1998 Pontiac Bonneville

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE FAILED. *AK THE RADIATOR CAP WAS REPLACED. WHILE IN MOTION, ABOUT 2 MILES AT 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER FOUND THAT FUEL LEAKED AND RUPTURED THE MANIFOLD. RECALL#04V090000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT IN REFERENCE TO HER VEHICLE. *SC *JB THE CONSUMER SENT IN A THANK YOU NOTE AFTER RECIEVING HER RECALL NOTICE. *TC

THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE REIMBURSEMENT HE RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER THE AMOUNT THAT PERTAINED TO THE RECALL. OUT OF 834.60 FOR REPAIRS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 97.92. RECALL#04V090000. *JB

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HE PROCEEDED OFF THE HIGHWAY, OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, AND FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. WITHIN SECONDS CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO INDICATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, RECALL 04V090000. BUT AFTER THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE CLAIMED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE DEFECT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK

GENERAL MOTORS RECALL PROGRAM DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR RECALL ITEM REPAIRED ND PAID FOR AT A GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. SECOND RECALL NOTICE RECIEVED ON MY 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, NHTSA ID# 04V090000, COMPONTENT IS THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY. MY 1998 BONNEVILLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND OVER A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. RENTAL VEHICLES, COSTLY NOT-NEEDED REPAIRS WERE DONE IN AN EFFORT TO FIND THE PROBLEM, DOWN TIME, ETC. PAYMENT FROM GENERAL MOTORS REQUESTED PROVIDING ALL ITEMS REQUESTED, ORIGINAL RECEIPTS, SIGNED FORMS AND THE REASON GIVEN FOR THE DENIAL WAS THAT THE VECHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. GENERAL MOTORS MAILED ME THE RECALL FORMS. MY CAR DID HAVE THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE RECALL.*AK

1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE PURCHASED WITH 214 MILES ON 10-05-2000 FROM POWEL WATSON MOTORS IN LAREDO, TEXAS. THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS FROM NOV. 2000 TO THE REPAIR DATE IN 2002. A SEPERATE DEALERSHIP (TINDALL CHEV/PONTIAC IN DILLEY, TEXAS) WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL REGULATOR. THIS RECALL ITEM HAS BE DENIED FROM PONTIAC. THE DEALERSHIP BILLED ME $1,024.00 FOR REPAIRS NOT INCLUDING RENTAL FEES FOR THE LOANER CAR. I FEEL THAT PONTIAC SHOULD HONOR THE REALL AND RETURN MY MONEY TO ME DUE TO THE FAULTY DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR.

REPEATED STALLING IN TRAFFIC. TYPICALLY OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER START-UP. DURING ONE COLD START THE ENGINE MISS-FIRED AND BACK PRESSURE POPPED OFF THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. WAS DIAGNOSED FIRST TIME AS MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. PROBLEM RECURRED, DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. SHORTLY AFTER, FLOODING AND SPARKPLUG FOULING OCCURRED DUE TO DAMAGED INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS. WHILE TWO OF THE COMPONENTS ARE THE SAME AS RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V090000, AND GM RECALL 03054B, GM SAYS THIS VIN [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER BOUGHT THE BONNEVILLE IN AUGUST, SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 7 TIMES. THE FIRST FOUR TIMES WERE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE AND THROTTLE BODY. THE REMAINING VISITS WERE FOR 4 FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURES, INJECTOR COIL FAILURES MELTED 4 SPARK PLUG WIRES. ALSO, WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING. *AK