1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE...

Mileage: 151,474

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ANTI-THEFT AND AN UNKNOWN SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE IMPACT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF ...

Mileage: 110,000

INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LIGHT'S STAYING ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND SENORS CHIMMING FOR DOORS. *TR

Mileage: 233,000

INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LIGHT'S STAYING ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND SENORS CHIMMING FOR DOORS. *TR

Mileage: 233,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CHIMED BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE SUCCEEDING IN STARTING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OXYGEN SENSOR. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAP WAS MELTING AND CAUSING O...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE SUCCEEDING IN STARTING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OXYGEN SENSOR. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAP WAS MELTING AND CAUSING O...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE SUCCEEDING IN STARTING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OXYGEN SENSOR. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAP WAS MELTING AND CAUSING O...

Mileage: 140,000

THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER WHICH SHE BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM! OCCASIONALLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE ENGINE WILL BACKFIRE, AFTER STARTING IT WOULD RUN OK. THE CAR NOW DOES NOT RUN AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS BROKEN FROM THE BACKFIRING AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE THE LAST...

Mileage: 55,000

THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER WHICH SHE BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM! OCCASIONALLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE ENGINE WILL BACKFIRE, AFTER STARTING IT WOULD RUN OK. THE CAR NOW DOES NOT RUN AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS BROKEN FROM THE BACKFIRING AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE THE LAST...

Mileage: 55,000

THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER WHICH SHE BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM! OCCASIONALLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE ENGINE WILL BACKFIRE, AFTER STARTING IT WOULD RUN OK. THE CAR NOW DOES NOT RUN AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS BROKEN FROM THE BACKFIRING AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE THE LAST...

Mileage: 55,000

I LEFT MY HOUSE ON 9/10/2011 AND WENT TO GAS STATION. AFTER FUELING UP I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I DID NOT PULL OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SENSOR PROBLEM AND I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING TO PULL OVER FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I PROCEEDED TO THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I REACHED ...

Mileage: 91,500

I LEFT MY HOUSE & STOPPED FOR GAS. AFTER GETTING GAS I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I DID NOT PULL OVER THINKING IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM. I PROCEEDED TO THE HIGHWAY & WHEN I REACHED 57MPH I PUT ON MY CRUISE CONTROL. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED & MY ABILITY TO SEE WAS 0%. THE ENTIR...

Mileage: 91,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 15 MPH WHEN THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INVOLUNTARILY. ONE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AN...

Mileage: 130,000

MY SON WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN HIS 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, JUST AS HIS WAS GETTING READY TO PROCEED, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, HE HADN'T EVEN PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GAS, INSURANCE APPRAISER, APPRAISED THE DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF $2000 AND COME TO FIND OUT THEY WON'T COVER IT...

Mileage: 99,999

96 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.WHILE PARKED AT RESIDENCE VEHICLE WENT INTO SECURITY LOCK MODE AND WONT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START. ALL ADVICE FROM INDIVIDUALS TO "RESET" SECURITY FAILED. ONLY OPTION LEFT IS TO TOW TO LOCAL DEALER FOR SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH OR WHILE SITTING IDLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER WINDOWS, SEATS AND FUEL PUMP WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE AS WELL. THE CONTACT WOULD RECHARGE THE BATTERY AND ONCE FULLY CHARGED, THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 97,000

1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE PLASTIC MANIFOLD IN ENGINE FROM MANUFACTURE BROKE CAUSING DEX COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE DESTROYING SEALS/HEAD GASKETS. REPLACE AT DEALER GASKET,GASKET KIT,VALVE,VALVE KIT,UPPER MANIFOLD, LOWER MANIFOLD RESEAL,COOLANT. DEALER DOES NOT HONOR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 122,097

NO INCIDENTS BUT THERE IS DAMAGE DONE TO THE FUEL , EMISSION AND BRAKE LINE THE FUEL AND EMISSION LINES FROM THE FUEL TANK USE A PLASTIC QUICK CONNECT COUPLING JUST UNDERNEATH NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE . THE COUPLING BECOMES LOSE AND SPRAYS THE FUEL LINES AND BRAKE HOSES WITH FUEL THIS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE AIR BAG EXPLODED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED AND THEY DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBL...

Mileage: 200,000

I PUT GAS INTO MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WENT TO START IT AND IT BACKFIRED AND STARTED RUNNING RAGGED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 269,400

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSE USED I SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS ON IT I FOUND 2 ONE FOR THE INTAKE BREAKING AND ONE FOR THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM I TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE NOW I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH BACKFIRING CONSTANTLY AND HAVE EVEN CALLED...

Mileage: 166,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED SEVERELY. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE PLASTIC COVER WAS SHATTERED. HE REMOVED THE COVER AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE...

Mileage: 93,495

AROUND JAN 2008 WHILE DRIVING A PLASTIC WATER HOSE BURST. I REPLACED IT AND HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM UNTIL AROUND AUG 2008. THIS TIME THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING. I REPLACED THAT AND THE THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CAP, BUT I STILL KEPT LOOSING COOLANT. THEN I FOUND A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH I REPLAC...

Mileage: 170,000

AROUND JAN 2008 WHILE DRIVING A PLASTIC WATER HOSE BURST. I REPLACED IT AND HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM UNTIL AROUND AUG 2008. THIS TIME THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING. I REPLACED THAT AND THE THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CAP, BUT I STILL KEPT LOOSING COOLANT. THEN I FOUND A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH I REPLAC...

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND ABOUT TEN SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I HAD HIT NOTHING, AND WAS DRIVING ON A NEWLY PAVED ROAD. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IN THE PROCESS BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DASH. PONTIAC HAS BEEN CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT BACKFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UPPER...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT BACKFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UPPER...

Mileage: 105,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND. THE DRIVER BROKE 2 OF HER TEETH, DRIVER AND PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO LET THE SMOKE FROM THE AIRBAG CLEAR AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE OF THE TE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON HER FOREARM. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLO...

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DAMAGED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE AND THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL*- THE CONTACT PURCHASED 2 FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRES IN 2005 AND 1 IN 2006 FROM PEPBOYS. THE TIRES HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ROTATION AND BALANCING. ALL 3 TIRES SHREDDED WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO PEPBOYS AND PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND THEY KEPT THE OLD TIRES....

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS INS...

Mileage: 102,000

WINDSHIELD SEEMS WATERY! SEEMS AS THOUGH THE PLASTIC INSIDE IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 121,684

WINDSHIELD SEEMS WATERY! SEEMS AS THOUGH THE PLASTIC INSIDE IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 121,684

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.

Mileage: 136,000

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

Mileage: 115,856

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

Mileage: 115,856

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 ...

Mileage: 163,570

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 COUL...

DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. HE STATES THAT THERE WAS RECALL 96V116000 CONCERNING INTAKE MANIFOLD. HE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. HE BROUGHT...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENGINE NOT FIRING UP. ALSO AFFECTS DOOR CHIMES, SECURITY, SEAT CONTROLS, INTERIOR LIGHTING. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO FIX PROBLEM, BATTERY CABLES, BATTERY, REPLACING IGNITION WIRES TO NO AVAIL. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO WORSEN. HAD...

Mileage: 158,000

PURCHASED A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE NEW FROM DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD THE 16: CHROME RIM PACKAGE. THE RIMS ARE ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION WITH CHROME PLATING. 2 YEAR AGO, THE RIMS BEGAN TO HAVE A CHRONIC LEAKING PROBLEM. ON MULTIPLE RIMS CORROSION WAS DEVELOPING ON THE INSIDE BEAD, RESULTING IN A LOS...

Mileage: 60,000

MY 1996 BONNEVILLE STARTED ACTING UP, ROUGHLY IDLING, AND HESITATING WHEN TAKING OFF. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, CAR WOULD SHUT IT SELF OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET IT CHECKED. SCANNER IDICATED THAT...

Mileage: 121,200

MY 1996 BONNEVILLE STARTED ACTING UP, ROUGHLY IDLING, AND HESITATING WHEN TAKING OFF. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, CAR WOULD SHUT IT SELF OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET IT CHECKED. SCANNER IDICATED THAT...

Mileage: 121,200

MY 1996 BONNEVILLE STARTED ACTING UP, ROUGHLY IDLING, AND HESITATING WHEN TAKING OFF. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, CAR WOULD SHUT IT SELF OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET IT CHECKED. SCANNER IDICATED THAT...

Mileage: 121,200

WHILE IN PARK POSITION IGNITION KEY TURNED ON AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH CAUSE. WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOW HAD THE CAR IN TESTING FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CONDUCT THE ACTUAL TEST. THEY HAVE TRANSFERRED OUT FILE TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT...

WHILE IN PARK POSITION IGNITION KEY TURNED ON AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH CAUSE. WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOW HAD THE CAR IN TESTING FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CONDUCT THE ACTUAL TEST. THEY HAVE TRANSFERRED OUT FILE TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT...

WHILE IN PARK DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF SOME SYSTEMS. *AK

I PURCHASED 4 CONTINENTAL TOURING TIES IN THE SPRING OF 2002. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN SETS OF 2, ONE MONTH APART. THREE OF THE TIRES FAILED THROUGH TREAD SEPARATION. I REPLACED THE FOURTH TIRE WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE TREAD TO SEPARATE ON IT.*AK

Mileage: 128,075

BRAKE LINES ON 1996 PONTIAC BONNIVILLE ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND ALLOWED THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT CAUSING CATASTROFIC LOSS OF BRAKING OF AUTOMOBILE.*AK

Mileage: 80,980

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *SC THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER HAD WERE WITH THE DOORS, THE BATTERY, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS BAD. *...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *SC THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER HAD WERE WITH THE DOORS, THE BATTERY, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS BAD. *...

1)COOLANT LOSS FROM PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE. 2)EGR PIPE BURN THROUGH FAILURE, UPPER AND LOWER GASKET FAILURE. 3)REPLACE UPPER PLASTIC INTAKE, UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS, COOLANT ELBOW OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. (5 HRS LABOR). *NM

Mileage: 76,600

PROBLEMS REGARDING 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.*MR THE OVERHEAD HAND STRAP BROKE WHILE AN ELDERLY PASSENGER WAS USING IT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE STRAP WAS SECURE TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WITH PLASTIC NOT METAL. *NM

BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND ROLLING DOWN THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 127,562

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE TRAVELING 25 TO 30 MPH. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD (BROKEN GLASS) AND NEAR INJURY TO PASSENGER. VEHICLE MAKE 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE VIN = [XXX]. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND ADVISE NOT COVERED BY POLICY, CONTACTED PONTIAC CONSUMER COMPLAINT DEPT. ...

Mileage: 125,566

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND WHEN ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING PUMP FAILED. *AK

COOLANT FROM UPPER INTAKE PLENUM FOUND TO CAUSE MIS-FIRE CYLINDER. REPLACED UPPER INTAKE PLENUM TWICE ONCE AT 54,820 MILES AND AGAIN AT 107,181 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 54,820

AN INDEPENDENT DEALER REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKET AND UPPER PLENUM ON 01/16/04, 03/15/04 THE GASKET AND EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED, AND THE PLENUM GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 02/27/03. COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 92,203

AN INDEPENDENT DEALER REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKET AND UPPER PLENUM ON 01/16/04, 03/15/04 THE GASKET AND EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED, AND THE PLENUM GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 02/27/03. COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 92,203

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

Mileage: 174,000

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE BACK FIRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. *AK

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. *PH EGR VALVE IS STUCK AT 67% OPEN POSITION AT IDLE, WHICH IN TURN HEATED THE EGR PIPE CONNECTION AT THE PLASTIC AIR PLENUM AND LED TO THE LEAKING OF COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED PLASTIC AIR PLENUM WHICH HAS M...

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. *PH EGR VALVE IS STUCK AT 67% OPEN POSITION AT IDLE, WHICH IN TURN HEATED THE EGR PIPE CONNECTION AT THE PLASTIC AIR PLENUM AND LED TO THE LEAKING OF COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED PLASTIC AIR PLENUM WHICH HAS M...

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. *PH EGR VALVE IS STUCK AT 67% OPEN POSITION AT IDLE, WHICH IN TURN HEATED THE EGR PIPE CONNECTION AT THE PLASTIC AIR PLENUM AND LED TO THE LEAKING OF COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED PLASTIC AIR PLENUM WHICH HAS M...

THE EGR VALVE STUCK 67% IN THE OPEN POSITION AT IDLE WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. *PH PLASTIC AIR PLENUM WAS REPLACED.*MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, SPILLING FLUID INTO THE ENGINE. *AK *MR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE CRANKING MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE I HEARD A BIG EXPLOSION. I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE PLASTIC COVER OVER MY INTAKE WITH A HOLE BLOWN FRON THE ENGINE. I FURTHER REMOVED THE INTAKE COVER AND THA INTAKE HAD A RIPPING HOLE IN IT ALSO, AS IF THE TOP OF MY ENGINE BLEW UP.*AK

Mileage: 122,477

REPLACED PLENUM ON 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE THREE TIMES. LAST TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 87,000 MILES. FAULTY (PLASTIC) PART ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE AND OIL TO MIX IN THE ENGINE CAUSING STALLING (IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STATE ROAD INTERSECTION, A SAFETY HAZARD). THE MIXING OF THE FLUIDS ALLOWS THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 87,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING. *NM

Mileage: 150,000

I BOUGHT MY 1996 BONNEVILLE NEW IN THAT YEAR. AROUND 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. AT 145,000 MILES I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND A SMELL OF BURNT FLUID. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THEY FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID STATI...

Mileage: 144,000

LAST WEEKEND WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY PONTIAC BONNEVILLE REGISTRATION TAG [XXX], NJ LICENSE PLATE HAS A [XXX] BACK DOOR POPS OPEN ACCIDENTALLY. SURPRISINGLY I CALL THE GM DEALER AND FOUND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH DOOR OPEN WARNING. THIS FEATURE IS VERY COMMON IN VERY CHEAP BASIC CARS, WHERE...

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN TURNING LEFT. CONSUMER STATED THAT RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *CB

Mileage: 104,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN DECEMBER OF 1999, I BELEIVE THAT THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT HAVE THE LABELS ON THE DOOR FOR THE WEIGHT OR TIRE PRESSURE, ALL IT HAS IS A PARTS NUMBER STICKER A WHITE LABLE. I HAVE ASKED THE PONTIAC DEALER ABOUT IT AND THE...

Mileage: 200

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN DECEMBER OF 1999, I BELEIVE THAT THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT HAVE THE LABELS ON THE DOOR FOR THE WEIGHT OR TIRE PRESSURE, ALL IT HAS IS A PARTS NUMBER STICKER A WHITE LABLE. I HAVE ASKED THE PONTIAC DEALER ABOUT IT AND THE...

Mileage: 200

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUN OF 1996 AND RECALL WAS ISSUED JUN 1996. SO WHY WEREN'T WE TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP GREED . WHEN STARTING MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, 3.8L V6, IT BACKFIRED AND LOTS OF WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE MUFFLER. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE CAR ...

Mileage: 130,000

THE PLASTIC AIR INTAKE PLENUM FAILED ON MY CAR. THIS ALLOWED WATER FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM TO ENTER THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THE ENGINE HYDRAULICALLY LOCKED UP. THIS DAMAGED THE PISTONS AND VALVES. ENGINE IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. SALVAGE OR REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY OPTION. *JB

Mileage: 174,000

AIR INTAKE PLENUM ON THE BONNEVILLE 3.8 LITER ENGINE FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP WHEN THE WATER ENTERED THE PISTON AREA. THIS FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS AND THE VALVES. ENGINE IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND MUST BE REPLACED. *NLM

Mileage: 174,517

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF BOTH FAILURES WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF BOTH FAILURES WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE BODY OF THE CAR EVERY TIME I WASH IT. THIS STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGE, THERE ARE NOW LARGE SECTIONS OF THE CAR WITHOUT PAINT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 74,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

Mileage: 70,000

MY 1996 BONNEVILLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 22, 2003. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE HAD GONE INTO HYDRAULIC LOCK. THE PLASTIC INTAKE HAD CRACKED AND FILLED THE CYLINDERS WITH COOLANT. I HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD REMOVED AND SURFACED, THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND SEVERAL ...

WATER IN TAIL LIGHT FIXTURE, BULB WAS DISMANTLED AND FIXTURE WAS RUSTED. *MR ONE OF THE BACK UP LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE COMPARTMENT FULL OF WATER, THE BULB WAS DISMANTLED, AND THE FIXTURE RUSTED. (THE SAME CONDITION WAS IN THE OTHER COMPARTMENT) *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *NLM THEN 20 FEET DOWN THE ROAD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, TEARING APART THE DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD. GM DIDN'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THEIR INSPECTOR SUGGESTED THAT THERE WERE PINE NEEDLES ON THE WINDSHIELD...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APRX 40MPH THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS. THE BRAKES STILL WORKED ,AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT ROAD SO WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURY.*AK STEARING WHEEL AND PEDALS SHAKE BETWEEN 65 AND 75MP...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APRX 40MPH THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS. THE BRAKES STILL WORKED ,AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT ROAD SO WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURY.*AK STEARING WHEEL AND PEDALS SHAKE BETWEEN 65 AND 75MP...

Mileage: 85,000

CAR WAS AT APROXIMATELY 87000. TURNED THE CAR ON, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DIDNT SEE ANY FLAMES, POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND SMOKE JUST CONTINUED TO PILE OUT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE WAS ON ITS LAST BREATH. HAD ENGINE RELACED ...

Mileage: 87,000

CAR WAS AT APROXIMATELY 87000. TURNED THE CAR ON, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DIDNT SEE ANY FLAMES, POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND SMOKE JUST CONTINUED TO PILE OUT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE WAS ON ITS LAST BREATH. HAD ENGINE RELACED ...

Mileage: 87,000

CAR WAS AT APROXIMATELY 87000. TURNED THE CAR ON, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DIDNT SEE ANY FLAMES, POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND SMOKE JUST CONTINUED TO PILE OUT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE WAS ON ITS LAST BREATH. HAD ENGINE RELACED ...

Mileage: 87,000

CAR WAS AT APROXIMATELY 87000. TURNED THE CAR ON, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DIDNT SEE ANY FLAMES, POPPED OPEN THE HOOD, AND SMOKE JUST CONTINUED TO PILE OUT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE WAS ON ITS LAST BREATH. HAD ENGINE RELACED ...

Mileage: 87,000

1ST THE PLENUM WAS MELTED BY THE EGR VALVE, WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED. WHEN THAT WAS FIXED, I BEGAN HEARING A HIGH PITCHED WHINE ONCE THE ENGINE IS HEATED UP. WE HAVE REPLACEDTHE HARMONIC BALANCER POWER STEERING PUMP, WATER PUMP, ALL BELTS, CHECKED THE TIMIMG CHAIN, AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE COULD...

Mileage: 14,840

THE VEHICLES PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. *MR *CB *NLM

Mileage: 71,208

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK

WATER IS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE FIREWALL, DUE TO ITS UNSEALING PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 170,000

WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, IT DID NOT TURN OVER. *JB

REF: NHTSA RECALL #96V116000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. PREVIOUSLY I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE 1996 BONNEVILLE AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE A SHOTGUN BEING FIRED. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND ASKED WHAT MADE THAT SOUND. TODAY I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAD A...

Mileage: 45,000

THE VEHICLE FUEL LINE SPLIT WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. *NLM

THE ENGINE LEAKED COOLANT.*TS *JB

THE ENGINE ON THIS CAR FAILED. IT HAS 115,000 MILES. IT WAS MAINTAINED FROM THE START. WE PURCHASED IT NEW. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE THROUGHOUT THE MOTOR. WE HAD THE MANIFOLDS, OXYGEN SENSORS, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED ON THIS...

Mileage: 115,000

COOLING SYSTEM LEAKAGE-THE BLACK PLASTIC COVER ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS COOLANT/WATER. IT LEAKS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, IT DOES THIS WHEN EVER PARKED AND THE CAR IS ALLOWED TO SIT AND GET COLD. THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE IT IS LEAKING AROUND THE BASE OF THE PLASTIC COVER WHERE IT SEALS AGAINST TH...

Mileage: 28,000

THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COOLANT LEAK. *AK *JB

THE ENGINE FAILED.*DT *JB

1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 3800 K ENGINE . UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AT 63000 MILES CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK.

Mileage: 63,000

FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET ON MY AUTOMOBILE. ALLOWED ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE. CAR: 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, USING THE DEX-COOL GM COOLANT. REPAIRS REQUIRED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ALL ENGINE GASKETS. REPAIRS C...

Mileage: 106,000

DEALER SAYS INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED & NEEDS REPLACED. WILL THIS BE RECALLED? I READ A NEWS BULLETIN SAYING YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS. DT

CONSUMER STATES THE MOTOR "LOCKED UP" WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE CYLINDERS. TS

11/01/2002 I HAD MY CAR SERVICED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD COOLANT ON IT. 11//02//2002 I WENT TO THE PART DEPARTMENT AT THE PONTIAC DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEY TOLD ME ON 11/05/2002 THE CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY I GOT IT START...

THIS IS A FUEL LEAK DIRECTLY ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM ATOP. THE GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH LINES FROM FUEL PUMP TO GAS LINES TO THE ENGINE. GAS LEAKS DIRECTLY ONTO THE TOP OF EXHAUST. FIRE HAZARD. -----DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----------------769751. *AK

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION , AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER OR PASSENGER, BOTH PARTIES SUFFERED MAJOR BODY INJURIES.*AK

PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED INVOLUNTARILY WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *MJ

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER, CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED, HOWEVER CONSUMER COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, SHE COULD SLIDE THE DOOR LATCH, BUT THE LOCK WOULD RELEASE, NONE OF THE POWER WINDOWS WORKED, ...

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ON WET PAVEMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED.*AKSENSOR FAILED ALSO. *JG

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE, IT EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD A RECALL DONE ON JAN 1998 FOR ENGINE BACKFIRE, DEALER CONTACTED . *AK ORIGINAL RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN #96V116000. KENTUCKY BASIC FIRE INCIDENT REPORT STATED THAT FIRE POSSIBLY STARTED AROUND THE INJECTOR AREA OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER STATE...

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE, IT EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD A RECALL DONE ON JAN 1998 FOR ENGINE BACKFIRE, DEALER CONTACTED . *AK ORIGINAL RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN #96V116000. KENTUCKY BASIC FIRE INCIDENT REPORT STATED THAT FIRE POSSIBLY STARTED AROUND THE INJECTOR AREA OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER STATE...

ON 02/18/2002, 04:20 AM, MY WIFE WENT TO START THE CAR TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE GOING TO WORK. UPON START UP, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THERE WAS A FIRE INSTANTLY. I RAN OUT AND ROLLED THE CAR OUT OF THE CARPORT AND INTO THE BACK YARD. THE NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING WITH A FIRE EXTINGUSHER AND PUT OUT T...

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKED UNDER HOOD, AND REALIZED THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE PLENUM. ALSO, WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN AT 90000 MILES.*AK *YD

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT BACKFIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL 96V116000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97C02. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AKCONSUMERS CAR BACKFIRED, CAUSING THE MANIFOLD TO FRACTURE ALLOWING WATER INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WARRANTI...

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT BACKFIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL 96V116000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97C02. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AKCONSUMERS CAR BACKFIRED, CAUSING THE MANIFOLD TO FRACTURE ALLOWING WATER INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WARRANTI...

CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, IT IS CONSTANTLY COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE SEAL TO WARP, AND CAUSE A COOLANT LEAK, CONSUMER REPLACED WATER PUMP, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THE HEATER HOSE FITTING AT ENGINE BLOCK. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, IT IS CONSTANTLY COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE SEAL TO WARP, AND CAUSE A COOLANT LEAK, CONSUMER REPLACED WATER PUMP, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THE HEATER HOSE FITTING AT ENGINE BLOCK. *TT

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE LEAKING, VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE CONSTANTLY UNABLE TO MAINTAIN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER REPORTED TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A THROTTLE LEAK. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO START, AND WOULD BLOW WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAIL PIPE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED VEHICLE AS HAVING A CRACKED MANIFOLD. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V116000 IN AUGUST OF 1996, PRIOR TO HER OWNERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORM...

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK DOOR WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ONLY WAY TO EXIT VEHICLE WAS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE OR TURNING ENGINE ON. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ENGINE:GASKETS:OIL PAN REPLACED, VEHICLE HAS A REPEATED ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. ENGINE LEAKS OIL AT OTHER LOCATIONS. CONCERNED ABOUT ENGINE FIRE.*AK

HOOD IS UP, AND WHEN THERES A STRONG WIND HOOD WILL SLAM DOWN ON SOMEONE'S HEAD. ALSO, TRUNK IS VERY HEAVY, AND CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF CHILDRENS HANDS BEING INJURED. *AK *JB

HOOD IS UP, AND WHEN THERES A STRONG WIND HOOD WILL SLAM DOWN ON SOMEONE'S HEAD. ALSO, TRUNK IS VERY HEAVY, AND CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF CHILDRENS HANDS BEING INJURED. *AK *JB

FUEL CONSUMPTION OF VEHICLE HAS GONE UP, FUEL IS SPRAYING OUT OF TAILPIPE. DEALER FOUND FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FUEL SENDER LINES CORRODED AND RUSTED SEVERLY CAUSING A LARGE LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS AN INHERENT DESIGN PROBLEM AND/OR THE PART WAS MADE WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS. NLM

GAS PEDAL LOCKED UP AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. SHE SAID WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE CAR . ALSO, REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL DOORS AND LOCKS . ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. *AK

GAS PEDAL LOCKED UP AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. SHE SAID WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE CAR . ALSO, REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL DOORS AND LOCKS . ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. *AK

GAS PEDAL LOCKED UP AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. SHE SAID WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE CAR . ALSO, REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL DOORS AND LOCKS . ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. *AK

OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING FREQUENTLY FROM THE ENGINE REAR SEAL. TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

BATTERY LEAKED ACID, AND POSITIVE TERMINAL FELL OFF FROM SIDE OF BATTERY, BATTERY ACID COVERED BATTERY CASE, COVERED DISTRIBUTOR AND POSSIBLE BRAKE LINES. OPENED FILE WITH PONTIAC #00775631*AK

THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH CAME WITH VEHICLE PREVENTED DRIVER FROM STARTING OR RESTARTING VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SOME TIME. WOULD FINALLY START VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR SECURITY PROBLEMS. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRUNK LID OPENS ON ITS OWN AND SYSTEM MONITOR DOES NOT INDICATE IT IS OPEN, OR IF DOORS ARE AJAR. *AK

GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. YH

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED VACUUM HOSE TO THE FUEL TANK LEAD TO FLEXING OF THE FUEL TANK. OVER TIME THE FLEXING WEAKED THE METAL AND CAUSE THE TANK TO CRACK WHEREIN IT DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK.

TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. CAR MADE LOUD WHINING/GRINDING NOISES, JERKED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OTHER CARS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK I TRIED TO PROCEED. THE DASH SHOWED THE CAR IN GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY DRIVE ...

2 FRONT WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS SEE NHTSA ID#: 99V072000. *AK

ENGINE KNOCKS. DEALER HAS PUT TWO ENGINES IN VEHICLE, AND PROBLEM STILLS EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 15 MPH LOW IMPACT COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DASH AREA. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK WHICH SHOWED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO MULTISTATE TRANSMISSION - 3850 HEMPHILL ST. - FORT WORTH, TX 76110 PHONE #(817)921-6155. THEY DID A COMPUTER CHECK ON IT WHICH SHOWED IT WAS SLIPPING AT ABOUT...

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK WHICH SHOWED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO MULTISTATE TRANSMISSION - 3850 HEMPHILL ST. - FORT WORTH, TX 76110 PHONE #(817)921-6155. THEY DID A COMPUTER CHECK ON IT WHICH SHOWED IT WAS SLIPPING AT ABOUT...

THERE IS A "DRUM" INSIDE OF THIS TRANSMISSION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY MADE FROM A POOR QUALITY STEEL (SOFT)THAT STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE AND SENT SMALL PARTICLES OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION, THAT IN TURN, LOCKED THE 2,3 SOLENOIDS, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GM HAS SINCE CHANGED THE DRUM...

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. AIR WILL NOT CIRCULATE IN VEHICLE UNLESS THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT ONCE BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER THE COMPUTER SYSTEM INDICATED THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THE FUEL LINE LEAKS FUEL WITHOUT A REASON, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE MADE TO STOP WHEN THERE IS HEAVY SNOW ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY STOP WHEN THERE IS HEAVY RAIN. DEALER CANT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS A BUILT-IN SAFETY FEATURE. *AK CONSUMER NOTIFIED GM WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT MODIFY UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND THE VEHICLE TO DIE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PBORLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. ALSO RADIO OPERATES ERRATICALLY. *MJS

THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. EXCESSIVE EFFORT IS NEEDED TO GET THE HORN TO WORK. *AK

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION CABLE TORE THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID.

TORQUE CONVERTER MISSES AND HESITATES.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DISCONNECTED FROM THE MOTOR AND STOPPED WORKING. DEALER HAS NO PARTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR OVER 45 MPH, IT BEGANS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AND CREATE A NOISE THAT WAS VERY UNPLEASANT AND ALSO CAUSED EAR PAIN, LIKE A HELICOPTER WAS IN THE CAR.

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW IMPACT CRASH ( LESS THAN 25 MPH), THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED DRIVER TO BECOME LEGALLY BLINDED IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK

GOOD YEAR TIRE BLEW OUT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

WHEN DEPRESSING THE CENTER HORN PAD, THE PAD BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND ALSO LOCATE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VOLUME IS TOO LOW. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK THERE IS NO SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED AT HORN SYMBOLS. *YD

POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO DESIGN OF SEAT.

DUE TO SEAT DESIGN THE SEAT CAN BE PULLED TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. (AIR BAG HAZARD).

COMING DOWN A HILL AT APPROX 5 MPH , STARTED TO APPLY PRESSURE ON BRAKES, SMELLED GAS FUMES AND NOTICED SMOKE. TIRE WERE ALSO EXTREMELY HOT. *AK

ENGINE BACKFIRES AT START UP, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE. REFERENCED IN EA02-030

STEERING COLUMN SHAFT IS DEFECTIVE AND IN COLD WEATHER THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN TOWARDS THE LEFT. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM , APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES ON WET SURFACE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. HIT ONE VEHICLE AND KNOCKED INTO ANOTHER ONE. *AK

THERE IS NO DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE, BUT IT IS ON MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL.

UPON STARTING EHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 6 TIMES.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 65 MPH OVERDRIVE WENT INTO NEUTRAL TWICE.

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON; HAD NOT TAKEN OUT OF GEAR YET; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE, STILL AT DEALER. *AK

THERE'S A VIBRATION AT ALL TIMES AND AT HIGH SPEED, IT GETS WORSE AND THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE.

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT 60-70 MPH.

THE CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK