Power window failure on a pontiac bonneville year 2000 right and left window rear will not operate.
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Passenger window regulator failed. Two months later, the driver's side failed. Costs of over $400 & over $500. Between these dates the transmission went with only 60,000 miles. Cost to repair was $2400. Called pontiac on it. They had the dealer send a $400 "good faith" check. No more general malfunction vehicles.
2 regulators for two different windows were replaced within the first 2 years which was covered by the gm warranty. The third window regulator was replaced after the warranty expired at the cost of $350. Now the fourth regulator on the last window is broken and the dealer wants over $400 to fix.
3 out of 4 windows have slid down while driving the car on the road.
Both rear windows have fallen to their stops. They are currently being held shut with clear packaging tape. Both windows failed within 2 months of each other. The second window failed on christmas eve night 2005 when my son just shut the door. Gm wants approximately $1000 to fix both. The sad part is that we don't even use the rear windows. Gm claims there is no problem.
July of 2005 left front window regulator failed. Replaced window regulator. November 2005 left window regulator failed. December 2005 right window fell down while driving because regulator failure. Car has air conditioning and windows are not used much. Rear window switches are locked out from drivers control because of a child in back seat. Reason for not being used much. I only have fixed the drivers window because of the expense and need to pay tolls. I have contacted gm about covering the parts and I will perform the install. They refused because of the 100k miles. This car is a 2000 pontiac bonneville.
Dt*: the contact stated both rear windows electrical controls went bad as of july 2002. This caused the window to fall down. The windows are currently bolted shut. *ak reported incident to pontiac dealers and they refused to fix the problem.
Dt: the contact stated he took the vehicle to a dealership to have it serviced on february 14, 2003. At that time they had to replace the intake manifold and flushed the motor. On october 7, 2004 the contact took the vehicle to another dealership to have the vehicle serviced. They found anti-freeze was leaking into the engine. The intake manifold needed to be replaced. On december 22, 2005 he took the vehicle back to the dealership to be serviced. Again the intake manifold gaskets needed to be replaced and the repairs were made.*ak the window motor and regulator were replaced. Updated 02/07/06.
Three of the four windows are not working. The cable assembly for the windows does not work. It is poorly designed, made of plastic and is not able to withstand much use. The plastic spool is not able to wind the cable that pulls the windows up or down. Two of the three window are the back windows and were rarely used. Only passengers in the back are infants.
There were no events leading up to this failure. Both rear windows just suddenly quit working. We took the vehicle to the pontiac dealership and, of course, they repaired them. $300.00 per window. Sounds a little much. I've noticed several other vehicles, same year, same model have had same problem. Gm should absorb some of the expense, wouldn't you think? We have loved this vehicle up to this point.
There are no events leading up to the failures. Three windows in this vehicle are inoperable because the motor quit. Initially, the window will either not go up or down and then all of a sudden it will work. One window has had the wiring clipped because I couldn't afford the part. The other 2 we just don't use.
I purchased a gm certified 2000 pontiac bonneville in may 2002. Since that time I have had to replace 3 window regulators in the vehicle, one for the drivers door and one each for the back doors. This seems to be quite excessive for a vehicle that is only 5 years old & has less than 80k miles on it. Further, I have a small child so I can count on one hand the number of times that I have lowered the rear windows. I am confident that this is not a wear-and-tear issue, since I have replaced both regulators with gm parts and as I stated seldom roll the windows down. I have noted an approximate date for the first incident below. The most recent replacement was in august 2005.
Dt: the rear windows assembly will not roll up/down, the window will fall. The cable broke inside the window. Cannot just buy the cable, must buy the whole assembly kit. This is the second bonneville with the same problem. . This happened on august 19, 2005. Contacted pontiac by e-mail, but had not heard anything yet. When it happened on other bonneville I the contact had to pay for it.
Within a months time I have had to replace both rear window regulator assemblies in my 2000 pontiac bonneville. The first window went down on its own and would not go back up. Less than a month later, the other window did the same. I took the car to a local dealership on 2 separate occasions to have this fixed. These parts are very expensive. I find it odd that a 5 year old car with only 60,000 miles should have such a problem, especially in such a short period of time. Could you give me some insight on why this could be.
I have a 2000 pontiac bonneville. Twice in the last five years both rear window winding mechanisms have failed within a period of two weeks. Once could be coincidence, but twice: is very suspicious.
Right rear window dropped while vehicle was parked. Dealer (cochran pontiac) said that the only way to repair was to replace complete regulator assembly at a cost of $478.95. The vehicle has 28,000 miles on it and the right rear window has been opened approximately 5 times in the five years that I have had the vehicle.
2000 bonneville-10/03 had to replace left rear window regulator. 2/04 had to replace right rear window regulator. Both at approx. $400. Pontiac division of gm refuses to admit they have problems w/ regulators for bonneville, grand prix's, and particularly grand ams. If you know anybody that has one of these vehicles you can be guaranteed they have had at least one regulator replaced.
Front/rear windows would intermittently fall down into the window tracks. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak the front driver side window did not roll down nor up and the passenger back seat windows did not roll up or down.
Passenger window back left. Window came down while driving. Could not put window back up using the power button. Had to put it up using both hands--one on outside of window--one on inside of window. Window was repaired by local mechanic. He stated that the regulator was bad and this had to be replaced with power window motor/regulator assm. He also said that I should contact general motors because he didn't feel this should have happened with this young a car. Cost of repair was $375.48 total. This was on my 2000 pontiac bonneville. I feel I should be reimbursed this expense.
I have 2000 pontiac bonneville. Left rear window was not moving up. Dealership had changed window regulator. It cost me about $406.47. Lots of consumer of this vehicle have same problem.
2000 pontiac bonneville with 32,000 miles. The drivers side rear door window dropped out of track while driving. I do not use the rear windows and it was in the up position and not in use. So far I have taken it to a body shop and had them prop the window up temporarily. They advised me to get it fixed because of fear the side air bag may be affected by disconnecting the power to the window. I called the dealer in our town and asked if there have been others with this problem and they said not that they were aware of. I was told they don't sell the track separately from the whole assembly including the motor and the cost of parts would be at least $350.00. I know of another owner with the same year and model as mine and both of their rear windows did this in a matter of days of each other. He lives in my town and this makes me think it must be a widespread problem. I saw another complaint like mine on this website and would like to have an investigation to see how many of these rear window fixes have been done in hopes of getting financial help from the manufacturer.
The vehicle's power window regulators failed. *nm the consumer would like to be reimbursed.
Rear window defect, both rear windows dropped a few inches while traveling. They would not move back up. *bf the vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that theregulators neede dto be replaced. The consumer paid $408.92 for thefirst window and $424.69 for the second.
Driver's side rear window regulator had to be replaced at approx. 29000 miles, oct. 2003. Just had to have the passenger side rear widow regulator replaced sep. 2004 dealer said plastic parts reason for failure. Also, son had to have rear window regulator replaced on 1999 grand prix, oct.7, 2004. In all cases window fell down while driving vehicle and the window(s) not being operated.
Power window cable on rear drivers side of 2000 pontiac bonniville broke.can not buy cable only,comes with regulator.can not buy regulator only,comes with motor. Cost about $300 not counting labor.one week later passenger side rear window broke. Same problem. Window just fell down on the highway in the pooring rain with my seven yr. Old daughter sitting there crying and getting soaked.this should definantly be a recall.
The back windows and the passenger side front windows were inoperable. The motor was replaced twice. Manufacturer stated there was nothing to be done.
While driving at any speed brakes hummed whenever they were depressed. Also, three of the power windows were not working. Consumer found that the regulator system gears were defective.
I have had my 2000 bonneville in the shop several times for various reasons. My radio had to be replaced, my drivers side window stopped working and they replaced the motor, now my passenger side window does not work and needs to be repaired. My trunk leaked and was told the extended warrenty did not cover it and the expense was on me. My air conditioner would blow cold air and then hot air or not blow cold air at all, it was in the shop 2-3 times for that. Now my car hesitates when speeding up and you can feel it jerking into gear when it shifts between 1st and 2nd gear or 2nd and 3rd. For this reason I had my transmission fluid replaced and an additive put in and was told this should take care of the problem. It has not!! My next step is to take it back to the dealership to find the problem. Is there anything I should know about concerning the transmission jerking, recalls,etc..?
Since I owned the car I have had these things fixed: 1 window regulator, 1 power steering pump replaced, power steering work (after the power steering pump was replaced) hood repainted and ignition switch replaced. Now I need to have 2 window regulators replaced at $400 a piece. I'm having some load humming noise when using brakes but I had the brakes replaced and it did not fix the problem. The trunk leaks so I can not use it because everything gets wet.
The motors for the windows in my vehicle are an engineering defect. The motor for the drivers window went out. I've never had a motor for a window go out before however I know it does happen and I do use this window probably once a week or so. The problem is that I use my car for work only and all my children are grown. Both back window motors have also gone out and total for the back to windows they have been rolled down 5 times only by accident when I was intending to roll down the drivers window. At $350.00 to repair the back windows have been made to stay permanently shut. I don't think it would be very safe to have all the windows made to not roll down but it is agrivating that I should have to pay for their poor design.
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