2001 Pontiac Bonneville: jerking or lurching

5 of the 129 complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Bonneville describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 18 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2001
5
2000
6
1999
2
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1
1995
1
1993
1
1990
1

What owners say

Filed Aug 24, 2006 · Visibility · MO

Both rear windows have fallen down (at separate times) without operation by driver/passenger. Approximate cost of regulator/installation for repair = $350-400 each. First incident (rear passenger side) occurred, and I taped up window pending repairs. Tape came loose, and window fell down again during rainstorm. I was alone in car, and had to try to find location on highway to attempt to get window back up. Safety issue with being on shoulder of highway during torrential rainfall. Window is still taped because once the second window fell, cost became too prohibitive to fix at this time. Second incident (rear driver side) occurred approximately 2-3 weeks after first incident. Granddaughters were in rear seat, (window locks were on because 1st window had already fallen), granddaughter gave small scream of fright when window fell, surprising my husband (driver), causing him to jerk wheel in traffic because her scream caught him off-guard and he didn't know what had happened. Second window is still taped. Safety issues with children in rear seat and window down, with no way of putting it back up at that time; plus, the unexpected fright to driver.

Filed Apr 7, 2005 · Transmission · IN

While at an idle vehicle jerked forward when gas pedal was depressed. Also, the gear shifter would shift gears, but the vehicle wouldn't once the vehicle had came to a complete stop. The trust bearings broke apart and destroyed the transmission which caused the failure to occur.

Filed Aug 9, 2004 · Transmission · 86,500 miles · MI

The failure occurred without warning. While turning the key to start the engine, the car lurched forward. The vehicle was in park at the time. There was nothing in front of the vehicle so there was no collision. The car stopped and though the engine ran, the car would not move forward or reverse. The transmission input failed. The transmission was rebuilt by gm for a substantial fee.

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. .

Filed Mar 11, 2003 · Steering · 30,500 miles · AL

The tie rod assembly failed, which caused the vehicle to jerk. *jb the vehicle shuddered before the replacement of the tie rod eads. There was play in t he tie rod eads, which allowed the front wheels to move freely without turning the steering wheel. Scc