2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Power Train Problems

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 RESTARTED BUT FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED EYE IRRITATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS, CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE, SEAT BELT, AND AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE FUEL READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG RETAINER AND VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V238000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 264,000.

Mileage: 264,000

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 REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ

Mileage: 25,000

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 SHIFTER MOVES OUT OF GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHETHER THE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

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 MAKING LOTS OF NOISE, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. WTF WHY NO RECALL. HOW CAN YOU PURCHASE A CAR FOR 35,000 & IT IS ?!@#$% BEFORE IT HITS 100,000? MY FORD HAS 196,000 NO PROBLEM, MY HONDA HAS 235,000 BARELY A PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED 4 PONTIACS AND NOW IM PAYING THOUSANDS TO FIX THE PIECE OF ?!@#$%! WHY IN THE ?!@#$% DO MY WINDOWS NOT WORK!! ALL OF THEM IN ONE DAY? NO DOOR LOCKS, AT ALL? SAME DAY! NOW WITH A NEW BATTERY, I HAVE 90 DEG AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE & 60 DEG AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. YOU TRY TO DRIVE THIS PIECE OF ?!@#$%!! NOW MY BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN!! I HAVE TO USE A MAGIC MARKER TO PRY & HOLD IT UP!! WE NEED A MAJOR RECALL ON THESE FAULTY VEHICLES. IM A PONTIAC FAN, BUT ILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE IF YOU CANT TRY AND FIX THIS ?!@#$%. MY CAR LOOKS LIKE NEW BUT WORKS LIKE IT WAS BUILT BY A BUNCH OF IDIOTS!! I AM EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IT LOOKS BETTER THAN MOST 525 B-MIRS BUT I HAVE TO TELL ALL MY FRIENDS THAT I HAVE NO DOOR LOCKS, NO AIR, NO WINDOWS OR ANYTHING. NOTHING LIKE SITTING INSIDE A 135 DEGREE LEATHER BOUND FLAGSHIP SWEATING YOUR ?!@#$% OFF!! BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK IM A BIG BALL OF SWEAT!! PLEASE STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. IM SERIOUSLY LOOKING TO SPEND SOME OF MY MONEY TO PROMOTE A CAMPAIGN TO DO NOTHING BUT TALK ?!@#$%ABOUT YOUR PRODUCTS. GET ON LINE FOR A MINUTE AND SEE HOW MANY BONNEVILLE OWNERS ARE REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE ISSUES I HAVE LISTED ABOVE! THERE ARE THOUSANDS!! TIME FOR A RECALL! DON'T U THINK? GET YOUR ?!@#$% STRAIGHT GM! MY FAMILY WORKS FOR YOU! WE BUY YOU PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 88,526

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. *JB

Mileage: 10,100

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

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. THE TRANSMISSION INPUT FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY GM FOR A SUBSTANTIAL FEE.*AK

Mileage: 86,500

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, BUT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE IN COLD WEATHER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMED UP, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37,650 MILES ON IT AND GM IS GIVING ME A HARD TIME ABOUT REPLACING IT BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THEY WILL GUARANTEE A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR 50,000 MILES.

Mileage: 37,650

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 (ALLEGED) DEFECTIVE THRUST BEARING, SUPPLIED (1999) BY GM'S SUPPLIER, FAILS AND DESTROYS THE 'SUN/REACTION GEARSET' AND THE DEBRIS CONTAMINATES THE INSIDE WORKINGS OF THIS 4T65-E TRANSMISSION. JUST SHOWING THE DEBRIS TO THE GM SERVICE MANAGER, THEY OFFERED TO DO A 50/50 SPLIT ON REPAIRS. I INSISTED ON 100% SINCE THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE RECOMMENDED 50K OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. WITH THE FACT OF NOT GETTING A WRITTEN ESTIMATE, BUT A VERBAL ESTIMATE OF A MAX COST TO ME OF $3500 FOR THE REPAIR, I HAD AN INDEPENDENT REBUILD THE UNIT. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #03-07-30-017 ISSUED MAY 7, 2003, DESCRIBING THE DEALER FIX (REBUILD) FOR THIS FAILURE. THIS TSB COVERS THIS MODEL TRANS THAT IS USED IN 1999-2002 BUICK CENTURY, LESABRE, PARK AVENUE,CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, VENTURE, OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, SILHOUETTE, PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, GRAND PRIX, MONTANA, 2000-2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA, 2001-2002 PONTIAC AZTEK, 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS, ALL WITH THE TRANSAXLE AUTO 4-SPEED, 4T65E(RPO MN3) THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WRITTEN #03-07-30-017 ISSUED MAY 7, 2003. IT IS ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT THE REPLACEMENT THRUST BEARINGS ARE CORRECTLY MADE NOW, AND FOR THE 2004 MODEL OF THIS TRANSMISSION, GM IS USING A SPECIAL COATING (BALZER COATING) ON THE 'SUN/REACTION GEARSET' TO INCREASE DURABILITY OF THE COMPONENTS

Mileage: 48,400

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 46,600 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

Mileage: 46,600

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 AND MADE A RUBBING AND MOANING NOISE. THE JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BINDING. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. . *TS

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

CERTIFIED LTR REPORTING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE ON A 2001 BONNEVILE. *CB *JB

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 IT AND DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO GM'S RECOMMENDED 50,000 MILE FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE. GM REFUSES TO PAY 100% FOR THEIR FAILURE OF THE 'SUN GEAR/CARRIER ASSEMBLY' THAT SELF DESTRUCTS. THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION IS A 4T65E, AND IS USED IN BUICK'S, CHEVROLET'S, OLDSMOBILE'S AND PONTIAC'S. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS EXACT SITUATION. TSB #03-07-30-017 ISSUED MAY 7, 2003. *JB

Mileage: 48,400

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.*AK

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. I THINK THERE IS A LOT WRONG WITH IT.