AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 1997 Pontiac Sunfire
NHTSA data on file today
The 1997 Pontiac Sunfire has 9 NHTSA recall campaigns and 189 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #08E063000 INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT/LOSS OF STEERING NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #07E015000 AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP MODULES NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #06E026000 FMVSS 108/AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #02V286000 GM/POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #02V070000 GM/IGNITION SWITCH NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #98V319000 GM/REAR SUSPENSION NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #98V146000 GM/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #98V032000 GENERAL MOTORS/FMVSS 214 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #97V106000 GM/COMPACT SPARE TIRE NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Steering 41 complaints
- Electrical System 29 complaints
- Engine and Engine Cooling 29 complaints
- Air Bags 26 complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic 22 complaints
- Visibility 12 complaints
Of the 189 complaints on file, 29 report a crash and 8 a fire; across all 189 complaints, owners report 19 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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