| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 14.5%ODI 514455VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED ACCIDENT, PRIOR TO RECALL. Look up ODI 514455 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.7%ODI 478331ENGINE FIRE. *AK Look up ODI 478331 at NHTSA ↗ | 118.0%ODI 482451ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AW Look up ODI 482451 at NHTSA ↗ | 89.1%ODI 505101ENGINE FIRE. *DH Look up ODI 505101 at NHTSA ↗ | 208.2%ODI 10062493AUTOMOBILE STOPS WITH NO WARNING LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. SOMETIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON OTHER SITES AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL. HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10062493 at NHTSA ↗ | 74.7%ODI 524617WHILE DRIVING THE CAR OVER 45 MPH, IT BEGANS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AND CREATE A NOISE THAT WAS VERY UNPLEASANT AND ALSO CAUSED EAR PAIN, LIKE A HELICOPTER WAS IN THE CAR. Look up ODI 524617 at NHTSA ↗ | 1711.6%ODI 526683INTERMITTENT STALLING. Look up ODI 526683 at NHTSA ↗ | 4215.2%ODI 10016176 · 77,000 miENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE STRANDING MY SON AND THREE FRIENDS FOR OVER 3 HOURS. THE DIAGNOSIS IS HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND WILL COST APPROX. $1300 TO REPAIR IN ADDITION TO THE $300 SPENT IN TOWING FEES. THIS IS THE 5TH ONE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. DOES GM DELIBERATELY MAKE ENGINES TO SELF-DESTRUCT? *NLM Look up ODI 10016176 at NHTSA ↗ | 1812.6%ODI 10100730 · 74,000 miA HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE COOLANT RUNS NEXT TO THE EGR VALVE, RESULTING IN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLING AND NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE AIR FUEL MIXTURE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT PONTIAC IS AWARE OF.*AK Look up ODI 10100730 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.9%ODI 557857STALLING AND SMOKE PROBLEM RELATED TO ENGINE FAILURE. *CJ Look up ODI 557857 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.6%ODI 10097658 · 60,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WHEN GETTING READY TO STOP OR MAKE A TURN. *AK Look up ODI 10097658 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 21.4%ODI 10054251 · 218,000 miHAD THE HOOD OPEN AND TRIED TO START CAR. CAR MADE LOUD BOOM AND BLEW OFF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND BALL OF FLAME SHOT UP. MY CHILDREN WERE NEARBY AND PLASTIC PARTS WENT SHOOTING ALL AROUND NEARBY AREA. *CB Look up ODI 10054251 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 62.5%ODI 10069619 · 109,644 miGM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01-06-01-007A IDENTIFIES AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW ON THE 3.8 L ENGINE (VIN K - RPO L36) AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: 1995-1997 BUICK RIVIERA 1995-1998 BUICK LESABRE, PARK AVENUE 1996-1998 BUICK REGAL 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO 1995-1996 OLDSMOBILE NINETY-EIGHT 1995-1998 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY-EIGHT 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1995-1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1997-1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GM MINIMIZES THE IMPACT OF THE PROBLEM BY IDENTIFYING ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS AS OWNER COMPLAINING OF A SMALL COOLANT LEAK. THE FA… Look up ODI 10069619 at NHTSA ↗ | 117.3%ODI 10003336 · 63,000 mi1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 3800 K ENGINE . UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AT 63000 MILES CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. Look up ODI 10003336 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.7%ODI 10069769I PAID THE STATED AMOUNT TO REPLACE A COMPONENT REFERRED TO ME AS A "PLENNUM". THE SYMPTOM MY CAR WAS HAVING WAS, IT WAS OVERHEATING. IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS MOUNTED ON THE TOP OF THE 3800 ENGINE. LITTLE DID I KNOW, THAT THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE FAILED PART HAD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER HAVING THE PLENNUM REPLACED, MY CAR BROKE DOWN. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE FROM THE PLENNUM HAD CAUSED PREMATURE FAILURE OF A "ROD BEARING" IN THE ENGINE. THE COOLA… Look up ODI 10069769 at NHTSA ↗ | 4415.9%ODI 10000303 · 60,000 miPLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT Look up ODI 10000303 at NHTSA ↗ | 128.4%ODI 10002205 · 99,000 miAFTER CONSUMER STARTED THEIR VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLEW UP, WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A BAD GAS REGULATOR VALVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS Look up ODI 10002205 at NHTSA ↗ | 146.5%ODI 10069216LEAKING COOLANT AT THE PLENUM AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. REPLACED THE UPPER PLENUM AND THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. Look up ODI 10069216 at NHTSA ↗ | 1310.1%ODI 100729871)IN MARCH OF 2004,I HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT BEARING ON THIS VEHICLE,TO REGISTER IT. I THEN HAD THE TIRES BALANCED,BELIEVING THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WOULD STOP,IT HASN'T.MY NEXT PLAN WAS TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT.MAY 15TH 2004 I STARTED GETTING A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADS AND THAT THEY MAY NEED TO BE REDONE. I SPOKE IF SOME OTHER ITEMS I WANTED DONE: ADJUST SUN ROOF,FIX DRIVERS WINDOW,WHY IS THERE STILL A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END… Look up ODI 10072987 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.6%ODI 10069787CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO OTTO OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP WITH 64K FOR A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF A WATERPUMP AND FOR A SQUEALING NOISE. WAS TOLD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND THE ESTIMATED REPAIR WAS 600, WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE WATERPUMP LABOR TOTAL REPAIR WAS 1100. CAR WAS DRIVEN TWICE AFTER REPAIR, LESS THAN 200 MILES WHEN SQUEALING RETURNED AND ENGINE SEIZED FROM COOLANT ENTERING CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR AS A RESULT OF THE MANIFOLD LEAK. CAR SAT IN DEALERSHIP FOR THREE MONTHS WHILE WE HAGGLED WITH THEM AND GM FOR REPLACEMENT COSTS. GM DENI… Look up ODI 10069787 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.7%ODI 10251859 · 18,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD THROTTLE BODY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO INSTALL A KIT IN THE ENGINE AT HIS EXPENSE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STOPPED ASSUMING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN 2005. HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. Look up ODI 10251859 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.6%ODI 10105245 · 1,000 miTHE 3.3L ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE AS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB Look up ODI 10105245 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.7%ODI 10366758 · 63,635 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND SMOKE STARTED WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO THE SENSORS MELTING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,635. Look up ODI 10366758 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 14.5%ODI 976494SOMETIMES THE ABS BRAKES GET HARD AND THE AUTO DOES NOT STOP RIGHT. TT Look up ODI 976494 at NHTSA ↗ | 2017.7%ODI 504610STEERING BINDS DUE TO STRUT FAILURE. *DH Look up ODI 504610 at NHTSA ↗ | 2518.1%ODI 501189ABS BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BURNT OUT MOTOR. *AK Look up ODI 501189 at NHTSA ↗ | 89.1%ODI 486659ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK Look up ODI 486659 at NHTSA ↗ | 145.7%ODI 525734ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER UNIT FAILED. Look up ODI 525734 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.0%ODI 602878ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 6 TIMES. Look up ODI 602878 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.7%ODI 736443I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WHEN WORK WHEN MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE MATTER OF A FEW MINUTES. *AK Look up ODI 736443 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.7%ODI 709125ABS BREAKS SEEMED TO FAIL WHEN STOPPING ON BUMPY ROAD. Look up ODI 709125 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.1%ODI 849910UPON 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 Look up ODI 849910 at NHTSA ↗ | 73.3%ODI 10096991WHILE DRIVING,THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE, AND THE TRACK OFF LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS,AND ROTOR. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM Look up ODI 10096991 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.8%ODI 10111058 · 16,619 miTHE CONSUMERS PONTIAC 2001 BONNEVILLE FAILED 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS TO THE SAME ABS WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY/SENOR. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR CORRODED HARNESS AND A SHORTED SENSOR, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY, THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS EXCESSIVE, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, THERE WOULD BE A 4 MPH VARIATION IN SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD PIVOT AND CAUSE A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATE REPEATEDLY. *SC Look up ODI 10111058 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 23.7%ODI 10087818WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER WAS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Look up ODI 10087818 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 29.1%ODI 10165522 · 38,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ROD BEARING FRACTURED ALONG THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING A FIRE TO ERUPT WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR AND INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE … Look up ODI 10165522 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.7%ODI 10006332CAR IS CUTTING OFF, EVERYTHING CUTS OFF, AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN CAR SHUTS OFF. *AK *JB *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******723212. Look up ODI 10006332 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.4%ODI 10190306 · 233,065 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO MIDAS FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. A FEW HOURS LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S OIL WAS BLACK. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE OIL CHANGE WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD POSSIBLY RESULT FROM ENGINE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, MIDAS FAILS TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT HAS THE RECEIPT AND PAPERWORK FROM THE EVENT. THE V… Look up ODI 10190306 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.4%ODI 10025004CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE GOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10025004 at NHTSA ↗ | 145.7%ODI 10014204 · 11,700 miENGINE FAILURE CYLINDERS FILLING WITH COOLANT. TALKED WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY SAY IT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 3800 V6. SPOKE WITH PONTIAC DEALER IN GAINESVILLE GA. ACCORDING TO PARTS/SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE ARE NO TECH BULLETINS RELEASED FROM GM. WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS RE: 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE'S 3800 V6'S. ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE THE INTAKE GASKET AND HEAD GASKETS FAILURES. THE CAR ALSO HAS A WATER LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN AND TRUNK AS WELL, APPEARS TO LEAKED SINCE IT WA… Look up ODI 10014204 at NHTSA ↗ | 85.3%ODI 10009545THE ENGINE FAILED.*DT *JB Look up ODI 10009545 at NHTSA ↗ | 128.2%ODI 10000082 · 63,000 miINTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. COOLANT ENTERED INTO CYLINDER #4 CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $900. REOCCURING PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, AND CALLS TO PONTIAC RESULTED IN NO SATISFACTION. Look up ODI 10000082 at NHTSA ↗ | 3311.9%ODI 10000303 · 60,000 miPLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT Look up ODI 10000303 at NHTSA ↗ | 139.1%ODI 10014183 · 56,000 miI HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND I HAD IT TOWED TO DOBBS. DOBBS INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER PLENUM HAD WARPED. THEREBY CAUSING THE STARTER TO FAIL AND ANTIFREEZE TO GET INTO THE ENGINE. PONTIAC KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT ON THE YEAR 2000 MODEL. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT DO A RECALL AND LEFT US POOR SAPS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OURSELVES. SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS MY OWN PROBLEM. I AM OUT OF POCKET $1,046.96 PLUS $40 TOWING FEE FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNEW… Look up ODI 10014183 at NHTSA ↗ | 94.2%ODI 10071904 · 20,990 miVEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT FIRE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2002 THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BY THE GOVERNMENT RELATING TO THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB Look up ODI 10071904 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.6%ODI 10018169CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWERSTEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Look up ODI 10018169 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.2%ODI 10142329I RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR MY 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE-CAMPAIGN #03034. IF I HAD REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THROTTLE BODY NUTS, OR THROTTLE BODY GASKET BEFORE AUGUST 8, 2003, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SINCE I ONLY HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR AT THAT TIME AND HAD NOT REPLACED THESE ITEMS, I HAD A RECALL REPAIR DONE ON 11-10-03. I MENTIONED AT THE TIME THAT WHEN I COME INTO MY GARAGE, I COULD SMELL HOT COOLANT. THE SHOP FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE RECALL REPAIR TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY NUTS AN… Look up ODI 10142329 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.7%ODI 10043585 · 72,000 miPLENUM INTAKE VALVE & GASKET REPLACED IN APRIL 2003 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2003. NOW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THEY STOCK THESE PARTS DUE TO FREQUENT DEMAND FOR THEM. THIS IS MY 2ND PONTIAC AND I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE BONNEVILLE. MY 2 PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE OVER $900 AND NOW I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING REPAIR AT DEAN ARBOUR CHEVROLET IN EAST TAWAS, MI. *LA Look up ODI 10043585 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 21.8%ODI 481439EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEAL FAILED TWICE, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *SKD Look up ODI 481439 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.7%ODI 716820TRANMISSION OIL COOLING LINES, DURING NORMAL OPERATION, DEVELOP A HOLE DUE TO TO VIBRATION/RUBBING ON A GUIDE BRACKET WHICH IS MOUNTED TO THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKS OUT, WETTING DOWN THE UNDERSIDE OF CAR AND INNER AREA OF THE FRONT WHEEL, IN THE AREA OF THE DISC BRAKE. CAR WAS SERVICED AT SEELYE WRIGHT PONTIAC, SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN, TO REPLACE PIPE. Look up ODI 716820 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.1%ODI 978723BUMPER HAS MELTED OVER EXHAUST PIPE, SMELLS COMING INTO CAR. TT Look up ODI 978723 at NHTSA ↗ | 93.7%ODI 10004618CONSUMER STATES UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING A EXPLOSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS REFERENCED IN EA02-030 Look up ODI 10004618 at NHTSA ↗ | 128.0%ODI 10027263 · 71,208 miTHE VEHICLES PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. *MR *CB *NLM Look up ODI 10027263 at NHTSA ↗ | 64.1%ODI 10037097 · 113,000 miA BLOCK FROM HOME OUR ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE UPPER MANIFOLD HAD A HOLE IN IT DUE TO THE MANIFOLD BEING PLASTIC, AND CRYSTALIZING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. IT COST US $729.00 TO GET IT FIXED. LUCKILY OUR ENGINE WASN'T HOT OR WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.*AK Look up ODI 10037097 at NHTSA ↗ | 4717.0%ODI 10001343 · 79,000 miCONSUMER STATES THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING ENGINE TO HYDROLOCK AND BENDING 5 PUSH RODS. THIS ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. TS Look up ODI 10001343 at NHTSA ↗ | 74.9%ODI 10004480 · 70,000 miWHILE RUNNING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BACK FIRE CAUSING THE MANIFOLD TO CRACK WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS WHEN BACKFIRE OCCURRED ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRE WITH SNOW. *TT REFERENCED IN EA02-030 Look up ODI 10004480 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.9%ODI 10068529 · 47,000 miLEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.8 ENGINE. PLASTIC INTAKE COVER POOR DESIGN, NOT HOLDING UP BEYOND FORTY THOUSAND MILES. *AK Look up ODI 10068529 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.6%ODI 10182041 · 31 miI HAVE HAD A STEERING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2001 BONNEVILLE SE. I HAVE A DOCUMENT ID #01-02-32-001A THAT STATES 2000-2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE HAS A CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL ROTATION (LUBRICATE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). AFTER MONTHS OF GETTING A RUN-AROUND DUKE PONTIAC IN SUFFOLK VA FINALLY DIAGNOSED MY PROBLEM AND LUBRICATED THE SHAFT ON 03/01/02. THE NOISE STOPPED FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. IT NOW FEELS LIKE THE CAR HAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO CONTROL AT LOW OR HIGHER SPEEDS. I WAS ADVI… Look up ODI 10182041 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.2%ODI 10186440 · 51,000 miCOOLANT LEAKING FROM THE PLENIUM GASKET, CRACKED MANIFOLD. *AK Look up ODI 10186440 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 313.6%ODI 10250651 · 190,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE SEPARATED AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V015000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190,000. Look up ODI 10250651 at NHTSA ↗ | 43.5%ODI 481159OPENING AT BATTERY CABLE PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM STARTING. Look up ODI 481159 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.9%ODI 523641TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. Look up ODI 523641 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.7%ODI 500766OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUALLY. Look up ODI 500766 at NHTSA ↗ | 93.7%ODI 488256BACK UP LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *SD Look up ODI 488256 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.3%ODI 10054808 · 144,000 miI BOUGHT MY 1996 BONNEVILLE NEW IN THAT YEAR. AROUND 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. AT 145,000 MILES I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND A SMELL OF BURNT FLUID. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THEY FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID STATING THE FLUID WAS BURNT (MEANING NOT USEFUL ANY MORE). I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR AS I ALSO INSURE ALL MAINTENANCE IS DONE. THAT FLUSHING LASTED ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THE TRANS BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN AND TH… Look up ODI 10054808 at NHTSA ↗ | 138.8%ODI 10006051NAR 1/29/2003. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE CONSUMER WITH A BENT WATER PUMP AND A BENT WHEEL. THE ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING PUMP, TRANSMISSION AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10006051 at NHTSA ↗ | 82.9%ODI 10030633 · 65,000 mi1998 PONTAIC BONNEVILLE SE, STANDARD V6 ENGINE, WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED THE ENGINE WILL SURGE AND LEAP FORWARD . CAR ENGINE WILL QUIT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES SHIFTS UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ANY REASON, EVEN AT SPEED CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. SUPOSEDLY RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ( PLASTIC CRACKS CAUSING VACUM PROBLEMS AND SOMETINES LOSS OF WATER). ALSO EXTERIOR PAINT STARTED TO PEAL OFF AT 70.000 MILES.*AK Look up ODI 10030633 at NHTSA ↗ | 64.2%ODI 10024708 · 59,000 miTHE 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 Look up ODI 10024708 at NHTSA ↗ | 136.1%ODI 10060289MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WAS HESITATING SLIGHTLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND OR 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN IT SHIFTED IT WAS JERKING SLIGHTLY. THIS WAS NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN CAR WAS COLD BUT OCCURRED WHEN WARMED UP. TRANSMISSION SHOP WANTED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION FOR $2000. 2ND OPINION SAID TO TAKE TO DEALER TO HAVE "PROM RELFLASHED". DEALER SAID THERE'S A BULLETIN OUT TO FIX PROBLEM FOR $800 DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. GM SHOULD PUT OUT RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. IT SHOULDN'T COST ME $800 TO FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW!*AK Look up ODI 10060289 at NHTSA ↗ | 129.3%ODI 10007948THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMITION, WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND WANT TO SHIFT TO REVERSE THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND FEELS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL POSITION. THIS PROBLEM WAS MORE NOTICABLE IN MORNINGS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I THINK THERE IS A LOT WRONG WITH IT. Look up ODI 10007948 at NHTSA ↗ | 44.5%ODI 10032312THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN REVERSE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *NLM Look up ODI 10032312 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.9%ODI 10026786 · 300 miWHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION, THE SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED OUT OF PARK ALTHOUGH THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY.*AK *SCC *NLM Look up ODI 10026786 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.6%ODI 10244142 · 64,000 miI HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC BONNEVILE SE WITH 64,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, WHICH ENDS UP CAUSING HARD SHIFTS AND CAN CAUSE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE, HAS FAILED, AND THE TRANSMISSION EITHER NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED ALTOGETHER. IT IS A RATHER PRICEY FIX BETWEEN $800(REBUILT) TO $2000(REPLACED). *TR Look up ODI 10244142 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.7%ODI 10245159 · 86,000 miWHILE DRIVING THERE IS HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING IN TRANSMISSION. *TR Look up ODI 10245159 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 43.5%ODI 10032859 · 153,000 miCAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF WHENEVER A/C IS ON.VERY DIM LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.*AK Look up ODI 10032859 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.4%ODI 10059104THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND OIL. *LA THERE WERE ALSO BRAKE AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SC *JB Look up ODI 10059104 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.3%ODI 10133973 · 92,000 miDT: WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF IT OVERHEATED. BEFORE THIS OCCURRED THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE ALMOST HAST BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THEY FINALLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE HAVE DONE OTHER THINGS TO THE VEHICLE TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THEY HAVE FOUND IT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10133973 at NHTSA ↗ | 72.9%ODI 10055831 · 96,000 miALL OF THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND THE CONNECTORS. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM *MR Look up ODI 10055831 at NHTSA ↗ | 117.3%ODI 10030403 · 85,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT APRX 40MPH THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS. THE BRAKES STILL WORKED ,AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT ROAD SO WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURY.*AK STEARING WHEEL AND PEDALS SHAKE BETWEEN 65 AND 75MPH. MECHANIC FOUND THAT SMALLER BRACKET OF THE DRIVE WHEEL HAS BECOME LOOSE. REPLACED THE BRACKET. WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS...THEN SHAKING STARTED TO COME BACK...WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN.. Look up ODI 10030403 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.7%ODI 10809667 · 232,905 miDRIVING AN SUDDENLY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, SPEED MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.STARTS BACK WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A REGULAR PROBLEM, ALSO HAPPENS WHEN IDLING...MAKES FOR A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY SURFACE STREETS, TURNING, ACCELERATING, EVEN WHEN BRAKING.THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN IT WOULDN'T START AND NO DOCUMENTATION OR INVOICES AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE TO TUG ON IGNITION WIRES. POSSIBLE REASON-IGNITION SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL SECTION IS BAD. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CONSOLE, PLAN ON GETTING NEW IGNITION SWITCH.… Look up ODI 10809667 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.4%ODI 10016011WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB *TS Look up ODI 10016011 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.1%ODI 10258626 · 218,657 miCAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. NO ELECTRICAL POWER WHAT SO EVER INCLUDING EMERGENCY FLASHERS. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HAD NO WAY OF INDICATING TO OTHER VEHICLES THAT I HAD A PROBLEM. NO LIGHTS, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO EMERGENCY FLASHERS. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO APPX. 25 MPH, POWER CAME BACK ON. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT HOME. *TR Look up ODI 10258626 at NHTSA ↗ | 115.1%ODI 10071413 · 42,000 miWHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED ENGINE BACK FIRED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE AN EXCEEDINGLY LONG TIME TO START. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK Look up ODI 10071413 at NHTSA ↗ | 97.0%ODI 10221530 · 86,500 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING OIL OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500. Look up ODI 10221530 at NHTSA ↗ | 89.0%ODI 10081007VEHICLE WILL NOT START, BATTERY IS IN GOOD CONDITION, LIGHTS COME ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES DO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. *LA Look up ODI 10081007 at NHTSA ↗ | 713.0%ODI 10033928VEHICLE SPEAKER LOCATED ON THE REAR DECK CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MR SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE SPEAKER ON THE REAR DECK CAUGHT FIRE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SUGGESTED THE REMOVAL OF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL FUSES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IMMEDIATELY. (WHICH WAS COMPLETED BY THE SERVICE DEALER) THE SERVICE DEALER THEN SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECT AND TO RETURN IT TO THE SELLING DEALER. THE SELLING DEALER REFUSED TO AFFIRMATIVELY IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC CAU… Look up ODI 10033928 at NHTSA ↗ | 621.4%ODI 10311692 · 24,000 miHAVE A 2004 BONNEVILLE GXP AROUND THE 24,000 MILE MARK THE CAR SEEMED TO FALL APART. THE PASSENGER WINDOW STICKS, THE TRUNK STAYS FULL OF WATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PAN FILLS UP WITH WATER ONCE EVERY 4 MONTHS, THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AND MOST CONCERNING THE STEERING JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AT THE TIME AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY THREE CHILDREN AROUND IN THIS CAR. A FORTY … Look up ODI 10311692 at NHTSA ↗ | 829.6%ODI 10269439 · 36,000 miDRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SHOWS LOW BRAKE FLUID AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OF THE TIRES. I CAN'T CHANGE ANY SETTINGS FOR THE DIC. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN COMBINATION OR ANOTHER. I AM CONSTANTLY CHECKING THESE SYSTEMS EVERY TIME I USE THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10269439 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Steering | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.7%ODI 10265058 · 147,000 mi1993 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE (3.8L) REAR ENGINE CRADLE ROTTED AT ALL FOR BOLT POINTS CAUSING REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR CAUSING STEERING ISSUES AND AN EVENTUAL LOSS OF STEERING. 1.) DRIVING DOWN NORMAL PAVED CITY STREET. BEGAN TURNING A CORNER. (EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS ON A CITY STREET. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE) 2.) FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. ANY FAILURE CAUSING STEERING LOSS IS ONE TOO MANY. 3.) NOT YET REPAIRED IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE THAT GM HAS… Look up ODI 10265058 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 52.0%ODI 10044888CONSUMER PULLED OUT FROM A STOP AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE DRIVER HAD NO STEERING ABILITY, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC.*AK Look up ODI 10044888 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.7%ODI 10576488 · 118,515 miTHE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT WOULD JUST QUIT AND I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES OR STEERING AND ALL GAUGES WOULD SHUT DOWN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON WHILE I WAS STILL DRIVING CUTTING IN AND OUT REPEATEDLY. IT HAPPENED A LOT WHEN I WAS IDLING AT A CORNER AND THEN WOULD START THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. IT WOULD QUIT GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START AFTER DRIVING IT A SHORT DISTANCE. AFTER IT SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, A FEW HOURS OR SOMETIMES OVERNIGHT IT WO… Look up ODI 10576488 at NHTSA ↗ | 31.1%ODI 10574017 · 52,000 miAS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES FAILED. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AND HOPEFULLY RESUME DRIVING SO THE CAR COMING BEHIND ME DID NOT CRASH INTO ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE INCLUDING TIMES WHILE ON I-95, I-81, RURAL MOUNTAINOUS ROADS (WHICH RESULTED IN MY CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS), AND CITY TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAS NOT COME UP WITH A REASON AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I AM GIVEN NO WARNING BY MY CAR THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. THE WARNING BELL CHIMES AND T… Look up ODI 10574017 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.7%ODI 10903615 · 136,589 mi' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WAS IN 2009 NOW IT 2016 AND THE PART IN MY CAR IS NOT WORKING? Look up ODI 10903615 at NHTSA ↗ | 219.8%ODI 10005126 · 50,000 miSTEERING COLUMN NOISE. *JB Look up ODI 10005126 at NHTSA ↗ | 129.3%ODI 10047416 · 32,000 miAFTER THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2003, THE INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RESUMED IN APRIL, 2003. DEALER UNABLE TO VERIFY UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 2003. DEALER REPLACED LEFT OUTER TIE ROD (PART 26067288 - ROD KIT 6.233). THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND ON OCT 7, 2003 THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (PART 26100571 - SHAFT 6.526). AS OF OCT 7, 2003, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TWICE AND THE POWER STEERING RACK TWICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *… Look up ODI 10047416 at NHTSA ↗ | 1213.5%ODI 10029465 · 15,000 miCONSUMER STATES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE THAT CONSUMER CAN FEEL IN THE REAR. TOOK TO PONTIAC, AND DEALER STATED TWO METAL GEARS WERE RUBBING TOGETHER. *AK Look up ODI 10029465 at NHTSA ↗ | 713.0%ODI 101647462003 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 Look up ODI 10164746 at NHTSA ↗ | 725.0%ODI 10112032I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM SHARRETT PONTIAC BUICK GMC ON 10 NOVEMBER 2004. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST RIDE ON 30 DEC I NOTICED A VERY OBVIOUS VIBRATION IN THE CAR. THE SALES MAN SAID THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I PURCHASED IT ON 10 NOVEMBER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME TILL FRIDAY THE 12 OF NOV. I WAS TOLD NEW TIRE WAS PUT ON THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 17TH OF NOVEMBER (2 DAYS) AGAIN FOR INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (2 DAYS) AGAIN IN THE WEEK OF 14 DEC FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS STILL NOT CORRECT. I WAS EVEN TOLD BY SERVIC… Look up ODI 10112032 at NHTSA ↗ | 414.8%ODI 10183389 · 32,000 miINTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT APPROXIMATELY 32000 MILES AND NOW I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN, CLUNK IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO WARRANTY LEFT SO I REALLY CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF WRECKING AND POSSIBLY KILLING SOMEONE. *NM Look up ODI 10183389 at NHTSA ↗ |
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