Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#562301July 31, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP TO CHECK OUT A VIBRATION THAT WAS OCCURING AT SPEEDS OVER 70 MPH, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SEPARATING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED AS MUCH AS A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN SOME PLACES.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749198July 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS IS THE SECOND BONNEVILLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS LISTED OWNED. SEEMS PONTIAC WOULD INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS A LITTLE MORE. NEVER BUY ANOTHER. AFTER ONE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, WILL JUST REPLACE THE "HEAP" OF A CAR NEXT TIME. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748900July 22, 2001
TIRES
I HAD JUST PURCHASED THESE TIRES DECEMBER OF 1999 FROM MONTGOMERY WARDS IN SAN ANTONIO TX (THEY HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS, THEREFORE I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO ASK) THE TIRES STILL HAVE GOOD TREAD ON THEM AND I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT ON JUNE 21, 2001 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, NO INJURYS INVOLVED JUST DAMAGE TO MY CAR VALUED AT $1300.00. MY ONLY CONCERN IS IF THESE TIRES MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE?? I STILL DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE OTHER 3 BRIDGESTONE TIRES, COULD YOU PLEASE FIND OUT FOR ME? THANK YOU, ELENA LOPEZ. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ENKW TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748578July 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A PLASTIC PLENUM THAT WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED/CRACKED AND ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER THE ENGINE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. OUR REPAIRMAN FOUND THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT PONTIAC USED PLASTIC FOR THIS COMPONENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748501July 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE ALTERNATOR ON MY 1988 BONNEVILLE SSE HAS FAILED FIVE TIMES SINCE NEW, THE LAST TIME AFTER ONLY LESS THAN 18K MILES AND LESS THAN 2 YEARS, EACH TIME STRANDING ME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL BONNEVILLES FROM 1987 THROUGH MID-1992 MODEL YEAR HAVE VERY HIGH FAILURE RATES ON ALTNERNATORS, PERHAPS BECAUSE THE ALTERNATORS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL LOAD ON THE BONNEVILLE. THIS REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OWNERS OF THESE BONNEVILLES, INCLUDING ME, BECAUSE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR FAILS, IT STRANDS THE OWNER. A RECALL IS CLEARLY INDICATED, SINCE THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE CARS STILL ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748439July 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
PRIOR ALTERNATOR LASTED LEST THAN 15K MILES. I GET STRANDED EVERY TIME THE ALTERNATOR FAILS (NOW FOR THE FIFTH TIME). THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO MY INJURY OR EVEN DEATH, DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM THE NEXT TIME THE ALTERNATOR FAILS, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748468July 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
4 ALTERNATOR FAILURES ARE WAY BEYOND WHAT IS NORMAL IN 97000 MILES. OTHER PONTIAC OWNERS INDICATE THAT GM SEEMS TO HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM THOUGH THE DEALERS DENY IT. BASED ON THE PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD I DOUBT WE'D BUY ANOTHER GM CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748395July 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND I REPLACED THE PLUGS, IGNITION COILS (3EA), FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEIR IS A SEAL IN THE INTAKE THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND IT LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS A LITTLE AT A TIME AND THEN LET GO. THEY KNEW THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT, THEY SAID SO. EST COST $1000.00, THEN THEY WILL SEE IF THE ENGINE IS STILL GOOD. SO IT COULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748129July 9, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
PONTIAC FILE #C02631710. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND PONTIAC CUSTOMER CARE WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, RECEIVED A FILE NUMBER, BUT NO FOLLOW-UP BY PONTIAC AS PROMISED. I HAVE A CONCERN THAT THE FRONT SEAT HEADRESTS WILL NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION. THE HEADREST IS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO PREVENT YOUR HEAD FROM TILTING BACK ALL THE WAY, AS IF THERE WERE NO HEADREST AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747971July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE HAD TWO BONNEVILLES' AN 1988' AND A 1989' AND HAVE HAD MAJOR BRAKE TROUBLES WITH BOTH VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747973July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THIS CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED ONLY THREE MONTHS AFTER THE BRAKES WERE FIXED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65/15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747975July 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS WAS MY FIRST BONNEVILLE THE BRAKES WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON BOTH CARS. THIS 1988 BONNEVILLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS BECAUSE DAMAGES ADDED UP TO MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747750July 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS UNDER JUST ABOUT ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME OF FAILURE IS WHEN TURNING OR PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ACROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747593June 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HAD A VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WHEEL OUT OF BALANCE. HAD TIRES BALANCED THE DAY OF ENGINE FAILURE. STILL HAD VIBRATION. ENGINE RAN ROUGH THEN QUIT. CHECKED ENGINE COMPARTMENT, REALIZED HAD NO COOLANT. ENGINE HAD SIEZED. WOULD NOT CRANK. MECHANIC REMOVED SPARK PLUGS AND COOLANT DRAINED FROM ALL COMBUSTION CHAMBERS. I DID DESIGN WORK ON THIS PRODUCT AT GM AND ASKED AN AQUANITANCE ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. HE SAID THAT GM HAD THE EGR GAS TEMPERATURE TOO HIGH AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE "PLASTIC " INTAKES TO FAIL. INTAKE WILL WARP AND COOLANT LEAKS INTO AIR PASSAGES CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND/OR STOP DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE. THIS ALSO CONTAMINATES THE EXHAUST SYSTEM (CATALYTIC CONVERTER). ALSO EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE DEPENDING ON FAILURE. ( AMOUNT OF WATER). THIS DEFECT INVOLVES ALL GM VEHICLES MADE WITH THIS ENGINE. PONTIAC, BUICK,CHEVY. ANY PRODUCT MADE WITH "PLASTIC" INTAKES UNTIL GM CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ( EGR TEMPERATURE INTO INTAKE). I AM SURE THERE ARE AND WILL BE A LOT OF FAILURES OF THIS TYPE AS THE VEHICLES AGE. I THINK THIS IS A RECALL TYPE SITUATION DUE TO THE AMONUT OF VEHICLES INVOLVED. THIS ALSO MAY MEAN I WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND A JOB IN THIS INDUSTRY BY REPORTING THIS!!! I HAVE AN AUTOMOTVE RELATED JOB DOING BUSINESS WITH GM AS ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747305June 24, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD COMPLETLY SEPARATED FROM BASE TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-65. SAME THING AS HAPPENED TO FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890978June 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE BUCKLE FOR DRIVER'S RESTRAINT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT BELT IN ORDER TO EXIT VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890542June 18, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON AT RANDOM WITH VEHICLE'S POWER SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 94V190000. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561668June 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE VALVE COVERS CRACKED AND THE COOLANT WAS SUCKED INTO THE CYLINDERS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND STALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890175June 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING, FIRST AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS. LATELY AT SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561525June 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS REGARDING A VIBRATING DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, DEALER HAS REPLACED MIRROR ONCE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT WITH WEIGHTS AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER, CONSUMER STATES VIBRATING MIRROR IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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