Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#764613July 23, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014343July 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT COULD HVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER GET HURT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014356July 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, STRUCTURE:BODY
LEFT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES, CAUSING A BLURRY VISION. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. REPLACED MIRROR AND MOTOR MOUNTS HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK INSIDE TRUNK PANEL KEEPS FALLING, WINDOW CONTROLS/LEFT FRONT DOOR DOOR PANELS ARE LOOSE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764477July 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DASH GUAGES ARE HARD TO READ IN SUNLIGHT DUE TO THEIR BACKLIGHT DESIGN AND LACK OF CONTRAST WITH THE GUAGE BACKGROUND. IN SUNLIGHT WITH SUNGLASSES ON THE BECOME NEARLY IMPOSIBLE TO READ. ALSO, THE SENSOR THAT TURNS ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND IN THE PROCESS DIMS THE LIGHTS FURTHER (MAKING THE DASH APPEAR BLACK WHEN WEARING SUNGLASSES) IS POORLY PLACED AND OFTEN IS ACTIVATED ON SUNNY DAYS IF THE SUN IS ON THE DRIVE SIDE OF THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014088July 17, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH, THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT, AND THE OIL WAS SIZZLING. DEALER INFORMED. CONSUMER SAYS THAT 6 OUT OF 6 BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT , AND 4 OUT 6 RODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AND THAT THE ENGINE & OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT INJURY OR FATALITY.*SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566683July 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HAD ROUGH IDLE AND STALLED OUT. DEALER FOUND SPARK PLUGS IN NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER BURNED UP AND CAME APART RUNING THE ENGINE. IT HAD ALSO BURNED A HOLE IN THE PISTON. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE NGK TYPE PTR4B-15 SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WERE NOT FACTORY PLUGS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013425July 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED INVOLUNTARILY WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786030July 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE EXPLODED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. TRIED TO START TWO TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013174July 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE STALLED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BECOMING INOPERABLE.*AK CONSUMERS WIFE WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE FROZE. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL COOLANT AND RADIATOR WATER DUE TO THE PLENUM MELTING FROM THE EGB TUBE. THE POOR DESIGN HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY GM, BUT AS A REPAIR BULLETIN AND NOT A SAFETY RECALL. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763758July 2, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE RIPPED OUT OF BELT DURING HEAD ON IMPACT RESULTING IN INTERNAL INJURIES TO THE REAR PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8013068July 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012663June 26, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, WHEELS:HUB, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES DUE TO A KLUNKING SOUND, WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN, EXCEPT LOW PRESSURE IN SYSTEM. RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING RADIUS WAS ERRATIC, WHEN VEERING TO THE RIGHT AT MINOR CURVES, THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. THE AIR DEFLECTOR FOR THE SUNROOF CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THAT WATER LEAKS IN THE TRUNK MOUNTED LENS WHEN THE TRUNK IS OPENED. THE FUEL FILLER DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS BINDING, CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE. 2 PLASTIC NUT COVERS WERE MISSING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012599June 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND SMELLED A ROTTEN SMELL COMING FROM VENTS AREA., AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE SHUTDOWN INSIDE OF PARKING LOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763465June 25, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED DUE TO UNKNOW CAUSE, OIL AND COOLANT LEAKED RUINING THE CRANK SENSOR AND IGNITION MODULE, COULD HAVE CAUSED HEAD TO BLOW. REPAIR COST @1600.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763413June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOSLY, THE BRAKES AND STEERING HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE I AM DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THE STABILITY SYSTEM, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 3 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO BASSETT PONTIAC IN MUNCIE, IN. AND IN NEW CASTLE IN.. THEY TELL ME THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND TWO TO THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012412June 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD SNAPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ANY ACCELERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, IT STARTED TO HESITATE W/LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX W/OIL, MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT MAY BE FINE. BACK IN 1995 THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE (SAME MAKE/MODEL) IN THE SHOP WITH UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEMS THAT RUINED THE ENGINE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763327June 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING RADIO, FOGLAMPS, PASSENGER WINDOW, REAR SEAT BELT LATCHES,DOOR RATTLES,STITCHING IN LEATHER SEATS COMING APART,AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL,ALIGNMENT,TIRES THAT CANNOT BE BALANCED,STEERING SECTOR BEARING, TIE ROD END DEFECTIVE & ROUGH BRAKING. DEALER HAS FIXED ALL PROBLEMS, BUT THE WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND NOW A REAR SEAT BELT LATCH HAS QUIT WORKING. I HAVE A NATIONAL GM CLAIM NO. WHICH WAS OBTAINED BACK IN JANUARY 2002, C06145322. I HAVE ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS ENCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THAT HAS BEEN DENIED. I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR OVER $2,000. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. PLEASE RESPOND EITHER BY EMAIL OR LETTER. LARRY NEUBAUER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012206June 20, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
ANTIFREEZE LEAKED FROM VEHICLE, DEALER DETERMINED THAT PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO ENGINE. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012132June 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ALL WINDOWS HAVE A SMEAR ON THEM, CAUSING DIZZY SPELLS AND A PROBLEM OF SEEING THROUGH WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012176June 19, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 25 MPH, CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE. INTEGRITY OF STRUCTURE BODY DAMAGE HAS EXCEEDED OVER $3600.00 COMPARED TO FOUR STAR CRASH TEST RATING GIVEN BY NHTSA. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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