2003 Pontiac Sunfire Engine problems

Every time I let my car sit for 2 hours or more, I start it up and the belt on the tensioner squeak for 15 seconds. Also the battery light comes on and the rim fluctuate between 1,000 and 2,000. When I drive it the battery light will continue to stay on but every time the air bag light turns on and I'm accelerating the engine will not shift, the rpms will rev up to red line if pushed that far, eventually the light for airbag and battery will shut off and it will shift. Sometimes when I hit the gas pedal while this is doing this at night, my dashboard as well as radio lights will shut off until rpms go down to 2,000. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac sunfire. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact heard a rattling noise from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the timing chain separated and caused the tensioner and valve to fail. The timing chain valve and tensioner were replaced, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000.

I purchased the car in 2006 with everything on it stock. In 2009 the coil pack started misfiring causing the catalytic converter to go bad and also causing the rods bearings to spin. *Tr

I bought my grand prix from chip banks in duquoin, il. In august of 2006 and it had only 39,500 after owning it for 4 months the head started to misfire. I had someone look at it and they said it had been healy coiled to just temporarily fix the problem. I contacted the dealer I bought the car from and they said they would fix my car but I had to pay for it. I did not buy the extended warranty for my car because I could not afford it and it did not have very many miles on it so I thought it would be okay. I had it...

Car stalled on me while on a busy road. Ended up being related to the cars passlock system. Cost $500 for towing and repairs. Problem appears to be happening again as car stalled on me while on the road again on 12/11/2007 and would not start up again. Apparently this is a widespread problem on late 90's early 2000's gm vehicles. If this were to happen to someone on the interstate, I would hate to imagine what would happen as everything shuts down on the car (i.E. Power steering). Very dangerous!!! *Tr

3.1L INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. *TR

Dt*: the contact stated intermittently, the vehicle stalled while driving. There were no warning lights when this occurred. The vehicle was put in neutral then restarted. The dealership was unable to duplicate the problem. Also, the clutch failed on the vehicle twice. The first time occurred while parked and the dealership replaced the clutch pin. The second time, 3 months later, while driving the clutch went to the floor. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic where it is currently being repaired.

Dt: bought vehicle brand new and it has been in the repair shop 15 times for the same problem. It is dying at random for no reason and will not start back. Sometimes it takes up to 20 minutes or longer before it will restart. Mechanic had no idea why this problem happened. The car was taken to different dealership, but no one could figure this out. Two weeks ago the car was subjected to a pressurized test. Consumer has the car towed on 5-31-2005 because it died, and did restart. There have been lots of problems to try to correct, but nothing worked. The car was kept at the dealer for up to two weeks at a time.*Ak

Creaking noise in the steering wheel. Intermediate shaft was replaced. Also, burning smell coming from under the hood. Gaskets replaced on the intake manifold and also the throttle gasket replaced.*Ak

Numerous of failures;air bag light came on and stayed on, clutch sticks to floor, car doesn't want to start. *Bf the turn signals and lights had gone out, it would take a couple of attempts to start the vehicle, there were times where the vehicle would start on it's own without the turn of the key, the vehicle used an extreme amount of gas, the dash would rattle, the engine would growl, the dash made a sound like the speaker was blown, there was a burning smell in the stereo and there was a thumping noise when turning the vehicle. (2003 Pontiac sunfire) *sc

Vehicle intermittently stall on the highway without warning. The vehicle has been to the dealer eight times and still hasn't found the problem. *La since the last correspondence the consumer was involved in an accident when her vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer who informed the consumer that a service bulletin had been issued in november 2003 regarding this problem. The consumer was never notified of a recall from the other dealer. *Nm

Rear turn signal bulbs blew out three times because of a malfunction in the socket. Also, exhaust fumes entered the passenger cabin after driving for a period of thirty minutes. Dealer could not duplicate or determine the cause of the problem. *Ak

Rear seat is broken runk latch is broken. Warranty was not honored. *Ak

While driving at any speed vehicle stalled without warning. Vehicle had been repaired three times. *Ak