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1994 Pontiac Bonneville Brakes Problems

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

Data refreshed

Brakes 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.
10
Latest Jul 27, 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.
11%
of 88 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.
3
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 service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Pontiac Bonneville submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 brake

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

Brakes
Filed Jul 27, 2000

WHEN DRIVING UNDER 15MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
866132
Incident
Jul 26, 2000
Brakes
Filed May 24, 2000

ABS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
862475
Incident
May 22, 2000
Body & structureBrakesEngine+4 more
Filed Aug 11, 1999

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED INTO VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT INSTALLED AT TIME OF ASSEMBLY. *YC

NHTSA ID
547891
Incident
Sep 23, 1994
Brakes
Filed Feb 11, 1999

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND ACTIVATES WHEN NOT SUPPOSE TO WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
834739
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 16, 1998

REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO BRAKES, CAUSING BRAKES TO GRIND AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
830787
Brakes
Filed Jul 3, 1997
Crash reported

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED PREVIOUSLY TO THE ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM , BUT NEW BRAKES WERE PUT ON BY THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
813768
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Nov 15, 1996
Crash reported

SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THERE IS NO RESISTANCE AND NO PAUSING ON WET OR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
805106
Brakes
Filed Mar 21, 1996

BECAUSE OF THE THINESS OF THE ROTORS. THE BRAKES HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT 29,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
981046
Incident
Feb 20, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 29, 1995

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
486659
Incident
May 29, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 14, 1995
Crash reported

ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AFTER HEARING A GRIDING NOISE. TT

NHTSA ID
961886
Incident
Mar 8, 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

Electrical17Engine14Airbags12Body & structure9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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