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1990 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 Dec 26, 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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Feb 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 39 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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

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Interior & seats
Filed Dec 26, 2003

AREA AROUND PLATE THAT HOLD HOOD LATCH PIN IN PLACE CORRODED, CRACKED AND FAILED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10051144
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
Mileage
117,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Dec 4, 2002

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS NOT STAYING LOCKED AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. MR

NHTSA ID
568464
Seat belts
Filed Nov 8, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BUCKLE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. MR *JB

NHTSA ID
8022443
Incident
Oct 11, 2002
Mileage
163,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jan 9, 2002

ALL FUEL LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LEAK FUEL AFTER THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8001835
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 16, 2001

ACCLERATOR STUCK.

NHTSA ID
562524
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 27, 2001

THE LIGHTS ON THIS MODEL, AND I HAVE SEEN MANY, HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LENS. AS THEY AGED, THEY FADE AND BECOME VERY WHITE AND WEATHERED. IN THE DAYTIME IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE BRAKE LIGHTS FOR THE PERSONS BEHIND THE CAR. I NOTICED THIS MYSELF BEHIND ONE. WHEN I WENT FOR INSPECTION, I WAS ASKED IF THE LIGHTS WERE OUT, THEN IT WAS REALIZED THAT THEY DO WORK. AT NIGHT THEY ARE MORE VISABLE. PONTIAC SHOUD REPLACE THE LENSES ON THESE CARS. THE LE AND SE MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOOK FINE, AND BRITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID
744632
Brakes
Filed Apr 5, 2001
Crash reported

SUSPECT RELATED CAMPAIGN FOR ABS HYDRALIC VALVE BLOCK (INTERMITTENT PULL IS WHEEL LOCKOUT). *AK

NHTSA ID
743565
Incident
Feb 14, 2001
Brakes
Filed Mar 12, 2001

WHILE ON A TWO WAY STREET, BRAKES GOT HARD AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP PUMPING ON BRAKES UNTIL IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN.*AK THE ABS FAILED TEICE AND THE CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. *YH

NHTSA ID
882729
Incident
Jul 15, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jan 9, 2001

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IT WAS NEVER FIXED AND WAS HARD TO DUPLICATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE LOCKED OUT UNDER A PANIC STOP BUT THE ABS FAILS TO KICK IN AND THE CAR IS ESSENTIALLY BRAKELESS. OTHERS HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY DIED OR SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY BECAUSE WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR IS A MISSLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
739088
Incident
Dec 5, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 11, 2000
2 injuries reported

FIRESTONE LEMANS TIRE P215 65 R15 EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND INJURING 2 CONSUMERS. (ATTORNEY STEVEN BUDAJ FOR CLIENT). *SLC

NHTSA ID
555765
Incident
Nov 28, 1998
Electrical
Filed Jun 7, 2000
Fire reported

A VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED IN ALTERATOR WIRING HARNESS AFTER PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. STATE FARM INSURANCE ASKED CONSUMER TO NOTIFY NHTSA. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
863159
Incident
May 23, 2000
Brakes
Filed Mar 19, 2000

WHEN ABS SYSTEM FAILED I HAD NO BRAKING, I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE THIRD ABS SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
720326
Incident
Nov 24, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Sep 9, 1999

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT IT WON'T LATCH. THERE IS NO CATCHING AND THE BUTTON HAS COLLAPSED. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
847315
Incident
Sep 9, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 17, 1999

SEATBACK LATCH COLLAPSED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845203
Incident
Aug 17, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 28, 1999
Crash reported

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME FROZEN, WOULD NOT MOVE OR GO DOWN IN POSITION TO BRAKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID
834658
Incident
Dec 17, 1998
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Jan 4, 1999

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY IS VERY HARD TO PUSH AND WILL BARELY STOP CAR. SEAT BELT DO NOT TIGHTEN TO HOLD YOU FROM BEING THROWN, THEY ARE VERY LOOSE.

NHTSA ID
701832
Incident
Dec 24, 1998
Electrical
Filed Apr 22, 1998

FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAD TO HAVE AN ALTERNATOR INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES A YEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
822687
Incident
Apr 21, 1998
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Oct 16, 1997

DOOR LOCKS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA ID
604537
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 7, 1997

BOLTS THAT HOLD CUSHIONED SEAT ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM ALUMINUM MOUNTING RAILS, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN INTO BACK SEAT.

NHTSA ID
523571
Incident
Jun 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 30, 1997

CAR STALLS--BRAKES AND STEERING ARE LOST. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID
522813
Incident
Sep 30, 1997
Brakes
Filed Mar 5, 1997

ABS PUMP/MOTOR FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID
514813
Incident
Mar 18, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 4, 1997

ABS PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLE FAILED AT 53,000 MILES AND THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT THUMPING NOISE AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL.

NHTSA ID
546616
Incident
Mar 18, 1996
Brakes
Filed Dec 4, 1996

WHEN ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VEERS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.

NHTSA ID
512206
Incident
Nov 22, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 25, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
602277
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 23, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ENGINE ACCELERATED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, ACCELERATOR WENT TO FLOOR, NO WARNING, VEHICLE HIT TREE; NOTE : REPORTED BY ALL STATE INS. CO. *AK

NHTSA ID
803926
Incident
Oct 12, 1996

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