2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Complaints

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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