1996 Pontiac Bonneville

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

• 12/23/2010· AIR BAGS

  MY SON WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN HIS 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, JUST AS HIS WAS GETTING READY TO PROCEED, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, HE HADN'T EVEN PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GAS, INSURANCE APPRAISER, APPRAISED THE DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF $2000 AND COME TO FIND OUT THEY WON'T COVER IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT, THEY SAY IT'S A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE, HE RECEIVED A MINOR BURN ON HIS ARM FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. *LN

• 12/19/2006· TIRES

  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.

• 12/14/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ANTI-THEFT AND AN UNKNOWN SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND A NEW KEY MADE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HORN AND CHIME SOUNDED UNCONTROLLABLY. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKING FEATURES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95V204000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 12/14/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TORQUE CONVERTER MISSES AND HESITATES.

• 12/13/2000· STEERING,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL LOCKED UP AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. SHE SAID WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE CAR . ALSO, REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL DOORS AND LOCKS . ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. *AK

• 12/08/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEALER SAYS INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED & NEEDS REPLACED. WILL THIS BE RECALLED? I READ A NEWS BULLETIN SAYING YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS. DT

• 12/07/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHEN I PURCHASED MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSE USED I SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS ON IT I FOUND 2 ONE FOR THE INTAKE BREAKING AND ONE FOR THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM I TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE NOW I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH BACKFIRING CONSTANTLY AND HAVE EVEN CALLED PONTIAC HELP LINE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT VALID AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS AND MY WIFE THIS MORNING WENT TO THE STORE WHERE THE CAR BACKFIRED AND THE INTAKE EXPLODED INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE ISSUED FROM UNDER THE HOOD NOW THIS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COST ME A SMALL FORTUNE TO REPAIR WHAT AM I TO DO NOW? *TR

• 12/05/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED SEVERELY. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE PLASTIC COVER WAS SHATTERED. HE REMOVED THE COVER AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) PERTAINING TO THE SAME FAILURE. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER THAN TEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,495. UPDATED 1/26/09 *CN UPDATED 01/26/09. *JB

• 12/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE PLASTIC AIR INTAKE PLENUM FAILED ON MY CAR. THIS ALLOWED WATER FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM TO ENTER THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THE ENGINE HYDRAULICALLY LOCKED UP. THIS DAMAGED THE PISTONS AND VALVES. ENGINE IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. SALVAGE OR REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY OPTION. *JB

• 12/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AIR INTAKE PLENUM ON THE BONNEVILLE 3.8 LITER ENGINE FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP WHEN THE WATER ENTERED THE PISTON AREA. THIS FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS AND THE VALVES. ENGINE IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND MUST BE REPLACED. *NLM

• 12/04/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THE MOTOR "LOCKED UP" WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE CYLINDERS. TS

• 11/24/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1)COOLANT LOSS FROM PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE. 2)EGR PIPE BURN THROUGH FAILURE, UPPER AND LOWER GASKET FAILURE. 3)REPLACE UPPER PLASTIC INTAKE, UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS, COOLANT ELBOW OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. (5 HRS LABOR). *NM

• 11/21/1997· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DISCONNECTED FROM THE MOTOR AND STOPPED WORKING. DEALER HAS NO PARTS. *AK

• 11/18/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE IMPACT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 1/28/15*CN UPDATED 9/6/2017*CN

• 11/18/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  11/01/2002 I HAD MY CAR SERVICED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD COOLANT ON IT. 11//02//2002 I WENT TO THE PART DEPARTMENT AT THE PONTIAC DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEY TOLD ME ON 11/05/2002 THE CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY I GOT IT STARTED AND HAD WHITE SMOKE FILLING THE AREA. I GOT IT TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND ALSO BECAUSE PONTIAC HAD SAID THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE MANIFOLD. 11/07/2002 I PICKED UP THE CAR WITH THE REPLACED MANIFOLD. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A COPY OF BULLETIN NO. 01-06-01-007 DATED FEB. 2001. THE BULLETING IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AND THE REDESIGNED PARTS THAT ARE THE REPLACEMENTS. IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM IN MANY ENGINES IN MANY CARS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN. THE MECHANIC SAID I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT LOSE THE ENGINE. IT SEEMS PONTIAC HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, HAS DESIGNED A SOLUTION BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM AND DO A VOLUNTARY RECALL. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED. DT

• 11/15/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS IS A FUEL LEAK DIRECTLY ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM ATOP. THE GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH LINES FROM FUEL PUMP TO GAS LINES TO THE ENGINE. GAS LEAKS DIRECTLY ONTO THE TOP OF EXHAUST. FIRE HAZARD. -----DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----------------769751. *AK

• 11/13/1998· EQUIPMENT

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. AIR WILL NOT CIRCULATE IN VEHICLE UNLESS THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT ONCE BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

• 11/12/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR OVER 45 MPH, IT BEGANS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AND CREATE A NOISE THAT WAS VERY UNPLEASANT AND ALSO CAUSED EAR PAIN, LIKE A HELICOPTER WAS IN THE CAR.

• 11/05/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW IMPACT CRASH ( LESS THAN 25 MPH), THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED DRIVER TO BECOME LEGALLY BLINDED IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK

• 11/04/1997· TIRES

  GOOD YEAR TIRE BLEW OUT.

• 10/31/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE FAILED TO START, AND WOULD BLOW WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAIL PIPE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED VEHICLE AS HAVING A CRACKED MANIFOLD. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V116000 IN AUGUST OF 1996, PRIOR TO HER OWNERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK REFERENCED IN EA02-030

• 10/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  96 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.WHILE PARKED AT RESIDENCE VEHICLE WENT INTO SECURITY LOCK MODE AND WONT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START. ALL ADVICE FROM INDIVIDUALS TO "RESET" SECURITY FAILED. ONLY OPTION LEFT IS TO TOW TO LOCAL DEALER FOR SERVICE. *TR

• 10/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

• 10/27/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF BOTH FAILURES WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

• 10/26/2003· STRUCTURE

  THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE BODY OF THE CAR EVERY TIME I WASH IT. THIS STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGE, THERE ARE NOW LARGE SECTIONS OF THE CAR WITHOUT PAINT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 74,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

• 10/24/2007· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND. THE DRIVER BROKE 2 OF HER TEETH, DRIVER AND PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO LET THE SMOKE FROM THE AIRBAG CLEAR AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE OF THE TEETH AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND NOBODY WAS IN EVEN IN THE CAR, THAT DEPLOYMENT DESTROYED THE DASH AND WINDSHIELD. WE CALLED PONTIAC ON MONDAY OCT. 22 THEY SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK WITHIN A DAY OR TWO AND THEY DID CALL BACK THIS MORNING OCT. 24TH BUT SHE JUST ASKED ALL THE SAME QUESTIONS THEY ASKED ON MONDAY AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE 7-10 DAYS TO GET BACK TO US. *TR

• 10/23/1996· SUSPENSION

  THERE'S A VIBRATION AT ALL TIMES AND AT HIGH SPEED, IT GETS WORSE AND THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

• 10/22/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 10/21/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER THE COMPUTER SYSTEM INDICATED THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/16/2005· AIR BAGS

  ON THE EVENING THIS HAPPEN I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK. ABOUT ONE MINUTE BEFORE THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THEN WENT OUT ... THEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY FACE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ... AFTER CLEARING THE SMOKE FROM THE DEPLOYMENT I CHECKED THE CAR AND ALL SEEMED OK. I STARTED AGAIN FOR HOME WHICH AT THIS TIME WAS ABOUT 5 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AND BEFORE I COULD STOP THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED .. SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH. AT THIS TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH AT MY OWN EXPENSE ..WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE DONE OVER A LITTLE TIME .. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AT LEAST 10 OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

• 10/13/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 1996 BONNEVILLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 22, 2003. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE HAD GONE INTO HYDRAULIC LOCK. THE PLASTIC INTAKE HAD CRACKED AND FILLED THE CYLINDERS WITH COOLANT. I HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD REMOVED AND SURFACED, THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND SEVERAL OTHER RELATED ITEMS. THE REPAIRS TOTALED TO OVER $2000. THIS WAS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I AM VERY CAREFUL TO HAVE ALL OF MY MAINTENACE DONE ON TIME AND ALL OF THE FLUIDS CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES. IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS, IT WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN OF INTAKE. *LA

• 10/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LIGHT'S STAYING ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND SENORS CHIMMING FOR DOORS. *TR

• 10/08/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AROUND JAN 2008 WHILE DRIVING A PLASTIC WATER HOSE BURST. I REPLACED IT AND HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM UNTIL AROUND AUG 2008. THIS TIME THE WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING. I REPLACED THAT AND THE THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CAP, BUT I STILL KEPT LOOSING COOLANT. THEN I FOUND A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR WHICH I REPLACE AROUND THE END OF AUG 2008. I STILL KEPT HAVING TO TOP OFF THE COOLANT RESERVOIR EVER TWO DAYS. ABOUT JUNE 2008 I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEH STARTING, IT WOULD SEEM LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH GAS OR FLOODING. IT WOULD BE RUNNING BUT BARLEY AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. FINALLY IT WOULD START. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT IT'S DOING IT MORE OFTEN NOW. I'VE FUEL SYSTEM AND INJECTION CLEANERS WITH NO CHANGE. THEN I WENT TO NHTSA AND FOUND A RECALL 96V-116 THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM. I WENT TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERS AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY DO. I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD BRING BACK TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *TR

• 09/30/2004· STRUCTURE

  PROBLEMS REGARDING 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.*MR THE OVERHEAD HAND STRAP BROKE WHILE AN ELDERLY PASSENGER WAS USING IT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE STRAP WAS SECURE TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WITH PLASTIC NOT METAL. *NM

• 09/28/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  IMPROPERLY INSTALLED VACUUM HOSE TO THE FUEL TANK LEAD TO FLEXING OF THE FUEL TANK. OVER TIME THE FLEXING WEAKED THE METAL AND CAUSE THE TANK TO CRACK WHEREIN IT DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK.

• 09/23/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WATER IN TAIL LIGHT FIXTURE, BULB WAS DISMANTLED AND FIXTURE WAS RUSTED. *MR ONE OF THE BACK UP LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE COMPARTMENT FULL OF WATER, THE BULB WAS DISMANTLED, AND THE FIXTURE RUSTED. (THE SAME CONDITION WAS IN THE OTHER COMPARTMENT) *SCC *JB

• 09/22/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECALL ON FUEL INJECTION-INTAKE MANIFOLD PONTIAC COULD NOT TELL ME IF AND WHEN THIS REPAIR WAS EVER DONE AS THEIR SYSTEM DOESN'T GO BACK THAT FAR- I HAD THIS REPAIR DONE LAST YEAR AND TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT 2 MANIFOLDS WOULD BE DEFECTIVE IN ONE CAR- THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED- ALL I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS RECALL WAS USED ON MY CAR WHEN AND WERE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE- THEY COULDN'T TELL ME THIS INFO-- CAN YOU GET THIS INFO ?? THANKS. *JB

• 09/22/2004· AIR BAGS

  BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND ROLLING DOWN THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

• 09/15/2011· AIR BAGS

  I LEFT MY HOUSE ON 9/10/2011 AND WENT TO GAS STATION. AFTER FUELING UP I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I DID NOT PULL OVER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SENSOR PROBLEM AND I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING TO PULL OVER FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I PROCEEDED TO THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I REACHED 57 MPH I PUT ON MY CRUISE CONTROL. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES BOTH OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY VISIBILITY WAS 0%. IF I HAD NOT HAD BOTH OF MY FRONT WINDOWS DOWN, THE POWDER THAT ENGULFED MY CAR COULD HAVE SUFFOCATED ME. I AM ON BREATHING MEDICINE FOR COPD. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS UP THERE IN YEARS IT IS NOT UP THERE IN MILEAGE. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM SOMEONE 4 YEARS AGO, WHO ONLY USED THE CAR ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD 58,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY HAS 91,500 TODAY. THIS WHOLE PROCESS TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM START TO FINISH.

• 09/13/2011· AIR BAGS

  I LEFT MY HOUSE & STOPPED FOR GAS. AFTER GETTING GAS I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I DID NOT PULL OVER THINKING IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM. I PROCEEDED TO THE HIGHWAY & WHEN I REACHED 57MPH I PUT ON MY CRUISE CONTROL. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED & MY ABILITY TO SEE WAS 0%. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM HOUSE TO DEPLOYMENT. THE POWDER/SMOKE ENGULFED MY CAR. IF I HAD NOT HAD BOTH MY FRONT WINDOWS DOWN I THINK I COULD HAVE SUFFOCATED. I AM CURRENTLY ON BREATHING MEDS FOR COPD. THE VEHICLE IS OLD IN YEARS BUT NOT IN MILEAGE. I BOUGHT IT FROM SOMEONE THAT ONLY USED THE CAR FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS, 4 YRS AGO, IT HAD 58,000 MILES ON IT. IT RUNS GREAT BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

• 09/10/1997· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

• 09/09/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN DEPRESSING THE CENTER HORN PAD, THE PAD BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND ALSO LOCATE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VOLUME IS TOO LOW. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK THERE IS NO SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED AT HORN SYMBOLS. *YD

• 09/06/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. CAR MADE LOUD WHINING/GRINDING NOISES, JERKED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OTHER CARS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK I TRIED TO PROCEED. THE DASH SHOWED THE CAR IN GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS. HAD CAR BROUGHT HOME AND TOWED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY. IT HAS TWICE PREVIOUSLY GONE INTO NEUTRAL BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING BUT THERE WAS NEVER A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT.

• 09/02/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THE FUEL LINE LEAKS FUEL WITHOUT A REASON, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 08/31/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO INCIDENTS BUT THERE IS DAMAGE DONE TO THE FUEL , EMISSION AND BRAKE LINE THE FUEL AND EMISSION LINES FROM THE FUEL TANK USE A PLASTIC QUICK CONNECT COUPLING JUST UNDERNEATH NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE . THE COUPLING BECOMES LOSE AND SPRAYS THE FUEL LINES AND BRAKE HOSES WITH FUEL THIS WASHES OFF THE PROTECTIVE LAYER OF THE HOSES WHICH THEN CORRODE AND LEAK FUEL AND BRAKE FLUID , THIS HAPPENED ON MY 1996 BONNEVILLE CAN ANYONE EMAIL ME IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR FOR THAT REASON OR IF I AM ENTITLED TO REPAIRS BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

• 08/28/2001· STRUCTURE

  AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK DOOR WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ONLY WAY TO EXIT VEHICLE WAS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE OR TURNING ENGINE ON. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 08/27/1998· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE MADE TO STOP WHEN THERE IS HEAVY SNOW ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY STOP WHEN THERE IS HEAVY RAIN. DEALER CANT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS A BUILT-IN SAFETY FEATURE. *AK CONSUMER NOTIFIED GM WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT MODIFY UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

• 08/10/1998· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND THE VEHICLE TO DIE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PBORLEM. *AK

• 08/08/2002· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION , AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER OR PASSENGER, BOTH PARTIES SUFFERED MAJOR BODY INJURIES.*AK

• 08/05/1997· SEATS

  DUE TO SEAT DESIGN THE SEAT CAN BE PULLED TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. (AIR BAG HAZARD).