2000 Pontiac Bonneville complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER SIDE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE SHAFT WAS GREASED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - THE NOISE COULD ALSO BE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IDLING. *NM

CAR STARTED CHUGGING IN CITY DRIVING, THEN STOPPED. SINGLE HISS AND LARGE PUFF OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PUSHED CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GOT IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAD A FIRE, CAUSED BY A/C HOSE BURST SPILLING FREON ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING FLASH FIRE WHICH BURNED THROUGH THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS AND BACK BANK OF PLUG WIRES. CAR DEEMED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY AS REPAIRS WOULD COST MORE THAN $5000. *NM

POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON A PONTIAC BONNEVILLE YEAR 2000 RIGHT AND LEFT WINDOW REAR WILL NOT OPERATE. *NM

PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. COSTS OF OVER $400 & OVER $500. BETWEEN THESE DATES THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR WAS $2400. CALLED PONTIAC ON IT. THEY HAD THE DEALER SEND A $400 "GOOD FAITH" CHECK. NO MORE GENERAL MALFUNCTION VEHICLES. *JB

2 REGULATORS FOR TWO DIFFERENT WINDOWS WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YEARS WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE GM WARRANTY. THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT THE COST OF $350. NOW THE FOURTH REGULATOR ON THE LAST WINDOW IS BROKEN AND THE DEALER WANTS OVER $400 TO FIX. *JB

2000 BONNEVILLE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PRESSED GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER THE GEAR HAS BEEN PLACED IN REVERSE. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WAS RELATED TO RECALL 00V114000, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

ON JUNE 17, 2006 THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ON MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE DROPPED AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP UNLESS PULLED UP BY HAND. EVEN THEN IT DOES NOT STAY UP WHEN IT RAINS, THE WETNESS SEEMS TO MAKE IT SLIP. JUST PURCHASED FROM BASIL RESALE IN FEB. 2006 WITH 45,000 MILES. TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED PROBLEM AND WOULD COST ABOUT $400 TO REPAIR. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN FINDING ONLINE I THINK GM SHOULD CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS IT LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AS OF YET BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TOO. *NM

2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE WITH 56000 MILES. COOLANT LEAK DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLENUM, PONTIAC HAD REPLACED THROTTLE BODY NUTS 3 EACH P/N 011517293, 4 EACH COOLING S, P/N012378254 AND 58 EACH COOLING E, P/N012377963, AT DEALERSHIP 10/27/03 WITH 35499 MILES ON CAR UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL, NOW AT 56000 MILES PLENUM IS BAD AND REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP IS ESTIMATED AT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS WHICH THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE ABOVE REPAIR DONE 10/27/03 COVERED THE PLENUM PROBLEMS AND STATE THAT CURRENT PROBLEM NOT COVERED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH FOUND THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT THE SERVICE DONE 2003 WAS NOT A PROPER REPAIR BECAUSE SOME OF THE PARTS USED TO REPAIR THE LEAKING COOLANT WAS TO ADD STOP LEAK PELLETS TO THE COOLING SYSTEM TO PATCH PARTS THAT ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HESITATION, AN ODOR OF FUEL, AND A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE SEAT WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE GOT HARDER TO START, UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START IN OCTOBER 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE TURNING, THERE WAS A CRACKLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLETE TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED.

3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE SLID DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD. *JB

BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN TO THEIR STOPS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD SHUT WITH CLEAR PACKAGING TAPE. BOTH WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE SECOND WINDOW FAILED ON CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT 2005 WHEN MY SON JUST SHUT THE DOOR. GM WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO FIX BOTH. THE SAD PART IS THAT WE DON'T EVEN USE THE REAR WINDOWS. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *NM

JULY OF 2005 LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR. NOVEMBER 2005 LEFT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. DECEMBER 2005 RIGHT WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE REGULATOR FAILURE. CAR HAS AIR CONDITIONING AND WINDOWS ARE NOT USED MUCH. REAR WINDOW SWITCHES ARE LOCKED OUT FROM DRIVERS CONTROL BECAUSE OF A CHILD IN BACK SEAT. REASON FOR NOT BEING USED MUCH. I ONLY HAVE FIXED THE DRIVERS WINDOW BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE AND NEED TO PAY TOLLS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT COVERING THE PARTS AND I WILL PERFORM THE INSTALL. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE OF THE 100K MILES. THIS CAR IS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR WINDOWS ELECTRICAL CONTROLS WENT BAD AS OF JULY 2002. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL DOWN. THE WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY BOLTED SHUT. *AK REPORTED INCIDENT TO PONTIAC DEALERS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003. AT THAT TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FLUSHED THE MOTOR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2004 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THEY FOUND ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 22, 2005 HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED. AGAIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK THE WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING. THE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE WINDOWS DOES NOT WORK. IT IS POORLY DESIGNED, MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND MUCH USE. THE PLASTIC SPOOL IS NOT ABLE TO WIND THE CABLE THAT PULLS THE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. TWO OF THE THREE WINDOW ARE THE BACK WINDOWS AND WERE RARELY USED. ONLY PASSENGERS IN THE BACK ARE INFANTS. *NM

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. BOTH REAR WINDOWS JUST SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND, OF COURSE, THEY REPAIRED THEM. $300.00 PER WINDOW. SOUNDS A LITTLE MUCH. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ABSORB SOME OF THE EXPENSE, WOULDN'T YOU THINK? WE HAVE LOVED THIS VEHICLE UP TO THIS POINT. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC BONNIVILLE AND WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT THERE IS A CLUNKING OR GRINDING NOISE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT. *JB

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES. THREE WINDOWS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE MOTOR QUIT. INITIALLY, THE WINDOW WILL EITHER NOT GO UP OR DOWN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL WORK. ONE WINDOW HAS HAD THE WIRING CLIPPED BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE PART. THE OTHER 2 WE JUST DON'T USE. *JB

I PURCHASED A GM CERTIFIED 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE IN MAY 2002. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE VEHICLE, ONE FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR AND ONE EACH FOR THE BACK DOORS. THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE EXCESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD & HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES ON IT. FURTHER, I HAVE A SMALL CHILD SO I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I HAVE LOWERED THE REAR WINDOWS. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS NOT A WEAR-AND-TEAR ISSUE, SINCE I HAVE REPLACED BOTH REGULATORS WITH GM PARTS AND AS I STATED SELDOM ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE NOTED AN APPROXIMATE DATE FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT BELOW. THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS IN AUGUST 2005.*JB

YOU CANNOT OPEN EITHER A DOOR OR WINDOW IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD. THIS HAPPENED TO US TODAY, AND MY WIFE WAS TRAPPED IN A HOT CAR UNTIL WE COULD JUMP THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. SHE CALLED THE GM DEALER, BRAD FENTON MOTORS IN ARDMORE, OK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "OWNERS MANUAL" TOLD YOU WHAT TO DO IF THIS HAPPENED. CAN YOU IMAGINE TRYING TO LOOK THIS UP IN THE "OWNER'S MANUAL" WHEN YOU WERE 6 FT. UNDER WATER OR YOU WERE TRAPPED INSIDE ON A 100 DEGREE DAY, ESPECIALLY WITH A CHILD? I THINK THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE REAR WINDOWS ASSEMBLY WILL NOT ROLL UP/DOWN, THE WINDOW WILL FALL. THE CABLE BROKE INSIDE THE WINDOW. CANNOT JUST BUY THE CABLE, MUST BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY KIT. THIS IS THE SECOND BONNEVILLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. . THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 19, 2005. CONTACTED PONTIAC BY E-MAIL, BUT HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. WHEN IT HAPPENED ON OTHER BONNEVILLE I THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

ALLOW ME TO STATE MY CASE. I PURCHASED A HIGHLY TOUTED 2000 BONNEVILLE [XXX]. THIS CAR WAS A GM MASTER ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS INSPECTED VEHICLE. IT WAS ADVERTISED AS "GM QUALITY CERTIFIED TROUBLE FREE", "NO WORRY VEHICLE". I DROVE 400 MILES TO PICK IT UP AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A LONG PLEASANT OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THE GM 3800 ENGINE HAS BEEN CALLED "BULLETPROOF", "ONE OF THE BEST ENGINES OF THE 21ST CENTURY". AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES OF USE, THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE PONTIAC DEALER INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND I WAS INFORMED IT WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW CRANKSHAFT! THE MAIN #3 JOURNAL BEARING HAD SPUN AND IT WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW CRANKSHAFT AT A COST OF $3500. MY OTHER OPTION WAS TO INSTALL A NEW GM 3800 ENGINE, WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, FOR $5500. THIS BREAKDOWN HAD TO BE AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE CRANKSHAFT OR BEARING FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO GUARANTY YOUR ENGINE FOR 100,000 MILES, WHY IS IT UNREASONABLE FOR ME TO EXPECT AT LEAST THAT MUCH SERVICE OUT OF MY ENGINE?? I HAVE OWNED A BONNEVILLE BEFORE AND IT WAS FINE, MY FATHER OWNS A MONTANA, MY BROTHER OWNS A GRAND PRIX. WE HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED GM TO BE THE NAME TO BEAT!! I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE RIGHT THING FOR GM TO DO WOULD BE TO, AT LEAST, ABSORB PART OF THIS EXPENSE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NEVER HAVE SUSTAINED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN IT'S YOUNG LIFE. EVEN HYUNDAI AND KIA, KOREAN MANUFACTURED CHEAP VEHICLES, CARRY A 100,000 MILE ENGINE GUARANTY! CHR

WITHIN A MONTHS TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLIES IN MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE FIRST WINDOW WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE OTHER WINDOW DID THE SAME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THESE PARTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. I FIND IT ODD THAT A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. COULD YOU GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT ON WHY THIS COULD BE. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. TWICE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS BOTH REAR WINDOW WINDING MECHANISMS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. ONCE COULD BE COINCIDENCE, BUT TWICE: IS VERY SUSPICIOUS. *JB

MY CAR RECENTLY FAILED TO START. AFTER A JUMP START FROM AAA I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CAR AGAIN FAILED TO START. I DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD BATTERY AND AFTER LOCATING THE BATTERY UNDER THE REAR SEAT I WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND THAT THERE WAS ALREADY CORROSION UNDER AND AROUND THE BATTERY AREA. I FOUND A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE I HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM AND THE LEAKING BATTERY HAD OBVIOUSLY EXISTED FOR SOME TIME. THE AAA REPRESENTATIVE WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY, MADE BY AC DELCO, SUGGESTED IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE BATTERY TO FAIL AROUND THE + CONNECTION. I THINK I WAS LUCKY NOT TO EXPERIENCE ACIDIC VAPORS INSIDE THE CAR. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THERE IS NO DRIP TRAY UNDER THE BATTERY WHICH WOULD HAVE AVERTED THE CORROSION TO THE VEHICLE UNDER THE SEAT AREA. BATTERIES, LIKE OTHER PARTS, FAIL (THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY) BUT STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROHIBIT THE CORROSION PROBLEM PARTICULARLY IN AN AREA THAT IS ONLY INSPECTED AFTER THE FAILURE. UNDER THE HOOD BATTERIES ARE FAR MORE VISIBLE. *JB

DT WATER LEAKING FROM THE FRONT NOT SURE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM, FLOOR MATS ON PASSENGER IS WET RUNNING BACK TO THE BATTERY CHAMBER. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER. JUST NOTICED THIS JULY 4TH, 2005. IT DOES THIS WHEN THERE ARE HEAVY RAINS. *AK

I BOUGHT NEW A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WHICH CAME EQUIPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES. ON INCIDENT DATE WHILE DRIVING AT THE POSTED LIMITED SPEED ALL MY TIRE THREADS ON THE REAR TIRE DRIVERS SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, THE TIRE TREADS WHICH CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE DID NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME BUT FLEW INTO FAST LANE EMERGENCY LANE. ALSO FORTUNATE WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL THE TIRE THREADS LEFT THE TIRE WELL. AMAZINGLY, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE. FORTUNATELY ALSO WAS THE FACT THAT THE TIRE TREADS WHICH PUSHED THE GAS FILL LINE OUT OF ITS HOLDER WHERE YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AND BROKE THE GAS CAP DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION SINCE THE GAS CAP CAME OFF. I HAD NO ROOM IN MY CAR FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND LEFT IT AT THE TIRE SHOP. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM AT 317-468-0000 AND THEY PROBABLY WILL STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN THEIR JUNK PILE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. THEY GO UNDER THE NAME OF BIG O TIRES GREENFIELD, 1776 NORTH STATE ST. GREENFIELD IN 46140 I HAVE ALSO TAKEN PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE AND WILL FORWARD THEM TO YOU IF NEED BE. KINDLY ADVISE ME ABOUT THIS MATTER SINCE I STILL HAVE THREE OTHER SIMILAR TIRES ON MY CAR WHICH LOOK GOOD. THANK YOU

RIGHT REAR WINDOW DROPPED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER (COCHRAN PONTIAC) SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE COMPLETE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $478.95. THE VEHICLE HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN OPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE MODULE BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND A NEW CONNECTOR BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THIS IS THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT HAS COME OUT WITH THE GM SUVS AND TRUCKS. IT COULD BE THE SAME FOR THE BONNEVILLES. PART NUMBERS FOR BRAKE MODULE 12226953 $438.66, CONNECTOR PART # 12084595 COST $.63.

CONSUMER PARKED HIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 15 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. HALF OF CONSUMER'S HOME WAS DESTROYED. THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONSUMER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *JB

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING(INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT). *AK

2000 BONNEVILLE-10/03 HAD TO REPLACE LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. 2/04 HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. BOTH AT APPROX. $400. PONTIAC DIVISION OF GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THEY HAVE PROBLEMS W/ REGULATORS FOR BONNEVILLE, GRAND PRIX'S, AND PARTICULARLY GRAND AMS. IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT HAS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES YOU CAN BE GUARANTEED THEY HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE REGULATOR REPLACED. *JB

OWNER OF 200 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, REQUESTING A DEFECT AND RECENT RECALL INVESTIGATION. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FRONT AND REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS SEVERELY WORN. *JB

THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, STOPPING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE. *NM *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTER BEING HIT IN THE REAR. *NM THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS HIT THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCK FAILED WITH EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE FOG LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND THE CONSUMER GOT ELECTRICAL SHOCKS FROM THE FLOOR AND SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE WIRES APPEARED CORRODED FROM WATER DAMAGE AND THAT THERE WAS SOME AFTERMARKET WIRING DONE ON THE CAR. *NM

EQUIPMENT FAILURE OF STEERING PART CALLED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT.*AK

FRONT/REAR WINDOWS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FALL DOWN INTO THE WINDOW TRACKS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT ROLL DOWN NOR UP AND THE PASSENGER BACK SEAT WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. *SC

2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. RIVER AND PESSENGER HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO FAR BACK OF NECK. HEAD TRAVELS BACK BOUT 6 INCHES BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH RESTRAINT. HAD A SLIGHT REAR END MISHAP AND SUFFERED SOME WHIPLASH. OTHER MODEL CARS HAVE RESTRAITS THAT ARE MUCH CLOSER TO YOUR HEAD. THERE ARE NO ADJUSTMENTS.*AK

PASSENGER WINDOW BACK LEFT. WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT PUT WINDOW BACK UP USING THE POWER BUTTON. HAD TO PUT IT UP USING BOTH HANDS--ONE ON OUTSIDE OF WINDOW--ONE ON INSIDE OF WINDOW. WINDOW WAS REPAIRED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT THE REGULATOR WAS BAD AND THIS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH POWER WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR ASSM. HE ALSO SAID THAT I SHOULD CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS YOUNG A CAR. COST OF REPAIR WAS $375.48 TOTAL. THIS WAS ON MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THIS EXPENSE.*AK

ONE NUT AND BOLT ON EACH SIDE OF INNER PANEL UNDER THE HOOD IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE LOOSE. I TIGHTENED ABOUT 4 TO 5 TURNS ON NUT (USED 18MM OPEN END WRENCH). AFTER THIS TOOK IT TO DEALER-SHIP TO KNOW WHAT THIS TWO BOLT DOES ? DEALER-SHIP TECHNICIAN SAID THOSE ARE THE BOLTS FOR FRONT MOTOR MOUNT AND REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THOSE BOLTS MIGHT BE STARTED TO DAMAGE IN 4 YEAR OF VEHICLE LIFE(POSSIBLE SHEAR AT THE INNER PANEL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT). DEALER AGREED TO ORDER THIS PART BUT WAITING FOR ANSWER FROM PONTIAC. THERE MIGHT BE MORE CONSUMER OUT THERE WHO MIGHT HAVE SAME PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL YOU CHECK REAL CLOSE. I CALLED PONTIAC CONSUMER CENTER BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND I HAVE TO PAID FOR THE PARTS. WHY CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT LEFT FROM MANUFACTURER.*AK

I HAVE 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. LEFT REAR WINDOW WAS NOT MOVING UP. DEALERSHIP HAD CHANGED WINDOW REGULATOR. IT COST ME ABOUT $406.47. LOTS OF CONSUMER OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 32,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WINDOW DROPPED OUT OF TRACK WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT USE THE REAR WINDOWS AND IT WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND NOT IN USE. SO FAR I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A BODY SHOP AND HAD THEM PROP THE WINDOW UP TEMPORARILY. THEY ADVISED ME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE OF FEAR THE SIDE AIR BAG MAY BE AFFECTED BY DISCONNECTING THE POWER TO THE WINDOW. I CALLED THE DEALER IN OUR TOWN AND ASKED IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NOT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF. I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T SELL THE TRACK SEPARATELY FROM THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE MOTOR AND THE COST OF PARTS WOULD BE AT LEAST $350.00. I KNOW OF ANOTHER OWNER WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE AND BOTH OF THEIR REAR WINDOWS DID THIS IN A MATTER OF DAYS OF EACH OTHER. HE LIVES IN MY TOWN AND THIS MAKES ME THINK IT MUST BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I SAW ANOTHER COMPLAINT LIKE MINE ON THIS WEBSITE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE HOW MANY OF THESE REAR WINDOW FIXES HAVE BEEN DONE IN HOPES OF GETTING FINANCIAL HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 BONNEVILE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND ALL THEY EVER DO IS PUT LUBRICATION IN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE MECHANIC WHERE I GET MY OIL CHANGED SAYS THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS LEAKING LUBRICATION AND NEEDS REPLACING. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN FRANKLIN, TN BACK IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO TO MAKE THE POPPING GO AWAY AND THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT SINCE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. THEY WOULD NOT CONTINUE LUBRICATING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITHOUT CHARGING FOR THIS SERVICE. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITHOUT A SERVICE CHARGE SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALL ALONG. THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. JOHNNY DONEGAN. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. *TC

REAR WINDOW DEFECT, BOTH REAR WINDOWS DROPPED A FEW INCHES WHILE TRAVELING. THEY WOULD NOT MOVE BACK UP. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THEREGULATORS NEEDE DTO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PAID $408.92 FOR THEFIRST WINDOW AND $424.69 FOR THE SECOND. *NM

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

2000 BONNEVILLE .CAR BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH .4 FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN 8/20/04-10/25/04 AT A COST OF 722.00 DOLLARS. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING,THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE, AND THE TRACK OFF LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS,AND ROTOR. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX. 29000 MILES, OCT. 2003. JUST HAD TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WIDOW REGULATOR REPLACED SEP. 2004 DEALER SAID PLASTIC PARTS REASON FOR FAILURE. ALSO, SON HAD TO HAVE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED ON 1999 GRAND PRIX, OCT.7, 2004. IN ALL CASES WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE WINDOW(S) NOT BEING OPERATED. *NM

POWER WINDOW CABLE ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF 2000 PONTIAC BONNIVILLE BROKE.CAN NOT BUY CABLE ONLY,COMES WITH REGULATOR.CAN NOT BUY REGULATOR ONLY,COMES WITH MOTOR. COST ABOUT $300 NOT COUNTING LABOR.ONE WEEK LATER PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW BROKE. SAME PROBLEM. WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE POORING RAIN WITH MY SEVEN YR. OLD DAUGHTER SITTING THERE CRYING AND GETTING SOAKED.THIS SHOULD DEFINANTLY BE A RECALL.*AK