IllustrationUPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED DUE TO UNKNOW CAUSE, OIL AND COOLANT LEAKED RUINING THE CRANK SENSOR AND IGNITION MODULE, COULD HAVE CAUSED HEAD TO BLOW. REPAIR COST @1600.00. *AK
1995 Pontiac Bonneville
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
225–50K
750–75K
975–100K
32100–150K
14150K+
67 reports with mileage · 177 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 55 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 35 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 reports4 fire reports14 injury reports
What owners actually said
244 reportsINTAKE MANIFOLD SNAPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ANY ACCELERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, IT STARTED TO HESITATE W/LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX W/OIL, MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE…
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INTAKE MANIFOLD SNAPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ANY ACCELERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, IT STARTED TO HESITATE W/LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX W/OIL, MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT MAY BE FINE. BACK IN 1995 THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE (SAME MAKE/MODEL) IN THE SHOP WITH UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEMS THAT RUINED THE ENGINE. *SCC
AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL DIE. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLASTIC) CRACKED AROUND HEAT RISER TUBE ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE LOWER INTAKE AND INTO THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE RESULTING IN A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.*AK
WHEN IT IS COLD ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. THEY DO NOT RELEASE AFTER LETTING GO OF THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. CHECKED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND IT HAD MELTED. *AK
FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCHES, CAUSED HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. REPLACED SWITCH AND NOTICED MELTDOWN OF SWITCH WIRING REOCCURRING, AND NOTICE A BURNING SMELL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON CONSUMER CAN'T TURN THEM OFF. ALSO, VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD BATTERY. *AK *TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING IS SHREDDING WHERE BELT GOES INTO RETRACTOR.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE SUDDENLY MOVED INTO THE RED ZONE AND A WARNING BELL SOUNDED, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE COOLANT WAS EMPTY, IT WAS THEN REFILLED AND CONSUMER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A …
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WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE SUDDENLY MOVED INTO THE RED ZONE AND A WARNING BELL SOUNDED, CONSUMER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE COOLANT WAS EMPTY, IT WAS THEN REFILLED AND CONSUMER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE CHECK REVEALED THAT THE UPPER INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE FUEL INDUCTION SYSTEM, SERPENTINE BELT WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO IT BEING CRACKED/WORN.*JB
Official recalls
194V190000 · Exterior Lighting:headlights
Oct 4, 1994
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHTING CONTROL MODULES WHICH CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT LEAKAGE DUE TO DAMAGED SURFACE MOUNTING CAPACITORS. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF HEAD LAMPS AND PARKING LAMPS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLAMPS CAN CAUSE REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE HEAD LAMPS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF, OR THEY MAY TURN ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGE AND INABILITY TO RESTART THE CAR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP MODULE.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.