2001 Pontiac Bonneville

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

• 12/31/2003· STEERING

  TSB #100004353/STEERING COLUMN TO INSTRUMENT PANEL FASTENER REMOVAL: THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE IN MARCH 2002. THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANOTHER REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *JB

• 12/30/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. A LOAD EXPLOSION FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. I OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS SPLIT WIDE OPEN. *TR

• 12/20/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE IN THE EXHAUST FUMES FROM THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRE DEPARTMENT DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THEIR MACHINES DID NOT DETECT ANY CARBON MONOXIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COLDER THE WEATHER, THE WORSE THE ODOR WOULD BECOME. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT AND ANYONE WHO ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO SUFFER FROM HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

• 12/20/2006· VISIBILITY

  BOTH REAR WINDOWS ON MY PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FELL DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE FIRST ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE SECOND THIS FALL. WE HAVE NO CHILDREN SO NO ONE EVER USED THE REAR WINDOWS. I WIRED THEM UP TEMPORARILY. I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO THE FRONT WINDOWS DURING THE WINTER WHILE ON A LONG TRIP WE COULD FREEZE TO DEATH. WE HAVE READ OF OTHER FAILURES OF WINDOWS WITH BONNEVILLES, I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *JB

• 12/12/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAIN ON 90% OF THE TIME I AM DRIVING. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY ON TWO OCCASIONS HAD THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $450.00. THAT IS WHAT THE COMPUTER CODES INDICATED. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN IT RETURNED. THE LAST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR THREE HOURS. THIS DISABLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS FROM OPERATING. IT IS PROBABLY A SHORT CIRCUIT OR BRAKE SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A PONTIAC, GOVERNMENT-MANDATED RECALL TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/06/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING POORLY WITH DECREASED GAS MILEAGE, SAT IN VEHICLE WHILE IDLING AND NOTICED ROUGH IDLE. SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED 10 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED AND WOULD NO LONGER IDLE AT ALL. SAME PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING MORNING, NEEDED A MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY. REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, VACUUM LINE AND OIL CHANGE. (GAS IN OIL) *TR

• 12/05/2010· STEERING

  STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2001 BONNEVILLE SSEI MAKING GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE. THE SOUND IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. I HAVE HEAD FROM OTHER BONNEVILLE OWNERS THIS IS AN ONGOING EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE STEERING SHAFT SEEMS TO BE FLAWED. *TR

• 12/04/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 46,600 AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

• 12/03/2013· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR IT SHUTS DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 20 MINS BEFORE IT STARTS BACK UP AND SOMETIMES IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. *TR

• 12/03/2004· SUSPENSION

  CLUNK NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS. *AK

• 12/03/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURNS STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING SOUND. TWO KNUCKLES RUBBED TOGETHER WHICH NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT AND GREASED. *AK *TC

• 11/30/2003· STEERING

  CAR HAS A GRINDING FEELING WHEN TURNING WHEEL.MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS.ALSO HAS CLUNKING SOUNDS AS DRIVING ALONG FELT THRU STEERING WHEEL.PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE HAD APPROX 5,000 MI. /AT 19,000 MILES PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.DEALER HAS IN PAST 2 YEARS REPLACED HOSES,RACK & PINION ASS'Y,PUMP "O" RINGS,AND STEERING COLUMN SHAFT TWICE.ALL DONE BEFORE FIRST 24 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON VEH./PONTIAC CUST SATISFACTION CONVINCED ME TO LET THEM REPAIR CAR ONCE MORE BACK IN FEBRUARY 2003.PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. JUST BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER AGAIN ON NOV 2003. PROBLEM STILL THERE. TWICE DEALER CLAIMED DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED,YET, AFTER SOME COMPLAINING TO DO A ROAD TEST WITH ME IN THE CAR, THE DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED BY BOTH TECHNICIANS AND THE SERVICE DEPT GENERAL MANAGER. CAR IS A LEASE. I OFFERED TWICE IN PAST TO BE ALLOWED TO TERMINATE LEASE WITHOUT ANY PENALTY FEES AND NO FURTHER ACTION ON MY PART WOULD BE PURSUED (LEMON LAW FILING). PONTIAC CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEP'T. AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT AGREE. TWICE -AFTER REPAIRS -THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PUT BACK INCORRECTLY(CROOKED).CURRENTLY STEERING WHEEL IS STILL IN CROOKED POSITION AND GRINDING/CLUNKING STILL PRESENT.DEALER OFFERED ON NOV.19,2003 TO LET ME WALK AWAY FROM LEASE IF I START A NEW LEASE ON A NEW 2003 CAR.(HE" DOESNT HAVE ANY 2004 MODELS TO OFFER ME "-HE SAYS) ANYHOW THAT OFFER IS AVAILABLE TO ANY CONSUMER,THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT BY GM/PONTIAC/OR DEALER TO SATISFY ME. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS REGARDING STEERING DEFECT FROM 2000-2002 THAT I HAVE SEEN POSTED SO FAR. I'M SURE THOUSANDS EXIST .I BELIEVE PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THIS PROBLEM.THEY DON'T.*AK

• 11/26/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  JUMPED VEHICLE DUE TO DEAD BATTERY,WHEN KEY WAS TURNED ENGINE BACKFIRE SOUND AND BLEW UP. INTAKE EXPLODED PARTS OF ENGINE THROWN EVERY WHERE. ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

• 11/25/2004· STEERING

  VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE NOVEMBER 21,2004. REQUESTED STEERING CHECK BECAUSE OF POPPING NOISE IN COLUMN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED AND REPAIRS MADE ON JAN. 25, 2002 FOR SIMILAR CONDITION PURSUANT TO FACTORY TSB. MANNER OF REPAIR HAS BEEN UPDATED, TSB 04-02-35-004, ISSUED MAR.,04. THIS IS THE THIRD TSB ISSUED REGARDING STEERING SYSTEM. WE FEEL "REPAIR" IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THINK RECALL BE ISSUED BY SIMPLE NATURE OF SYSTEM INVOLED.*AK

• 11/24/2002· STEERING

  CAN HEAR AND FEEL CLUNKING NOISE (THROUGH STEERING WHEEL) WHILE TURNING WHEEL AND OR BRAKING OR ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO WILL FEEL AND HEAR THE CLUNK NOISE WHILE THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. DT

• 11/23/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR LUGS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AT 30 MPH AND AT 45 MPH. VERIFICATION OF PROBLEM WITH DEALER HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC AS IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. ON NOV 13, 2002, THE DEALER REPLACED A VALVE ASSEMBLY (PART 24218255 -VALVE REM 4.265; PART 10478146 - VALVE SOLENOID 4.265; PART 24207957 - GASKET KIT 4.265; PART 24219819 - VALVE ASSEMBLY 4.265). *LA

• 11/23/2003· STEERING

  NOTICED INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT LEFT ENGINE AREA WHEN TURNING. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY UNTIL 11/12/01. REPLACED STEERING RACK (PART 26098782 - GEAR KIT 6.508). *LA

• 11/23/2003· STEERING

  NOTICED CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND FELT A KNOCKING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS. DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT (PART 26100571 - SHAFT 6.526) AND LUBRICATED SHAFT (PART 26098237 - LUBRICANT 8.800). *LA

• 11/23/2003· STEERING

  NOTICED CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND FELT KNOCKING THROUGH FLOOR BOARDS. DISREGARD COMPLAINT 10047407 OF 11/13/2001 AS YEAR AND MILEAGE INCORRECT. DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT (PART 26100571 - SHAFT 6.526) AND LUBRICATED THE SHAFT (PART 26098237 - LUBRICANT 8.800). *LA

• 11/23/2003· STEERING

  NOTICED INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. DEALER UNABLE TO VERIFY UNTIL FEBRUARY, 3, 2003. REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK (PART 26099978 - GEAR KIT 6.508), LUBRICATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (PART 26098237 - LUBRICANT 8.800) AND REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSES (PARTS 26079289 & 25727230). *LA

• 11/23/2003· SUSPENSION

  NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER SPRING SEAT ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH STRUTS (PART 22197789 - MOUNT 7.395; PART 908554 - BEARING 7.395; PART 22166986 - SEAT 7.420; PART 22171645 - WASHER 7.347; PART 22092693 - INSULATOR 7.420). *LA

• 11/23/2003· STEERING

  AFTER THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2003, THE INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RESUMED IN APRIL, 2003. DEALER UNABLE TO VERIFY UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 2003. DEALER REPLACED LEFT OUTER TIE ROD (PART 26067288 - ROD KIT 6.233). THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND ON OCT 7, 2003 THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (PART 26100571 - SHAFT 6.526). AS OF OCT 7, 2003, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TWICE AND THE POWER STEERING RACK TWICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *LA

• 11/19/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR SOMETIMES IT STARTS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T YOU MAY HAVE TO SIT THERE OVER FIVE MINUTES TURNING KEY ON AND OFF AND FINALLY IT WILL START SOMETIMES TAKING UP TO 10 TRIES BEFORE IT STARTS OTHER TIMES IT WILL START AFTER 2 I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIGHWAYS AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AGAIN HOWEVER DOING THIS AT THE WRONG TIME AND CERTAIN DISASTER WILL ARRIVE EITHER ANOTHER CAR HITTING ME WHILE I AM SITTING STILL OR MANY WRECKS BEING CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/16/2005· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED AFTER MAKING A LOUD "BANG" WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS CAR HAD ONLY 10,100 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRUSS BEARINGS BROKE APART CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *JB

• 11/11/2006· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS

  I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, AIRBAG SENSOR FRONT, STEERING NOISE 4TH TIME, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOISY. *JB

• 11/09/2010· VISIBILITY

  FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS JUST DRIVING TO WORK I WENT TO LOWER THE REAR WINDOW HEARD A NOISE AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN. I TRIED TO SHUT IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE, THE MOTOR DID NOT WORK AND I ONLY HAD 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WITH MY BABY GRANDDAUGHTER AND THE WINDOW ON THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. DIFFERENCE HERE IT WAS A COLD DAY IN MAINE AND MY 16 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE BACK. TRIED TO GET IT CLOSED BUT IT WOULD FALL RIGHT BACK DOWN. I HAD TO GET THE PARENTS TO COME GET THE BABY BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO COLD FOR ME TO DRIVE HER HOME WITH THE WIND COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW I NOW HAVE 62,331 MILES ON THIS CAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, ALL 2001 BONNEVILLES SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND HAVE THE WINDOWS FIXED.

• 11/08/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  STEEL BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. BRAKE FLUID LEAKS

• 10/29/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ON OCTOBER 27,2011 I CAME ON FROM WORK AROUND 7:00 PM TURN MY CAR OF AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. I HEARD SOME ONE BAMMING ON THE BACK DOOR , I OPEN THE DOOR AND A GUY SAID THAT YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE HE ASKED IF I HAD ANY ON ELSE IN THE HOUSE I TOLD HIM YES SO I GO INSIDE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT THE HOUSE. THAT IS WHEN I SAW THE SAME GUY WHO WAS KNOCK ON THE DOOR USE MY HOSE PIPE SPRAYING WATER ON THE CAR. AT THAT TIME I CALLED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THEY ADVISE ME THAT THE PLAQUEMINE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THERE WAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE REST OF THE FIRE OUT. ONE OF THE FIRE FIGHTER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

• 10/29/2002· STEERING

  TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING VIBRATION AND CLUNKING IN FRONT END. WORN BADLY ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY CAUSE SEPERATION. DT

• 10/27/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS INSERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 10/25/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WHEN GETTING READY TO STOP OR MAKE A TURN. *AK

• 10/20/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY SON WAS THE PASSENGER IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND HIS EYEBALL WAS SEVERED BY THE AIRBAG. MY SON RECEIVED HIS PROSTHETIC EYE FOR HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY. *TR

• 10/20/2003· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS. BREAKS SQUEAKED AND MADE A RUBBING AND MOANING NOISE. THE JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BINDING. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. . *TS

• 10/18/2007· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT 52,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED OUT AND LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. AT 67,000 MILES, THE GRINDING NOISE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. AT 78,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CURRENTLY, THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO MAKE ANY MORE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

• 10/17/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  2001 BONNEVILLE ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS ***NAR*** THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE ERRATIC BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY WAS AT 16619 MILES AND THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT 55030 MILES. THE VEHICLE'S TRUNK RELEASE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMMUNICATION LINK AND TRUNK RELEASE FUSE. THE FRONT TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS WORN CAUSED EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TRANSMISSION MOUNT. *NM

• 10/15/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE RPM RISE RAPIDLY, BUT THE CAR BARELY MOVES. AS THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES, VERY ROUGHLY, AND SHIFTS ROUGHLY UNTIL THE CAR IS WARM. *LA

• 10/12/2007· STEERING

  RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MY 2001 BONNEVILLE: JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY BONNEVILLE FROM WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A 2001 BONNIE AND THIS ISSUE SHOWED UP IN 2005 AT ONLY 28000 MILES ( REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ). THIS ISSUE APPEARED AGAIN AT 41,500 MILES. I HAD JUST PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER IT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY REMOVE THE SHAFT AND REGREASE IT . I ASKED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT IS WAS NOT. MY QUESTION IS WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AND AM I IN ANY DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR? *JB

• 10/12/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DAD: 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS COMPUTERIZED AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING THE SWITCH FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF. THIS HAPPENED THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 AND HAD THE SWITCH CHANGED AND THE KEY REPROGRAMMED. HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS. THERE WERE SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETINS AND THE DOCUMENTS; 686736 AND 760683 FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2000. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND IT COST *AK $550 TO BE FIXED. *AK

• 10/10/2005· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE OWN A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IT HAS HAD TO HAVE A NEW FAN MOTOR, NEW MANIFOLD. AND IN DEC 2003 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION, IN DEC 2004 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. AND NOW IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. IN READING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH PONTIAC OVER THE RACK AND PINION ISSUE. THEY NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

• 10/10/2001· VISIBILITY

  THERE IS A BLACK PLASTIC COVER OVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER NUT, THE PART HAS BEEN MISSING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SINCE DELIVERY OF VEHICLE.*JB

• 10/09/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2001 BONNEVILLE SSEI 3.8L SUPERCHARGED V-6 ENGINE IDENTICAL TO ENGINES IN RECALL NUMBER EA07008. STRONG BURNING SMELL. VALVE COVER GASKET, OIL PAN GASKET, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ALL LEAKING! OIL IS LEAKING INTO AND CONTAMINATING ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM! WHY ISN'T THIS MODEL INCLUDED IN EA07008 RECALL? YOUR WEBSITE DOESN'T EVEN LIST BONNEVILLES FOR 2001. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RESPOND!!! *TR

• 10/09/2003· STEERING

  THERE IS A CRACKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

• 10/05/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: VEHICLE HAD A BATTERY LEAKAGE PROBLEM . IT WAS LEAKING FOR SOMETIME. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT AROUND THE POSITIVE POST. THE BATTERY ACID LEAKED AND ATE THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN. THE EXHAUST IS RIGHT UNDER THE BATTERY. NOTICED THIS ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005. WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THAT HOW NOTICED IT. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE BATTERY IN THIS CAR SITS DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR PAN NOT ON A BATTERY TRAY. *NM

• 10/03/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  PLEASE IF YOU COULD HELP! I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD DAGHTER. IF IT COULD BE PREVENTED, PLEASE HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 10/01/2015· ENGINEFire

  I HAD LEFT MY LIGHTS ON AND BATTERY WENT DEAD. WENT TO JUMP THE VEHICLE AND CHARGE THE BATTERY. CABLES CONNECTED CORRECTLY. WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE LIKE A BACK FIRE BUT SAW A FLAME THEN SMOKE OUT OF ENGINE. THE ENGINE HOOD WAS CLOSED SINCE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL OR A SERIOUS INJURY. THE FLAME MUST HAVE BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY THE FLUIDS? WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD AFTER A SHORT PERIOD, WE FOUND THAT THEIR WAS SOME TYPE OF EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN MY DRIVEWAY

• 09/29/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, THE OCCUPANT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUCK THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THREE FEET. THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHENEVER THE SHIFTER MOVES OUT OF GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHETHER THE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 156,000.

• 09/26/2003· POWER TRAIN

  CERTIFIED LTR REPORTING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE ON A 2001 BONNEVILE. *CB *JB

• 09/26/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROAD VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND HAND INJURIES. *AK

• 09/26/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 10MPH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. * NLM

• 09/24/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION, UPON IMPACT NEITHER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPOYED. CONDITION CAUSES INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.