2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, OIL LEAKED ONTO THE INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07035, WHICH STATES THAT DROPS OF ENGINE OIL BEING DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING CAUSES SMOKE THAT CAN IGNITE INTO SMALL FLAMES. ONCE THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IS ACTIVATED, A BURNT OIL SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR MOST OF THE TIMES, MY ENGINE OIL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSES SMOKE AND A BURNED OIL SMELL. I NOTICED THAT GM HAS HAD A RECALL FOR 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL GS AND 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WITH 3.8 L V6 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE (VIN1 ? RPO L67). I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE (3.8 L V6 L67 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE) ON MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSEI AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER WITHOUT REPAIRED THE UNSAFE DAMAGE. I WILL BE REPAIRING IT MYSELF AND EXPECT PONTIAC TO REIMBURSE ME WITH THE MONEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR MANY TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD START IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,700. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN ON 05/30/07 HAD TO BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER ON 05/31/07 TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/29/07 *TR

DURING SUMMER, AFTER DRIVING CAR AND STOPPING FOR 10 MINUTES TO 1-1/2 HOURS, WHEN YOU RESTART THE CAR IT WILL SPIT, SPUTTER, STUMBLE, AND VIBRATE FOR 10 SECONDS OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL SMOOTH OUT AND RUN NORMALLY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HESITATION, AN ODOR OF FUEL, AND A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE SEAT WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE GOT HARDER TO START, UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START IN OCTOBER 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE TURNING, THERE WAS A CRACKLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLETE TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED.

ALLOW ME TO STATE MY CASE. I PURCHASED A HIGHLY TOUTED 2000 BONNEVILLE [XXX]. THIS CAR WAS A GM MASTER ASE CERTIFIED MECHANICS INSPECTED VEHICLE. IT WAS ADVERTISED AS "GM QUALITY CERTIFIED TROUBLE FREE", "NO WORRY VEHICLE". I DROVE 400 MILES TO PICK IT UP AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A LONG PLEASANT OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THE GM 3800 ENGINE HAS BEEN CALLED "BULLETPROOF", "ONE OF THE BEST ENGINES OF THE 21ST CENTURY". AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES OF USE, THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE PONTIAC DEALER INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND I WAS INFORMED IT WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW CRANKSHAFT! THE MAIN #3 JOURNAL BEARING HAD SPUN AND IT WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW CRANKSHAFT AT A COST OF $3500. MY OTHER OPTION WAS TO INSTALL A NEW GM 3800 ENGINE, WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, FOR $5500. THIS BREAKDOWN HAD TO BE AN INHERENT...

ENGINE FIRE EXPERIENCED BY CONSUMER ON 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *LA WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATED THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES BECAUSE 44 OWNERS COMPLAINED OF ENGINE FIRES DUE TO A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NM

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT FIRE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2002 THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BY THE GOVERNMENT RELATING TO THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB

THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO ERRATIC OPERATION. THE BELT WAS MAKING AN AWKWARD SOUND AND BOTH TIMES THE BELT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK BEFORE THE DEALER INQUIRY. MR PER INVOICE, THE SQUEALING FROM THE ENGINE AREA-CRACKED, AND DRIVE BELT NOISE-EXCESSIVE WEAR-REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES SHIMMEY AND THE PEDAL IS SOFT-REAR ROTOR WERE FOUND OUT OF ROUND, AND REFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. THE PULSATION IN BRAKES WERE CHECKED, AND HAD BEEN CUT THREE TIMES DUE TO THE FRONT ROTORS-REPLACED. *SCC