The check engine light had come on. The intake manifold had to be replaced and there were problems with the electrical system. *sc the electrical problems the consumer had were with the doors, the battery, seat belt warning light and the interior lights and the fuel pressure regulator was bad.
1996 Pontiac Bonneville fuel system complaints
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When starting the vehicle, vehicle back fired. Took vehicle to mechanic, and mechanic determined fuel pressure regulator failed.
This car was purchased in jun of 1996 and recall was issued jun 1996. So why weren't we told of this problem before the purchase. Dealership greed . When starting my 1996 pontiac bonneville, 3.8l v6, it backfired and lots of white smoke came from the muffler. I called a tow truck to pick up the car and take it to the pontiac dealer where they proceeded to inform me a few hours later that it had a cracked intake manifold which allowed water to get into the motor. I was told that we had already taken the car in for the recall, but I didn't recall doing that. And dealership has not provided me with proof that the recall was done and done with the redesigned parts recommended by gm. Gm knew of this on going problem, they installed the same faulty parts again and the problem reared its ugly head again. The dealership advised us that we would need to spend $1000.00 to repair the car. But they could not garantee that the car would not blow the motor or crack another intake manifold. There are 275,811 bonnevilles with this problem and gm still does nothing to fix the problem. Maybe making the part out of something else other than plastic might help. Meanwhile people like myself and other middle class amercians are paying through the nose to fix their cars with the problem only going to happen again. I can't see why there isn't a class action suit agaist gm it has been 8 years and the problem still exist. I have seen where they have replaced some motors for some customers, so why not take responsibility and replace the manifold or motor where it is warrented for all people that are having problems. This expense should be on gm. And for those that have been railroaded into paying for the repairs, refund them the money they have spent to fix the car. I have been quoted a price of $5000.00 for a new motor untop of the $1000.00 repair to see if that will work.
Ref: the federal safety agency recall #96v116000, fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system. Previously I attempted to crank the 1996 bonneville and it made a loud noise like a shotgun being fired. My wife and daughter came out of the house and asked what made that sound. Today I was informed that the car had a cracked plenum,intake and it was going to cost over $600 to repair it. The car is at easley pontiac in easley, sc. I asked them wasn't this a typical problem with the 3.8l v-6 engine and the service manager said yes. I asked him about any recalls and he said no. I then went to the internet and checked your web page and found there was a recall, as referenced above. I then called gm pontiac service and spoke with ms. Tonya bristle and inquired about this specific recall. She called the dealership while I stayed on the telephone. She came back and stated that gm would not cover this repair because there were no recalls for the 1996 bonneville. She also said they would not cover it the repairs because they did not have maintenance records on the car and it was almost 7 years old. I do not agree with gm and think they should be responsible for the repairs due to the history of the same problem with nearly all of their 3.8l v-6 engines. Also, a couple of weeks ago I carried the same car to the same dealership because the car would cut off going down the interstate for no apparent reason. I called pontiac service and asked them about this. Neither one of them had a clue why this was happening. The service manager said he would replace the fuel pump but he would not guarantee the car would not cut off again. I wonder if these two incidents are related.
The vehicle fuel line split which caused fuel to leak.
This is a fuel leak directly onto the exhaust system from atop. The gas tank rusted through lines from fuel pump to gas lines to the engine. Gas leaks directly onto the top of exhaust. Fire hazard. -----dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis----------------769751.
While starting vehicle, it exploded and caught on fire. Had a recall done on jan 1998 for engine backfire, dealer contacted . *ak original recall the federal safety agency campaign #96v116000. Kentucky basic fire incident report stated that fire possibly started around the injector area of the engine. Consumer states that gm would not accept responsibility for fire and that there was nothing they could do.
When starting vehicle it backfired and caught fire in engine. Vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency recall 96v116000/ manufacturer's recall 97c02. Dealer was notified. *akconsumers car backfired, causing the manifold to fracture allowing water into the engine. The engine has been replaced and warrantied.
Consumer states that due to the design of the upper intake manifold, it is constantly coming into contact with the heat of the engine causing the seal to warp, and cause a coolant leak, consumer replaced water pump, upper intake manifold, and the heater hose fitting at engine block.
Vehicle failed to start, and would blow white smoke out of tail pipe. A private mechanic diagnosed vehicle as having a cracked manifold. Dealership informed consumer that vehicle was repaired under recall 96v116000 in august of 1996, prior to her ownership. Please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak referenced in ea02-030
Fuel consumption of vehicle has gone up, fuel is spraying out of tailpipe. Dealer found fuel sending unit needs to be replaced.
Fuel sender lines corroded and rusted severly causing a large leak under the vehicle, consumer believes this is an inherent design problem and/or the part was made with inferior materials. Nlm
Gasoline is leaking from the gas tank due to defective fuel tank sending unit. Yh
Improperly installed vacuum hose to the fuel tank lead to flexing of the fuel tank. Over time the flexing weaked the metal and cause the tank to crack wherein it developed a fuel leak.
When starting the engine, the fuel line leaks fuel without a reason, and consumer is concerned about this problem. Dealer and manufacturer had been contacted.
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