1995 Pontiac Bonneville Transmission Problems

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER IN 2001 IN MICHIGAN. (I DON'T THINK THE AIR CONDITIONING EVER WORKED ). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OUT. IT WOULD BE ON, WHEN THE CAR STARTED, BUT WITHIN DRIVING 300FT. WOULD GO OUT AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON FROM THE BUTTON. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN EVER YOU TURNED ON THE HEAD LIGHTS. THIS WAS DUE TO A BAD SWITCH & A SHORT. THEN THE CRUSE CONTROL WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS DUE TO THE ENGINE OVER HEATING BY AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. 1 MONTH AFTER THAT WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AFTER THROWING A ROD AND CRACKING THE ENGINE BLOCK, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS STILL FLUIND IN THE ENGINE FROM MELTED MANAFOLD.( THIS ALL TOOK PLACE BETWEEN NOV. 2001 & JAN. 2002) AFTER THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ONE OF THE WIRES WAS SEVERED DUE TO THE WHEEL TILT. (WE WOULD TILT THE WHEEL & COULD NOT START THE CAR). IN NOV. 2002 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, WE HAD IT REPLACED. THEN ALL AT ONE TIME (2003) THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE TIMING CHAIN HAD JUMPED A TOOTH, THE CAM SENSOR, AND THE SPARK PLUGS WHICH HAD BEEN CHANGED A FEW WEEKS BEFORE. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AGAIN DUE TO A LEAK IN THE COOLANT RESOVOIR BOTTEL, THIS CAUSED THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW AGAIN. IT IS NOW 2004 WE HAVE AN ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SINCE MID 2003 WE HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 PCM & 3 PROMS DUE TO THE FACT THE THEY KEPT FRYING ( A RESULT OF A BAD GROUND THAT STILL CAN NOT BE FOUND), AN ALTANATOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAD SPIKES. THE CHECK ENGING LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY COME ON & WHEN THE CODES WERE PULLED THE EGR VLAVE WAS LISTED, WE REPLACED IT AND STILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A STILL BAD PCM. NOW WHENEVER WE TURN ON THE BLINKER THE VOLTAGE GAGE MOVES IN TIME WITH IT DUE TO A SHORT. THE RPM'S SURGE AT TIMES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR AT IDLE, CAUSING THE CAR TO SATLL OR BACKFIRE. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10074652

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

Mileage

71,000 mi

TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. RANDOMLY OCCURS AFTER TRAVELING SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. HIGHER INCIDENCE AT TIME OF AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. CAN NOT BE RESET BY TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH - MUST COME TO FULL STOP AND TURN OFF ENGINE. WITH RAPID ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINING SPEED AT 55 MPH OR ABOVE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON. DROP DOWN TO ~50 MPH AND LIGHT COMES ON. GM DEALER CLAIMS NPF BUT PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EACH TIME OUT FOR ME. ANOTHER DEALER CLAIMS REPLACEMENT OF TC MODULE NECESSARY - SERVICE TECH TELLS ME IT IS COMMON PROBLEM TO 95 & 96 BONNEVILLES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10043662

Incident

Sep 20, 2003

Mileage

79,000 mi

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

765952

Incident

Aug 12, 2002

WAS DRIVING AND FELT AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND IT WAS THE SAME. FINALLY, ONLY GEAR LEFT WAS LOW GEAR. VEHICLE WAS COASTING. HAD NOT DRIVEN OR REVERSED. MANAGED TO GET TO A PARKING LOT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. WAS INFORMED THATR TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN AND WAS NOT REPAIRABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

884866

Incident

Mar 22, 2001

DIFFICULTY OF TRANSMISSION GOING INTO GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

721231

Incident

Apr 9, 2000

TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNING OFF WHENEVER VEHICLE IS MOVING. TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS AT IDLE AND STATIONARY. ON OFF SWITCH WILL NOT TURN ON TRACTION CONTROL WHEN IT HAS COME ON BY ITSELF. TO TURN OFF TRACTION CONTROL OFF DASH LIGHT YOU MUST RESTART VEHICLE. IT WILL STAY OFF UNTIL VEHICLE MOVES APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 500 FEET THEN WILL COME ON AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

716684

Incident

Nov 15, 1999

GM TSB DESCRIBES THE EXACT CONDITION AND CURE.GM WOULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE PART ,THE REPAIR WAS TO INSTALL A PART THAT HAS A DIFFERENT MACHING PROCESS AND HARDER VALVES. *AK

NHTSA ID

716271

Incident

Apr 2, 1999

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN I USED THE PASSING GEAR. GEARS BEGAN SLIPPING AND I COULD NOT PASS THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO NEXT TOWN ABOUT THREE MILES IN FIRST GEAR AT ABOT 25 MPH.THIS OCCURRED ON A VACATION TRIP TO FLORIDA. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER IN MANNING SC SANTEE MOTOR CO. INC. 452 N BROOK ST.ZIP 29102 PHONE 800-948-6080. I DOUBT THAT I HAVE USED THE PASSING GEAR MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT HARD TO BEKEIVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO THAT EASILY AFTER ONLY 62,00 MILES. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE SERVICE ON THE CAR FAITHFULLY HAVING HAD MY MECHANIC GIVE MY CAR A THOROUGH CHECK BEFORE TAKING THIS TRIP EVEN BUYING NEW TIRES ALTHOUGH I STILL HAD FAURLY GOOD TREAD ON THEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

715059

Incident

Oct 15, 1999

THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, CAR TOOK OFF AND BRAKES WERE AS HARD AS A ROCK, THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL CAR WAS TO PUT IN NEUTRAL. THIS LAST TIME I WAS ON A FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIF. AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AGAIN AND I ENDED OFF THE FREEWAY IN A VACANT FIELD TO STOP THE CAR. I WAS AFRAID OF GOING INTO A RESIDENTAL AREA. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AND THE CAR WAS CHECKED OUT AT A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP, AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE CAR IS THERE NOW AGAIN AND THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING. THE CAR HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS.ODDLY ENOUGH WHEN I CALLED AAA TO TOW ME OUT OF THE FIELD THIS LAST TIME THE DISPATCHER STATED THAT HER MOM'S BUICK DOES THE SAME THING. GM IS MAKING IT SOUND LIKE THIS IS UNHEARD OF AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON, YET ON THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE OTHER CASES. *AK

NHTSA ID

714645

Incident

Nov 9, 1999

TRACTION CONTROL FOR ABS SYSTEM FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID

548926

Incident

Sep 26, 1999

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH SLOWED DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCK WHICH WON'T OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

841649

Incident

Jul 6, 1998

AFTER DRIVING IN THIRD GEAR ,SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO OVERDRIVE,THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT UNLESS IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

821722

Incident

Oct 22, 1997

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN PUT IN DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

602459

Incident

Sep 17, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID

488256

Incident

Jul 1, 1995

THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE CAR ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT SEVERAL SIGNS AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID

970156

Incident

Jul 21, 1995