1995 Pontiac Bonneville electrical problems

Filed Mar 2, 2015 · Electrical · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 1995 pontiac bonneville. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 03/30/15*lj the consumer stated the vehicle began stalling in october of 2005. Many attempts have been made to repair the vehicle but, none were successful. The transmission slips. The vehicle began to stall more frequently. Updated 10/21/2015

Filed Aug 15, 2010 · Body, Electrical · 50,000 miles · NJ

Front and rear windows joint welds break leak into the vehicle starts and the airbag module shorts out and can blow anytime this has not been recalled or looked into after I sent in compliant now some kid riding in rain had his blow out and caused an accident with injuries and they wanted to buy back the car for $600 ???? Are they crazy my white paint also peeled but they wont fix it. So I have a shorted out module leak in my front and rear windows and a two colored car they should go bankrupt.

Filed Apr 21, 2009 · Electrical, Lights · 120,000 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 pontiac bonneville. On approximately five occasions, the contact has had to change the instrument panel switch. During the first occurrence, the tail lights stopped working and the switch was repaired. During the second occurrence, the tail lights, backup lights, fog lights, and instrument panel lights all stopped working simultaneously. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 94v190000 (exterior lighting:headlights). The failure mileage was 120,000 and current mileage was 145,000.

Filed Oct 9, 2008 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 pontiac bonneville. Sporadically, the head lamps fail, which increases the risk of a serious crash. The contact also noticed that the head lamps could not be turned off or would activate while the vehicle was parked, which resulted in a loss of battery power and the inability to restart the vehicle. She called the manufacturer in reference to the federal safety agency campaign id number 94v190000 (exterior lighting:headlights); however, her VIN was excluded from the recall. The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. Also, the paint is abnormally chipping on various parts of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 120,000 and current mileage was 129,000.

Filed Apr 13, 2008 · Body, Electrical · 75,000 miles · NJ

Air bag and power door lock modules short out with puddle of water under front seats caused by leaks in windshield seals.

Filed Jul 9, 2007 · Electrical, Lights · 187,799 miles · FL

Tail lights, backup lights, fog lights, and dash lights did not work. The fault wa s the lighting control module which had a recall issued. Pontiac was not willing to repair the vehicle under the recall 94v190000 concerning headlight failure. These vehicles were assembled with lighting control modules which can experience excessive current leakage due to damaged surface mounting capacitors. This can cause loss of head lamps and parking lamps. Consequence: sudden loss of headlamps can cause reduced driver visibility which can result in a vehicle accident. Also, the head lamps cannot be turned off, or they may turn on while the vehicle is parked, resulting in loss of battery charge and inability to restart the car. Remedy: dealers will replace the headlamp module. Notes: system: lighting; head lights. Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with twilight sentinel lights. Note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact pontiac at 1‑800‑762‑2737, or oldsmobile at 1‑800‑442‑6537. Also, contact the federal safety agency's auto safety hotline at 1‑800‑424‑9393.

Filed May 2, 2006 · Airbags, Electrical · 82,000 miles · MI · 2 injuries

Airbag deployed while driving. Light came on and about 30 seconds later passenger bag went off and blew out the windshield. The insurance company fixed the window but are claiming that this is a mechanical defect and is not covered unless a rider is present on the policy. I feel this is a disclosure violation as I would have had that rider in tact. This vehicle still needs airbags and systems repaired. The driver side has been disconnected to allow for the vehicle to be driven as the insurance company has halted the rental car and are dragging there feet getting an agent to the house to look at the vehicle.

Filed Mar 15, 2006 · Electrical · FL

I have 2 complaints. First one would be the ignition itself. I had to have the ignition with microchip key replaced due to broken cylinder and have talked to many people with pontiac who say they also have had that problem. I paid $350.00 to have this replaced so I could operate my vehicle. Second my tail lights, parking lights and dash lights all went out together 3 nights ago while I was driving home. I almost got hit by someone who did not see me and I hadn't noticed my exterior lights out because I was driving but did notice the dash lights go out. My grandfather, father and myself checked the fuses and its not those. We think it may be the dimmer switch that operates the headlights. I will contact pontiac tomorrow to find out if there is some kind of problem with these. Please let me know if there is something so I can have this fixed since I can not drive my car at night for the time being and I have 3 children. Thank you so much!

Filed Oct 12, 2004 · Electrical, Lights · KY

I bought my car as a used vehicle and have had trouble since I bought it. I have had trouble with the motor, the air conditioner does not work, the cruise control does not work. When it was engaged it would jerk hard ( speed up then slow down) I have no dash lights when I turn on my headlights. My radio lights do not work either when I turn on my headlights. It is dangerous to drive. I need to know what to do to fix this problem. There is also a problem with the passenger door lock. You can not unlock it with the power locks.

Filed Jul 7, 2004 · Electrical · 104,000 miles · PA · fire

The wiring harness caught fire. *jb the fire was due to a faulty wire harness behind the steering wheel from the light control switch. The entire switch was melted, especially the wire harness plug hat connected to the wiring harness directly to the switch.