Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 832006 | 12/01/1998 | 603085 | Some customers may comment that there is corrosion ( rust ) appearing on the left and /or right rocker panel(s). *yc | 02/01/1999 | |
| 831704 | 10/01/1998 | 602983 | Concerns of door handles on white painted vehicles truning yellow. *yc | 01/25/1999 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 971101631041 | 11/01/1997 | 54065 | Comments on inoperative power door locks (front and/or rear doors). | 03/30/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 04/12/2009 | 147000 | 1 | |
| 1993 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 issued recalls for this exact type of failure on the pontiac grand prix, but i do not see one listed for the bonneville. in searching the internet i have found many other reports of this occurring. this was critical enough to issue a recall for the pontiac grand prix, then this should be serious enough to include the bonneville as well. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 05/27/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1993 | |
| The assist handle on the front passenger' side door came off in occupant's hand when getting out of vehicle. the problem was reported to the dealership. problem has not been corrected. *ak *ml | |||
| 12/14/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| These situations posed safety hazards to my pregnant wife. both locks failed within the same month, locking her in the car in one instance and preventing access to the vehicle in another. what if she needed to get out of the car? when the interior dashboard light failed, she was driving at night. this is a serious safety issue, i.e. when you cannot read your interior dash information. *ak | |||
| The door on the driver's does not open with the keyless entree or the key, when the door handle on the inside or outside is held open and the automatic locking button is pushed down. the problem was reported to the dealer. the problem has not been corrected. please provide any further information. | |||
| 08/01/1993 | |||
| Freezing ice caused doors not open. once driver inside another door may open without warning after unfreezing. water seeps between door and vehicle body and freezes. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 04/08/1999 | |||
| Left side of trunk arm, tension bar, which supports the left side of trunk lid, snapped and broke. dealer contacted and aware of problem, problem still exists. provide further information. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 04/12/2009 | 147000 | 1 | |
| 1993 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 issued recalls for this exact type of failure on the pontiac grand prix, but i do not see one listed for the bonneville. in searching the internet i have found many other reports of this occurring. this was critical enough to issue a recall for the pontiac grand prix, then this should be serious enough to include the bonneville as well. *tr | |||
| 04/06/2006 | 160000 | 1 | 06/15/1998 |
| I own a 1993 pontiac bonneville, vin # 1g2hx53lxp1303944 with just over 160,000 miles on it. on the evening of april 6th, 2006 my wife was driving this car near our home. she was at a stop sign on ortman road and as she pulled onto cherry creek road she heard a loud clunk. at the same time she lost all steering ability. when she turned the steering wheel it just spun in circles as if it were no longer attached to anything. i was called and went to see what had happened. upon inspection of the vehicle i saw that the sub frame and motor had dropped down about 6 inches. there are four bolts that attach the sub frame to the body of these vehicles. the bolts were all in place and in good shape. each bolt has a washer, which retains the sub frame to the body of this car. on my car the washers corroded and wore to the point that they would no longer retain the sub frame. the bolts pulled through the mounting holes of the sub frame, thus allowing the engine and all related components to drop about 6 inches. when this happened the shaft from the rack and pinion steering to the steering wheel pulled apart, thereby leaving the operator of the vehicle with no ability to steer. on friday april 7th i called public service garage in marquette mi. and spoke to the service manager. he said that there was | |||
| 03/04/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 25 mph front frame dropped. consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 06/22/2000 | 1 | 05/24/1993 | |
| The vehicles makes popping noise in front suspension, frame was rusted out and broken which caused damage to suspension components. et | |||