1997 Pontiac Bonneville complaints

AT FREEWAY SPEED (2200 RPM) VEHICLE WOULD SURGE REPEATEDLY AS IF DRIVER WAS QUICKLY PRESSING AND RELEASING GAS PEDAL. OCCASIONALLY TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE WOULD REV TO 4000 RPM. LETTING THE CAR COAST FOR 10-15 SECONDS SEEMED TO GET THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO OPERATION. DEALER REPORTED "FOUND FLUID BLACK (BURNED VERY BAD) RECOMMEND TO REPLACE WITH SRTA. REPLACED TRANS WITH SRTA." SO FAR NO MORE PROBLEMS AFTER DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION.*AK

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH FLUID DRIPPING IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. FOUND POSITIVE BATTERY POST (SIDE) SEPARATED FROM BATTERY CASE WITH BATTERY ACID LEAKING OUT. BATTERY TERMINAL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM CABLES AND THERE WAS SLIGHT CORROSION DAMAGE TO BATTERY TRAY AREA.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH, THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT, AND THE OIL WAS SIZZLING. DEALER INFORMED. CONSUMER SAYS THAT 6 OUT OF 6 BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT , AND 4 OUT 6 RODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AND THAT THE ENGINE & OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT INJURY OR FATALITY.*SCC

EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL BOTTOM OUT, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME AND STAY ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK *MJ

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL OUT WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED CRANK SENSOR SIGNAL WHICH DEALER STATED COULD BE THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE, CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE MINIMAL CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN 4 OR 5 TIMES VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILING FOR SECOND TIME. *AK

MY CAR WOULDN'T START AND THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTIONING. I CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE A DEAD BATTERY BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. BATTERY WOULD NOT CHARGE; THE CAR WENT "PUFF" AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN THE WRECKER DRIVER ATTEMPTE TO START THE CAR, HE HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE OPENED THE HOOD, BATTERY WAS INTACT, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINQUISHED, HE FOUND THE PLENUM(?SP) BLOWN OFF THE TOP F THE ENGINE AND THE OIL FILTLER TUBE WAS BLOWN OUT OF HE TOP OF TE MANIFOLD. WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY SAID MY CAR INS SHOULD COVER IT. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THE FOAM USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE. WAS I SUPPOSED TO LET THE CAR COMPLETEY BURN UP? I DON'T THINK SO!*AK

CONSUMER STATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN TO GEAR, DEALER REMOVED TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLED IT AND FOUND INTERNAL DAMAGE EXCEEDED A REBUILT REPLACEMENT, ALSO TRANSAXLE DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE SMOOTHLY AND WILL BANG, DEALER FLUSHED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CHANGED FILTER, CONSUMER STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SITUATION. *YD

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER . *AK

THE INSURED STATED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. CLAIM#13-7503-708 *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CLAIM NUMBER 17-9174-792. *YH

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS FIRE STARTED BACK BY THE FIRE WALL AND MELTED THE CENTER OF THE DASH. CLAIM NUMBER 23-1435-647. *YH

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, IT WENT PUFF AND THE ENGINE AREA CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE STARTED BACK BY THE FIREWALL AND MELTED THE CENTER OF THE DASH, CLAIM 23-1435-647. *SLC

BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN APPLYING THEM. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH OUR CHILDREN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CONTACTED ME. WHEN I ARRIVED I FOUND THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FELL OFF THE DELCO BATTERY, CAUSING ACID TO LEAK INTO THE BATTERY TRAY AND FRONT FRAME SECTION. I REPLACED BATTERY AND HAD TO REPAIR THE CABLE END BECAUSE THE END WAS SEIZED.*AK

HORN BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL TAKES EXCESSIVE EFFORT AND MANY ATTEMPTS TO SOUND. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GET HORN TO WORK AT ALL. DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO USE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK

VEHICLE HESITATING BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. TURNED OUT TO BE 1 FAILED IGNITION COIL AND IGNITION WIRES BAD. *AK

THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL OR SIMILARLY CONFIGURED BATTERY CABLE SYSTEM. THE POST BREAKS OFF INSIDE THE BATTERY AS A RESULT OF VIBRATIONS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE CABLE. THE CONSUMER MUST BUY A NEW BATTERY AS A RESULT. FURTHERMORE, THE BATTERY BOLT FREEZES INSIDE THE CABLE REQUIRING IT TO BE CUT OUT DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED ATHTHE CONNECTION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN I SPOKE WITH AT BENTLEY PONTIAC AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GET IT REPAIRED. WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP, I NOTICED ANOTHER BONNEVILLE GETTING IT'S BATTERY REPLACED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM - THE POSITIVE TERMINAL POST HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE BOLT WAS FROZEN TO THE POSITIVE CABLE CONNECTION. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM AND THAT GM SHOULD REIMBURSE OWNER'S FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DESIGN FLAW. IT PRESENTS A DANGER TO VEHICLES DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN SUDDEN POWER LOSS AND COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. I WAS LUCKY MY INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MY GARAGE. I SHOULOD HAVE REPORTED THIS EARLIER. HOWEVER, WHILE CLEANING UP MY COMPUTER FILES, I RECALLED THAT I HAD NOT REPORTED THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY/BATTEY CABLE ON ANY OF THEM. HAVE OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS BEEN REPORTED OR DOES GM HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM FROM MAINTENANCE ACTIONS AT THEIR DEALERS?

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT VEHICLE FAILS TO TURN TO LEFT. VEHICLE CAN TURN TO RIGHT, BUT STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD. OWNER BELIEVES THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO RACK AND PINION. *AK *YD

VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, CONSUMER SAW SMOKE, FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 13-7503-708. *SLC

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO HOLE IN EGR/ INLET IN INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED ENGINE COOLANT TO ENTER FUEL INTAKE SYSTEM

CONSUMER STATES LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT LID OPENS WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT OTHER VEHICLES EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY COULD NOT RECOMMEND ANY TYPE OF SOLUTION, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE LID WAS NEVER BUILT SOLID ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE LATCH, WHEN THE LID IS OPEN IT CAN BE TWISTED EASILY BY HAND. *JB

IF STANDING RO RUNNING WATER IS ENCOUNTERED ON THE ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND THE FRONT TIRES SHOULD BEGIN TO HYDRO-PLANE AN IMMEDIATE AND POTENTIALLY FATAL LOSS OF CONTROL MAY ENSUE. EVIDENTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM SENSED THE SLOWING OF THE HYDRO-PLANING TIRES AND INTERPRETS IT AS A LOSS OF ESTABLISHED SPEED. IN ORDER TO CORRECT FOR THE PERCEIVED LOSS OF SPEED THE CRUISE CONTROL APPLIES POWER WHICH RESULTS IN A SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN. AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUSE TO SPIN THE CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUES TO APPLY MORE AND MORE POWER WHICH MAKES THE SPIN UN-RECOVERABLE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAVING BEEN TAUGHT TO STEER INTO THE SPIN AND STAY OFF THE BRAKES ALL MY LIFE ONLY RESULTS IN THE SPIN GETTING WORSE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO EITHER AGE OR MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE BUT RATHER IS A DESIGN FLAW INHERANT IN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS SITUATION WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 17-9174-792. *SLC

1.FUEL GAUGE BEHAVES ERRATICALLY AND READS FULL WHEN ALMOST EMPTY.2. WHEN REPACING NON-WORKING BACKUP LIGHTS FOUND LIGHTS HAD CORRODED & RUSTED INTO SOCKETS-TOOK LOTS OF PATIENCE AND 2 1/2 HOURS TO GET THEM OUT!! 3.VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AT SPEEDS OF 55-67.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UNDER DASH ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE CARS INTERIOR - CAR JUNKED. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 55MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, CHECKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICED STEAM & ANTI-FREEZE WAS SPILLING OVER EVERYTHING. TURNED VEHICLE OFF & ANTI-FREEZE JUST DRIPPED. NOTICED IT WAS COMING OUT OF BOTTOM OF WATER PUMP. LET VEHICLE COOL DOWN & REFILLED IT WITH WATER & DROVE HOME. DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP, ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM FAILED. *SLC

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WHEN WORK WHEN MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE MATTER OF A FEW MINUTES. *AK

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETIMES RIGHT SIGNAL BLINKS WHEN LEFT SIGNAL IS TURNED ON AND LEFT SIGNAL BLINKS WHEN RIGHT SIGNAL IS TURNED ON, ALSO SOMETIMES THE SIGNALS WILL BLINK TOGETHER REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION OF THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *SLC

POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE. *AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT INDICATES THAT TANK IS ALWAYS FUEL. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS & THEY SEE THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM OF REPAIRS. *AK

I WOULD LIKE NITSA TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO BULLETIN #87-71-75. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PURSUANT TO 49USC' 30162 AND 49CFR PART 522. MY DEALER AND PONTIAC MOTOR DIVISION OF GENERNAL MORTORS WOULD NOT CHANGE THE CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT IS FAILING IN MY BONNEVILLE, BECAUSE THEIR EXCUSE IS THAT I DID NOT PURCHASE THIS CAR NEW EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR IS ONLY NINE MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY HAD 34,150 MILES ON IT. EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THEY MANUFACTURED A DEFECTIVE PART AND DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR IT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JOHN G. HAMMEL. *AK

VEHICLE SURGES AT ALL SPEEDS ABOVE 42MPH.ON HOT AND HUMID DAYS IT IS ALL MOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A RETAILER WHO OFFERED ME 60 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. DURING THE FIRST ROAD TRIP, THE CAR BEGAN SURGING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 35-65 MPH. THE SURGING APPEARED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN AT A RPM OF 2000 - 2500. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO GARY PONTIAC WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE WIRES, FILTERS, PERFORM A TRANSMISSION TUNE-UP FOR A TOTAL OF AROUND $300.00. I DECIDED TO SAVE MONEY AND TO HAVE THE WORK DONE ELSEWHERE. AFTER HAVING THIS WORK PERFORMED, THE CAR CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE SAME SURGING. I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO GARY PONTIAC BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT DUE TO HEALTH REASONS WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER/TRANSMISSION EXPERT, MY RETURN TO GARY WAS POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF MY 60 DAY WARRANTY. DURING THIS WHOLE PROCESS, I HAD MADE REPEATED REPORTS TO GMCARES TO DOCUMENT THIS PROCESS. I BELIEVE THAT I HAD MADE AROUND 6 CALLS TO GMCARES DURING THIS TIME. MOST RECENTLY (9/25/2000), I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO GARY WITH THE PRIOR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE PREVALENT IN THESE TYPES OF CARS/TRANSMISSIONS, SINCE I PERSONNELLY KNOW THREE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT INDEAD THE VALVE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED . THE DEAL THAT WAS OFFERED TO ME WAS FOR ME TO PAY THE PART COST WITH GM TO ABSORB THE COST OF SERVICE. I BELIEVE T

NO SUMMARY

ON 8/16/00, I TOOK MY '97 BONNEVILLE TO EFFINGHAM TIRE AND AUTO TO SEE IF THE TIRES NEEDED BALANCED OR ALIGNED. I'D HAD A SUDDEN ONSET OF RUMBLING AND VIBRATION ABOUT TEN DAYS OR SO BEFORE. THE TIRE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME INTO THE GARAGE AREA AND SHOWED ME THE EXTREME AND UNEVEN WEAR ON MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. HE SAID A STEEL BELT HAD BROKEN ON THE WORN EDGE AND "WHEN THEY DO THAT THEY BUNCH UP". HE SAID THAT TIRE HAD THINGS SO BADLY OUT OF LINE THAT IT HAD CAUSED MY LEFT TIRE TO WEAR AT AN ANGLE (MY TERM). I WAS ASKED TO AND DID FEEL HOW ONE SIDE OF THE TREADS WERE "SHARP" AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE WAS WORN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, I HAD WORN OFF 45% OF THE TIRE TREAD ON THESE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY TIRES WHILE DRIVING ONLY 8,762 MOSTLY INTERSTATE MILES IN FOUR MONTHS!!!( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )

TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH CAR LOST ALL POWER FOR A SECOND OR SO AND THEN CAME RIGHT BACK ON. DURING THIS SECOND OR SO, I HAVE NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING, NOTHING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD, IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONE TIME BEFORE I REMEMBER AT LEAST A MONTH AGO, THE RADIO JUST CUT OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS FOR NO REASON, AND THE DAY AFTER THE FIRST TIME MY CAR LOST POWER, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN WENT OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE ARE RELATED, BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER BETWEEN 4-6 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. FINALLY DEALR REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND DEFECT DID STOP, BUT ONLY FOR 2 YEARS. CURRENTLY, DEFECT HAS REAPPEARED.*AK FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE IN THREE YEARS. *YH

VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THREE OCCASSIONS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35-50MPH. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A PERIOD TIME. ONCE IMMEDIATELY AND THE OTHER TWO TIMES AFTER 15-30 MIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETECTED OR REPEATED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PROBLEM AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.

TAKES 2 TO 3 CRANKS TO START WARM ENGINE

FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING GAUGE TO READ FULL AT ALL TIMES

WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DIE ,AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER 10-15 MINUTES LATER . DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCURRED, DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE WITHOUT DUPLICATING DEFECT. *AK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER IDENFIFIED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAILED FUEL PUMP AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBERSMENT FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE. *YH

BATTERIES LEAK ACID.ET.

AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES, NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, THEY COULD DETERIORATE. *AK

PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE PREVALENT WITH THIS YR., MAKE, MODEL, DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY PART. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

BOLTS THAT HOLD POWER STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING GEAR BOX TO FALL INTO THE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, VEHICLE LOST BRAKES, STEERING, AND OTHER POWER UNITS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER WARANTY. *AK

CAR HAS HAD HESITATION WHEN IN A SLIGHT STRAIN AT 45 TO 55 MPH FOR ABOUT 2 MO. IT WOULD DO IT SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. FINALLY IT STARED DOING IT AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT A LOCAL FACTORY PERSON TO LOOK AT IT AND CALL ME TODAY. HE SAID THE MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY O O O. *AK