Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10187127April 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE TIP OF A SPARK PLUG BROKE OFF INTO THE PISTON CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. GM HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10186440March 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE PLENIUM GASKET, CRACKED MANIFOLD. *AK
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No
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0
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#10186256March 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS SHORTED OUT AND BURNED TWO TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THE ELECTRICAL LOAD GOING TO THE HEADLIGHT IS TOO GREAT, THEREFORE OVERLOADING THE WIRES AND CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. PLASTIC SOCKET HAS MELTED ALONG WITH THE BASE OF THE HEADLAMP( PART# 9005). *JB
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0
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#10185986March 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 BONNEVILLE WITH 81,284 MILES WENT INTO SERVICE 2/29/00. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 3/15/2007. ALWAYS SERVICED AT PONTIAC DEALER AND NO PRIOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PONTIAC REFUSED ANY HELP WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLENTIN ON THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10185612March 20, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR HAS 75,796 MILES ON IT AS OF TODAY. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON LATELY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND AFTER PAYING $84.19 FOR A TEST TO BE RUN ON THE SYSTEM THEY TOLD ME THE FOLLOWING. THE CLOCKSPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $257.48 PLUS TAX. IF THIS DID NOT TURN OFF THE SENSOR THEN THE AIR BAG ITSELF WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN ADDITIONAL ESTIMATED COST OF $887.04. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT PARTS AS SIGNIFICANT AS THESE SENSORS SHOULD HAVE UNLIMITED WARRANTY, AND MORE INFORMATION RELAYED TO THE CONSUMER. IMAGINE THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY WITH THAT LIGHT ON WHO ARE UNAWARE THAT THE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE. *AK
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No
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0
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0
#10185256March 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WAS GETTING A GASOLINE SMELL AND TOOK CAR IN FOR THE PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL, DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THE REGULATOR BUT FUEL LINE. THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD AND THEN BILL WAS $950, ALMOST $100 MORE THAT QUOTE AND DID NOT RECEIVE PARTS BACK SHOWING THE PROBLEM *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184323March 6, 2007
STEERING
STEERING KNUCKLE U-JOINT WAS CLUNKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AND I PAID $275. ONE YEAR LATER, IT STARTED CLUNKING AGAIN ON TURNS - DEALERSHIP ADDED IN GREASE KIT AT NO CHARGE. ONE YEAR LATER, STEERING STARTS CLUNKING AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHY IS THIS THING DESIGNED TO LAST ONLY ONE YEAR? THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IF THE STEERING IS CLUNKING LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE, HOW DO I KNOW IT IS SAFE? *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10183894March 1, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. SOMETIMES IT FEELS MUSHY WITH A FLUID FEELING PEDAL PUSH BACK. A CLICK NOISE HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED. IT IS POSSIBLE TO STOP THE CAR BUT THE STOP FEELS UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS THE CAR HAS 36,600 MILES. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY IN 2006 THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMED TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT HAS RETURNED (WORSE THAN BEFORE) IN LATE JANUARY 2007. *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10183651February 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB ON THE 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LETTER INDICATORS P- PARK R- REVERSE N- NEUTRAL D- DRIVER AND L- LOW MIGHT DIFFER FROM THE ACTUAL GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION, IF THE CONTACT SELECTSEDDRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ACTUALLY BE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS SOMETIMES UNABLE TO START VEHICLE BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE IS WAS PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB, AND STATED IT WAS NOT ENGAGING CORRECTLY. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB WAS REPLACED. THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB FAILED AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND BOTH INFORMED HER THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 61800 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183389February 24, 2007
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT APPROXIMATELY 32000 MILES AND NOW I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN, CLUNK IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO WARRANTY LEFT SO I REALLY CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF WRECKING AND POSSIBLY KILLING SOMEONE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182334February 12, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES (DEVICE THAT RAISES AND LOWERS POWER WINDOWS). THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NOT FAILED IS THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW. THE PASSENGER DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LAST FAILURE DATE BELOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182332February 12, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES (DEVICE THAT RAISES AND LOWERS POWER WINDOWS). THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NOT FAILED IS THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW. THE PASSENGER DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LAST FAILURE DATE BELOW. *NM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182135February 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH A 3800 ENGINE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS LESS THEN 42,000 MILES ON IT. THE UPPER INTAKE (PLENUM) AND SEALS HAVE FAILED RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. I PHONED AN ACQUAINTANCE WHO WORKED AS A TECHNICIAN AT THE GM POWER TRAIN ENGINEERING FACILITY IN FLINT, MICHIGAN WHERE THE 3800 ENGINE WAS ENGINEERED. HE SAID IT WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE BY THE ENGINEERING SKILLED TRADES EMPLOYEES THAT THE UPPER INTAKE DESIGN WAS FLAWED. THERE WERE MANY INTAKE FAILURES OBSERVED DURING DYNAMOMETER TESTING. SOME EVEN EXPLODED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINEERS AND MANAGEMENT WAS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN, BUT FOR SOME REASON, CHANGES WERE NOT MADE. I CAN DIRECT INVESTIGATORS TO EMPLOYEES WHO WITNESSED INTAKE DESIGN FAILURES IN THE TESTING FACILITIES. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10182041February 8, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE HAD A STEERING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2001 BONNEVILLE SE. I HAVE A DOCUMENT ID #01-02-32-001A THAT STATES 2000-2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS A CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL ROTATION (LUBRICATE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). AFTER MONTHS OF GETTING A RUN-AROUND DUKE PONTIAC IN SUFFOLK VA FINALLY DIAGNOSED MY PROBLEM AND LUBRICATED THE SHAFT ON 03/01/02. THE NOISE STOPPED FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. IT NOW FEELS LIKE THE CAR HAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO CONTROL AT LOW OR HIGHER SPEEDS. I WAS ADVISED BY PERRY BUICK -PONTIAC 10/05/06 THAT THE NOISE I'M HEARING IS FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. I ALSO EXPERIENCED LOW FLUID LEVELS THAT WAS DETECTED ON 8-16-05 WHEN I GOT AN OIL CHANGE FROM TUNE UP PLUS. I THEN WENT TO PERRY BUICK-PONTIAC AND WAS CHARGED $376.62 TO REPLACE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE WORK ORDER WAS NOTED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A NOTICE IN 2003 THAT PERTAINS TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO THROTTLE BOBY GASKET. IT STATES THAT THE CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOW ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL AND HIGHER ENGINE TEMPERATURE. I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BECAUSE I STILL OWN THE CAR AND AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I FEEL IS A THREAT TO MY SAFETY AND TO THOSE WHO RIDE WITH ME. I ALSO FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REIMBURSED ME THE $376.62 THAT I PAID 8-18-05 TO HAVE THE MANIFOLD REPLACED. I ALSO HAD A FUEL LEAK OCT 5,20005 AND AM NOT SURE IF THAT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PROBLEM AFOREMENTIONED. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181275January 31, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AFTER STARTING MY PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 2002 THE 'AIR BAG' LIGHT LIT AND STAYED ON. DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS, SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. DEALER HAS NEVER ENCOUNTERED SUCH A PROBLEM WHERE AIR BAG WOULD SUDDENLY DEPLOY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. LONG PONTIAC OF FRAMINGHAM, MA REPLACED THE SDM MODULES AND AIR BAG.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180873January 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1998 & A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 3.8L ENGINES. I HAVE REPLACED 2 INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON THE 98 IN 3 YRS AND 1 ON THE 2K WITH ONLY 30K MILES. EA COST $630 EVERY AUTO MECHANIC KNOWS GM PUT A BAD PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS ENGINE AND REFUSES TO RECALL AND REPLACE THEM. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178803January 16, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN HIS 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE (FAILURE MILEAGE 112000 ) SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO IN REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD POP. SHE TRIED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN WITH THE TIRE. THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SOMETHING HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH NOR HAS SHE STRUCK ANYTHING FOR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING TO HAVE FAILED. *NM UPDATED 2/27/2007 - *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10178850January 16, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE IS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE WITH HIS STEERING COLUMN WHICH HE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 35,398 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE, AND DOES NOT RESPOND READILY TO CHANGES IN DIRECTION. HE DID TAKE HIS VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE CONTACT GAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINT # 1009722 AND 10157566. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS AFRAID THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND GAVE THEM A FILE # 71-467055915 WITH DATE OF FILING 01/10/07. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN A REDESIGNED INTERMEDIATE AND A REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD COST THE CONTACT $ 274.00. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178869January 16, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING 9/02. THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED AND LUBED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE CAME BACK IN MARCH 2005 THIS TIME THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS WORN AND NOISY. THEY REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNDER GOODWILL, BUT I HAD TO PAY $181.86 FOR LABOR. NOW JANUARY 2007 THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE IS BACK. I ALSO HAVE A 2003 GMC PICKUP THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON GM INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT PAPER WORK SAID "DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT JOINT WORN CAUSING NOISE HEARD". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176733December 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*- THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE HE HAS WITH HIS VEHICLE AND THAT HE WASN'T AWARE ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL HE WAS DOING RESEARCH ONLINE. BY THE TIME THE CONTACT FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN THE TIME FOR THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH VARIOUS 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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