2003 Pontiac Sunfire: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Pontiac Sunfire. The campaign is 04V524000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal. NHTSA has 72 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 04V524000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the rear lamp bulb socket assemblies and apply grease or replace them if necessary. The recall began on january 18, 2005. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 256,025 units in total.
04V524000Received . 256,025 units.
Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the rear lamps that provide stop and turn signals and tail lamp functions stop working because of inadequate contact between the bulb and socket. In addition, if one bulbs were to become inoperative while the vehicle was operating in cruise control, the cruise control would disengage when the remaining bulb was activated. If both lamps were to become inoperative, the cruise control would not engage.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inoperative brake lamp will not convey the driver's intention of stopping to drivers in following vehicles, and an inoperative rear turn signal lamp will not convey the driver's intention to turn to drivers in following vehicles. Both of these failures can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the rear lamp bulb socket assemblies and apply grease or replace them if necessary. The recall began on january 18, 2005. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 04083. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
72 complaints, 113 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2003 Pontiac Sunfire
- All 2003 vehicles
| Component | 2003 Sunfire | All 2003 vehicles | Sunfire, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 247.8 | 34.6 | 59.7 | 28 |
| Electrical System | 238.9 | 122.8 | 206.6 | 27 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 70.8 | 74.5 | 149.9 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 53.1 | 56.4 | 89 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 53.1 | 83.7 | 76.2 | 6 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 44.2 | 35.2 | 32.3 | 5 |
| Power Train | 35.4 | 118.5 | 46.3 | 4 |
| Visibility | 35.4 | 38.7 | 42.7 | 4 |
| Structure | 26.5 | 64.3 | 25.6 | 3 |
| Equipment | 26.5 | 20.7 | 25.6 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 Sep 2014
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA04028 | Engineering analysis | TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION | Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal | 14 Sep 2004 | 22 Nov 2004 | 04V524000 |
| PE04043 | Preliminary evaluation | TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION | Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal | 14 May 2004 | 14 Sep 2004 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2003 Pontiac SunfireThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Pontiac Sunfire: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/sunfire/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Pontiac Sunfire?
- 256,025 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Sunfire have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Sunfire, model years 1985 to 2005. 1 of them names the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Pontiac Sunfire name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 28 of 113 component mentions, or 247.8 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 34.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Pontiac Sunfire open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.