2003 Pontiac Bonneville Steering Problems

WHEN I KICKED IT DOWN. MY SERVICE LIGHT STARED TO BLINK. NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF CAR. *TT

NHTSA ID

10427955

Incident

Sep 29, 2011

Mileage

182,000 mi

2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, LEFT OR RIGHT FROM A STOPPING POSITION A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE APPEARS. IT IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. WHILE DRIVING THE NOISE HAPPENS RARELY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. I AM WORRIED THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS ESPECIALLY. IS SOMETHING LOOSE AND/OR GETTING RUBBED TO CAUSE DAMAGE AND LOSS OF STEERING IN THE FUTURE? GM DEALER DEFECT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10281283

Incident

Aug 8, 2009

Mileage

57,000 mi

AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED REGARDLESS OF WHICH DIRECTION. THE NOISE/VIBRATION IS CONTINUOUS AND VERY ANNOYING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266035

Incident

May 1, 2008

Mileage

80,000 mi

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 BONNEVILLE SSEI AND THERE IS NO CORRECTION. ALSO SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM KEEPS COMING UP ON THE SCREEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10265545

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OR TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE CAN ALSO FELT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE ONCE THE NOISE BEGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURES IN THE PAST. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF UPDATED 05/18/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10263935

Incident

Jan 1, 2008

Mileage

35,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE NOISE OCCURRED IN ANY GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LOOSE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED AT 32,340 AND 37,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA ID

10207406

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

Mileage

32,000 mi

STEERING KNUCKLE U-JOINT WAS CLUNKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AND I PAID $275. ONE YEAR LATER, IT STARTED CLUNKING AGAIN ON TURNS - DEALERSHIP ADDED IN GREASE KIT AT NO CHARGE. ONE YEAR LATER, STEERING STARTS CLUNKING AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHY IS THIS THING DESIGNED TO LAST ONLY ONE YEAR? THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IF THE STEERING IS CLUNKING LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE, HOW DO I KNOW IT IS SAFE? *JB

NHTSA ID

10184323

Incident

Mar 6, 2007

Mileage

45,000 mi

WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN OR SIDE STREET THE CAR MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL THE SECOND TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THEY REPLACED A PART BECAUSE THERE WAS MORE PLAY THEN THERE SHOULD BE. BUT THEN TOLD ME IT WAS STILL NORMAL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171557

Incident

Jun 10, 2005

2003 BONNEVILLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS A NORMAL FIX, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR.*JB

NHTSA ID

10164746

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A SIDE STREET THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND A NOISE CAME FROM THE RACK AND PINION AREA. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE DIFFICULT STEERING OR NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED POWER STEERING FLUID SEEPING FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTIONS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE SEEPAGE WAS NORMAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10146743

Incident

Dec 29, 2005

Mileage

10,000 mi