1994 Pontiac Bonneville

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/23/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DDURING VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER(NECK, LOWER BACK, RIGHT SHOULDER, RIGHT ELBOW).

• 12/16/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  OWNER STATES THAT SHE WAS IN ACCIDENT, SHE HIT A DEER AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, CAUSING SEVERE BURNS TO DRIVER. *AK

• 12/10/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE FAILS WITHOUT WARNING, CAR STALLS WHILE SITTING WARMING UP OR TRAVELING WITH NO WARNING. WHEN ENGINE STALLS, CAN OCCASIONALLY BE RESTARTED. HAVE HAD A COMPUTER CHIP AND FEUL PUMP REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WATER PUMP IS NOW GETTING VERY NOISY AND ALSO WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, WE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE TEMPERATURE SEEMED TO BE RISING AND THE CAR NOT OPERATING SMOOTHLY. REASSURED THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS TO BE FOUND.

• 12/09/1999· POWER TRAIN

  ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION SHOP DEFECTIVE SEAL DESIGN CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO NOT ENGAGE WHEN COLD. *AK

• 12/07/2004· STRUCTURE

  FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT WHERE THE A-FRAME ATTACHES. *AK

• 12/04/1995· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS REPEATEDLY AFTER (4) ATTEMPTS BY LEGEND PONTIAC ELLWOOD CITY, PA., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/04/1994· SEATS

  FRONT SEATS ARE UNABLE TO ACCOMODATE A TALL PERSON COMFORTABLY. *SKD

• 11/24/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE PUSH ROD FAILED WITH NO OTHER ENGINE WARNINGS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 65MPH. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT I'VE PUT 5 ALTERNATORS IN IT, THE 5TH COMING AT 79,000 MILES. THAT'S NOT NORMAL; ALL PONTIAC SAYS IS TOUGH! ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE THAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING ME? (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: N/A)

• 11/23/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT HE DETECTED THE ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. HE SAW GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, AND A YELLOW FLAME CLOSE TO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AREA. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DISTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE. *AK

• 11/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO BRAKES, CAUSING BRAKES TO GRIND AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 11/15/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THERE IS NO RESISTANCE AND NO PAUSING ON WET OR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

• 11/13/2002· AIR BAGS

  DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DRIVER SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. MR

• 11/12/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKING AT HOME THE PASSEGER AIR BAG DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFROMATION:: MR

• 11/01/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVER BROKE ARM IN FOUR PLACES. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS HIT IN THE FOWARD PART OF THE REAR DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY, AT IMPACT THE AIR BAG RELEASED AND CAUGHT CONSUMER'S ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED CONSUMER'S ARM HAD NO WHERE TO GO.*JB

• 10/28/1997· POWER TRAIN

  AT NIGHT, THE GEAR POSITIONS CANNOT BE READ.

• 10/27/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM WHEN THE VATS IGNITION FAILED (SPRING) THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD TO BE REMOVED.

• 10/24/2002· STEERING

  BENT AND TWISTED FINGERS. WHILE IN FLORIDA VISITING MY UNCLE AND AUNT (BEFORE HE DIED) I HAD NOTICED HIS FINGERS WERE BENT AS MY ARE. HE ALSO HAD A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. WHEN IN FLORIDA THIS PAST JANUARY, I DROVE HIS 1994 BONNEVILLE. THE STEERING WAS TIGHT LIKE TO 2000 IMPALA. THIS ACCOUNTED FOR HIS GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR SHOTS IN HIS SHOULDER AND AT ONE TIME A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING PAIN WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS FROM A HEART ATTACK. SUBMITTED BY MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311 BUT DIDN'T MAKE THE CONNECTIION WITH THE HARD STEERING. DT

• 10/19/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  ON SEP 1ST L997 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AT NIGHT AT ABOUT 65MPH. I FLICKED THE HI BEAM LEVER AND HAD A TOTAL BLACKOUT. I SWITCHED BACK TO LO BEAM AND THE LO BEAM CAME ON. I TRIED TWICE MORE AND EACH TIME TOTAL DARKNESS. THE DEALER REPLACED SWITCH # 1995405 ($130.75). ON MARCH 2ND 1999 I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.. HOWEVER, LATER ON THAT TRIP THE HI BEAMS DID GO ON, BUT AFTER A SHORT IME FLICKERED AND AGAIN TOTAL DARKNESS. I SWITCHED TO LO BEAM AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED 2 SWITCHES #L995405 ($152.00) AND #26005936($110.46) (TOTAL BILL ($339.63) A FEW NIGHTS LATER WE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM - TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN I SWITCHED TO HI BEAMS. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. HE FINALLY GAVE UP. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO PONTIAC WITH A PHONE # GIVEN ME BY THE DEALER. THEY TOOK DOWN THE INFORMATION, BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM THEM. *AK

• 10/18/1996· SEAT BELTS

  LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP AND TWIST WHEN IN USE.

• 10/13/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AM REPORTING FAILED ENGINE ON 1994 BONNEVILLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD RODS GO OUT ON THEIR ENGINES ALSO AND THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEONE OUGHT TO LOOK INTO MANUFACTURERS LIABILITY FOR PRODUCING INFERIOR MOTOR AND SELLING TO CONSUMERS. HAD CAR IN SHOP 3 OR 4 TIMES FOR A CLICKING SOUND AND THEY FOUND NOTHING UP UNTIL THIS LAST TIME. PLEASE HELP ON THIS MATTER IF YOU CAN. DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CONTACT.*AK

• 10/02/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT IT IS HARD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

• 09/28/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PAINT ON REAR TRUNK AREA OF CAR HAS FADED

• 09/22/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  IN SEPT OF 1997 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS FROM LO BEAM TO HI BEAM. THE RESULT WAS TOTAL DARKNESS. I QUICKLY SWITCHED BACK TO LO BEAM. I COULD SEE AGAIN. I TRIED TWO MORE TIMES TO SWITCH TO HI BEAMS, AND EACH TIME TOTAL DARKNESS. THE NEXT DAY I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SOLUTION. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A SWITCH(#1995405). THE BILL WASS $234.25. I HAD NO FURTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM UNTIL MARCH L999. WHILE DRIVING LATE A NIGHT I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM-TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN I SWITHED TO HI BEAM. I REPORTED THIS AGAIN AND WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD HAVE A COUPLE OF SWITCHES REPLACED AS THEY WERE NOT SURE WHATA WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AS IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN I CONCURRED. BOTH SWITCHES WERE REPLACED.(#1995405 AND #26005936). THE BILL WAS $409.52. WITHIN THE WEEK I WAS AGAIN RETURNING HOME AT NIGHT AND I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN I SWITCHED TO HI BEAMS. I DROVE HOME ON LO BEAMS AND WHEN I GOT INTO THE DRIVEWAY SWITCHED TO HI BEAM. THEY WENT ON FOR A SECOND OR SO AND GRADUALLY FIZZLED TOTAL DARKNESS. THE NEXT DAY I AGAIN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT COOULD OFFER NO SOLUTION. I DID REQUEST A NUMBER OF THE PONTIAC CONSUMER SERVICE OFFICE AND TOLD THE PERSON ABOUOT MY TROUBLES,, BUT HE OFFERED NO HELP. SEVERAL DAYS AGO BY PURE ACCIDENT I CAME ACROSS A COMMENT IN THE AUTO SECTION OF MY COMPUTER PROGRAM. UNDER RECALL HISTORY ON '95 BONNEVELLE WITH TWILIGHT SENTINEL(WHICH I HAVE) IT MENTIONED HEADLIGHTS GOING OUTWITH ENERGY DRAIN. I CALLED THE SAFTEY DIVISION OF PONTIAC AND MENTIONED MY PROBLEM AND THE RECALL COMMENT I HAD NOTED. THEY TOOK THE INFORMATION BUT KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. I'M DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER GOOD CHOICE AND BECAUSE I AM PREPARED TO GO TO LO BEAM. MYCOMPUTER PROGRAMNESS.TOTALROBLEMING LATE AT NIGHT

• 09/21/2005· STRUCTURE

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2005 WHILE SLOWLY PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT. HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND LOST STEERING CONTROL AND THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE CURB AND STOPPED. THE GM MANUFACTURER WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER FOUND OUT THAT THEY DONE ALMOST ALL THE MAINTENANCE THEY TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TEN YEARS OLD. SHE UNDERSTOOD THIS, BUT SHE STILL FELT THAT AN ENGINE SHOULD NOT JUST FALL OUT OF A VEHICLE. HER PRIMARY CONCERN WAS TO MAKE NHTSA AND THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IF DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND THIS HAPPENED THEN YOU WOULD LOSE ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES . THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP AND THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD HER THAT THEY HAD A FORD TAURUS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THEY HAD A DODGE INTREPID WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . THERE IS A FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THERE IS A LARGE THREE INCH DIAMETER WASHER THAT IS UNDER A METRIC .5 INCH DIAMETER BOLT. THE BOLT DID NOT FAIL, BUT THE WASHER DID FAIL. THERE ARE FOUR BOLTS IN THE REAR AND TWO BOLTS IN THE FRONT, AND THE TWO IN THE FRONT WERE OKAY, BUT THE FOUR IN THE REAR BROKE AWAY AND FAILED. THE GM BUSHING PART NUMBER IS 25536051 FOR THE FRONT TWO BOLTS.*AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

• 09/19/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR STALLED & SHIM RING FOR ANY REASON, LOSS POWER STERRING AND BRAKING WHEN DURING NORMAL CONDITION. THREE OCCURENCES IN 3 MONTHS.

• 09/18/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT RETRACTORS JAM/FAIL.

• 09/11/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILED TWICE. *AK

• 09/09/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  FRONT DASHBOARD IN CONSUMER'0S CAR STARTED TO SMOKE THAN CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

• 09/08/2005· STRUCTURE

  TURNING INTO STREET WHEN THE ENGINE CRADLE FELL OUT IN THE REAR. LOSS OF ALL STEERING. HAD A CUTLASS SUPREME THAT DID THAT ALSO EXCEPT THERE WAS A RECALL. HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, A VEHICLE GOING DOWN THE ROAD NO STEERING??? WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. GM NEEDS A RECALL ON THIS. *JB

• 09/07/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. LATER, NONE OF THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 09/03/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED.

• 09/01/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE, FOLLOWED BY BIG FLAMES; VEHICLE BURNED UP COMPLETELY; TOTALED; CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 08/29/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT PRESSURE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 08/24/2008· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  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. *TR

• 08/23/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF IT OVERHEATED. BEFORE THIS OCCURRED THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE ALMOST HAST BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THEY FINALLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE HAVE DONE OTHER THINGS TO THE VEHICLE TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THEY HAVE FOUND IT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/16/2004· STRUCTURE

  1. NOISE FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE 2. BOLTS HOLDING MOTOR TO K FRAME SNAPPED DROPPING MOTOR TO THE GROUND - LOST CONTROL OF STEERING - CAR HAS NEVER HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS.*AK 3. TOWED FOR SERVICE - COURSE OF ACTION PENDING.

• 08/11/1999· POWER TRAIN

  SHIFT HANDLE BROKE. *YC

• 08/10/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. WITHIN 6MO THE FIRST ALTERNATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED. IN THE PAST 8YEARS I HAVE HAD 10 ALTERNATORS AND 4 BATTERIES PUT IN THE VEHICLE. EVERYTIME THE BATTERY GUAGE WOULD GO LOW WHEN CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ALTERNATOR. ON ONE OCCASSION I TOOK MY CAR DUE TO THE FACT THE DEALER WAS CLOSED, TO ANOTHER CAR REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT STATED THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND UNTIL THAT IS FIXED I WILL STILL HAVE ALTERNATOR/ BATTERY PROBLEMS. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THE DEALERTO NO SATISFACTION. INITIALLY THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS. THEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED KICKED IN, AGAIN PAYING FOR PARTS. WHEN THE WARRANTYEXPIRED I HAD GREAT EXPENSE PAYING FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I ALSO LOST USE OF MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO FIND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME . AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE GM STATED I SHOULD GO BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS A DEALER PROBLEM. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THE CAR DRAWS A LOT OF ELECTRIC AL POWER. THEY COULD ONLY RECOMEND PUTTING IN A NEW WIRING SYSTEM ROUGH COST 3,000 BUT COULD NOT TELL ME THIS WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW MY CAR IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD. I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR BILLS SHOWING NINE GOING ON TEN ALTERNATORS. THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING AND I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY I NEED ANOTHER ALTERNATOR. THE DEALER'S ONLY SUGGESTION TO ME AS A CONSUMER IS THAT THEY COULD SELL ME ANOTHER CAR. WHY WOULD I BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM IF THEY SOLD ME A PREVIOUS CAR WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND WON'T HELP ME FIX THEM. I AM AT A LOSS. MY CAR DOESN'T FALL UNDER LEMON LAW ALTHOUGH 9 SOON TO BE 10 ALTERNATORS TO ME QUALIFIES AS A LEMON. BECAUSE THE CAR IS OLDER THAT IS THE EXCUSE I AM GIVEN. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!

• 08/10/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  STARTING AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT, SPORADIC, ENGINE FAILURES WHILE UNDERWAY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE CAN ALWAYS BE RESTARTED BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHILE UNDERWAY, OR TO PARK, WHEN STOPPED, AND TURNING IGNITION KEY. CAN CONTINUE PERHAPS A FEW TO MANY MILES WITH NO FURTHER INTERRUPTION. SERVICE TECHNICIANS CLAIM LIKELY IN ELECTRONIC IGNITION OR FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT A REPLACEMENT OF CRANKSHAFT SENSOR LASTED PERHAPS 5 TO 10,000 MILES WHEN SAME ENGINE FAILURE, WHILE MOVING AND IN TRAFFIC, HAPPENED AGAIN. SERVICE PEOPLE ADVISE CAN BE ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, BUT NO WAY OF KNOWING FOR SURE WHICH ONE. IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING, BUT WITH NO APPARENT KNOWN WAY OF REPAIRING.

• 08/07/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, AT 55MPH, WARNING CHIME CAME SECONDS BEFORE HAPPENED.*AK

• 08/05/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING FUEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 07/27/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING UNDER 15MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

• 07/26/2002· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LITERALLY FELL INTO MY LAP. THE CAR WAS UNSTEERABLE. I HAD JUST MOVED TO NH AND CALLED TH ELOCAL DEALER.....FAIRFIELD IN KEENE. THEY CAME OUT AND FLATBEDDED THE CAR TO THE SHOP. 4 WEEKS LATER AFTER THEY LOCATED THE PARTS I WAS TOLD THAT THE COLLAR THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BROKE AND THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED UNLESS I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED. GM SAID IT WAS THE RESPONIBILITY OF ME TO PROVE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE IT. I SPOKE TO THE ESIS ..GREG THRASHER.. ON 7/24/2002. PHONE 1-800-888-0164. WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF THE PART WAS EVER DEFECTIVE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU.*AK

• 07/26/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT) *AW

• 07/25/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  THIS IS THE SECOND BONNEVILLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS LISTED OWNED. SEEMS PONTIAC WOULD INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS A LITTLE MORE. NEVER BUY ANOTHER. AFTER ONE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, WILL JUST REPLACE THE "HEAP" OF A CAR NEXT TIME. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

• 07/22/2001· TIRES

  I HAD JUST PURCHASED THESE TIRES DECEMBER OF 1999 FROM MONTGOMERY WARDS IN SAN ANTONIO TX (THEY HAVE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS, THEREFORE I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO ASK) THE TIRES STILL HAVE GOOD TREAD ON THEM AND I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT ON JUNE 21, 2001 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, NO INJURYS INVOLVED JUST DAMAGE TO MY CAR VALUED AT $1300.00. MY ONLY CONCERN IS IF THESE TIRES MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE?? I STILL DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE OTHER 3 BRIDGESTONE TIRES, COULD YOU PLEASE FIND OUT FOR ME? THANK YOU, ELENA LOPEZ. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ENKW TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

• 07/21/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE WATER PUMP BROKE OFF THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. DEALER SAYS THERE MAY BE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *AK

• 07/10/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STALLED ON THREE OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 07/08/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILS EVERY 40 TO 45 THOUSAND MILES.

• 07/06/1995· POWER TRAIN

  BOUGHT THE CAR A YEAR AGO AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT HIGH SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK