Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10167856September 11, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MAGNASTEER ISSUE: EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 15 MPH) WHEN VEHICLE IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. SUMMER TIME CONDITIONS ENHANCE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE STEERING FLUID HEATS UP, THE STEERING BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE MAGNASTEER RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED 1 TIME. THIS CURED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY (1000 MILES). THE DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED FEVERISHLY AND EXTREMELY WELL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM UNRESOLVED SO FAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167640September 8, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH AND GETTING OFF AN EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMPACT ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE UNWARRANTED DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR LIP INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, DETERMINED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE HEATER CORE CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO GET WET, AND THEREFORE SET OFF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT AIRBAG. THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE AIRBAG. THERE WERE NO PICTURES OR POLICE REPORTS TAKEN. A REPAIR INVOICE FOR THE DISCONNECTION OF THE AIRBAG WAS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10167645September 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DURING SUMMER, AFTER DRIVING CAR AND STOPPING FOR 10 MINUTES TO 1-1/2 HOURS, WHEN YOU RESTART THE CAR IT WILL SPIT, SPUTTER, STUMBLE, AND VIBRATE FOR 10 SECONDS OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL SMOOTH OUT AND RUN NORMALLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167488September 6, 2006
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE "CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM" WARNING AND A "CLUNKING" NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT AREA. IT MAKES NOISE PRIMARILY IN A TURN OR GOING OVER A BUMP. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING/ASSEMBLY REPLACED AS WELL. THE LAST MECHANIC WAS PUZZLED AND FRUSTRATED AT THE FACT THAT HE CANNOT FIGURE OUR WHAT IS MAKING THE NOISE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE CONSUMER. GM WONDERS WHY THEIR SALES A SLACKING....MAYBE THEY SHOULD TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. MAKES ME THINK I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A TOYOTA..... *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166721August 28, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I WAS STOPPED AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED IN MY FACE. THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SHATTERED. MY FACE GOT SCRATCHED AND MY HAND GOT SCRATCHED. IT SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME AND THERE WAS NO REASON AT ALL THAT THEY WENT OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10166419August 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN (AT SEPARATE TIMES) WITHOUT OPERATION BY DRIVER/PASSENGER. APPROXIMATE COST OF REGULATOR/INSTALLATION FOR REPAIR = $350-400 EACH. FIRST INCIDENT (REAR PASSENGER SIDE) OCCURRED, AND I TAPED UP WINDOW PENDING REPAIRS. TAPE CAME LOOSE, AND WINDOW FELL DOWN AGAIN DURING RAINSTORM. I WAS ALONE IN CAR, AND HAD TO TRY TO FIND LOCATION ON HIGHWAY TO ATTEMPT TO GET WINDOW BACK UP. SAFETY ISSUE WITH BEING ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY DURING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. WINDOW IS STILL TAPED BECAUSE ONCE THE SECOND WINDOW FELL, COST BECAME TOO PROHIBITIVE TO FIX AT THIS TIME. SECOND INCIDENT (REAR DRIVER SIDE) OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2-3 WEEKS AFTER FIRST INCIDENT. GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE IN REAR SEAT, (WINDOW LOCKS WERE ON BECAUSE 1ST WINDOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN), GRANDDAUGHTER GAVE SMALL SCREAM OF FRIGHT WHEN WINDOW FELL, SURPRISING MY HUSBAND (DRIVER), CAUSING HIM TO JERK WHEEL IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE HER SCREAM CAUGHT HIM OFF-GUARD AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SECOND WINDOW IS STILL TAPED. SAFETY ISSUES WITH CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT AND WINDOW DOWN, WITH NO WAY OF PUTTING IT BACK UP AT THAT TIME; PLUS, THE UNEXPECTED FRIGHT TO DRIVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166329August 23, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER SIDE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE SHAFT WAS GREASED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - THE NOISE COULD ALSO BE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IDLING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166046August 20, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CAR STARTED CHUGGING IN CITY DRIVING, THEN STOPPED. SINGLE HISS AND LARGE PUFF OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PUSHED CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GOT IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAD A FIRE, CAUSED BY A/C HOSE BURST SPILLING FREON ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING FLASH FIRE WHICH BURNED THROUGH THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS AND BACK BANK OF PLUG WIRES. CAR DEEMED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY AS REPAIRS WOULD COST MORE THAN $5000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165772August 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AT EVERY CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE 10-15 OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165522August 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ROD BEARING FRACTURED ALONG THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING A FIRE TO ERUPT WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR AND INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165328August 12, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
HEARD A "POPPING" NOISE, THEN LOST POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT. RIGHT TURNS WORK FINE, BUT NO POWER STEERING TO THE LEFT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165258August 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON A PONTIAC BONNEVILLE YEAR 2000 RIGHT AND LEFT WINDOW REAR WILL NOT OPERATE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165120August 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN IDLE, THE ENGINE RPMS ELEVATED, AND THE OIL GAUGE INDICATED LOW PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED NO OIL LEAK WAS PRESENT, BUT A PLUG WIRE TO THE ENGINE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164522August 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING AT 65 MPH. EXHAUST SUDDENLY BEGAN SPEWING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE, WHICH BLINDED MANY OTHER MOTORISTS MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED. ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. HEAD GASKETS WERE CHANGED, AS WERE ALL OTHERS NEEDED TO DO THIS REPAIR. UPON RE-FILLING THE RADIATOR WITH ANTIFREEZE, IT BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNEXPECTED PLACES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS YET ANOTHER CASE OF THE UPPER INTAKE TUNNEL (PLASTIC) HAVING FAILED. I CALLED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, AND DUE TO THE HUGE NUMBERS OF THESE NEEDING TO BE MANUFACTURED AND SOLD, THE PRICE HAS BEEN REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE OLD PART HAD TO BE TURNED IN TO THE DEALER AS A 'CORE' ITEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164430August 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FRACTURED A YEAR AGO WHEN THE CAR HAD 40,000 MILES. THE FRACTURE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CONSTITUTED A LEAK AND AS A RESULT OF THE LEAK THE ENGINE RAN VERY INEFFICIENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED 3 TIMES TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS PAID BY THE CONTACT. UPDATED 8/30/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164290August 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. COSTS OF OVER $400 & OVER $500. BETWEEN THESE DATES THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR WAS $2400. CALLED PONTIAC ON IT. THEY HAD THE DEALER SEND A $400 "GOOD FAITH" CHECK. NO MORE GENERAL MALFUNCTION VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164166August 2, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE SEAT WAS CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10163655July 27, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2 REGULATORS FOR TWO DIFFERENT WINDOWS WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YEARS WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE GM WARRANTY. THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT THE COST OF $350. NOW THE FOURTH REGULATOR ON THE LAST WINDOW IS BROKEN AND THE DEALER WANTS OVER $400 TO FIX. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163487July 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM STARTING THE VEHICLE, A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AS WELL AS BACKFIRING OF THE ENGINE. AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC DISCOVERED LOW FLUID LEVELS IN THE RADIATOR, WET AND RUSTED SPARK PLUGS, CRACKED HEAD GASKETS AND THE PISTON HAD TORN THROUGH THE OIL PAN. THE MANUFACTURER THE RECALLED (04V090000) ITEM WAS REPLACED IN JULY OF 2004 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RECALL WAS CLOSED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SERVICE MECHANIC FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163519July 26, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY NEPHEW WAS DRIVING HIS 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AND TURNED INTO A DRIVEWAY. AT THAT TIME, THE REAR BODY TO SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED, AS THE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE MILD STEEL RETAINER DISKS THAT HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY RUST CAUSED THE REAR OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR, PULLING THE STEERING SHAFT OUT OF ITS SOCKET. THIS CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT A WEAKENED MOUNT RETAINER DISK MIGHT FAIL UNDER VEHICLE ACCELERATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES, WHICH APPEARED TO BE MADE OF MILD STEEL. THE SHAPE OF THE PART IS SUCH THAT IT SEEMS LIKELY WATER AND ROAD SALT WOULD COLLECT AND WEAKEN THE PART. STAINLESS OR ANOTHER ALLOY MIGHT BE A BETTER CHOICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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