Pontiac Bonneville Complaints

1,973 consumer complaints on file.

#10143671November 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DASH AND REAR LIGHT SWITCH HAVE BLOWN FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW AFTER AROUND THANKSGIVING/CHRISTMAS TIME FORCING ME TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO DASH OR REAR TAILLIGHTS. $150.00 REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143532November 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT HE DETECTED THE ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. HE SAW GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, AND A YELLOW FLAME CLOSE TO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AREA. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DISTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143316November 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE HEAD GASKETS ON THE ENGINE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 4 YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143321November 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT GMC IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPARENT DEFECTS WITH THE PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. MY ENGINE LOCKED UP IN JULY 2001 WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE CAR TOLD ME THAT WATER AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THE CHEAP PLASTIC PLENTUM HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW,THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN ON 11/07/2005. THE CAR WAS ONLY GOING 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE OVER-HEATED AND THIS TIME IT IS COSTING ME 2,321.00! I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY GMC OR RESEARCH SHOULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS EXTREMELY APPARENT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN ALL 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLES AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR NOR CAN I AFFORD TO RE-BUILD OR RE-PLACE MY ENGINE EVERY 3-4 YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143344November 21, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STABILITY SYSTEM. THE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY, STATING STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE. WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND DECELERATED TEMPORARILY. ALSO, IF THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST , AND SAID IT WAS THE STABILITY SYSTEM SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142916November 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED AFTER MAKING A LOUD "BANG" WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS CAR HAD ONLY 10,100 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRUSS BEARINGS BROKE APART CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142675November 14, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD BOTH REAR WINDOW GO DOWN AND WON'T COME BACK UP. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF READING OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ,BUT WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS REALLY A SHAME FOR SUCH A NICE LOOKING CAR TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHY WON'T THE MANUFACTURER STAND BEHIND THERE WORK. AND FIX THE PROBLEMS??*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142329November 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR MY 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE-CAMPAIGN #03034. IF I HAD REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THROTTLE BODY NUTS, OR THROTTLE BODY GASKET BEFORE AUGUST 8, 2003, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SINCE I ONLY HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR AT THAT TIME AND HAD NOT REPLACED THESE ITEMS, I HAD A RECALL REPAIR DONE ON 11-10-03. I MENTIONED AT THE TIME THAT WHEN I COME INTO MY GARAGE, I COULD SMELL HOT COOLANT. THE SHOP FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE RECALL REPAIR TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY NUTS AND ADDED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A "STOP LEAK". WE TRIED AT THAT TIME TO GET A BETTER "FIX" TO PROPERLY REPAIR POSSIBLE PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS ALL SHOP WOULD DO. NOW, AFTER MY WARRANTY IS OVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY UPPER INTAKE GASKET KIT SINCE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT EXTERNALLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140410October 21, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING. THE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE WINDOWS DOES NOT WORK. IT IS POORLY DESIGNED, MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND MUCH USE. THE PLASTIC SPOOL IS NOT ABLE TO WIND THE CABLE THAT PULLS THE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. TWO OF THE THREE WINDOW ARE THE BACK WINDOWS AND WERE RARELY USED. ONLY PASSENGERS IN THE BACK ARE INFANTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139830October 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON THE EVENING THIS HAPPEN I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK. ABOUT ONE MINUTE BEFORE THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THEN WENT OUT ... THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY FACE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ... AFTER CLEARING THE SMOKE FROM THE DEPLOYMENT I CHECKED THE CAR AND ALL SEEMED OK. I STARTED AGAIN FOR HOME WHICH AT THIS TIME WAS ABOUT 5 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AND BEFORE I COULD STOP THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED .. SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH. AT THIS TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH AT MY OWN EXPENSE ..WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE DONE OVER A LITTLE TIME .. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AT LEAST 10 OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10139436October 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DAD: 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS COMPUTERIZED AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING THE SWITCH FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF. THIS HAPPENED THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 AND HAD THE SWITCH CHANGED AND THE KEY REPROGRAMMED. HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS. THERE WERE SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETINS AND THE DOCUMENTS; 686736 AND 760683 FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2000. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND IT COST *AK $550 TO BE FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139193October 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WE OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IT HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW FAN MOTOR, NEW MANIFOLD. AND IN DEC 2003 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION, IN DEC 2004 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. AND NOW IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. IN READING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH PONTIAC OVER THE RACK AND PINION ISSUE. THEY NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138991October 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. BOTH REAR WINDOWS JUST SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND, OF COURSE, THEY REPAIRED THEM. $300.00 PER WINDOW. SOUNDS A LITTLE MUCH. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ABSORB SOME OF THE EXPENSE, WOULDN'T YOU THINK? WE HAVE LOVED THIS VEHICLE UP TO THIS POINT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136978October 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BATTERY PROBLEM. THE POSITIVE TERMINAL CAME OUT OF THE BATTERY. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 25, 2005. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. BATTERY ACID WAS SLIPPING OUT OF IT, AND THE BATTERY WAS IN THE BACK FLOOR BOARD. THEY NEUTRALIZED THE BATTERY ACID AND PUT IN A NEW BATTERY. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AC DELCO SIDE TERMINAL BATTERIES. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE IN HER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136896October 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT: VEHICLE HAD A BATTERY LEAKAGE PROBLEM . IT WAS LEAKING FOR SOMETIME. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT AROUND THE POSITIVE POST. THE BATTERY ACID LEAKED AND ATE THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN. THE EXHAUST IS RIGHT UNDER THE BATTERY. NOTICED THIS ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005. WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THAT HOW NOTICED IT. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE BATTERY IN THIS CAR SITS DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR PAN NOT ON A BATTERY TRAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138311October 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED PERFECTLY SINCE PURCHASE. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED HESITATION UPON ENTERING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLASTIC) IS WARPED CAUSING A LARGE GAP AT THE INTERFACE TO THE THROTTLE BODY ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER THE ENGINE AND ALSO CAUSING AN INTAKE AIR LEAK WHICH IS DEGRADING THE AIR/FUEL RATIO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138175September 29, 2005
STEERING
I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC BONNIVILLE AND WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT THERE IS A CLUNKING OR GRINDING NOISE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137313September 22, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
RECALL ON FUEL INJECTION-INTAKE MANIFOLD PONTIAC COULD NOT TELL ME IF AND WHEN THIS REPAIR WAS EVER DONE AS THEIR SYSTEM DOESN'T GO BACK THAT FAR- I HAD THIS REPAIR DONE LAST YEAR AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT 2 MANIFOLDS WOULD BE DEFECTIVE IN ONE CAR- THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED- ALL I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS RECALL WAS USED ON MY CAR WHEN AND WERE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE- THEY COULDN'T TELL ME THIS INFO-- CAN YOU GET THIS INFO ?? THANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137249September 21, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2005 WHILE SLOWLY PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT. HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND LOST STEERING CONTROL AND THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE CURB AND STOPPED. THE GM MANUFACTURER WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER FOUND OUT THAT THEY DONE ALMOST ALL THE MAINTENANCE THEY TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TEN YEARS OLD. SHE UNDERSTOOD THIS, BUT SHE STILL FELT THAT AN ENGINE SHOULD NOT JUST FALL OUT OF A VEHICLE. HER PRIMARY CONCERN WAS TO MAKE NHTSA AND THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IF DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND THIS HAPPENED THEN YOU WOULD LOSE ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES . THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP AND THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD HER THAT THEY HAD A FORD TAURUS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THEY HAD A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . THERE IS A FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THERE IS A LARGE THREE INCH DIAMETER WASHER THAT IS UNDER A METRIC .5 INCH DIAMETER BOLT. THE BOLT DID NOT FAIL, BUT THE WASHER DID FAIL. THERE ARE FOUR BOLTS IN THE REAR AND TWO BOLTS IN THE FRONT, AND THE TWO IN THE FRONT WERE OKAY, BUT THE FOUR IN THE REAR BROKE AWAY AND FAILED. THE GM BUSHING PART NUMBER IS 25536051 FOR THE FRONT TWO BOLTS.*AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136437September 14, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BOTH FAILED, ALLOWING THE REAR WINDOWS TO DROP AND CANNOT BE RAISED. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE REGULATORS ($350.00 EACH). BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A WELL KNOW (BOTH BY OWNERS AND BY GM) PROBLEM ON PONTIAC BONNEVILLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE THE REAR WINDOWS DO NOT RAISE, THEY POSE A RISK TO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN), WHO CAN BE HIT BY DEBRIS ENTERING THE WINDOWS, COLD AIR IN THE WINTER, OR CHILDREN PUTTING ARMS OR HEAD OUT AND BEING INJURED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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