1995 Pontiac Bonneville: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Aug 18, 2016 · Steering · 152,000 miles · MA

1995 pontiac bonneville my stsering wheel was making a clunking noise then when driving home I turned the corner going right my lower sub frame dropped out from rusted bolts and lost all control! No steering at all. Still shaking.can't believe theres a recall for headlights recall but no steering urecall .I called pontiac and registered a complaint . For now I have to pay for repairs but what if was my life and not money I lost.these cars should be recalled immediately. The police had to come and direct traffic around my car while I sat there shaking.

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 24, 2008 · Lights · AK

Headlights on 1995 pontiac bonneville ssei will not turn off. They are turning on by themselves and will not shut off without unhooking the battery.

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 Sep 27, 2006 · Lights · 122,000 miles · NY

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 MPH at dawn on normal road conditions, the head lights switch was turned off, but the headlights remained illuminated. There was no warning signal to indicate a defect. When driven back to the contact's residence at night, the head lights failed to turn off again. The lighting control module overheated so the contact disconnected the battery, but before doing so the lights turned off twenty minutes after the vehicle was turned off. The manufacturer was contacted, and indicated that the VIN # was not affected in the recall # 94v190000 and instructed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealership for a diagnosis.

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 Feb 18, 2005 · Lights · 102,000 miles · NY

I called botnick chevrolet in binghamton ny. Told them the make and VIN of my vehicle (1995 pontiac bonneville). I recently lost my interior lights because of the dimmer switch and I am concerned now about my wife losing the head lamps while driving. Botnick informed me that there are no recalls on this vehicle and I found this information on your site (ref. The federal safety agency id 94v190000). Vin: [xxx] . Thanks in advance for your consideration.*ak [xxx] *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

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 Sep 14, 2004 · Lights · 95,000 miles · MN

While driving at night headlights failed. This caused poor visibility to the driver. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it home. The consumer contacted the dealer, and was informed that the headlight switch needed to be replaced. *ak the headlamp failure caused the lights to stay on resulting in the discharge of the battery and the ability to restart the vehicle.

Filed Jun 2, 2004 · Electrical, Engine · 71,000 miles · CA

I purchased this car used from a dealer in 2001 in michigan. (I don't think the air conditioning ever worked ). Within a few months the traction control went out. It would be on, when the car started, but within driving 300ft. Would go out and could not be turned back on from the button. A few months after that all of the dash lights went out when ever you turned on the head lights. This was due to a bad switch & a short. Then the cruse control went out. A few months after that we had to replace the head gaskets due to the engine over heating by an unknown cause. 1 month after that we had to replace the engine after throwing a rod and cracking the engine block, due to the fact that there was still fluind in the engine from melted manafold.( this all took place between nov. 2001 & jan. 2002) after that the ignition had to be replaced because one of the wires was severed due to the wheel tilt. (we would tilt the wheel & could not start the car). In nov. 2002 the transmission started to slip, we had it replaced. Then all at one time (2003) the battery went dead, the timing chain had jumped a tooth, the cam sensor, and the spark plugs which had been changed a few weeks before. A few weeks after that the engine overheated again due to a leak in the coolant resovoir bottel, this caused the head gaskets to blow again. It is now 2004 we have an ongoing electrical problem. Since mid 2003 we have gone through 3 PCM & 3 proms due to the fact the they kept frying ( a result of a bad ground that still can not be found), an altanator due to the fact that it had spikes. The check enging light would constantly come on & when the codes were pulled the egr vlave was listed, we replaced it and still the check engine light came on due to a still bad PCM. Now whenever we turn on the blinker the voltage gage moves in time with it due to a short. The RPM's surge at times while car is in motion or at idle, causing the car to satll or backfire. The cause is still unknown.

Filed May 4, 2004 · Lights · 146,075 miles · MA

Headlight control switch, acdelco/part # d1522e defective.