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8.0

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

$350.00

Average Mileage:

148,000 miles

Total Complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replaced head gasket (1 reports)
Pontiac Sunfire engine problems

engine problem

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problem #1

2007Apr 15

(reported on)

Sunfire 2.2L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 148,000 miles

Had car for 3 months and it started overheating, oil was fine, coolant was a little low. Filled it, then the next day it wouldnt start. Was blowing smoke. Husband is a mechanic so luckily it only cost us 350.00 to fix. If a shop had to fix it the cost can be 800-1000.

Jennifer K.

Star, Idaho, USA

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