1998 Pontiac Sunfire brakes problems
15 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1998 Pontiac Sunfire, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 10% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
Vehicle involved in a rear end collision, vehicle was traveling at 50 MPH before driver applied brake and hit rear bumper of other vehicle. Both air bags did not deploy. Please feel free to provide any further details.
Lost brakes in my 1998 pontiac sunfire when braking on an expressway exit ramp. This was a very unsafe condition, but was able to avert a collision. The left rear brake line (hydraulic) corroded through and caused a large leak, leaving marginal brakes.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Pontiac Sunfire
- Engine 27 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Steering 15 complaints