While traveling on the highway without prior warning there was smoke and flames coming from the dashboard. The dealership is aware of the problem. Nlm
1992 Pontiac Bonneville: fire, smoke or burning smell
5 of the 113 complaints about the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
My car started making a horrible noise under the hood on the way home from work back in december. I live about 4 miles from work. I thought it was a fan belt or another kind of belt. I was going about 25-30mph. Smoke started pouring from under the hood. I was scared that it was going to blaze up. I kept going about a half a mile so I could pull into a store parking lot. By this time, the smoke was really coming from under the hood. The men inside the store came to my rescue. I jumped out of the car and they raised the hood and sae that the AC compressor had stopped working. The smoke was coming from the compressor and they informed me that the valves, gears,etc had burned up just in that short time. One man unhooked it so I could use my heater since it was december. Believe it or not, our weather had been very warm for winter. I cointued to drive it over christmas break. I took it took a certified mechanic this week and was told that it had the wrong type of freon in it. My car has only 78,000 miles and I have never had any trouble with the AC until that day when it started smoking. It appears that after searching the internet, there have been several service bulletins about AC problems and freon. A car with such low miles shouldn't have AC problems and if so, the problem should be so bad. My car would have caught on fire if I had not stopped and got help. Little did I know it was the AC. Please let me know if there have been similar problems to mine. Of course, this kind of problem probadly hasn't occured in many of the car,esp. With low miles. I would appreciate your help in this matter, my car has been garaged kept, serviced,, well kept,etc. Any help or direction you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, ms. Lynn k. Ouzts.
Consumer put some items into the trunk, and another consumer noticed smoke coming from the trunk. Consumer states that she did'nt put anything into the trunk which was flammable.
Owner states vehicle caught on fire due to loose fittings around transmission, causing fluid to leak on engine, resulting in fire. Vehicle was a total loss.
While picking up daughter from school car caught on fire. Car was totalled. Please describe details. Tt
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville?
5 of 113 owner complaints about the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville (4%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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