2000 Pontiac Bonneville Visibility 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.

NHTSA ID

10279386

Incident

Jul 28, 2009

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

NHTSA ID

10242970

Incident

Sep 15, 2008

Mileage

88,800 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10217119

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

90,000 mi

I'VE HAD 8 FAILURES WHERE THE POWER WINDOWS FALL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO FAILURES WERE UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN HE REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $200 TO $250 EACH. I STOPPED USING THE POWER WINDOWS YEARS AGO BUT THEY STILL KEEP BREAKING. ON THE LAST TWO OCCURRENCES I GLUED THE WINDOWS CLOSED WITH CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE. PROBABLY NOT THE SAFEST THING TO DO BUT I'M DONE PAYING FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. ONE BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, FIVE BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND TWO BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200270

Incident

Aug 21, 2007

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP AT ALL. THE WINDOW IS DOWN APPROXIMATELY AN INCH AND A HALF AND CANNOT BE ROLLED UP. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10198378

Incident

Jun 14, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL DOWN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS AND FAULTY PART WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.*AK

NHTSA ID

10188808

Incident

Mar 25, 2006

Mileage

52,000 mi

WINDOW REGULATOR FOR RIGHT REAR WINDOW FAILED SPONTANEOUSLY, CAUSING WINDOW TO DROP. THIS IS THE FIFTH REGULATOR TO FAIL IN 85000 MILES. THE REGULATORS FOR ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ONCE, THE RIGHT REAR REGULATOR HAS NOW FAILED TWICE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188066

Incident

Apr 6, 2007

Mileage

84,990 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES (DEVICE THAT RAISES AND LOWERS POWER WINDOWS). THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NOT FAILED IS THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW. THE PASSENGER DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LAST FAILURE DATE BELOW. *NM

NHTSA ID

10182334

Incident

Oct 15, 2006

Mileage

113,985 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES (DEVICE THAT RAISES AND LOWERS POWER WINDOWS). THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NOT FAILED IS THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW. THE PASSENGER DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS HAVE FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LAST FAILURE DATE BELOW. *NM

NHTSA ID

10182332

Incident

Oct 15, 2006

Mileage

113,985 mi

RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED IN 2003, PART COST $275. LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED IN 2006, PART COST $325. PONTIAC NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE CARS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10170714

Incident

Oct 10, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON A PONTIAC BONNEVILLE YEAR 2000 RIGHT AND LEFT WINDOW REAR WILL NOT OPERATE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165258

Incident

May 16, 2005

Mileage

6,600 mi

PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. COSTS OF OVER $400 & OVER $500. BETWEEN THESE DATES THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR WAS $2400. CALLED PONTIAC ON IT. THEY HAD THE DEALER SEND A $400 "GOOD FAITH" CHECK. NO MORE GENERAL MALFUNCTION VEHICLES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164290

Incident

Apr 15, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

2 REGULATORS FOR TWO DIFFERENT WINDOWS WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YEARS WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE GM WARRANTY. THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT THE COST OF $350. NOW THE FOURTH REGULATOR ON THE LAST WINDOW IS BROKEN AND THE DEALER WANTS OVER $400 TO FIX. *JB

NHTSA ID

10163655

Incident

Jul 26, 2006

Mileage

12,000 mi

3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE SLID DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10151646

Incident

Aug 4, 2004

BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN TO THEIR STOPS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD SHUT WITH CLEAR PACKAGING TAPE. BOTH WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE SECOND WINDOW FAILED ON CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT 2005 WHEN MY SON JUST SHUT THE DOOR. GM WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO FIX BOTH. THE SAD PART IS THAT WE DON'T EVEN USE THE REAR WINDOWS. GM CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10150881

Incident

Oct 31, 2005

Mileage

58,000 mi

JULY OF 2005 LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR. NOVEMBER 2005 LEFT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. DECEMBER 2005 RIGHT WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE REGULATOR FAILURE. CAR HAS AIR CONDITIONING AND WINDOWS ARE NOT USED MUCH. REAR WINDOW SWITCHES ARE LOCKED OUT FROM DRIVERS CONTROL BECAUSE OF A CHILD IN BACK SEAT. REASON FOR NOT BEING USED MUCH. I ONLY HAVE FIXED THE DRIVERS WINDOW BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE AND NEED TO PAY TOLLS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT COVERING THE PARTS AND I WILL PERFORM THE INSTALL. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE OF THE 100K MILES. THIS CAR IS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10147814

Incident

Jul 15, 2005

Mileage

100,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR WINDOWS ELECTRICAL CONTROLS WENT BAD AS OF JULY 2002. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL DOWN. THE WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY BOLTED SHUT. *AK REPORTED INCIDENT TO PONTIAC DEALERS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10147339

Incident

Jan 10, 2006

Mileage

37,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003. AT THAT TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FLUSHED THE MOTOR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2004 THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THEY FOUND ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 22, 2005 HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED. AGAIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK THE WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146290

Incident

Feb 14, 2003

THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING. THE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE WINDOWS DOES NOT WORK. IT IS POORLY DESIGNED, MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND MUCH USE. THE PLASTIC SPOOL IS NOT ABLE TO WIND THE CABLE THAT PULLS THE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. TWO OF THE THREE WINDOW ARE THE BACK WINDOWS AND WERE RARELY USED. ONLY PASSENGERS IN THE BACK ARE INFANTS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10140410

Incident

Sep 15, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. BOTH REAR WINDOWS JUST SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND, OF COURSE, THEY REPAIRED THEM. $300.00 PER WINDOW. SOUNDS A LITTLE MUCH. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ABSORB SOME OF THE EXPENSE, WOULDN'T YOU THINK? WE HAVE LOVED THIS VEHICLE UP TO THIS POINT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138991

Incident

Jul 10, 2005

THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURES. THREE WINDOWS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE MOTOR QUIT. INITIALLY, THE WINDOW WILL EITHER NOT GO UP OR DOWN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL WORK. ONE WINDOW HAS HAD THE WIRING CLIPPED BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE PART. THE OTHER 2 WE JUST DON'T USE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10136470

Incident

Sep 14, 2005

Mileage

63,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10135809

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

Mileage

17,000 mi

DT: THE REAR WINDOWS ASSEMBLY WILL NOT ROLL UP/DOWN, THE WINDOW WILL FALL. THE CABLE BROKE INSIDE THE WINDOW. CANNOT JUST BUY THE CABLE, MUST BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY KIT. THIS IS THE SECOND BONNEVILLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. . THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 19, 2005. CONTACTED PONTIAC BY E-MAIL, BUT HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. WHEN IT HAPPENED ON OTHER BONNEVILLE I THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10133874

Incident

Aug 19, 2005

Mileage

87,200 mi

WITHIN A MONTHS TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLIES IN MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE FIRST WINDOW WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE OTHER WINDOW DID THE SAME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THESE PARTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. I FIND IT ODD THAT A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. COULD YOU GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT ON WHY THIS COULD BE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10130741

Incident

Jun 27, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. TWICE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS BOTH REAR WINDOW WINDING MECHANISMS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. ONCE COULD BE COINCIDENCE, BUT TWICE: IS VERY SUSPICIOUS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10130694

Incident

Jul 27, 2005

Mileage

79,452 mi