WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF, LOSING ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER DUE TO THE LISTED PROBLEM. *AK
1992 Pontiac Bonneville complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION COOLING HOSE DISCONNECTED FROM THE RADIATOR, AND SPRAYED HYDRAULIC FLUID OVER THE HOT ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURED TWICE. THERE WAS A RECALL BY NHTSA #96V015002 REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DID NOT APPLY TO THIS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *YH
ENGINE STALLS/COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, ANY SPEED, NEARLY CAUSED CRASH. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR/BATTERY THREE TIMES. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITH SOFT PEDAL TO FLOOR AT 40MPH, COULD NOT STOP, HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLNDER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN ON ICE BRAKES MALFUNCTION DUE TO PUMP MOTOR ACTION TO ABS RENDERING THEM INOPERATIVE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED ABS LIGHT STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER INDICATED PUMP MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITH SOFT PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AT 40MPH, COULD NOT STOP, HAD AN ACCIDENT. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLNDER. *AK
WHEN FUEL TANK BECOMES LESS THAN 3/8 FULL AROUND RIGHT CORNER VEHICLE STALLS, MOSTLY ON RIGHT TURNS ONTP FREEWAY. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
WAS DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, HIT ANOTHER CAR, TOOK DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER . *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON THE ABS BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID'T SLOW DOWN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE BRAKE. *AK
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
RECALL NO 96V015002 WAS FIXED ON MAY OF 1996, ANOTHER LINE IS NOW LEAKING, MFR. WILL NOT REPLACE THE LINE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH AN FIRE UNDER THE DASH. *AK
COOLING UNIT HOSE LEAK DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND CAUSING A FIRE PRIOR TO RCALL (96V-015.002). *AK
DEFECTIVE LUG NUTS CAUSED WHEEL TO COME OFF/ CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
STRUT BEARINGS WORN, CAUSING CLUNKING NOISE. *DH
BRAKES PULSATE.
PASSENGER ASSIST STRAP DISCONNECTED FROM BODY OF CAR, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH
LEFT REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER SPRING BROKE, CAUSING ADJUSTER TO FALL ONTO BRAKE DRUM. *SD
SEAT BACK LOST ITS ABILITY TO SUPPORT A PASSENGER DUE TO MISSING SUPPORT BRACKET.
ABS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GRIND AFTER SEVEN ATTEMPTED FIXES. TT
ABS: REAR SELF ADJUSTING BRAKE SPRING BROKE, WHILE DRIVING; SELF ADJUSTER FELL DOWN/WEDGED BETWEEN BRAKE LINING/BRAKE DRUM; REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT. *SD
WHILE PICKING UP DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS BRAKES; WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONTINUOUSLY DUE TO VALVE FAILING IN SYSTEM. JIM HOFFPAUIR INC. LAMPASAS TX., PART IS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CAR ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT FIRST, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ABS HAD FAILED. ALSO ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES. *YH
REAR BRAKE SPRING BROKE. *TT
DASH CLUSTER CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. *DSH
STUD SNAP OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BALL JOINT, ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO FALL DOWN. TT
SPRING BROKE IN THE BRAKING MECHANISM ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL, RESULTING IN LOCKUP, REPLACED BRAKE DRUM AND THE SPRING. TT MECHANIC STATED THAT SPRING HAD BEEN BROKE AND LOOSE LONG ENOUGH TO SCORE DRUM EASILY GOT INTO POSITION TO LOCK WHEEL ONLY THIS TIME.*JB
REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SEATBELT RETRACTOR LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF PULLING OUT, AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN, REPLACED RETRACTORS. TT
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
EXPERIENCED TWO BRAKE FAILURES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. TT
BURR HOLDING TIE ROD TO WHEEL WAS LOOSE, CAUSING TIE ROD TO VIBRATE, THREADS TO WEAR DOWN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DSH
WARNING LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY, HAD FIXED TEN TIMES. REPLACED SENSOR AND MODULATOR VALVE. TT
ABS: BRAKE ADJUSTMENT BROKE OFF, CAUSED BRAKE PADS TO TEAR UP WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM; MADE LOUD NOISE LIKE A BLOWOUT; ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES.
THE ABS SYSTEM IS FAILING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT WILL STOP THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE FLOATER INSIDE THE GAS TANK IS DEFECTIVE, WHEN DRIVING ON A INCLINE THE VEHICLE STALLS AND WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL ON LEVEL GROUND. *AK
THE DRIVERS SEAT ACTIVATED WHEN THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO LOOK UNDER THE SEAT AND HE WAS PINNED UNDER THE SEAT FOR 45 MINUTES. TT
REAR SHOULDER/LAP BELTS TO NOT FIT OR HOLD CHILD SAFETY SEAT SECURE, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *SKD
TRAVELING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED ON INTERSTATE. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, REAR PARKING ADJUSTER SPRING BREAKS ON BOTH DRUMS IN REAR BRAKES. TT
REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS BRAKES ARE PITTED. TT
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