Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 050604058 | 09/01/2005 | 10017568 | Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *tt | 11/10/2005 | |
| 990604045 | 10/01/1999 | 6088955 | Subject regarding low power / stumble when accelerating in turns or straight line. *tt | 01/12/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/19/2003 | 49170 | 7 | 08/07/2003 |
| Consumer bought the bonneville in august, since then it has been in repair shop 7 times. the first four times were for transmission failure. they replaced the pressure control valve and throttle body. the remaining visits were for 4 fuel injection system failures, injector coil failures melted 4 spark plug wires. also, water pump started leaking. *ak | |||
| 08/01/2003 | 65000 | 1 | 10/21/2001 |
| 1998 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 | |||
| 06/07/1998 | 4 | 12/18/1997 | |
| On several occasions while stopping and then starting, vehicle idles low and on some occasions it stalls, especially while making left turns, dealer once found a vacuum leak from between the throttle body and upper plenumn, problem still exists. consumer states vehicle has poor acceleration and lack of power. battery failed. *slc | |||
| 06/25/2000 | 5 | 04/01/1998 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 12/02/1999 | 30 | 06/26/1996 | |
| Intermittently vehicle will suddenly accelerate or stall and die. dealer has replaced the alternator generator and the ecm. manufacturer will be notified.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 06/25/1998 | 15 | 06/01/1998 | |
| From the night we drove the car home we had problems with the headlights/ dash lights and interior lights not working properly. then we had trouble with the windshield wipers not working , horn. upon repair work in march of 1999 we were showed and told that the dash had been broken out before and wires had been cut into. we have also had a problem with lack of power upon pressing accelerator. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 06/06/2005 | 15000 | 1 | 03/01/1998 |
| Dt: got into the vehicle, put pressure on the gas pedal and it went all the way to the floor. tried mashing on the brakes, and the vehicle just kept going, the more the consumer mashed on the brakes the faster the vehicle went. vehicle hit a brick building on june 6, 2005. contacted pontiac, they sent out an inspector. then, they sent a letter stating that the allegation had no merit. the consumer was injured from the air bags. *ak | |||