1990 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Problems & Recalls
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Common Problems
AREA AROUND PLATE THAT HOLD HOOD LATCH PIN IN PLACE CORRODED, CRACKED AND FAILED.*AK
Mileage: 117,000
CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS NOT STAYING LOCKED AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. MR
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BUCKLE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. MR *JB
Mileage: 163,000
ALL FUEL LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LEAK FUEL AFTER THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ACCLERATOR STUCK.
THE LIGHTS ON THIS MODEL, AND I HAVE SEEN MANY, HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LENS. AS THEY AGED, THEY FADE AND BECOME VERY WHITE AND WEATHERED. IN THE DAYTIME IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE BRAKE LIGHTS FOR THE PERSONS BEHIND THE CAR. I NOTICED THIS MYSELF BEHIND ONE. WHEN I WENT FOR INSPECTION, I WAS ASK...
SUSPECT RELATED CAMPAIGN FOR ABS HYDRALIC VALVE BLOCK (INTERMITTENT PULL IS WHEEL LOCKOUT). *AK
WHILE ON A TWO WAY STREET, BRAKES GOT HARD AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP PUMPING ON BRAKES UNTIL IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN.*AK THE ABS FAILED TEICE AND THE CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. *YH
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IT WAS NEVER FIXED AND WAS HARD TO DUPLICATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE LOCKED OUT UNDER A PANIC STOP BUT THE ABS FAILS TO KICK IN AND THE CAR IS ESSENTIALLY BRAKELESS. OTHERS HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY DIED OR SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY BECAUSE...
FIRESTONE LEMANS TIRE P215 65 R15 EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND INJURING 2 CONSUMERS. (ATTORNEY STEVEN BUDAJ FOR CLIENT). *SLC
FIRESTONE LEMANS TIRE P215 65 R15 EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND INJURING 2 CONSUMERS. (ATTORNEY STEVEN BUDAJ FOR CLIENT). *SLC
A VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED IN ALTERATOR WIRING HARNESS AFTER PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. STATE FARM INSURANCE ASKED CONSUMER TO NOTIFY NHTSA. *AK *ML
WHEN ABS SYSTEM FAILED I HAD NO BRAKING, I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE THIRD ABS SYSTEM. *AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IT WON'T LATCH. THERE IS NO CATCHING AND THE BUTTON HAS COLLAPSED. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
SEATBACK LATCH COLLAPSED. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL BECAME FROZEN, WOULD NOT MOVE OR GO DOWN IN POSITION TO BRAKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY IS VERY HARD TO PUSH AND WILL BARELY STOP CAR. SEAT BELT DO NOT TIGHTEN TO HOLD YOU FROM BEING THROWN, THEY ARE VERY LOOSE.
BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY IS VERY HARD TO PUSH AND WILL BARELY STOP CAR. SEAT BELT DO NOT TIGHTEN TO HOLD YOU FROM BEING THROWN, THEY ARE VERY LOOSE.
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAD TO HAVE AN ALTERNATOR INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES A YEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
DOOR LOCKS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
BOLTS THAT HOLD CUSHIONED SEAT ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM ALUMINUM MOUNTING RAILS, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN INTO BACK SEAT.
VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING, LOSSING BRAKES AND STEERING. SAME THING HAPPEN TO SECOND CAR 1988 CHEVROLET CAVALIER VIN# 1G1JC5117JJ224922.
CAR STALLS--BRAKES AND STEERING ARE LOST. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *TR
ABS PUMP/MOTOR FAILED. *AK
ABS PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLE FAILED AT 53,000 MILES AND THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT THUMPING NOISE AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL.
WHEN ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VEERS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ENGINE ACCELERATED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, ACCELERATOR WENT TO FLOOR, NO WARNING, VEHICLE HIT TREE; NOTE : REPORTED BY ALL STATE INS. CO. *AK
NO LAP BELTS IN FRONT SEAT.
CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE INOPERABLE, CONSUMER CAN'T GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR FROM THE REAR DOORS, OCCUPANTS IN THE BACK HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT.*AK
THE VEHICLE HAS A MOCK CONVERTABLE TOP AND IT FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WAS RIVITED ON.*AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN A SUDDEN STOP. TT
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAS FAILED, SEAT FRAME BROKE, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
CONSUMER HAS HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP THE ABS ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED . TT
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. TT
VEHICLE STALL WITH WARNING, IN FOR REPAIR COMPUTER, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND ALSO FUEL PUMP. TT
VEHICLE STALL WITH WARNING, IN FOR REPAIR COMPUTER, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND ALSO FUEL PUMP. TT
VEHICLE STALL WITH WARNING, IN FOR REPAIR COMPUTER, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND ALSO FUEL PUMP. TT
WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T GO DOWN THIS IS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. TT
FRAMED RUSTED A PILLAR RUSTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFER NO ASSISTANCE AND VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. TT
ABS: ROTORS/CALIPERS/PADS CONSTANTLY GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 MONTHS; CALIPER STICKS; HEAR GRINDING NOISE; LOSS OF BRAKES. TT
THE HOODS SHEET METAL THAT SURROUNDS HOODS CATCH HAS STRESS CRACKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT