EngineSteering
Filed Apr 1, 2014
THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT WOULD JUST QUIT AND I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES OR STEERING AND ALL GAUGES WOULD SHUT DOWN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON WHILE I WAS STILL DRIVING CUTTING IN AND OUT REPEATEDLY. IT HAPPENED A LOT WHEN I WAS IDLING AT A CORNER AND THEN WOULD START THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. IT WOULD QUIT GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING IT A SHORT DISTANCE. AFTER IT SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, A FEW HOURS OR SOMETIMES OVERNIGHT IT WOULD JUST START LIKE THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. IT DIDN'T SPUTTER OR ACT LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS OR ANYTHING, IT JUST WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER. WE TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY COULD NEVER REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DIAGNOSTICS DIDN'T SHOW ANY PROBLEMS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS ISSUE. I ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID NO. I FINALLY QUIT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE I WAS TIRED OF BEING STRANDED AND WITH TAKING MY CHANCES WITH IT LOOSING POWER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR THROUGH INTERSECTIONS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY RECALLING SOME GM MODELS FOR BECAUSE OF AN IGNITION SWITCH SPRING BUT BONNEVILLE AREN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10576488
- Incident
- Dec 27, 2004
- Mileage
- 118,515 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 12, 2006
HEARD A "POPPING" NOISE, THEN LOST POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT. RIGHT TURNS WORK FINE, BUT NO POWER STEERING TO THE LEFT. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10165328
- Incident
- Jul 5, 2006
- Mileage
- 126,000 mi
Steering
Filed May 3, 2006
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WOULD NOT ALLOW A LEFT TURN. RIGHT TURNING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH ONE FINGER, HOWEVER LEFT TURNS REQUIRE TREMENDOUS STRENGTH. RECALL ISSUED FOR GRAND PRIX AND SIMILAR 97 PONTIAC'S, BUT NOT THE BONNEVILLE. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10156711
- Incident
- Apr 27, 2006
- Mileage
- 130,000 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 5, 2004
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAD TO USE FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME RACK AND PINION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PRODUCED AT THE PLANT OF THE RECALLED CARS. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10081638
- Incident
- Jun 15, 2004
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jul 20, 2004
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK-UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10083266
- Incident
- Jul 4, 2004
Steering
Filed Apr 10, 2004
1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RACK& PINION STEERING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT ONLY. TURNING RIGHT WAS STILL FUNCTIONING WITH POWER ASSIST. THE PROBLEM INCREASED OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO WHERE THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN LEFT AT ALL (EVEN MANUALLY). COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS MANUFACTURER WITH ABSOLUTLELY NO RESOLUTION.
- NHTSA ID
- 10065876
- Incident
- Oct 19, 2002
- Mileage
- 69,845 mi
Steering
Filed Feb 3, 2004
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALSO, THIS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE PONTIAC, GRAND PRIX WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10057454
- Mileage
- 180,000 mi
BrakesElectricalSteering
Filed Sep 2, 2003
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH SUDDENLY ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. NO BRAKES/ NO POWER STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER POPPED HOOD, AND NOTICED BATTERY ACID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE. DEALER REPLACED CABLES, AND PUT JELLY AROUND THEM. FIVE DAYS LATER, CABLES WERE LOOSE AGAIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE CABLE HAS LOOSEN AGAIN AND VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. CONSUMER WAS LEFT STRANDED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10033603
- Incident
- Aug 5, 2003
- Mileage
- 39,000 mi
ElectricalEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Jan 7, 2003
NAR 1/29/2003. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE CONSUMER WITH A BENT WATER PUMP AND A BENT WHEEL. THE ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING PUMP, TRANSMISSION AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10006051
- Incident
- Jan 7, 2003
Steering
Filed Aug 2, 2002
WHILE TURNING LEFT IN PARKING LOT, MY WIFE HEARD A POP/THUMP NOISE AND THEN COULD NOT CONTINUE LEFT TURN. STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN RIGHT WITH POWER ASSIST BUT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL LEFT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPORTED "POWER STEERING RACK BROKE INSIDE". DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 765109
- Incident
- Jun 23, 2002
Steering
Filed Nov 9, 2001
WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT VEHICLE FAILS TO TURN TO LEFT. VEHICLE CAN TURN TO RIGHT, BUT STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD. OWNER BELIEVES THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO RACK AND PINION. *AK *YD
- NHTSA ID
- 899014
- Incident
- Nov 9, 2001
Steering
Filed Nov 13, 2000
POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING BOLTS BROKE WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 736215
- Incident
- Nov 12, 2000
Steering
Filed Jun 15, 2000
BOLTS THAT HOLD POWER STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING GEAR BOX TO FALL INTO THE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, VEHICLE LOST BRAKES, STEERING, AND OTHER POWER UNITS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER WARANTY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 863617
- Incident
- Jun 15, 2000
Steering
Filed Jun 1, 2000
CAR HAS HAD HESITATION WHEN IN A SLIGHT STRAIN AT 45 TO 55 MPH FOR ABOUT 2 MO. IT WOULD DO IT SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. FINALLY IT STARED DOING IT AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT A LOCAL FACTORY PERSON TO LOOK AT IT AND CALL ME TODAY. HE SAID THE MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY O O O. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 723471
- Incident
- May 21, 2000
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