2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Problems & Recalls
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MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BACK IN JANUARY 2020 UNDER THE HOOD ON MY WAY TO WORK THE FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE VALE COVER GASKETS AND NOW OIL IS LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND GAS IS MIXING WITH THE OIL AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE HELP ME PLEASE.
Mileage: 191,600
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BACK IN JANUARY 2020 UNDER THE HOOD ON MY WAY TO WORK THE FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE VALE COVER GASKETS AND NOW OIL IS LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND GAS IS MIXING WITH THE OIL AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE HELP ME PLEASE.
Mileage: 191,600
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BACK IN JANUARY 2020 UNDER THE HOOD ON MY WAY TO WORK THE FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE VALE COVER GASKETS AND NOW OIL IS LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND GAS IS MIXING WITH THE OIL AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE HELP ME PLEASE.
Mileage: 191,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL OUT OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINER CAUSING A MISFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTE...
Mileage: 264,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL OUT OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINER CAUSING A MISFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTE...
Mileage: 264,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL OUT OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINER CAUSING A MISFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTE...
Mileage: 264,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL BANGING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND PRODUCED A THICK CLOUD OF SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE N...
MY SON WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND HIS AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.
Mileage: 178,000
VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKING OIL CAN GET ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE.
Mileage: 94,000
STEEL BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. BRAKE FLUID LEAKS
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS INSERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAD LEFT MY LIGHTS ON AND BATTERY WENT DEAD. WENT TO JUMP THE VEHICLE AND CHARGE THE BATTERY. CABLES CONNECTED CORRECTLY. WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE LIKE A BACK FIRE BUT SAW A FLAME THEN SMOKE OUT OF ENGINE. THE ENGINE HOOD WAS CLOSED SINCE THE BATTERY IS LOCA...
Mileage: 150,000
I JUST CURRENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH WHEN I GOT NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING WAS ON A COUPLE DAYS LATER MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SAYING THAT MY TRACK IS OFF ALSO WHEN I TRY TO GO OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF...
Mileage: 114,000
MY SON WAS THE PASSENGER IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND HIS EYEBALL WAS SEVERED BY THE AIRBAG. MY SON RECEIVED HIS PROSTHETIC EYE FOR HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND REPAIRED. THE TYPE OF REPAI...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND REPAIRED. THE TYPE OF REPAI...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND REPAIRED. THE TYPE OF REPAI...
Mileage: 25,000
CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT AND WILL NOT RESTART. HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER ONLY TO FIND AFTER SITTING IT FIRES RIGHT UP AND THE COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEM. IT HAS ON 1 OCCASION SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, BUT AFTER PULLING IN NEUTRAL IT DID RESTART. IT IS STILL SITT...
Mileage: 84,423
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ASSISTED WITH EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOW...
Mileage: 86,700
WE HAD A LOT OF SNOW AND I LIVE ON A SLIGHT HILL. WENT TO START THE CAR THAT WAS COVERED IN SNOW TO MOVE THE CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET FACING DOWN HILL. I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND HEARD IT POP OR BACKFIRE WHICH IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. I TRIED AGAIN TO START THE CAR AND NOW I...
Mileage: 136,000
WE HAD A LOT OF SNOW AND I LIVE ON A SLIGHT HILL. WENT TO START THE CAR THAT WAS COVERED IN SNOW TO MOVE THE CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET FACING DOWN HILL. I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND HEARD IT POP OR BACKFIRE WHICH IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. I TRIED AGAIN TO START THE CAR AND NOW I...
Mileage: 136,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION FROM UNDER TO HOOD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS NO...
Mileage: 180,000
WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR IT SHUTS DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 20 MINS BEFORE IT STARTS BACK UP AND SOMETIMES IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. *TR
Mileage: 166,000
GAS FUMES COMING INTO THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 137,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE IN THE EXHAUST FUMES FROM THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRE DEPARTMENT DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THEIR MAC...
Mileage: 111,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WOULD SEEP INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EMIT A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC AND DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...
Mileage: 174,000
ON OCTOBER 27,2011 I CAME ON FROM WORK AROUND 7:00 PM TURN MY CAR OF AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. I HEARD SOME ONE BAMMING ON THE BACK DOOR , I OPEN THE DOOR AND A GUY SAID THAT YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE HE ASKED IF I HAD ANY ON ELSE IN THE HOUSE I TOLD HIM YES SO I GO INSIDE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT THE HOUS...
Mileage: 197,313
ON OCTOBER 27,2011 I CAME ON FROM WORK AROUND 7:00 PM TURN MY CAR OF AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. I HEARD SOME ONE BAMMING ON THE BACK DOOR , I OPEN THE DOOR AND A GUY SAID THAT YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE HE ASKED IF I HAD ANY ON ELSE IN THE HOUSE I TOLD HIM YES SO I GO INSIDE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT THE HOUS...
Mileage: 197,313
STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2001 BONNEVILLE SSEI MAKING GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE. THE SOUND IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. I HAVE HEAD FROM OTHER BONNEVILLE OWNERS THIS IS AN ONGOING EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE STEERING SHAFT SEEMS TO BE FLAWED. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
MY 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR SOMETIMES IT STARTS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T YOU MAY HAVE TO SIT THERE OVER FIVE MINUTES TURNING KEY ON AND OFF AND FINALLY IT WILL START SOMETIMES TAKING UP TO 10 TRIES BEFORE IT STARTS OTHER TIMES IT WIL...
Mileage: 72,154
FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS JUST DRIVING TO WORK I WENT TO LOWER THE REAR WINDOW HEARD A NOISE AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN. I TRIED TO SHUT IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE, THE MOTOR DID NOT WORK AND I ONLY HAD 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO THE STO...
Mileage: 52,000
BATTERY DEAD, CHARGED THE CAR, STARTED IT UP...THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE(PLENUM). INS AGENT SAID IT WAS THE PLENUM AND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. GM IS LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT!!!! *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE "BATTERY" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE STALL. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED OPERATION; HOWEVER, TH...
Mileage: 94,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET, VALVE COVER GASKET, OIL PAN, AND SEVERAL PIPING COMPONENTS AT THE COST OF $1,400. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT...
Mileage: 93,767
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET, VALVE COVER GASKET, OIL PAN, AND SEVERAL PIPING COMPONENTS AT THE COST OF $1,400. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT...
Mileage: 93,767
WHEN THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR OF 2001 BONNEVILLE FAILS, IT CAUSES THE WINDOW TO LOWER EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE FULLY RAISED POSITION. THE WINDOW POSITION WAS NOT BEING CHANGED AT THE TIME. IT WAS JUST A SUDDEN CLUNK SOUND FROM THE BACK SEAT AND THE WINDOW WENT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING AT NIG...
Mileage: 65,000
WHEN THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR OF 2001 BONNEVILLE FAILS, IT CAUSES THE WINDOW TO LOWER EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE FULLY RAISED POSITION. THE WINDOW POSITION WAS NOT BEING CHANGED AT THE TIME. IT WAS JUST A SUDDEN CLUNK SOUND FROM THE BACK SEAT AND THE WINDOW WENT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING AT NIG...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. A LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 3.8 V6 GM ENGINES. AT THE TIME, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116...
Mileage: 81,821
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE...
Mileage: 120,000
DROVE VEHICLE FOR 25 MILES FROM WORK TO DAY-CARE FACILITY TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. DROVE UNDER VARIOUS SPEEDS. PARKED CAR AND WENT INTO PICK UP DAUGHTER CAME BACK OUT AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BENEATH THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND VALVE COVER AREA. ...
Mileage: 141,000
2001 BONNEVILLE SSEI 3.8L SUPERCHARGED V-6 ENGINE IDENTICAL TO ENGINES IN RECALL NUMBER EA07008. STRONG BURNING SMELL. VALVE COVER GASKET, OIL PAN GASKET, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ALL LEAKING! OIL IS LEAKING INTO AND CONTAMINATING ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM! WHY ISN'T THIS MODEL INCLUDED IN EA07008 RECALL?...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, THE OCCUPANT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUCK THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THREE FEET. THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHENEVER THE SHI...
Mileage: 156,000
AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, WAS ADVISED THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS WITHIN MANUFACTURE STANDARDS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THUS WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEND 542.00 TO HAVE A DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED? *TR
Mileage: 97,619
1. RAW SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE CAR INTERMITTENTLY. 2. GASOLINE LEAKING FROM PLASTIC LINE NEAR FUEL TANK ACCESS PORT ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. 3. NOT YET REPAIRED. TRYING TO FIND HOW TO REPAIR MYSELF. NO KNOWN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HISTORY ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE SECOND TIME, JUMP START, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKI...
Mileage: 88,526
WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE RAMP WHERE I LIVE (I-64/NITRO, WV) I HEARD A "POP" SOUND, THEN NOTICED AN ORANGE FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER. AT THIS POINT, I BRAKED TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT LOST ALL BRAKES. (BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR)...
Mileage: 105,367
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING OIL OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,...
Mileage: 86,500
REF NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA07008, WHY DOESN'T IT INCLUDE 2001 BONNEVILLE SSEI ,I DO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE GRAND PRIX AND THE REGAL GS. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
I HAD GONE TO A STORE, THE CAR RAN NORMAL. I WAS ON MY WAY BACK WHEN I MET A MAN FLASHING HIS LIGHTS AND WAVING HIS ARMS COMING TOWARD ME. I STOPPED AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER MY MOTOR. I GOT OUT AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND TOTALLED. *TR
ON MY 2001 BONNEVILLE 3 OF MY 4 WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND NOW NEED SERVICE SO I CAN TAKE THE TAPE OFF OF THEM. I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEEN A FREQUENT NUMBER OF BONNEVILLES WITH TAPE ON THEM IN MY TOWN. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. A LOAD EXPLOSION FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. I OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS SPLIT WIDE OPEN. *TR
Mileage: 89,895
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAIN ON 90% OF THE TIME I AM DRIVING. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY ON TWO OCCASIONS HAD THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $450.00. THAT IS WHAT THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN IT RE...
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAIN ON 90% OF THE TIME I AM DRIVING. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY ON TWO OCCASIONS HAD THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $450.00. THAT IS WHAT THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN IT RE...
JUMPED VEHICLE DUE TO DEAD BATTERY,WHEN KEY WAS TURNED ENGINE BACKFIRE SOUND AND BLEW UP. INTAKE EXPLODED PARTS OF ENGINE THROWN EVERY WHERE. ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT 52,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED OUT AND LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. AT 67,000 MILES, THE ...
Mileage: 52,000
RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2001 BONNEVILLE: JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY BONNEVILLE FROM WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A 2001 BONNIE AND THIS ISSUE SHOWED UP IN 2005 AT ONLY 28000 MILES ( REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ). THIS IS...
Mileage: 41,573
2001 PONTIAC BACKFIRED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS CLEANING MY CAR WITH RADIO ON THAT KILLED MY BATTERY. I HAVE ONSTAR SO I CALLED FOR JUMP. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CAME OUT TO JUMP MY CAR. HE JUMPED PROPERLY. WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY VEHICLE BACKFIRED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENGINE NEVER STARTED. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR HAS 75,796 MILES ON IT AS OF TODAY. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON LATELY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND AFTER PAYING $84.19 FOR A TEST TO BE RUN ON THE SYSTE...
Mileage: 75,790
I HAVE HAD A STEERING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2001 BONNEVILLE SE. I HAVE A DOCUMENT ID #01-02-32-001A THAT STATES 2000-2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS A CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL ROTATION (LUBRICATE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). AFTER MONTHS OF GETTING A RUN-AROUND DUKE PONTIAC IN SUFFOLK VA...
Mileage: 31
I HAVE HAD A STEERING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2001 BONNEVILLE SE. I HAVE A DOCUMENT ID #01-02-32-001A THAT STATES 2000-2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS A CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL ROTATION (LUBRICATE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). AFTER MONTHS OF GETTING A RUN-AROUND DUKE PONTIAC IN SUFFOLK VA...
Mileage: 31
BOTH REAR WINDOWS ON MY PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FELL DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE FIRST ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE SECOND THIS FALL. WE HAVE NO CHILDREN SO NO ONE EVER USED THE REAR WINDOWS. I WIRED THEM UP TEMPORARILY. I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO THE FRONT WINDOWS DURING T...
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, AIRBAG SENSOR FRONT, STEERING NOISE 4TH TIME, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOISY. *JB
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, AIRBAG SENSOR FRONT, STEERING NOISE 4TH TIME, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOISY. *JB
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, AIRBAG SENSOR FRONT, STEERING NOISE 4TH TIME, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOISY. *JB
2001 BONNEVILLE ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS ***NAR*** THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE ERRATIC BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY WAS AT 16619 MILES AND THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WA...
Mileage: 55,030
2001 BONNEVILLE ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS ***NAR*** THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE ERRATIC BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY WAS AT 16619 MILES AND THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WA...
Mileage: 55,030
2001 BONNEVILLE ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS ***NAR*** THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE ERRATIC BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY WAS AT 16619 MILES AND THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WA...
Mileage: 55,030
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE "CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM" WARNING AND A "CLUNKING" NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT AREA. IT MAKES NOISE PRIMARILY IN A TURN OR GOING OVER A BUMP. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING/ASSEMBLY REPLA...
Mileage: 5,000
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE "CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM" WARNING AND A "CLUNKING" NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT AREA. IT MAKES NOISE PRIMARILY IN A TURN OR GOING OVER A BUMP. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING/ASSEMBLY REPLA...
Mileage: 5,000
BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN (AT SEPARATE TIMES) WITHOUT OPERATION BY DRIVER/PASSENGER. APPROXIMATE COST OF REGULATOR/INSTALLATION FOR REPAIR = $350-400 EACH. FIRST INCIDENT (REAR PASSENGER SIDE) OCCURRED, AND I TAPED UP WINDOW PENDING REPAIRS. TAPE CAME LOOSE, AND WINDOW FELL DOWN AGAIN DU...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWO YEARS AGO THE STEERING BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD FAILED WHICH INTERFERED WITH THE STEERING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHAFT, AND EXPLAINED IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR T...
Mileage: 80,000
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED AFTER MAKING A LOUD "BANG" WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS CAR HAD ONLY 10,100 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRUSS BEARINGS BROKE APART CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *...
Mileage: 10,100
DAD: 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS COMPUTERIZED AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING THE SWITCH FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF. THIS HAPPENED THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 27, 200...
WE OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IT HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW FAN MOTOR, NEW MANIFOLD. AND IN DEC 2003 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION, IN DEC 2004 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. AND NOW IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. IN READING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS...
WE OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IT HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW FAN MOTOR, NEW MANIFOLD. AND IN DEC 2003 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION, IN DEC 2004 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. AND NOW IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. IN READING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS...
DT: VEHICLE HAD A BATTERY LEAKAGE PROBLEM . IT WAS LEAKING FOR SOMETIME. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT AROUND THE POSITIVE POST. THE BATTERY ACID LEAKED AND ATE THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN. THE EXHAUST IS RIGHT UNDER THE BATTERY. NOTICED THIS ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005. WENT OUT TO START THE V...
Mileage: 85,700
REAR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BOTH FAILED, ALLOWING THE REAR WINDOWS TO DROP AND CANNOT BE RAISED. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE REGULATORS ($350.00 EACH). BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A WELL KNOW (BOTH BY OWNERS AND BY GM) PROBLEM ON PONTIAC BO...
Mileage: 92,000
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN IT'S WINDOW SLOT HALFWAY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. THE DRIVER HEARD AIR AND WIND COMING INTO VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER WINDOW HAD OPENED HALFWAY BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEAL...
Mileage: 59,000
OCT. 6,2002 WAS FIRST TRIP TO DEALER REPORTING CLUNK IN STEERING WHEN TURNING, MILEAGE 22,346. DIAG. NOISE FROM STEERING SHAFT R & R AND LUBBED SHAFT. NOV. 14, 2003 SECOND TRIP TO DEALER FOR NOISE IN STEERING, MILEAGE 35,423. NOISEY SLIP JOINT R&R INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND LUBE AS PER BULLETIN #1-02...
Mileage: 22,346
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED AFTER MAKING A LOUD "BANG" WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS CAR HAD ONLY 24,000 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRUST BEARINGS BROKE APART.
Mileage: 24,000
WHILE AT AN IDLE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT GEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRUST BEARINGS BROKE APART AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. *AK
MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR TO LET IT WARM UP WHILE IT WARMED UP SHE WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE TO GET THE KIDS AS SHE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE SHE HEARD A BOOM THINKING IT WAS A RADIATOR HOSE SHE STARTED TO OPEN THE HOOD WHEN SHE DID THAT FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPA...
Mileage: 91,000
ON DECEMBER 30, 2002 I TOOK MY 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVELLE SLE IN UNDER WARRANTY TO PEORIA PONTIAC GMC TO INVESTIGATE VIBRATION AND A CLUNK NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LUBED BY PEORIA PONTIAC GMC PER GM'S STEERING SHAFT BULLETIN. MILEAGE WAS 19,814. IN DECEMBER OF 2004, THE ...
Mileage: 19,814
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK
I HAVE HAD REPEATED TROUBLE WITH MY 2001 BONNEVILLE,,HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW MOTORS GO OUT,,,3 BATTERIES GO BAD,,,AIR COMPRESSOR GO BAK,,,MOON ROOF WORKED ON 3 TIMES,,,3RD TIME,,,HAD 3 INCHES OF WATER IN FLOOR,,,,,THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE STEERING,,,YOU TURN WHEEL,,IT MAKES POPPING, CLUCKING NOISE,,& FEELS ...
Mileage: 38,900
I HAVE HAD REPEATED TROUBLE WITH MY 2001 BONNEVILLE,,HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW MOTORS GO OUT,,,3 BATTERIES GO BAD,,,AIR COMPRESSOR GO BAK,,,MOON ROOF WORKED ON 3 TIMES,,,3RD TIME,,,HAD 3 INCHES OF WATER IN FLOOR,,,,,THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE STEERING,,,YOU TURN WHEEL,,IT MAKES POPPING, CLUCKING NOISE,,& FEELS ...
Mileage: 38,900
I HAVE HAD REPEATED TROUBLE WITH MY 2001 BONNEVILLE,,HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW MOTORS GO OUT,,,3 BATTERIES GO BAD,,,AIR COMPRESSOR GO BAK,,,MOON ROOF WORKED ON 3 TIMES,,,3RD TIME,,,HAD 3 INCHES OF WATER IN FLOOR,,,,,THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE STEERING,,,YOU TURN WHEEL,,IT MAKES POPPING, CLUCKING NOISE,,& FEELS ...
Mileage: 38,900
I HAVE HAD REPEATED TROUBLE WITH MY 2001 BONNEVILLE,,HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW MOTORS GO OUT,,,3 BATTERIES GO BAD,,,AIR COMPRESSOR GO BAK,,,MOON ROOF WORKED ON 3 TIMES,,,3RD TIME,,,HAD 3 INCHES OF WATER IN FLOOR,,,,,THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE STEERING,,,YOU TURN WHEEL,,IT MAKES POPPING, CLUCKING NOISE,,& FEELS ...
Mileage: 38,900
I HAVE HAD REPEATED TROUBLE WITH MY 2001 BONNEVILLE,,HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW MOTORS GO OUT,,,3 BATTERIES GO BAD,,,AIR COMPRESSOR GO BAK,,,MOON ROOF WORKED ON 3 TIMES,,,3RD TIME,,,HAD 3 INCHES OF WATER IN FLOOR,,,,,THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE STEERING,,,YOU TURN WHEEL,,IT MAKES POPPING, CLUCKING NOISE,,& FEELS ...
Mileage: 38,900
I HAVE HAD REPEATED TROUBLE WITH MY 2001 BONNEVILLE,,HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW MOTORS GO OUT,,,3 BATTERIES GO BAD,,,AIR COMPRESSOR GO BAK,,,MOON ROOF WORKED ON 3 TIMES,,,3RD TIME,,,HAD 3 INCHES OF WATER IN FLOOR,,,,,THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE STEERING,,,YOU TURN WHEEL,,IT MAKES POPPING, CLUCKING NOISE,,& FEELS ...
Mileage: 38,900
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING PRODUCED A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK...IT WOULD COST $300.00 TO REPLACE AND LUBRICATE IT. *AK
Mileage: 27,920
THE CONSUMERS PONTIAC 2001 BONNEVILLE FAILED 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS TO THE SAME ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY/SENOR. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR CORRODED HARNESS AND A SHORTED SENSOR, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED S...
Mileage: 16,619
THE CONSUMERS PONTIAC 2001 BONNEVILLE FAILED 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS TO THE SAME ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY/SENOR. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR CORRODED HARNESS AND A SHORTED SENSOR, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED S...
Mileage: 16,619
THE CONSUMERS PONTIAC 2001 BONNEVILLE FAILED 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS TO THE SAME ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY/SENOR. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR CORRODED HARNESS AND A SHORTED SENSOR, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED S...
Mileage: 16,619
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURNS STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING SOUND. TWO KNUCKLES RUBBED TOGETHER WHICH NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT AND GREASED. *AK *TC
Mileage: 75,000
CLUNK NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE NOVEMBER 21,2004. REQUESTED STEERING CHECK BECAUSE OF POPPING NOISE IN COLUMN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED AND REPAIRS MADE ON JAN. 25, 2002 FOR SIMILAR CONDITION PURSUANT TO FACTORY TSB. MANNER OF REPAIR HAS BEEN UPDATED, TSB 04-02-35-004, ISSUED MAR.,04. THIS IS...
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WHEN GETTING READY TO STOP OR MAKE A TURN. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WHEN GETTING READY TO STOP OR MAKE A TURN. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
IF THIS IS NOT WHERE I NEED TO SEND A COMPLAINT, PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO THE CORRECT PERSONS. I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY 2004. *AK IN JUNE 2004 THE POWER WINDOW WENT OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT JUST REPLACE THE "ARM" BUT ALS...
Mileage: 54,000
THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SO THERE WAS NO COLLISION. THE CAR STOPPED AND THOUGH THE ENGINE RAN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE...
Mileage: 86,500
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED 1 YEAR AGO. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. IN THE LAST WEEK I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM AGAIN GETTING THAT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. AT ...
Mileage: 76,592
DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT MALFUNCTION; BURNED SMALL HOLE IN CLOTH OF SEAT.
Mileage: 67,500
1)IN MARCH OF 2004,I HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT BEARING ON THIS VEHICLE,TO REGISTER IT. I THEN HAD THE TIRES BALANCED,BELIEVING THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WOULD STOP,IT HASN'T.MY NEXT PLAN WAS TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT.MAY 15TH 2004 I STARTED GETTING A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND SET UP AN APPO...
CAR DISPLAYS "SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM" WARNING AFTER ABRUBTLY LOCKING THE RIGHT WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS PUSHED MY VEHICLE TO INTO ANOTHER LANE TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND CLUTCH SOLENOID GOT STUCK ON WHICH CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MOTOR TO BURN OUT. THIS WAS MARKED BY MIIMICKING THE NEUTRAL GEAR: THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN ACCELERATING EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE BUT THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD RISE. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, B...
Mileage: 37,650
TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ABOUT 15K MILES, AGAIN AT ABOUT 25K MILES. CAR NOW HAS 64K MILES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT LUBRICATED AND/OR REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO THE CLICKING/GRINDING NOISE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SHAFTS. *AK
Mileage: 15
TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ABOUT 15K MILES, AGAIN AT ABOUT 25K MILES. CAR NOW HAS 64K MILES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT LUBRICATED AND/OR REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO THE CLICKING/GRINDING NOISE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SHAFTS. *AK
Mileage: 15
MY MAJOR COMPLAINT NOW IS I HAVE A 2001 BONNEVILLE WITH A LITTLE OVER 24,000 MILES ON IT. THE HOOD IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND HAS BLISTERED UP THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PAINT ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE DEALER IS TALKING ABOUT REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEES. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY AN INHERENT D...
MY MAJOR COMPLAINT NOW IS I HAVE A 2001 BONNEVILLE WITH A LITTLE OVER 24,000 MILES ON IT. THE HOOD IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND HAS BLISTERED UP THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PAINT ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE DEALER IS TALKING ABOUT REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEES. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY AN INHERENT D...
MY MAJOR COMPLAINT NOW IS I HAVE A 2001 BONNEVILLE WITH A LITTLE OVER 24,000 MILES ON IT. THE HOOD IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND HAS BLISTERED UP THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PAINT ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE DEALER IS TALKING ABOUT REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEES. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY AN INHERENT D...
OUR PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AT INITIAL LAUNCH. A REAL SUPRISE AND SAFETY CONCERN WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING. I DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN AND REVEALED METAL DEBRIS AND GEAR TEETH. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAVE LEARNED THAT A (ALLE...
Mileage: 48,400
TSB #100004353/STEERING COLUMN TO INSTRUMENT PANEL FASTENER REMOVAL: THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE IN MARCH 2002. THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE AN...
Mileage: 31,786
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 46,600 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM
Mileage: 46,600
CAR HAS A GRINDING FEELING WHEN TURNING WHEEL.MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS.ALSO HAS CLUNKING SOUNDS AS DRIVING ALONG FELT THRU STEERING WHEEL.PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE HAD APPROX 5,000 MI. /AT 19,000 MILES PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.DEALER HAS IN PAST 2 YEARS REPLACED HOSES,RACK & PINI...
Mileage: 5,009
NOTICED INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT LEFT ENGINE AREA WHEN TURNING. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY UNTIL 11/12/01. REPLACED STEERING RACK (PART 26098782 - GEAR KIT 6.508). *LA
Mileage: 917
NOTICED CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND FELT A KNOCKING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS. DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT (PART 26100571 - SHAFT 6.526) AND LUBRICATED SHAFT (PART 26098237 - LUBRICANT 8.800). *LA
Mileage: 1,247
NOTICED CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND FELT KNOCKING THROUGH FLOOR BOARDS. DISREGARD COMPLAINT 10047407 OF 11/13/2001 AS YEAR AND MILEAGE INCORRECT. DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT (PART 26100571 - SHAFT 6.526) AND LUBRICATED THE SHAFT (PART 26098237 - LUBRICANT 8.800). ...
Mileage: 17,114
NOTICED INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. DEALER UNABLE TO VERIFY UNTIL FEBRUARY, 3, 2003. REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK (PART 26099978 - GEAR KIT 6.508), LUBRICATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (PART 26098237 - LUBRICANT 8.800) AND REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSES (PARTS 26079289 & 25727230). ...
Mileage: 19,521
NOTICED INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. DEALER UNABLE TO VERIFY UNTIL FEBRUARY, 3, 2003. REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK (PART 26099978 - GEAR KIT 6.508), LUBRICATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (PART 26098237 - LUBRICANT 8.800) AND REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSES (PARTS 26079289 & 25727230). ...
Mileage: 19,521
NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER SPRING SEAT ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH STRUTS (PART 22197789 - MOUNT 7.395; PART 908554 - BEARING 7.395; PART 22166986 - SEAT 7.420; PART 22171645 - WASHER 7.347; PART 22092693 - INSULATOR 7.420). *LA
Mileage: 20,745
AFTER THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2003, THE INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RESUMED IN APRIL, 2003. DEALER UNABLE TO VERIFY UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 2003. DEALER REPLACED LEFT OUTER TIE ROD (PART 26067288 - ROD KIT 6.233). THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND ON O...
Mileage: 32,000
CAR LUGS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AT 30 MPH AND AT 45 MPH. VERIFICATION OF PROBLEM WITH DEALER HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC AS IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. ON NOV 13, 2002, THE DEALER REPLACED A VALVE ASSEMBLY (PART 24218255 -VALVE REM 4.265; PART 10478146 - VALVE SOLENOID 4.265; PART 24207957 - GASKET KIT ...
Mileage: 1,997
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS. BREAKS SQUEAKED A...
Mileage: 23,456
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS. BREAKS SQUEAKED A...
Mileage: 23,456
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS. BREAKS SQUEAKED A...
Mileage: 23,456
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE RPM RISE RAPIDLY, BUT THE CAR BARELY MOVES. AS THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES, VERY ROUGHLY, AND SHIFTS ROUGHLY UNTIL THE CAR IS WARM. *LA
Mileage: 68,000
THERE IS A CRACKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Mileage: 37,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROAD VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND HAND INJURIES. *AK
Mileage: 39,000
CERTIFIED LTR REPORTING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE ON A 2001 BONNEVILE. *CB *JB
THE TRUNK LEAKS....MY CAR WAS THE 3RD BONNEVILLE WITH THE REPORTED LEAKING PROBLEM AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *JB
Mileage: 30,000
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW BY ME AND NOW HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. THIS MODULE WAS ALREADY REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY AT 20,000 MILES IN JULY, 2001. DEALER INDICATES THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT IT ...
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR TRIES TO ENGAGE ON INITIAL TAKE-OFF. SERIOUS CONCERN WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, LET ALONE BEING STRANDED. TRANSMISSION PAN WAS DROPPED REVEALED METAL SHAVINGS AND GEAR TEETH ON THE MAGNETS AND IN THE FILTER. THE CAR HAS 48,400 MILES ON I...
Mileage: 48,400
STEERING COLUMN AND TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED IN OUR 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH ONLY 39000 MILES AND NO ACCIDENT. *AK
STEERING COLUMN AND TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED IN OUR 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH ONLY 39000 MILES AND NO ACCIDENT. *AK
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYS CHECK AIR BAG. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $650. THE SAME DAY THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $500. NEITHER THE AIRBAG NOR THE WINDOW HAVE EVER BEEN USED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACC...
Mileage: 50,500
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYS CHECK AIR BAG. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $650. THE SAME DAY THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $500. NEITHER THE AIRBAG NOR THE WINDOW HAVE EVER BEEN USED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACC...
Mileage: 50,500
I HAVE A 2001 BONEVILLE SLE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT TIRE END ROD BEING REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT TIRE END ROD THE CAR HAS 41,000 MILES. ALSO THE SEALED WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES. THE CAR IS 5,000 MILES OVER THE MANUFA...
MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A USED 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FROM MCDONALD PONTIAC IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, AND NOW THE PAINT IS BUBBLING ON THE HOOD. WE BELIEVE OUR CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BE SUPPLIED.*...
MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A USED 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FROM MCDONALD PONTIAC IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, AND NOW THE PAINT IS BUBBLING ON THE HOOD. WE BELIEVE OUR CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BE SUPPLIED.*...
MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A USED 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FROM MCDONALD PONTIAC IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, AND NOW THE PAINT IS BUBBLING ON THE HOOD. WE BELIEVE OUR CAR SHOULD BE DECLARED A LEMON AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BE SUPPLIED.*...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWERSTEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. *JB THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIE ROD EADS. THERE WAS PLAY IN T HE TIE ROD EADS, WHICH ALLOWED THE FRONT WHEELS TO MOVE FREELY WITHOUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. SCC
Mileage: 30,500
THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE HAS PAINT BUBBLING AT THE FRONT PEAK. THIS IS AN ALUMINUM HOOD AND THE BUBBLING IS A RESULT OF OXIDATION WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER, IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE FACTORY ZONE REPRESENTATIVE DECLINED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS A ...
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON IN 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS DETERMINES DEFECTIVE CLOCK SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. CAR IS 4,800 MILES OVER WARRANTY AND DEALER EXPECTS US TO PAY FOR REPAIR. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVI...
Mileage: 40,800
THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMITION, WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND WANT TO SHIFT TO REVERSE THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND FEELS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL POSITION. THIS PROBLEM WAS MORE NOTICABLE IN MORNINGS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT....
THE INTAKE COVER IS MADE OF PLASTIC, ANTIFREEZE AND PLASTIC DO NOT MAKE A GOOD COMBINATION. THIS HAS CAUSED LEAKING IN THE INTAKE AND COST ME OVER $600 FOR REPAIRS. THE THING IS THE MECHANIC KNEW THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS WE RAISED THE HOOD BECAUSE HE HAD SEEN IT SO MANY TIMES IN THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE ...
Mileage: 40,000
I BOUGHT A NEW BONNEVILLE SSEI LAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH THE FRONT END WHICH INCLUDED THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I'VE HAD THREE STEERING SENSORS AND ONE POWER STEERING BOX REPLACED AND IT IS STILL CLUNKING. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR ROTORS CUT, ...
Mileage: 5,000
CAN HEAR AND FEEL CLUNKING NOISE (THROUGH STEERING WHEEL) WHILE TURNING WHEEL AND OR BRAKING OR ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO WILL FEEL AND HEAR THE CLUNK NOISE WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. DT
TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING VIBRATION AND CLUNKING IN FRONT END. WORN BADLY ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY CAUSE SEPERATION. DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 10MPH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. * NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION, UPON IMPACT NEITHER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPOYED. CONDITION CAUSES INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
ALTERNATOR FAILED - COULD NOT OPEN DOORS OR ROLL WINDOWS DOWN-TRAPPED IN CAR!*AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED - COULD NOT OPEN DOORS OR ROLL WINDOWS DOWN-TRAPPED IN CAR!*AK
BAD METAL FOR ROTORS; NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO THE AGE OR USE OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 25 MPH, CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE. INTEGRITY OF STRUCTURE BODY DAMAGE HAS EXCEEDED OVER $3600.00 COMPARED TO FOUR STAR CRASH TEST RATING GIVEN BY NHTSA. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ACTUAL USABLE FUEL CAPACITY IS 20 LESS THAN ADVERTISED & PUBLISHED. RANGE IS COMPROMISED LEADING TO STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK
THE AIR CONDITIONER IS INOPERABLE, THE PASSENGERS SIDE VENT IS BLOWING COOL AIR, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BLOWING WARM AIR, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED, AND THE AIR FILLER AND ORIFICE TUBE, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS TAKING T...
CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK HAS GONE UNDETECTED SINCE DELIVERY OF VEHICLE.*JB
THE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE RATTLES, THE SWITCH DOES NOT RATTLE, BUT THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE SWITCH IN THE DOOR RATTLES.*JB
THERE IS A BLACK PLASTIC COVER OVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NUT, THE PART HAS BEEN MISSING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SINCE DELIVERY OF VEHICLE.*JB
THERE IS A BLACK PLASTIC COVER OVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NUT, THE PART HAS BEEN MISSING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SINCE DELIVERY OF VEHICLE.*JB
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT BLEWOUT TAIL LIGHTS WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BY DEALER, AND DEFECT COULD NOT BE FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
THE FRONT HEADRESTS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DO NOT STAY IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THIS LEAVES A BIG GAP BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND THE HEADREST. IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION, THE HEAD(S) WOULD SNAP BACK AND THE HEADREST WOULD NOT STOP A NECK INJURY.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES SO MUCH THAT CONSUMER CAN'T MAKEOUT OBJECTS BEHIND VEHICLE. VIBRATION COMES AND GOES, AND ITS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED. CALLED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN CHRACTERISTIC OF CAR, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK
THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR WHEN STOPPING, CONSUMER STATES WHILE SITTING STILL WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND APPLYING PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES TO THE FIREWALL, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FINE DURING NORMAL DRIVING, DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATE...
THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR WHEN STOPPING, CONSUMER STATES WHILE SITTING STILL WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND APPLYING PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY GOES TO THE FIREWALL, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FINE DURING NORMAL DRIVING, DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATE...
PLEASE DISREGARD CONSUMER'S COMPLAIN; IT IS ON TIRES NOT VEHICLE.*AK
CONSUMER FEELS THAT HEADRESTS IN VEHICLE ARE TOO FAR BACK. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER'S NECK WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTED. *AK *SLC