Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#711745September 21, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ON DATE MENTIONED THE CARS FIREWALL AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHICH CAUSE THE LOSE OF THE USE OF THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. I WAS DECENDING A STEEP HILL AT THE TIME . I WAS LUCKY TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MANAGED TO GET THE FIRE OUT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT IF I HAD NOT KEEP MY HEAD. WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH SHOULD HAVE NOT WORN OUT AS THE CAR ONLY HAD 3500 MILE ON IT AT THAT TIME. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. I HAVE CALLED THE PLACE OF PURCHASE TO INFORM THEM OF THIS AND THEY GAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER OF THE PONTIAC CO. TO CALL AND THE NUMBER WILL NOT GO THREW. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PLACE IN THEIR WEB SITE TO SEND THEM AN EMAIL ABOUT THE FIRE AND NO LUCK THERE EITHER. IF THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED WHEN IT DID IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY WIFE DRIVING WITH OUR GRANDSON IN THE CAR, AS I HAD GONE TO GET GAS FOR THE CAR FOR HER FIRST. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT AS TO WETHER THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE . I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE HANDLED THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR GRANDSON IN THE CAR. THIS HAS ME VERY UPSET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711552September 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR STALLED & SHIM RING FOR ANY REASON, LOSS POWER STERRING AND BRAKING WHEN DURING NORMAL CONDITION. THREE OCCURENCES IN 3 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711476September 17, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 M.P.H. ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED USING BRAKE PEDAL FOLLOWED BY TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LIGHT RAIN WAS PRESENT AND CAR BEGAN TO SPIN MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLED, ROLLED AT LEAST ONCE AND FLIPPED END OVER END. DRIVER WAS 7 MOS. PREGNANT.THIS SAME TYPE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE BEFORE, TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND CAUSE OR DUPLICATION NEVER WAS DISCOVERED UNTIL THE INCIDENT. PREVIOUS OCCURENCE WAS O/A 10/98
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#847713September 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH SMELLED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT VENTS AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WHICH STARTED FROM TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711336September 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS PERFORMS START UP TEST PROPERLY. IN FORWARD MOVEMENT, THE FIRST BRAKE APPLICATION MAY BECOME A VIOLENT, UNEVEN, BRAKING EVENT THAT COULD MAKE THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLE. ADVISED NEEDING NEW FRONT WHEEL WIRING HARNESSES. NOT SHIELDED BY PONTIAC. $500+ TO REPLACE. DISCONNECTED FUSE FOR ABS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847529September 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR STOP SIGN/LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. A BELL WOULD RING PRIOR TO VEHICLE STOPPING COLD. WOULD BE DOING SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT HAPPENED. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548457September 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT ANGLE SENSOR. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847474September 10, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY, THIS CAUSED A CHILD TO BE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR HOURS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847315September 9, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IT WON'T LATCH. THERE IS NO CATCHING AND THE BUTTON HAS COLLAPSED. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846912September 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. LATER, NONE OF THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710967September 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. CAR MADE LOUD WHINING/GRINDING NOISES, JERKED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OTHER CARS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK I TRIED TO PROCEED. THE DASH SHOWED THE CAR IN GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS. HAD CAR BROUGHT HOME AND TOWED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY. IT HAS TWICE PREVIOUSLY GONE INTO NEUTRAL BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING BUT THERE WAS NEVER A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710857September 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I BELIEVE THE HORN "BUTTON" ON THESE CARS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUAL STATES THAT YOU CAN PRESS ANYWHERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL PAD TO BLOW THE HORN. THIS IS NOT TRUE. IT CAN ONLY BE BLOWN AT THE TWO TOP CORNERS OF THE PAD, AND IT TAKES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO SOUND. FOR SOME REASON, THE LEFT SIDE IS HARDER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. I CHECKED THIS ON ANOTHER CAR (OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL) ON THE DEALER'S LOT, AND IT WAS THE SAME. IN AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING THE HORN TO BE SOUNDED, IT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD NEVER BE SOUNDED; ESPECIALLY BY A WOMAN OR OLDER, WEAKER PERSON. SOME SORT OF REVISION IS NEEDED HERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710787September 1, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL LIGHTING SYSTEM DOES NOT TURN OFF HEADLAMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710373August 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548066August 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
MAXI FUSE ON FUSE BOX BURNT OUT CAUSING FIRE , GENERATOR ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPAIR ALSO. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845203August 17, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEATBACK LATCH COLLAPSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547891August 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED INTO VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT INSTALLED AT TIME OF ASSEMBLY. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547847August 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GEAR FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE IN REVERSE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709827August 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STARTING AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT, SPORADIC, ENGINE FAILURES WHILE UNDERWAY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE CAN ALWAYS BE RESTARTED BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHILE UNDERWAY, OR TO PARK, WHEN STOPPED, AND TURNING IGNITION KEY. CAN CONTINUE PERHAPS A FEW TO MANY MILES WITH NO FURTHER INTERRUPTION. SERVICE TECHNICIANS CLAIM LIKELY IN ELECTRONIC IGNITION OR FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT A REPLACEMENT OF CRANKSHAFT SENSOR LASTED PERHAPS 5 TO 10,000 MILES WHEN SAME ENGINE FAILURE, WHILE MOVING AND IN TRAFFIC, HAPPENED AGAIN. SERVICE PEOPLE ADVISE CAN BE ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, BUT NO WAY OF KNOWING FOR SURE WHICH ONE. IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING, BUT WITH NO APPARENT KNOWN WAY OF REPAIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844741August 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE ,OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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