Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10020469August 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AROUND A CORNER. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. *NLM THE PLENUM FAILED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HYDRO-LOCKED DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET THAT GM HAD KNOWN ABOUT. THE ENGINE, STARTER AND PLENUM WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032829August 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT WAS SUCKED INTO THE CYLINDERS THROUGH TWO UNKNOWN HOLES IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SYSTEM. ENGINE HAD 66,000 MILES. RESULTED IN TOTAL BLOW-OUT OF ENGINE AND REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY AT A REPAIR COST OF CLOSE TO $3,000. ACCORDING TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN THIS ENGINE HAS A HISTORY OF THESE PROBLEMS AND GM NEEDS TO RECTIFY THE FAULTY PLASTIC MANIFOLDS AND GASKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032859August 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF WHENEVER A/C IS ON.VERY DIM LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033928August 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE SPEAKER LOCATED ON THE REAR DECK CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MR SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE SPEAKER ON THE REAR DECK CAUGHT FIRE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SUGGESTED THE REMOVAL OF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL FUSES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IMMEDIATELY. (WHICH WAS COMPLETED BY THE SERVICE DEALER) THE SERVICE DEALER THEN SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECT AND TO RETURN IT TO THE SELLING DEALER. THE SELLING DEALER REFUSED TO AFFIRMATIVELY IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND INSISTED THAT THE CONSUMER CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALER TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, COPIES OF THEIR NTSB, AND A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033640August 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031065August 8, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2001 BONEVILLE SLE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT TIRE END ROD BEING REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT TIRE END ROD THE CAR HAS 41,000 MILES. ALSO THE SEALED WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES. THE CAR IS 5,000 MILES OVER THE MANUFACTURE'S WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT PONTIAC WILL REIMBURSE 75% OF THE COST. THE CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031071August 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE - ON NUMREOUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES WHILE MOVING, OTHER TIMES AT STOP SIGNS OR STOPLIGHTS. WARM AND COLD WEATHER. WARM AND COLD ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS HAD IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHNIES AND EVEN HOOKED UP A RECORDER TO RECORD CONDITIONS WHEN THE STALLS OCCUR, BUT STILL NO ANSWERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031002August 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A RECALL ON GM 3800 SERIES II ENGINES FOR YEARS 2000 AND ABOVE RELATING TO THE INTAKE PLENUM. THIS DEFECT CAUSES SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. I TALKED WITH MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THIS EXACT DEFECT FREQUENTLY OCCURS IN 1998 AND 1999 YEAR AUTOS WHICH USE THE SAME ENGINE. MY 1999 BONNEVILLE HAS THIS PROBLEM WHICH WILL PROBABLY COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. CURRENTLY, THEY ARE NOT COVERING 1999 MODELS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THEM. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026992August 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL OR DRIVE WITHOUT HIS FOOT BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE KEY POSITION WAS IN THE ACCELERATOR POSITION WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. (ESPECIALLY ON A HILL) *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030688August 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AND I NOTICED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WOULD NOT HOLD ANY COOLANT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BUTTS MOTORS TO HAVE A BELT CHANGED AND THE COOLANT LEAK INVESTIGATED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE UPPER MANIFOLD AND GASKET THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THOSE PARTS WERE PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND THE GENTLEMAN SAID, "YES IT IS. IF YOU DON'T GET IT REPLACED YOU'LL BE SPILLING EMISSIONS ALL OVER THE PLACE." HE THEN QUOTED ME A HEFTY PRICE OF ALMOST $900.00 TO DO THE WORK. I TOLD HIM THAT I BELIEVED THAT THE UPPER MANIFOLD WHICH HE CONFIRMED WAS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED FOR 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES (FEDERAL EMISSIONS LAW). THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG GM ENGINES FROM 1995-1999. IT IS AN ISSUE COVERED IN THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NO: 01-06-01-007A, DATED JULY 2001. IT STATES THAT, CONDITION: SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON EXCESSIVE ENGINE COOLANT CONSUMPTION, OR AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NEAR OR UNDER THE THROTTLE BODY AREA OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD." THEY CONTINUE," CAUSE: UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD COMPOSITE MATERIAL MAY DEGRADE AROUND THE EGR STOVE PIPE AND COULD RESULT IN AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL COOLANT LEAK." THE EGR SYSTEM, INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ARE ALL COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS. THE SERVICEMAN AT BUTTS MOTORS TOLD ME BY PHONE ON 31 JULY 2003, THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, WHICH WAS, OF COURSE, EXPIRED. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN. I WANT GM TO COVER THE COST OF THE WARRANTED PARTS/LABOR FOR THIS REPAIR. THE FACT THAT THE GASKET IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THAT THE RECOMMENDED COOLANT "DEXCOOL" CORRODES THE PLASTIC IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CONSUMER. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED FOR THE CONSUMER AT NO COST. I SENT THIS EXACT COMPLAINT STATEMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I WANT GENERAL MOTORS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND RECTIFY ITS FAULTY PRODUCTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030633August 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1998 PONTAIC BONNEVILLE SE, STANDARD V6 ENGINE, WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED THE ENGINE WILL SURGE AND LEAP FORWARD . CAR ENGINE WILL QUIT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES SHIFTS UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ANY REASON, EVEN AT SPEED CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. SUPOSEDLY RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ( PLASTIC CRACKS CAUSING VACUM PROBLEMS AND SOMETINES LOSS OF WATER). ALSO EXTERIOR PAINT STARTED TO PEAL OFF AT 70.000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025072August 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *NLM THEN 20 FEET DOWN THE ROAD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, TEARING APART THE DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD. GM DIDN'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THEIR INSPECTOR SUGGESTED THAT THERE WERE PINE NEEDLES ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED WATER NOT TO FLOW PROPERLY. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR FULL OF WATER FROM FRONT TO BACK. THE SDM MODULE HAD CORROSION AND WATER DAMAGE WHICH POSSIBLY CAUSED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10031704July 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WATER PUMP HAS FAILED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030512July 31, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
BONNEVILLE WITH 37,000 MILES. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WORST BEING UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN CAR KEEPS GOING STRAIGHT THEN A CLUNK IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND THE CAR FINALLY GOES RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. DEALER WAS ALSO ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER FINDS SOME TYPE OF METAL LODGED IN BETWEEN THE LINKS ON THE RACK. RACK IS REPLACE UNDER PREFERRED WARRANTY. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 14 DAYS FOR A REAR WINDOW SEAL LEAK, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030403July 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING AT APRX 40MPH THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS. THE BRAKES STILL WORKED ,AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT ROAD SO WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURY.*AK STEARING WHEEL AND PEDALS SHAKE BETWEEN 65 AND 75MPH. MECHANIC FOUND THAT SMALLER BRACKET OF THE DRIVE WHEEL HAS BECOME LOOSE. REPLACED THE BRACKET. WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS...THEN SHAKING STARTED TO COME BACK...WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031587July 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WIPERS STARTED SMOKING, AND STOPPED WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030439July 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
CAR STARTED ON FIRE AFTER TUNING ON THE DEFOGGER
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029215July 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CAR WAS AT APROXIMATELY 87000. TURNED THE CAR ON, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DIDNT SEE ANY FLAMES, POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND SMOKE JUST CONTINUED TO PILE OUT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE WAS ON ITS LAST BREATH. HAD ENGINE RELACED FOR A USED ENGINE WITH 4500 MILES ON IT FOR $1500. SOON AFTER THE ENGINE THE ALTERNATOR STARTED TO DIE, WHERE JUST BY STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR YOU CAN HEAR METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM IT. PAID $100 TO GET NEW ALTERNATOR. RIGHT AFTER ALTERNATOR THE EG R VALVE DIED, HAD IT REPLACED, ANOTHER $300 SPENT. NOW COME SPEDOMETER SAYING 99000 BUT THE SECOND ENGINE ONLY HAVING 60000 THE SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AND WORN OUT BEYONG BELIEVE. ANOTHER $75 SPEND. WHILE HAVING THAT REPLACED THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT PUDDLES OF OIL ON THE ENGINE, THUS THE MANIFOLDS/GASKET ON ENGINE#2 WILL SOON NEED TO HAVE WORK DONE.SHOULD I CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE GASKETS LEAKING...DOES IT RELATE TO THE RECALL THAT WAS MADE ON THE MANIFOLDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028958July 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 02/17/03. IN MAY 2003, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I WAS REPLACING A MOTOR. ONCE AGAIN, ON JULY 19, 2003 I AM REPLACING YET ANOTHER MOTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028696July 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1ST THE PLENUM WAS MELTED BY THE EGR VALVE, WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED. WHEN THAT WAS FIXED, I BEGAN HEARING A HIGH PITCHED WHINE ONCE THE ENGINE IS HEATED UP. WE HAVE REPLACEDTHE HARMONIC BALANCER POWER STEERING PUMP, WATER PUMP, ALL BELTS, CHECKED THE TIMIMG CHAIN, AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE COULD THINK MIGHT BE CAUSING IT, BUT I STILL HAVE THE WHINE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN STILL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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