Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Pontiac Bonneville.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I… |
| 2015-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ANTI-THEFT AND AN UNKNOWN SEC… |
| 2014-11-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR… |
| 2014-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LIGHT'S STAYING ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND SENORS CHIMMING FOR DOORS. *TR |
| 2011-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I LEFT MY HOUSE ON 9/10/2011 AND WENT TO GAS STATION. AFTER FUELING UP I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I DID N… |
| 2011-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I LEFT MY HOUSE & STOPPED FOR GAS. AFTER GETTING GAS I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I DID NOT PULL OVER THINKING I… |
| 2011-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 15 MPH WHEN THE FR… |
| 2011-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CH… |
| 2010-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 96 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.WHILE PARKED AT RESIDENCE VEHICLE WENT INTO SECURITY LOCK MODE AND WONT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START. A… |
| 2010-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | MY SON WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN HIS 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, JUST AS HIS WAS GETTING READY TO PROCEED, BOTH THE DRIVER SI… |
| 2010-02-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER WHICH SHE BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM! OCCASIONALLY WHEN STARTIN… |
| 2010-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH OR WHILE SITTING IDLE, THE V… |
| 2009-06-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO INCIDENTS BUT THERE IS DAMAGE DONE TO THE FUEL , EMISSION AND BRAKE LINE THE FUEL AND EMISSION LINES FROM THE FUEL … |
| 2009-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE AIR … |
| 2009-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE SUCCEEDI… |
| 2009-01-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PUT GAS INTO MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WENT TO START IT AND IT BACKFIRED AND STARTED RUNNING RAGGED AND CHECK ENGINE… |
| 2008-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN I PURCHASED MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSE USED I SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS ON IT I FOUND 2 ONE FOR THE INTAKE BRE… |
| 2008-12-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED SEVERELY. H… |
| 2008-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE PLASTIC MANIFOLD IN ENGINE FROM MANUFACTURE BROKE CAUSING DEX COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE DEST… |
| 2008-05-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND ABOUT TEN SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOY… |
| 2008-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AROUND JAN 2008 WHILE DRIVING A PLASTIC WATER HOSE BURST. I REPLACED IT AND HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM UNTIL AROUND AUG 2008.… |
| 2007-10-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED … |
| 2007-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2007-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, AND THE CHECK ENGI… |
| 2006-05-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. … |
| 2006-03-31 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD SEEMS WATERY! SEEMS AS THOUGH THE PLASTIC INSIDE IS DEFECTIVE. *JB |
| 2006-02-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN HOUR LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE V… |
| 2006-01-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE WAS DISCOVERED AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEING TAKEN TO AN INDEPEN… |
| 2005-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | ON THE EVENING THIS HAPPEN I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK. ABOUT ONE MINUTE BEFORE THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE AIR… |
| 2005-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENGINE NOT FIRING UP. ALSO AFFECTS DOOR CHIMES, SE… |
| 2005-06-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. HE STATES THAT THERE WAS RECALL 96V116000 CONCERNING INTAKE MANIFOLD. … |
| 2005-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 1996 BONNEVILLE STARTED ACTING UP, ROUGHLY IDLING, AND HESITATING WHEN TAKING OFF. THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER, POOR G… |
| 2005-04-08 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | WHILE IN PARK DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF SOME SYSTEMS. *AK |
| 2005-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE IN PARK POSITION IGNITION KEY TURNED ON AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH CAUSE. WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REP… |
| 2005-02-21 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE NEW FROM DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD THE 16: CHROME RIM PACKAGE. THE RIMS ARE ALUMINU… |
| 2005-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ON 1996 PONTIAC BONNIVILLE ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND ALLOWED THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT CAUSING CATASTROFIC LOSS OF… |
| 2004-12-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. CONSUMER PULLED OVE… |
| 2004-11-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL ON FUEL INJECTION-INTAKE MANIFOLD PONTIAC COULD NOT TELL ME IF AND WHEN THIS REPAIR WAS EVER DONE AS THEIR SYSTE… |
| 2004-09-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND ROLLING DOWN THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE… |
| 2004-07-29 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE TRAVELING 25 TO 30 MPH. DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD (BROKEN GLASS) AND NEA… |
| 2004-06-17 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING VEHICLE TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND WHEN ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEH… |
| 2004-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT FROM UPPER INTAKE PLENUM FOUND TO CAUSE MIS-FIRE CYLINDER. REPLACED UPPER INTAKE PLENUM TWICE ONCE AT 54,820 … |
| 2004-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | AN INDEPENDENT DEALER REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKET AND UPPER PLENUM ON 01/16/04, 03/15/04 THE GASKET AND EGR VALVE WAS … |
| 2004-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 1)COOLANT LOSS FROM PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE. 2)EGR PIPE BURN THROUGH FAILURE, UPPER AND LOWER GASKET FAILURE. 3)REPLACE … |
| 2004-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK |
| 2004-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED… |
| 2004-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE CRANKING MY 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE I HEARD A BIG EXPLOSION. I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE PLASTIC COVER … |
| 2004-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1996 BONNEVILLE NEW IN THAT YEAR. AROUND 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEAL… |
| 2004-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST WEEKEND WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY PONTIAC BONNEVILLE REGISTRATION TAG [XXX], NJ LICENSE PLATE HAS A [XXX] BACK DOOR… |
| 2003-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUN OF 1996 AND RECALL WAS ISSUED JUN 1996. SO WHY WEREN'T WE TOLD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE… |