Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10155177April 3, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
2004 BONNEVILLE TRUNK HOOD FELL DOWN ON CONSUMERS WIFE. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152825March 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. FIRST ONE WOULD BE THE IGNITION ITSELF. I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION WITH MICROCHIP KEY REPLACED DUE TO BROKEN CYLINDER AND HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WITH PONTIAC WHO SAY THEY ALSO HAVE HAD THAT PROBLEM. I PAID $350.00 TO HAVE THIS REPLACED SO I COULD OPERATE MY VEHICLE. SECOND MY TAIL LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS ALL WENT OUT TOGETHER 3 NIGHTS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY SOMEONE WHO DID NOT SEE ME AND I HADN'T NOTICED MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS OUT BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING BUT DID NOTICE THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. MY GRANDFATHER, FATHER AND MYSELF CHECKED THE FUSES AND ITS NOT THOSE. WE THINK IT MAY BE THE DIMMER SWITCH THAT OPERATES THE HEADLIGHTS. I WILL CONTACT PONTIAC TOMORROW TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THESE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING SO I CAN HAVE THIS FIXED SINCE I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT FOR THE TIME BEING AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN. THANK YOU SO MUCH!*JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152002March 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HESITATION, AN ODOR OF FUEL, AND A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE SEAT WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE GOT HARDER TO START, UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START IN OCTOBER 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE TURNING, THERE WAS A CRACKLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLETE TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151646March 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE SLID DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150881February 22, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN TO THEIR STOPS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD SHUT WITH CLEAR PACKAGING TAPE. BOTH WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE SECOND WINDOW FAILED ON CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT 2005 WHEN MY SON JUST SHUT THE DOOR. GM WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO FIX BOTH. THE SAD PART IS THAT WE DON'T EVEN USE THE REAR WINDOWS. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149815February 8, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN HOUR LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 15-20 MPH. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT AN IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEPLOYMENT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149677February 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH LOW MILEAGE HAD SERVICE ENGINE ALERT GO OFF. CAR GAUGES INDICATED IT WAS OVER HEATING. PULLED OFF ROAD TO CHECK OUT AND FOUND ANTIFREEZE LOW-NEVER SAW ANY LEAK OR PUDDLE. COOLED CAR AND ADDED ANTIFREEZE. CAR WORSENED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO START FIRE. HUGE WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAILPIPE & LOUD ENGINE NOISE. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY SAID IT IS INTAKE MANIFOLD DESIGN DEFECT DUE TO PLASTIC CASING ON MANY GM MODELS. THEY REPLACE AT LEAST ONE PER WEEK. STRANDED OUT OF TOWN FOR OVER 8 HOURS. OIL AND ANTIFREEZE IN ALL SPARL PLUGS. SPENT $1100.00 TO HAVE NEW "UPDATED DESIGN MANIFOLD", OIL CHANGED TWICE, COOLANT FLUSHED, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND NEW STARTER DONE DUE TO A CHUNK BROKEN OFF OF CONE BECAUSE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURE. *NM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148073January 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE WAS DISCOVERED AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEING TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *NM UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147814January 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
JULY OF 2005 LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR. NOVEMBER 2005 LEFT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. DECEMBER 2005 RIGHT WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE REGULATOR FAILURE. CAR HAS AIR CONDITIONING AND WINDOWS ARE NOT USED MUCH. REAR WINDOW SWITCHES ARE LOCKED OUT FROM DRIVERS CONTROL BECAUSE OF A CHILD IN BACK SEAT. REASON FOR NOT BEING USED MUCH. I ONLY HAVE FIXED THE DRIVERS WINDOW BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE AND NEED TO PAY TOLLS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT COVERING THE PARTS AND I WILL PERFORM THE INSTALL. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE OF THE 100K MILES. THIS CAR IS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147708January 13, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE REAR ENGINE CRADLE BOLT AND RETAINER PULLED THROUGH THE CRADLE. THE REAR CRADLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE STEERING SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD, AND TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT VERBALLY SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHO SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148610January 11, 2006
AIR BAGS
1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *TS THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD AND PART OF THE MOLDING OVER THE DASH. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147328January 10, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS AN ARMREST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT SEAT OF OUR CAR. IT IS INTENDED TO BE THE BACK SUPPORT OF THE FRONT CENTER PASSENGER SEAT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELT, ARE TO PROVIDE A SAFE RIDE FOR THE MIDDLE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF OUR CAR. A PASSENGER IN OUR CAR SITTING IN THIS POSITION HAD THE ARMREST BREAK. THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL USE. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT VERY BIG. WE HARDLY EVER USE THIS POSITION AS A SEAT. THE ARMREST BROKE AND PROJECTED INTO THE REAR SEAT COMPARTMENT. THE PASSENGER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT SEAT WAS THRUST BACKWARD. IN THE EVENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT / COLLISION, BOTH PASSENGERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT AND BACK SEATS WOULD BE SEVERELY INJURED. THE PERSON IN THE BACK SEAT WOULD BE INJURED BY HITTING THE HEAD OF THE PERSON IN THE FRONT SEAT THRUST BACK IN THE REAR SEATING AREA OR BY HITTING THE ARM REST THAT PROTRUDES INTO THE REAR SEATING AREA. THE PERSON IN THE FRONT SEAT WOULD BE THRUST BACK TOWARD THE REAR SEATING COMPARTMENT WITH NO BACK SUPPORT. I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM TO FIX OR RECTIFY. *JB I SPOKE TO GMC AND RECEIVED A SIMILAR RESPONSE GMC CASE NO. 1-383907053, 12/28 (29)/2005 TELEPHONE NUMBER 866-932-4368 EXT 35624, JESSICA PAGET THE SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR THE ARMREST ARE OBVIOUSLY INADEQUATE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IF NOT FOR THIS SERIES OF AUTOMOBILE, THEN FOR FUTURE AUTOMOBILES USING THIS METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS ARMREST, WHEN RAISED, SHOULD BE A STRUCTURE AS STRONG AS THE ADJOINING SEATS. OR, THE ARMREST SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AND THE SEATS EXTENDED TO FILL THE SPACE. IF NOT, THE ARMREST SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AS A PASSENGER SEATING POSITION. THIS WOULD INCLUDE REMOVING THE SEAT BELT WHICH PROMOTES IT'S USE AS A PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD THEN NOT BE PROMOTED AS HAVING SEATING FOR SIX PASSENGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147339January 10, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR WINDOWS ELECTRICAL CONTROLS WENT BAD AS OF JULY 2002. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL DOWN. THE WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY BOLTED SHUT. *AK REPORTED INCIDENT TO PONTIAC DEALERS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147128January 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TRAVELING MUCH FARTHER THAN NORMAL. SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE 'S CAR, AND I DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH,THOUGHT THAT THE BACK SHOES WERE LOW SINCE THEY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED IN AWHILE. PURCHASED A NEW SET AND PLANNED ON INSTALLING. HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. TOPPED UP AND LIGHT WENT OUT. I THOUGHT THAT THE LOW LEVEL WAS DO TO THE WORN SHOES WHICH WOULD MAKE THE LEVEL GO DOWN. HOWEVER THE LEVEL CONTINUED TO GO DOWN AS I DROVE. THAT MEANT A LEAK. THOUGHT PERHAPS A WHEEL CYLINDER. ALL LOOKED OK THE PROBLEM : RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROLLER ALL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALL FOUR LINES RUSTED TWO OR MORE LEAKING!!! CONTINUED USE AND HARD BRAKING WOULD HAVE CAUSE NO BRAKE AND SURELY AND ACCIDENT ALL FOUR LINES MUST BE REPLACED THESE LINES ALSO GO UNDER THE CAR TO THE BACK. WILL HAVE THE DEALER DO HAVE CALLED GM AND GO NO SATISFACTION CAR IS A 1999 BONNEVILLE 113000 MILES THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN . POOR QUALITY STEEL AND WORKMANSHIP HAVE OWNED CARS WITH 300000 + MILES AND SOME 20 + YEARS OLD WITH NO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. WHY AREN'T BRAKE LINES STAINLESS STEEL???*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147023January 5, 2006
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY CAME OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION, IN WHICH I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT, OR CAUSED TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146743January 3, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A SIDE STREET THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND A NOISE CAME FROM THE RACK AND PINION AREA. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE DIFFICULT STEERING OR NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED POWER STEERING FLUID SEEPING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTIONS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE SEEPAGE WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146290December 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003. AT THAT TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FLUSHED THE MOTOR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2004 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THEY FOUND ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 22, 2005 HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED. AGAIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK THE WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147515December 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE OVERHEATED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THEN WOULD PICK UP ABRUPTLY AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD WATER WAS COMING OUT OF THE PLUG HOLES. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHERE HE WAS THEN TOLD THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE MANIFOLD HAD A LEAK AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AGAIN 4 YEARS LATER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145129December 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERE ARE 313 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AS OF TODAY CONCERNING THE 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. OUT OF THOSE 313 REPORTS, AT LEAST 132 ARE 100 PERCENT RELATED TO THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD FAILURE WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT TO CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY VEHICLE TWICE WITHIN 4 YEARS. GMC IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A SHAME THAT THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN INTEGRITY,HONOR AND PEOPLE'S LIVES. WHAT HAPPENED TO PRIDE IN WHAT YOU MANUFACTURE?SHAME ON GMC!!! *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145130December 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PLEASE BE SURE TO FILE YOUR COMPLAINT AT WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG AND SIGN UP FOR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST GMC. I KNOW THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ENGINE COOLANT AND PLASTIC MANIFOLD PROBLEM THAT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE OR REBUILD THE ENGINE IN THE 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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