Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10093625October 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW CABLE ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF 2000 PONTIAC BONNIVILLE BROKE.CAN NOT BUY CABLE ONLY,COMES WITH REGULATOR.CAN NOT BUY REGULATOR ONLY,COMES WITH MOTOR. COST ABOUT $300 NOT COUNTING LABOR.ONE WEEK LATER PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW BROKE. SAME PROBLEM. WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE POORING RAIN WITH MY SEVEN YR. OLD DAUGHTER SITTING THERE CRYING AND GETTING SOAKED.THIS SHOULD DEFINANTLY BE A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093461October 2, 2004
STEERING
I FEEL THE RIGHT STEERING WHEEL CONTROL ARM IS TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, ON MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. IT IS CLOSER AND LONGER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ON THE LEFT. I REPORTED TO PONTIAC THAT ANY TIME I RAPIDLY STEER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I HIT THIS ARM BEFORE THE WHEEL. THIS SLOWS MY RESPONSE AND STARTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FIND THIS IS VERY BAD AT SUCH A TIME, HITTING THE ARM SLOWS MY RESPONSE AND THE DISTRACTION FROM THE WIPERS JUST ADDS TO THE PROBLEM. I SUGGEST THE ARM BE SHORTENED ABOUT 3/4 INCH, WITHDRAWING IT FROM THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND I HIT THE ARM. I CAN'T SAY I WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT WITHOUT HITTING THE ARM. BUT I DISTINCTLY FEEL, HITTING IT SLOW MY ABILITY TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, AND YES, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING WHEN THE CAR STOPPED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO PONTIAC, BUT EACH YEAR SINCE, THE ARM IS THE SAME. DO YOU HAVE STATISTICS OF HOW MANY TIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ENGAGED AFTER AN ACCIDENT? HAS ANYONE EVER TESTED IF THERE IS A CORRELATION OF IMPROPERLY PLACED CONTROL ARMS OR DEVICES, CAUSING OR MAKING ACCIDENTS MORE SEVERE? I CAN'T BELIEVE, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO'S NOTICED THIS SAFETY FLAW, AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES. BUT, I HIT THAT DANG WIPER ARM EVERY TIME IT'S TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. AND IT'S THE WORSE TIME TO HIT IT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO TEST MY DRIVING ABILITIES, I SUSPECT YOU'D FIND MY SKILLS ABOVE AVERAGE AT THE LEAST. AND IF I HIT IT, I DOUBT I'M ALONE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094899October 1, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE BACK WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092785September 30, 2004
STRUCTURE
PROBLEMS REGARDING 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.*MR THE OVERHEAD HAND STRAP BROKE WHILE AN ELDERLY PASSENGER WAS USING IT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE STRAP WAS SECURE TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WITH PLASTIC NOT METAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094481September 28, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. THE LATCHES ARE MIXED, THEY DO NOT GO TOGETHER. THEY HAVE GM ON THE BELTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094533September 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DELCO BATTERY THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE HAS TWO OUTLETS WITH TWO BROKEN TERMINALS THAT LEAK, AND THE GAS THAT LEAKS. IT IS STORED UNDER THE BACK SEAT, WHICH ALSO STORES ALL THE ELECTRONIC RELAYS THAT WILL PRODUCE SPARKS AND CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, POSSIBLY STARTING A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072037September 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE FAILED. *AK THE RADIATOR CAP WAS REPLACED. WHILE IN MOTION, ABOUT 2 MILES AT 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER FOUND THAT FUEL LEAKED AND RUPTURED THE MANIFOLD. RECALL#04V090000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT IN REFERENCE TO HER VEHICLE. *SC *JB THE CONSUMER SENT IN A THANK YOU NOTE AFTER RECIEVING HER RECALL NOTICE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094416September 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094174September 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT A STOP, THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER DROVE HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094070September 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND ROLLING DOWN THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092728September 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACK AROUND THE EGR LOCATED ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091326September 20, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IF THIS IS NOT WHERE I NEED TO SEND A COMPLAINT, PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO THE CORRECT PERSONS. I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY 2004. *AK IN JUNE 2004 THE POWER WINDOW WENT OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE "ARM" BUT ALSO THE WINDOW MOTOR WITH A COST $300. THEN, ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE IGNITION MODULE WENT OUT WHICH MADE THE IGNITION COIL GO OUT, WHICH MADE THE IGNITION CABLES GO BAD! THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL $650! THE REASON I AM UPSET IS BECAUSE CARMAX SUPPOSEDLY HAVE THEIR CARS "CARMAX CERTIFIED". THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT AGAINST GETTING A "LEMON".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091276September 19, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MANY WATER LEAKS STARTING AT WINDSHIELD THEN TO TRUNK THEN TO WATER IN FLOORBOARDS. S OF TODAY MY CAR HAS BE IN SERVICE DEPT WITH 24 ISSUES IN 1 YEARS TIME. ALSO OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP THE WHO EVER WORKS ON THE CAR BREAKS OR DAMAGES OTHER PARTS ON MY CAR. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS KEPT MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS TWICE NOW OT COUNTING ALL THE OTHER TIMES ITS BEEN THERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091056September 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I PUSHED THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON AND ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THERE WAS THIS SMALL POP NOISE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE DASH. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND LOOKED INTO THE VENT AND SAW A FIRE ABOUT 3 INCHES HIGH. I GOT MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF OUT OF THE CAR RAN TO THE NEAREST HOUSE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT AND BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE (7 MIN LATER) THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075972September 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE HEADLAMP FAILURE CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON RESULTING IN THE DISCHARGE OF THE BATTERY AND THE ABILITY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092648September 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE REIMBURSEMENT HE RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER THE AMOUNT THAT PERTAINED TO THE RECALL. OUT OF 834.60 FOR REPAIRS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 97.92. RECALL#04V090000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090764September 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAK; WINDSHIELD GASKET DETERIORATING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091829September 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091744September 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V090000 REGARDING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE. AFTER HAVING THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACED VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091746September 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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