1999 Pontiac Bonneville

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

• 12/27/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AND AT ANYTIME ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. PARTS REPLACED SO FAR: CRANK POSITION SENSOR, ELECT IGNITION CONTROL. *AK

• 12/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS 33 TIMES AND POWER FAILURE HAPPEN WHEN STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. *YH

• 12/17/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE HAD AN ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO DEPLOYING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD BEING BUSTED TO AN EXTENT THAT IT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH .. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL .... SHE OWNS A 99 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SRS. *TR

• 12/13/2001· SEATS

  I REACHED INTO SEATBACK WHILE DRIVING AND MY SEAT COLLAPSED. *AK

• 12/12/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. WHEN FUEL WILL READ FULL UNTIL 150 MILES. ALSO AFTER FILLING UP, WILL SHOW EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME AFTER. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/11/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  A HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE COOLANT RUNS NEXT TO THE EGR VALVE, RESULTING IN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLING AND NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE AIR FUEL MIXTURE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT PONTIAC IS AWARE OF.*AK

• 11/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. *SLC

• 11/26/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CORRODED OUT OF BATTERY. PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH POSITIVE TERMINAL CABLES(REPLACED IN 2001). *LA

• 11/24/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE. CONSEQUENCE: THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE. FIX: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, SEE THE OFFICIAL NHTSA PAGE CONCERNING RECALL #04V090000. *TR

• 11/24/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,WHEELS

  EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 07 2009 NHTSA REFERENCE: #09E012000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 16,270 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 26 1999 NHTSA REFERENCE: #99V089000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 99,333 WHEELS RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 12 1999 NHTSA REFERENCE: #99V072000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 352. *TR

• 11/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 BONNEVILLE; 58,000 MILES; IT HAD BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS -- ESPECIALLY DURING TURNS. BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THE CAR LOSES POWER ON HWY 63; FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE MECHANIC REPORTS ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP BECAUSE COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM OF COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE AND THUS DESTROYING THE ENGINE. TOTAL COSTS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, THE MANIFOLD AND DAMAGED THE STARTER AMOUNTED TO A REPAIR BILL OF $5300 AFTER A 10% EXISTING CUSTOMER DISCOUNT PLUS STATE TAXES. I CHECKED THE ODI DATABASES FOR '99 BONNEVILLE'S AND ALMOST A 1/3 OF THE 111 COMPLAINTS RELATE TO THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAD BEFORE MY CAR ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A INJURY BEFORE THE NHTSA WILL ACT? WHY DID THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE 2000 AND NEWER MODELS NOT COVER THE 1999'S WHEN GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE OF COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE SINCE THE 1995/96 MODEL YEAR? PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE 1999 COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.MISSOURI.EDU/~RYH352/2003/BONNE.HTM I, OF COURSE, WANT MY $5,300 RETURNED FROM GM. I ALSO THINK IT ONLY FAIR THAT THE RECALL EXTEND TO 1998 AND 1999 BONNEVILLE OWNERS WITH LESS THEN 100,000 MILES ON THEIR CAR AND GM REPAIR THOSE CARS FREE. *LA

• 11/21/2003· POWER TRAINCrash

  WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS A NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

• 11/21/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT 50 ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, LEAVING ONLY DASH BOARD LIGHTS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT MECHANISM IN THE BRAIN SHUTS OFF CAR IF GOING 95 MPH. SECOND TIME, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PUT A MONITOR ON CAR WHICH STILL DID NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ON JUNE 3, 2000, DEALER FOUND THAT CRANK SENSOR WA S DEFECTIVE, AND THAT IT WOULD KILL ENGINE. THEY REPLACED IT. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 11 OF NOV 2000, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK

• 11/16/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN DOESN'T WORK WHEN PRESSED AS DESCRIBED IN OWNER'S MANUAL. YOU MUST HIT A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE WHEEL TO HONK HORN. DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (3 TIMES) BECAUSE IT'S HOW THE VEHICLE IS MADE. HAPPENS ON ALL 1999 BONNEVILLES I TRIED.*AK

• 11/10/2002· VISIBILITY

  THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER HAS DETERIOATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SILVER IN THE GRID IS NO LONGER PRESENT AND ONLY THE CERAMIC COMPONENT REMAINS, LEAVING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL OPENS THROUGHOUT THE GRID MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY EXTERNAL INFLUENCE TO CAUSE SAID PROBLEM. AT 3 YEARS OF NORMAL USAGE THIS APPEARS TO BE A UNIQUE PROBLEM, HENCE POINTING TO A DEFECTIVE UNIT . THE GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED AGREES IN THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS, IN ALL LIKLINESS, IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN ENCOUNTERED AT THEIR LOCATION. I FEEL THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT LIES IN THE HANDS OF GM'S/PONTIAC'S DIVISIONS. DT

• 11/09/2000· TIRES

  GOODYEAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

• 11/08/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN THOROUGHLY WARMED UP, FROM A STOP, USUALLY MAKING A TURN, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. HESITATES AND ACTS JUST AS THOUGH STARVING FROM FUEL. HAPPENS A THIRD OF THE TIME. ANTI-KNOCK SENSOR IS RETARDING ENGINE TIMING TO A NEGATIVE READING WHEN IT SHOULD BE A POSITIVE 20 DEGREES DURING ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO SENSORS AND THE SAME SITUATION STILL EXISTS. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING WITH OR CROSSING TRAFFIC. *AK

• 11/05/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED WILL DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING, LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 12,000 MILES. *AK *SCC *JB

• 11/04/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC

• 11/03/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 11/01/1999· SUSPENSION

  INTERMITTENTLY AND AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, VEHICLE WILL PULL OR DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DLR IS AWARE OF DEFECT, BUT CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK

• 10/30/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR IS LEAKING FUEL , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE MECHANICS TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IF NOT REPLACED RIGHT AWAY, THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE, THE FUEL REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THE CONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. *SCC

• 10/24/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LET VEHICLE COME TO A STOP,AND VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY START BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

• 10/20/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE COASTED THE VEHICLE UP-HILL TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 10/19/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND HAVE CAUSED CONSUMER TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND DRIVE INTO A DITCH AS VISION WAS IMPAIRED WHEN THE WASHER FLUID WAS NOT WASHED OFF BY THE WIPERS. NLM

• 10/13/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE PLENUM REPLACED ON MY 99 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE...STARTED WITH VEHICLE HESITATING ON TAKE OFF, RPM'S ACCELERATING VERY HIGH BUT MPH NOT CATCHING UP...VEHICLE THEN BACKFIRED AND LOSS ALL POWER...HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER...DEALER SAID INTAKE PLENUM WAS WARPED CAUSING COOLANT TO POSSIBLY LEAK INTO ENGINE...GM WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY WHICH COST ME $1000 TO CORRECT...VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A MONTH OR SO AND STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I THINK ITS RIDICULOUS THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR IT AS A FACTORY PROBLEM..I WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THIS AND MY MONEY REIMBURSED TO ME. I ALSO THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED CORRECTLY WITH A PART THAT WON'T BURN UP BECAUSE ITS MADE OF PLASTIC. I HAVE READ ON MANY WEBSITES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY ARE COMPLAINING TO THE WRONG PEOPLE. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT GM DOES NOT DECIDE TO PUT OUT THE RECALL, IT'S REALLY THE NHTSA THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. MY PLAN IS TO POST THIS LINK ON THOSE WEBSITES AND HOPEFULLY ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL POST A COMPLAINT HERE TOO AND MAYBE WE COULD GET SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE POORLY BUILT CARS THAT ALL OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE PURCHASED. *AK

• 10/13/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC

• 10/07/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR IS LEAKING FUEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL. *MR *SCC

• 10/05/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE EXPLODED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION & FIRE SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, THE FIRE STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE A FUEL INJECTER & UPPER INTAKE PLENUM (WHICH WAS IN PIECES FROM THE EXPLOSION). MY BILL WAS $430.63. IN JUNE 2004, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GM CORPORATION SAYING THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIAPHRAGMS LEAKING. THE LETTER DESCRIBED THE FOLLOWING: "A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IN LOW BATTERY CONDITIONS, IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACK FIRE. THE BACK FIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING A LOUD BANG. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. IF THERE IS AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE CAN RESULT." THIS LETTER DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED . THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN LEFT ON IN MY PONTIAC WHICH CAUSED A DEAD BATTERY. A BATTERY CHARGER WAS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED. WHEN WE TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN, THE FIRE STARTED AGAIN WHERE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LOCATED. I MADE A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO GM. MY FILE # IS 1-260698900. I WAS ASKED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALER IN SALISBURY FOR AN INSPECTION. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN ON SEPT. 29, 2004, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTER, AN INSPECTION WILL BE MADE AND, IF NECESSARY, THE REGULATOR WILL BE REPLACED. SO THE RECALL CONDITION WAS FIXED BY THIS REPLACEMENT. GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY REPAIR SAYING I HAVE NO PROOF THE RECALL CONDITION CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. I WAS GIVEN NO RECOURSE TO DISPUTE THEIR DECISION. THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IN THE SAFETY RECALL LETTER WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY. HELP.*AK

• 10/05/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/04/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  INTAKE PLENIUM ON VEHICLE IS BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

• 10/01/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED PERFECTLY SINCE PURCHASE. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED HESITATION UPON ENTERING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLASTIC) IS WARPED CAUSING A LARGE GAP AT THE INTERFACE TO THE THROTTLE BODY ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO ENTER THE ENGINE AND ALSO CAUSING AN INTAKE AIR LEAK WHICH IS DEGRADING THE AIR/FUEL RATIO. *NM

• 09/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POSITIVE POST BROKE OFF OF BATTERY LEAVING ACID INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

• 09/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND UNDER DIFFERENT BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAIL. THE FAILURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE IS NOT THE ABS BECAUSE THE NOISE IS DIFFERENT.

• 09/25/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  G.M RECALL # 040V09000 WAS PERFORMED ON MY 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ON JULY 2004. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE PART. PONTIAC HAS INFORMED ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE PART AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PART WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED IN 2004. IS GM ONLY REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE PART ONE TIME? *TR

• 09/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  RF DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO FENDER INTERFERING WITH DOOR JAMB. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE TENDED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. CAR STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, HOWEVER, THIS COULS HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. GENERATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT HESITATION IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE PERSISTS. DEALER HAS HAD CAR 44 DAYS DURING PAST THREE MONTHS. SUN ROOF REPLACED. DOOR / FENDER PROBLEMS REPAIRED TWOCE. FENDERS REMOVED SO THAT INSULATION (SOUND, HEAT) COULD BE PROPERLY INSTALLED. HEADLINER IN INTERIOR WAS INCORRECT SIZE AND WAS REPLACED. DEALER STATES IT CANNOT ASCERTAIN PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BUT ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM.

• 09/23/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE AT A STOP, THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER DROVE HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 09/23/2003· TIRES

  THREE OUT OF THE 4 TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THEM TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 09/23/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS GIVING FALSE READINGS. DRIVER HAS NO CLUE TO WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *AK THE SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE THE INDICATORS WERE IN NEUTRAL BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. *SCC. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MATTER, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *JB

• 09/17/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH A GAS LEAKAGE. THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE FITTING AT THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL WAS THE PROBLEM. O-RINGS WERE REPLACED, THINGS SEEMED FINE - NO GAS SMELL OR LEAKAGE. THIS LASTED FOR APPX. 24 HOURS. I DROVE ABOUT 7 MILES TO AND FROM WORK THREE TIMES, A TOTAL OF 21 MILES, STOPPED AT A LIBRARY, CAME OUT, SMELLED GAS, WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME - ONE MILE - WAS GOING TO PARK IT AND GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT. I STOPPED AT THE MAILBOXES AND HEARD A SLIGHT POOF SOUND UNDER THE HOOD.WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW SMOKE BELLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I GRABBED MY PURSE AND JUMPED OUT. FROM A DISTANCE I SAW 2" BALLS OF FIRE DROPPING FROM THE ENGINE TO THE STREET, CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WATCHED MY CAR GO UP IN FLAMES WHILE WAITING FOR THEM TO SHOW UP - ALL BECAUSE OF ONE SMALL PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO CARRY FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE - A LESSON HARD-LEARNED. *TR

• 09/13/2002· WHEELS

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

• 09/13/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR STOP SIGN/LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. A BELL WOULD RING PRIOR TO VEHICLE STOPPING COLD. WOULD BE DOING SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT HAPPENED. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

• 09/11/2000· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH CONSUMER NOTICED WATER HAD ENTERED INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, WATER ENTERED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED AND HOOD DID NOT FULLY CLOSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/10/2004· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAK; WINDSHIELD GASKET DETERIORATING.*AK

• 09/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY IN TOWN WHILE BRAKING OR TURNING, OR MERELY SLOWING DOWN. IT LURCHES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AT HIGHER SPEEDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO DIE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES (DYING) AND 5 TIMES (LURCHING) IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MORE THAN 1 TIME AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT. HAVE CLEANED TERMINALS AND REPLACED CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. *JB

• 09/08/2006· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH AND GETTING OFF AN EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMPACT ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE UNWARRANTED DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR LIP INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, DETERMINED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE HEATER CORE CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO GET WET, AND THEREFORE SET OFF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT AIRBAG. THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE AIRBAG. THERE WERE NO PICTURES OR POLICE REPORTS TAKEN. A REPAIR INVOICE FOR THE DISCONNECTION OF THE AIRBAG WAS AVAILABLE.

• 09/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK FIRING, LOST POWER AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 09/05/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WAS IN 2009 NOW IT 2016 AND THE PART IN MY CAR IS NOT WORKING?