1997 Pontiac Sunfire Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 190 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seat belts of the 1997 Pontiac Sunfire, 2% of the 190 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Front and rear struts & mounts failed &rattled problem started immeiately, not properly identified until 60000, had to pay $700 to fix. Front brakes wore out almost immediately. Seat belt slips out of anchor and is painful to reach (short driver, seat moved up). Windshield wipers started stopping in the up instead of down position, block vision.”
NHTSA complaint #718942, filed 2000-02“Steering system malfunctioned due to steering column breaking. Also, seatbelt locked up when making a hard right turn. Dealer replaced seatbelt, but problem is still reoccurring. Please provide further information.”
NHTSA complaint #875210, filed 2000-11“Vehicle stopped when another vehicle rear ended first vehicle, and the seat belt on the driver's side did not lock up, leaving driver without protection.”
NHTSA complaint #826024, filed 1998-07Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 1997 Pontiac Sunfire
42 complaintsEngine cooling
31 complaintsElectrical system
30 complaintsBrakes
28 complaintsAir bags
27 complaintsSuspension
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Pontiac Sunfire
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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