2000 Pontiac Bonneville complaints

I FEEL THE RIGHT STEERING WHEEL CONTROL ARM IS TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, ON MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. IT IS CLOSER AND LONGER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ON THE LEFT. I REPORTED TO PONTIAC THAT ANY TIME I RAPIDLY STEER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I HIT THIS ARM BEFORE THE WHEEL. THIS SLOWS MY RESPONSE AND STARTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FIND THIS IS VERY BAD AT SUCH A TIME, HITTING THE ARM SLOWS MY RESPONSE AND THE DISTRACTION FROM THE WIPERS JUST ADDS TO THE PROBLEM. I SUGGEST THE ARM BE SHORTENED ABOUT 3/4 INCH, WITHDRAWING IT FROM THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND I HIT THE ARM. I CAN'T SAY I WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT WITHOUT HITTING THE ARM. BUT I DISTINCTLY FEEL, HITTING IT SLOW MY ABILITY TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, AND YES, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING WHEN THE CAR STOPPED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO PONTIAC, BUT EACH YEAR SINCE, THE ARM IS THE SAME. DO YOU HAVE STATISTICS OF HOW MANY TIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ENGAGED AFTER AN ACCIDENT? HAS ANYONE EVER TESTED IF THERE IS A CORRELATION OF IMPROPERLY PLACED CONTROL ARMS OR DEVICES, CAUSING OR MAKING ACCIDENTS MORE SEVERE? I CAN'T BELIEVE, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO'S NOTICED THIS SAFETY FLAW, AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES. BUT, I HIT THAT DANG WIPER ARM EVERY TIME IT'S TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. AND IT'S THE WORSE TIME TO HIT IT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO TEST MY DRIVING ABILITIES, I SUSPECT YOU'D FIND MY SKILLS ABOVE AVERAGE AT THE LEAST. AND IF I HIT IT, I DOUBT I'M ALONE.*AK

THE BACK WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE. *AK

DELCO BATTERY THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE HAS TWO OUTLETS WITH TWO BROKEN TERMINALS THAT LEAK, AND THE GAS THAT LEAKS. IT IS STORED UNDER THE BACK SEAT, WHICH ALSO STORES ALL THE ELECTRONIC RELAYS THAT WILL PRODUCE SPARKS AND CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, POSSIBLY STARTING A FIRE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

INCIDENT DATE IS AN ESTIMATE. I HAD A CLUNKING SOUND IN MY STEERING AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE NOISE WAS BECAUSE OF THE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING COLUMN, THE TWO PIECES ARE CLUNKING TOGETHER. MADE THAT WAS IN CASE OF A CRASH. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD TAKE IT APART, GREASE IT AND THAT IT MIGHT NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DONE. I TOLD THEM THAT BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SIMPLY THE TWO PIECES CLUNKING TOGETHER AND THAT IT WOULD NOT HURT ANYTHING I DID NOT GET THE LUBRICATION. NOW 8-30-2004 MY STEERING HOWLS SOMETIMES. I HAD MY BROTHER-IN-LAW CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS LOW. HE IS A MECHANIC OF OVER 25 YEARS AND STATES THAT POWER STEERING FLUID DOES NOT EVAPORATE AND MUST BE LEAKING AND MOST LIKELY INDICATE A GREATER PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LEAKS ON THE GROUND. I READ THE OTHERS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND THE STEERING SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. MY HOPE IN WRITING IS THAT PONTIAC WILL STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED.*AK

HERE AND FEEL A SLIGHT CLUNKING WHILE TURNING. I AM TOLD BY MY FATHER WHO REPLACED THE RACK ON HIS 2000 BONNEVILLE THAT IT IS THE RACK STARTING TO GO ON MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE $700(+) FOR PARTS ONLY. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. I OFTEN HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS TO START MY CAR. I SEE FROM THIS SITE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS ON ALOT OF THE VEHICLES. I HAVE GAS BACKING UP INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM HOSE WHICH IS A SYMPTOM OF THIS. I PLAN ON CONTACTING THE 800 #'S FROM THIS SITE ASAP SINCE A POSSIBLE OCCURENCE COULD BE THAT THE ENGINE CAN START ON FIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BRAKES HUMMED WHENEVER THEY WERE DEPRESSED. ALSO, THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR SYSTEM GEARS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION STEERING PRODUCED A GRINDING NOISE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

DURING "COLD" ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 3.8L V-6 ENGINE IN THE 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RUNS SO SMOOTHLY THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FEEL OR HEAR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. HOWEVER, DURING "HOT" ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SO ROUGHLY AND VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS STARTLING TO THE DRIVER AND IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. THE SHIFT IS VERY HARSH. IT BANGS, BUMPS, SHUDDERS, SLIPS, AND GRINDS ITS WAY UP AND DOWN THROUGH THE GEARS. IT IS NOT HEALTHY FOR THE TRANSMISSION OR THE REST OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENSTANCE AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL AND REPAIR ANY AND ALL TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING DESIGN FLAW AND MANUFACTURING FAILURE. (BECAUSE, IN MANY CASES, DRIVERS HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THEIR VEHICLE STOP DUE TO THE DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION.) A REMEDY HAS BEEN RELEASED...FIX THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID...WHICH IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER IS BILLED FOR THIS REPAIR AND IT CAN COST ABOVE $400.00. A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED, REPAIRED, AND PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. DON'T LET THE MANUFACTURER GET AWAY WITH CHARGING CONSUMERS TO FIX A FLAW AND DEFECT THAT MOST LIKELY OCCURRED IN THE FACTORY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PRODUCTION. MY VEHICLE WAS "CHECKED" TWICE BY SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD "

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THEN ,THE VEHICLE SHOOK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICE MY CAR "JERKS" WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. *AK

IN MAY 2003, PLASTIC INTAKE CRACKED, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO OIL SYSTEM OF CAR. INTAKE PLENUM WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROX 56,300 MILES. REPAIR COST APPROX. $970. NOW COVERED UNDER RECALL FOR SCREWS IN PLENUM COVER, HOWEVER PONTIAC ONLY REFUNDED $710 OF EXPENSES.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY 2000 BONNEVILLE IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. MY RADIO HAD TO BE REPLACED, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR, NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT WORK AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. MY TRUNK LEAKED AND WAS TOLD THE EXTENDED WARRENTY DID NOT COVER IT AND THE EXPENSE WAS ON ME. MY AIR CONDITIONER WOULD BLOW COLD AIR AND THEN HOT AIR OR NOT BLOW COLD AIR AT ALL, IT WAS IN THE SHOP 2-3 TIMES FOR THAT. NOW MY CAR HESITATES WHEN SPEEDING UP AND YOU CAN FEEL IT JERKING INTO GEAR WHEN IT SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR OR 2ND AND 3RD. FOR THIS REASON I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND AN ADDITIVE PUT IN AND WAS TOLD THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT!! MY NEXT STEP IS TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION JERKING, RECALLS,ETC..? *AK

COMPLAINED TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THAT STEERING IS BINDING WHILE TURNING. COMPLAINTS WERE AT 19,539, 29,736 AND 43,686 MILES. AT 19,539 MILES, DEALERSHIP FOUND BULLETIN # 99-02-32-007A AND REMOVED/REPLACED POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC RETURN OUTLET AND PRESSURE INLET HOSE. AT 29,736 MILE, STEERING SHAFT WAS LUBRICATED. AT 43,686 MILES STEERING SHAFT REMOVED AND LUBRICATED. AT 50,000 THE BINDING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I WILL BE TAKING TO THE SHOP AGAIN THIS WEEK. IT SEEMS THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER IS DOING "NICKLE & DIME" FIXES UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOT FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THERE'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

ENGINE FIRE EXPERIENCED BY CONSUMER ON 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *LA WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATED THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES BECAUSE 44 OWNERS COMPLAINED OF ENGINE FIRES DUE TO A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NM

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.8 ENGINE. PLASTIC INTAKE COVER POOR DESIGN, NOT HOLDING UP BEYOND FORTY THOUSAND MILES. *AK

WAS GOING TO DINNER WITH MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER.AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 1 MILE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE HOOD AREA.DUE TO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HUSBAND DID A U-TURN IN THE STREET AND QUICKLY STOPPED CAR. BEFORE STOPPING HUSBAND LOST EVERYTHING BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WE RAN FROM CAR TRIED TO OPEN HOOD ENGINE COMPLETLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED.DURING THE SEEING OF SMOKE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO GAUGES,EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. THIS ENGINE HAD ONLY 20,990 MILES ON IT.INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR.*AK

SINCE I OWNED THE CAR I HAVE HAD THESE THINGS FIXED: 1 WINDOW REGULATOR, 1 POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, POWER STEERING WORK (AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED) HOOD REPAINTED AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. NOW I NEED TO HAVE 2 WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED AT $400 A PIECE. I'M HAVING SOME LOAD HUMMING NOISE WHEN USING BRAKES BUT I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUNK LEAKS SO I CAN NOT USE IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING GETS WET. *AK

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT FIRE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2002 THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BY THE GOVERNMENT RELATING TO THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED ENGINE BACK FIRED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE AN EXCEEDINGLY LONG TIME TO START. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE MOTORS FOR THE WINDOWS IN MY VEHICLE ARE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE MOTOR FOR THE DRIVERS WINDOW WENT OUT. I'VE NEVER HAD A MOTOR FOR A WINDOW GO OUT BEFORE HOWEVER I KNOW IT DOES HAPPEN AND I DO USE THIS WINDOW PROBABLY ONCE A WEEK OR SO. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I USE MY CAR FOR WORK ONLY AND ALL MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN. BOTH BACK WINDOW MOTORS HAVE ALSO GONE OUT AND TOTAL FOR THE BACK TO WINDOWS THEY HAVE BEEN ROLLED DOWN 5 TIMES ONLY BY ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS INTENDING TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS WINDOW. AT $350.00 TO REPAIR THE BACK WINDOWS HAVE BEEN MADE TO STAY PERMANENTLY SHUT. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE VERY SAFE TO HAVE ALL THE WINDOWS MADE TO NOT ROLL DOWN BUT IT IS AGRIVATING THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN.*AK

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE & LAST YEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED & A YEAR LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OBVIOUSLY IF BOTH OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN A YEAR OF EACH OTHER, THIS IS SOME SORT OF FAULTY PART. OUR REAR WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN OPEN MORE THAN 4 TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR, SO WHY SHOULD THEY BE WORN OUT? DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART WITH OTHER BONNEVILLES? *AK

MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WAS HESITATING SLIGHTLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND OR 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN IT SHIFTED IT WAS JERKING SLIGHTLY. THIS WAS NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN CAR WAS COLD BUT OCCURRED WHEN WARMED UP. TRANSMISSION SHOP WANTED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION FOR $2000. 2ND OPINION SAID TO TAKE TO DEALER TO HAVE "PROM RELFLASHED". DEALER SAID THERE'S A BULLETIN OUT TO FIX PROBLEM FOR $800 DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. GM SHOULD PUT OUT RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. IT SHOULDN'T COST ME $800 TO FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW!*AK

WHEEL RIMS ARE CORRODING. A RESULT, AIR SEEPS OUT ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN, THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDOW WAS NOT BEING OPERATED. THE WINDOW OPERATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $300.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN, THE WINDOW WAS NOT BEING OPERATED. THE WINDOW OPERATOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT A DIFFERENT WINDOW. APPROX COST $300.*AK

THE HEATER IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OVERHEATED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT MATERIAL. DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. *AK

BARELY USED POWER WINDOW MOTOR BROKEN. *LA

LEAKING COOLANT AT THE PLENUM AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. REPLACED THE UPPER PLENUM AND THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS.

1. RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AT 30 MONTHS, BUT 60,233 MILES. WINDOW HAD BEEN RAISED AND LOWERED LESS THAN 25 TIMES. PONTIAC AGREED TO 40% REIMBURSMENT. 2. AFTER 60K MI CHECK UP, CAR BEGAN SHIFTING VERY ROUGH. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 63,266 THEN OFF,NO PROBLEM, AGAIN AT 66237 IN SHOP NOW, WITH TWO TRANS DIAGNOTIC COMPUTER MSGS. WILL NOT KNOW COST UNTIL PROBLEM FOUND. BEFORE DEALER DID 60K CHECK UP WAS GETTING 29 MMG ON INTERSTATE, SINCE CHECK UP, GETTING 23-25MPG ON INTERSTATES. I BELIEVE DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO, BUT I KNOW DEALER WILL NOT AGREE.

INTERMITTENTLY ABS TRACTION STABILITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE WAS INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE FAILURE CODE INDICATED, DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SERVICE IMMEDIATELY ABS STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES HAD BEEN DONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

CONSUMER CRANKED ENGINE TO START AND HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS COMPLAINT WAS CALLED IN BY THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR. THE OWNER OF VEHICLE WAS KEITH ELLIS, 5708 SPRING LAKE DR. EVANSVILLE IN. 812-423-4822. *AK

BLOWER MOTOR MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNED ON

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKY NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS INSTALLED. THE CLUNKING NOISE WAS FOUND TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT IN WHICH THE STEERING KNUCKLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NEW STEERING SHAFT COUPLER WAS INSTALLED. THE CLUNKING NOISE REMAINED AND CURRENTLY THE RACK AND PINION IS SUSPECT. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT POWER WINDOW PROBLEMS. THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS WERE REPLACED JUST RECENTLY. HOWEVER, THE THIRD POWER WINDOW WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. *AK

TRUNK FLOODED HEAVILY WHEN RAINING, OIL LEAK, PROBLEMS WITH TIRES,ETC.*MR THE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE, IT STILLS REMAINS A FAULTY VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS VERY DISSATISFIED IN GENERAL MOTOR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB

POWER STEERING PUMP

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED, SENDING SHARDS EMBEDDING INTO THE RADIATOR AND SLICING THROUGH THE FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FIRE THAT CONSUMED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

BONNEVILLE WITH 37,000 MILES. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WORST BEING UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN CAR KEEPS GOING STRAIGHT THEN A CLUNK IS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND THE CAR FINALLY GOES RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. DEALER WAS ALSO ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER FINDS SOME TYPE OF METAL LODGED IN BETWEEN THE LINKS ON THE RACK. RACK IS REPLACE UNDER PREFERRED WARRANTY. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 14 DAYS FOR A REAR WINDOW SEAL LEAK, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. *PH

REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE BROKE. *AK

L.H REAR WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE BROKE. THIS IS THE 2ND CABLE THAT HAS BROKEN ON THIS VEHICLE. R.H. REAR CABLE BROKE IN AUG. OF 2002. BOTH CABLES BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALLOWING WINDOW TO FALL DOWN AND BECOMING INOPERATIVE. COST OF REPAIR $400.*AK

THE VEHICLES STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED NOISE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. *MR *CB *NLM

GRINDING OR SQUEALING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEED. DEALER HAS PLACED RACK 3 TIMES, NOISE STILL THERE ALTHOUGH INTERMITENT. REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS ALSO.*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS WERE HARD TO GO UP AND DOWN TO A FAULTY MODULE WHICH COST $400.00 PARTS AND LABOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING SLOW AND TURNING LEFT I HEARD A "CLANK" SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT AREA OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT PONTIAC HAD A TECH SERVICE WHICH INDICATED A STEERING LINKAGE PART NEEDED TO BE TAKEN APART AND OILED AND PUT BACK. GM ALSO HAS A KIT THAT WAS INSTALLED. *NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, GASOLINE LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. *JB

STEERING MAKES POPS AND GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURNING. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. FIRST TIME AT 37,000 MILES I WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BAD. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT I HAD TO PAY SOME LABOR. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. *JB

ALL ELECTRIC WINDOWS BROKE IN THE MOTOR PARTS CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP TO INSIDE OF THE DOOR LEAVING THEM ALL THE WAY DOWN WITHOUT ANY WAY OF GETTING THEM BACK UP. ALL OF THEM HAPPENED WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. ANOTHER SAME CAR OWNER HAD 2 BREAK SO FAR.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*JB