NHTSA Complaint #10219774 — 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10219774
Vehicle	2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Date of Incident	February 29, 2008
Date Filed	March 1, 2008
Mileage	55,620 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE- ONE DAY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD ABOUT 35 MPH AND NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING 80 MPH. THIS CAME TO A GREAT SHOCK TO ME. I ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION TO SEE IF THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD RESET AND IT DIDN'T. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT RETURN TO 0 MPH- IT ONLY DROPPED TO ABOUT 65MPH. I SEARCHED 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE SPEEDOMETER AND 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER IN GOOGLE AND HAVE FOUND MANY BLOG POSTINGS ON AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH AN INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER AND/OR GAUGE CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. THIS ISSUE ALSO SEEMS TO EXTEND BEYOND THE SUNFIRE/CAVALIER MODELS TO OTHER GM VEHICLES BACK TO 1993. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT AND WHILE I HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE WARRANTY BASED ON THE MILEAGE FOR SOME TIME, IF I HAD NOT EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE RESTRICTION, I WOULD HAVE JUST PASSED THE 3 YEAR MARK ON DEC. 12, 2007. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER SUNFIRE/CAVALIER AND GM PRODUCT OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE ARE CURRENTLY LAW SUITS PENDING AGAINST GM TO PAY FOR SPEEDOMETER REPAIRS. ONE POSTER ON THE CAR BLOG SAID THAT WHEN HE SAW HIS SPEEDOMETER READ 65 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET HE QUICKLY HIT HIS BRAKES AND IF ANYONE HAD BEEN BEHIND HIM, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. FOR THIS REASON, I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER ISSUE COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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