Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10243472September 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
G.M RECALL # 040V09000 WAS PERFORMED ON MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ON JULY 2004. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE PART. PONTIAC HAS INFORMED ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE PART AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PART WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED IN 2004. IS GM ONLY REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE PART ONE TIME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242970September 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTS TO OPEN IT, THE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE. THE WINDOW AUTOMATICALLY GOES DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND HE WAS CHARGED $409.41 FOR THE REPAIR. AS A RESULT, HE WILL NOT PAY TO REPAIR THE WINDOW AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,800. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241752September 10, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE AN 1989 PONTIAC- BONNIVILLE. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STARTED DRAINING MY BATTERY & THEN RUINED MY ALTERNATOR. I REMOVED THE FUSE TO KEEP IT FROM RUINING MY NEW ALTERNATOR & BATTERY,. I WAS MANUALLY OPENING & CLOSING MY DOORS. NOW 3 OF MY 4 DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. THEY WON'T OPEN WITH THE KEY OR BY PUSHING THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. I AM NOW HAVING TO CLIMB IN AND OUT OF MY CAR BY THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD A 1988 BONNEVILLE, THAT DID THE EXACT THING. I AM HAVING A TERRIBLE TIME TRYING TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THIS CONDITION. I ALSO CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY A LARGE REPAIR BILL, THIS CAR WAS CHECKED FOR DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS WHEN IT WAS NEW, I STILL HAVE THE PAPER WORK WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN. THE PAPER WORK SAID THAT IT WAS CHECKED, AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. YES THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND IT'S STILL HAVING THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240818September 3, 2008
WHEELS
I PURCHASED A 2004 PONTIAC BONNEVILE USED. I WAS THE 2ND OWNER OF THE CAR AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT THE CAR IN TOP NOTCH SHAPE! I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2007. AUGUST OF 2008 I STARTED NOTICING MY CHROME PLATED WHEELS PEELING, MEANING THE FINISH ON THE WHEELS ARE COMING OFF IN CHUNKS. THE WHEELS IN WHICH THE CHROME PLATE IS PEELING OFF ARE BECOMING RUSTY NOW. NOT ONLY ARE MY WHEELS RUSTY, THE PIECES PEELING OFF ARE ACCUMULATING NEAR MY BRAKES AND BECOMING LODGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240624September 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS PROFESSIONAL CARED FOR CAR (GM GARAGE 8YRS) FROM MY MOTHER WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES ON IT I BEGAN SEEING COOLANT ON THE ENGINE WHICH LED ME TO HAVE MY MECHANIC AT PRECISION TUNE AUTO CARE TAKE A LOOK. HE SAID IT IS LIKELY A LEAK FROM EITHER THE PLENUM OR THE GASKET. AFTER DIGGING INTO IT THEY ENDED UP REPLACING UPPER PLENUM AND LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND COOLANT AND OIL. COST WAS 739.71. MILEAGE ON CAR AT THAT TIME WAS 78540. I HAVE RECEIPT FROM PRECISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239501August 24, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN
1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. DUE TO CORROSION THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS / MOUNTING FAILED AND ENGINE FELL OUT OF CAR. LUCKILY IT WAS WHILE TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON / AT ROAD SPEEDS THERE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, MULTI CAR INVOLVEMENT, INJURIES, OR LOSS OF LIFE. GM SERVICE OFFERED ZERO HELP ON RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN INFORMATION AND DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECT OR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238405August 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, OIL LEAKED ONTO THE INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07035, WHICH STATES THAT DROPS OF ENGINE OIL BEING DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING CAUSES SMOKE THAT CAN IGNITE INTO SMALL FLAMES. ONCE THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IS ACTIVATED, A BURNT OIL SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238401August 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR MOST OF THE TIMES, MY ENGINE OIL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSES SMOKE AND A BURNED OIL SMELL. I NOTICED THAT GM HAS HAD A RECALL FOR 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL GS AND 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WITH 3.8 L V6 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE (VIN1 ? RPO L67). I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE (3.8 L V6 L67 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE) ON MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER WITHOUT REPAIRED THE UNSAFE DAMAGE. I WILL BE REPAIRING IT MYSELF AND EXPECT PONTIAC TO REIMBURSE ME WITH THE MONEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR MANY TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237367August 7, 2008
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, WAS ADVISED THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS WITHIN MANUFACTURE STANDARDS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THUS WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEND 542.00 TO HAVE A DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236382July 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. RAW SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE CAR INTERMITTENTLY. 2. GASOLINE LEAKING FROM PLASTIC LINE NEAR FUEL TANK ACCESS PORT ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. 3. NOT YET REPAIRED. TRYING TO FIND HOW TO REPAIR MYSELF. NO KNOWN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HISTORY ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235749July 25, 2008
STEERING
WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL PASSES THROUGH STANDING WATER MOISTURE IS DEFLECTED ONTO THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH RENDERS THE VEHICLE NOT ABLE STEER UNTIL THE SERPENTINE BELT STOPS SLIPPING. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235121July 21, 2008
VISIBILITY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IN 2003, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN THE GASKET. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ITSELF. IN 2005, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR SWITCH BLEW OUT AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BLOW DUE TO LEAKAGE OF FUEL INTO THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER SWITCH WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO PREVENT IT FROM DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232690June 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, FAILED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FAILURE CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE SALES DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONSULT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF HE ONLY HAD 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,526 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,520. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232583June 28, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BELT SEPARATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232584June 28, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232402June 26, 2008
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230951June 13, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OIL LEAKS ONTO THE VALVE COVER MANIFOLD. SMOKE APPEARS UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT SMELLS BURNING OIL. WHEN THE HOOD IS LIFTED, HE CAN SEE THE OIL ON THE VALVE COVER MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT MUST CHECK THE OIL LEVEL MONTHLY. HIS NEIGHBOR INFORMED HIM THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO COLANDREA PONTIAC IN NEW YORK AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL, AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $300- $500 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,895.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229926June 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WARNING LIGHTS FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BRAKES, AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FEATURE IS DISABLED WHEN LIGHT IS ON. BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS GREATLY REDUCED SOMETIMES WHILE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN LIGHT IS ON. DEALER SAID GM HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR CORROSION IN A WIRING HARNESS PLUG LEADING TO THE WHEEL ROTATION SENSOR. DEALER STATED REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS WAS $500. DEALER TRIED CLEANING CONTACTS ON PLUG AND APPLYING CONDUCTIVE CORROSION PREVENTING. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ANTI-LOCK FEATURE IS DEACTIVATED, TRACTION CONTROL DEACTIVATED, AND BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS REDUCED. DEVELOPED PROBLEM IN DECEMBER 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229417May 31, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND ABOUT TEN SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I HAD HIT NOTHING, AND WAS DRIVING ON A NEWLY PAVED ROAD. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IN THE PROCESS BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DASH. PONTIAC HAS BEEN CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN TWO DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10229219May 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE SECOND TIME, JUMP START, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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