51 of the 2,580 complaints filed about the Pontiac Bonneville are about the other systems — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1995.
51
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
2
Fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My gas gage and tempature gage don't work
NHTSA complaint #11423099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER CONTROL ARM IS BAD
NHTSA complaint #11374826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL" UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE CAR WON'T BRAKE FUMES COMING INSIDE THE CAR. CAR SHAKING AND VIBRATING LOW OIL PRESSURE EVEN WHEN I GOT A OIL CHANGE. AFTER OIL CHANGE CAR WOULDN'T GO NO MORE THAN 16 MILES PER HOUR. CAR WILL NOT CRANK IF IT'S 47 DEGREES OR LOWER TEMPERATURE. IN MOTION IN CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY
NHTSA complaint #11166710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2003, HAVE HAD 5 DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHS, INCLUDING DEALER LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX OR FIND THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10863305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BURNT SMELL AFTER RUNNING CAR. SERVICEMAN CHECKED AND OIL WAS LEAKING. NEED NEW VALVE COVER GASKETS AS LEAKING ON MANIFOLD WILL CAUSE A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10850624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICE IT BECAUSE POWER STEERING IS HARD TO USE AND RPM'S GO DOWN TO ZERO AND CAR HAS SHUT OFF. IT STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A REAL PROBLEM. DEALER TESTED CAR AND SAID IT WAS A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. CAM SENSOR REPLACED TOO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NO ONE KNOWS WHY THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. NOW THE CAR STILL SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT ALSO IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES TO RESTART. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. IT IS AUGUST 2015 AND I NEED THIS CAR. IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE?
NHTSA complaint #10748603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT AND IT HAPPEN TO ME 3 TIMES WHEN I TOOK IT THERE.
NHTSA complaint #10747803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WE (WIDE AND I) NOTICED A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. SINCE WE WERE IN A FARMING AREA WE DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER THE SMELL LINGERED AND WE NOTICED SMOKE BEGAN FILLING CAR. PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM BACK SEAT. I TOOK THE SEAT OFF AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A FIRE GOING ON IN THERE. PULLED BACK SEAT OUT ONTO GROUND AND PUT THAT FIRE OUT. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THE FUSE BOX TO BE BURNED AND MELTED. OBVIOUSLY THE CARE DOESN'T RUN ANY LONGER.
NHTSA complaint #10653652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 6500 MILES ON IT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH STARTLED MY TO THE POINT THAT I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I DISCOVERED THAT MY REAR WINDOW HAD DROPPED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. I UNDERSTAND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM GM SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX.
NHTSA complaint #10419390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
NHTSA complaint #10412715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. SPORADICALLY, THE HEAD LAMPS FAIL, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF OR WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BATTERY POWER AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V190000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. ALSO, THE PAINT IS ABNORMALLY CHIPPING ON VARIOUS PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
NHTSA complaint #10244951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS AN ARMREST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT SEAT OF OUR CAR. IT IS INTENDED TO BE THE BACK SUPPORT OF THE FRONT CENTER PASSENGER SEAT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELT, ARE TO PROVIDE A SAFE RIDE FOR THE MIDDLE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF OUR CAR. A PASSENGER IN OUR CAR SITTING IN THIS POSITION HAD THE ARMREST BREAK. THIS WAS UNDER NORMAL USE. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT VERY BIG. WE HARDLY EVER USE THIS POSITION AS A SEAT. THE ARMREST BROKE AND PROJECTED INTO THE REAR SEAT COMPARTMENT. THE PASSENGER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT SEAT WAS THRUST BACKWARD. IN THE EVENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT / COLLISION, BOTH PASSENGERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT AND BACK SEATS WOULD BE SEVERELY INJURED. THE PERSON IN THE BACK SEAT WOULD BE INJURED BY HITTING THE HEAD OF THE PERSON IN THE FRONT SEAT THRUST BACK IN THE REAR SEATING AREA OR BY HITTING THE ARM REST THAT PROTRUDES INTO THE REAR SEATING AREA. THE PERSON IN THE FRONT SEAT WOULD BE THRUST BACK TOWARD THE REAR SEATING COMPARTMENT WITH NO BACK SUPPORT. I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM TO FIX OR RECTIFY. *JB I SPOKE TO GMC AND RECEIVED A SIMILAR RESPONSE GMC CASE NO. 1-383907053, 12/28 (29)/2005 TELEPHONE NUMBER 866-932-4368 EXT 35624, JESSICA PAGET THE SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR THE ARMREST ARE OBVIOUSLY INADEQUATE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IF NOT FOR THIS SERIES OF AUTOMOBILE, THEN FOR FUTURE AUTOMOBILES USING THIS METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS ARMREST, WHEN RAISED, SHOULD BE A STRUCTURE AS STRONG AS THE ADJOINING SEATS. OR, THE ARMREST SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AND THE SEATS EXTENDED TO FILL THE SPACE. IF NOT, THE ARMREST SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AS A PASSENGER SEATING POSITION. THIS WOULD INCLUDE REMOVING THE SEAT BELT WHICH PROMOTES IT'S USE AS A PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD THEN NOT BE PROMOTED AS HAVING SEATING FOR SIX PASSENGERS.
NHTSA complaint #10147328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEAD GASKET SPRUNG A LEAK OF ANTIFREEZE THAT BROKE A ROD INSIDE THE BLOCK AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE ALSO HAD A THE UPPER PELENIUM BREAK ON IT AS WELL. IT IS A 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE 3800 V6. WE HAVE TO GET A RIDE BACK TO MINNESOTA AND MY CAR IS IN ND.
NHTSA complaint #10128201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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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 ALSO THE WINDOW MOTOR WITH A COST $300. THEN, ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE IGNITION MODULE WENT OUT WHICH MADE THE IGNITION COIL GO OUT, WHICH MADE THE IGNITION CABLES GO BAD! THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL $650! THE REASON I AM UPSET IS BECAUSE CARMAX SUPPOSEDLY HAVE THEIR CARS "CARMAX CERTIFIED". THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT AGAINST GETTING A "LEMON".
NHTSA complaint #10091326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PANEL IN THE BACK OF THE REAR SEAT THAT SEPARATES THE REAR SEAT FROM THE TRUNK KEPT COMING DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THE PANEL WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PANEL WHICH HAS A MAGNET.
NHTSA complaint #10074349 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I HAVE NOT SOUGHT ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO SINCE MY CAR WAS ALREADY SIX YEARS OLD WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED. NOW I HAVE PEELING PAINT IN SEVERAL SPOTS ON MY CAR AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION. I STILL BELIEVE GM SHOULD PAY FOR RE-PAINTING BECAUSE THEY KNEW OF THEIR DEFECT YEARS AGO. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THIS DONE?
NHTSA complaint #10069011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS THE PAINT. I OWN A WHITE 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW ON NOV23,1994. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE UNDERCOATING PROCESS AND THAT MY CAR WAS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS KNOWN AS DELAMINATION OF THE PAINT OR BETTER KNOWN AS PEELING OF THE PAINT. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER SAID THAT MY CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND WAS A CAR THAT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I'VE WRITTEN TO THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND RECEIVED A REPLY BACK FROM A MICHAEL GOONAN. SPOKE TO A REP. AT THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS GIVEN A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER: 1-41426281. I EVEN WROTE (AND SENT PICTURES) A LETTER TO JOHN F SMITH JR. CHAIRMAN/CEO AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL ON NOV.27 FROM ANDREW DRUCKS WHO SAYS HE IS AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FROM GM IN DETROIT. ALL THREE (3) PEOPLE TOLD ME THE SAME RESPONSE: SORRY. YOUR WARRANTY IS UP AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME...THAT THE CAR IS ALMOST 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS 63,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. THEY CLAIM THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP FOR PAINT AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS: WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YEARS AGO? HOW WAS I TO FORESEE WHEN THE PAINT WAS GOING TO START TO PEEL. NO ONE COULD HAVE PREDICTED WHEN THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE PAINT IS PEELING ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR AND HAS VISIBLE SIGNS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN ON THE HOOD,TRUNK, AND SPOILER. THESE ARE THE COMMON AREAS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. PAINT DOES NOT JUST PEEL THE WAY THIS PAINT IS PEELING. THIS CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES BEFORE THE PAINT STARTS TO PEEL!!!!! THANK YOU JOSEPH TODARO, 169 KEEGANS LANE, STATEN ISLAND N.Y. 10308 (718) 966-7685, CONJO51@AOL.COM
NHTSA complaint #10069668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ~76,000 MILES. REPLACED AT GM DEALER WITH A REMANUFACTURED GM UNIT. 06/23/2001. BRAKE FAILURE - WARNING LIGHT AT 81,728 MILES. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEHAVED STRANGELY AT TIMES BUT HAVE NEVER FAILED TO STOP THE CAR IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. 09/22/2001. ENGINE FAILURE AT 82,449 MILES. REPLACEMENT ENGINE INSTALLED AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR $1400.00. . REPAIR LEAKING GENUINE GM REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. SIDE COVER LEAKS SEVERELY, DEALER ADVISES OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD AND REPAIR COST OF $300+ FOR SIDE PAN GASKET. PROBLEM SOLVED AT LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP (MR. TRANSMISSION) FOR $92.95. IN ADDITION THE FOLLOWING NO LONGER FUNCTION OR FUNCTION IMPROPERLY: FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, REFILL BASED ON MILEAGE DRIVEN. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP WHINES VERY NOTICEABLY, CAN BE HEARD PLAINLY IN THE VEHICLE OVER THE RADIO. COST FOR REPAIR OF BOTH AT DEALER: $600+ DEPENDING ON PARTS REQUIRED. STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO DO NOT FUNCTION. AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT CONTROL WILL NOT TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF AFTER TURNING THEM ON. RESULT - BATTERY REPLACEMENT. NOW LEAVE THE CONTROL IN THE OFF POSITION. SPRING LOADED CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH FAILED CAUSING CONSOLE DOOR TO REMAIN OPEN. REPLACED CONSOLE DOOR AND TWO VENTS THAT HAD BROKEN FOR $124.66. CONSOLE DOOR LATCH FAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER (SAME FAILURE). REMOVED DOOR SPRING SO DOOR NOW STAYS CLOSED. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK JAMS WHEN USING KEY FOB, HAVE TO USE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. NO LONGER USE KEY FOB, DOOR UNLOCKS PROPERLY WHEN USING THE KEY. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THE PAINT HAS BEGAN TO PEEL ON THE TOP OF THE REAR QUARTER PANELS AND ROOF. I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WENT TO RETRIEVE THE JACK, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUNK. THE JACK IS STORED IN A PLASTIC CASE THAT IS BOLTED TO A BRACKET. ONLY ONE WELD WAS MADE DURING MANUFACTURE ALLOWING THE BRACKET TO BREAK LOOSE. THE JACK CASE NOW JUST LIES IN TRUNK.
NHTSA complaint #10070481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS PEELING AROUND KEY HOLE ON TRUNK - AT THIS TIME APPROXIMATELY A 5 INCH DIAMETER CIRCLE SPOT. THE HOOD IS TURNING MILKY LOOKING. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND HAD BEEN TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. WE WERE TURNED DOWN DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON YOUR 1998 BONNEVILLE REGARDING ANY PAINT CONCERNS.
NHTSA complaint #10070878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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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 DEFECT WITH EITHER THE STEEL OR THE PREPARATION I FEAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. MY FEELING IS I SHOULD RECEIVE, AT A MINIMUM, A LIFETIME GUARANTEE/WARRANTY AND PREFERABLY A NEW HOOD.
NHTSA complaint #10069600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.