Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081445 Incident Date: Oct, 05 2006
Consumer's City: MADISON Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BONNEVILLE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 09 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 21 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car completely shuts down while decelerating at anywhere from 30-55 mph. sometimes can restart, sometimes not for a half hour or so. the car's engine coolant has leaked out onto engine. car shut down, no power, no steering, no brakes, then the coolant spilled out everywhere, engine started smoking and now the engine has stopped working even after replacing head gasket. car had been into dealers numerous times to no avail. no one could identify the problem. now have a car that had to be towed and is no longer functioning. numerous fuel injectors were replaced in hopes of stopping the stalling out and shutdowns, but nothing has worked. waiting for a couple of quotes on what it will take to try and fix the engine or most likely need replaced. this has been happening since the car was fairly new.