Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10004618January 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER STATES UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING A EXPLOSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS REFERENCED IN EA02-030
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004480January 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE RUNNING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BACK FIRE CAUSING THE MANIFOLD TO CRACK WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS WHEN BACKFIRE OCCURRED ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRE WITH SNOW. *TT REFERENCED IN EA02-030
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004359January 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HE HAD A DIFFERENT INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT WAS REPLACED BUT CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE GOT ON FIRE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003133January 21, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE 3800 (3.8L NON-SUPERCHARGED ENGINE) DUE TO A BACKFIRE UPON START-UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002585January 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE TOP OF INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS PLASTIC AND HAD A METAL TUBE THAT RAN THROUGH PLASTIC. OVER TIME THE PLASTIC ALSO DEGRADED AND CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN THE COOLANT ENTERING THE ENGINE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000906January 10, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
I HAVE A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH POWER SEATS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY. I RECENTLY HAD THE SEAT RUNAWAY BYGOING FWD AND BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. I FINALLY HAD TO FORCE THE SWITCH TO THE BACK POSITION UNTIL IT ALL STOPPED. THE MOTOR GOT HOT AND QUIT. NOW IT NO LONGER DRIVES FWD OR BACK. I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000920January 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET ON MY AUTOMOBILE. ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE. CAR: 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, USING THE DEX-COOL GM COOLANT. REPAIRS REQUIRED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ALL ENGINE GASKETS. REPAIRS COSTS EXCEED $1400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006051January 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
NAR 1/29/2003. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE CONSUMER WITH A BENT WATER PUMP AND A BENT WHEEL. THE ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING PUMP, TRANSMISSION AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002167January 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE LENS ON THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT FELL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITION INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002205January 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER CONSUMER STARTED THEIR VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP, WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A BAD GAS REGULATOR VALVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000770January 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY COMPLAINT IS: I WAS DRIVING DOWN ILLINOIS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 55 AT 70 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE DIED, BECAUSE MY MANIFOLD KEEPS CRACKING, THIS IS THE 4TH TIME!! BECAUSE MY ENGINE DIED, IT KEPT BLOWING AND FORCING ANTIFREEZE DOWN MY INTAKE AND FILLING MY CYLINDERS WITH WATER AND ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING A VAPOR LOCK!!! I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GOING 70 MPH, WITH 20-25 CARS AROUND ME AND 3-5 SEMI TRUCKS, BUT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP!!!! I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR!!! I HAD NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO CONTROL TO BE ABLE TO AVOID A 20-25 CAR PILE UP, WITH TENS TO HUNDREDS BEING INJURED!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A "SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE RESOLVED!! GM NEEDS TO DO A COMPLETE RECALL OF ALL 3.1, 3.4 & 3.8 V6 ENGINES MADE WITH PLASTIC MANIFOLDS AND PLASTIC GASKETS!!!! GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE ALUMINUM MANIFOLDS AND RUBBER GASKETS THEY USED TO PLACE ON "ALL ENGINES MANUFACTURED SINCE THESE CHANGES", WHICH I BELIEVE IS 1995!!!!! ALSO, DO NOT ALLOW GM TO DENY THESE CHARGES OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, PARTS, WORKMANSHIP, OR MANUFACTURING, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THERE IS A "NEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" CHANGING THE MANIFOLD, GASKET AND INSTALLATION!! PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED URL - HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?GMCNSMRS TO VIEW THE OVER 1,300 PEOPLE SO FAR THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN JUST A FEW MONTHS BY WORD OF MOUTH. THE DEALERSHIPS STOCK THESE PARTS, WHERE BEFORE THEIR DESIGN CHANGE IN 1996 FROM ALUMINUM TO PLASTIC MANIFOLDS, THE DEALERSHIPS NEVER STOCKED THESE MANIFOLDS!!! OTHER SUPPORT WEBSITES: HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/GM_INTAKE/INDEX.HTM#UPDATES & HTTP://WWW.GM-V6LEMONS.COM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002284January 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) FAILED CAUSING A HOLE IN THE MANIFOLD. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000541January 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1998 PONTIAC BONNIVILLE THEY USE A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD COVER OF SCHROWED.WITHIN THIS COVER THEY HAVE HOLE FOR THE EGR VALVE WHICH GETS VERY VERY HOT,AND TO COOL THIS THEY RUN COOLANT AROUND THIS WITHIN THE PLASTIC. DON'T THEY REALIZE THAT THE PLASTIC WILL CRACK FROM EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION AND COOLANT WILL INFILTRATE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENTIRE COMBUSTION CHAMBER,EXHAUST. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 98 BONNIVILLE AND I WANT THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006576January 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE CYLINDERS AND OIL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST. GAS FROM THE EGR PASSES THROUGH THE PLASTIC AND EVENTUALLY SOFTENS AND DETERIORATES IT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALERS AND MECHANIC. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND DAMAGE ISSUE. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER---NO SATISFACTION. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******770815. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000492January 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I BOUGHT A NEW BONNEVILLE SSEI LAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH THE FRONT END WHICH INCLUDED THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I'VE HAD THREE STEERING SENSORS AND ONE POWER STEERING BOX REPLACED AND IT IS STILL CLUNKING. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR ROTORS CUT, ALL FOUR ROTORS REPLACED AND TWO COMPLETE SETS OF BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR AND I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED TODAY AND I WAS TOLD I NEED ANOTHER SET OF NEW BRAKES. ALL IN LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SERVICE RECORD ON THIS CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000384December 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN MISSING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. DROVE ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE & CAR STOPPED RUNNING. THE DEALER SAID THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENNUIM NEEDED REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE PLUGS REMOVED & CLEANED. ALSO NEEDED OIL, FILER & COLLANT CHANGED. COST OVER $750 TO REPAIR & MANIFOLD WAS ABOUT THE ONLY ENGINE COMPONENT TO NOT BE INCLUDED UNDER THE ADD'L SERVICE CONTRACT WE HAD PURCHASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000303December 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE IN MOTION, THE ENGINE DIED CAUSING A PILE UP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND THE GASKET CAUSED WHAT IS CALLED A VAPOR LOCK UP. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE MANIFOLD AND GASKETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES PRIOR. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001343December 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER STATES THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING ENGINE TO HYDROLOCK AND BENDING 5 PUSH RODS. THIS ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001144December 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
WHILE APPLYING HIS BRAKES THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES WHEN HE APPLY HIS BRAKE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000082December 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. COOLANT ENTERED INTO CYLINDER #4 CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $900. REOCCURING PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, AND CALLS TO PONTIAC RESULTED IN NO SATISFACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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