1989 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

2 recalls — 35 complaints

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Defect Description

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE... Read more

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

88,303 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

Defect Description

FUEL ROLLOVER VALVE ASSEMBLY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

Consequence

IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH VEHICLE BECOMES INVERTEDMISSING VALVE COULD ALLOW FUEL SPILLAGE IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT ALLOWED BY FMVSS 301WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

REPLACE FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY.

1,655 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Complaint Statistics

35 total complaints 3 crashes 4 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	5
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM	1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE	1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	1

Incident date: Mar 10, 1992

READING ABOUT THE RECENT GM RECALL FOR AUTOMOBILES STALLING OUT WHEN DRIVING, TRIGGERED MY MEMORY OF MY FORMER PONTIAC. ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS, THIS PONTIAC HAD STALLED OUT IN A SIMILAR FASHION. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 TO 70 MPH, AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 10, 1992

Incident date: Jan 28, 2007

I HAVE AN 1989 PONTIAC- BONNIVILLE. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STARTED DRAINING MY BATTERY & THEN RUINED MY ALTERNATOR. I REMOVED THE FUSE TO KEEP IT FROM RUINING MY NEW ALTERNATOR & BATTERY,. I WAS MANUALLY OPENING & CLOSING MY DOORS. NOW 3 OF MY 4 DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. THEY WON'T OPEN WITH THE KEY... Read more

Incident date: Jan 28, 2007

Incident date: Mar 21, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS BUSTED OUT. *AK

Incident date: Dec 9, 2002

WHILE APPLYING HIS BRAKES THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES WHEN HE APPLY HIS BRAKE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Incident date: Jul 15, 2001

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 AID.THERE WAS 50000 MILES ON THE TIRE BUT THEY (THE OTHER REAR WAS THE SAME TYPE)HAD GOOD TREAD ON THEM.I BOUGHT TWO NEW TIRESTHE NEXT DAY.THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SPARCE T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 4, 2001

I HAVE HAD TWO BONNEVILLES' AN 1988' AND A 1989' AND HAVE HAD MAJOR BRAKE TROUBLES WITH BOTH VEHICLES. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Mar 7, 2001

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THIS CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED ONLY THREE MONTHS AFTER THE BRAKES WERE FIXED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65/15)

Incident date: Oct 15, 2000

WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT 45MPH WHEN SUBFRAME SEPARATED. DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. MANAGED TO PULL OVER. STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1998

VEHICLE WAS IN STORAGE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, FIRST DRIVE ON THE ROAD THE BRAKES FAILED, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANIT-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED RETURNING A ROCK HARD PEDAL BUT DID NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES, AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS, THE PEDAL RELEASED AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED. NLM

Incident date: Apr 6, 1996

LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AT ABOUT 70 MPH. DURING RESULTANT CRASH, SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. INJURY SUSTAINED WAS A BURST FRACTURE OF THE L-1 VERTEBRAE RESULTING IN AN INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY.

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Apr 6, 1996

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Mar 15, 1999

BEFORE THE DOORS JAMMED/THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS BEGAN TO MOVE BY THEMSELVES - NOT ONE OF THE DOORS JAMMED, BUT ALL FOUR- ALSO THE ABS HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR- I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS THE MOTOR THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM, BUT EACH OF MY DOORS, AND THE UNHEARD OF PRICES T... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 1999

POWER LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY, THIS CAUSED A CHILD TO BE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE FOR HOURS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

LEFT REAR BALL JOINT GAVE WAY, ALLOWING LEFT REAR FORK TO COLLAPSE. FORK THEN JAMMED ITSELF AGAINST THE INSIDE LEFT REAR WHEEL RIM, PREVENTING THE WHEEL FROM ROTATING IN EITHER DIRECTION. PROBLEM--REAR INDEPENDENT STRUT SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT.

Incident date: May 6, 1999

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. KNOCKED OVER A SIGN. MOTOR WAS RACING VERY HIGH, AND FINALLY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1993

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS SPLIT CAUSING SEAT TO TILT BACK, SEAT BELTS GET STUCK WITH DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1993

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS SPLIT CAUSING SEAT TO TILT BACK, SEAT BELTS GET STUCK WITH DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 24, 1992

TEVES ABS KICKS IN UNDER ALL BRAKING CONDITIONS.

STRUTS FAILED..

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

WATER PUMP FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING DOOR LOCK TO FAIL.

Incident date: Jul 16, 1997

CRUISE CONTROL SELF ACTIVATED INTO SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING A COLLISION .

2 injured

Incident date: Feb 20, 1997

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE; WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL BECOMES HARD, THEN GOES TO FLOOR, ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES SHE STATES THAT HER BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THAT SHE HAD WORK DONE ON ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKES STILL MALFUNTIONS

Incident date: Aug 15, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE CAR RAN VERY HOT AND THE HEATER CORE HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.*AK

BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN YOU APPLY THEM IN SUDDEN SITUATIONS. THEY DO NOT STOP VEHICLE UNITL ABOUT THIRD TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Incident date: Oct 1, 1995

SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH, REPLACE THE BUCKLE, AFTER REPLACING THE OLD LATCH, NOTICE THAT THE BUCKLE LATCHED BUT DISCONNECT AFTER PULLING ON IT. TT

THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY STOPPED WORKING PURCHASED CAR NEW . *AK

Incident date: Jun 1, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BROKEN, UNABLE TO LATCH SEATBELT. TT

Incident date: May 18, 1995

FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. TT

EPA Fuel Economy — 1989 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

Trim / Engine	City MPG	Highway MPG	Combined MPG	Fuel Type	Annual Fuel Cost
3.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	16.0	26.0	19.0	Regular	$3,550

CO2 Emissions: -1.0 g/mile (Large Cars)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

DP — Closed — Model Year: 1984

DIRECT TORQUE BRAKE SYSTEM

DP — Closed — Model Year: 1979

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION

PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the PONTIAC BONNEVILLE across all model years (1965–2003).

61 Total Recalls

2,579 Total Complaints

2 Investigations

134 Reported Crashes

180 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2005	0	37	View
2004	0	38	View
2003	2	64	View
2002	2	112	View
2001	0	179	View
2000	2	301	View
1999	4	176	View
1998	2	359	View
1997	2	188	View
1996	3	181	View
1995	1	330	View
1994	0	123	View
1993	1	183	View
1992	3	139	View
1991	2	26	View
1990	1	45	View
1989 (current)	2	35
1988	1	20	View
1987	4	24	View
1986	3	3	View
1985	1	2	View
1984	2	1	View
1983	1	0	View
1982	1	1	View
1981	0	2	View
1979	1	2	View
1978	2	4	View
1977	4	1	View
1976	1	0	View
1975	3	0	View
1974	1	0	View
1972	2	0	View
1971	2	0	View
1969	2	0	View
1966	2	0	View
1965	1	0	View

Other PONTIAC Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
GRAND PRIX	178	7,320	View
FIREBIRD	96	804	View
GRAND AM	89	8,116	View
G6	59	8,415	View
MONTANA	57	1,455	View
LEMANS	53	172	View
SUNFIRE	51	1,643	View
VIBE	51	2,135	View

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