1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Problems & Recalls
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I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME STOPPED. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED HARD AS IF IT WASN'T MOVING AND MY CAR JUST KEPT MOVING FORWARD RESULTING IN REAR ENDING THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND THE FLUI...
Mileage: 168,445
I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME STOPPED. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED HARD AS IF IT WASN'T MOVING AND MY CAR JUST KEPT MOVING FORWARD RESULTING IN REAR ENDING THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND THE FLUI...
Mileage: 168,445
I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME STOPPED. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED HARD AS IF IT WASN'T MOVING AND MY CAR JUST KEPT MOVING FORWARD RESULTING IN REAR ENDING THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND THE FLUI...
Mileage: 168,445
THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE BROKE INTERNALLY IN THE CABLE GUIDE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE HOOD. NOT JUST FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, BUT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE CABLE IS ROUTED BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE CORE SUPPORT. TYE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE HOOD IS TO PRY IT UP DAMAGING THE HOO...
Mileage: 187,000
1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE MY STSERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE THEN WHEN DRIVING HOME I TURNED THE CORNER GOING RIGHT MY LOWER SUB FRAME DROPPED OUT FROM RUSTED BOLTS AND LOST ALL CONTROL! NO STEERING AT ALL. STILL SHAKING.CAN'T BELIEVE THERES A RECALL FOR HEADLIGHTS RECALL BUT NO STEERING UR...
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS...
CRUISING ON THE MASS. TURNPIKE AT 68MPH ON A RAINY NIGHT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. THE BAG SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD, BLEW THE MOONROOF UP AND BENT THE RAILS. WHEN SHRAPNEL AND DUST SETTLED, THE DRIVER BAG WENT OFF. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 17 YEARS AND WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THI...
Mileage: 130,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CRACKED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CRACKED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 131,000
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN AND WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK THEN REVERSE TO MAKE THE TURN WENT DOWN A WAYS CAME TO A STOP SIGN AS I PROCEEDED IT SOUNDED A S THOUGH I HIT SOMETHING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME FLIMSY I COULDN'T STEER AT ALL IT JUS...
Mileage: 137,845
DRIVING 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CRASH, VIOLENT EXPLOSION, DASH CAME APART, BREAKING AND BOWING OUT PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. PREGNANT PASSENGER WAS INJURED BY AIR BAG. *TR
Mileage: 134,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...
Mileage: 143,705
1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, AT ANY SPEED, USUALLY DURING WARMER WEATHER, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER BRAKES NOR POWER STEERING. THE CAR USUALLY WOULD NOT START FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, STRANDING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AFTER SPENDING ALOT OF TIM...
Mileage: 125,000
1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, AT ANY SPEED, USUALLY DURING WARMER WEATHER, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER BRAKES NOR POWER STEERING. THE CAR USUALLY WOULD NOT START FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, STRANDING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AFTER SPENDING ALOT OF TIM...
Mileage: 125,000
1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, AT ANY SPEED, USUALLY DURING WARMER WEATHER, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO POWER BRAKES NOR POWER STEERING. THE CAR USUALLY WOULD NOT START FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, STRANDING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. AFTER SPENDING ALOT OF TIM...
Mileage: 125,000
IN FEBRUARY 2010, DRIVING AT 5 MPH WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN ON BUMPY BLACKTOP, THE ENGINE FELL OUT FROM UNDER CAR CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CAR WAS TOWED FROM SCENE. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT 4 (REAR) OF 6 BOLTS HOLDING ENGINE CRADLE TO UNI-BODY FRAME PULLED THROUGH RUSTED R...
Mileage: 139,600
IN FEBRUARY 2010, DRIVING AT 5 MPH WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN ON BUMPY BLACKTOP, THE ENGINE FELL OUT FROM UNDER CAR CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CAR WAS TOWED FROM SCENE. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT 4 (REAR) OF 6 BOLTS HOLDING ENGINE CRADLE TO UNI-BODY FRAME PULLED THROUGH RUSTED R...
Mileage: 139,600
FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS JOINT WELDS BREAK LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE STARTS AND THE AIRBAG MODULE SHORTS OUT AND CAN BLOW ANYTIME THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR LOOKED INTO AFTER I SENT IN COMPLIANT NOW SOME KID RIDING IN RAIN HAD HIS BLOW OUT AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AND THEY WANTED TO BUY BAC...
Mileage: 50,000
FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS JOINT WELDS BREAK LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE STARTS AND THE AIRBAG MODULE SHORTS OUT AND CAN BLOW ANYTIME THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR LOOKED INTO AFTER I SENT IN COMPLIANT NOW SOME KID RIDING IN RAIN HAD HIS BLOW OUT AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AND THEY WANTED TO BUY BAC...
Mileage: 50,000
MY AIR BAGS BLEW UP ON ME DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN AND PONTIAC SAID ITS A BAD SPOT ON THEE CAR AND THEY WANT TO BUY IT BACK FOR 600 FROM ME PLUS I HAVE 2500 IN CHIROPRACTOR BILLS AND A WINDOW TO REIMBURSE MY PARENTS THAT HELP ME I HAVE NO AIR BAGS AND I FILL SAFE WITH OUT THEM. *TR
Mileage: 230,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AND WAS TAKING A RIGHT ON TO A MAIN STREET, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE REAR BODY FRAME SUSPENSION ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DROP, CAUSING THE STEERING LINKAGE TO DISCONNECT, LEAVING ME WITH 0 STEERING CAPABILITY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATING, THE F...
Mileage: 217,565
I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AND WAS TAKING A RIGHT ON TO A MAIN STREET, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE REAR BODY FRAME SUSPENSION ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DROP, CAUSING THE STEERING LINKAGE TO DISCONNECT, LEAVING ME WITH 0 STEERING CAPABILITY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATING, THE F...
Mileage: 217,565
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, NOT EVEN IN GEAR, A MINUTE OR SO LATER THE PASSENGER BAG DEPLOYED SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. I CONTACTED GM TO FIND OUT WHY. GM HAD ME AT MY EXPENSE TOW THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEIR INSPECTOR INVESTIGATE. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT WATE...
Mileage: 191,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. ON APPROXIMATELY FIVE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO CHANGE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SWITCH. DURING THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE SWITCH WAS REPAIRED. DURING THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE TAIL LIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FOG LI...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. ON APPROXIMATELY FIVE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO CHANGE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SWITCH. DURING THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE SWITCH WAS REPAIRED. DURING THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE TAIL LIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FOG LI...
Mileage: 120,000
MY NEIGHBOR AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG.................WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED FROM DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF MY PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SEDAN.........FRONT WINDSHIELD DAMAGED DUE TO AIR BAG BEING DEPLOYED. MUST BE REPLACED. NO INJURIES.........WE ARE SORE FROM THIS INC...
FAILURE OF THE PLENUM, INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.8 LITRE ENGINES. *TR
Mileage: 57,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. SPORADICALLY, THE HEAD LAMPS FAIL, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF OR WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BATTERY POWER AND THE INAB...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. SPORADICALLY, THE HEAD LAMPS FAIL, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF OR WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BATTERY POWER AND THE INAB...
Mileage: 120,000
HEADLIGHTS ON 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI WILL NOT TURN OFF. THEY ARE TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF WITHOUT UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. *TR
CAR STALLS WITH NO WARNING, SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START BUT 99% OF TIME CAR HAS TO SIT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL START. IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN YOU TRY TO START IT BACK UP IT WON'T START. DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE COUL...
AIR BAG AND POWER DOOR LOCK MODULES SHORT OUT WITH PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER FRONT SEATS CAUSED BY LEAKS IN WINDSHIELD SEALS. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
AIR BAG AND POWER DOOR LOCK MODULES SHORT OUT WITH PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER FRONT SEATS CAUSED BY LEAKS IN WINDSHIELD SEALS. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY, BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE CONTACT INJURED HER LEFT HAND. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE M...
Mileage: 133,060
1) DEFECTIVE PRIMER CAUSING WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT TO PEEL ON THE WHOLE SURFACE OF CAR 2) LEAK IN WIELD AROUND WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN POWER DOOR LOCKS AND ALSO AIRBAG MODULE UNDER DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
1) DEFECTIVE PRIMER CAUSING WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT TO PEEL ON THE WHOLE SURFACE OF CAR 2) LEAK IN WIELD AROUND WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN POWER DOOR LOCKS AND ALSO AIRBAG MODULE UNDER DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
1) DEFECTIVE PRIMER CAUSING WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT TO PEEL ON THE WHOLE SURFACE OF CAR 2) LEAK IN WIELD AROUND WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN POWER DOOR LOCKS AND ALSO AIRBAG MODULE UNDER DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
TAIL LIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE FAULT WA S THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAD A RECALL ISSUED. PONTIAC WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL 94V190000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHTING CONTROL...
Mileage: 187,799
TAIL LIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE FAULT WA S THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAD A RECALL ISSUED. PONTIAC WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL 94V190000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHTING CONTROL...
Mileage: 187,799
TAIL LIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE FAULT WA S THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAD A RECALL ISSUED. PONTIAC WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL 94V190000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHTING CONTROL...
Mileage: 187,799
TAIL LIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE FAULT WA S THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAD A RECALL ISSUED. PONTIAC WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL 94V190000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHTING CONTROL...
Mileage: 187,799
TAIL LIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE FAULT WA S THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAD A RECALL ISSUED. PONTIAC WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL 94V190000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHTING CONTROL...
Mileage: 187,799
THE PAINT CLEAR COAT HAS BEEN PEALING ON THE CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FIRST ON THE TOP, THEN ON THE HOOD, AND FENDERS. I HAVE A 1994 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITHOUT SUCH DAMAGE, YET HAS BEEN UNDER IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW SEALS LEAKING IN 1995 BONNEVILLE CORRODING AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE CONNECTIONS, RESULTING IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT ACCIDENT.*AK
SUMMARY: FAILURE OF 3 TIRES ON VEHICLE. I PURCHASED A SECOND SET OF TIRES, YOKOHAMA, FOR MY 1995 BONNEVILLE AFTER HAVING THE ORIGINAL SET FOR SOME TIME. SOON THEREAFTER, TWO TIRES FAILED. THE STEEL BELTS HAD SEPARATED ON THEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS OR...
Mileage: 125,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT DAWN ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HEAD LIGHTS SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL TO INDICATE A DEFECT. WHEN DRIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AT NIGHT, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF...
Mileage: 122,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT DAWN ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HEAD LIGHTS SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL TO INDICATE A DEFECT. WHEN DRIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AT NIGHT, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN OFF...
Mileage: 122,000
MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I WAS STOPPED AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED IN MY FACE. THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SHATTERED. MY FACE GOT SCRATCHED AND MY HAND GOT SCRATCHED. IT SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME AND THERE WAS NO REASON AT AL...
Mileage: 106,000
DRIVING AT 65 MPH. EXHAUST SUDDENLY BEGAN SPEWING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE, WHICH BLINDED MANY OTHER MOTORISTS MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED. ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. HEAD GASKETS W...
Mileage: 178,004
MY NEPHEW WAS DRIVING HIS 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AND TURNED INTO A DRIVEWAY. AT THAT TIME, THE REAR BODY TO SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED, AS THE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE MILD STEEL RETAINER DISKS THAT HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY RUST CAUSED THE REAR OF THE SUBFRAME TO DROP AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR, PULLING...
Mileage: 120,000
AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT 25 - 30 MPH WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. NO ACCIDENT AT ALL. SHATTERED MY WHOLE WINDSHIELD AND BLEW APART MY DASHBOARD. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME AND SHE WAS VERY UPSET. *NM
Mileage: 153,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. *AK
Mileage: 107,000
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MILES AN HOUR, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED, SHATTERING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND TORE UP THE DASH BOARD. DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT GO OFF. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR. SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND WAIT TO HEAR FROM GM...
Mileage: 10,700
AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER PASSENGER BAG WENT OFF AND BLEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY FIXED THE WINDOW BUT ARE CLAIMING THAT THIS IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNLESS A RIDER IS PRESENT ON THE POLICY. I FEEL THIS IS A DISCLOSURE...
Mileage: 82,000
AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER PASSENGER BAG WENT OFF AND BLEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY FIXED THE WINDOW BUT ARE CLAIMING THAT THIS IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNLESS A RIDER IS PRESENT ON THE POLICY. I FEEL THIS IS A DISCLOSURE...
Mileage: 82,000
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 M...
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 M...
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
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
Mileage: 160,000
1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKING. *MR ERRATIC BRAKING, SWERVING AND THE ANTI LOCK PROBLEMS OCCURRED DUE TO THE LEAKAGE. BOTH REAR CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING. *SC
Mileage: 47,800
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG SHATTERED PASSENGER'S WINDOW. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 200,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH PASSENGER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BECAUSE THE SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 160,000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. TEN MINUTES LATER, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING THE DRIVER IN THE FACE. *AK
Mileage: 185,000
I CALLED BOTNICK CHEVROLET IN BINGHAMTON NY. TOLD THEM THE MAKE AND VIN OF MY VEHICLE (1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE). I RECENTLY LOST MY INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH AND I AM CONCERNED NOW ABOUT MY WIFE LOSING THE HEAD LAMPS WHILE DRIVING. BOTNICK INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON ...
Mileage: 102,000
I CALLED BOTNICK CHEVROLET IN BINGHAMTON NY. TOLD THEM THE MAKE AND VIN OF MY VEHICLE (1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE). I RECENTLY LOST MY INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH AND I AM CONCERNED NOW ABOUT MY WIFE LOSING THE HEAD LAMPS WHILE DRIVING. BOTNICK INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON ...
Mileage: 102,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 148,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
I BOUGHT MY CAR AS A USED VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE MOTOR, THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED IT WOULD JERK HARD ( SPEED UP THEN SLOW DOWN) I HAVE NO DASH LIGHTS WHEN I TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS. ...
I BOUGHT MY CAR AS A USED VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE MOTOR, THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED IT WOULD JERK HARD ( SPEED UP THEN SLOW DOWN) I HAVE NO DASH LIGHTS WHEN I TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS. ...
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE HEADLAMP FAILURE CAUSE...
Mileage: 95,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE PRODUCED SMOKE AND IT OVERHEATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 143,605
THE PAINT STARTED PEALING ON MY CAR, JUST FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FIRST THE TOP, THEN THE HOOD AND FENDORS. GM SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON PAINT OR PROBLEMS? *JB
Mileage: 65,000
THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. *JB THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH. THE ENTIRE SWITCH WAS MELTED, ESPECIALLY THE WIRE HARNESS PLUG HAT CONNECTED TO THE WIRING HARNESS DIRECTLY TO THE SWITCH. *SC
Mileage: 104,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTH...
Mileage: 71,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTH...
Mileage: 71,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTH...
Mileage: 71,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTH...
Mileage: 71,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTH...
Mileage: 71,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTH...
Mileage: 71,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTH...
Mileage: 71,000
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF IN MY 1995 BONNEVILLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 60 MPH. GM SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE AIRBAG.BUT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE NEW BAG. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS TAKING ON WATER SOMWHERE WHICH THEN GETS TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENG...
Mileage: 124,600
HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH, ACDELCO/PART # D1522E DEFECTIVE. *AK
Mileage: 146,075
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BREAKS 3 TIMES AND THE ROTORS 2 TIMES AND THE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, ALSO THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CYLINDER HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CYLINDER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR, A...
LOST EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I HAD NO DASH LIGHTS NO RUNNING LIGHTS. TOOK TO THE GARAGE AND FOUND OUT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD MELTED. TO ME THIS IS A DEFECT. MY CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
THE ELECTONIC CLIMATE CONTROL ON MY 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS STOPPED WORKING....I GET NO COOLING, ONLY HOT AIR ALL THE TIME WHETHER THE CONTROL IS SET ON AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND OR IF I JUST WANT TO RECEIVE FRESH OUTSIDE AIR.*AK
AUTOMOBILE STOPS WITH NO WARNING LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. SOMETIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON OTHER SITES AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL. HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS TO...
BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG BROKE THE DASHBOARD AND THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *NM
Mileage: 94,663
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
ALL OF THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND THE CONNECTORS. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM *MR
Mileage: 96,000
AS STATED MANY TIMES HERE-UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED AROUND METAL HEAT RISER TUBE, LEAKING WATER INTO CYLINDERS CAUSING A VAPOR LOCK IN CYLINDERS. THIS PROBLEM IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AS HEAD CRAKED OR GASKET FAILURE. THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD MELTS OR CHAFES AROUND TUBE CAUSING A SMALL HOLE IN THE SEA...
Mileage: 95,000
WE HAVE REPLACED ONE LIGHTING SWITCH. THE WIRE HARNESS WAS MELTED. WE ASKED ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS 2 YEARS AGO WHEN IT HAPPENED. WHEN IT GOES OUT WE HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS AND NO DASH BOARD LIGHTS. BY THE LOOKS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS WE ARE NOT ALONE. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL WIRING D...
Mileage: 100,000
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE. *LA
Mileage: 141,000
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSES IN ORDER TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Mileage: 173,000
MY 1995 PONTIAC PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED, WITH NO IMPACT! IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE THERE REPLY WAS "TO BAD, ITS YOUR PROBLEM, THE CAR IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD". IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER THERE WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEE...
Mileage: 130,000
GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01-06-01-007A IDENTIFIES AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW ON THE 3.8 L ENGINE (VIN K - RPO L36) AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: 1995-1997 BUICK RIVIERA 1995-1998 BUICK LESABRE, PARK AVENUE 1996-1998 BUICK REGAL 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO 1995-1996 OLDSMOBILE NINETY-...
Mileage: 109,644
THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS THE PAINT. I OWN A WHITE 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW ON NOV23,1994. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE UNDERCOATING PROCESS AND THAT MY CAR WAS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS KNOWN AS DELAMINATIO...
Mileage: 63,000
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ~76,000 MILES. REPLACED AT GM DEALER WITH A REMANUFACTURED GM UNIT. 06/23/2001. BRAKE FAILURE - WARNING LIGHT AT 81,728 MILES. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEHAVED STRANGELY AT TIMES BUT HAVE NEVER FAILED TO STOP THE CAR I...
Mileage: 82,449
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ~76,000 MILES. REPLACED AT GM DEALER WITH A REMANUFACTURED GM UNIT. 06/23/2001. BRAKE FAILURE - WARNING LIGHT AT 81,728 MILES. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEHAVED STRANGELY AT TIMES BUT HAVE NEVER FAILED TO STOP THE CAR I...
Mileage: 82,449
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ~76,000 MILES. REPLACED AT GM DEALER WITH A REMANUFACTURED GM UNIT. 06/23/2001. BRAKE FAILURE - WARNING LIGHT AT 81,728 MILES. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEHAVED STRANGELY AT TIMES BUT HAVE NEVER FAILED TO STOP THE CAR I...
Mileage: 82,449
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ~76,000 MILES. REPLACED AT GM DEALER WITH A REMANUFACTURED GM UNIT. 06/23/2001. BRAKE FAILURE - WARNING LIGHT AT 81,728 MILES. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEHAVED STRANGELY AT TIMES BUT HAVE NEVER FAILED TO STOP THE CAR I...
Mileage: 82,449
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ~76,000 MILES. REPLACED AT GM DEALER WITH A REMANUFACTURED GM UNIT. 06/23/2001. BRAKE FAILURE - WARNING LIGHT AT 81,728 MILES. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEHAVED STRANGELY AT TIMES BUT HAVE NEVER FAILED TO STOP THE CAR I...
Mileage: 82,449
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A CURB PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FORCE EXPLODED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND RIPPED THE DASHBOARD ON THAT SIDE. TEN MINUTES EARLIER A CHILD WAS SITTING IN THAT PARTICULAR SEAT. *AK
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE AIR BAG AND SHATTERED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGED THE DASH. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO AIR THE VEHICLE OUT AND THEN CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFI...
Mileage: 16,000
AUTO ENGINE CUTS OUT WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, LOSS OF POWER CUTS OUT POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC. *LA
Mileage: 127,950
I HAVE A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WHICH I PURCHASED USED FROM JIM CULLIGAN GM PONTIAC IN 1996. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE ONLY ONE MONTH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON IT. IT IS OBVIOUS THE DEALER KNEW OF THIS WHEN IT WAS SOLD. THIS GASKET ALSO HAD TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 65,000
CONSUMER PULLED OUT FROM A STOP AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE DRIVER HAD NO STEERING ABILITY, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC.*AK
THE EXTERIOR PAINT ON THE VEHICLE IS "FLAKING OFF", SOMETHING THAT THE AUTO BODY SHOP REFERS TO AS "DELAMINATION"... SEEMS TO OCCUR A GREAT DEAL ON 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLES. *AK
TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. RANDOMLY OCCURS AFTER TRAVELING SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. HIGHER INCIDENCE AT TIME OF AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. CAN NOT BE RESET BY TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH - MUST COME TO FULL STOP AND TURN OFF ENGINE. WITH RAPID ACCELERATION AND MAI...
Mileage: 79,000
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: - CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-65 MILES/HOUR. - CAR WILL NOT START- RANDOM OCCURRENCE. - ELECTRICAL SURGES ON DASH BOARD (MOMENTARY LOST OF ELECTRICAL POWER) WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. - ELECTRICAL SURGE ACCOMPANIES VEHICLE HESITATION WHILE IN MOTION - SPEED TYPICALLY...
THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD.*AK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED WATER INTO THE MOTOR AND CAUSED IT TO LOCK UP. THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER FELT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A LEMON. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 104,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT DASHLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Mileage: 111,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL LINE IS DRIPPING GAS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY. *AK
GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01-06-01-007A IDENTIFIES AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW ON THE 3.8 L ENGINE (VIN K - RPO L36) AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES:995-1997 BUICK RIVIERA995-1998 BUICK LESABRE, PARK AVENUE. *AK 1996-1998 BUICK REGAL 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO 1995-1996 OLDSMOBILE NI...
Mileage: 109,644
THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING DID NOT GO OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO TOOK THE FUSES OUT TO GET THE LIGHTS OFF. *NLM *TS *JB
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE DRIVERS HUSBAND. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER B...
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND BRACKET WERE BURNED. INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. OWNER HAS MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND BRACKET WERE BURNED. INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. OWNER HAS MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND BRACKET WERE BURNED. INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. OWNER HAS MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A POPPING. UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P22560/R16R). *NLM. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #95 V 204 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB *SCC
VEHICLE LOOSING COOLANT FLUID, HAVING TO REPLACE FLUID ON A DAILY BASIS, GOING TO TAKE IN FOR REPAIRS AND SEEN A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE. *JB
Mileage: 120,000
ENGINE FAILURE CYLINDERS FILLING WITH COOLANT. TALKED WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY SAY IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 3800 V6. SPOKE WITH PONTIAC DEALER IN GAINESVILLE GA. ACCORDING TO PARTS/SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE ARE NO TECH BULLETINS RELEASED FROM GM. WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ...
Mileage: 11,700
ENGINE FAILURE CYLINDERS FILLING WITH COOLANT. TALKED WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY SAY IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 3800 V6. SPOKE WITH PONTIAC DEALER IN GAINESVILLE GA. ACCORDING TO PARTS/SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE ARE NO TECH BULLETINS RELEASED FROM GM. WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ...
Mileage: 11,700
MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY. I SAW ON THE INTERNET THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY HEADLIGHTS . MY HUSBAND CALLED PONTIAC AND AGRESTA, THE DEALER, AND THEY BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. COULD YOU LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. ALL I WANT IS THE DEALER(SERVICE) TO REPLACE THE HEA...
CONSUMER STATES UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING A EXPLOSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS REFERENCED IN EA02-030
CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED WHILE DRIVING. ALL COOLANT DUMPED LEAKED INTO INTAKE OF ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE ENGINE. TS
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLE HAS TO SIT WITH ENGINE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TILL LIGHTS COME BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
SUBFRAME DROPPED OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.*AK
SUBFRAME DROPPED OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD CORRODED, CAUSING A HOLE TO FORM. AS A RESULT, ENGINE LEAKED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WON'T START AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. IF I WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT WILL START RIGHT UP. ALSO IT STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING EITHER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER ON ROAD AT TURNING AND SPEEDS ABOVE 35 TO 40 AND AT ACCELERATION : PASSING, ETC...COMPUTER CODE READS POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH NEUTRAL SWITCH AT MY MECHANICS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FLAT SURFACE WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO START IT BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE 2 ROD KITS AND SHAFT FOR RACK AND PINION STEERING. WHILE TURNING CORNERS VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE THAT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
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
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 M...
AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL DIE. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLASTIC) CRACKED AROUND HEAT RISER TUBE ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE LOWER INTAKE AND INTO THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE RESULTING IN A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.*AK
WHEN IT IS COLD ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. THEY DO NOT RELEASE AFTER LETTING GO OF THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. CHECKED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND IT HAD MELTED. *AK
FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCHES, CAUSED HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. REPLACED SWITCH AND NOTICED MELTDOWN OF SWITCH WIRING REOCCURRING, AND NOTICE A BURNING SMELL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON CONSUMER CAN'T TURN THEM OFF. ALSO, VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD BATTERY. *AK *TT
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON CONSUMER CAN'T TURN THEM OFF. ALSO, VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD BATTERY. *AK *TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING IS SHREDDING WHERE BELT GOES INTO RETRACTOR.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE SUDDENLY MOVED INTO THE RED ZONE AND A WARNING BELL SOUNDED, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE COOLANT WAS EMPTY, IT WAS THEN REFILLED AND CONSUMER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP AND...
POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE. PUMP FELL OFF AND LODGED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IF CAR HAD BEEN MOVING AT THE TIMEOF FAILURE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IS LIKELY.*AK
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 )
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
POWER STEERING PUMP IS ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE BLOCK ON THE FIREWALL SIDE, AND THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. ATTACHED WITH 2 8MM BOLTS WHICH BROKE OFF FLUSH WITH THE BLOCK. AFTER REPAIR WHICH I PERFORMED SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. THE SAME FAILURE REPEATED TWO WEEKS LATER. THEN AFTER A 3000 MI...
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS/ INTERIOR PARKING, AND TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY.. MECHANIC TOOK PANEL OFF TO LOOK AT WIRES, AND NOTICED WIRES WERE ALL MELTED DOWN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS/ INTERIOR PARKING, AND TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY.. MECHANIC TOOK PANEL OFF TO LOOK AT WIRES, AND NOTICED WIRES WERE ALL MELTED DOWN.*AK
THIS UPPER MANIFOLD UPON FAILURE RESULTS IN BURNING COOLANT(TOXIC) AND ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OTHERS THAT OWN THE SAME MODEL CAR. AND THE FAILURE IS STILL HAPPENING ON LATER MODELS. SOME WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THIS ENGINE IS BEING USED ON CHEVROLET IMPALAS AND MONTE CARLOS, ...
THIS UPPER MANIFOLD UPON FAILURE RESULTS IN BURNING COOLANT(TOXIC) AND ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OTHERS THAT OWN THE SAME MODEL CAR. AND THE FAILURE IS STILL HAPPENING ON LATER MODELS. SOME WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THIS ENGINE IS BEING USED ON CHEVROLET IMPALAS AND MONTE CARLOS, ...
94 V 190 000/GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT: HEAD LIGHTS. VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS/ TAIL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHE...
94 V 190 000/GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT: HEAD LIGHTS. VEHICLE HEAD LIGHTS/ TAIL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHE...
RECALL 94V190000/ HEAD LIGHTS HAD NOT BEEN WORKING, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD BURNED.ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. *AK
RECALL 94V190000/ HEAD LIGHTS HAD NOT BEEN WORKING, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD BURNED.ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. *AK
RECALL 94V190000/ HEAD LIGHTS HAD NOT BEEN WORKING, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD BURNED.ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO CRASH AS A RESULT FROM THIS, AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK
WAS DRIVING AND FELT AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND IT WAS THE SAME. FINALLY, ONLY GEAR LEFT WAS LOW GEAR. VEHICLE WAS COASTING. HAD NOT DRIVEN OR REVERSED. MANAGED TO GET TO A PARKIN...
CAR DIES WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING-FIRST REPLACED ? AND 2ND THE CRANKSHAFT; BRAKES FEEL LIKE LOCKING UP WHEN APPLYING FOR STOP; RPMS GO FROM 2 TO 31/2 AFTER DRIVING A WHILE AT ABOUT 70MPH*AK
CAR DIES WHILE AT STOP AND WHILE DRIVING-FIRST REPLACED ? AND 2ND THE CRANKSHAFT; BRAKES FEEL LIKE LOCKING UP WHEN APPLYING FOR STOP; RPMS GO FROM 2 TO 31/2 AFTER DRIVING A WHILE AT ABOUT 70MPH*AK
INTAKE MONIFOLD IS MADE FROM PLASTIC. AFTER A TIME MANIFOLD WARPED, CAUSING WATER AND OIL TO ENTER ENGINE CYLINDERS, CAUSING ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH DEFECTIVE CAUSING DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT TOO FUNCTION. IN ADDTION, THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN OF THE PIG TAIL CONNECTOR INTO DEFECTIVE SWITCH. I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY OWN EXPENSE THE SWITCH AND PIG TAIL CONNCECTOR. I MY OPINION, THIS IS...
HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH DEFECTIVE CAUSING DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT TOO FUNCTION. IN ADDTION, THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN OF THE PIG TAIL CONNECTOR INTO DEFECTIVE SWITCH. I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY OWN EXPENSE THE SWITCH AND PIG TAIL CONNCECTOR. I MY OPINION, THIS IS...
HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH DEFECTIVE CAUSING DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH CAUSED AN ELECTRIC MELTDOWN OF THE PIG TAIL CONNECTOR GOING INTO THE SWITCH. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE SWITCH AND PIGTAIL CONNECTORS. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZAR...
Mileage: 88,500
BEARING IN CRANKSHAFT WENT OUT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON & THEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. RESTARTED VEHICLE & THEN CUT OFF AGAIN. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER F...
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON & THEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. RESTARTED VEHICLE & THEN CUT OFF AGAIN. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER F...
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON & THEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. RESTARTED VEHICLE & THEN CUT OFF AGAIN. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER F...
I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS (VERY HARD TO FIND!) AND HAD 2 NEW SWITCHES INSTALLED FOR THE LIGHTING. I KEEP LOSING INTERIOR AND REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTING! THIS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE TO TRACK THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR. HELP! THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE "FAIRLY" SOUND CONDITION. NEEDS NEW LEFT FRO...
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES MOUNTING SCREW RECETICLES 3 ON EACH ASSEMPLY HAVE SHEARED MAKING THE WIRING THE ONLY THING HOLDING BOTH ASSEMBLIES IN PLACE. *AK
IN JULY 2000, THE TRUNK SEAL FAILED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTUAL WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE TRUNK. WATER WAS HIDDEN UNDER TRUNK LINING UNTIL ENTIRE WHEEL WELL WAS FULL. ON OCTOBER 1ST THE 1ST TAIL LIGHT LITERALLY FELL OUT. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THE SECOND TAIL LIGHT WAS BEING HELD BY ONE PLASTIC PIECE. T...
IN JULY 2000, THE TRUNK SEAL FAILED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTUAL WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE TRUNK. WATER WAS HIDDEN UNDER TRUNK LINING UNTIL ENTIRE WHEEL WELL WAS FULL. ON OCTOBER 1ST THE 1ST TAIL LIGHT LITERALLY FELL OUT. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THE SECOND TAIL LIGHT WAS BEING HELD BY ONE PLASTIC PIECE. T...
I WAS TOLD BY KOONS THAT THE HEAD WAS CRACKED BE EITHER A FAILED THERMOSTAT, GASKET OR A WATER PUMP (ALL REPLACED BY KOONS IN APRIL 2000). ONCE THEY FOUND OUT THE REPLACED ALL THESE ITEMS - THEIR STORY CHANGED TO A THOUSAND OTHER EXCUSES. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH THE PROP...
REAR LEFT WHEEL CYLINDER LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME FIRST TIME REPLACED AT 19,725 MILES, AT THAT TIME BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (1/98), NOW ON 9/27/00 THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS REPLACED THE FAILED PART, MY CONCERN IS SHOULDN'T THEY REPLACE BOTH WH...
NO SUMMARY
THIS STARTED LAST SPRING. NO DASH LIGHTS & NO TAIL LIGHTS. OUT OF WARRANTY SO TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SWITCH WHICH HAD 'BURNED'. STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, TURN ON LIGHTS & NO DASH OR TAIL LIGHTS. CALLED MECHANIC AND HE SAID POSSIBLY ANOTHER BAD SWITCH OR A BAD WIRIN...
ANTI-LOCK BREAKES LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTIND TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT,THE VEHICLE SLID TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT STOP,AND I SLID THROUGH THE RED LIGHT.NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURED.ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET FROM A SHOWER.
ANTI-LOCK BREAKES LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT,THE VEHICLE SLID TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT STOP,AND I SLID THROUGH THE RED LIGHT.NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURED.ROAD CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE WET FROM A SHOWER. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. NLM
TWO DEALERS, & TWO INDEPENDENT CANNOT FIND PROBLEM- IT IS INTERMITTENT EVERY 100 MILES OR SO. I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC CUST ASST FOUR TIMES AND CEO OF GM - NO RESPONSE.
DEALERS FAILING TO NOTIFY ANY ONE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, ALSO WHEN THIS PART FAILS DRIVEABILITY AFFECTED INCREASED POLUTION, AND VISABILITY TO PERSONS FOLLOWING FAILED VEHICLE IMPAIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT WORKS THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. REPLACED THAT THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE RADIO QUIT . ITS HAD A ROAR IN THE REAR END EVER SINCE WE GOT IT. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAUGES FOR HEAT , SPEED, RPMS,OIL, ETC. GO BACK ...
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT WORKS THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. REPLACED THAT THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE RADIO QUIT . ITS HAD A ROAR IN THE REAR END EVER SINCE WE GOT IT. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAUGES FOR HEAT , SPEED, RPMS,OIL, ETC. GO BACK ...
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT WORKS THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. REPLACED THAT THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE RADIO QUIT . ITS HAD A ROAR IN THE REAR END EVER SINCE WE GOT IT. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAUGES FOR HEAT , SPEED, RPMS,OIL, ETC. GO BACK ...
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT WORKS THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. REPLACED THAT THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE RADIO QUIT . ITS HAD A ROAR IN THE REAR END EVER SINCE WE GOT IT. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAUGES FOR HEAT , SPEED, RPMS,OIL, ETC. GO BACK ...
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT WORKS THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. REPLACED THAT THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE RADIO QUIT . ITS HAD A ROAR IN THE REAR END EVER SINCE WE GOT IT. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAUGES FOR HEAT , SPEED, RPMS,OIL, ETC. GO BACK ...
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THAT WORKS THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CLUTCH ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. REPLACED THAT THEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THE RADIO QUIT . ITS HAD A ROAR IN THE REAR END EVER SINCE WE GOT IT. THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAUGES FOR HEAT , SPEED, RPMS,OIL, ETC. GO BACK ...
BATTERY LEAKED ACID INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ACID CLEANED.*AK
AC QUIT IN 04/99, DYE TEST TO DETECT PROBLEM, COMPRESSOR SHAFT SEALS LEAKING, EVACUATED, REPLACED SEALS AND RECHARGED SYSTEM. USED APPROX 6 MONTHS, THEN AC FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME COMPRESSOR FAILED...COULD THIS BE RELATED TO PRIOR REPAIR? MOLDING CONTINUOUSLY POPPING OFF, REPLACED REPEATEDLY, NOT RE...
WHILE DRIVING BOLT THAT HOLDS POWER STEERING TO THE FRAME CAME APART, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FREEZE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED THE PART ONCE BEFORE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY IN WARM CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY, AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*...
DIFFICULTY OF TRANSMISSION GOING INTO GEAR. *AK
I PURCHASED TIS CAR IN JUNE 1999. I ASK THE DEALER BEFORE I DROVE IT OUT OF THE YARD IF THIS CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED, THEY STATED IT HAD. I DROVE THE CAR ON TUES. THE 15, AND IT STOPPED. AND HAD TO BE TOWED, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY. I WAS OUT ON SAT. THE 4TH OF JULY AND IT SHUT OFF IN THE MIDD...
I PURCHASED TIS CAR IN JUNE 1999. I ASK THE DEALER BEFORE I DROVE IT OUT OF THE YARD IF THIS CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED, THEY STATED IT HAD. I DROVE THE CAR ON TUES. THE 15, AND IT STOPPED. AND HAD TO BE TOWED, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY. I WAS OUT ON SAT. THE 4TH OF JULY AND IT SHUT OFF IN THE MIDD...
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE POWER STEERING UNIT TO THE ENGINE BROKE OFF. DEALER ALLEGED BRAKE FLUID IN UNIT CAUSED PROBLEM. CAR REPAIRED AT OWINGS MILLS PONTIAC. OIL LEAK LOOSES ABOUT A QUART OF OIL PER 3-4000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING LONGER THAN I REPORTED, BUT OUTSIDE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE POWER STEERING UNIT TO THE ENGINE BROKE OFF. DEALER ALLEGED BRAKE FLUID IN UNIT CAUSED PROBLEM. CAR REPAIRED AT OWINGS MILLS PONTIAC. OIL LEAK LOOSES ABOUT A QUART OF OIL PER 3-4000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING LONGER THAN I REPORTED, BUT OUTSIDE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.
THE ALTERNATOR WHINES LOUDLY AT ANY SPEED. IT FUNCTIONS, BUT SERVICE MANAGER AT OWINGS MILLS PONTIAC ADVISED ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BOLTS ON THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX SEPARATED ,CAUSING THE STEERING UNIT TO FALL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ET
WHILE DRIVING AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY BEFORE THE CRASH. ALSO, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG COVER FLEW OFF, HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE TOW BOLTS THAT HOLD RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE OFF THE FRAME. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH RIGHT AFTER ENGINE WOULD STALL. AFTER STALLING THE VEHICLE CANNOT ALWAYS START UP IMMEDIATELY. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
WHILE TRAVELING INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH RIGHT AFTER ENGINE WOULD STALL. AFTER STALLING THE VEHICLE CANNOT ALWAYS START UP IMMEDIATELY. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPLACED PCM. PROBLEM RESOLVED. *AK *ML
TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNING OFF WHENEVER VEHICLE IS MOVING. TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE AND STATIONARY. ON OFF SWITCH WILL NOT TURN ON TRACTION CONTROL WHEN IT HAS COME ON BY ITSELF. TO TURN OFF TRACTION CONTROL OFF DASH LIGHT YOU MUST RESTART VEHICLE. IT WILL...
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES, PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND RESISTED APPLICATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES, PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND RESISTED APPLICATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE CURRENT LEAKAGE DUE TO A DAMAGED MOUNTING CAPACITOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
GM TSB DESCRIBES THE EXACT CONDITION AND CURE.GM WOULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE PART ,THE REPAIR WAS TO INSTALL A PART THAT HAS A DIFFERENT MACHING PROCESS AND HARDER VALVES. *AK
GM TSB DESCRIBES THE EXACT CONDITION AND CURE.GM WOULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE PART ,THE REPAIR WAS TO INSTALL A PART THAT HAS A DIFFERENT MACHING PROCESS AND HARDER VALVES. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED INTO BACK PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AND REARENDED AT 40 MPH IMPACT. *AK
THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NO GO OFF WHEN THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL IS USED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS OFF IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE. THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING WITH MANUFACTER DATES OF 6/94 -7/94. MINE WAS MANUFACTERED IN 11/94 AND I FEEL IT IS THE SAME P...
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN I USED THE PASSING GEAR. GEARS BEGAN SLIPPING AND I COULD NOT PASS THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO NEXT TOWN ABOUT THREE MILES IN FIRST GEAR AT ABOT 25 MPH.THIS OCCURRED ON A VACATION TRIP TO FLORIDA....
THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, CAR TOOK OFF AND BRAKES WERE AS HARD AS A ROCK, THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL CAR WAS TO PUT IN NEUTRAL. THIS LAST TIME I WAS ON A FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIF. AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AGAIN AND I ENDED OFF THE FREEWAY IN A VACANT FIELD TO STOP THE CAR. I WAS AFRAID OF GO...
THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, CAR TOOK OFF AND BRAKES WERE AS HARD AS A ROCK, THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL CAR WAS TO PUT IN NEUTRAL. THIS LAST TIME I WAS ON A FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIF. AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AGAIN AND I ENDED OFF THE FREEWAY IN A VACANT FIELD TO STOP THE CAR. I WAS AFRAID OF GO...
DEFECTIVE HEAD LIGHT CONTROL MODULE CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS. YH
DEFECTIVE HEAD LIGHT CONTROL MODULE CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS. YH
DEFECTIVE HEAD LIGHT CONTROL MODULE CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS. YH
TRACTION CONTROL FOR ABS SYSTEM FAILED. MJS
CLIMATE PROGRAMMER FAILED. MJS
THE INLET CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL. MJS
WHEN PULLING OUT VEHICLE STALLED AND BACKFIRED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP FOR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE TANK WAS LESS THAT ONE QUARTER FULL, AND MAKING A LONG TURN, AND VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP OF DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, IN INDEPENDENT GARAGE, AND IN LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER'S SHOP. MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEMS RETURN. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND FRUSTRATING!.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP OF DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, IN INDEPENDENT GARAGE, AND IN LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER'S SHOP. MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEMS RETURN. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND FRUSTRATING!.
THE PAINT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL! UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE HAS BEEN WILLING TO ASSIST ME WITH MY PROBLEM.
ENGINE FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT ANGLE SENSOR. MJS
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THEY DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION AT 55 MPH. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
WHEN USING THE REMOTE CONTROL TO RELEASE THE TRUNK LID, IT WOULD FLY UP REAL QUICKLY AN D WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRUNK LID WOULD HIT AN INDIVIDUAL IF STANDING TOO CLOSE. *AK
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK FRONT DOOR WITH REMOTE OR BUTTON ON DOOR PANEL. WHEN DOOR IS LOCKED THE KEY WILL NOT OPEN DOOR EITHER. YOU MUST USE REMOTE AND CRAWL THRU BACK SEAT.
MY CAR HAS DEVELOPED A CRONIC PROBLEM THAT HAS MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CAR STALLS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, IN ANY DRIVING CONDITION. I LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS, LEAVING ME EXPOSED TO A MAJOR REAR-END COLLISION. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP, EVEN THOU...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH SLOWED DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCK WHICH WON'T OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH SLOWED DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCK WHICH WON'T OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH SLOWED DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCK WHICH WON'T OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE CONTINUALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM ON FINAL INSPECTION. MJS
THROTTLE CABLE LINED UP.VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR. SPEED WILL NOT DECREASE BY APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKES WILL NOT OVERRIDE. *AK
PLASTIC CONNECTORS HOLDING TAIL LIGHTS IN PLACE BROKE IN HALF. CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT TO HANG BY THE WIRING. ALL THREE CONNECTORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BROKEN COMPLETELY, AND THE THREE CONNECTORS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ARE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH BUT IT HAS NOT FALLEN OFF YET. THE PLASTIC CONN...
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE POWER STEER PUMP STRESSED OUT AND CRACKED, CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY, AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THROTTLE CABLE LINED UP. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR , AND WILL NOT DEACCELERATE EVEN WITH BRAKES.BRAKES DID NOT OVERRIDE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED GM - NO RESULTS. *AK
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH INNER PANEL WHICH COMES OUT, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND MAY BREAK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH INNER PANEL WHICH COMES OUT, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND MAY BREAK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE CONTROLS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION IF THIS PART IS NOT REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $700.00 FOR PARTS & LABOR
AUTO HESITATED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH.ON SEPT 9 1998. AUTO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. NO BRAKES OR STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON SEPT 22, L998. OCT 13, L998 CAR CUT OFF IN PARKING LOT. OCT L9. L998 CAR STALLED IN PARKING LOT. OCT 20, L998 CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC GOING 35 M...
TAIL LIGHT PLASTIC CONNECTIONS BROKE IN HALF.
POWER STEERING PUMP BOLTS BROKE. ALSO REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT.
POWER STEERING PUMP BOLTS BROKE. ALSO REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT.
THE ACCESSORIES BELT FAILURE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING MODULE OR MOTOR TO BECOME COMPLETELY LOOSE. *ET
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ABS SYSTEM AFTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
THE TRUNK LIGHT DOES NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE COVER, ITEMS IN THE TRUNK AREA BURN FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULB. (QCAW)
KEYS WILL NOT UNLOCK VEHICLE DOORS. KEYLESS ENTRY WILL ONLY OPEN REAR DOORS. DRIVER MUST CRAWL OVER REAR SEATS IN ORDER TO UNLOCK FRONT DOORS. IF KEYLESS REMOTE FAILS COMPLETE THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS WIRES.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS WIRES.
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, EXPLODING INTO WINDSHIELD WITH NO PROTECTION TO CONSUMER. 532918 DUP OF 533261; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, EXPLODING INTO WINDSHIELD WITH NO PROTECTION TO CONSUMER. 532918 DUP OF 533261; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
POWER STEERING BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING POWER STEERING PUMP TO FALL OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
WHILE DRIVING BOLTS THAT HOLD POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE ENGINE BROKE, CAUSING PUMP TO FALL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSING POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE VEHICLE OUT THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP DUE TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FALLING OFF. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
AFTER DRIVING IN THIRD GEAR ,SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO OVERDRIVE,THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT UNLESS IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. *AK
THE DESIGN OF THE TAIL LIGHTS IS DEFECTIVE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE FREE FROM THE MOTOR , CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER UNIT FAILED.
2 POSITIVE ELECTRICAL BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTORS WERE HELD BY AN UNSEEN BOLT. WHEN WIGGLED THE TERMINALS ALL POWER WAS LOST.
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
EXHAUST CONNECTIONS FAIL, CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING FROM A STOP. *AK
ENGINE STALLS.
ACCELERATOR MAKES BUZZING SOUND.
POWER STEERING PUMP BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNT, UPPER STRUT MOUNT, SERPENTINE BELT, HEIL COIL, AND ENGINE FRAME.
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DEACCELERATING, VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER (5) TIMES IN LESS THAN (2) YEARS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK *JB
A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN CHANGING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON LEVEL GROUND ,THE JACK BENT IN (2) DIFFERENT PLACES AND SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME, WENT THROUGH THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
POWER DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND OWNER HAD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHILCE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
OWNER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ENTERING AND EXITING VEHICLE, AT TIMES ENTRY MUST BE DONE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IN ORDER TO REACH DRIVERS SIDE. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DOOR LOCKS ARE OPERATED BY A SOLENOID. *AK
FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, ALSO PIECES FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MATERIAL /PADDING CAME OFF THE DASH. *AK
FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, ALSO PIECES FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MATERIAL /PADDING CAME OFF THE DASH. *AK
POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL FELL OFF/POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE.
STEERING WHEEL DISLODGED FROM STEERING COLUMN/ ALSO HEARD POPPING NOISE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE A POP CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT CAME A LOOSE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, MAKING DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD IS DISTORTED AT BOTH ENDS, WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IF CARS ARE COMING FROM THE RIGHT, THE VIEW IS DISTORTED, FOR AERODYNAMIC REASONS , THE WINDSHIELDS ARE CURVED. *SLC
ENGINE BACKFIRES OCCASIONALLY. *DH
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CAR STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
HORN BEEPS WHEN TILT WHEEL GOES ALL THE WAY UP OR DOWN. *DH
FLAT SPOTS IN STEERING, ALSO PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL DUE TO STEERING RACK.
FAILURE ON THE TRUNK ON THE VEHICLE, THE TRUNK DOES NOT STAY DOWN, AND THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING 25-35MPH, WHEN TURNING/CROSSING INTERSECTION, CAUSING POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND GENERATOR TO FAIL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS, VEHICLE STALLS W/DEALERS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE WITH NO CLUE FOR REMEDY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ALL YEAR AROUND WEATHER THE ABS ANTI-LOCK FAILED WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE . TT
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING POSSIBLE STUCK THROTTLE THE BRAKES COULD NOT OVERRIDE. TT
AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. *AK
DESIGN OF AIR DAM TOO LOW, CAUSING IT TO RIP APART WHEN PARKING UP TO THE CONCRETE DIVIDERS. *SD
EXHAUST SEAL FAILED, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE. *SD
VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN PUT IN DRIVE.
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
TAIL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *SD
BACK UP LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *SD
DESIGN FLAW WITH SPRING LOADED SCREWS, ATTACHING EXHAUST PIPE TO MANIFOLD, CREATES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. *DSH
GASKET FAILURE. QCAW
DESIGN OF AIR CONDITIONER VENTS DO NOT ALLOW FOR PROPER CIRCULATION OF AIR CONDITIONING, CAUSING DRIVER TO GET SLEEPY.
FRONT VENT WINDOWS NOT DESIGNED TO BE OPENED, CAUSING POOR CIRCULATION OF AIR, CAUSING DRIVER TO GET SLEEPY. *DSH
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL. *AW
THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE CAR ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT SEVERAL SIGNS AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE CAR ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT SEVERAL SIGNS AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
HAVE AN OCCASIONAL POPPING OR BANGING IN STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, CAN FEEL VIBRATION/KNOCKING IN STEERING WHEEL;STEERING COLUMN SHAFT REPLACED,PROBLEM STILL EXIST
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROLS DISENGAGE. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAG, ALSO PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT. *SKD
POWER WINDOWS DO NOT HAVE LOCK OUT SWITCH FOR THE DRIVER. TT
THE CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE DURING ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT