Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1992

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998037774 Incident Date: Feb, 20 1998
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BONNEVILLE Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2HX53L3N1 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1992
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I heard a popping sound twice with in one mile of each other as i was approaching stop lights. then heard a grinding sound as i drove on . took it to the dealer and they said the springs in the rear drums had broken and caused other damage to the drums and braking system. i questioned them about a manfacture defect and was told that there was nothing that they would do . i paid $501.66 to get it fixed. today 05/16/2000 i read in the paper that gm has settled a lawsuit in new jersy agreeing to pay for the same problems in other gm cars of this vintage but it does not metion the bonneville. even though i had the exact same problem with my car as the ones that were listed in the lawsuit. *ak