1995 Pontiac Sunfire problems
Owners have filed 154 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Pontiac Sunfire. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. Next are electrical system (20%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 154 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Pontiac Sunfire with enough data (69 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
After making a loud popping sound, the vehicle went out of control and flipped over due to possible axle failure, tire was completely missing from vehicle. Yh
Accident at 11:30 position at 35-40MPH drivers shoulder belt did not hold and hit her face on steering wheel seatback flew forward and driver airbag delayed. Tt the seat belt was a two point type. The driver suffered some injuries.
Accident at 11:30 position at 35-40MPH drivers shoulder belt did not hold and hit her face on steering wheel seatback flew forward and driver airbag delayed.
1995 sunfire, I bought this car in 1997. The brakes lock-up when I am driving and I have to stop a a corner or light. This usually only happens when or after it rains. It is very scary I almost lose control over the car.my head gaskets have been replaced twice. The engine gage rises almost to over heating when it is hotoutside, and the air does not work I have to get it charged every year. Is this car a lemon or what?
We have had this car for about 2 years, and have had problems since the beginning. First thing was the cooling fan. It quit working about 6 months after we bought the car. We had that fixed then started having other electrical problems. The brake lights would work here and there, the turn signals would work one day and not the next, now they don't work at all. The ABS light would flash off and on and the brake light would come on also.