10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

Aug 221999

Sunfire

  • miles
Was towing another vehicle behind the motor home when the frame of vehicle started to rip apart near towing bar. Had been to dealer & mechanic welded part back together. District manager was suppose to come check. Have not heard anything yet.

- Titusville, FL, USA

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problem #2

Jul 301999

Sunfire

  • miles
I was on vacation in wv. When I slowed to turn a corner I felt a thump under the car and the car lurched to the right. Steering felt as if there was a flat tire. Had to pull hard right to straighten car then lost steering control altogether. I observed that the left wheel seemed to be sliding outward while the right wheel remained vertical.. at mechanic's the following day we discovered that the subframe had rusted so badly that the left wheel assembly had fallen through it. The steel of the frame has rusted in layers - paper thin layers with heavy corrosion on all edges. I am apalled! I haven't even had to replace the muffler yet and the frame rusts through? very scary.

- Sugarloaf Key, FL, USA

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problem #1

Feb 051998

Sunfire

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Cracks in the right front pillar moldings.

- Batavia, IL, USA

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