37 of the 2,580 complaints filed about the Pontiac Bonneville are about the tires — 1% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1999.
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Fires
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) ON THE 2005 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. I HAD IT REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO RESET IT. NOW 4 YEARS LATER, I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND DON'T WANT TO PAY OVER $100 FOR WHAT THE MANUFACTURER OUGHT TO COVER.
NHTSA complaint #10355472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
BELT SEPARATION.
NHTSA complaint #10232583 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10232584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. WTF WHY NO RECALL. HOW CAN YOU PURCHASE A CAR FOR 35,000 & IT IS ?!@#$% 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!
NHTSA complaint #10228851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*- THE CONTACT PURCHASED 2 FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRES IN 2005 AND 1 IN 2006 FROM PEPBOYS. THE TIRES HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ROTATION AND BALANCING. ALL 3 TIRES SHREDDED WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO PEPBOYS AND PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND THEY KEPT THE OLD TIRES. THE CONTACT HAS SINCE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL AND KNOW LONGER HAS THE OLD TIRES BECAUSE PEPBOYS KEPT THEM AND THEY HAD THE DOT NUMBER WHICH THE CONTACT NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED.
NHTSA complaint #10176598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SUMMARY: FAILURE OF 3 TIRES ON VEHICLE. I PURCHASED A SECOND SET OF TIRES, YOKOHAMA, FOR MY 1995 BONNEVILLE AFTER HAVING THE ORIGINAL SET FOR SOME TIME. SOON THEREAFTER, TWO TIRES FAILED. THE STEEL BELTS HAD SEPARATED ON THEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS OR SO LATER, THE THIRD TIRE FAILED. THIS FAILURE, UNLIKE THE FIRST TWO, CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED I NOT REPLACE THIS ONE UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO THE DAMAGE, & THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. UPON DOING SO, INCLUDING A RECOUNT OF MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE,TIRES, AND THE PREVIOUS FAILURES, THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THE FAILURES WERE MY FAULT. ONE FAILURE OK, TWO, SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT. THREE FAILURES FROM THE SAME SET OF TIRES MAKE ME THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10171324 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED THE VEHICLE DEALER DISCOVERED THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TIRES WERE SEVEN YEARS OLD. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 -
NHTSA complaint #10160971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I BOUGHT NEW A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WHICH CAME EQUIPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES. ON INCIDENT DATE WHILE DRIVING AT THE POSTED LIMITED SPEED ALL MY TIRE THREADS ON THE REAR TIRE DRIVERS SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, THE TIRE TREADS WHICH CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE DID NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME BUT FLEW INTO FAST LANE EMERGENCY LANE. ALSO FORTUNATE WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL THE TIRE THREADS LEFT THE TIRE WELL. AMAZINGLY, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE. FORTUNATELY ALSO WAS THE FACT THAT THE TIRE TREADS WHICH PUSHED THE GAS FILL LINE OUT OF ITS HOLDER WHERE YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AND BROKE THE GAS CAP DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION SINCE THE GAS CAP CAME OFF. I HAD NO ROOM IN MY CAR FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND LEFT IT AT THE TIRE SHOP. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM AT 317-468-0000 AND THEY PROBABLY WILL STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN THEIR JUNK PILE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. THEY GO UNDER THE NAME OF BIG O TIRES GREENFIELD, 1776 NORTH STATE ST. GREENFIELD IN 46140 I HAVE ALSO TAKEN PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE AND WILL FORWARD THEM TO YOU IF NEED BE. KINDLY ADVISE ME ABOUT THIS MATTER SINCE I STILL HAVE THREE OTHER SIMILAR TIRES ON MY CAR WHICH LOOK GOOD. THANK YOU
NHTSA complaint #10128215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE DEFECT. GROOVE DEVELOPING ON SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE "BRAND" AND "MODEL" LETTERING. LOOKS AS IF THE TIRE HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING, BUT IS ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON TWO TIRES. ONE PASSENGER REAR, THE OTHER, DRIVER FRONT. POSSIBLE BELT SEPARATION?
NHTSA complaint #10112283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASED 4 CONTINENTAL TOURING TIES IN THE SPRING OF 2002. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN SETS OF 2, ONE MONTH APART. THREE OF THE TIRES FAILED THROUGH TREAD SEPARATION. I REPLACED THE FOURTH TIRE WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE TREAD TO SEPARATE ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10108257 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE TIRE AFFINITY TOURING T2 P225/60R16 97 T M +S DD4100 T04L DOT W2X0 AAC 3402--THE SIDEWALL OF THIS TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT AT SPEED OF APPROX. 60-65 MPR. THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, APPOX. 32,000. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE USED BY US 3 MONTHS AGO...ASSUME THE TIRE WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NEW. WE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT APPOX. 31,250 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THIS TIRE WAS ON THE BACK WHEN IT BLEW; LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT IF WE HAD LEFT THIS TIRE ON THE FRONT IT COULD HAVE CREATED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10086912 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TRUNK FLOODED HEAVILY WHEN RAINING, OIL LEAK, PROBLEMS WITH TIRES,ETC.*MR THE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE, IT STILLS REMAINS A FAULTY VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS VERY DISSATISFIED IN GENERAL MOTOR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS.
NHTSA complaint #10044471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:VALVE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE VALVE STEM SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED A DEFLATED TIRE. THE DRIVER CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE VALVE STEM IS DEFECTED AND WILL REPLACED THE TIRE. MICHELIN MXV4 225/55HR17.
NHTSA complaint #10076103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
MY FIRESTONE SPARE TIRE (T125-70R16 96M TUBELESS RADIAL) EXPLODED WHILE STILL IN ITS TRUNK COMPARTMENT. MY VEHICLE (2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE) WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. THE TIRE BLEW OUTWARD WITH SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO BREAK THE COVER OF THE SPARE TIRE WELL, SCAR THE WELL ITSELF, AND TO SHRED AND TEAR THE CARPET AND PADDING COVERING IT IN THE TRUNK. THE EXPLOSION ALSO KNOCKED A FEW ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS, BUT HAS APPEARED NOT TO HAVE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED THEM. THE TIRE HAD BEEN INFLATED TO APPROXIMATELY 50-55 PSI FIVE DAYS EARLIER. IT IS RATED AT 60PSI. THE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN USED.
NHTSA complaint #10073255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN INCLEMENT WEATHER ALL FOUR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, SIZE P235/55R17 WERE PROVIDING LOW PROFILE. DEALER INDICATED TIRES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED TO THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10063370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
PURCHASED PONTIAC BONNEVILLE JULY 2002, EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T2 TIRES. JULY 17, 2003 AT 12,351 MILES HAD R/R TIRE- REPAIRED AT DEALER (M&S CHEVROLET IN PAWLING NY)(WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SCREW IN TIRE) TOLD NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. TIRES WERE ROTATED & BALANCED AT THIS TIME. DECEMBER 29, 2003 PROBLEM WITH RIGHT REAR TIRE (16,906 MILES) TOLD A PUNCTURE. WAS REPAIRED, TOLD AGAIN THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON TIRES. FEB 11, 2004 HAD A BLOW OUT LEFT FRONT TIRE. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO MAJOR INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #10058313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
THREE OUT OF THE 4 TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THEM TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
NHTSA complaint #10040348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH THE DRIVER HEARD A POPPING. UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P22560/R16R). *NLM.
NHTSA complaint #10021623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:VALVE
SPARE WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURE. STEM WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER WISHES TO RECIEVE REIMBURSEMENT OR REPLACEMENT. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #567498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
INFINITY, P225/60R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, PONTIAC, BONNEVILLE WITH 31100 MILES. TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT REAR TIRE, INNER CORE DESINTEGRATED, ONLY SIDEWALL WAS LEFT.*AK
NHTSA complaint #8008405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.