1998 Pontiac Bonneville: headlights failing or too dim

5 of the 277 complaints about the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville describe headlights failing or too dim.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.

Headlights failing or too dim by model year

2003
2
2002
2
2000
2
1998
5
1997
1
1995
31
1994
1
1993
3
1992
1

What owners say

Filed Jan 7, 2003 · Lights · MI

Consumer states while driving the lens on the left head light fell off. Please provide any addition information. Ts

Filed Mar 7, 2001 · Electrical, Engine · WI

Traveling @65 MPH engine just shut off. Would not start until 3 hours later then it was hard to start. Problem was determined to be ground under passenger seat. Car still was hard to start now the deal claims it is the fuel pump regulator. Very upset with this experience. Other problems seem to have cropped up due to this ground problem such as alternator failure, headlights failing to the on positon, power windows would not work and of course the failure of the fuel regulator. This ground seems to be a major problem and I am surprised there has not yet been a recall. The common thread can be seen in the complaints lodged on your internet site.

Filed Mar 9, 2000 · Acceleration, Electrical · WV

From the night we drove the car home we had problems with the headlights/ dash lights and interior lights not working properly. Then we had trouble with the windshield wipers not working , horn. Upon repair work in march of 1999 we were showed and told that the dash had been broken out before and wires had been cut into. We have also had a problem with lack of power upon pressing accelerator.

Filed Sep 1, 1999 · Lights · CA

The twilight sentinel lighting system does not turn off headlamps.

Filed May 6, 1999 · Electrical · PA

The alternator at a stop cannot maintain power for more than aa couple of minutes and if you have an accessorie (I.e.) your heat or defogger or the headlights it will dim to the point that if you are at a long light it will stall the car and if it is dark it is hard for other cars to see you while stopped at a light it will stall out after a min. If you have a defogger on I don't believe that I should have to go to park when I stop at a light if I need the defogger on so I can see and the dealer just told me to put it in park at a long light and they have had two other complaints that they mentioned and tech support tells them there is nothing wrong with the chargeing system thank you for your time

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville headlights

Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville?

5 of 277 owner complaints about the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville (2%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 1995.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

Other symptoms on the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville

Stalling 37 Engine failure 30 Overheating 25 Fire or smoke 18 Check engine light 17 Won't start 13 Power steering loss 9 Knocking 6 Loss of power 6 Fuel leak 5 Hesitation 5

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