Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10018379May 7, 2003
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BONNEVILLE ENGINE OVER HEATING AND UPPER MANIFOLD CRACKED AND BROKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018256May 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #95 V 204 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018169May 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWERSTEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017048May 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE LOOSING COOLANT FLUID, HAVING TO REPLACE FLUID ON A DAILY BASIS, GOING TO TAKE IN FOR REPAIRS AND SEEN A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017655April 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
NAR 04/28/2003 MR WHILE DRIVING 55-70 MPH THE CONSUMER ENGINE DIED OUT BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016644April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BUMPS AND JERKS AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. USUALLY WHEN CLIMBING A HILL. SOLUTION...LET OFF THE GAS FOR A SECOND AND RE APPLY TO STOP THE BUCKING TEMPORARILY. ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 92 BONNEVILLE WHICH HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION THAT NEVER FAILED WITH OVER 180,000 MILES ON IT, BESIDES THE BUCKING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016586April 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED IN MY 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HYDROLOCK. THIS FAILURE CAUSED ADDITIONAL FAILURES OF THE STARTER AND SPARK PLUGS. ALSO THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED WITHOUT FAILING WITH A REDESIGNED PART. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT GM THINKS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE MANIFOLDS THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED PARTS EVEN IF THEY DON'T FAIL. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1600. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016448April 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
LOSS OF COOLANT. PLASTIC AIR INTAKE MOUNTED ON TOP OF INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED LEAKING COOLANT UNDER PRESSURE INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBER. TALKED TO SEVERAL LICENSED TECHNICIANS IN THE AREA AND THEY STATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF AIR INTAKE. $275 & LABOR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016342April 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
REF: NHTSA RECALL #96V116000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. PREVIOUSLY I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE 1996 BONNEVILLE AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE A SHOTGUN BEING FIRED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND ASKED WHAT MADE THAT SOUND. TODAY I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAD A CRACKED PLENUM,INTAKE AND IT WAS GOING TO COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR IT. THE CAR IS AT EASLEY PONTIAC IN EASLEY, SC. I ASKED THEM WASN'T THIS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8L V-6 ENGINE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID YES. I ASKED HIM ABOUT ANY RECALLS AND HE SAID NO. I THEN WENT TO THE INTERNET AND CHECKED YOUR WEB PAGE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL, AS REFERENCED ABOVE. I THEN CALLED GM PONTIAC SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH MS. TONYA BRISTLE AND INQUIRED ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC RECALL. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHILE I STAYED ON THE TELEPHONE. SHE CAME BACK AND STATED THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE 1996 BONNEVILLE. SHE ALSO SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON THE CAR AND IT WAS ALMOST 7 YEARS OLD. I DO NOT AGREE WITH GM AND THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE HISTORY OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NEARLY ALL OF THEIR 3.8L V-6 ENGINES. ALSO, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I CARRIED THE SAME CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CALLED PONTIAC SERVICE AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS. NEITHER ONE OF THEM HAD A CLUE WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BUT HE WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THE CAR WOULD NOT CUT OFF AGAIN. I WONDER IF THESE TWO INCIDENTS ARE RELATED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016176April 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE STRANDING MY SON AND THREE FRIENDS FOR OVER 3 HOURS. THE DIAGNOSIS IS HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND WILL COST APPROX. $1300 TO REPAIR IN ADDITION TO THE $300 SPENT IN TOWING FEES. THIS IS THE 5TH ONE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. DOES GM DELIBERATELY MAKE ENGINES TO SELF-DESTRUCT? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015993April 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD NOT BEING ABLE TO WITHSTAND ENGINE HEAT TEMPERATURES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016011April 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014204April 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE
ENGINE FAILURE CYLINDERS FILLING WITH COOLANT. TALKED WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY SAY IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 3800 V6. SPOKE WITH PONTIAC DEALER IN GAINESVILLE GA. ACCORDING TO PARTS/SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE ARE NO TECH BULLETINS RELEASED FROM GM. WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS RE: 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE'S 3800 V6'S. ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKETS FAILURES. THE CAR ALSO HAS A WATER LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN AND TRUNK AS WELL, APPEARS TO LEAKED SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED. I OWNED AN OLDSMOBILE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN 1992 AND THE FACTORY DIDN'T SEAL THE COWL AREA PROPERLY WHEN THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015505April 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE FUEL LINE SPLIT WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014183April 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND I HAD IT TOWED TO DOBBS. DOBBS INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER PLENUM HAD WARPED. THEREBY CAUSING THE STARTER TO FAIL AND ANTIFREEZE TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. PONTIAC KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT ON THE YEAR 2000 MODEL. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT DO A RECALL AND LEFT US POOR SAPS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OURSELVES. SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS MY OWN PROBLEM. I AM OUT OF POCKET $1,046.96 PLUS $40 TOWING FEE FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNEW ABOUT AND DIDN'T RECALL. I WISH TO BE REIMBURSED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014043April 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COOLANT WAS SUCKED INTO THE CYLINDERS THROUGH A HOLE IN THE PLENUM WHICH IS PART OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. I HAVE READ OVER 40 COMPLAINTS DETAILING THE SAME PROBLEM AT THIS LOCATION. THIS ENGINE HAD ONLY 56,000 MILES AND DEALER REFUSED TO WARRANTY OR TO ASSIST WITH COSTS. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDE RANGING DEFECT AND THIS FLUID LOCK CAN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STOP THE ENGINE WHILE IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THIS DEFECT AFFECTS ALL GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH THE 3.8 L ENGINE YET GENERAL MOTORS HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL AND I CANNOT DETECT ANY ACTION BY NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND FORCE A RECALL. IT IS TIME TO DO THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012153April 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ORIGINAL AND THE REPLACEMENT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED. MR SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011637April 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE LEAKED COOLANT.*TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011814April 1, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EMAIL FM DONALD MARK (NY) *PH. A DEFECTIVE PART CALLED PLENUM CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. *JB SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012215April 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. * MR THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START DUE TO THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDERS. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A BULLETIN WHICH WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD/COOLANT CONSUMPTION LEAK. SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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