IllustrationRIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE RIPPED OUT OF BELT DURING HEAD ON IMPACT RESULTING IN INTERNAL INJURIES TO THE REAR PASSENGER. *AK
1994 Pontiac Bonneville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports9 fire reports6 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
7 reports3-POINT SEAT BELT TWISTS AND JAMS, RENDERING THE BELT SYSTEM USELESS. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME EQUIPMENT WOULD BE USED IN NEXT REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD NOT PROHIBIT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AN…
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3-POINT SEAT BELT TWISTS AND JAMS, RENDERING THE BELT SYSTEM USELESS. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME EQUIPMENT WOULD BE USED IN NEXT REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD NOT PROHIBIT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOTE THAT THE REAR SEAT IN THIS VAHICLE HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE! I FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON NHTSA SITE FOR 1997-99 BUICK PARK AVENUE--I WILL CONTACT LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THOSE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD FIT MY VEHICLE AS BONNEVILLE AND PARK AVENUE ARE SAME BASIC CAR. HAS NHTSA RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE? *AK
LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP AND TWIST WHEN IN USE.
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS JAM/FAIL.
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, THEY JAM AND ARE UNUSABLE, CANNOT SECURE CHILDREN IN SEATS. *AK
REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS REPEATEDLY AFTER (4) ATTEMPTS BY LEGEND PONTIAC ELLWOOD CITY, PA., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BOTH OUT BOARD SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR WHEN RETRACTING TWIST AND JAM AND CAN'T BE PULLED OUT AGAIN. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.