11020816
Date: 2025-07-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.
2002 Pontiac Sunfire problems
NHTSA lists 82 complaints for the 2002 Pontiac Sunfire, 8 of them mention a crash and 3 mention a fire. 7 complaints mention an injury, with 7 injuries and 1 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as PONTIAC SUNFIRE.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 82
- With crash
- 8
- With fire
- 3
- With injury (complaints)
- 7
- Injuries
- 7
- Deaths
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 421
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 24 | 29.3% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 15 | 18.3% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 | 13.4% |
| STEERING | 11 | 13.4% |
| VISIBILITY | 10 | 12.2% |
| EQUIPMENT | 8 | 9.8% |
| POWER TRAIN | 7 | 8.5% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 6 | 7.3% |
| AIR BAGS | 5 | 6.1% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 | 6.1% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ENGINE | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WIRING | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT | ELECTRICAL | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | DELIVERY | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | BODY | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | IGNITION | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | EXHAUST SYSTEM | 2 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
421 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 142 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 67 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 63 |
| POWER TRAIN | 33 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 27 |
| ENGINE | 20 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 20 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 20 |
11014455
Date: 2025-02-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. Technician will need to
11009156
Date: 2024-10-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester A and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and st
11007743
Date: 2024-09-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
11007744
Date: 2024-09-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
11006621
Date: 2024-08-26. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). The updating of modules is com
11004557
Date: 2024-06-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim.
11002312
Date: 2024-06-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Service Programming System (SPS) Error Codes E4398, E4399, E4401, E4403, M4404, M4413, M6954, M6955, E4414, E4423, E4491, E4492, or E6961 and resolution information.
10252735
Date: 2024-03-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This bulletin provides information for electrical ground repairs using new General Motors replacement fasteners with conductive finish.
10251890
Date: 2024-03-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| SUNFIRE | 82 |
Same model, other years
- 2000 Sunfire: 96 complaints
- 2001 Sunfire: 66 complaints
- 2002 Sunfire (current year): 82 complaints
- 2003 Sunfire: 72 complaints
- 2004 Sunfire: 32 complaints
- 2005 Sunfire: 68 complaints
Other Pontiac models, 2002
- Grand AM: 395 complaints
- Grand Prix: 330 complaints
- Montana: 126 complaints
- Aztek: 121 complaints
- Bonneville: 89 complaints
- Trans AM: 32 complaints
- Firebird: 21 complaints
- Pontiac: 9 complaints
Sources
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