NHTSA Complaint #10049209 — 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Vehicle Towed

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10049209
Vehicle	1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 23, 2003
Date Filed	December 4, 2003
Mileage	174,517 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

AIR INTAKE PLENUM ON THE BONNEVILLE 3.8 LITER ENGINE FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP WHEN THE WATER ENTERED THE PISTON AREA. THIS FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PISTONS AND THE VALVES. ENGINE IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND MUST BE REPLACED. *NLM

Related Complaints for the 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Complaints

#10244906 — October 8, 2008 — AROUND JAN 2008 WHILE DRIVING A PLASTIC WATER HOSE BURST. I REPLACED IT AND HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM UNTIL AROUND AUG 200...

#10078410 — June 17, 2004 — COOLANT FROM UPPER INTAKE PLENUM FOUND TO CAUSE MIS-FIRE CYLINDER. REPLACED UPPER INTAKE PLENUM TWICE ONCE AT 54,82...

#10065481 — April 7, 2004 — THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. *PH EGR VALVE IS STUCK AT 67% OPEN POSI...

#10011028 — March 25, 2003 — THE ENGINE ON THIS CAR FAILED. IT HAS 115,000 MILES. IT WAS MAINTAINED FROM THE START. WE PURCHASED IT NEW. THE I...

#10009545 — March 10, 2003 — THE ENGINE FAILED.*DT *JB

Recent Complaints for the 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

#10823959 — AIR BAGS — February 3, 2016 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED...

#10810090 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — December 14, 2015 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ANTI-THEFT AND AN UNKNOWN S...

#10658926 — AIR BAGS — November 18, 2014 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE A...

#10643829 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — October 10, 2014 — INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LIGHT'S STAYING ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND SENORS CHIMMING FOR DOORS. *TR

#10643829 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING — October 10, 2014 — INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. LIGHT'S STAYING ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND SENORS CHIMMING FOR DOORS. *TR