Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10083083August 1, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
HERE AND FEEL A SLIGHT CLUNKING WHILE TURNING. I AM TOLD BY MY FATHER WHO REPLACED THE RACK ON HIS 2000 BONNEVILLE THAT IT IS THE RACK STARTING TO GO ON MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE $700(+) FOR PARTS ONLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083084August 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. I OFTEN HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS TO START MY CAR. I SEE FROM THIS SITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS ON ALOT OF THE VEHICLES. I HAVE GAS BACKING UP INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM HOSE WHICH IS A SYMPTOM OF THIS. I PLAN ON CONTACTING THE 800 #'S FROM THIS SITE ASAP SINCE A POSSIBLE OCCURENCE COULD BE THAT THE ENGINE CAN START ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083104August 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE TRAVELING 25 TO 30 MPH. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD (BROKEN GLASS) AND NEAR INJURY TO PASSENGER. VEHICLE MAKE 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE VIN = [XXX]. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND ADVISE NOT COVERED BY POLICY, CONTACTED PONTIAC CONSUMER COMPLAINT DEPT. IN DALLAS TX. VIA PHONE. AWAITING DISPOSITION.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083943July 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKES HUMMED WHENEVER THEY WERE DEPRESSED. ALSO, THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR SYSTEM GEARS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083840July 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES. STOPPED AND PULLED OFF ROAD. LIFTED HOOD AND BURNING WIRES SMELLED STRONGER NEAR ALTERNATOR. TOUCHED AREA, AND IT WAS HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTERNATOR FAILED DUE TO BEARINGS BURNING OUT. FRONT BEARINGS CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO BURN. HAD TO REPLACE OLD ALTERNATOR WITH A NEW ALTERNATOR THAT HAD LARGER/BIGGER BEARINGS, AND WOULD NOT WEAR OUT AS FAST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083656July 28, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION STEERING PRODUCED A GRINDING NOISE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082782July 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I'VE HAD THREE WINDOWS REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE SINCE 01/04. THE RIGHT BACK WINDOW CAME DOWN ALL ON ITS OWN THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I'VE MANAGED TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE BUTTON DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD DEFECTIVE WINDOWS? THIS IS THE 5TH BONNEVILLE I'VE OWNED SINCE 1992. THE 2002 HAS HAD MORE THINGS WRONG WITH IT THAN ALL THE OTHER BONNEVILLES I'VE OWNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083955July 26, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT RUPTURED TWICE. *MR FUEL LEAKED INTO THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *SC THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. RECALL#04V090000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082664July 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED 1 YEAR AGO. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. IN THE LAST WEEK I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM AGAIN GETTING THAT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. AT 35 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT JUMPS OUT OF YOUR HAND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT A REASONABLE PRESSURE WHEN SLOWING. IF I WERE TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY WHERE FAST BRAKING WERE NEEDED I DO NOT KNOW IF I COULD HOLD THE CAR ON THE ROAD THE SHAKING IS THAT BAD. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG AND WHY THE ROTORS ARE NOT HOLDING UP. CAN YOU HELP ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082367July 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON THE MORNING OF 7/15/04 WHILE DRIVING ON LOOP 1604,SAN ANTONIO TX, AT APPROXIMATLY 60 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED FORCING ME TO TRY AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I ONLY MADE IT PARTWAY OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND I WAS STUCK HALFWAY INTO THE FAST LANE. PRIOR THIS THIS THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, NO LIGHTS CAME ON EXCEPT JUST AS THE ENGINE WAS STOPPING TELLING ME TO CHECK ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS SAYING THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CAR PRO, IN SAN ANTONIO. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS COVERED BY HERITAGE POLICY #HBB 313037, HOWEVER, THE POLICY STATES THEY DO NOT COVER EMMISSION CONTROLS. HERITAGE INSISTED THAT OTHER ITEMS BE PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE AN ADJUSTER WOULD EVEN BE SENT OUT. THE ADJUSTER TOLD CAR PRO HE DID NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS EVEN SENT OUT AS THEY KNOW THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMMISSION CONTROL OVER HEATING AND CAUSING THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD TO MELT. WHICH OF COURSE LEADS TO THE FLUIDS DRAINING OUT AND LOCKING UP THE ENGINE. SO OF COURSE THE REPAIRS ARE NOT GOING TO BE COVERED AND I HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR EVEN THE EXTRA HERITAGE WANTED DONE. NOW CAR PRO TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH MELTED MANIFOLDS DUE TO THE EMMISSION CONTROLS OVER HEATING AND CAUSING THEM TO MELT. THE NEW REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND NOW HAS A METAL AREA THAT SITS OVER THE EMMISSIONS CONTROL SO WHEN IT GETS HOT IT WONT MELT THE MANIFOLD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, THEY KNOW THAT AND CHANGED THE MANIFOLD BUT DID NOT RECALL IT. THUS COSTING ME OVER $1200.00 IN DAMAGES AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LIFE SINCE MY VEHICLE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083266July 20, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK-UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082325July 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082225July 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I'VE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 99 BONNEVILLE, COSTING ME OVER $2,400. IT STARTED AT 64,000 MILES (6/26/02) WITH A BACKFIRE CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, WHICH NOW HAS A SERVICE RECALL (A LITTLE TOO LATE); THAT COST ME $300. A WEEK LATER, THE UPPER MANIFOLD PLENUM LEAKED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FLOOD AND DIE; I SPENT OVER $500 ON THAT LITTLE PROJECT (REPLACING THE MANIFOLD AND CLEANING THE ENGINE). IT NEVER RAN RIGHT AFTER THAT; I HAD EXTREMELY LOW GAS MILEAGE AND LACK OF POWER, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF AND IT STALLED ON MANY OCCASIONS. AFTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF THIS, IT DIED AGAIN ON 3/22/03. THIS TIME, IT SPUN THE MAIN BEARING AND THE LOWER HALF WAS RUINED. I WENT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS BEFORE I COULD FIND SOMEONE WILLING TO TOUCH IT, BUT I FOUND A GOOD MECHANIC THAT REBUILT THE LOWER HALF (VERSUS REPLACING THE ENGINE) FOR $1,600. I STILL HAVE THE CAR AND IT SEEMS TO BE PERFORMING WELL, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. IM GOING TO INCLUDE ALL OF MY REPAIR COSTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT (THROUGH THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL NOTICE) AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT ALL OF THIS IS RELATED TO THE BACKFIRE AND THE PLENUM LEAK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082023July 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081046July 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR A SHORT 2-3 WK PERIOD I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION NOT PERFORMING NORMALLY. I OBSERVED 4-5 OCCURENCES OF SLOW GEAR SHIFTING IN THIS 3 WK PERIOD AND PROMPTLY SCHEDULED A TEST OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE COMPUTER TEST IDENTIFIED AN ERROR THAT WAS EXPLAINED AS "INACCURATE GEAR RATIO", WHICH MEANS THE COMPUTER TOLD THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAR WAS TRAVELING AT INACCURATE SPEEDS. THEREFORE CAUSING THE GEARS TO SHIFT INACCURATELY. I SCHEDULED A FOLLOW-UP FOR THE NEXT WEEK TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER, MORE COMPREHENSIVE TESTING. OVER THAT WEEKEND, THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AT A MAJOR/BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. I DID NOT HAVE ANY GEARS AND HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THE INTERSECTION, CROSS TRAFFIC, AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081052July 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GENERAL MOTORS RECALL PROGRAM DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR RECALL ITEM REPAIRED ND PAID FOR AT A GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. SECOND RECALL NOTICE RECIEVED ON MY 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, NHTSA ID# 04V090000, COMPONTENT IS THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY. MY 1998 BONNEVILLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND OVER A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. RENTAL VEHICLES, COSTLY NOT-NEEDED REPAIRS WERE DONE IN AN EFFORT TO FIND THE PROBLEM, DOWN TIME, ETC. PAYMENT FROM GENERAL MOTORS REQUESTED PROVIDING ALL ITEMS REQUESTED, ORIGINAL RECEIPTS, SIGNED FORMS AND THE REASON GIVEN FOR THE DENIAL WAS THAT THE VECHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. GENERAL MOTORS MAILED ME THE RECALL FORMS. MY CAR DID HAVE THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10081988July 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080922July 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DURING "COLD" ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 3.8L V-6 ENGINE IN THE 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RUNS SO SMOOTHLY THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FEEL OR HEAR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. HOWEVER, DURING "HOT" ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SO ROUGHLY AND VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS STARTLING TO THE DRIVER AND IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. THE SHIFT IS VERY HARSH. IT BANGS, BUMPS, SHUDDERS, SLIPS, AND GRINDS ITS WAY UP AND DOWN THROUGH THE GEARS. IT IS NOT HEALTHY FOR THE TRANSMISSION OR THE REST OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENSTANCE AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL AND REPAIR ANY AND ALL TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING DESIGN FLAW AND MANUFACTURING FAILURE. (BECAUSE, IN MANY CASES, DRIVERS HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THEIR VEHICLE STOP DUE TO THE DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION.) A REMEDY HAS BEEN RELEASED...FIX THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID...WHICH IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER IS BILLED FOR THIS REPAIR AND IT CAN COST ABOVE $400.00. A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED, REPAIRED, AND PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. DON'T LET THE MANUFACTURER GET AWAY WITH CHARGING CONSUMERS TO FIX A FLAW AND DEFECT THAT MOST LIKELY OCCURRED IN THE FACTORY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PRODUCTION. MY VEHICLE WAS "CHECKED" TWICE BY SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT...THIS TRANSMISSION IS A SPORT TRANSMISSION...IT WAS BUILT TO SHIFT WITH A "PUNCH." HOWEVER SPORTY A VEHICLE OR TRANSMISSION, A DRIVER SHOULD NOT FEEL AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WILL FALL OUT AS IT SHIFTS.*NOTE* IN THE "VEHICLE INFORMATION" SECTION, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT I NOTED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 10 MPH AND AT 40,000 MILES. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. IT WAS OCCURRING WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, SO I IMAGINE IT WAS OCCURRING BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081007July 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT START, BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION, LIGHTS COME ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES DO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080765July 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE IN 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE,NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. GMC DEALER SAYS DUE TO BREAK FLUID CONTAMINATION WITH PETROLEUM AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS UNCLEAR TO US AS TO HOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED. IN THE EVENT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WE ARE REPORTING IT HERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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