1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Complaints

VEHCILE JUST STALLED FOR NO REASON. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE TO BELIEVE IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WASN'T SOLVED. THE 2ND TIME ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY FELT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DEFECT OF ALTERNATORS. DEALER REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF OR STALLS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON/OFF, AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING & BRAKES. DEALER INSTALLED A MONITOR DEVICE TO TRACT OTHER CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE FACTORY RELATED PROBLEMS. ALSO, REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR IN HOPES IT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OPERATED FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES & PROBLEM CAME BACK. *AK *ML

VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HAS TROUBLE STEERING AND BRAKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER REPLACES; PCM, SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHCILE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FIVE TIMES WITHOUT SOLUTIION. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH AND THERE WAS A RINGING NOISE WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES. *AK

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING WITH REAR WINDOWS DOWN, THERE IS A VERY LOUD WIND NOISE. THE SERVICE MANAGER WROTE IN OUR SERVICE REPORT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER HAS LANDED ON THE CAR. BOTH GM AND THE DEALER ACNOWLEDGE "MY" PROBLEM BUT EACH FEELS IT IS THE OTHERS RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I TOOK OTHER BONNIVILLE SLE CARS OUT SOME WHERE LOUDER THAN OTHERS. OUR CAR THE LOUDEST. HAVING SMALL CHILDREN, THE REAR WINDOWS ARE LOWERED BY THEM AND THE NOISE IS UNBEARABLE. IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR US TO RAISE THEM UP. I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD AND A CHILD WE RECENTLY FOUND HAS HAD A HEARING LOSS. I DO NOT MEAN TO IMPLY IT IS FROM THIS SITUATION , BUT I HAVE TRIED TO LOWER THE LEVELS OF NOISE FOR HIM. I ASKED BOTH GM AND PONTIAC DEALER TO DRIVE THE CAR AND SEE IF THEY FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM. NO RESPONSE. PLEASE HELP ME, I DO NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD SELL CARS THAT DO NOT PROPERLY WORK AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY CHILDERNS HEARING. *AK

A BELL SOUNDS AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. NO POWER AT ALL, CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. HAD TO DEALER 5 TIMES, AND CRANK SENSOR REPLACED, ALONG WITH COMPUTER. CONDITION STILL EXISTS WHICH COULD CAUSE POSSIABLE ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.*AK

CAR STALLS WHEN DECELERATING. IT HAS HAPPENED 11 TIMES. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX CAR OR DUPLICATE PROBLEM. REPORTED TO BBB AUTO LINE AND LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVE BONNIE LADWIG. *AK

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

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