Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10116902April 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN PARK POSITION IGNITION KEY TURNED ON AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH CAUSE. WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOW HAD THE CAR IN TESTING FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CONDUCT THE ACTUAL TEST. THEY HAVE TRANSFERRED OUT FILE TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. COST OF THE AIR BAG IS APPROXIMATELY $850.00. CONTROLS $870.00 PLUS DAMAGE TO THE DASHBOARD. COST TO EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT THE WINDSHIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY $400.00. WE APPARENTLY SHOULD HEAR FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IN TWO DAYS. TIME TO ORDER THE AIRBAG IS 3-5 DAYS. NO ESTABLISHED TIME TO ACTUALLY DO THE REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118971April 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED T START THE VEHICLE IT'S ENGINE BACKFIRED THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. RECENTLY THE CONSUMER CAME ACROSS A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL REGULATOR WHICH CAUSED FIRES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IS AWAITING A RESPONSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116659April 9, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE IN PARK DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF SOME SYSTEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117611April 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE AT AN IDLE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT GEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRUST BEARINGS BROKE APART AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117429April 5, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH PASSENGER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BECAUSE THE SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116417April 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
99 BONNEVILLE, IN MARCH OF 2004 WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE CAR BACK FIRED AND THE ENGINE KILLED, IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND COOLANT WAS IN THE ENGINE. THE UPPER MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED AND GASKETS AT COST OF OVER $ 600.00. A YEAR LATER MARCH 2005 THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE. THE PONTIAC DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON APRIL 2005 THE PORBLEM WAS FIND, HAHA , PLASTIC INTAKE WAS CRANK, MORE MONEY. I THING GM SOULD RECALL AND PAY A THESE DEFECTS IN THERE PARTS. I WILL FIGHT TILL THE END. I HAVE SPENT OVER 1000.00 ON THERE DEFECT, ME MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116418April 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ABOUT 2 YEARS MY 98 BONNEVILLE HAD THE PLENUM CRACK WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THIS ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER TOP OF MOTOR WHICH REQUIRES VEHICLE TO BE SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY OR MOTOR WILL OVERHEAT UNTIL IT IS RUINED. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES AT FIRST OCCURRENCE AND HAS 72,108 MILES ON IT WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN LAST FRIDAY. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE UNTIL PARTS CAN BE BOUGHT AND INSTALLED, MAKING THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE ON HIGHWAY WHEN THAT OCCURS. IT HAS COST MORE THAN $ 800.00 EACH TIME TO GET VEHICLE FIXED AND I NOW HAVE NO TRUST IN THIS PART OF MOTOR WHAT SO EVER AS THERE IS NO REAL REASON WHY IT OCCURS OTHER THAN PLENUM BEING PLASTIC SO IT CAN'T STAND UP TO NORMAL PRESSURES OR TEMPERATURE CHANGES. VEHICLE MANUFACTURER HAS ADMITTED THEY MADE A FIX FOR PROBLEM BUT IT IS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE WHICH DOES NOT SEEM FAIR AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH ALLOWS DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FOR OWNER TO HAPPEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117368April 4, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. TEN MINUTES LATER, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING THE DRIVER IN THE FACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10116216April 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR TO LET IT WARM UP WHILE IT WARMED UP SHE WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE TO GET THE KIDS AS SHE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE SHE HEARD A BOOM THINKING IT WAS A RADIATOR HOSE SHE STARTED TO OPEN THE HOOD WHEN SHE DID THAT FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS CAME OUT WITH FIRE EXSTINGUISURES AND TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CAR TRIED TO START IT SELF USING THE REMOTE STARTER SYSTEM AND OF COURSE THE FLAMES SHOT UP DUERING THIS ATTEMPT BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT GOT THIER THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY INGOLFED IN FLAMES THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT NOT IN TIME TO SAVE THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117094March 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO START IT, AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER LATER FOUND A RECALL FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101732March 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WAS A WINNING NOISE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK THE VEHICLE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES WERE A PROBLEM AS WELL. THE TRANSAXLE AND CONVERTER WAS REBUILT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111695March 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED WITH REIMBURSEMENT FOR 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. *BF RECALL CAMPAIGN: 04V090000. THE RECALL IS RELATED TO THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAK. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO COOL OFF. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD BACK FIRE WITH A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALER. THE INTAKE PLENUM AND THE INTAKE PLENUM GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THERMOSTAT BLEW OUT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE FEELS THAT THE FAILURES ARE A RESULT OF THE RECALL ISSUE THEREFORE THE REIMBURSEMENT CHECK WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD A TICKING NOISE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114045March 14, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES, STEERING
CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING(INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113648March 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER , PUT THE FIRE OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112283February 28, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE DEFECT. GROOVE DEVELOPING ON SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE "BRAND" AND "MODEL" LETTERING. LOOKS AS IF THE TIRE HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING, BUT IS ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON TWO TIRES. ONE PASSENGER REAR, THE OTHER, DRIVER FRONT. POSSIBLE BELT SEPARATION?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113442February 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
'RECALL CAMPAIGN' CONCERNING 19998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACED PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED BECAUSE THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING WHAT THE DECISION WAS. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE DONATED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112032February 23, 2005
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM SHARRETT PONTIAC BUICK GMC ON 10 NOVEMBER 2004. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST RIDE ON 30 DEC I NOTICED A VERY OBVIOUS VIBRATION IN THE CAR. THE SALES MAN SAID THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I PURCHASED IT ON 10 NOVEMBER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME TILL FRIDAY THE 12 OF NOV. I WAS TOLD NEW TIRE WAS PUT ON THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 17TH OF NOVEMBER (2 DAYS) AGAIN FOR INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (2 DAYS) AGAIN IN THE WEEK OF 14 DEC FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS STILL NOT CORRECT. I WAS EVEN TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER IN A PHONE CALL ?THE CAR IS 90% FIXED? I TOLD HIM 90% WAS NOT ENOUGH. AGAIN THE CAR WAS IN FROM 20TH DEC TO THE 22ND DEC I DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND BROUGHT IT WRITE BACK AND STILL I FEEL A VIBRATION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT AT LEAST 4 TIMES BUT, TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ATTACHED ARE COPIES OF THE REPAIR ORDERS THAT DOCUMENT THE DEALERSHIP'S ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR MY CAR. NOTE: I HAD TO ASK TO GET INVOICE OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. I DID NOT GET ALL PAPERWORK. THEY ARE KEEPING IT OPEN AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE NOT CLOSING IT WHEN I AM CALLED TO PICK UP THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110793February 19, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
ON DECEMBER 30, 2002 I TOOK MY 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVELLE SLE IN UNDER WARRANTY TO PEORIA PONTIAC GMC TO INVESTIGATE VIBRATION AND A CLUNK NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LUBED BY PEORIA PONTIAC GMC PER GM'S STEERING SHAFT BULLETIN. MILEAGE WAS 19,814. IN DECEMBER OF 2004, THE NOISE RETURNED AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO PEORIA PONTIAC GMC ON 12/04/2004 AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT FOR GREASED FOR APPROXIMATELY $125.00 BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR. ON 12/6/2004 I PHONED PONTIAC. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT MY DEALER TO ORDER A NEW STEERING SHAFT. THE PONTIAC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE PROMISED TO REIMBURSE ME AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. ON 2/8/2005 I CONTACTED PONTIAC BECAUSE THE PART IS STILL NOT IN AT THE DEALER. I WAS ADVISED GM HAS REDESIGNED THE PART AND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A DELIVERY DATE. I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART AND AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110761February 18, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I CALLED BOTNICK CHEVROLET IN BINGHAMTON NY. TOLD THEM THE MAKE AND VIN OF MY VEHICLE (1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE). I RECENTLY LOST MY INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH AND I AM CONCERNED NOW ABOUT MY WIFE LOSING THE HEAD LAMPS WHILE DRIVING. BOTNICK INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON YOUR SITE (REF. NHTSA ID 94V190000). VIN: [XXX] . THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.*AK [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111540February 15, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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