1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WA...
Mileage: 136,589
' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WA...
Mileage: 136,589
' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WA...
Mileage: 136,589
UPON ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AFTER REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLS AND WOULD NOT START. FLOODING ENGINE, GASOLINE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER RESEARCH AND REPLACING LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD, THIS WAS NOT MY PROBLEM THERE WAS NO LEAK. AFTER MORE RESEAR...
Mileage: 130,000
UPON ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AFTER REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLS AND WOULD NOT START. FLOODING ENGINE, GASOLINE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER RESEARCH AND REPLACING LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD, THIS WAS NOT MY PROBLEM THERE WAS NO LEAK. AFTER MORE RESEAR...
Mileage: 130,000
UPON ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AFTER REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLS AND WOULD NOT START. FLOODING ENGINE, GASOLINE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER RESEARCH AND REPLACING LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD, THIS WAS NOT MY PROBLEM THERE WAS NO LEAK. AFTER MORE RESEAR...
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE STOPPED ON A SIDE STREET (25 MPH ZONE), THE AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS SEVERELY BRUISED AND SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT & PERMANENT HEARING LOSS. THERE ARE 7 OTHER INCIDENT REPORTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA FOR THE SAME EVENT INVOLVING A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE ...
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW THAT HER MOTHER DOES NOT BUCKLE HER AND HER SISTER UP. SHE ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO RIDE ON THE FRONT SEAT. MIND YOU THE TWO GIRLS ARE ONLY 4 AND 5 YEARS OF AGE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SOCIAL SERVICES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS . ALSO THE MOTHER DRIVES WITHOUT A LIC...
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW THAT HER MOTHER DOES NOT BUCKLE HER AND HER SISTER UP. SHE ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO RIDE ON THE FRONT SEAT. MIND YOU THE TWO GIRLS ARE ONLY 4 AND 5 YEARS OF AGE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SOCIAL SERVICES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS . ALSO THE MOTHER DRIVES WITHOUT A LIC...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAV...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAV...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 07 2009 NHTSA REFERENCE: #09E012000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 16,270 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 P...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 07 2009 NHTSA REFERENCE: #09E012000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 16,270 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 P...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 07 2009 NHTSA REFERENCE: #09E012000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 16,270 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 P...
EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 07 2009 NHTSA REFERENCE: #09E012000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 16,270 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 P...
THE FUEL GAUGE OF THE VEHICLE GOES ALL WAY DOWN TO "E" THEN CAN SPIKE BACK UP TO "FULL" ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY. THE GAUGE ALSO WILL RANDOMLY DROP AND STAY ON "E" WHEN THERE IS ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT.
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INVOLUNTARILY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED WATER WAS FOUND ...
Mileage: 96,000
THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH A GAS LEAKAGE. THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE FITTING AT THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL WAS THE PROBLEM. O-RINGS WERE REPLACED, THINGS SEEMED FINE - NO GAS SMELL OR LEAKAGE. THIS LASTED FOR APPX. 24 HOURS. I DROVE ABOUT 7 MILES TO AND FROM WORK THREE TIMES, A TOTAL OF 21 MILES, STOPPED A...
Mileage: 132,000
A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE HAD AN ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO DEPLOYING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD BEING BUSTED TO AN EXTENT THAT IT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH .. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL .... SHE OWNS A 99 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SRS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE COASTED THE VEHICLE UP-HILL TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BRAKE...
Mileage: 190,000
CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. NO ELECTRICAL POWER WHAT SO EVER INCLUDING EMERGENCY FLASHERS. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HAD NO WAY OF INDICATING TO OTHER VEHICLES THAT I HAD A PROBLEM. NO LIGHTS, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO EMERGENCY FLASHERS. AFTER SLOWING DOWN T...
Mileage: 218,657
G.M RECALL # 040V09000 WAS PERFORMED ON MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ON JULY 2004. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE PART. PONTIAC HAS INFORMED ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IN 2003, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN THE GASKET. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ITSELF....
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IN 2003, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN THE GASKET. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ITSELF....
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IN 2003, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN THE GASKET. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ITSELF....
Mileage: 63,000
PLASTIC ENGINE INTAKE PLENUM ASSY MELTDOWN CAUSING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS OF ENGINE. ORIGINAL INCIDENT IDENTIFIED TO POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO 1ST CYLINDER. PLENUM ASSY REPLACED WITH METAL SLEEVE WHICH MECHANIC CLAIMED WAS SUPERIOR TO ORIGINAL MFG PART. PRIOR DAMAGE TO 1ST AND 2ND CYLINDERS BECAME PERMA...
Mileage: 74,301
WAS GETTING A GASOLINE SMELL AND TOOK CAR IN FOR THE PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL, DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THE REGULATOR BUT FUEL LINE. THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD AND THEN BILL WAS $950, ALMOST $100 MORE THAT QUOTE AND DID NOT RECEIVE PARTS BACK SHOWING THE PROBLEM *JB
Mileage: 105,183
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB ON THE 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LETTER INDICATORS P- PARK R- REVERSE N- NEUTRAL D- DRIVER AND L- LOW MIGHT DIFFER FROM THE ACTUAL GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION, IF THE CONTACT SELECTSEDDRIVE THE TR...
Mileage: 61,800
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH AND GETTING OFF AN EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMPACT ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT W...
Mileage: 131,585
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FRACTURED A YEAR AGO WHEN THE CAR HAD 40,000 MILES. THE FRACTURE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CONSTITUTED A LEAK AND AS A RESULT OF THE LEAK THE ENGINE RAN VERY INEFFICIENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED 3 TIMES TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAI...
Mileage: 40,000
NOTICED SMELL OF GAS WHEN AUTO PARKED IN GARAGE..FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTED THAT FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE..TOOK AUTO TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FUEL LINES HAVE DETERIORATED, CAUSING THE LEAKS..WHILE I HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH FUEL LEAKS FROM LOOSE CONNECTIONS, I CAN NOT IMAGINE HOW FUE...
Mileage: 80,551
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE STALLED, NO WARNING LIGHTS ILUMINATE IN THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED NO PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE CONTACT CONTINUES TO DEAL WITH THE STALLIN...
Mileage: 127,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE STALLED, NO WARNING LIGHTS ILUMINATE IN THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED NO PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE CONTACT CONTINUES TO DEAL WITH THE STALLIN...
Mileage: 127,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED THE VEHICLE DEALER DISCOVERED THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TIRES WERE SEVEN YEARS OLD. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 7...
Mileage: 50,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE IT BACKFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED...
Mileage: 49,500
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TRAVELING MUCH FARTHER THAN NORMAL. SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE 'S CAR, AND I DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH,THOUGHT THAT THE BACK SHOES WERE LOW SINCE THEY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED IN AWHILE. PURCHASED A NEW SET AND PLANNED ON INSTALLING. HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY NO...
Mileage: 113,000
VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED PERFECTLY SINCE PURCHASE. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED HESITATION UPON ENTERING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLASTIC) IS WARPED CAUSING A LARGE GAP AT THE INTERFACE TO THE THROTTLE BODY ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER THE ENGINE...
Mileage: 92,600
TWO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURES FOR MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, 3.8 ENGINE. FIRST ONE WAS IN JANUARY 2003. NOW 15 MONTHS LATER, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AFTER 35000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME, REPAIR COSTS WERE JUST OVER $800. NOW I'M LOOKING AT A BILL OF $866. I HAVE READ THE TSB AND MANY OTHER ONLINE COMP...
Mileage: 46,000
1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED T START THE VEHICLE IT'S ENGINE BACKFIRED THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. RECENTLY THE CONSUMER CAME ACROSS A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL REGULATOR WHICH CAUSED FIRES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IS ...
99 BONNEVILLE, IN MARCH OF 2004 WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE CAR BACK FIRED AND THE ENGINE KILLED, IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND COOLANT WAS IN THE ENGINE. THE UPPER MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED AND GASKETS AT COST OF OVER $ 600.00. A YEAR LATER MARCH 2005 THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE. THE PONTIAC DEALER COU...
Mileage: 65,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WAS A WINNING NOISE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK THE VEHICLE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES WERE A PROBLEM AS WELL. THE TRANSAXLE AND CONVERTER WAS REBUILT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WAS A WINNING NOISE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK THE VEHICLE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES WERE A PROBLEM AS WELL. THE TRANSAXLE AND CONVERTER WAS REBUILT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 45,000
A HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE COOLANT RUNS NEXT TO THE EGR VALVE, RESULTING IN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLING AND NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE AIR FUEL MIXTURE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT PONTIAC ...
Mileage: 74,000
I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE PLENUM REPLACED ON MY 99 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE...STARTED WITH VEHICLE HESITATING ON TAKE OFF, RPM'S ACCELERATING VERY HIGH BUT MPH NOT CATCHING UP...VEHICLE THEN BACKFIRED AND LOSS ALL POWER...HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER...DEALER SAID INTAKE PLENUM WAS WARPED CAUSING COOLANT TO POSS...
Mileage: 95,000
MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE EXPLODED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION & FIRE SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, THE FIRE STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE A FUEL INJECTER & UPPER INTAKE PLENUM (WHICH WAS IN PIECES FROM THE EXPLOSION)....
Mileage: 102,000
WHILE AT A STOP, THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER DROVE HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 149,242
FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAK; WINDSHIELD GASKET DETERIORATING.*AK
Mileage: 55,234
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK FIRING, LOST POWER AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 90,000
REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE FROM A PULLED FUEL INJECTOR.*MR WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT A PULL FUEL INJECTOR FLOODED THE INJECTOR, PISTONS, CYLINDERS, CRANKCASE AND ENGINE WIT...
Mileage: 96,850
REGULATOR FAILURE ON VEHICLE HAS CAUSED THE INTAKE GASKETS TO BLOW OUT.*MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THE PLENUM REPLACED DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT BOTH TIMES THE REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING A BACKFIRE, BLOWING THE INTAKE GASKET...
Mileage: 89,658
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *JB THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ME...
ON THE MORNING OF 7/15/04 WHILE DRIVING ON LOOP 1604,SAN ANTONIO TX, AT APPROXIMATLY 60 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED FORCING ME TO TRY AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I ONLY MADE IT PARTWAY OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND I WAS STUCK HALFWAY INTO THE FAST LANE. ...
Mileage: 54,998
I'VE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 99 BONNEVILLE, COSTING ME OVER $2,400. IT STARTED AT 64,000 MILES (6/26/02) WITH A BACKFIRE CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, WHICH NOW HAS A SERVICE RECALL (A LITTLE TOO LATE); THAT COST ME $300. A WEEK LATER, THE UPPER MANIFOLD PLENUM LEAKED CAUSING THE ...
Mileage: 64,008
I'VE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 99 BONNEVILLE, COSTING ME OVER $2,400. IT STARTED AT 64,000 MILES (6/26/02) WITH A BACKFIRE CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, WHICH NOW HAS A SERVICE RECALL (A LITTLE TOO LATE); THAT COST ME $300. A WEEK LATER, THE UPPER MANIFOLD PLENUM LEAKED CAUSING THE ...
Mileage: 64,008
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
Mileage: 45,000
CRACKED PLENEM ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK INTO ENGINE TO THE POINT OF WATER LOCKING IT. CAUSED $1200 IN PARTS AND LABOR. 70,096 MILES ON VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 70,096
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *AK *NM
Mileage: 26,000
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *MR THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED WHEN GOING ON DOWNGRADES AND WHEN USING THE BRAKES. NEW BRAKES WERE JUST INSTALLED AT AROUND 30K MILES AND THE SHOES WERE WORN ALMOST TO THE METAL. THE SHOES WERE WEARING UNEVEN BUT THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY...
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE VALVE STEM SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED A DEFLATED TIRE. THE DRIVER CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DROVE IT TO THE ...
IN MID MAY I HAD A AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH HAD RUPTURED AFTER A BACKFIRE UPON INITIAL START OF 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH A 3.8 L ENGINE. ON JUNE 1, 2004, I WAS NEARLY NEAR ENDED ON INTERSTATE 80 IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AS I RETRUNED FROM A TRIP BECAUSE VEHICLE LOST P...
Mileage: 83,000
WITHOUT WARNING, MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, EQUIPPED WITH 3.8 ENGINE, LOST POWER AND DIED. THE INTAKE PLENUM (SITTING ATOP THE ENGINE, AND PROVIDING AIR AND COOLING OF ENGINE WATER, RUPTURED AND SENT WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS, AND INTO OIL PAN. THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 60000 MILES, WAS ...
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG PROBLEM. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. *AK VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON THE TIME OF INCIDENT. *LA
Mileage: 97,000
I WAS ON VACATION DRIVING INTO A REST AREA WHEN THE CAR MADE A "THONK" SOUND AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED. I COULD SHIFT IT INTO ANY GEAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIRMAN. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS TORN DOWN, IT WAS...
Mileage: 48,038
MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PIN HOLE LEAK IN THE DIAPHRAM CAUSING FUEL LEAKS AND ENGINE BACKFIRE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO SAFETY RECALL 04V090000, YET PONTAIC SAYS NONE OF THE PONTIAC BONN...
Mileage: 460,000
COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER STATED THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD MELTED WHICH CAUSED LEAKAGE. *AK
Mileage: 70,609
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AN DIT BACK FIRED, AND THE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE , AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. NO INJURIES REPORTED. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE APPROXIMATELT 2.5 YEARS AGO FROM WILLIAMS CHEVY IN TRAVERSE CITY, MI I NOTICED A INTERMITTENT SNAP SOUND THAT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE CAUSE OF THIS SOUND SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS ...
Mileage: 50,000
ENGINE PLENUM CRACKED. SUCKED UP COOLANT/ANTI-FREEZE , ALMOST DESTROYING THE ENGINE BLOCK. *JB
Mileage: 60,315
THE ENGINE'S PLENUM(SPELLING??) MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING WATER. MY MECHANIC SAID IT HAD "WARPED". HE THEN TOLD ME THAT GM WAS HAVING QUITE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. HE SAID HE HAD REPLACED ABOUT 10 OF THESE SO FAR THIS YEAR. AND THAT HIS PART DISTRIBUTOR SAID THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER...
Mileage: 50,000
POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CORRODED OUT OF BATTERY. PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH POSITIVE TERMINAL CABLES(REPLACED IN 2001). *LA
Mileage: 22,000
1999 BONNEVILLE; 58,000 MILES; IT HAD BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS -- ESPECIALLY DURING TURNS. BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THE CAR LOSES POWER ON HWY 63; FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE MECHANIC REPORTS ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP BECAUSE COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE ...
Mileage: 58,500
WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS A NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM
THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED WILL DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING, LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 12,000 MILES. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 12,000
THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS GIVING FALSE READINGS. DRIVER HAS NO CLUE TO WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *AK THE SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE THE INDICATORS WERE IN NEUTRAL BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. *SCC. THE CONS...
Mileage: 59,000
THREE OUT OF THE 4 TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THEM TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
MY CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY IN TOWN WHILE BRAKING OR TURNING, OR MERELY SLOWING DOWN. IT LURCHES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AT HIGHER SPEEDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO DIE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES (DYING) AND 5 TIMES (LURCHING) IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MORE ...
Mileage: 84,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *PH THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *SCC *JB
Mileage: 12,000
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE @ LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. SHOP OWNER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON-VEHICLE STALLED. FOUND PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD BURNED. ENTIRE ENGINE FLOODED WITH ANTI-FREEZE. ESTIMATED ENGINE REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $2100.00. *AK
Mileage: 71,100
THERE IS A RECALL ON GM 3800 SERIES II ENGINES FOR YEARS 2000 AND ABOVE RELATING TO THE INTAKE PLENUM. THIS DEFECT CAUSES SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. I TALKED WITH MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THIS EXACT DEFECT FREQUENTLY OCCURS IN 1998 AND 1999 YEAR AUTOS WHICH USE THE SAME ENGINE. MY 199...
Mileage: 102,000
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AND I NOTICED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WOULD NOT HOLD ANY COOLANT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BUTTS MOTORS TO HAVE A BELT CHANGED AND THE COOLANT LEAK INVESTIGATED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE UPPER MANIFOLD AND GASKET THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 46,600
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WATER PUMP HAS FAILED. *PH
FUEL PUMP. *NLM
Mileage: 48,299
THE UPPER PLENUM DEVELOPED A HOLE THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO FLOW INTO THE EGR. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BY THE DEALER AND COULD HAVE LOCKED UP THE ENGINE. *NLM
Mileage: 50,100
IN NORMAL DRIVING, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. *NLM
Mileage: 47,400
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND I HAD IT TOWED TO DOBBS. DOBBS INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER PLENUM HAD WARPED. THEREBY CAUSING THE STARTER TO FAIL AND ANTIFREEZE TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. PONTIAC KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT ON THE YEAR 2000 MODEL...
Mileage: 56,000
THE FUEL SENSOR WAS FAULTY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAK GAS.*JB
THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE BACKFIRING THE AN ENGINE FIRE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE INSURANCE CLAIM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE MAY BE A NEGLIGENCE ISSUE, PER NEWS ARTICLE, THAT MAY UNCOVER MORE INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE. REFER TO...
WHILE RUNNING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BACK FIRE CAUSING THE MANIFOLD TO CRACK WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS WHEN BACKFIRE OCCURRED ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRE WITH SNOW. *TT REFERENCED IN EA02-030
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER CONSUMER STARTED THEIR VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP, WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A BAD GAS REGULATOR VALVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 99,000
THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER HAS DETERIOATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SILVER IN THE GRID IS NO LONGER PRESENT AND ONLY THE CERAMIC COMPONENT REMAINS, LEAVING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL OPENS THROUGHOUT THE GRID MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY EXTERNAL INFLUENCE TO CAUSE SAID PROBLEM. AT 3 YEARS O...
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR IS LEAKING FUEL , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE MECHANICS TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IF NOT REPLACED RIGHT AWAY, THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE, THE FUEL REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THE CONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. *SCC
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR IS LEAKING FUEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL. *MR *SCC
INTAKE PLENIUM ON VEHICLE IS BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM
VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO MISS/STALL WHILE IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED DUE TO WIRING HARNESS BURNING FROM SPARK PLUGS FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATING. COOLANT WAS DRAINING OUT THE RESERVE INTO INTAKE VALVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATING. COOLANT WAS DRAINING OUT THE RESERVE INTO INTAKE VALVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE EXPLODED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. TRIED TO START TWO TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. *YH
WHEN BACKING UP, ONE WHEEL WENT STRAIGHT AND THE OTHER WENT TO A RIGHT ANGLE. THE SCREW THREADED TO THE INNER TIE ROD THAT CONNECTS TO THE OUTTER PULLED LOOSE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH PONTIAC. NLM THE SCREW THREAD CONNECTING THE INNER TIE ROD TO THE OUTER TIE ROD END PULLED LOOSE CAUSING A TOTA...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
WHILE IN A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORCEFULLY INTO TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. *AK
COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON PONTIAC, BUICK, OLDSMOBILE, CHEVROLET WITH 3.8 L ENGINES ARE FAILING AND DUMPING COOLANT INTO ENGINE CAUSING REPAIRS TO COST FROM $400 TO ENGINE REPLACEMENT. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ( SEE GM SERVICE BULLETIN 01-06-01-007)
VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ROLLED INTO WALL OF GARAGE AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE.*AK *YD
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND CAUSE. WILL STALL MOSTLY UPON DECELERATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DAMAGING THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ALL LUG NUTS TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ARE MISSING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-89-413). NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DAMAGING THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ALL LUG NUTS TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ARE MISSING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-89-413). NLM
ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS 33 TIMES AND POWER FAILURE...
I REACHED INTO SEATBACK WHILE DRIVING AND MY SEAT COLLAPSED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LET VEHICLE COME TO A STOP,AND VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY START BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
I PURCHASED A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FROM MANAMARA PONTIAC IN ORLANDO FL., USED OUR 3 ED ONE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT TO HER GRANDS AND IT STARTED SHAKING AND LUNGED THEN QUIT ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING AND AFTER A BIT IT CRANKED BUT RAN ROUGH. I TOWED IT HOME AND CHANGED THE IGNITION ...
DEALER SERVICE REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $ 2629.00. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE (FILE # C04871549). ANSWER: NO ACTION BECAUSE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP TO CHECK OUT A VIBRATION THAT WAS OCCURING AT SPEEDS OVER 70 MPH, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SEPARATING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED AS MUCH AS A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN SOME PLACES.*YH
THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND I REPLACED THE PLUGS, IGNITION COILS (3EA), FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEIR IS A SEAL IN THE INTAKE THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND IT LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS A LITTLE AT A TIME AND THEN LET GO. THEY KNEW THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT, THEY SAID SO. EST ...
THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND I REPLACED THE PLUGS, IGNITION COILS (3EA), FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEIR IS A SEAL IN THE INTAKE THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND IT LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS A LITTLE AT A TIME AND THEN LET GO. THEY KNEW THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT, THEY SAID SO. EST ...
ENGINE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS UNDER JUST ABOUT ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME OF FAILURE IS WHEN TURNING OR PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ACROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED. ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY DEALER 5 TIMES. THEY CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PULLING/DRIFTING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN ARBITRATION TO BE RETURNED AS A "LEMON".*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, THE VEHILCE ENGINE'S ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF, THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 15-20 MPH, THE VEHILCE RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES, DEALERSHIP AT A LOSS AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. CJ
CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE ,AND AS SOON AS VEHICLE STARTED , IT BACKFIRED, AND MADE LOUD SOUND. THEN, ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING SMOKE DAMAGE. SHATTERED WINDSHIELD/BURNED FRONT END, AND ALMOST MELTED TIRES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. ALSO , THERE WAS A HOLE BETWEEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND B...
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DUR...
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DUR...
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DUR...
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DUR...
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DUR...
VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN EITHER TURNING CORNER OR TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN EITHER TURNING CORNER OR TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
STEERING WHEEL POPPED OUT AND THE SHIFTER CAME LOOSE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK PIN AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES HAVE TOO MUCH PEDAL. *SLC
THE TOP SPEAKER COVER KEPT FALLING LOOSE. *SLC
STEERING WHEEL POPPED OUT AND THE SHIFTER CAME LOOSE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK PIN AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES HAVE TOO MUCH PEDAL. *SLC
THE TOP SPEAKER COVER KEPT FALLING LOOSE. *SLC
DASHBOARD HAS SIGNAL TO SHOW THAT WINDSHIELD FLUID CHECKED, BUT THERE IS NO A SIGNAL TO SHOW THAT DOORS ARE OPEN. BOOK WHERE IT SHOWS A DOOR CHECKED IS PAGE 2-76 IN PONTIAC BOOK, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY MATTER.*AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A DOOR AJAR SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD. TH...
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING. CAR STALLED AT 3,889 MILE, 4,372, 6,108, 8,9127, 11,023, 11,772. CLAIRMONT HAS REPAIRED THE A NUMBER OF TIMES. *AK
HORN NEVER WORKS PROPERLY. *AK
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. WHEN FUEL WILL READ FULL UNTIL 150 MILES. ALSO AFTER FILLING UP, WILL SHOW EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME AFTER. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, LEAVING ONLY DASH BOARD LIGHTS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT MECHANISM IN THE BRAIN SHUTS OFF CAR IF GOING 95 MPH. SECOND TIME, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PUT A MONITOR ON CAR WHICH STILL DID NOT DUPLICATE THE PROB...
THE HORN DOESN'T WORK WHEN PRESSED AS DESCRIBED IN OWNER'S MANUAL. YOU MUST HIT A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE WHEEL TO HONK HORN. DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (3 TIMES) BECAUSE IT'S HOW THE VEHICLE IS MADE. HAPPENS ON ALL 1999 BONNEVILLES I TRIED.*AK
GOODYEAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
WHEN THOROUGHLY WARMED UP, FROM A STOP, USUALLY MAKING A TURN, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. HESITATES AND ACTS JUST AS THOUGH STARVING FROM FUEL. HAPPENS A THIRD OF THE TIME. ANTI-KNOCK SENSOR IS RETARDING ENGINE TIMING TO A NEGATIVE READING WHEN IT SHOULD BE A POSITIVE 20 DEGREES DURING...
WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND HAVE CAUSED CONSUMER TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND DRIVE INTO A DITCH AS VISION WAS IMPAIRED WHEN THE WASHER FLUID WAS NOT WASHED OFF BY THE WIPERS. NLM
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC
POSITIVE POST BROKE OFF OF BATTERY LEAVING ACID INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH CONSUMER NOTICED WATER HAD ENTERED INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, WATER ENTERED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED AND HOOD DID NOT FULLY CLOSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH CONSUMER NOTICED WATER HAD ENTERED INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, WATER ENTERED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED AND HOOD DID NOT FULLY CLOSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH CONSUMER NOTICED WATER HAD ENTERED INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, WATER ENTERED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED AND HOOD DID NOT FULLY CLOSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING. PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON ELEVEN OCCASIONS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON ELEVEN TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING, WILL RESTART EVERY TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHCILE JUST STALLED FOR NO REASON. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE TO BELIEVE IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WASN'T SOLVED. THE 2ND TIME ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY FELT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DEFECT OF ALTERNATORS. DEALER REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHCILE JUST STALLED FOR NO REASON. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE TO BELIEVE IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WASN'T SOLVED. THE 2ND TIME ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY FELT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DEFECT OF ALTERNATORS. DEALER REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF OR STALLS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON/OFF, AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING & BRAKES. DEALER INSTALLED A MONITOR DEVICE TO TRACT OTHER CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE FACTORY RELATED PROBLEMS. ALSO, REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR IN HOPES IT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OPERA...
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF OR STALLS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON/OFF, AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING & BRAKES. DEALER INSTALLED A MONITOR DEVICE TO TRACT OTHER CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE FACTORY RELATED PROBLEMS. ALSO, REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR IN HOPES IT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OPERA...
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HAS TROUBLE STEERING AND BRAKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER REPLACES; PCM, SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME P...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH AND THERE WAS A RINGING NOISE WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES. *AK
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING WITH REAR WINDOWS DOWN, THERE IS A VERY LOUD WIND NOISE. THE SERVICE MANAGER WROTE IN OUR SERVICE REPORT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER HAS LANDED ON THE CAR. BOTH GM AND THE DEALER ACNOWLEDGE "MY" PROBLEM BUT EACH FEELS IT IS THE OTHERS RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AND...
A BELL SOUNDS AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. NO POWER AT ALL, CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. HAD TO DEALER 5 TIMES, AND CRANK SENSOR REPLACED, ALONG WITH COMPUTER. CONDITION STILL EXISTS WHICH COULD CAUSE POSSIABLE ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.*AK
CAR STALLS WHEN DECELERATING. IT HAS HAPPENED 11 TIMES. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX CAR OR DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPORTED TO BBB AUTO LINE AND LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVE BONNIE LADWIG. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AND AT ANYTIME ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. PARTS REPLACED SO FAR: CRANK POSITION SENSOR, ELECT IGNITION CONTROL. *AK
ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC
INTERMITTENTLY AND AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, VEHICLE WILL PULL OR DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DLR IS AWARE OF DEFECT, BUT CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK
UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND UNDER DIFFERENT BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAIL. THE FAILURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE IS NOT THE ABS BECAUSE THE NOISE IS DIFFERENT.
RF DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO FENDER INTERFERING WITH DOOR JAMB. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE TENDED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. CAR STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, HOWEVER, THIS COULS HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. GENERATOR W...
RF DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO FENDER INTERFERING WITH DOOR JAMB. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE TENDED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. CAR STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, HOWEVER, THIS COULS HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. GENERATOR W...
RF DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO FENDER INTERFERING WITH DOOR JAMB. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE TENDED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. CAR STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, HOWEVER, THIS COULS HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. GENERATOR W...
WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR STOP SIGN/LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. A BELL WOULD RING PRIOR TO VEHICLE STOPPING COLD. WOULD BE DOING SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT HAPPENED. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
I BELIEVE THE HORN "BUTTON" ON THESE CARS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUAL STATES THAT YOU CAN PRESS ANYWHERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL PAD TO BLOW THE HORN. THIS IS NOT TRUE. IT CAN ONLY BE BLOWN AT THE TWO TOP CORNERS OF THE PAD, AND IT TAKES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO SOUND. FOR SOME REASON, THE L...
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE ,OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE COASTING OR STARTING OFF FROM STOP - 3 TIMES. DEALER HAD A COMPUTER PROGRAM UPGRADE WHICH HE INSTALLED AFTER THE FIRST TWO FAILURES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER - WHO, AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING START UP CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER STUCK KEY INTO IGNITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS A RENTAL BY AVIS 412-472-5200. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW IF AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED. *AK *ML