1999 Pontiac Bonneville complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, THE VEHILCE ENGINE'S ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF, THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 15-20 MPH, THE VEHILCE RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES, DEALERSHIP AT A LOSS AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. CJ

CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE ,AND AS SOON AS VEHICLE STARTED , IT BACKFIRED, AND MADE LOUD SOUND. THEN, ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING SMOKE DAMAGE. SHATTERED WINDSHIELD/BURNED FRONT END, AND ALMOST MELTED TIRES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. ALSO , THERE WAS A HOLE BETWEEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE ALTERNATOR AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED. OIL PAN GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. A/C FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YH

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN EITHER TURNING CORNER OR TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

STEERING WHEEL POPPED OUT AND THE SHIFTER CAME LOOSE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK PIN AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER. *SLC

DASHBOARD HAS SIGNAL TO SHOW THAT WINDSHIELD FLUID CHECKED, BUT THERE IS NO A SIGNAL TO SHOW THAT DOORS ARE OPEN. BOOK WHERE IT SHOWS A DOOR CHECKED IS PAGE 2-76 IN PONTIAC BOOK, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY MATTER.*AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A DOOR AJAR SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE LACK OF THIS SIGNAL WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *YH

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING. CAR STALLED AT 3,889 MILE, 4,372, 6,108, 8,9127, 11,023, 11,772. CLAIRMONT HAS REPAIRED THE A NUMBER OF TIMES. *AK

HORN NEVER WORKS PROPERLY. *AK

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. WHEN FUEL WILL READ FULL UNTIL 150 MILES. ALSO AFTER FILLING UP, WILL SHOW EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME AFTER. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, LEAVING ONLY DASH BOARD LIGHTS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT MECHANISM IN THE BRAIN SHUTS OFF CAR IF GOING 95 MPH. SECOND TIME, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PUT A MONITOR ON CAR WHICH STILL DID NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ON JUNE 3, 2000, DEALER FOUND THAT CRANK SENSOR WA S DEFECTIVE, AND THAT IT WOULD KILL ENGINE. THEY REPLACED IT. CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON 11 OF NOV 2000, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK

THE HORN DOESN'T WORK WHEN PRESSED AS DESCRIBED IN OWNER'S MANUAL. YOU MUST HIT A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE WHEEL TO HONK HORN. DEALER SAYS HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (3 TIMES) BECAUSE IT'S HOW THE VEHICLE IS MADE. HAPPENS ON ALL 1999 BONNEVILLES I TRIED.*AK

GOODYEAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

WHEN THOROUGHLY WARMED UP, FROM A STOP, USUALLY MAKING A TURN, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. HESITATES AND ACTS JUST AS THOUGH STARVING FROM FUEL. HAPPENS A THIRD OF THE TIME. ANTI-KNOCK SENSOR IS RETARDING ENGINE TIMING TO A NEGATIVE READING WHEN IT SHOULD BE A POSITIVE 20 DEGREES DURING ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO SENSORS AND THE SAME SITUATION STILL EXISTS. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING WITH OR CROSSING TRAFFIC. *AK

WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND HAVE CAUSED CONSUMER TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND DRIVE INTO A DITCH AS VISION WAS IMPAIRED WHEN THE WASHER FLUID WAS NOT WASHED OFF BY THE WIPERS. NLM

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC

POSITIVE POST BROKE OFF OF BATTERY LEAVING ACID INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH CONSUMER NOTICED WATER HAD ENTERED INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, WATER ENTERED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED AND HOOD DID NOT FULLY CLOSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING. PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON ELEVEN OCCASIONS, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON ELEVEN TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING, WILL RESTART EVERY TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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

ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC

INTERMITTENTLY AND AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, VEHICLE WILL PULL OR DRIFT TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DLR IS AWARE OF DEFECT, BUT CANNOT FIX DEFECT. *AK

UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND UNDER DIFFERENT BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAIL. THE FAILURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE IS NOT THE ABS BECAUSE THE NOISE IS DIFFERENT.

RF DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO FENDER INTERFERING WITH DOOR JAMB. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE TENDED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. CAR STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. CAR WAS RESTARTED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, HOWEVER, THIS COULS HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM. GENERATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT HESITATION IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE PERSISTS. DEALER HAS HAD CAR 44 DAYS DURING PAST THREE MONTHS. SUN ROOF REPLACED. DOOR / FENDER PROBLEMS REPAIRED TWOCE. FENDERS REMOVED SO THAT INSULATION (SOUND, HEAT) COULD BE PROPERLY INSTALLED. HEADLINER IN INTERIOR WAS INCORRECT SIZE AND WAS REPLACED. DEALER STATES IT CANNOT ASCERTAIN PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BUT ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR STOP SIGN/LIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. A BELL WOULD RING PRIOR TO VEHICLE STOPPING COLD. WOULD BE DOING SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT HAPPENED. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

I BELIEVE THE HORN "BUTTON" ON THESE CARS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUAL STATES THAT YOU CAN PRESS ANYWHERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL PAD TO BLOW THE HORN. THIS IS NOT TRUE. IT CAN ONLY BE BLOWN AT THE TWO TOP CORNERS OF THE PAD, AND IT TAKES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO SOUND. FOR SOME REASON, THE LEFT SIDE IS HARDER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. I CHECKED THIS ON ANOTHER CAR (OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL) ON THE DEALER'S LOT, AND IT WAS THE SAME. IN AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING THE HORN TO BE SOUNDED, IT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD NEVER BE SOUNDED; ESPECIALLY BY A WOMAN OR OLDER, WEAKER PERSON. SOME SORT OF REVISION IS NEEDED HERE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE ,OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE COASTING OR STARTING OFF FROM STOP - 3 TIMES. DEALER HAD A COMPUTER PROGRAM UPGRADE WHICH HE INSTALLED AFTER THE FIRST TWO FAILURES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER - WHO, AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING START UP CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER STUCK KEY INTO IGNITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IS A RENTAL BY AVIS 412-472-5200. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW IF AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED. *AK *ML