Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10105245December 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE 3.3L ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE AS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103039December 15, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
EQUIPMENT FAILURE OF STEERING PART CALLED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT.*AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10103442December 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER HAD TO WIRE THE WINDOW IN ORDER FOR THE WINDOW TO STAY SHUT. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
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0
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#10103356December 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. IT WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. *AK *NM
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0
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#10102276December 7, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT WHERE THE A-FRAME ATTACHES. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10100995December 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLUNK NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099289December 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT/REAR WINDOWS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FALL DOWN INTO THE WINDOW TRACKS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT ROLL DOWN NOR UP AND THE PASSENGER BACK SEAT WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. *SC
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10094930December 3, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURNS STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING SOUND. TWO KNUCKLES RUBBED TOGETHER WHICH NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT AND GREASED. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100864December 1, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. RIVER AND PESSENGER HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO FAR BACK OF NECK. HEAD TRAVELS BACK BOUT 6 INCHES BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH RESTRAINT. HAD A SLIGHT REAR END MISHAP AND SUFFERED SOME WHIPLASH. OTHER MODEL CARS HAVE RESTRAITS THAT ARE MUCH CLOSER TO YOUR HEAD. THERE ARE NO ADJUSTMENTS.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100877December 1, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
PASSENGER WINDOW BACK LEFT. WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT PUT WINDOW BACK UP USING THE POWER BUTTON. HAD TO PUT IT UP USING BOTH HANDS--ONE ON OUTSIDE OF WINDOW--ONE ON INSIDE OF WINDOW. WINDOW WAS REPAIRED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT THE REGULATOR WAS BAD AND THIS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH POWER WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR ASSM. HE ALSO SAID THAT I SHOULD CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS YOUNG A CAR. COST OF REPAIR WAS $375.48 TOTAL. THIS WAS ON MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THIS EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101875November 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100730November 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE COOLANT RUNS NEXT TO THE EGR VALVE, RESULTING IN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLING AND NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE AIR FUEL MIXTURE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT PONTIAC IS AWARE OF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100533November 25, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE NOVEMBER 21,2004. REQUESTED STEERING CHECK BECAUSE OF POPPING NOISE IN COLUMN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED AND REPAIRS MADE ON JAN. 25, 2002 FOR SIMILAR CONDITION PURSUANT TO FACTORY TSB. MANNER OF REPAIR HAS BEEN UPDATED, TSB 04-02-35-004, ISSUED MAR.,04. THIS IS THE THIRD TSB ISSUED REGARDING STEERING SYSTEM. WE FEEL "REPAIR" IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THINK RECALL BE ISSUED BY SIMPLE NATURE OF SYSTEM INVOLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100470November 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1)COOLANT LOSS FROM PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE. 2)EGR PIPE BURN THROUGH FAILURE, UPPER AND LOWER GASKET FAILURE. 3)REPLACE UPPER PLASTIC INTAKE, UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS, COOLANT ELBOW OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. (5 HRS LABOR). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100413November 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ONE NUT AND BOLT ON EACH SIDE OF INNER PANEL UNDER THE HOOD IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE LOOSE. I TIGHTENED ABOUT 4 TO 5 TURNS ON NUT (USED 18MM OPEN END WRENCH). AFTER THIS TOOK IT TO DEALER-SHIP TO KNOW WHAT THIS TWO BOLT DOES ? DEALER-SHIP TECHNICIAN SAID THOSE ARE THE BOLTS FOR FRONT MOTOR MOUNT AND REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THOSE BOLTS MIGHT BE STARTED TO DAMAGE IN 4 YEAR OF VEHICLE LIFE(POSSIBLE SHEAR AT THE INNER PANEL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT). DEALER AGREED TO ORDER THIS PART BUT WAITING FOR ANSWER FROM PONTIAC. THERE MIGHT BE MORE CONSUMER OUT THERE WHO MIGHT HAVE SAME PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL YOU CHECK REAL CLOSE. I CALLED PONTIAC CONSUMER CENTER BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND I HAVE TO PAID FOR THE PARTS. WHY CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT LEFT FROM MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100410November 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. LEFT REAR WINDOW WAS NOT MOVING UP. DEALERSHIP HAD CHANGED WINDOW REGULATOR. IT COST ME ABOUT $406.47. LOTS OF CONSUMER OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100352November 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 32,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WINDOW DROPPED OUT OF TRACK WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT USE THE REAR WINDOWS AND IT WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND NOT IN USE. SO FAR I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A BODY SHOP AND HAD THEM PROP THE WINDOW UP TEMPORARILY. THEY ADVISED ME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE OF FEAR THE SIDE AIR BAG MAY BE AFFECTED BY DISCONNECTING THE POWER TO THE WINDOW. I CALLED THE DEALER IN OUR TOWN AND ASKED IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NOT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF. I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T SELL THE TRACK SEPARATELY FROM THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE MOTOR AND THE COST OF PARTS WOULD BE AT LEAST $350.00. I KNOW OF ANOTHER OWNER WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE AND BOTH OF THEIR REAR WINDOWS DID THIS IN A MATTER OF DAYS OF EACH OTHER. HE LIVES IN MY TOWN AND THIS MAKES ME THINK IT MUST BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I SAW ANOTHER COMPLAINT LIKE MINE ON THIS WEBSITE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE HOW MANY OF THESE REAR WINDOW FIXES HAVE BEEN DONE IN HOPES OF GETTING FINANCIAL HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100007November 16, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
I HAVE A 2000 BONNEVILE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND ALL THEY EVER DO IS PUT LUBRICATION IN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE MECHANIC WHERE I GET MY OIL CHANGED SAYS THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS LEAKING LUBRICATION AND NEEDS REPLACING. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN FRANKLIN, TN BACK IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO TO MAKE THE POPPING GO AWAY AND THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT SINCE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. THEY WOULD NOT CONTINUE LUBRICATING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITHOUT CHARGING FOR THIS SERVICE. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITHOUT A SERVICE CHARGE SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALL ALONG. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. JOHNNY DONEGAN. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098867November 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK INTO CYLINDERS. ON STARTUP, THE ENGINE HYDROLOCKED. WHEN ENGINE HYDROLOCKED, THE STARTER WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ALL MANIFOLDS WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098869November 15, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
CLUNK SOUND COMING FROM THE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL DURING COURSE OF DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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