1999 Pontiac Bonneville Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE COASTED THE VEHICLE UP-HILL TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10289095

Incident

Oct 20, 2009

Mileage

190,000 mi

OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TRAVELING MUCH FARTHER THAN NORMAL. SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE 'S CAR, AND I DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH,THOUGHT THAT THE BACK SHOES WERE LOW SINCE THEY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED IN AWHILE. PURCHASED A NEW SET AND PLANNED ON INSTALLING. HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. TOPPED UP AND LIGHT WENT OUT. I THOUGHT THAT THE LOW LEVEL WAS DO TO THE WORN SHOES WHICH WOULD MAKE THE LEVEL GO DOWN. HOWEVER THE LEVEL CONTINUED TO GO DOWN AS I DROVE. THAT MEANT A LEAK. THOUGHT PERHAPS A WHEEL CYLINDER. ALL LOOKED OK THE PROBLEM : RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROLLER ALL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALL FOUR LINES RUSTED TWO OR MORE LEAKING!!! CONTINUED USE AND HARD BRAKING WOULD HAVE CAUSE NO BRAKE AND SURELY AND ACCIDENT ALL FOUR LINES MUST BE REPLACED THESE LINES ALSO GO UNDER THE CAR TO THE BACK. WILL HAVE THE DEALER DO HAVE CALLED GM AND GO NO SATISFACTION CAR IS A 1999 BONNEVILLE 113000 MILES THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN . POOR QUALITY STEEL AND WORKMANSHIP HAVE OWNED CARS WITH 300000 + MILES AND SOME 20 + YEARS OLD WITH NO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. WHY AREN'T BRAKE LINES STAINLESS STEEL???*JB

NHTSA ID

10147128

Incident

Jan 6, 2006

Mileage

113,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WAS A WINNING NOISE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK THE VEHICLE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES WERE A PROBLEM AS WELL. THE TRANSAXLE AND CONVERTER WAS REBUILT. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10101732

Incident

Nov 22, 2004

Mileage

45,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *MR THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED WHEN GOING ON DOWNGRADES AND WHEN USING THE BRAKES. NEW BRAKES WERE JUST INSTALLED AT AROUND 30K MILES AND THE SHOES WERE WORN ALMOST TO THE METAL. THE SHOES WERE WEARING UNEVEN BUT THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD BE FINE. THE VEHICLE SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL SHOOK AND COULD HAVE THROWN THE CONSUMER OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE CONSUMER HELD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE NEW ROTORS WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE FAULT, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE MOUNTAINS. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10079854

Incident

Apr 30, 2004

BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO STOP AT A GOOD DISTANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, DRUMS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. LAST MONTH DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK BRAKES FAILED FREQUENTLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIM CRACKED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE ALTERNATOR AND REAR WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED. OIL PAN GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK. A/C FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YH

NHTSA ID

879031

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

STEERING WHEEL POPPED OUT AND THE SHIFTER CAME LOOSE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK PIN AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558940

Incident

Nov 21, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH AND THERE WAS A RINGING NOISE WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

861531

Incident

Dec 2, 1999

UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

849910

Incident

Sep 27, 1999

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND UNDER DIFFERENT BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES FAIL. THE FAILURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE IS NOT THE ABS BECAUSE THE NOISE IS DIFFERENT.

NHTSA ID

712326