2000 Pontiac Bonneville fuel system problems

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SMELL OF FUEL DUMPING FROM EXHAUST. AIR FILTER CHECKS OUT. MILD SMELL JUST OUTSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HEADACHE PRODUCING SMELL INSIDE CAN. WASN'T THEIR A RECALL FOR PART TOLERANCES TO CORRECT THIS? ARE ALL GM DELPHI REPLACEMENT PARTS PRESENTLY SOLD ADEQUATE TO ADDRESS THIS. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NEW UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD INSTALLED. HARD COLD STARTING CAN CAUSE AND CAUSED MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE EXCESS FUEL SMELL. YESTERDAY AND TODAY DRIVING I AM GETTING THE FUEL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN SMELL. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THIS IS A FUEL REGULATOR ISSUE. AND I WILL PUT ON A FRESH AIR FILTER TO REDUCE ERRONEOUS ENRICHMENT. ODD HOW MY CODE READER CAN PERFORM A FUEL PRESSURE CHECK AND REMEDY THE COLD HARD START CONDITION. THESE FUMES OCCUR FROM TAILPIPE WHEN STARTING, FROM ALL OVER NOW WHEN DRIVING. AFTER PARKING THE SMELL REMAINS SOME AT THE HOOD. SOME DRIVERS FOLLOWING ME STAY EIGHT CAR LENGTHS BACK.

NHTSA complaint #11163083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #10625996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VARIABLY THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING,RENDERING THE PS BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME AS I AM 78 YEARS OLD.THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED THERE WAS NO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO PULL OFF,LEAVING THE CAR IN WHATEVER LANE IT STALLED IN! IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 5 MIN TO 1/2 HOUR TO RESTART VERY VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS TO OTHER TRAVELERS AND TO ME! SOMETHING DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!

NHTSA complaint #10593863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, MAKING LOUD NOISES, SPUTTERING, ETC. IT OCCURS MAYBE EVERY FEW MONTHS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND WHEN MY CAR CUTS OFF I COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO BUICK PONTIAC GMC OF SOUTH ATLANTA. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD SEVERAL DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON MY CAR AND NO ONE COULD TELL ME THE PROBLEM WITH IT. ALTHOUGH, I KNEW THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE MORE COSTLY, I HAD THEM TOW IT TO THE DEALER THINKING THEY WOULD HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH MY CAR. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT MY CAR PROBLEMS. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THEY FIXED SEVERAL PARTS THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE WRITTEN THE BBB SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #10264938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS

2000 BONNEVILLE .CAR BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH .4 FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN 8/20/04-10/25/04 AT A COST OF 722.00 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #10096522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. I OFTEN HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS TO START MY CAR. I SEE FROM THIS SITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS ON ALOT OF THE VEHICLES. I HAVE GAS BACKING UP INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM HOSE WHICH IS A SYMPTOM OF THIS. I PLAN ON CONTACTING THE 800 #'S FROM THIS SITE ASAP SINCE A POSSIBLE OCCURENCE COULD BE THAT THE ENGINE CAN START ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10083084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, GASOLINE LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND.

NHTSA complaint #10011901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

FUEL DOOR ACTUATOR DOES NOT LATCH, LATCH WAS REPAIRED BUT PUT IN BACKWARDS. AGAIN, DEALER REPLACED ACTUATOR. CONSUMER WISHES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OR REPLACEMENT. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #567498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES DUE TO A KLUNKING SOUND, WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN, EXCEPT LOW PRESSURE IN SYSTEM. RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING RADIUS WAS ERRATIC, WHEN VEERING TO THE RIGHT AT MINOR CURVES, THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. THE AIR DEFLECTOR FOR THE SUNROOF CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THAT WATER LEAKS IN THE TRUNK MOUNTED LENS WHEN THE TRUNK IS OPENED. THE FUEL FILLER DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS BINDING, CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE. 2 PLASTIC NUT COVERS WERE MISSING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8012663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

UPON PURCHASING VEHICLE IN THE YEAR OF 2000 RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. COOLANT LEAKS, ALSO STARTER AND FUEL PUMP HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN ON TURNS. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY DUE TO SHIFT SOLENOID FAILURE. VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT END DUE TO STEERING GEAR FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #8008377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #756880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.