2003 Pontiac Bonneville

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

• 12/25/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CREAKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. GASKETS REPLACED ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ALSO THE THROTTLE GASKET REPLACED.*AK

• 12/23/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  I BOUGHT MY GRAND PRIX FROM CHIP BANKS IN DUQUOIN, IL. IN AUGUST OF 2006 AND IT HAD ONLY 39,500 AFTER OWNING IT FOR 4 MONTHS THE HEAD STARTED TO MISFIRE. I HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN HEALY COILED TO JUST TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX MY CAR BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I DID NOT BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AND IT DID NOT HAVE VERY MANY MILES ON IT SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY. I HAD IT HEALY COILED TO REPAIR IT AND IT HELD FOR 8 MONTHS AND NOW ALL THE OTHER ROCKER ARMS ARE NEEDING HEALY COILED IN BECAUSE THEY ARE WORN OUT AND THEY ARE DROPPING THE PUSH ROD INTO MY HEAD. I BOUGHT A NEW HEAD FOR MY CAR AND HAD IT INSTALLED AND NOW THE OTHER HEAD IS DOING THE SAME THING. PLEASE HELP ME. I AM THE MOTHER OF FOUR AND I AM LOW INCOME I CALLED CHIP BANKS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME AND I HAVE NO WAY TO GET MY KIDS AROUND. ONE THING ABOUT MY CAR IS ADVANCED AUTO WHERE I GOT MY HEAD FROM HAD TO SPECIAL ORDER IT BECAUSE IT HAD A 8 MM BOLT PATTERN SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR NOT. I GAVE $13,000.00 FOR THIS CAR AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AND I DON'T WANT ANOTHER CAR I LOVE MY GRAND PRIX I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF THE HEADS HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR SOMETHING. I TRIED TO GO ON CAR FAX.COM AND IT SAID MY CAR HAD ELEVEN REPORTS ON IT BUT I DO NOT OWN A CREDIT CARD SO I CANNOT PURCHASE IT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME IF THE CAR HAD EVER BEEN WRECKED OR THE ENGINE MESSED UP OR ANYTHING. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/21/2004· STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  CONTINUAL EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF MY 2003 PONTIAC MONTANA. IN JAN. 2003.. DOOR HANDLES HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY SNAPPED. (UNDER WARRANTY). IN OCTOBER 2004... GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE NOZZLE CAME LOOSE FROM THE TANK, $900 REPAIR TODAY.. 12/21/04 VAN DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO RIGHT TIE ROD LOOSE AND ALIGNMENT $300 (CAR HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

• 12/15/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD THROTTLE BODY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO INSTALL A KIT IN THE ENGINE AT HIS EXPENSE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STOPPED ASSUMING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN 2005. HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 12/10/2015· ENGINE

  LEAKING OIL, SAME ENGINE AS OTHER CARS IN RECENT RECALL.

• 12/06/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR STALLED ON ME WHILE ON A BUSY ROAD. ENDED UP BEING RELATED TO THE CARS PASSLOCK SYSTEM. COST $500 FOR TOWING AND REPAIRS. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING AGAIN AS CAR STALLED ON ME WHILE ON THE ROAD AGAIN ON 12/11/2007 AND WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON LATE 90'S EARLY 2000'S GM VEHICLES. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ON THE INTERSTATE, I WOULD HATE TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN ON THE CAR (I.E. POWER STEERING). VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR

• 12/05/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  3.1L INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. *TR

• 12/02/2009· VISIBILITY

  WIPERS ARE OPERATING ERRATICALLY WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN AND GO AS THEY PLEASE, ALL WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION. WIPERS STOP IN EYE-LINE SIGHT AND CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF THE ABOVE ACTIVITY THE WIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING ALL TOGETHER MAKING VISIBILITY NULL IN RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE LAST 3 YEARS THE WIPER PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED ONLY TO HAPPEN A YEAR LATER. THE WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, 2007 AND 2009. I BELIEVE THE CIRCUIT BOARD ONLY WAS REPLACED IN 2008. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS OCT-JAN. THEY START ACTING UP BEFORE WINTER AND THAT IS WHEN I BRING THE CAR IN BECAUSE I WILL NEED RELIABLE WIPERS FOR THE WINTER SEASON IN MICHIGAN. WHEN REPAIRED THE WIPER MOTOR SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS SHORTED OUT. ONE MECHANIC STATED IT LOOKS LIKE WATER IS GETTING IN THERE AND IS SHORTING IT OUT. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT I AM SURE I WILL HAVE ONE NEXT YEAR, 2010. *TR

• 11/16/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PASSENGER CONTROL ARM IS BAD

• 10/30/2007· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE NOISE OCCURRED IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LOOSE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED AT 32,340 AND 37,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

• 10/28/2015· ENGINE

  THE CAR I DRIVE (3.8 LITER SIX CYLINDER) HAS AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE LEFT VALVE COVER. AFTER I COME TO A STOP OR MAKE A LEFT TURN, I SMELL OIL FUMES AND CAN SEE A LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT THE CURRENT RECALL FOR CARS MADE BEFORE AND AFTER MY CAR. HOW DO I GET MY CAR ON LIST OF RECALLS FOR REPAIR?

• 10/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PLENUM INTAKE VALVE & GASKET REPLACED IN APRIL 2003 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2003. NOW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THEY STOCK THESE PARTS DUE TO FREQUENT DEMAND FOR THEM. THIS IS MY 2ND PONTIAC AND I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE BONNEVILLE. MY 2 PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE OVER $900 AND NOW I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING REPAIR AT DEAN ARBOUR CHEVROLET IN EAST TAWAS, MI. *LA

• 10/22/2006· STEERING

  WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN OR SIDE STREET THE CAR MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL THE SECOND TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THEY REPLACED A PART BECAUSE THERE WAS MORE PLAY THEN THERE SHOULD BE. BUT THEN TOLD ME IT WAS STILL NORMAL. *NM

• 10/21/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 2003, CAR WOULD JUST TURN OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS TURNING OFF AT FIRST, WE JUST THOUGHT THE STEERING AND BRAKES WERE BECOMING HARD TO WORK. WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. *JS *TR

• 10/17/2006· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO FOUND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE AIRBAGS, #02V222000. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

• 10/09/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF FAILED TO OPERATE, BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WOULD OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED A WHISTLING NOISE ACTIVATED THAT WOULD LAST FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED UNKNOWN PARTS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

• 10/07/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

• 10/06/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE FUEL INJECTOR STARTED HAVING ISSUES, AND THE CAR HAS A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. THE SMELL OF GAS IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN OFF SINCE WE GOT THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE MIRRORS MOVE BY THEMSELVES AND THE SUNROOF NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR

• 09/29/2011· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  WHEN I KICKED IT DOWN. MY SERVICE LIGHT STARED TO BLINK. NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF CAR. *TT

• 09/25/2015· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V238000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA

• 09/24/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING FUEL ODOR AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V238000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

• 09/06/2012· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  ACTED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS, LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED. ONLY 50MPH WHEN A BOOM IN THE ENGINE, PULLED OVER POPPED THE HOOD LATCH, SAW SMOKE, EXITED CAR AS FLAMES CAME OUT OF THE HOOD. CALLED 911.. CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND. WITNESS STOPPED AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FAULTY FUEL LINES . *TR

• 08/21/2009· STEERING

  2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, LEFT OR RIGHT FROM A STOPPING POSITION A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE APPEARS. IT IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. WHILE DRIVING THE NOISE HAPPENS RARELY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. I AM WORRIED THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS ESPECIALLY. IS SOMETHING LOOSE AND/OR GETTING RUBBED TO CAUSE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF STEERING IN THE FUTURE? GM DEALER DEFECT? *TR

• 08/21/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY ACCUMULATES MOISTURE, FOGS UP OVER TIME. GM KNOWS THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. GM INFORMED ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM OVER TIME, SORRY! THE PLASTIC HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERY GM OWNER. WHEN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY ACCUMULATES MOISTURE AND FOGS THE LENS THE LIGHTS ARE DIM. NIGHT TIME DRIVING IS AFFECTED GREATLY BY THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAN THEM INSIDE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS FROM THE INTENSE HEAT FROM THE HALOGEN BULBS. OVER TIME THE HEAT DRAWS IN MOISTURE, CAUSING THE LENS TO BAKE THE MOISTURE TO THE INSIDE OF LENS TURNING YELLOW OVER TIME. EVERY GM VEHICLE, IN ADDITION TO MY BONNEVEILLE, HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IF I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR TO ME AND/OR ANOTHER DRIVER. GM KNOWS THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO FIX THIS WITH GLASS-HEADLAMPS LIKE ON PREVIOUS YEARS MODELS. UNTIL THIS GETS FIXED, ACCIDENTS WILL OCCUR DUE TO FAILED HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. I, ALONG WITH OTHER AMERICANS REFUSE TO PAY $275 FOR EACH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WHEN GM KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXISTS. PLEASE HELP GM OWNERS, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLES WITH PLASTIC HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES TURNING YELLOW INSIDE, CAUSING LOSS OF NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY. IF I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT, HOW CAN I DRIVE? GM KNOWS THE ISSUE, LETS FIX THIS NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT FROM DIM HEADLAMPS. *TR

• 08/21/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI ACDELCO BATTERY LEAKING ACID ONTO FLOOR PAN, EATING THROUGH THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ON 8/7/2009. LOOKED FOR THE BATTERY ON 8/12/2009 AND NOTICED A SMELL IN THE BACK SEAT. THE BATTERY IS UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID ALL OVER THE FLOORS, SHEET METAL AND SEAT CUSHION. THE ACID OPENED A 4" DIA HOLE SO FAR WHILE THE RUST AND ACID ARE CONSUMING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE BATTERY. I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR A FEW REASONS. 1) ACID EATS THE FLOOR AND ALLOWS THE BACK, SEAT PASSENGER VULNERABLE TO ROAD DEBRIS, POTENTIALLY FALLING THROUGH THE FLOOR, ETC. 2) THE ACID EATS THE FLOOR CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FALL THROUGH THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE CURRENT VEHICLE. 3) AS THE BATTERY FALLS THROUGH THE FLOOR, DANGLING FROM THE CAR, SCRAPPING ON THE ROAD COULD POTENTIALLY BE A FIRE RISK TO FUEL TANK, PASSENGER AND/OR VEHICLE ITSELF. A RECALL IS NEEDED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES HAPPEN. *TR

• 08/15/2004· TIRES

  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. *JB

• 08/15/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION, THE SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED OUT OF PARK ALTHOUGH THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY.*AK *SCC *NLM

• 08/14/2011· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 6500 MILES ON IT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH STARTLED MY TO THE POINT THAT I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I DISCOVERED THAT MY REAR WINDOW HAD DROPPED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. I UNDERSTAND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM GM SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

• 08/13/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICE IT BECAUSE POWER STEERING IS HARD TO USE AND RPM'S GO DOWN TO ZERO AND CAR HAS SHUT OFF. IT STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A REAL PROBLEM. DEALER TESTED CAR AND SAID IT WAS A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. CAM SENSOR REPLACED TOO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NO ONE KNOWS WHY THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. NOW THE CAR STILL SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT ALSO IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES TO RESTART. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. IT IS AUGUST 2015 AND I NEED THIS CAR. IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE?

• 08/12/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

• 08/11/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE SPEAKER LOCATED ON THE REAR DECK CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MR SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE SPEAKER ON THE REAR DECK CAUGHT FIRE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SUGGESTED THE REMOVAL OF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL FUSES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IMMEDIATELY. (WHICH WAS COMPLETED BY THE SERVICE DEALER) THE SERVICE DEALER THEN SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECT AND TO RETURN IT TO THE SELLING DEALER. THE SELLING DEALER REFUSED TO AFFIRMATIVELY IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND INSISTED THAT THE CONSUMER CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALER TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, COPIES OF THEIR NTSB, AND A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE. *SCC *JB

• 08/07/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL OR DRIVE WITHOUT HIS FOOT BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE KEY POSITION WAS IN THE ACCELERATOR POSITION WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. (ESPECIALLY ON A HILL) *SCC

• 07/30/2003· VISIBILITYFire

  CAR STARTED ON FIRE AFTER TUNING ON THE DEFOGGER

• 07/29/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM TURNING TO START THE VEHICLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE SECURITY SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN SECURITY MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,875.

• 07/25/2006· STEERING

  2003 BONNEVILLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS A NORMAL FIX, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR.*JB

• 07/19/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DASH GUAGES ARE HARD TO READ IN SUNLIGHT DUE TO THEIR BACKLIGHT DESIGN AND LACK OF CONTRAST WITH THE GUAGE BACKGROUND. IN SUNLIGHT WITH SUNGLASSES ON THE BECOME NEARLY IMPOSIBLE TO READ. ALSO, THE SENSOR THAT TURNS ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND IN THE PROCESS DIMS THE LIGHTS FURTHER (MAKING THE DASH APPEAR BLACK WHEN WEARING SUNGLASSES) IS POORLY PLACED AND OFTEN IS ACTIVATED ON SUNNY DAYS IF THE SUN IS ON THE DRIVE SIDE OF THE CAR.*AK

• 07/14/2026· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Look at the car the car is located [XXX] first of all you start off as a passcode 2 system and then it says passcode 3 system on the thing and I just don't want to deal with this because you have the cut off switch you have the fuel cut off switch but you still have current going through the switch or the fuel they fuel I'll probably leaking into the tank it doesn't start but still sending fuel the oil has excessive amount of liquid in it so does transmission I bought it used the guy goes you know I lost the key go in and remove it I started without the key you know or something like that and I said well here's I got the chamber and I will get it anyway I don't want to deal with this take your car around it took that he sold a mindful but it took the Kelly converter around he didn't tell me about it he asked who did it well he was the city I guess a city bought this car now they're trying to sell it I work clean the electrical Transit system to get a car doesn't work just take it just get it out of it I'm going to be blunt with you just get this XXX car off the property please thank you the XXX had no gas now it shows a full tank of gas just trying to blow me up at this XXX or what just get the XXX out my property man thank you INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 07/13/2010· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HER AND DID NOT RETRACT. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, HEAD, AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

• 07/13/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM V6 AND AM ON MY 5TH SET OF LIFETIME WARRENTY BREAKS AND MY 2ND SET OF ROTORS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE GAS HAND MALFUNCTIONING AND THE MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING.

• 06/30/2014· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR WILL FROM TIME TO TIME ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. ON ONE OCCASION I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AFTER IT HAD BEEN DOING FOR ABOUT A WEEK, HOWEVER ON THE DAY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IT WAS NOT DOING IT AND THE SHOP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. RECENTLY IT HAD BEEN DOING IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THE MORNING I WAS TAKING IT TO THE SHOP, IT WOULD NOT DO IT SO I DID NOT TAKE IT BECAUSE, AS BEFORE, AT THE TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRONIC OR VACUUM CONTROL PROBLEM. WHEN IT STARTS ACCELERATING, I CAN PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT WILL INCREASE RPM'S BRIEFLY THEN IDLE DOWN. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT WILL START DOING. ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, IT WILL GET UP TO ABOUT 55 MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND CRUISE CONTROL OFF. IF IT STARTS DOING AGAIN, I WILL TAKE IT TO A SHOP RIGHT AWAY. *TR

• 06/01/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS BEFORE GOING OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEAT/AC HAD MELTED AND REQUIRED REPLACING. I WAS LUCKY THE CAR DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE! THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. A VERY QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH PONTIAC BUT MANY GM CARS AND TRUCKS. SOUNDS LIKE GM HAS INSTALLED INADEQUATE WIRING AND ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS SUBSTANDARD WIRING SHOULD BE RECALLED AND WIRING REPLACED. THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED LOSS DUE TO THIS SUBSTANDARD WIRING SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR GM'S FAILURE TO INSTALL WIRE OF SUFFICIENT GAUGE TO HANDLE THE LOAD OF THE BLOWER MOTOR. I AM GOING TO ASK FOR THE OLD WIRING HARNESS. *TR

• 05/05/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2003, HAVE HAD 5 DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHS, INCLUDING DEALER LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX OR FIND THE PROBLEM.

• 04/28/2006· STRUCTURE

  NUMBER 2 ABOVE - OUR PONTIAC MONTANA 2003 VAN HAS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE DOOR SLIDES BACK INTO PLACE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED. IT IS SUPPOSE TO GO BACK TO AN OPEN POSITION WHEN THE DOOR TOUCHES A PERSON OR AN OBJECT. OUR CONCERN IS IT TAKES ALL OF MY BODY WEIGHT FOR THIS DOOR TO GO BACK. SO IF OR WHEN A CHILD MIGHT GET HIS ARM OR EVEN HEAD IN BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE DOOR CLOSING IF HE WERE STARTING TO GET OUT OF THE VAN IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY SINCE THE DOOR WOULD NOT JUST GO BACK AS IT SHOULD. OUR GRANDSON DID GET HIS FINGERS/HAND CAUGHT IN IT AND THE BUTTON HAD TO BE PUSHED TO RELEASE HIM. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. IT IS NOT WHEN THE CHRYSLER VANS WHICH MY NIECE OWNS HAS THE SAME TYPE SET UP AND WHEN YOU JUST TOUCH HER DOOR AS IT'S CLOSING IT GOES RIGHT BACK OPEN. WE REALLY ARE CONCERNED WITH THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE THIS COULD CAUSE A CHILD. I WAS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE TO SOME FRIENDS WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE VAN HOW THE DOOR WOULD GO BACK NOT KNOWING IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE DOOR FOR IT TO GO BACK AND IT BRUISED MY ARM. THE WAY THIS DOOR WORKS NOW WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MONTANA UNLESS THIS FEATURE IS CORRECTED. WE WOULD DEFINITELY GO TO A CHRYSLER VAN NEXT. THEIRS IS MUCH SAFER. WE HAVE 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN EVERYTIME THEY GO WITH US IN THE CAR. *NM

• 04/19/2009· STEERING

  AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED REGARDLESS OF WHICH DIRECTION. THE NOISE/VIBRATION IS CONTINUOUS AND VERY ANNOYING. *TR

• 04/15/2009· STEERING

  CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 BONNEVILLE SSEI AND THERE IS NO CORRECTION. ALSO SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM KEEPS COMING UP ON THE SCREEN. *TR

• 04/10/2017· POWER TRAIN

  WITH THE KEY TURNED TO ACC YOU CAN PULL THE CAR OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITH THE KEY TURNED TO RUN YOU MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULL IT OUT OF PARK. CAR IS NOT RUNNING. ALSO CHECKED 3 OTHER PONTIAC BONNEVILLE'S. ONE IS A 2002 VIN # [XXX]. THEY ALL SHOWED THE SAME OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 04/04/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I WAS DRIVINING ON THE HIGHWAY , I HIT MY BRAKES BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD CUT ME OFF. UPON DOING SO MY BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, IN WHICH IT SENT ME INTO A SPIN. I THEN HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WALL ON BOTH SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD I PAID $1000. EXTRA FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I BROKE MY WRIST AND BURNED MY ARM FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG..I WAS BLOCKING MY FACE WITH MY ARM.*AK

• 04/02/2009· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OR TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE CAN ALSO FELT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE ONCE THE NOISE BEGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURES IN THE PAST. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF UPDATED 05/18/09.*JB

• 03/30/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN MAY 2003. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. MY CAR AT TIMES HESITATES BEFORE STARTING OTHER TIMES MAKES WEIRD POPPING NOISES AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKES MAKE A POPPING NOISE. EVERYTIME A SERVICE MECHANIC CHECKED FOR THOSE PROBLEMS THEY WERE NOT DUPLICATED. THEN I NOTICED ONE DAY THAT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS SOAKED!!!!! I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE WATER WAS DRAINING IT CAUSED MY FLOOR TO GET SOAKED EVERYTIME IT RAINED. THE DEALER FIXED THAT. NOW IT'S A FEW MONTHS LATER AND I'M DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR JUST DIES COMPLETELY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING AT ALL! NO SHOULDER FOR ME TO PULL OFF ON !!!!VERY DANGEROUS. I TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT DOES NOT EVEN TURN OVER. I GET TOWED TO THE DEALER WERE THEY TELL ME THAT MY SENSOR WAS BAD, IT READ I HAD A LITTLE LESS THAN AN 1/2 OF TANK BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER PUT A SENSOR IN AND TOLD ME TO COME PICK UP MY CAR. I STILL DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR. I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS MORE THAN THE SENSOR. MY CAR JUST COMPLETELY DIED WITH NO WARNING. NO HESITATION NOTHING, MY FUEL LIGHT WAS NOT ON! MY CAR WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. WHEN IT RUNS OUT OF GAS IT STILL TURNS OVER IT DIDN'T! I HOPE THAT MY CAR IS COMPLETELY FIXED THAT WAS MY REASON FOR BUYING A NEW CAR, I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THIS CAR A YEAR AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SIGNS THAT I MAY HAVE A LEMON!*AK

• 03/22/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  MY 2003 GRAND PRIX GTP, WHICH HAD REGULAR CAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE, CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN I WAS AT WORK. A CO-EMPLOYEE TOLD ME SHE HEARD THESE GRAND PRIX HAVE A HISTORY OF CATCHING ON FIRE AND I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND ARTICLES THAT THEY DO HAVE A NUMBER OF REPORTS OF ENGINE FIRES, WHICH MINE WAS. THEREFORE, I THOUGHT I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT REPORT.