2005 Pontiac Sunfire Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 6%of 68 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 Pontiac Sunfire, 6% of the 68 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 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.
“I purchased my 2005 Pontiac Sunfire in september of 2005. I bought an extended warranty which expired at 75000 miles. My speedometer goes down to zero when driving. The speedometer will start working again after the car sits for a few hours; however, now the speedometer will not work at all if the car has been sitting outside in the heat. It is very dangerous to be driving and not know what speed you are going. …”
NHTSA complaint #10397708, filed 2011-04, 93,000 miles“In looking up what the problem with my car I have found that several other cars seem be having the same problems. The instrument panel cluster works when it feels like it. Most days the only instrument that is working is the speedometer. Generally I use a garmin to make sure that I am at the correct speed. The temperature gauge and the tachometer is no longer working. Recently I have notice that the lights in the radio are not all lighting up. Seems that this should be a recall issue that the dealer should be handling for the amount of complaints I am finding on this vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10423780, filed 2011-09, 70,000 miles“While driving with cruise control on in a remote area of utah (between milford and minersville) I ran over a cattle guard running across the road. Immediately, my gas pedal dropped to the floor and attempted to gain maximum speed. Several steps on the brake pedal finally disengaged the cruise control. If this had happened in a high volume traffic area, or in the nearby s-turns going through the canyon, this could have caused a very serious accident or worse. Fortunately the event only lasted a few seconds and managed to scare the crap out of me. …”
NHTSA complaint #10142378, filed 2005-11, 27,300 miles“None of the gauges work properly Gm has not issued a recall despite the numerous complaints and it is a 500 to 800 dollar repair bill to replace the instrument cluster. 2005 Sunfire and the instrument cluster is malfunctioning. The gas gauge has stopped working altogether and the temp and rpm gauge work erratically. This is definitely a recall issue and has nothing to do with the maintenance of the vehicle. Gm wants me to have a dealer check the vehicle when they are well aware of this issue as there are multiple posting from owners of this issue online.”
NHTSA complaint #11470553, filed 2022-06Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 6% |
| 2004 | 1 | 3% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 2% |
| 2000 | 4 | 4% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 7 | 6% |
| 1997 | 6 | 3% |
| 1996 | 10 | 5% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
60 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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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