2000 Pontiac Bonneville engine problems

Filed Feb 9, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · OR

Car wont start

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Engine · 130,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac bonneville. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer however, an independent mechanic came to review the vehicle was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed May 24, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 69,000 miles · MI

Variably the engine stalls without warning,rendering the ps brakes to become inoperable, extremely dangerous for me as I am 78 years old.there have been times when this has occurred there was no shoulder of the road to pull off,leaving the car in whatever lane it stalled in! It takes anywhere from 5 min to 1/2 hour to restart very very frustrating and dangerous to other travelers and to me! Something desperately needs to be done about this!

Filed Mar 24, 2014 · Engine · 150,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns 2000 pontaic bonneville. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure was recurring over a two year period. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who could not diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Dec 4, 2012 · Engine · 100,000 miles · WV · fire

Was going to start my car I turned the key to the on position and heard a very loud explosion and the motor broke out in flames.

Filed Dec 21, 2011 · Engine · 195,000 miles · VT · fire

This 2000 pontiac bonneville 3.8l with approximately 195k miles was operating normally over the last 72 hours. It had been driven approximately 300 miles between 12/16 and 12/18 @ 12:50 pm the date of the fire.that cold morning (8 degrees f) it was driven 10 miles rt @ 9am, 20 miles rt between 10:30 and noon, and then sat for approximately 1/2 hour before it was driven 5 miles to a local store by my son. When he arrived at the store/gas station he parked near the pumps and when he shut off engine to go into store, smelled burning smoke from the front of the car. He opened the hood and was greeted by active flames coming from the front of the engine. The fire was subsequently extinguished and the burned part of the engine was the top and front left quarter (facing the vehicle). The anti-freeze reservoir was melted through.

Filed May 7, 2011 · Engine · 142,000 miles · MN · fire

After car was parked for 5 - 10 minutes fire in engine compartment.

Filed Apr 3, 2011 · Engine · 54,002 miles · OH

I smelled a burning odor in my bonneville ssei. The local gm dealer, on the incident date in this form, told me the cause was oil dripping on the exhaust manifold and that it was a fire hazard. Upon further investigation, I found an existing the federal safety agency action number (ea07008) for the exact problem I am having for the exact 3800 series ii v6 l67 gm engine. There were 2 recalls for cars with this engine, but my pontiac model was not included (even though it has the exact same engine). The federal safety agency campaign id numbers associated with the recalls are 08v118000 & 09v116000. I escalated this problem within gm and they told me to take the vehicle back to the gm dealer for another inspection. The gm dealer verified that my engine is the same as the recalled engine and that I have the same problem. Gm refused to fix the problem because my vehicle's VIN wasn't specifically included in the recalls. I strongly believe my vehicle should have been included in the earlier recalls and now should be considered for a new recall to eliminate this safety hazard.

Filed Dec 14, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 74,000 miles · NH · fire

Fire ignited in the engine compartment while parked in a mall parking lot about 5 to 10 minutes after leaving vehicle completely destroying the front of the vehicle.

Filed Mar 22, 2010 · Engine · GA

I have a 2000 pontiac bonneville w/ a 3.8 v6 3800 series ll engine. I have noticed oil coming from the intake dripping down onto the manifold. There is a recall on the super charged 3800 series ll for the regal and grand prix. I would like to no why there is no recall on this model. Same problem, just not super charged. What happens if it catches fire like some of the others have? Then will there be a recall? I have called the dealership and there is nothing they can do it is all on me.