Faults:

The head gasket is leaking.

Anti-freeze seeps from the car.

The starter went out.

The alternator stopped working.

The air does not work.

Transmission had to fixed.

General Comments:

The car looks very nice, but I have had problem after problem. My first car was a Pontiac 6000, which ran beautifully. When I graduated from college my youth told me it was time to move up and get another car. In hindsight, I should have kept the 6000.

AAA is a great service to have if you own this car. If you don't have AAA, get something in a hurry. The most annoying problem is the broken air- conditioner. I live in North Carolina where the humidity can be out-of-this-world in the summer. I have suffered a many days in this car. Sweating in traffic is no fun.

I have since given the car to my wife so she can get back in forward to work. I had to have the transmission fixed. That sucked down about $700.

I just had to have a Pontiac when I bought it because I figured it would be as reliable as the old 6000. I was sadly mistaken.

Stay away from the 1995 Sunfire!

Faults:

Air conditioner went out at 95000. Purchased a belt that took the a/c out of the loop, cost about $35.

Transmission we out at 103000. Installed a GM rebuilt, but had to go back to the dealership a few times to get everything just right. About $1600.

Starter went out at 103000. Another $300 for a rebuilt.

When the car was in for the starter, the mechanic indicated the head gasket was going to need attention. Estimated it was going to run $700-$900.

General Comments:

This car is fun to drive, but really shows its age at 100,000 miles. Everything loosens up and it ends up being numerous trips to the garage.

The best thing we did was trading it in while it was still running.

Faults:

The head gasket blew on my car at 219,000 km.

It sometimes has problems with the brakes.

General Comments:

Sometimes under hard acceleration the steering wheel vibrates.

The car is overall a very comfortable car to drive.

It has great handling.

It has pretty decent power and torque for a 4 cylinder engine. It would have been nice to have the GT model. The extra 30 horse goes a long way.

Faults:

I had to replace the catalytic converter at 200,000km.

My water pump went 5000km later.

General Comments:

This car has a lot of personality. It likes to go fast and likes to go far.

It doesn't like to sit in storage very well. The converter and the water pump went 1 week after pulling it out of storage.