AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 1998 Pontiac Sunfire
NHTSA data on file today
The 1998 Pontiac Sunfire has 7 NHTSA recall campaigns and 120 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 #07E021000 AFTERMARKET FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #07E015000 AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP MODULES NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #06E026000 FMVSS 108/AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #04V036000 GM/IGNITION SWITCH NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #02V286000 GM/POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #97V219000 GM/WHEEL LUG NUTS NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Engine and Engine Cooling 32 complaints
- Electrical System 21 complaints
- Steering 14 complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic 13 complaints
- Air Bags 11 complaints
- Power Train 7 complaints
Of the 120 complaints on file, 11 report a crash and 1 a fire; across all 120 complaints, owners report 6 injuries and 2 deaths (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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