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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
3G2JB12FX5S••••••2005 Pontiac SUNFIRE
That is about average for the 2005 Pontiac SUNFIRE — 3 complaints per build across 15 builds.
5on this build
47on the model
15builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 5Steering 1Suspension 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemNov 2013
The contact owns a 2005 pontiac sunfire. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the odometer and fuel gauges fluctuated. The contact also mentioned that the driver's front window failed to open or close. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that…
SteeringDec 2006
Date: 5/2/07 sunfire 2005 was purchased brand new in 9/05 investment purpose in a new car for safety, reliability, gas mileage, non-repair and price of vehicle. At 26,000 miles, $900 of repairs were placed on the car in upgrades to keep the vehicle running, to-date, counting 10…
Electrical SystemMar 2011
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…
Electrical SystemJun 2010
The contact owns a 2005 pontiac sunfire. While driving 35 - 40 mph she heard a noise in the dashboard. She stated that the speedometer, temperature, gas gauge all stopped working properly. She stated the entire instrument cluster was malfunctioning. The failure has been on going…
Electrical SystemJul 2008
The contact owns a 2005 pontiac sunfire. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly began to decelerate and the air conditioner began blowing warm air followed by a burning smell. Prior to the failure, whenever the contact would drive the vehicle with the air conditioner…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3G2JB12FX5S146772 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.