Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10067556April 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067614April 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OR THE PLEMIUM WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THE THING WORE OUT AND ALL OF MY ENGINE COOLANT WENT INTO THE FUEL CYLINDERS AND LOCKED MY MOTOR DOWN I WAS HEADED TO MACON GA FROM DOUGLAS,GA GOING TO THE HOSPITAL WERE THEY HAD TRANSFERED MY BROTHER AND HERE I AM IN PERRY,GA BROKE DOWN BECAUSE PONTIAC PUTS A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON A MOTOR I FEEL LIKE PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PART BEING REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY CAR SURGING BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MILES PER HOUR THIS IS THE SORRIEST CAR I HAVE EVER OWED AND I HAVE OWNED 2 GRAND PRIXS BEFORE THIS CAR BUT LIKED THE BODY STYLE OF THE BONNEVILLE AND I RHOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD CAR BUT BOY WAS I WRONG I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST,2002 AND HAVE SPENT ENOUGH MONEY ON REPAIRS ON IT THAT I COULD PROBABLY DONE PAID FOR ANOTHER GRAND PRIX.AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIGHT I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THEM FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS BECAUSE THEY ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO ME .PEOPLE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THERE CARS AND STILL HAVE TO PUT MONEY IN REPAIRS ITS JUST NOT FAIR .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068585April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064674April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED . *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063315April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WAS LEAKING COOLANT ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY HER FRIEND THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON A LIST OF POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURES FROM COOLANT LEAKING BY GENERAL MOTORS (GM). CONSUMER WENT TO A GM DEALER AS SOON AS SHE LEARNED THE NEWS, AND SHOWED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH WAS REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066437April 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE MOTORS FOR THE WINDOWS IN MY VEHICLE ARE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE MOTOR FOR THE DRIVERS WINDOW WENT OUT. I'VE NEVER HAD A MOTOR FOR A WINDOW GO OUT BEFORE HOWEVER I KNOW IT DOES HAPPEN AND I DO USE THIS WINDOW PROBABLY ONCE A WEEK OR SO. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I USE MY CAR FOR WORK ONLY AND ALL MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN. BOTH BACK WINDOW MOTORS HAVE ALSO GONE OUT AND TOTAL FOR THE BACK TO WINDOWS THEY HAVE BEEN ROLLED DOWN 5 TIMES ONLY BY ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS INTENDING TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS WINDOW. AT $350.00 TO REPAIR THE BACK WINDOWS HAVE BEEN MADE TO STAY PERMANENTLY SHUT. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE VERY SAFE TO HAVE ALL THE WINDOWS MADE TO NOT ROLL DOWN BUT IT IS AGRIVATING THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066458April 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PIN HOLE LEAK IN THE DIAPHRAM CAUSING FUEL LEAKS AND ENGINE BACKFIRE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO SAFETY RECALL 04V090000, YET PONTAIC SAYS NONE OF THE PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ARE INCLUDED WHY NOT??? SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM ON THIS CAR ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066190April 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS MY CLEARCOAT HAS BEEN PEELING OFF LIKE A BAD SUNBURN. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE. IT'S HAPPENING ON THE ENTIRE HOOD AND ON BOTH FRONT FENDERS. I HAVE A 92 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE REST OF THE CAR LOOKS BRAND NEW. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR. I WAS JUST TOLD RECENTLY THAT I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE AGE OF THE CAR , THE COATING SHOULD NOT BE COMING OFF LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066990April 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER STATED THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD MELTED WHICH CAUSED LEAKAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066013April 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, ALL 4 DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE AND THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE, ON THIRD BATTERY FOR THIS CAR AND THERE IS STILL A SHORT SOMEWHERE CAUSING A FLUXATION IN THE VOLT METER IF THE BLINKER IS ON, ANTILOCK BREAK LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF AND BREAKS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND MAKE A LOUD NIOSE IF SLIPPING, ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS ALMOST EVERY OTHER MONTH AND HEATER BLOWER WILL COME ON AND OFF AT WILL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065876April 10, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RACK& PINION STEERING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT ONLY. TURNING RIGHT WAS STILL FUNCTIONING WITH POWER ASSIST. THE PROBLEM INCREASED OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO WHERE THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN LEFT AT ALL (EVEN MANUALLY). COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS MANUFACTURER WITH ABSOLUTLELY NO RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066893April 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE BACK FIRED DUE TO MANIFOLD RUPTURING. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066900April 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066834April 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT FLASHED. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065797April 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
LOST EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I HAD NO DASH LIGHTS NO RUNNING LIGHTS. TOOK TO THE GARAGE AND FOUND OUT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD MELTED. TO ME THIS IS A DEFECT. MY CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066741April 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE BACK FIRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065481April 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. *PH EGR VALVE IS STUCK AT 67% OPEN POSITION AT IDLE, WHICH IN TURN HEATED THE EGR PIPE CONNECTION AT THE PLASTIC AIR PLENUM AND LED TO THE LEAKING OF COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED PLASTIC AIR PLENUM WHICH HAS MUCH THICKER WALLS AT THE EGR ENTRANCE. VEHICLE ALSO DOESN'T RUN WELL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND GAS MILEAGE DROPPED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THE LEAK ON THE MOTOR STARTED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066617March 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE EGR VALVE STUCK 67% IN THE OPEN POSITION AT IDLE WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. *PH PLASTIC AIR PLENUM WAS REPLACED.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064247March 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE HAD 70,000 MILES WHEN SUDDENLY SEIZED WITH NO WARNING. REPAIR SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD WARPED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO SPILL INTO ENGINE. ENGINE AND STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR CENTER SAID IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT ENGINE HAD SAME THING HAPPENING AND A KIT IS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS PROBLEM-PURCHASED KIT FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE. TOTAL REPLACEMENT COSTS---$3,223.06. I SEE IN BROWSING THE COMPLAINT PAGES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ITS TIME THAT GM MAKES THINGS RIGHT FOR THE CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064248March 31, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REPEATED STALLING IN TRAFFIC. TYPICALLY OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER START-UP. DURING ONE COLD START THE ENGINE MISS-FIRED AND BACK PRESSURE POPPED OFF THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. WAS DIAGNOSED FIRST TIME AS MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. PROBLEM RECURRED, DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. SHORTLY AFTER, FLOODING AND SPARKPLUG FOULING OCCURRED DUE TO DAMAGED INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS. WHILE TWO OF THE COMPONENTS ARE THE SAME AS RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V090000, AND GM RECALL 03054B, GM SAYS THIS VIN [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *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

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