SPEEDOMETER DOES WORK AS LONG AS IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL OR YEAR THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS NOW A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED INTO THE RED ZONE. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COULD BE REPLACED BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE YET THEY ALSO COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 03/16/11