Car completely shuts down while decelerating at anywhere from 30-55 MPH. Sometimes can restart, sometimes not for a half hour or so. The car's engine coolant has leaked out onto engine. Car shut down, no power, no steering, no brakes, then the coolant spilled out everywhere, engine started smoking and now the engine has stopped working even after replacing head gasket. Car had been into dealers numerous times to no avail. No one could identify the problem. Now have a car that had to be towed and is no longer functioning. Numerous fuel injectors were replaced in hopes of stopping the stalling out and shutdowns, but nothing has worked. Waiting for a couple of quotes on what it will take to try and fix the engine or most likely need replaced. This has been happening since the car was fairly new.
1997 Pontiac Bonneville: loss of power steering
6 of the 147 complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Bonneville describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 126,000
- recalls
- 0
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
Heard a "popping" noise, then lost power steering when turning left. Right turns work fine, but no power steering to the left.
While making a left hand turn vehicle lost power steering. Consumer had to use force to turn steering wheel. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak the consumer notified the manufacturer who stated that there was no recall on the vehicle but there were recalls on other models with the same rack and pinion. The consumer was told that his vehicle was not produced at the plant of the recalled cars.
When making a left turn power steering went out. Also, this occurred when vehicle was driven at low speeds. This vehicle experienced the same defects as the pontiac, grand prix which was recalled for the same problem.
Consumer stated while driving vehicle at 25 MPH suddenly all electrical components died. No brakes/ no power steering. Took vehicle to dealer, dealer popped hood, and noticed battery acid all over the engine compartment, and battery cables were loose. Dealer replaced cables, and put jelly around them. Five days later, cables were loose again. Cause unknown. The cable has loosen again and vehicle stalled and lost all power. Consumer was left stranded.
Vehicle will stall while in motion unexpectedly and without warning, causing loss of power steering. Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer between 4-6 times, but defect keeps occurring. Finally dealr replaced fuel pressure regulator and defect did stop, but only for 2 years. Currently, defect has reappeared.*ak fuel pressure regulator was replaced twice in three years.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Pontiac Bonneville power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1997 Pontiac Bonneville?
6 of 147 owner complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Bonneville (4%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Pontiac Bonneville?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Pontiac Bonneville
Stalling 15Fire or smoke 10Loss of power 7Brake failure 5Engine failure 5
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