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1996 Pontiac Sunfire brakes problems

The 1996 Pontiac Sunfire has 34 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

34

Brakes complaints

11%

Share of year

10

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Sunfire brakes complaints by model year34 complaints1995: 14 complaints1996: 34 complaints1997: 33 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 14 complaints2000: 20 complaints2001: 10 complaints2002: 19 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 3 complaints2005: 2 complaints
Sunfire brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

APPLIED BRAKES WITH GENERAL PRESSURE, REALIZED VEHICLE NOT SLOWING DOWN, APPLIED MORE PRESSURE, BRAKES IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP, NO WARNING, 4 MONTHS PRIOR DEALER REPLACED WARPED ROTORS; LOSS CONTROL, CRASHED INTO REAR OF A VAN; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · February 2, 1997 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire brakes — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.