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1992 Pontiac Bonneville Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Transmission reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Jan 1, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 113 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Jan 1, 2002

TRANSMISSION MOUNT BOLTS HAVE FALLEN OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES EVEN THOUGH REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT BOLTS AND CORRECT LOC-TITE. WHEN THEY FALL OUT THE DRIVETRAIN DROPS ONTO MY STEERING ASSEMBLY CAUSING IT TO PULL ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER OR SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO GO LEFT AND RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME. NOW MY STEERING IS MESSY EVEN WITH TRANNY MOUNT BOLTS INSTALLED THE STEERING ASS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN 'STRETCHED' CAUSING IT TO PULL BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME OR SOMETIMES REALLY HARD TO THE RIGHT (TIRES SEAM TO WEAR EVENLY -THOUGH IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE). TIRE SHOP FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS BALL JOINTS BUT DECIDED NO BAD BALL JOINTS. ALSO MANY TIMES WHEN I PUT THE CAR UP ON RAMPS OR A JACK TO CHANGE TO MY SUMMER WHEELS OR CHANGE OIL THE E-BRAKE DOESN'T WANT TO HOLD. I PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND COMES BACK UP ALMOST ALL THE WAY. ONLY ONCE OR TWICE IN THE 12 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR HAS THE E-BRAKE HELD. SOMETIMES IT WILL HOLD FOR A SECOND OR TWO BUT THEN IT RELEASES OR 'SLIPS'. THESE PROBLEMS BOTHER ME ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING THE CORROSION RECALL FOR OTHER GM CARS FOR PROBLEMS LIKE MY DRIVETRAIN MOUNT BOLT HOLES CORROSION PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ID
756280
Incident
Dec 31, 2001
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jan 19, 2001

USING TRACTION CONTROL ON ABS BRAKES BURNED OPEN. TRACTION CONTROL WAS TOO LIGHT FOR AREAS GETTING LOTS OF SNOW. HAD NO TRACTION CONTROL AT ALL. EXPERIENCING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DUE TO LOST OF TRACTION CONTROL. *AK

NHTSA ID
878620
Incident
Dec 21, 2000
Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 1998

WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING IN THE PARK GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
826477
Transmission
Filed Jan 23, 1998
Fire reported

OWNER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO LOOSE FITTINGS AROUND TRANSMISSION, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ON ENGINE, RESULTING IN FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

NHTSA ID
820845
Transmission
Filed Aug 1, 1997

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION COOLING HOSE DISCONNECTED FROM THE RADIATOR, AND SPRAYED HYDRAULIC FLUID OVER THE HOT ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURED TWICE. THERE WAS A RECALL BY NHTSA #96V015002 REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DID NOT APPLY TO THIS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *YH

NHTSA ID
814912
Incident
Jan 12, 1997
Transmission
Filed Oct 21, 1996

RECALL NO 96V015002 WAS FIXED ON MAY OF 1996, ANOTHER LINE IS NOW LEAKING, MFR. WILL NOT REPLACE THE LINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
803812
Incident
Oct 16, 1996
Transmission
Filed Aug 15, 1996
Fire reported

COOLING UNIT HOSE LEAK DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND CAUSING A FIRE PRIOR TO RCALL (96V-015.002). *AK

NHTSA ID
985323
Incident
May 17, 1996
ElectricalTransmission
Filed Feb 9, 1995

TRANSMISSION REVERSE SERVO FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM MOVING BACKWARDS, VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO GO FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION. *AW

NHTSA ID
481159
Incident
Feb 9, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes46Electrical13Engine9Interior & seats8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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