Under dash electrical fire that destroyed the cars interior - car junked.
1997 Pontiac Bonneville electrical complaints
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I was driving home from when work when my car caught on fire. My brakes stopped working and I was unable to stop the car. The car was engulfed in flames in the matter of a few minutes.
When driving or idling vehicle will suddenly die ,and will not restart until after 10-15 minutes later . Dealer has replaced alternator, but defect has reocurred, dealer claimed they could not determine cause without duplicating defect. *ak after multiple attempt to repair the vehicle, the dealer idenfified the problem to be a failed fuel pump and was replaced. The consumer wants reimbersment for the cost of replacing the alternator that was not the cause.
Batteries leak acid.et.
Headlights are working intermittently, and the fuse keeps blowing out. Consumer had the vehicle into the shop 6 times, and dealer can't determine the cause of the problem. Dealer keeps replacing different parts, and the vehicle is about to go back into the shop for the 7th time.
Horn very hard to use. Requires excessive pressure.
On date mentioned the cars firewall and engine compartment caught fire which cause the lose of the use of the brakes and power steering. I was decending a steep hill at the time . I was lucky to keep control of the vehicle and managed to get the fire out before the fire department got there. This could have been a fatal accident if I had not keep my head. We also had to replace the alternator in this vehicle which should have not worn out as the car only had 3500 mile on it at that time. The police report stated that it was a manufacturer defect that caused the fire. I have called the place of purchase to inform them of this and they gave me a phone number of the pontiac co. To call and the number will not go threw. I have searched the web to see if there was a place in their web site to send them an email about the fire and no luck there either. If this had not happened when it did it would have been my wife driving with our grandson in the car, as I had gone to get gas for the car for her first. I feel it should be checked out as to wether there has been any other problems of this type . I know for a fact that my wife would not have been able to have handled the car and would have had an accident with our grandson in the car. This has me very upset.
Starter term loose causing vehicle to stall. Nlm
The horn button is difficult to push, must hit spot precisely to activate.
The fuse for the brake lights has blown out, leaving consumer with no brake lights. Dealer has been contacted.
Extreme pressure needed to operate the horn contacts on the steering wheel, results in a unsafe situation.
The horn is very hard to activate.
Horn design resulting in excessive physical effort to activate.
Difficulty depressing horn button.
Upon depressing the horn pad there is no sound, making it impossible to warn motorists in an emergency. Consumer has contacted dealer.
Horn button requires excessive force to operate.
Design/location of the horn button causes difficulty engaging (extreme pressure) in emergency situations, almost resulted in a collision.
While drivng vehicle filled up with smoke and a fire started in the dash behind the radio. Mechanic stated that there was a loose wire in the dash. Car was towed to a body shop. Still not fixed.
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