2000 Pontiac Sunfire electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 32 complaints for the 2000 Pontiac Sunfire, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 19% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 5 fires.
What owners wrote
Son (denny herold) drove car to work and to a friends house, shut off car, went inside, and came back to find his car full of smoke (windows down) smoke rolling from car. Fire department, police called just missed by 15 minutes having his pregnant wife and 2 year old sone in the car with him. GM notified, green chevrolet notifed, fire department looked at, state farm looked at, GM fire inspector looked at fire started on passenger side of car on floor near console. Car totally destroyed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac sunfire. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, a small fire occurred in the steering column and instrument panel. In addition, the front driver's side windshield was cracked. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not repaired. In 2005, the vehicle was repaired under a recall related to the most recent failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 04v036000 (electrical system: ignition: switch).
Other problems reported for the 2000 Pontiac Sunfire
- Engine 24 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints