Hey, Im new to this forum, but I had some questions. I recentlly bought a white '96 sunfire convertible, 5 speed manual with the 2.4 GT engine, tinted windows, 15'' motegi racing rims with the standard J-body gray interior. I bought the car for far less than its worth, though I had a few issues with the car that I didnt want to bring to GM and have them overcharge me for stuff I could probably do myself. Currently, I've been driving the car for about a month and a half, and I've noticed the following

1. Check Engine light is on, though car runs and sounds fine.
2. Blown window regulator on the drivers side, which has made keeping the rain out of the convertible a big issue. There is no problem with the top otherwise, though it looks a bit shabby.
3. She starts up fine 90% of the time, though sometimes when the key is turned while the clutch is pressed there will be no noise except for the running of the fan. She might do it a few more times after that, but it starts after a few turns. I was thinking something electrical?
4. Is there any way to shut off the annoying shift light in the console? Its annoying as hell, especially when its telling you to upshift when you are going uphill or to upshift when you are in fifth??? stupid stupid feature.

Other than this, I've fallen in love with the sunfire. Its my first standard car, and I already love the greater degree of control the manual offers. It has quite a bit of power for being such a heavy car (mine weighs in a little over 2800lbs.) but I would like to improve on its power and handling. I'll post a picture soon, once I get a digital camera suited for the job.

upshift in fifth. and what speed might you be going when this is happening? a small bit of electrical tape over the light will fix it. check engine light: go to advance or autozone and get the code scanned, or better yet, buy a code scanner. its the only way tho get the DTC's from our cars. thets all i have for now...



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You got lucky. I got a '99 vert but it's an auto. Like Rich said, goto Autozone or get yourself a scanner for the CEL. And welcome to the


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3. She starts up fine 90% of the time, though sometimes when the key is turned while the clutch is pressed there will be no noise except for the running of the fan. She might do it a few more times after that, but it starts after a few turns. I was thinking something electrical?

check to make sure your floor mats arnt getting pushed up behind the clutch, keeping it from going far enough to let it start. happens on mine all the time drives me nuts.

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4. Is there any way to shut off the annoying shift light in the console? Its annoying as hell, especially when its telling you to upshift when you are going uphill or to upshift when you are in fifth??? stupid stupid feature.

electric tape works wonders, and it gives ya a reason to tear your dash open, great for learnin!

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For the cel (check engin light) take it to autozone/checkers, as stated above, they will usually check it for free.

for the window goto the wreckers and grab you one pretty ez fix ther.