2001 Pontiac Sunfire Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 66 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,982miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the steering of the 2001 Pontiac Sunfire, 3% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,982 miles.
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.
“In part due to corrosion of the lower control arm, it experienced a sudden structural failure resulting in a significant loss of steering control. This problem occurred twice to my vehicle. The first time it occurred was when cornering an hitting a small pothole. I had the car repaired by a GM dealership and the second time a few years later this occurred again and it was when I had to stop abruptly to avoid a car running a red light. This was the same part that failed each time and rendered the vehicle un-driveable.”
NHTSA complaint #10944208, filed 2017-01, 114,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10113436Feb 20, 2017This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 6% |
| 2004 | 1 | 3% |
| 2003 | 2 | 3% |
| 2002 | 11 | 13% |
| 2001 | 2 | 3% |
| 2000 | 5 | 5% |
| 1999 | 6 | 6% |
| 1998 | 14 | 12% |
| 1997 | 42 | 22% |
| 1996 | 19 | 9% |
| 1995 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2001 Pontiac Sunfire
21 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsTires
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Pontiac Sunfire
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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