1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Complaints

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP TO CHECK OUT A VIBRATION THAT WAS OCCURING AT SPEEDS OVER 70 MPH, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SEPARATING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED AS MUCH AS A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN SOME PLACES.*YH

THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND I REPLACED THE PLUGS, IGNITION COILS (3EA), FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEIR IS A SEAL IN THE INTAKE THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND IT LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS A LITTLE AT A TIME AND THEN LET GO. THEY KNEW THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT, THEY SAID SO. EST COST $1000.00, THEN THEY WILL SEE IF THE ENGINE IS STILL GOOD. SO IT COULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.*AK

ENGINE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS UNDER JUST ABOUT ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME OF FAILURE IS WHEN TURNING OR PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ACROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED. ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY DEALER 5 TIMES. THEY CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PULLING/DRIFTING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN ARBITRATION TO BE RETURNED AS A "LEMON".*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, THE VEHILCE ENGINE'S ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF, THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 15-20 MPH, THE VEHILCE RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES, DEALERSHIP AT A LOSS AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. CJ

BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE ALTERNATOR AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED. OIL PAN GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. A/C FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YH

CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE ,AND AS SOON AS VEHICLE STARTED , IT BACKFIRED, AND MADE LOUD SOUND. THEN, ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING SMOKE DAMAGE. SHATTERED WINDSHIELD/BURNED FRONT END, AND ALMOST MELTED TIRES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. ALSO , THERE WAS A HOLE BETWEEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN EITHER TURNING CORNER OR TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

STEERING WHEEL POPPED OUT AND THE SHIFTER CAME LOOSE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK PIN AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER. *SLC

DASHBOARD HAS SIGNAL TO SHOW THAT WINDSHIELD FLUID CHECKED, BUT THERE IS NO A SIGNAL TO SHOW THAT DOORS ARE OPEN. BOOK WHERE IT SHOWS A DOOR CHECKED IS PAGE 2-76 IN PONTIAC BOOK, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY MATTER.*AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A DOOR AJAR SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE LACK OF THIS SIGNAL WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *YH