Faults:
I have had consistent problems with the radio. It shuts off, and all power to the radio is lost including the lights, when you go over a bump, railroad tracks, put your turn signals on, or turn the wheel to the left or right. I was told the radio had an 'internal defect'. After the fifth radio was installed I don't think this is the problem.
I lost all my dashboard lighting and it had to be replaced.
The heater does not work in speeds 1 and 2. It is stuck in the "open" position and will cost $135.00 to fix.
The Body System Module has been replaced twice, because it shorts out.
Anything that has any wiring in or near the steering column has shorted out or does not work at all. It goes into the shop every six months and apparently no one at GM can figure out what is wrong with it, or how to properly fix it.
3rd Aug 2005, 12:47
Regarding the fact that you will not buy another GM product, let me throw this at you. I have owned 6 GM cars, all used. 1 Camaro, 2 Trans Ams, 1 Grand Prix SE, and 2 Grand Am SEs. We maintained the cars ourselves and they gave us no problems. They all nearly made the 200k mark. As a matter of fact one of our Trans Ams made it to 254k then we sold it off. Also, no insult to you, the Sunfire is not exactly GMs top of the line. It's their low end economy car. I would encourage you to test drive any one of their other models.