Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10129188July 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: CONTACT STATES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK, DAMAGING STARTER AND SPARK PLUGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON 6-17-05 AT A COST OF $900.00: THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS DUE TO A RECALL #04V09000 FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE DELIVERY. SHE WAS REFUNDED MONEY BY PONTIAC. NOW SHE WAS REQUESTING MONEY BACK FOT THE SECOND TIME. ALSO, RECEIVED AN INVESTIGATION# PEO2050; CONCERNING ENGINE, BUT SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128867July 15, 2005
STRUCTURE
DT WATER LEAKING FROM THE FRONT NOT SURE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM, FLOOR MATS ON PASSENGER IS WET RUNNING BACK TO THE BATTERY CHAMBER. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER. JUST NOTICED THIS JULY 4TH, 2005. IT DOES THIS WHEN THERE ARE HEAVY RAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128201July 9, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEAD GASKET SPRUNG A LEAK OF ANTIFREEZE THAT BROKE A ROD INSIDE THE BLOCK AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE ALSO HAD A THE UPPER PELENIUM BREAK ON IT AS WELL. IT IS A 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE 3800 V6. WE HAVE TO GET A RIDE BACK TO MINNESOTA AND MY CAR IS IN ND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128215July 9, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I BOUGHT NEW A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WHICH CAME EQUIPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES. ON INCIDENT DATE WHILE DRIVING AT THE POSTED LIMITED SPEED ALL MY TIRE THREADS ON THE REAR TIRE DRIVERS SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, THE TIRE TREADS WHICH CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE DID NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME BUT FLEW INTO FAST LANE EMERGENCY LANE. ALSO FORTUNATE WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL THE TIRE THREADS LEFT THE TIRE WELL. AMAZINGLY, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE. FORTUNATELY ALSO WAS THE FACT THAT THE TIRE TREADS WHICH PUSHED THE GAS FILL LINE OUT OF ITS HOLDER WHERE YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AND BROKE THE GAS CAP DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION SINCE THE GAS CAP CAME OFF. I HAD NO ROOM IN MY CAR FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND LEFT IT AT THE TIRE SHOP. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM AT 317-468-0000 AND THEY PROBABLY WILL STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN THEIR JUNK PILE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. THEY GO UNDER THE NAME OF BIG O TIRES GREENFIELD, 1776 NORTH STATE ST. GREENFIELD IN 46140 I HAVE ALSO TAKEN PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE AND WILL FORWARD THEM TO YOU IF NEED BE. KINDLY ADVISE ME ABOUT THIS MATTER SINCE I STILL HAVE THREE OTHER SIMILAR TIRES ON MY CAR WHICH LOOK GOOD. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125860June 20, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: CONTACT STATES: THE CRADLE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHICH HELD THE SUSPENSION UP IN THE FRONT. THERE WERE FOUR BOLTS HOLDING IT UP, AND THE WASHERS RUSTED, CAUSING THIS FAILURE. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN THAT HAPPEN. THEY HAVE AGREED TO FIX IT ALL AT CONSUMER'S COST. CONTACT COMPLAINED TO GM, AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS TOO OLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124213June 4, 2005
STEERING
OCT. 6,2002 WAS FIRST TRIP TO DEALER REPORTING CLUNK IN STEERING WHEN TURNING, MILEAGE 22,346. DIAG. NOISE FROM STEERING SHAFT R & R AND LUBBED SHAFT. NOV. 14, 2003 SECOND TRIP TO DEALER FOR NOISE IN STEERING, MILEAGE 35,423. NOISEY SLIP JOINT R&R INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND LUBE AS PER BULLETIN #1-02-32-001C E7700A 1.2. THESE WERE BOTH COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. JUNE 2, 2005 RETURNED FOR A THIRD TIME TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING. WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED AT 57,632 MILES. I WAS TOLD WHEN I SET THE APPT. THIS WOULD BE AT NO COST TO LUBE AGAIN, BECAUSE OF MY TWO OTHER OCCURRENCES. AFTER SPENDING AN HOUR AT THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I COULD EITHER HAVE THE SHAFT LUBED AGAIN AT A COST TO ME OF $120.00 OR I COULD HAVE IT REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $260.00. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN SO LONG SINCE THE LAST OCCURRENCE. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL OFFER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123906June 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED AFTER MAKING A LOUD "BANG" WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS CAR HAD ONLY 24,000 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRUST BEARINGS BROKE APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121816May 22, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, OVER A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS, STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK IN FRONT END, NO ACCIDENTS OF LOSS OF STEERING, GM HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT 3 TIMES, THEN STRUTS, BUSHINGS AND MOUNTS AND LUBED THEM 2 OR 3 TIMES ALSO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120922May 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
WENT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT MY CAR WOULD NOT START, THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID TO CLEAN THE KEY AND CHECKS THE FUSES. I DID BOTH OF THESE AND STILL NO START. I CALLED A GM DEALER AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE SAID THAT THE CAR IS NOT RECOGONING THE KEY AND THAT IS WHY IT WONT START. THE KEY HAS A CHIP ON IT, NOW THIS IS IN NO WAY SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSED BY NEGLECT, IT IS FROM A DEFECT IN THE KEY, YET GM WILL NOT PAY TO GET THIS FIX AND GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120911May 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (PLENUM) FAILED COSTING ME $2000 IN REPAIRS. THE GASKET HAD BEEN MADE OF A FAULTY PLASTIC BY GM IN TRYING TO CUT MANUFACTURING COSTS. THE CAR IS A 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. I PURCHASE IT WITH 49,000 MILES IN 2003 AND IT CUREENTLY HAS 62,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120827May 13, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
RIGHT REAR WINDOW DROPPED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER (COCHRAN PONTIAC) SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE COMPLETE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $478.95. THE VEHICLE HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN OPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120535May 10, 2005
WHEELS:RIM
PURCHASED A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE NEW FROM DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD THE 16: CHROME RIM PACKAGE. THE RIMS ARE ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION WITH CHROME PLATING. 2 YEAR AGO, THE RIMS BEGAN TO HAVE A CHRONIC LEAKING PROBLEM. ON MULTIPLE RIMS CORROSION WAS DEVELOPING ON THE INSIDE BEAD, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEAL AND PRESSURE LOSS. TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP, AT GM REQUEST AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK. TOOK IT TO NTB AND THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM AND CLEANED RIM TO LAST APPROXIMATELY 9-12 MONTHS, BUT THEN THE CORROSION RESURFACES. SHOULD A CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM RIM HAVE CORROSION INTERNALLY? I DON'T THINK SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119426May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE MODULE BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND A NEW CONNECTOR BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THIS IS THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT HAS COME OUT WITH THE GM SUVS AND TRUCKS. IT COULD BE THE SAME FOR THE BONNEVILLES. PART NUMBERS FOR BRAKE MODULE 12226953 $438.66, CONNECTOR PART # 12084595 COST $.63.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118753April 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EQUIPMENT
MY 1996 BONNEVILLE STARTED ACTING UP, ROUGHLY IDLING, AND HESITATING WHEN TAKING OFF. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, CAR WOULD SHUT IT SELF OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET IT CHECKED. SCANNER IDICATED THAT IT HAD MULTIPLE MISFIRES, AND THAT MY MAP SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED MAP SENSOR. STILL DIDNT CHANGE ON HOW THE VEHICLE OPERATED. REPLACED ONE OF COIL PACKS, STILL NOTHING. PUT NEW PLUG WIRES AND NOTHING CAHNED. NEW OXYGEN SENSOR INSTALLED, AND STILL NOTHING. CHANGES. OVER ALL I JUST GOT DONE SPENDING $150.00 ON THIS CAR AND I CANT EVEN AFFORD THAT, AND STILL HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT THE COMPUTER CAME UP WITH. WHAT CAN I DO HERE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ME HURTING MY FINANCIAL STATUS, AND ME BLOWING THE CAR UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118651April 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 3800 SERIES ENGINE FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO GAIN ACCESS TO INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND BECOME TOTALLY INOPERABLE REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2200.00. THIS FAILURE ALSO HAPPEND IN A PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, THAT I ALSO OWNED, WITH THE SAME SERIES OF ENGINE. THE COST OF THE REPAIR TO THE GRAND PRIX WAS APPROX. $650.00. THE ENGINE IN THE GRAND PRIX DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. LOOKING AT AND READING THE VARIOUS GM MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY PREVALENT WITH THE 3800 SERIES OF ENGINE. GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE THIS WITH NO REGARD TO THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115475April 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND FOUGHT THE FLAMES WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THEIR VEHICLES COMPONENTS AND THAT THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES. AN ELECTRICAL EXPERT BELIEVES THAT THE LEAD FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FUSE WAS BLOWN BUT THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER'S CELL PHONE WAS CHARGING IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119057April 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER PARKED HIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 15 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. HALF OF CONSUMER'S HOME WAS DESTROYED. THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONSUMER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118996April 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER EQUIPMENT ON 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.*MR WHILE DRIVING DURING A SNOW STORM THE VEHICLE'S WIPERS BEGAN OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND BY THE END OF THE TRIP THE STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO MOISTURE SEEPING INTO THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116866April 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TWO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURES FOR MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, 3.8 ENGINE. FIRST ONE WAS IN JANUARY 2003. NOW 15 MONTHS LATER, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AFTER 35000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME, REPAIR COSTS WERE JUST OVER $800. NOW I'M LOOKING AT A BILL OF $866. I HAVE READ THE TSB AND MANY OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE OF RECURRING FAILURES. SOME HAVE EVEN REPORTED FIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS OR COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117828April 13, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG SHATTERED PASSENGER'S WINDOW. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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