2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Complaints

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.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, WAS ADVISED THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS WITHIN MANUFACTURE STANDARDS. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THUS WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEND 542.00 TO HAVE A DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED? *TR

1. RAW SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE CAR INTERMITTENTLY. 2. GASOLINE LEAKING FROM PLASTIC LINE NEAR FUEL TANK ACCESS PORT ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. 3. NOT YET REPAIRED. TRYING TO FIND HOW TO REPAIR MYSELF. NO KNOWN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HISTORY ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE SECOND TIME, JUMP START, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. WTF WHY NO RECALL. HOW CAN YOU PURCHASE A CAR FOR 35,000 & IT IS ?!@#$% BEFORE IT HITS 100,000? MY FORD HAS 196,000 NO PROBLEM, MY HONDA HAS 235,000 BARELY A PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED 4 PONTIACS AND NOW IM PAYING THOUSANDS TO FIX THE PIECE OF ?!@#$%! WHY IN THE ?!@#$% DO MY WINDOWS NOT WORK!! ALL OF THEM IN ONE DAY? NO DOOR LOCKS, AT ALL? SAME DAY! NOW WITH A NEW BATTERY, I HAVE 90 DEG AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE & 60 DEG AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. YOU TRY TO DRIVE THIS PIECE OF ?!@#$%!! NOW MY BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN!! I HAVE TO USE A MAGIC MARKER TO PRY & HOLD IT UP!! WE NEED A MAJOR RECALL ON THESE FAULTY VEHICLES. IM A PONTIAC FAN, BUT ILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE IF YOU CANT TRY AND FIX THIS ?!@#$%. MY CAR LOOKS LIKE NEW BUT WORKS LIKE IT WAS BUILT BY A BUNCH OF IDIOTS!! I AM EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IT LOOKS BETTER THAN MOST 525 B-MIRS BUT I HAVE TO TELL ALL MY FRIENDS THAT I HAVE NO DOOR LOCKS, NO AIR, NO WINDOWS OR ANYTHING. NOTHING LIKE SITTING INSIDE A 135 DEGREE LEATHER BOUND FLAGSHIP SWEATING YOUR ?!@#$% OFF!! BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK IM A BIG BALL OF SWEAT!! PLEASE STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. IM SERIOUSLY LOOKING TO SPEND SOME OF MY MONEY TO PROMOTE A CAMPAIGN TO DO NOTHING BUT TALK ?!@#$%ABOUT YOUR PRODUCTS. GET ON LINE FOR A MINUTE AND SEE HOW MANY BONNEVILLE OWNERS ARE REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE ISSUES I HAVE LISTED ABOVE! THERE ARE THOUSANDS!! TIME FOR A RECALL! DON'T U THINK? GET YOUR ?!@#$% STRAIGHT GM! MY FAMILY WORKS FOR YOU! WE BUY YOU PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE RAMP WHERE I LIVE (I-64/NITRO, WV) I HEARD A "POP" SOUND, THEN NOTICED AN ORANGE FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER. AT THIS POINT, I BRAKED TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT LOST ALL BRAKES. (BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR) NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO AN INTERSECTION WHERE A TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING OIL OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500.

REF NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA07008, WHY DOESN'T IT INCLUDE 2001 BONNEVILLE SSEI ,I DO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE GRAND PRIX AND THE REGAL GS. *TR

I HAD GONE TO A STORE, THE CAR RAN NORMAL. I WAS ON MY WAY BACK WHEN I MET A MAN FLASHING HIS LIGHTS AND WAVING HIS ARMS COMING TOWARD ME. I STOPPED AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER MY MOTOR. I GOT OUT AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND TOTALLED. *TR

ON MY 2001 BONNEVILLE 3 OF MY 4 WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND NOW NEED SERVICE SO I CAN TAKE THE TAPE OFF OF THEM. I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEEN A FREQUENT NUMBER OF BONNEVILLES WITH TAPE ON THEM IN MY TOWN. *TR