2001 Pontiac Bonneville: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Dec 5, 2010 · Steering · 110,000 miles · CA

Steering shaft on my 2001 bonneville ssei making grinding and clunking noise. The sound is more noticeable at lower speeds below 20 MPH. I have head from other bonneville owners this is an ongoing expensive problem. The design of the steering shaft seems to be flawed.

Filed Oct 18, 2007 · Steering · 52,000 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 pontiac bonneville. While driving 15 MPH, the steering column began making a grinding noise at 52,000 miles. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they pulled out and lubricated the steering column, which temporarily corrected the failure. At 67,000 miles, the grinding noise recurred. The dealer replaced the steering column. At 78,000 miles, the failure recurred. Currently, the dealer is refusing to make any more repairs to the vehicle. The current mileage was 78,000 and current mileage was 52,000.

Filed May 1, 2006 · Steering · 80,000 miles · OK

Dt*: the contact stated two years ago the steering began to make a grinding noise while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined the intermediate shaft had failed which interfered with the steering. The mechanic replaced the shaft, and explained it was unusual for this part to fail. The manufacturer was contacted, and a complaint was filed. Two years after the replacement the same part needed to be replaced again. Updated 05/30/2006.

Filed Aug 22, 2005 · Visibility · 59,000 miles · NC

Dt: the consumer was driving home from work and the back driver's side window fell down in it's window slot halfway without any indication. The driver heard air and wind coming into vehicle and discovered that the power window had opened halfway by itself. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer who replaced the window regulator which failed. Afterwards, the front driver's side power window has failed and the window will not go up by itself without manually helping to maneuver it back up. There is a grinding noise. The second failure has not been repaired or taken back to the dealer as of yet.

Filed Jan 26, 2005 · Acceleration, Brakes · 16,619 miles · NY

The consumers pontiac 2001 bonneville failed 3 separate incidents to the same ABS wheel hub assembly/senor. *bf the consumer requested reimbursement. The right front speed sensor corroded harness and a shorted sensor, the left front speed sensor was not reading correctly, the left front speed sensor was excessive, when the cruise control was engaged, there would be a 4 MPH variation in speed, the accelerator pedal would pivot and cause a squeaking noise and the ABS light illuminate repeatedly.

Filed Feb 18, 2004 · Steering · 15 miles · OH

Tie rod ends had to be replaced at about 15k miles, again at about 25k miles. Car now has 64k miles and needs to be replaced again. Also, I have had to have the steering shaft lubricated and/or replaced 4 times due to the clicking/grinding noise caused by defective shafts.

Filed Nov 30, 2003 · Steering · 5,009 miles · NY

Car has a grinding feeling when turning wheel.most noticeable when making left turns.also has clunking sounds as driving along felt thru steering wheel.problem first noticed when vehicle had approx 5,000 mi. /at 19,000 miles problem still exists.dealer has in past 2 years replaced hoses,rack & pinion ass'y,pump "o" rings,and steering column shaft twice.all done before first 24 months with less than 18,000 miles on veh./pontiac cust satisfaction convinced me to let them repair car once more back in february 2003.problem still present. Just brought car back to dealer again on nov 2003. Problem still there. Twice dealer claimed defect could not be duplicated,yet, after some complaining to do a road test with me in the car, the defect was confirmed by both technicians and the service dept general manager. Car is a lease. I offered twice in past to be allowed to terminate lease without any penalty fees and no further action on my part would be pursued (lemon law filing). Pontiac customer satisfaction dep't. And the dealer would not agree. Twice -after repairs -the steering wheel was put back incorrectly(crooked).currently steering wheel is still in crooked position and grinding/clunking still present.dealer offered on nov.19,2003 to let me walk away from lease if I start a new lease on a new 2003 car.(he" doesnt have any 2004 models to offer me "-he says) anyhow that offer is available to any consumer,there was no attempt by gm/pontiac/or dealer to satisfy me. There are several hundred complaints regarding steering defect from 2000-2002 that I have seen posted so far. I'm sure thousands exist .I believe pontiac should have a recall for this vehicle and this problem.they don't.

Filed Oct 20, 2003 · Brakes, Steering · 23,456 miles · AR

Consumer states while traveling at highway speed and without any indication engine started slipping and jerking. Vehicle was serviced, technician noticed transmission needed to be replaced.*ak first the transmission was reconditioned then the dealer replaced the shift solenoids. Breaks squeaked and made a rubbing and moaning noise. The joint on the steering shaft was binding. The steering shaft was replaced. .