Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10040225September 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD IS DEFECTIVE.*MR THE CONSUMER IS DISTURBED ABOUT THE HER VEHICLE NOT BEING ALLOWED IN THE RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLDS. WHEN HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE. SHE IS NOW REQUESTING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR APPROX $1299.56 TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND AVOID LITIGATION. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038982September 16, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE TRUNK LEAKS....MY CAR WAS THE 3RD BONNEVILLE WITH THE REPORTED LEAKING PROBLEM AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038917September 15, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW BY ME AND NOW HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. THIS MODULE WAS ALREADY REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY AT 20,000 MILES IN JULY, 2001. DEALER INDICATES THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT IT BEING REPLACED. PONTAIC CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED AND THEY BASICALLY SAID WE ARE SORRY BUT YOU HAVE EXHAUSED THE WARRENTY PERIOD ON THIS ITEM. WHEN I ASKED IF I SHOULD EXPECT TO REPLACE THIS EVERY 2 YEARS, THEY SAID IT SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THE FUTURE BUT DID NOT OFFER TO REPLACE ITEM. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW, I AM CONCERNED AS TO THRE AIR BAG SYSTEM RELIABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032511September 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL STATED THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERRORS. *JB *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037575September 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR TRIES TO ENGAGE ON INITIAL TAKE-OFF. SERIOUS CONCERN WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, LET ALONE BEING STRANDED. TRANSMISSION PAN WAS DROPPED REVEALED METAL SHAVINGS AND GEAR TEETH ON THE MAGNETS AND IN THE FILTER. THE CAR HAS 48,400 MILES ON IT AND DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO GM'S RECOMMENDED 50,000 MILE FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE. GM REFUSES TO PAY 100% FOR THEIR FAILURE OF THE 'SUN GEAR/CARRIER ASSEMBLY' THAT SELF DESTRUCTS. THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION IS A 4T65E, AND IS USED IN BUICK'S, CHEVROLET'S, OLDSMOBILE'S AND PONTIAC'S. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS EXACT SITUATION. TSB #03-07-30-017 ISSUED MAY 7, 2003. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037584September 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY IN TOWN WHILE BRAKING OR TURNING, OR MERELY SLOWING DOWN. IT LURCHES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AT HIGHER SPEEDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO DIE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES (DYING) AND 5 TIMES (LURCHING) IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MORE THAN 1 TIME AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT. HAVE CLEANED TERMINALS AND REPLACED CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038492September 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED CRACKS AND ANTI FREEZE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN THE MOTOR LOCKING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031703September 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *PH THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038084September 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038050September 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED, SENDING SHARDS EMBEDDING INTO THE RADIATOR AND SLICING THROUGH THE FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FIRE THAT CONSUMED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037097September 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A BLOCK FROM HOME OUR ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE UPPER MANIFOLD HAD A HOLE IN IT DUE TO THE MANIFOLD BEING PLASTIC, AND CRYSTALIZING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. IT COST US $729.00 TO GET IT FIXED. LUCKILY OUR ENGINE WASN'T HOT OR WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032312September 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN REVERSE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033603September 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH SUDDENLY ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. NO BRAKES/ NO POWER STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER POPPED HOOD, AND NOTICED BATTERY ACID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE. DEALER REPLACED CABLES, AND PUT JELLY AROUND THEM. FIVE DAYS LATER, CABLES WERE LOOSE AGAIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE CABLE HAS LOOSEN AGAIN AND VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. CONSUMER WAS LEFT STRANDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036858August 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THIS CAR HAS HAD VERY GOOD CARE/MAINTENANCE, HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD, AND HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER. I PULLED IN TO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE CAR OFF SO THAT I COULD LOOK AT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES. I HAD A SPARK PLUG WIRE LOOSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. I HAD NO OVER TEMP, I HAD NORMAL OIL PRESSURE AND THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I DID NOT FIND A NOTICEABLE PROBLEM, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED HOME. I CHANGED THE BATTERY, THE STARTER, AND FINALLY CHECKED TO SEE IF THE CRANKSHAFT WOULD TURN, WHICH IT WOULDN'T. I REMOVED THE SPARK PLUGS AND TRIED IT AGAIN. I GOT ANTIFREEZE FROM FOUR OF THE CYLINDERS! THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE BECAUSE OF A FAILED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037766August 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A DIFFERENT VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE BUT NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033310August 22, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING COLUMN AND TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED IN OUR 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH ONLY 39000 MILES AND NO ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033262August 21, 2003
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYS CHECK AIR BAG. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $650. THE SAME DAY THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $500. NEITHER THE AIRBAG NOR THE WINDOW HAVE EVER BEEN USED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR OFF THE ROAD. TWO PARTS FAILED FOR NO REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032987August 17, 2003
SUSPENSION
CLUNK FROM THE FRONT, SOME PLACE IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHEN TURNING. HOW DO I FIX IT, OR IS IT ANYTHING TO BE CONCERNED WITH?*AK FRONT SEATS ARE SO VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. WE HAVE ADDED SEAT CUSHIONS IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE BETTER SUPPORT, YET THEY CONTINUE TO BE HORRIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032992August 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE @ LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. SHOP OWNER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON-VEHICLE STALLED. FOUND PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD BURNED. ENTIRE ENGINE FLOODED WITH ANTI-FREEZE. ESTIMATED ENGINE REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $2100.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026786August 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION, THE SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED OUT OF PARK ALTHOUGH THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY.*AK *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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