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1993 Pontiac Bonneville Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance 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 Dec 23, 2000
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.
6%
of 138 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 forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 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 driver-assistance

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

Driver assistanceExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Dec 23, 2000

SIGNAL LEVER CONTROLS THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: (1) CONTROLS TURN SIGNALS (2) WINDSHIELD WIPER & WASHER (3)CRUISE CONTROL(4) HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MY CAR. BOTH TIMES THERE WAS A FAILURE WHILE BEING USED WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE PART WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND THE LEVER FLOPPED AROUND LOOSELY AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. WHEN DRIVING TO A PONTIAC DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IT WAS SNOWING AND I WAS UNABLE TO SIGNAL OR USE THE WIPERS AND WASHER. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THE DEALER HAD THE REPLACEMENT PART IN STOCK INDICATING IT IS A FREQUENT FAILURE, AND THE LEVER FLOPPED AROUND LOOSELY NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER FOR REPAIR DURING A SNOW STORM WITHOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER, WASHER , AND SIGNAL LIGHTS. THEREFORE I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. IT IS TO NOTED THAT THE PONTIAC DEALER HAD THIS PART IN STOCK INDICATING THAT IT COULD A FREQUENT PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
738197
Incident
Dec 19, 2000
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Feb 14, 2000

INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE REVVED, RPM'S WENT UP TO 3000 WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK CAR JUMPED FOWARD DURING REVVING, AND TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM FOOT ON BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
856799
Incident
Feb 12, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 17, 1997
Crash reported

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, ALOUD CHOKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN ENGINE IS REVVED TO GREATER THAN 3000 RPMS. IN ONE INSTANCE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHILE REVVING THE ENGINE IN PARK, ENGINE LURGED FORWARD INTO MECHANIC'S SHOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
513823
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 15, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN CONSUMER HAVING TO SHUT VEHICLE IGNITION OFF BEFORE VEHICLE RETURN TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. *AK THE BRAKES WERE FORCED TO OVER COME RPM OF 3200 TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. *YH

NHTSA ID
816364
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 16, 1997

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION AT 100 MPH AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT OVERRIDE THE VEHICLE, HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED IN A 2 MONTH PERIOD. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
811040
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 17, 1997

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
603291
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
Driver assistanceElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Apr 25, 1995

ELECTRICAL FAILURE, RESULTING COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ELECTRICAL AND VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS CHANGES. TT

NHTSA ID
964293
Incident
Apr 25, 1995
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Mar 23, 1995
Crash reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION 9 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
962433
Incident
Mar 22, 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

Brakes45Engine20Electrical17Transmission12Body & structure10Seat belts8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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