IllustrationPASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE KEY IS USED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE INSIDE LATCH DOES WORK.
1993 Pontiac Bonneville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 10 of 138 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 42 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports10 fire reports7 injury reports
What owners actually said
138 reportsFRONT HUB AND BEARINGS FAILED CAUSING NOISE AND POSSIBLE WHEEL LOCK UP.
TRANSAXLE SHIFTING PROBLEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RACE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL.
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40MPH WHEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON; PUT FOOT ON BRAKES BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. HAD BRAKES REPLACED. PROBLEM OF ABS BRAKES & LIGHT STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT ANCHORAGE GETS STUCK, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED SEATBELT ANCHORAGE TWICE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, ALOUD CHOKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN ENGINE IS REVVED TO GREATER THAN 3000 RPMS. IN ONE INSTANCE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHILE REVVING THE ENGINE IN PARK, ENGINE LURGED FORWARD INTO MECHANIC'S SHOP. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, RESULTING IN CONSUMER HAVING TO SHUT VEHICLE IGNITION OFF BEFORE VEHICLE RETURN TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. *AK THE BRAKES WERE FORCED TO OVER COME RPM OF 3200 TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. *YH
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
Official recalls
196V015000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines
Jan 23, 1996
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1EA93018 · Fuel Leaks
Opened Jul 13, 1993 · Closed Jun 24, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
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