Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#729641August 31, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWO DEALERS, & TWO INDEPENDENT CANNOT FIND PROBLEM- IT IS INTERMITTENT EVERY 100 MILES OR SO. I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC CUST ASST FOUR TIMES AND CEO OF GM - NO RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869216August 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER BETWEEN 4-6 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. FINALLY DEALR REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND DEFECT DID STOP, BUT ONLY FOR 2 YEARS. CURRENTLY, DEFECT HAS REAPPEARED.*AK FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE IN THREE YEARS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729216August 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VOLTAGE FALLS AND MOTOR QUITS IN HEAT. BATTERY IS DEAD. REPLACING ALT & BATT DOES NOT HELP. VOLTAGE GETS LOWER AS HEAT BUILDS UNTIL BATTERY DIES. ENGINE FALTERS AND QUITS. HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (DIDN'T HAPPEN BEFORE). SSEI DOES NOT HAVE A VOLTMETER AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE BATTERY LIGHT COME ON IN ANY OF THE EVENTS (THOUGHT IT IS WEAK AND HARD TO SEE SO WE CAN'T BE SURE). DEALER KNOWS NOTHING. WE HAVE NOT FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. I INSTALLED THE 130 AMPERE OPTION ALTERNATOR (FOR CARS WITH ELECTRICALLY HEATED WINDSHIELDS) THE LAST TIME AND HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE VOLTAGE. THE VOLTAGE DROPS STEADILY AS HEAT BUILDS, BUT SEEMS TO STOP AT ABOUT 13 VOLTS (I DIDN'T ADD VOLTMETER BEFORE GOING TO THE LARGER ALTERNATOR SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LOW VOLTAGE WENT IN EARLIER EVENTS .. THOUGH I DID EXPERIEMENT WITH SEMI-DEAD BETTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR DISCONNETED AND THE ENGINE QUITS AT ABOUT 10 VOLTS). I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB SITE AND I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER SSEI OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL HAVE REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND/OR BATTERY TO NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729234August 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THREE OCCASSIONS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35-50MPH. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A PERIOD TIME. ONCE IMMEDIATELY AND THE OTHER TWO TIMES AFTER 15-30 MIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETECTED OR REPEATED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PROBLEM AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729112August 25, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728434August 19, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AT ABOUT 70 MPH. DURING RESULTANT CRASH, SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. INJURY SUSTAINED WAS A BURST FRACTURE OF THE L-1 VERTEBRAE RESULTING IN AN INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#728026August 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TAKES 2 TO 3 CRANKS TO START WARM ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727578August 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING, DOORS LOCKED DOWN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN TRYING TO TURN OFF INERIOR LIGHTS, CONTROL SWITCH SUNK/MELTED INTO DASH. DASH ABLAZE WITHIN 2 TO 3 MINUTES, ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED 3 TO 4 MINUTES LATER. ESCAPED THROUGH OPEN WINDOW. VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727317August 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING GAUGE TO READ FULL AT ALL TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726975August 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALERS FAILING TO NOTIFY ANY ONE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, ALSO WHEN THIS PART FAILS DRIVEABILITY AFFECTED INCREASED POLUTION, AND VISABILITY TO PERSONS FOLLOWING FAILED VEHICLE IMPAIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553556August 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE VEHICLES MAKES POPPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION, FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND BROKEN WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726430August 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BETWEEN 1-75 MPH, REAR BRAKES HOWL/MOAN WHEN WARM AND LIGHT PRESS. APPLIED. TALKED TO DEALER HERE AND IN DENVER, THEY'RE UNSURE OF PROBLEM. NO BRAKE LOSS, JUST ANNOYING NOISE! PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866328July 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DIE ,AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER 10-15 MINUTES LATER . DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCURRED, DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE WITHOUT DUPLICATING DEFECT. *AK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER IDENFIFIED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAILED FUEL PUMP AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBERSMENT FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866451July 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING. PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON ELEVEN OCCASIONS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON ELEVEN TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING, WILL RESTART EVERY TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726258July 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726127July 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT WORKS THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. REPLACED THAT THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE RADIO QUIT . ITS HAD A ROAR IN THE REAR END EVER SINCE WE GOT IT. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAUGES FOR HEAT , SPEED, RPMS,OIL, ETC. GO BACK AND FORTH WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE THEN WHEN THEY STOP THEY DON'T READ CORRECTLY. SPEED DOESN'T READ RIGHT. MASTER CYCLINDER WENT OUT 2 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866132July 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING UNDER 15MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866073July 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING FREQUENTLY FROM THE ENGINE REAR SEAL. TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553194July 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHCILE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725619July 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKED ACID INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ACID CLEANED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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