Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#865206July 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHCILE JUST STALLED FOR NO REASON. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE TO BELIEVE IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WASN'T SOLVED. THE 2ND TIME ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY FELT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DEFECT OF ALTERNATORS. DEALER REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865085July 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF OR STALLS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON/OFF, AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING & BRAKES. DEALER INSTALLED A MONITOR DEVICE TO TRACT OTHER CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE FACTORY RELATED PROBLEMS. ALSO, REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR IN HOPES IT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OPERATED FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES & PROBLEM CAME BACK. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865140July 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED ON THREE OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724933July 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552882July 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERIES LEAK ACID.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724744June 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKED ACID, AND POSITIVE TERMINAL FELL OFF FROM SIDE OF BATTERY, BATTERY ACID COVERED BATTERY CASE, COVERED DISTRIBUTOR AND POSSIBLE BRAKE LINES. OPENED FILE WITH PONTIAC #00775631*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864406June 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES, NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, THEY COULD DETERIORATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724374June 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE PREVALENT WITH THIS YR., MAKE, MODEL, DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY PART. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724056June 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
3-POINT SEAT BELT TWISTS AND JAMS, RENDERING THE BELT SYSTEM USELESS. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME EQUIPMENT WOULD BE USED IN NEXT REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD NOT PROHIBIT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOTE THAT THE REAR SEAT IN THIS VAHICLE HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE! I FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON NHTSA SITE FOR 1997-99 BUICK PARK AVENUE--I WILL CONTACT LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THOSE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD FIT MY VEHICLE AS BONNEVILLE AND PARK AVENUE ARE SAME BASIC CAR. HAS NHTSA RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863617June 15, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
BOLTS THAT HOLD POWER STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING GEAR BOX TO FALL INTO THE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, VEHICLE LOST BRAKES, STEERING, AND OTHER POWER UNITS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER WARANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863579June 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HAS TROUBLE STEERING AND BRAKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER REPLACES; PCM, SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHCILE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FIVE TIMES WITHOUT SOLUTIION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723996June 13, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AC QUIT IN 04/99, DYE TEST TO DETECT PROBLEM, COMPRESSOR SHAFT SEALS LEAKING, EVACUATED, REPLACED SEALS AND RECHARGED SYSTEM. USED APPROX 6 MONTHS, THEN AC FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME COMPRESSOR FAILED...COULD THIS BE RELATED TO PRIOR REPAIR? MOLDING CONTINUOUSLY POPPING OFF, REPLACED REPEATEDLY, NOT RESOLVED. MAJOR NUSIANCE. AIR WHISTLES THROUGH CAR. MOLDING MUST NEED TO BE REFITTED TO FIT THE CAR. DEALERSHIP NOT VERY POLITE WITH MULTIPLE REPAIRS OF SAME PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863433June 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE ASSIST HANDLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER' SIDE DOOR CAME OFF IN OCCUPANT'S HAND WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#863293June 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH CAME WITH VEHICLE PREVENTED DRIVER FROM STARTING OR RESTARTING VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SOME TIME. WOULD FINALLY START VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR SECURITY PROBLEMS. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863159June 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
A VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED IN ALTERATOR WIRING HARNESS AFTER PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. STATE FARM INSURANCE ASKED CONSUMER TO NOTIFY NHTSA. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552452June 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON HIGHWAY, AND IS UNSAFE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723471June 1, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CAR HAS HAD HESITATION WHEN IN A SLIGHT STRAIN AT 45 TO 55 MPH FOR ABOUT 2 MO. IT WOULD DO IT SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. FINALLY IT STARED DOING IT AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT A LOCAL FACTORY PERSON TO LOOK AT IT AND CALL ME TODAY. HE SAID THE MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY O O O. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862871June 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER DID NOT EXPLAIN WHAT WAS CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862748May 31, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING BOLT THAT HOLDS POWER STEERING TO THE FRAME CAME APART, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FREEZE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED THE PART ONCE BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862667May 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE REAR SEAT HAS GONE BAD, AND CAUSING SULFURIC ACID FUMES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, MAKING PASSENGERS ILL. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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