1994 Pontiac Bonneville

I HAVE NOT SOUGHT ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO SINCE MY CAR WAS ALREADY SIX YEARS OLD WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED. NOW I HAVE PEELING PAINT IN SEVERAL SPOTS ON MY CAR AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION. I STILL BELIEVE GM SHOULD PAY FOR RE-PAINTING BECAUSE THEY KNEW OF THEIR DEFECT YEARS AGO. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THIS DONE?

BENT AND TWISTED FINGERS. WHILE IN FLORIDA VISITING MY UNCLE AND AUNT (BEFORE HE DIED) I HAD NOTICED HIS FINGERS WERE BENT AS MY ARE. HE ALSO HAD A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. WHEN IN FLORIDA THIS PAST JANUARY, I DROVE HIS 1994 BONNEVILLE. THE STEERING WAS TIGHT LIKE TO 2000 IMPALA. THIS ACCOUNTED FOR HIS GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR SHOTS IN HIS SHOULDER AND AT ONE TIME A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING PAIN WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS FROM A HEART ATTACK. SUBMITTED BY MIKE TOMICH 989-665-2311 BUT DIDN'T MAKE THE CONNECTIION WITH THE HARD STEERING. DT

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. WITHIN 6MO THE FIRST ALTERNATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED. IN THE PAST 8YEARS I HAVE HAD 10 ALTERNATORS AND 4 BATTERIES PUT IN THE VEHICLE. EVERYTIME THE BATTERY GUAGE WOULD GO LOW WHEN CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ALTERNATOR. ON ONE OCCASSION I TOOK MY CAR DUE TO THE FACT THE DEALER WAS CLOSED, TO ANOTHER CAR REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT STATED THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND UNTIL THAT IS FIXED I WILL STILL HAVE ALTERNATOR/ BATTERY PROBLEMS. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THE DEALERTO NO SATISFACTION. INITIALLY THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS. THEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED KICKED IN, AGAIN PAYING FOR PARTS. WHEN THE WARRANTYEXPIRED I HAD GREAT EXPENSE PAYING FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I ALSO LOST USE OF MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO FIND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME . AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE GM STATED I SHOULD GO BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS A DEALER PROBLEM. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THE CAR DRAWS A LOT OF ELECTRIC AL POWER. THEY COULD ONLY RECOMEND PUTTING IN A NEW WIRING SYSTEM ROUGH COST 3,000 BUT COULD NOT TELL ME THIS WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW MY CAR IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD. I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR BILLS SHOWING NINE GOING ON TEN ALTERNATORS. THE PROBLEM IS ON GOING AND I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY I NEED ANOTHER ALTERNATOR. THE DEALER'S ONLY SUGGESTION TO ME AS A CONSUMER IS THAT THEY COULD SELL ME ANOTHER CAR. WHY WOULD I BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM IF THEY SOLD ME A PREVIOUS CAR WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND WON'T HELP ME FIX THEM. I AM AT A LOSS. MY CAR DOESN'T FALL UNDER LEMON LAW ALTHOUGH 9 SOON TO BE 10 ALTERNATORS TO ME QUALIFIES AS A LEMON. BECAUSE THE CAR IS OLDER THAT IS THE EXCUSE I AM GIVEN. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!

I WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LITERALLY FELL INTO MY LAP. THE CAR WAS UNSTEERABLE. I HAD JUST MOVED TO NH AND CALLED TH ELOCAL DEALER.....FAIRFIELD IN KEENE. THEY CAME OUT AND FLATBEDDED THE CAR TO THE SHOP. 4 WEEKS LATER AFTER THEY LOCATED THE PARTS I WAS TOLD THAT THE COLLAR THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BROKE AND THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED UNLESS I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED. GM SAID IT WAS THE RESPONIBILITY OF ME TO PROVE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE IT. I SPOKE TO THE ESIS ..GREG THRASHER.. ON 7/24/2002. PHONE 1-800-888-0164. WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF THE PART WAS EVER DEFECTIVE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU.*AK