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1987 Pontiac Bonneville Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 7, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 11, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 19 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Pontiac Bonneville. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–19 of 19

Engine
Filed May 7, 2003

THE CAR WILL MOMENTARILY HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT IS PERIODIC AND NOT CONSISTENT, THEREFORE, HARD TO DUPLICATE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I ASKED GM TO E-MAIL SOME OF THEIR NATIONWIDE PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS AND ASK FOR THEIR INPUT ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSED. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ENTERING MOVING TRAFFIC. SO MUCH FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WILL REMEMBER THAT WHEN I PURCHASE MY NEXT VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10018373
Incident
May 7, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed May 9, 2001

WHILE SITTING IN SEAT AND LEANING BACK PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEATS FELL BACK, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT SEAT BACK UP, BUT IF CONTINUING TO LEAN IT WOULD COME BACK DOWN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IN AN ANCIDENT.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID
887853
Incident
May 8, 1989
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 11, 2000
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, DOORS LOCKED DOWN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN TRYING TO TURN OFF INERIOR LIGHTS, CONTROL SWITCH SUNK/MELTED INTO DASH. DASH ABLAZE WITHIN 2 TO 3 MINUTES, ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED 3 TO 4 MINUTES LATER. ESCAPED THROUGH OPEN WINDOW. VERY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID
727578
Incident
Sep 20, 1998
Transmission
Filed Apr 10, 2000

WHENEVER IN DRIVE AND SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF. IF ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IT WOULD REAR ENDED IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
860002
Incident
Feb 19, 2000
Filed Mar 30, 1999

PAINT ON CAR IS PEELING TERRIBLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID
705117
Electrical
Filed Jul 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE DIES OUT, CAUSING NO BRAKE POWER ALSO NO STEERING. ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED WHICH TEMPORARY CORRECTED THE PROBELM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
824870
Steering
Filed Nov 7, 1997

COLD STEERING. POWER STEERING DIES, DOES NOT WORK UNTIL ENGINE WARMS UP WHENEVER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELLOW 40 DEGREES. *AK

NHTSA ID
524491
Incident
Jan 1, 1991
Steering
Filed Oct 28, 1997

STEERING RACK FAILED.MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.

NHTSA ID
526687
Incident
Jul 26, 1994
Steering
Filed Jul 1, 1997

COLD POWER STEERING.

NHTSA ID
520256
Engine
Filed Feb 1, 1997

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY (SINCE NEW) AND DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OR RESOLVE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
546593
Incident
Feb 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 21, 1997

WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP, VEHICLE WILL STOP. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
818795
Incident
May 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Sep 18, 1996

BATTERY LEAKS, CAUSING CORROSION.

NHTSA ID
508860
Incident
Jul 11, 1996
Steering
Filed Oct 10, 1995

PURCHASE CAR USED THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING IS COLD IN THE AM AND PM EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WARMS UP THE WHEEL IS HARD TO STEER UNTIL IT LOOSENS UP, AND THEN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT IT LOCKS MOMENTARILY.*JB

NHTSA ID
973198
Seat belts
Filed Sep 8, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONS. TT

NHTSA ID
971790
Incident
Aug 3, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 12, 1995

THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A PATICULAR DAY. TT

NHTSA ID
966673
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP. TT

NHTSA ID
965682
Incident
May 23, 1995
Heating & air conditioningEngineSuspension+1 more
Filed May 15, 1995

FRONT END PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
486423
Incident
May 15, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jan 23, 1995

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
480771
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Steering
Filed Jan 11, 1995
Crash reported

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE FREE FROM VEHICLE, OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT. *TW

NHTSA ID
481495
Incident
Jan 11, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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