Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#546086June 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE CONTINUALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM ON FINAL INSPECTION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707234June 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707236June 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BUCKS WHEN IN ACCELERATION ON A HILL---BUCKING IS SEVERE--CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OTHERS IN AREA HAVE EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM---I FEAR TRANSMISSION WILL BECOME NOTICEABLY WORSE AS PROBLEM CONTINUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707140June 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLLS NORMALLY AT LOW SPEED BUT HAS STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES THE CHECK GAUGE4 LIGHT COMES ON. THE CHIMES SOUND WHEN EVER IT STALLS. IT HAS STALLED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES SINCE THE PROBLEM 1ST OCCURRED. I AM AFFRAID THAT I WILL BE REAR ENDED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL BE GOING BACK IN TOMORROW 6/3/1999 FOR THE 4TH TIME. COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED AND EXCHANGED. DEALER SAID HE CHECKED ALL ASSOCIATED WIRING BUT TO DATE HAS NOT FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834658May 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PEDAL BECAME FROZEN, WOULD NOT MOVE OR GO DOWN IN POSITION TO BRAKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838482May 26, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS INOPERABLE WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838162May 19, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE BROKEN, AND THE OUTSIDE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837952May 14, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. KNOCKED OVER A SIGN. MOTOR WAS RACING VERY HIGH, AND FINALLY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706488May 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED 11/98, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIN (NOT REBUILT) INSTALLED BY DEALER. REPLACEMENT BEGAN NOT FINDING GEAR FROM PARK IN 2/99. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS PROBLEM OF TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID INTO RADIATOR AND REPLACED RADIATOR, 5/99 TRANS BEGAN FALLING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT 45-65MPH, DEALER DIAGNOSED AS LEAK IN PART BETWEEN TRANS AND RADIATOR AND "FIXED" IT, THE NEXT DAY THE TRANS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE INSTANCES OF WHEN IT WOULD RANDOMLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT SPEEDS OF 45-55MPH. NHTSA ALREADY HAS 3 REPORTS OF '94 BONNEV. TRANS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706275May 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE ALTERNATOR AT A STOP CANNOT MAINTAIN POWER FOR MORE THAN AA COUPLE OF MINUTES AND IF YOU HAVE AN ACCESSORIE (I.E.) YOUR HEAT OR DEFOGGER OR THE HEADLIGHTS IT WILL DIM TO THE POINT THAT IF YOU ARE AT A LONG LIGHT IT WILL STALL THE CAR AND IF IT IS DARK IT IS HARD FOR OTHER CARS TO SEE YOU WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT WILL STALL OUT AFTER A MIN. IF YOU HAVE A DEFOGGER ON I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO GO TO PARK WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT IF I NEED THE DEFOGGER ON SO I CAN SEE AND THE DEALER JUST TOLD ME TO PUT IT IN PARK AT A LONG LIGHT AND THEY HAVE HAD TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THEY MENTIONED AND TECH SUPPORT TELLS THEM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CHARGEING SYSTEM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706022April 27, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE WAS IN REAREND COLLISION AND WAS TOTALED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#837004April 22, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837005April 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
LEFT SIDE OF TRUNK ARM, TENSION BAR, WHICH SUPPORTS THE LEFT SIDE OF TRUNK LID, SNAPPED AND BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545132April 21, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOM OF RECALL IN WHICH THE PUSH-PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ALLOWING AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING PANEL TO FLICKER OR GO OFF COMPLETELY. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544845April 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705117March 30, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT ON CAR IS PEELING TERRIBLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829593March 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A BAD STORM, WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T MOVE. THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE AND WAS BLINDED BY THE RAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONCTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544523March 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUCNTIONED DUE TO A OVERHEATED MOTOR CONDITION, RESULTING FROM UNDERSIZED MOTOR DESIGN. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704567March 17, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL NOTICE (96V015000) FOR CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUG/91 TO JUL/95 POINTS TO SUCH A PROBLEM. I WAS LEAVING A TRAIL OF IGNITED FLUID ON THE ROADWAY AS I DROVE. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT AFTER STOPPING. IGNITED LIQUID OF SOME FORM COULD BE SEEN POURING ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND RUN BEHIND MY CAR. I TRULY LOVE THIS CAR BUT FEEL I SHOULD ALERT OTHERS TO THE POSSIBLE DANGER. I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE CAR DUE TO THE FLAMES. THE PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, SINCE I COULD FEEL THE GAS PEDAL MOVE IN AND OUT WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. IT WOULD REV HIGH AT TIMES. I WOULD LOVE TO GET THE SAME CAR BUT NEED TO BE ASSURED ALL IS SAFE. INSPITE OF THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY CAR, WHAT OCCURRED SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE THE RECALL NOTICE. WHATEVER THE CASE, THE FIRE INCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO OVERHEATING. IT STARTED BY FLUIDS OF SOME KIND BEING IGNITED BY THE HOT SURFACES. AS I SAID BEFORE, I TRULY LOVED THIS CAR; AND, BECAUSE OF THIS, I MADE SURE REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORM ON IT. IT'S A CAR I HAD HOPE WOULD BE WITH ME FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704252March 10, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY I WAS STRUCK BY A DRUNK DRIVER GOING APPROX. 70-75MPH. I WAS HIT IN THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY THROWN BACK.AFTER PULLING OVER I FOUND OUT THAT THE SEAT BACK HAD BROKEN AND WAS IN THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE SEAR BACK TO IT'S UPRIGHT POSITION, IT ONLY WENT HALF OF THAT DISTANCE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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