Safety Score
67
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-08 | 96V196000 |
SEATS | 47 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING AN SUDDENLY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, SPEED MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.STARTS BACK WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS IS A REGULAR PROBLE… |
| 2012-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RE… |
| 2009-12-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN EARLY NOVEMBER MY CAR (97 BONNEVILLE SSE) BEGAN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE STARTING. IT RARELY STARTED RIGHT UP BUT REQUI… |
| 2009-11-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAD A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY IN MICHIGAN, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SUDDENLY CAUGHT… |
| 2009-01-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PLASTIC INTAKE PARTS, WHICH INC… |
| 2008-04-15 | CHILD SEAT | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 EVENFLO INFANT CARRIER, MODEL NUMBER 25800402 (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY OF 200… |
| 2008-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR AWHILE THEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND… |
| 2008-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE LEAK. A … |
| 2007-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEH… |
| 2006-10-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DECELERATING AT ANYWHERE FROM 30-55 MPH. SOMETIMES CAN RESTART, SOMETIMES NOT FOR A HA… |
| 2006-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AT EVERY CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL… |
| 2006-07-05 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | HEARD A "POPPING" NOISE, THEN LOST POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT. RIGHT TURNS WORK FINE, BUT NO POWER STEERING TO TH… |
| 2006-04-27 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WOULD NOT ALLOW A LEFT TURN. RIGHT TURNING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH ONE… |
| 2005-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 3800 SERIES ENGINE FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO GAIN ACCESS TO IN… |
| 2005-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | G.M. 3800 SERIESII V-6 ENGINE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM & GASKETS. FAILURE OF INFERIOR PARTS IN CONJUCTION … |
| 2005-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1997 BONNEVILLE WARPED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE WHICH THEN SEIZED THE … |
| 2005-01-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | VEHICLE BACK FIRED WHILE DRIVING,THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO… |
| 2004-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT WOULD JUST QUIT AND I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES OR STEERING A… |
| 2004-08-18 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. THE LATCHES ARE MIXED, THEY DO NOT GO TOGETHER. THEY HAVE GM ON THE BELTS.*AK |
| 2004-07-04 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK-UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTRO… |
| 2004-06-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAD TO USE FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP… |
| 2004-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OR THE PLEMIUM WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THE THING WORE OUT AND ALL OF MY ENGINE COOLANT WENT INTO … |
| 2004-03-18 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE LEANING BACK IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, THE RECLINING PART OF THE SEAT FAILS TO HOLD ME.*AK |
| 2004-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH DEXTROL COOLANT IS CAUSING CONSTANT TROUBLE. THE LATEST IS HAVING TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC … |
| 2003-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: CALLER SAID THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE . THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. CALLER'S WIFE HAD TO GET HELP TO PU… |
| 2003-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | A BLOCK FROM HOME OUR ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE UPPER MANIFOLD HAD A HOLE IN IT DUE TO THE MANIFOLD BEING PLASTIC, AND CRY… |
| 2003-08-14 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF DAMAGING THE FRONT FENDER AND DOOR.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT… |
| 2003-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL STATED THE COMP… |
| 2003-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH SUDDENLY ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. NO BRAKES/ NO POWER STEERING.… |
| 2003-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A 100 MILES FROM HOME THE CAR OVERHEATED & HAD TO BE TOWED. WE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A HOLE … |
| 2003-05-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | WHILE ROTATING MY TIRES, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE STABILIZER BAR WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE … |
| 2003-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOSS OF COOLANT. PLASTIC AIR INTAKE MOUNTED ON TOP OF INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED LEAKING COOLANT UNDER PRESSURE INTO COMBU… |
| 2003-01-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE 3800 (3.8L NON-SUPERCHARGED ENGINE) DUE TO A BACK… |
| 2003-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NAR 1/29/2003. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE CONSUMER WITH A BENT WATER PUMP AND A BENT WHEEL. THE ALTERNATOR, POWE… |
| 2002-12-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH POWER SEATS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY. I RECENTLY HAD THE SEAT RUNAWAY BYGOING FWD… |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I PAID THE STATED AMOUNT TO REPLACE A COMPONENT REFERRED TO ME AS A "PLENNUM". THE SYMPTOM MY CAR WAS HAVING WA… |
| 2002-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME TH… |
| 2002-10-19 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE RACK& PINION STEERING THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT ONL… |
| 2002-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. COOLANT ENTERED INTO CYLINDER #4 CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE. TOTAL COS… |
| 2002-09-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR THE LONGER DRIVEN. LUCKILY NOT ON HIGHWAY, WAS ABLE TO STOP AND INVESTIGA… |
| 2002-07-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY CAR SURGES ALL THE TIME AND THE CRUISE CONTROL GETS STUCK ON IT I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET PLACE THEY SAID IT WAS TH… |
| 2002-07-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH, THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT, AND THE OIL WAS SIZZ… |
| 2002-06-23 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING LEFT IN PARKING LOT, MY WIFE HEARD A POP/THUMP NOISE AND THEN COULD NOT CONTINUE LEFT TURN. STEERING WHEE… |
| 2002-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL BOTTOM OUT, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME AND STAY ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COUL… |
| 2002-05-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL OUT WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED CRANK SENSOR… |
| 2002-04-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILING FOR SECOND TIME. *AK |
| 2002-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER … |
| 2002-03-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WOULDN'T START AND THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTIONING. I CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHA… |
| 2002-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING COOLANT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED A DISTRAC… |
| 2002-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE, CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE MINIMAL CONTROL OVE… |