Overview & Reviews
Other than revised package content, the Sunfire continues unchanged.
- Low price, torquey four-cylinder engine, optional satellite radio and OnStar.
- Overall design showing its age, low resale value, poor side-impact and front-offset crash test results.
User Reviews:
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Great car overall - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By ToddF - August 26 - 2:56 pmI have owned this car 3 1/2 years and driven it 25,700 miles, mostly to and from work. I love it. It has been trouble free, except for a few blown fuses (turn signals and lighter). For the price, I couldnt ask for much more. My complaints about the car are very cheap upholstery(even for a cheap car), lousy cup holders (worthless for anything other than a 12 oz can) and for me the seats are uncomfortable on long trips (although they are fine for short trips) I do avoid taking this vehicle on long trips because of the seats. The car has developed a few squeaks and rattles in the suspension. Overall, though, I love this car and plan to keep it for as many years as it remains trouble-free
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nice for the price - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By Todd F - December 5 - 10:23 pmIve only driven my Sunfire about 1200 miles, but so far, its been nearly perfect. After I cashed in GM card earnings, I only paid $5800 for it, so I cant really complain about anything. However, I do think the seats are worth mentioning. Even in such an inexpensive car, the fabric is unbelievably cheap. 1200 miles and the drivers seat is showing considerable wear. I have to get some seat covers soon. Aside from that, however, I love it.
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Good car for a first time buyer - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By Matt - May 13 - 7:40 pmIve had my sunfire for about six months now and have enjoyed it. I used to have an Alero and I like this much better. The burnt orange color gets comments all the time and tinting the windows adds to a sweet look. The fuel economy is amazing; Ive gone about two weeks without fueling up! And thats with a car starter that I let run for a few minutes before I leave!
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Powerful and Inexpensive - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By Ian - April 5 - 3:40 amReasonable handling on sharp curves, easy to steer during steady speeds however more effort is needed for steering during low speeds via coming in and out of a parking space. The ECOTEC is very powerful and is extremely quiet during idle and midrange speeds, however hard acceleration causes the engine to howl but not annoying. The automatic transmission handles well it revs/shifts quickly, the transmission itself is easy to quick shift via making a swift K-turn, it makes little to no mistakes when finding its gear when going uphill, however going uphill is a battle within it self. Overall it is worth the price. GM/Pontiac has done a superb job on the tuner like engine.
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Great Car and Bargain - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By HET - October 23 - 10:00 amI purchased this car for my wife and she loves it. Ita a big improvement over the Suburban we traded it for. Now she can pull in and out of parking spaces with ease, whip in and out of traffic, and not worry about using gas to go to the grocery store. We didnt get the power package or On-star; the dealership didnt have any on the lot. But thats OK. Shes the only one driving it and her other car is a Cadillac CTS. Eventually, it will be a great get around car one day for our soon to be teenager.
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Happy so far! - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By swimtime7 - May 16 - 5:03 amWe just purchased my first car... 2005 Pontiac Sunfire base with air conditioning being the only option, no power windows, no power locks. It was 4000 with 86,100 miles on it. Obviously, since its my first car I love it, but seriously this is a fun car to drive, and the 5 speed stick shift just adds to the fun! This is the best year reliability wise for the Sunfire, and in my opinion I think this was the best design of the Sunfire series. I do wish i at least had a cassette or cd player, but until i come up with the $$ for a new head unit, my Belkin Auto FM Transmitter will do just fine. So far so good!
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Very Good Car - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By Ozzie - January 18 - 10:33 pmI bought a 2005 Sunfire with 28k miles on it and after one year and 16k later my Sunfire is getting better despite considering that I bough it with a salvage title (the car was in an accident). I put $15 on gas and my Sunfuire is taking me to work all week and my job is 18 miles from home.
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My Fire Review - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By Jason - January 5 - 8:13 amIts a nice smooth shifting 5 speed. It does have some get up and go and many after market parts for the tuner world. Biggest complaint is the dark cloud that I get and all my ecotec motor friends get on first startup especially really cold ones
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Very good and fun car - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By Max - February 11 - 9:33 pmThis is my 3rd Sunbird/Sunfire, 1st bought new. Very satisfied! 25-28mpg. No mechanical problems at all at 27k miles. Only issue was with bodywork as trunklid twice would not close. Dealer fixed promptly. VG performance from 2.2L engine. Styling still attractive after 4 yrs, beats the G5 handsdown. Dropdown rear seatbacks have allowed me to carry much more than you may think! And yep, cupholders location stink! Kept car simple with base model, no power windows or locks so no problem there. Very good sound system. Normal maintenance. Oil and filters every 3000 miles. Original tires about halfway to replacement
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Good Car, Some Faults - 2005 Pontiac Sunfire
By davyd - February 4 - 3:00 amI got an 05 Sunfire with roughly 117000 miles on it, its still going strong! Except the gauges... Im not sure if it has something to do with the heat, but everything works at night and in the mornings. But everyday after school, after my car has been sitting in the sun for 8 hours, the gauges like to "stick". I dont know if this is happenign to everyone or just me. I think its a very nice first car, its got a nice accelation, and gass isnt too terrible on it. But my only problem with it is the Gauges. Im not sure if its electrical and can be fixed manually, but if anyone knows anything, please tell me.
