Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003246907 | Incident Date: Oct, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: COLUMBIA | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: BONNEVILLE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2HX52K1XH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 23 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 12 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1999 bonneville; 58,000 miles; it had been stalling intermittently for several weeks -- especially during turns. before i could take it to the dealer, the car loses power on hwy 63; fortunately, i was able to pull over. the mechanic reports engine has locked up because coolant has leaked into the engine due to a known problem by gm of coolant leaking into engine and thus destroying the engine. total costs to replace the engine, the manifold and damaged the starter amounted to a repair bill of $5300 after a 10% existing customer discount plus state taxes. i checked the odi databases for '99 bonneville's and almost a 1/3 of the 111 complaints relate to the same problems i had before my car engine was damaged and similar problems of coolant leaks into the engine. does there have to be a injury before the nhtsa will act? why did the recent recall for the 2000 and newer models not cover the 1999's when gm has known of this issue of coolant leaking into the engine since the 1995/96 model year? please see my website for the analysis of the 1999 complaints http://www.missouri.edu/~ryh352/2003/bonne.htm i, of course, want my $5,300 returned from gm. i also think it only fair that the recall extend to 1998 and 1999 bonneville owners with less then 100,000 miles on their car and gm repair those cars free. *la |