11 of the
123 complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Bonneville are about the
transmission — 9% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
150,000 miles.
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11
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
763.6%
Power Train
19.1%
Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
19.1%
Cooling Unit AND Lines
19.1%
Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
19.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Pontiac Bonneville year
1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. DUE TO CORROSION THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS / MOUNTING FAILED AND ENGINE FELL OUT OF CAR. LUCKILY IT WAS WHILE TURNING AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON / AT ROAD SPEEDS THERE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, MULTI CAR INVOLVEMENT, INJURIES, OR LOSS OF LIFE. GM SERVICE OFFERED ZERO HELP ON RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN INFORMATION AND DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECT OR REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10239501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wilmington, NC
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION SHOP DEFECTIVE SEAL DESIGN CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO NOT ENGAGE WHEN COLD.
NHTSA complaint #715846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joliet, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED INTO VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT INSTALLED AT TIME OF ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA complaint #547891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joliet, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE DUE TO FAILURE, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, POSSIBLE CAUSE OF WHEEL LOCK-UP.
NHTSA complaint #547891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joliet, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEEL LOCK UP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #547891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Joliet, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFT HANDLE BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #547891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hurst, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED 11/98, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIN (NOT REBUILT) INSTALLED BY DEALER. REPLACEMENT BEGAN NOT FINDING GEAR FROM PARK IN 2/99. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS PROBLEM OF TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID INTO RADIATOR AND REPLACED RADIATOR, 5/99 TRANS BEGAN FALLING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT 45-65MPH, DEALER DIAGNOSED AS LEAK IN PART BETWEEN TRANS AND RADIATOR AND "FIXED" IT, THE NEXT DAY THE TRANS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE INSTANCES OF WHEN IT WOULD RANDOMLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT SPEEDS OF 45-55MPH. NHTSA ALREADY HAS 3 REPORTS OF '94 BONNEV. TRANS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #706488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fairport, NYFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #835283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brick TWP, NJ
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
AT NIGHT, THE GEAR POSITIONS CANNOT BE READ.
NHTSA complaint #524022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Davie, FL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE, INTO NEUTRAL.
NHTSA complaint #500766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Aston, PA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR AGO AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT HIGH SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #968330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.