Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Pontiac Bonneville.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PASSENGER CONTROL ARM IS BAD |
| 2018-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDERN… |
| 2017-04-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITH THE KEY TURNED TO ACC YOU CAN PULL THE CAR OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITH THE KEY TURNED … |
| 2016-03-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BURNT SMELL AFTER RUNNING CAR. SERVICEMAN CHECKED AND OIL WAS LEAKING. NEED NEW VALVE COVER GASKETS AS LEAKING ON MANIF… |
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM ITS PARKED LOCATI… |
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LEAKING OIL, SAME ENGINE AS OTHER CARS IN RECENT RECALL. |
| 2014-09-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, A FUEL ODOR EMI… |
| 2014-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE KEY FROM … |
| 2014-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICE IT BECAUSE POWER STEERING IS HARD TO USE AND RPM'S GO DOWN TO ZERO AND CAR HA… |
| 2014-03-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL INJECTOR STARTED HAVING ISSUES, AND THE CAR HAS A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. THE SMELL OF… |
| 2014-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 2003, CAR WOULD JUST TURN OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS TURNING OFF AT FIRST, … |
| 2014-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 8/1/11 WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE I HAD BEEN HIT BY SOMETHING SO I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED T… |
| 2013-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. I SHIFTED VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED RESTART. ENGINE RESTARTED. CONTINUED DR… |
| 2013-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND ALL TH… |
| 2013-06-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL FROM TIME TO TIME ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. ON ONE OCCASION I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AFTER IT HAD BEEN DOING FOR… |
| 2012-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ACTED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS, LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED. ONLY 50MPH WHEN A BOOM IN THE ENGINE, PULLED OVER POPPED… |
| 2012-09-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY. I HAD WENT OVER BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I PLACE… |
| 2012-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR I DRIVE (3.8 LITER SIX CYLINDER) HAS AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE LEFT VALVE COVER. AFTER I COME TO A STOP OR … |
| 2012-01-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON T… |
| 2011-09-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I KICKED IT DOWN. MY SERVICE LIGHT STARED TO BLINK. NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF CAR. *TT |
| 2011-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 6500 MILES ON IT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH STARTLED MY TO THE POINT THAT… |
| 2011-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED.… |
| 2010-09-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING FUEL ODOR AS THE CH… |
| 2010-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOUD POP, SMOKE, CAR ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYED CAR. *TR |
| 2009-12-14 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT FAILED TO STOP … |
| 2009-08-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY ACCUMULATES MOISTURE, FOGS UP OVER TIME. GM KNOWS THIS PROBLEM BUT… |
| 2009-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI ACDELCO BATTERY LEAKING ACID ONTO FLOOR PAN, EATING THROUGH THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. I PURC… |
| 2009-08-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, LEFT OR RIGHT FROM A STOPPING POSITION A LOUD CLUNKING N… |
| 2009-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS BEFORE GOING OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TH… |
| 2008-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED REGARDLESS OF… |
| 2008-02-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR O… |
| 2008-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OR TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CONTACT … |
| 2007-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATOR … |
| 2007-03-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING KNUCKLE U-JOINT WAS CLUNKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AND I PAID $275. ONE YEAR LATER, IT STARTED CLUNKING A… |
| 2007-01-29 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WIPERS ARE OPERATING ERRATICALLY WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN AND GO AS THEY PLEASE, ALL WHILE … |
| 2007-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. SOMETIMES IT FEELS MUSHY WITH A FLUID FEELING P… |
| 2006-10-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IND… |
| 2006-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TH… |
| 2005-12-29 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A SIDE STREET THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND A NOISE CAME FROM TH… |
| 2005-06-10 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN OR SIDE STREET THE CAR MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOL… |
| 2005-03-01 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. TH… |
| 2004-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2004-01-11 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD. UPON IMPACT THE CHILD IN THE MIDDL… |
| 2003-10-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PLENUM INTAKE VALVE & GASKET REPLACED IN APRIL 2003 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2003. NOW ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SER… |
| 2003-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 2003, HAVE HAD 5 DIFFERENT SERVICE TECHS, INCLUDING DEALER LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, N… |
| 2003-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL OR DRIVE WITHOUT HIS FOOT BEING APPLIED TO… |
| 2003-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION, THE SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED OUT OF… |
| 2003-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD… |
| 2003-05-19 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | CAR STARTED ON FIRE AFTER TUNING ON THE DEFOGGER |
| 2003-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SPEAKER LOCATED ON THE REAR DECK CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MR SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OP… |