Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10043585October 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PLENUM INTAKE VALVE & GASKET REPLACED IN APRIL 2003 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2003. NOW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THEY STOCK THESE PARTS DUE TO FREQUENT DEMAND FOR THEM. THIS IS MY 2ND PONTIAC AND I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE BONNEVILLE. MY 2 PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE OVER $900 AND NOW I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING REPAIR AT DEAN ARBOUR CHEVROLET IN EAST TAWAS, MI. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043604October 26, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE BODY OF THE CAR EVERY TIME I WASH IT. THIS STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGE, THERE ARE NOW LARGE SECTIONS OF THE CAR WITHOUT PAINT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 74,000 MILES ON IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044471October 22, 2003
TIRES, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK FLOODED HEAVILY WHEN RAINING, OIL LEAK, PROBLEMS WITH TIRES,ETC.*MR THE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE, IT STILLS REMAINS A FAULTY VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS VERY DISSATISFIED IN GENERAL MOTOR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038483October 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS. BREAKS SQUEAKED AND MADE A RUBBING AND MOANING NOISE. THE JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BINDING. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. . *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043003October 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE RPM RISE RAPIDLY, BUT THE CAR BARELY MOVES. AS THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES, VERY ROUGHLY, AND SHIFTS ROUGHLY UNTIL THE CAR IS WARM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041710October 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 1996 BONNEVILLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 22, 2003. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE HAD GONE INTO HYDRAULIC LOCK. THE PLASTIC INTAKE HAD CRACKED AND FILLED THE CYLINDERS WITH COOLANT. I HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD REMOVED AND SURFACED, THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND SEVERAL OTHER RELATED ITEMS. THE REPAIRS TOTALED TO OVER $2000. THIS WAS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I AM VERY CAREFUL TO HAVE ALL OF MY MAINTENACE DONE ON TIME AND ALL OF THE FLUIDS CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES. IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS, IT WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN OF INTAKE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042649October 9, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
THERE IS A CRACKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041451October 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, 3.8 LITER V6, 65K MILES WHEN ITS INTAKE MANIFOLD "PLASTIC" GASKET WARPED UNDER NORMAL USE. COOLANT DAMAGED IT WHEN DRAINED INTO ENGINE. GM HAS SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT THERE REGARDING THEIR 3.8-LITER V6 AND THIS PROBLEM. THEY KNOW IT'S DEFECTIVE IN THEIR DESIGN, BUT REFUSED TO COVER ANY PERCENTAGE OF REPAIR COST. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS NOT TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND NO ONE GOT HURT FROM A LOCKED UP OR DESTROYED ENGINE. GM SHOULD RECALL OR OFFER A REPAIR COPY ON THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES "PLASTIC" PART WITH REDESIGNED ALUMINUM ONE. THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM, IT'S TIME THEY MAKE IT RIGHT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041417October 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: - CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-65 MILES/HOUR. - CAR WILL NOT START- RANDOM OCCURRENCE. - ELECTRICAL SURGES ON DASH BOARD (MOMENTARY LOST OF ELECTRICAL POWER) WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. - ELECTRICAL SURGE ACCOMPANIES VEHICLE HESITATION WHILE IN MOTION - SPEED TYPICALLY 20 MPH AND ABOVE. - CAUSE "SEEMS" TO BE RELATED TO BATTERY CABLE ON POSITIVE POLE. REPLACING BATTERY, BUT THE BATTERY ISSUE STILL EXISTS. - CAR HESITATION, OR DEWING IN TRAFFIC IS A GREAT HAZARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES IN PAST THREE MONTHS - FIVE ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY AND ALL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE REPAIR SHOP REPORTED THAT A CABLE ISSUE IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CABLE CONFIGURATION. INCIDENT DATE REPORTED IS THE LAST DATE THIS PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041426October 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON SEPTEMBER 19,2003, MY 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 3800 V6 OVERHEATED(CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND HIGH TEMP ON GAUGES), WOULD NOT RESTART AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER BY STARTER MOTOR. HAD TO TOW INTO SHOP AND HAD COOLING SYSTEM CHECKED. PRESSURE LEAKS WERE DETECTED. THE SHOP MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER PLENUM FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC, HAD BECOME WARPED WHERE THE EGR VALVE CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO FILL UP THE ENGINE CYLINDERS. THE SMALL REPAIR SHOP WHERE MY CAR WAS REPAIRED STATED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED MANY OF THIS PARTICULAR UPPER INTAKE PLENUM FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS EVEN BEFORE I TOLD HIM THE ENTIRE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042052October 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED DRIVER BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME, AND PARKED VEHICLE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A WHOLE IN THE PLENUM THAT ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK AND WARP THE HEADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042086October 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO THE ENGINE. THIS COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041965September 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER MARKET MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE PLUNGER PIN KEPT BREAKING. THIS CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. UNABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, FENCO / FENWICK AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND THEY HAVE ALL FAILED. THE FIRST FAILED 79 DAYS AFTER INSTALLATION. THE SECOND ONE FAILED IMMEDIATELY WHILE BEING BLEED. THE THIRD ON FAILED WITH LESS THAN 1 MILE AND THE FOURTH ONE FAILED 150 MILES LATER. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THEIR POSITION IS TO TEST THE MASTER CYLINDER FIRST AND THEN THE PIN IF NECESSARY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041830September 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BLEW OUT. TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040775September 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN
CERTIFIED LTR REPORTING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE ON A 2001 BONNEVILE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040752September 26, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROAD VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND HAND INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10039530September 25, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040575September 23, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
WATER IN TAIL LIGHT FIXTURE, BULB WAS DISMANTLED AND FIXTURE WAS RUSTED. *MR ONE OF THE BACK UP LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE COMPARTMENT FULL OF WATER, THE BULB WAS DISMANTLED, AND THE FIXTURE RUSTED. (THE SAME CONDITION WAS IN THE OTHER COMPARTMENT) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040348September 23, 2003
TIRES
THREE OUT OF THE 4 TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THEM TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024708September 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS GIVING FALSE READINGS. DRIVER HAS NO CLUE TO WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *AK THE SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE THE INDICATORS WERE IN NEUTRAL BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. *SCC. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MATTER, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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