1999 Pontiac Bonneville Transmission Problems

EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 07 2009 NHTSA REFERENCE: #09E012000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 16,270 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: FEBRUARY 24 2004 NHTSA REFERENCE: #04V090000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 910,873 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 26 1999 NHTSA REFERENCE: #99V089000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 99,333 WHEELS RECALL FOR 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RECALL ANNOUNCED: APRIL 12 1999 NHTSA REFERENCE: #99V072000 NUMBER AFFECTED: 352. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436930

Incident

Mar 16, 2007

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB ON THE 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LETTER INDICATORS P- PARK R- REVERSE N- NEUTRAL D- DRIVER AND L- LOW MIGHT DIFFER FROM THE ACTUAL GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION, IF THE CONTACT SELECTSEDDRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ACTUALLY BE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS SOMETIMES UNABLE TO START VEHICLE BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED HER THAT THERE IS WAS PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB, AND STATED IT WAS NOT ENGAGING CORRECTLY. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB WAS REPLACED. THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB FAILED AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND BOTH INFORMED HER THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 61800 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10183651

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

61,800 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

I WAS ON VACATION DRIVING INTO A REST AREA WHEN THE CAR MADE A "THONK" SOUND AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED. I COULD SHIFT IT INTO ANY GEAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIRMAN. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS TORN DOWN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GEARS HAD BLOWN A PART. THE MACHANIC COULD NOT FIND A USED ONE AND IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 4 OR 5 DAYS TO GET ONE FROM AC DELCO, SO HE REBUILT THE EXISTING PART. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD THREE OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE MONTH OF APRIL 2004 ALONE. I ONLY HAD 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE NOT ON THE OPEN ROAD WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10068150

Incident

Apr 18, 2004

Mileage

48,038 mi

WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS A NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048470

THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS GIVING FALSE READINGS. DRIVER HAS NO CLUE TO WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. *AK THE SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE THE INDICATORS WERE IN NEUTRAL BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. *SCC. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MATTER, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10024708

Mileage

59,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ROLLED INTO WALL OF GARAGE AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE.*AK *YD

NHTSA ID

8004596

Incident

Jan 5, 2002

DEALER SERVICE REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $ 2629.00. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE (FILE # C04871549). ANSWER: NO ACTION BECAUSE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

749721

Incident

Jun 26, 2001