Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10215879January 24, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED DURING NORMAL START-UP DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL REGULATOR . FIRE DAMAGED ENGINE AND NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . PONTIAC CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY, AND AGREED TO RE-PURCHASE VEHICLE . THE AMOUNT OFFERED BY PONTIAC WAS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN PURCHASE PRICE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215788January 23, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND FROM BENEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,735. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213492January 2, 2008
AIR BAGS
DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN AUTO ACCIDENT. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE IMPACT THEN ROLLED 3 TIMES.*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213231December 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. A LOAD EXPLOSION FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. I OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS SPLIT WIDE OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212952December 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER / GAUGES ARE FAILING. FIRST THE TEMP GAUGE QUIT, THEN THE VOLT GAUGE, AND NOW THE TACHOMETER. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212422December 20, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TECHNICIAN TO HAVE A CHILD SEAT INSTALLED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS MISSING. WHEN SHE FELT DOWN IN THE SEAT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT FEEL THE BUCKLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211761December 12, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAIN ON 90% OF THE TIME I AM DRIVING. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY ON TWO OCCASIONS HAD THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $450.00. THAT IS WHAT THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN IT RETURNED. THE LAST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR THREE HOURS. THIS DISABLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS FROM OPERATING. IT IS PROBABLY A SHORT CIRCUIT OR BRAKE SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A PONTIAC, GOVERNMENT-MANDATED RECALL TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10210849December 4, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
THIS IS THE THIRD STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THIS VEHICLE IN 110,000 MILES AND IS DUE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. CLUNK NOISE CONTINUALLY RETURNS ALONG WITH NOTICEABLE PLAY IN STEERING CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER EACH REPLACEMENT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO DANGER OF STEERING FAILURE, BUT I'M NOT CONVINCED. THESE PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY WEARING WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FAILURE ON SOME LEVEL IF NOT FATAL. LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THESE POORLY ENGINEERED STEERING COMPONENTS, PLEASE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209898November 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
JUMPED VEHICLE DUE TO DEAD BATTERY,WHEN KEY WAS TURNED ENGINE BACKFIRE SOUND AND BLEW UP. INTAKE EXPLODED PARTS OF ENGINE THROWN EVERY WHERE. ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209006November 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND DANGLED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING, JUMPED A CURB, AND LANDED IN HER NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A FAILED PEDAL ASSEMBLY RETAINER CLIP, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,078 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,023. UPDATED 11/29/07.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207406October 30, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE NOISE OCCURRED IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LOOSE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED AT 32,340 AND 37,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206781October 24, 2007
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND. THE DRIVER BROKE 2 OF HER TEETH, DRIVER AND PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO LET THE SMOKE FROM THE AIRBAG CLEAR AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE OF THE TEETH AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND NOBODY WAS IN EVEN IN THE CAR, THAT DEPLOYMENT DESTROYED THE DASH AND WINDSHIELD. WE CALLED PONTIAC ON MONDAY OCT. 22 THEY SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK WITHIN A DAY OR TWO AND THEY DID CALL BACK THIS MORNING OCT. 24TH BUT SHE JUST ASKED ALL THE SAME QUESTIONS THEY ASKED ON MONDAY AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE 7-10 DAYS TO GET BACK TO US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10206228October 18, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT 52,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED OUT AND LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. AT 67,000 MILES, THE GRINDING NOISE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. AT 78,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CURRENTLY, THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO MAKE ANY MORE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205542October 12, 2007
STEERING
RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2001 BONNEVILLE: JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY BONNEVILLE FROM WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A 2001 BONNIE AND THIS ISSUE SHOWED UP IN 2005 AT ONLY 28000 MILES ( REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ). THIS ISSUE APPEARED AGAIN AT 41,500 MILES. I HAD JUST PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER IT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY REMOVE THE SHAFT AND REGREASE IT . I ASKED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT IS WAS NOT. MY QUESTION IS WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AND AM I IN ANY DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203596September 20, 2007
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT GOING BAD MAKING THE CAR FRONT END SHIMMY BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES MAKING SURE THE TIRES WERE BALANCED TWICE. AND OF ALL THE THREADS I HAVE BEEN READING THE PROBLEM IS IN THIS SHAFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203256September 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD THE SAME ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT. THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID VALE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THERE WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT BACK IN THE CAR. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE PUT SO MANY REPAIRS TO THIS SAME PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION ALL SORTS OF OTHER REPAIRS. I THINK THIS CAR IS A LEMON . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201569August 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE POOR PRODUCTION MANIFOLD/GASKETS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE MANIFOLD/GASKETS AND DEX. COOL WERE IN POOR PRODUCTION ON HER VEHICLE. *KB THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET HAD COOLANT IN THEM. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS BAD. METAL FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL WHICH WAS COMING FROM, THE ROD BEARING THAT FAILED DUE TO THE VEHICLE OVER HEATING AND COOLANT IN THE OIL. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH AND THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT THE MANIFOLD FROM CRACKING. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN JULY 2004, THE MANIFOLD CRACKED ONE MONTH LATER. THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED SHE HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2004 THE LOWER MANIFOLD SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL TO PREVENT FUTURE DAMAGE, HOWEVER SINCE IT WAS NOT REPLACED, STOP LEAK PELLETS MIXED WITH THE DEX-COOL AND THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200415August 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3/13/2007 COOLANT LEAK IN LOWER AND UPPER GASKETS AT 65,600 MILES. REQUIRED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF LOWER AND UPPER GASKETS AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. EVIDENTLY A GM PROBLEM WITH GASKETS. $700 REPAIR ON CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY ORIGINAL OWNER AND ONLY DRIVER OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200414August 22, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PROBLEMS WITH WINDOW REGULATOR DESIGN. 3/30/2005 33,212 MILES, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHUDDERS AND STOPPED WORKING, WOULD NOT OPEN. WINDOW REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 3/13/2007 65,600 MILES, RT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, WOULD NOT OPEN, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, COST TO REPAIR $500 8/20/2007 DRIVERS WINDOW AGAIN BARELY WORKING, AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT FOR $500. OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IF DESIGN OF WINDOW REGULATORS. POSING DANGER IF CAN NOT OPEN WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200416August 22, 2007
SUSPENSION, STEERING
12/10/2002 1,840 MILES KNOCKING SOUND FROM LT FRONT WHEEL; REPLACED BEARING STRUT 7/22/2004 24,414 MILES CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING SHAFT; LUBRICATED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT 10/25/2004 28,000 MILES COMPLAINED OF STEERING NOISE, DEALET DID NOTHING 2/7/2005 31,584 MILES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURING CAR LEFT OR RIGHT; REPLACED RT ANDLT STRUT BEARINGS 9/23/2005 39,704 NOISES IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL RELACED STEERING SHAFT AS GOODWILL,SINCE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE WARRANTY ENDED. 12/20/2006 60,699 STEERING NOISES IN STEERING NOISES AGAIN, RELACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AGAIN OBVIOUSLY A BIG TIME PROBLEM WITH INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. MUST ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEARING STRUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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