2000 Pontiac Bonneville Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IN APRIL OF 2005, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS REACTIVATED, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND HOT AIR WAS DISPENSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR COULD NOT TAKE PRESSURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING BEING ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE AIR CONDITIONING STILL DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAIL TO ROLL DOWN. THE WINDOW FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTS TO OPEN IT, THE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE. THE WINDOW AUTOMATICALLY GOES DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND HE WAS CHARGED $409.41 FOR THE REPAIR. AS A RESULT, HE WILL NOT PAY TO REPAIR THE WINDOW AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,800. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE BONNEVILLE THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT DOWN, LOOSES ALL POWER. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALSO JUST ON LOCAL CITY DRIVING. YOU CAN BE GOING 30 MPH OR 65 MPH. CAR WILL JUST SHUT DOWN (WHICH IS VERY SCARY GOING 65 MPH) AND SOMEONE ON YOUR BUMPER. LOOSES POWER STEERING SO ITS HARD TO MOVE OVER LANES ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WE HAVE FOUND YOU NEED TO IMMEDIATELY PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS, SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY. SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES OF TURNING THE KEY, ALL THIS WHILE COASTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH PEOPLE BUZZING ALL AROUND YOU. THE ONE TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS RIGHT BY THE GARAGE WE HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO, TOOK IT OVER, THEY RAN A CHECK ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND NOTHING CAME UP. THEY ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO WITHOUT JUST START RANDOMLY CHANGING PARTS THEY THINK IT MIGHT PERTAIN TO? ANY SUGGESTIONS, THIS ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT DOES THIS, AND ITS JUST RANDOM WHEN IT DOES DO IT, NO WARNING. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. IT GETS VERY BAD BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. I HAVE HAD ALL THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT, AND I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND ALL 3 HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THE SHAKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT RODS, THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THE SHOCKS AND THE TIRES ALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING IT CONSTANTLY DESTROYS MY FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WHICH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT ALSO MAKES IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS ONE OF THE SHOPS TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT ASSEMBLIES WERE SO DESTROYED FROM THE SHAKING THAT I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THE TIRES DID NOT FOLD UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED FOR 3 YEARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS A REMEDY. I HAVE ALSO READ ON CONSUMER REVIEW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR BONNEVILLE IN THE SAME YEAR (2000) AND AGAIN, NO SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE REASON BEHIND THE SHAKING. I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THIS ISSUE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IN PLACE TO FIX THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO REVIEW THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A YEAR AND AFTER I GOT IT THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED ME DOWN SO THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SECURITY LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THEN THE CAR QUIT. I PULLED OVER AS FAST AS I COULD AND PLAYED WITH THE GEAR LEVER AND KEY AND GOT THE CAR RESTARTED. SO AFTER THAT I HAD TO GET A NEW KEY AND HAVE IT PROGRAMED TO THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT WILL FIX IT. WELL IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES AFTER THAT BUT AFTER PLAYING WITH THE KEY IT STARTED UP. THEN THE LAST TIME I WAS AT WORK AND AFTER 4 HOURS CAME OUT TO GO HOME IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME AND NOW IT IS AT THE GM DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS DONE THIS FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL GM'S WITH THIS SECURITY SYSTEM. IT LOCKS OUT THE INJECTORS AND STARTER. GUESS WHAT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTERS CAN READ THE COMPUTER. THIS IS A BIG RIP-OFF FOR PRIVATE PEOPLE WHO CANT AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR CAR FIXED AT THE DEALER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,000.

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT. THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID VALE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THERE WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT BACK IN THE CAR. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE PUT SO MANY REPAIRS TO THIS SAME PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION ALL SORTS OF OTHER REPAIRS. I THINK THIS CAR IS A LEMON . *JB

2000 BONNEVILLE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PRESSED GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER THE GEAR HAS BEEN PLACED IN REVERSE. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WAS RELATED TO RECALL 00V114000, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE MODULE BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND A NEW CONNECTOR BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THIS IS THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT HAS COME OUT WITH THE GM SUVS AND TRUCKS. IT COULD BE THE SAME FOR THE BONNEVILLES. PART NUMBERS FOR BRAKE MODULE 12226953 $438.66, CONNECTOR PART # 12084595 COST $.63.

SMELL OF FUEL DUMPING FROM EXHAUST. AIR FILTER CHECKS OUT. MILD SMELL JUST OUTSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HEADACHE PRODUCING SMELL INSIDE CAN. WASN'T THEIR A RECALL FOR PART TOLERANCES TO CORRECT THIS? ARE ALL GM DELPHI REPLACEMENT PARTS PRESENTLY SOLD ADEQUATE TO ADDRESS THIS. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD NEW UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD INSTALLED. HARD COLD STARTING CAN CAUSE AND CAUSED MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE EXCESS FUEL SMELL. YESTERDAY AND TODAY DRIVING I AM GETTING THE FUEL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN SMELL. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THIS IS A FUEL REGULATOR ISSUE. AND I WILL PUT ON A FRESH AIR FILTER TO REDUCE ERRONEOUS ENRICHMENT. ODD HOW MY CODE READER CAN PERFORM A FUEL PRESSURE CHECK AND REMEDY THE COLD HARD START CONDITION. THESE FUMES OCCUR FROM TAILPIPE WHEN STARTING, FROM ALL OVER NOW WHEN DRIVING. AFTER PARKING THE SMELL REMAINS SOME AT THE HOOD. SOME DRIVERS FOLLOWING ME STAY EIGHT CAR LENGTHS BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. IT GETS VERY BAD BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. I HAVE HAD ALL THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT, AND I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND ALL 3 HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THE SHAKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT RODS, THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THE SHOCKS AND THE TIRES ALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING IT CONSTANTLY DESTROYS MY FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WHICH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT ALSO MAKES IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS ONE OF THE SHOPS TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT ASSEMBLIES WERE SO DESTROYED FROM THE SHAKING THAT I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THE TIRES DID NOT FOLD UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED FOR 3 YEARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS A REMEDY. I HAVE ALSO READ ON CONSUMER REVIEW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR BONNEVILLE IN THE SAME YEAR (2000) AND AGAIN, NO SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE REASON BEHIND THE SHAKING. I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THIS ISSUE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IN PLACE TO FIX THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. IT GETS VERY BAD BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. I HAVE HAD ALL THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT, AND I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND ALL 3 HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THE SHAKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT RODS, THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THE SHOCKS AND THE TIRES ALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING IT CONSTANTLY DESTROYS MY FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WHICH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT ALSO MAKES IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS ONE OF THE SHOPS TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT ASSEMBLIES WERE SO DESTROYED FROM THE SHAKING THAT I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THE TIRES DID NOT FOLD UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED FOR 3 YEARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS A REMEDY. I HAVE ALSO READ ON CONSUMER REVIEW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR BONNEVILLE IN THE SAME YEAR (2000) AND AGAIN, NO SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE REASON BEHIND THE SHAKING. I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THIS ISSUE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IN PLACE TO FIX THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. *TR

TRUNK AREA LEAKS AND WATER BUILDS UP IN THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE. CLANKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING EITHER DIRECTION DURING COLDER WEATHER. FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HEATER WORKED THEN QUIT FOR NO REASON, PUSH BUTTON ON & LIGHT COMES ON BUT DOESN'T STAY ON. WIPERS WHILE IN INTERMITTENT WILL STOP DURING A SWEEP ACROSS WINDSHIELD, WHEN TURNED ON OR OFF ALSO TURNS ON/OFF THE DASH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, AND WHILE IN INTERMITTENT IF BLINKER IS USED THE WIPER WILL STOP DURING A SWEEP ACROSS WINDSHIELD. *NM

DT WATER LEAKING FROM THE FRONT NOT SURE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM, FLOOR MATS ON PASSENGER IS WET RUNNING BACK TO THE BATTERY CHAMBER. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER. JUST NOTICED THIS JULY 4TH, 2005. IT DOES THIS WHEN THERE ARE HEAVY RAINS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IN APRIL OF 2005, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS REACTIVATED, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND HOT AIR WAS DISPENSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR COULD NOT TAKE PRESSURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING BEING ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE AIR CONDITIONING STILL DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAIL TO ROLL DOWN. THE WINDOW FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TRUNK AREA LEAKS AND WATER BUILDS UP IN THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE. CLANKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING EITHER DIRECTION DURING COLDER WEATHER. FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HEATER WORKED THEN QUIT FOR NO REASON, PUSH BUTTON ON & LIGHT COMES ON BUT DOESN'T STAY ON. WIPERS WHILE IN INTERMITTENT WILL STOP DURING A SWEEP ACROSS WINDSHIELD, WHEN TURNED ON OR OFF ALSO TURNS ON/OFF THE DASH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, AND WHILE IN INTERMITTENT IF BLINKER IS USED THE WIPER WILL STOP DURING A SWEEP ACROSS WINDSHIELD. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE BONNEVILLE THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT DOWN, LOOSES ALL POWER. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALSO JUST ON LOCAL CITY DRIVING. YOU CAN BE GOING 30 MPH OR 65 MPH. CAR WILL JUST SHUT DOWN (WHICH IS VERY SCARY GOING 65 MPH) AND SOMEONE ON YOUR BUMPER. LOOSES POWER STEERING SO ITS HARD TO MOVE OVER LANES ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WE HAVE FOUND YOU NEED TO IMMEDIATELY PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS, SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY. SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES OF TURNING THE KEY, ALL THIS WHILE COASTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH PEOPLE BUZZING ALL AROUND YOU. THE ONE TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS RIGHT BY THE GARAGE WE HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO, TOOK IT OVER, THEY RAN A CHECK ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND NOTHING CAME UP. THEY ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO WITHOUT JUST START RANDOMLY CHANGING PARTS THEY THINK IT MIGHT PERTAIN TO? ANY SUGGESTIONS, THIS ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT DOES THIS, AND ITS JUST RANDOM WHEN IT DOES DO IT, NO WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I BOUGHT NEW A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WHICH CAME EQUIPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES. ON INCIDENT DATE WHILE DRIVING AT THE POSTED LIMITED SPEED ALL MY TIRE THREADS ON THE REAR TIRE DRIVERS SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, THE TIRE TREADS WHICH CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE DID NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME BUT FLEW INTO FAST LANE EMERGENCY LANE. ALSO FORTUNATE WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL THE TIRE THREADS LEFT THE TIRE WELL. AMAZINGLY, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE. FORTUNATELY ALSO WAS THE FACT THAT THE TIRE TREADS WHICH PUSHED THE GAS FILL LINE OUT OF ITS HOLDER WHERE YOU FILL UP WITH GAS AND BROKE THE GAS CAP DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION SINCE THE GAS CAP CAME OFF. I HAD NO ROOM IN MY CAR FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND LEFT IT AT THE TIRE SHOP. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM AT 317-468-0000 AND THEY PROBABLY WILL STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN THEIR JUNK PILE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. THEY GO UNDER THE NAME OF BIG O TIRES GREENFIELD, 1776 NORTH STATE ST. GREENFIELD IN 46140 I HAVE ALSO TAKEN PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE AND WILL FORWARD THEM TO YOU IF NEED BE. KINDLY ADVISE ME ABOUT THIS MATTER SINCE I STILL HAVE THREE OTHER SIMILAR TIRES ON MY CAR WHICH LOOK GOOD. THANK YOU

TRUNK FLOODED HEAVILY WHEN RAINING, OIL LEAK, PROBLEMS WITH TIRES,ETC.*MR THE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE, IT STILLS REMAINS A FAULTY VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS VERY DISSATISFIED IN GENERAL MOTOR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. NLM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TECHNICIAN TO HAVE A CHILD SEAT INSTALLED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS MISSING. WHEN SHE FELT DOWN IN THE SEAT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT FEEL THE BUCKLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. RIVER AND PESSENGER HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO FAR BACK OF NECK. HEAD TRAVELS BACK BOUT 6 INCHES BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH RESTRAINT. HAD A SLIGHT REAR END MISHAP AND SUFFERED SOME WHIPLASH. OTHER MODEL CARS HAVE RESTRAITS THAT ARE MUCH CLOSER TO YOUR HEAD. THERE ARE NO ADJUSTMENTS.*AK

1. RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AT 30 MONTHS, BUT 60,233 MILES. WINDOW HAD BEEN RAISED AND LOWERED LESS THAN 25 TIMES. PONTIAC AGREED TO 40% REIMBURSMENT. 2. AFTER 60K MI CHECK UP, CAR BEGAN SHIFTING VERY ROUGH. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 63,266 THEN OFF,NO PROBLEM, AGAIN AT 66237 IN SHOP NOW, WITH TWO TRANS DIAGNOTIC COMPUTER MSGS. WILL NOT KNOW COST UNTIL PROBLEM FOUND. BEFORE DEALER DID 60K CHECK UP WAS GETTING 29 MMG ON INTERSTATE, SINCE CHECK UP, GETTING 23-25MPG ON INTERSTATES. I BELIEVE DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO, BUT I KNOW DEALER WILL NOT AGREE.

STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WITH POSSIBLE CAUSE OF A BROKEN TIE ROD. THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE SOME HOSES AND ALSO STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP AT 25 MPH AND ALSO WHEN THE WINDOW WAS BEING ROLLED DOWN. THE GLASS DID NOT BREAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE REGULATOR. THE ALUMINUM RIMS CORRODED ON THE INSIDE AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,540.

I PURCHASED A GM CERTIFIED 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE IN MAY 2002. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE VEHICLE, ONE FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR AND ONE EACH FOR THE BACK DOORS. THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE EXCESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD & HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES ON IT. FURTHER, I HAVE A SMALL CHILD SO I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I HAVE LOWERED THE REAR WINDOWS. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS NOT A WEAR-AND-TEAR ISSUE, SINCE I HAVE REPLACED BOTH REGULATORS WITH GM PARTS AND AS I STATED SELDOM ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE NOTED AN APPROXIMATE DATE FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT BELOW. THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS IN AUGUST 2005.*JB

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DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS SHORTED OUT AND BURNED TWO TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THE ELECTRICAL LOAD GOING TO THE HEADLIGHT IS TOO GREAT, THEREFORE OVERLOADING THE WIRES AND CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. PLASTIC SOCKET HAS MELTED ALONG WITH THE BASE OF THE HEADLAMP( PART# 9005). *JB

TRUNK AREA LEAKS AND WATER BUILDS UP IN THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE. CLANKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING EITHER DIRECTION DURING COLDER WEATHER. FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HEATER WORKED THEN QUIT FOR NO REASON, PUSH BUTTON ON & LIGHT COMES ON BUT DOESN'T STAY ON. WIPERS WHILE IN INTERMITTENT WILL STOP DURING A SWEEP ACROSS WINDSHIELD, WHEN TURNED ON OR OFF ALSO TURNS ON/OFF THE DASH LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, AND WHILE IN INTERMITTENT IF BLINKER IS USED THE WIPER WILL STOP DURING A SWEEP ACROSS WINDSHIELD. *NM

YOU CANNOT OPEN EITHER A DOOR OR WINDOW IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD. THIS HAPPENED TO US TODAY, AND MY WIFE WAS TRAPPED IN A HOT CAR UNTIL WE COULD JUMP THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. SHE CALLED THE GM DEALER, BRAD FENTON MOTORS IN ARDMORE, OK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "OWNERS MANUAL" TOLD YOU WHAT TO DO IF THIS HAPPENED. CAN YOU IMAGINE TRYING TO LOOK THIS UP IN THE "OWNER'S MANUAL" WHEN YOU WERE 6 FT. UNDER WATER OR YOU WERE TRAPPED INSIDE ON A 100 DEGREE DAY, ESPECIALLY WITH A CHILD? I THINK THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB