Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#8023966December 9, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE NON DRIVABLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023981December 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR HALF AN HOUR, CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND TEN MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770594December 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER SAYS INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED & NEEDS REPLACED. WILL THIS BE RECALLED? I READ A NEWS BULLETIN SAYING YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770526December 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770478December 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
UPPER INTAKE CRACK WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAK INTO INTAKE AND FUEL SYSTEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023768December 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED WHILE DRIVING. ALL COOLANT DUMPED LEAKED INTO INTAKE OF ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE ENGINE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023770December 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER ADVISED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. VEHICLE STALLE OH HIGHWAY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568464December 4, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS NOT STAYING LOCKED AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023664December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THE MOTOR "LOCKED UP" WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE CYLINDERS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023682December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING COOLANT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS FUMES NOTICED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, HOWEVER SOMEWHAT BETTER BUT CAN STILL BE DETECTED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770305December 2, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURES ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM AT GM, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AT A SPEED OF APX. 65 MPH, ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP, AND LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING THEN OCCURRES. AS SHE PROCEEDED TO TRY TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, SEVERAL CARS SKIDDED TO STOP AS THE CAR SLOWLY MADE IT'S WAY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THESE INTAKE MANIFOLDS FAILING, AND THAT IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT. THEY SEE A LOT OF 3.8 ENGINES WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT FIXING IT FOR THE CONSUMER. MY REPAIR COST ME A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. A LOT OF TIMES, THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS DAMAGED BY THE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS FAIL. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT SEVERAL CARS LOCKED UP THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THIS DISABLED VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, AND MAINTAIN IT MORE THAN IS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED A LONG TIME AGO, AS I HAVE TRACED OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1996, AND POSSIBLY BEFORE. IF NOTHING IS DONE, THEN SURELY DEATHS WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE SERIES OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS THAT WILL OCCUR DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD, INCLUDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING AND BRAKING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023398November 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE ENGINE INTAKE PLASTIC MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO RUN INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023272November 25, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD REST ON THE SEATS ARE LOOSE AND DON'T HOLD POSITION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE CONTACTED AND DO KNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770061November 24, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CAN HEAR AND FEEL CLUNKING NOISE (THROUGH STEERING WHEEL) WHILE TURNING WHEEL AND OR BRAKING OR ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO WILL FEEL AND HEAR THE CLUNK NOISE WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769980November 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
INTERMITTENT DAMP & COLD CONDITIONS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023046November 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED.TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023008November 19, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLE HAS TO SIT WITH ENGINE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TILL LIGHTS COME BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769853November 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
11/01/2002 I HAD MY CAR SERVICED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD COOLANT ON IT. 11//02//2002 I WENT TO THE PART DEPARTMENT AT THE PONTIAC DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEY TOLD ME ON 11/05/2002 THE CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY I GOT IT STARTED AND HAD WHITE SMOKE FILLING THE AREA. I GOT IT TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND ALSO BECAUSE PONTIAC HAD SAID THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE MANIFOLD. 11/07/2002 I PICKED UP THE CAR WITH THE REPLACED MANIFOLD. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A COPY OF BULLETIN NO. 01-06-01-007 DATED FEB. 2001. THE BULLETING IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AND THE REDESIGNED PARTS THAT ARE THE REPLACEMENTS. IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM IN MANY ENGINES IN MANY CARS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN. THE MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT LOSE THE ENGINE. IT SEEMS PONTIAC HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, HAS DESIGNED A SOLUTION BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM AND DO A VOLUNTARY RECALL. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769787November 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOESN'T FULLY ENGAGE WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A COLD START. HIGH LIKELY HOOD OF BEING BROADSIDED IF CAR SLOWLY MOVES 10 FEET THEN STOPS MOVING. 1ST REPORTED JUNE 04, 2001, 17100 MILES DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE. 2ND REPORT SEP 18 2001. 24167 MILES PROBLEM HAD PERSISTED, THEN TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN FOR SERVICE. DEALER FOUND INTERNAL DAMAGE WITH CARRIER BEARING. 3RD REPORT OCT 17 2002 38739 MILES COLD SHUDDER STILL OCCURS. DEALER FOUND DAMAGE WITH TORRINGTON BEARING OUT OF WARRANTY. GM COVERS MOST OF EXPENSE OWNER PAYS $600. 4TH REPORT NOV 4 2002 38897 MILES PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. DEALER REPLACES SELENOIDS AND VALVE ASSEMBLY COST IS COVERED BY GM. DEALER HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE TO ADDRESS ISSUES, BUT I FEEL THAT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM FIRST OCCURED UNDER WARRANTY AND I SHOULD NOT NOW HAVE TO SHARE $600 OF THE REPAIR COST, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM IS SAFETY RELATED WITH A FORESEEABLE OF BROADSIDE ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I FEEL GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME THE $600, AND AGREE TO REPLACE THE CAR WITH NO FINANCIAL LOSS (BETTER THAN JUST A NORMAL BUY/SELL ARRANGEMENT) IF THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008563November 15, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THIS IS A FUEL LEAK DIRECTLY ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM ATOP. THE GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH LINES FROM FUEL PUMP TO GAS LINES TO THE ENGINE. GAS LEAKS DIRECTLY ONTO THE TOP OF EXHAUST. FIRE HAZARD. -----DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----------------769751. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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