Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Pontiac Bonneville.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 1989 PONTIAC- BONNIVILLE. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STARTED DRAINING MY BATTERY & THEN RUINED MY ALTERNATOR. … |
| 2002-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING HIS BRAKES THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES WHEN HE APP… |
| 2001-07-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | AT 65 MPH THE TREAD PEELED AWAY FROM TIRE CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL.THEY TIRE KEPT ITS AIR AND I DROVE ON THE BELTS FOR… |
| 2001-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | Yes | 0 | I HAVE HAD TWO BONNEVILLES' AN 1988' AND A 1989' AND HAVE HAD MAJOR BRAKE TROUBLES WITH BOTH VEHICLES. *AK |
| 2001-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THIS CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED ONLY THREE MO… |
| 2000-10-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT 45MPH WHEN SUBFRAME SEPARATED. DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. MANAGED TO PULL OVER. STEERIN… |
| 1999-05-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE D… |
| 1999-03-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BEFORE THE DOORS JAMMED/THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS BEGAN TO MOVE BY THEMSELVES - NOT ONE OF THE DOORS JAMMED, BUT ALL FOUR- AL… |
| 1998-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN STORAGE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, FIRST DRIVE ON THE ROAD THE BRAKES FAILED, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANI… |
| 1998-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING DOOR LOCK TO FAIL. |
| 1997-07-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 2 | CRUISE CONTROL SELF ACTIVATED INTO SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING A COLLISION . |
| 1997-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE; WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL BECOMES HARD, THEN GOES TO FLOOR, ABS WARNING… |
| 1996-08-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE CAR RAN VERY HOT AND THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAD T… |
| 1996-04-06 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AT ABOUT 70 MPH. DURING RESULTANT CRASH, SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RE… |
| 1995-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH, REPLACE THE BUCKLE, AFTER REPLACING THE OLD LATCH, NOTICE THAT THE BUCKLE LATCHED BUT D… |
| 1995-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BROKEN, UNABLE TO LATCH SEATBELT. TT |
| 1995-05-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. TT |
| 1993-07-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS SPLIT CAUSING SEAT TO TILT BACK, SEAT BELTS GET STUCK WITH DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING. |
| 1992-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | READING ABOUT THE RECENT GM RECALL FOR AUTOMOBILES STALLING OUT WHEN DRIVING, TRIGGERED MY MEMORY OF MY FORMER PONTIAC.… |
| 1992-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TEVES ABS KICKS IN UNDER ALL BRAKING CONDITIONS. |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER FAILED. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY STOPPED WORKING PURCHASED CAR NEW . *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES SHE STATES THAT HER BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THAT SHE HAD WORK DONE ON ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTE… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | POWER LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM T… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN YOU APPLY THEM IN SUDDEN SITUATIONS. THEY DO NOT STOP VEHICLE UNITL ABOUT THIRD TIME. P… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | LEFT REAR BALL JOINT GAVE WAY, ALLOWING LEFT REAR FORK TO COLLAPSE. FORK THEN JAMMED ITSELF AGAINST THE INSIDE LEFT RE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP FAILED. |