Pontiac Bonneville headlights problems

Filed Aug 18, 2016 · Steering · 152,000 miles · MA

1995 pontiac bonneville my stsering wheel was making a clunking noise then when driving home I turned the corner going right my lower sub frame dropped out from rusted bolts and lost all control! No steering at all. Still shaking.can't believe theres a recall for headlights recall but no steering urecall .I called pontiac and registered a complaint . For now I have to pay for repairs but what if was my life and not money I lost.these cars should be recalled immediately. The police had to come and direct traffic around my car while I sat there shaking.

Filed Aug 21, 2009 · Lights · 57,996 miles · WV

2003 pontiac bonneville ssei the headlamp assembly accumulates moisture, fogs up over time. Gm knows this problem but no recall as of yet. Gm informed me that I will have to replace them over time, sorry! The plastic headlamp assembly is a safety concern for every gm owner. When the headlamp assembly accumulates moisture and fogs the lens the lights are dim. Night time driving is affected greatly by this problem. There is no way to clean them inside. The problem occurs from the intense heat from the halogen bulbs. Over time the heat draws in moisture, causing the lens to bake the moisture to the inside of lens turning yellow over time. Every gm vehicle, in addition to my bonneveille, has the same problem. If I can't see at night while driving, an accident can occur to me and/or another driver. Gm knows the problem and needs to fix this with glass-headlamps like on previous years models. Until this gets fixed, accidents will occur due to failed headlamp assembly. I, along with other americans refuse to pay $275 for each headlamp assembly when gm knows the problem exists. Please help gm owners, there are thousands of gm vehicles with plastic headlamp assemblies turning yellow inside, causing loss of night time visibility. If I can't see at night, how can I drive? Gm knows the issue, lets fix this now before someone gets seriously hurt from dim headlamps.

Filed Apr 21, 2009 · Electrical, Lights · 120,000 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 pontiac bonneville. On approximately five occasions, the contact has had to change the instrument panel switch. During the first occurrence, the tail lights stopped working and the switch was repaired. During the second occurrence, the tail lights, backup lights, fog lights, and instrument panel lights all stopped working simultaneously. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 94v190000 (exterior lighting:headlights). The failure mileage was 120,000 and current mileage was 145,000.

Filed Oct 9, 2008 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 pontiac bonneville. Sporadically, the head lamps fail, which increases the risk of a serious crash. The contact also noticed that the head lamps could not be turned off or would activate while the vehicle was parked, which resulted in a loss of battery power and the inability to restart the vehicle. She called the manufacturer in reference to the federal safety agency campaign id number 94v190000 (exterior lighting:headlights); however, her VIN was excluded from the recall. The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. Also, the paint is abnormally chipping on various parts of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 120,000 and current mileage was 129,000.

Filed Apr 24, 2008 · Lights · AK

Headlights on 1995 pontiac bonneville ssei will not turn off. They are turning on by themselves and will not shut off without unhooking the battery.

Filed Jul 9, 2007 · Electrical, Lights · 187,799 miles · FL

Tail lights, backup lights, fog lights, and dash lights did not work. The fault wa s the lighting control module which had a recall issued. Pontiac was not willing to repair the vehicle under the recall 94v190000 concerning headlight failure. These vehicles were assembled with lighting control modules which can experience excessive current leakage due to damaged surface mounting capacitors. This can cause loss of head lamps and parking lamps. Consequence: sudden loss of headlamps can cause reduced driver visibility which can result in a vehicle accident. Also, the head lamps cannot be turned off, or they may turn on while the vehicle is parked, resulting in loss of battery charge and inability to restart the car. Remedy: dealers will replace the headlamp module. Notes: system: lighting; head lights. Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with twilight sentinel lights. Note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact pontiac at 1‑800‑762‑2737, or oldsmobile at 1‑800‑442‑6537. Also, contact the federal safety agency's auto safety hotline at 1‑800‑424‑9393.

Filed Mar 27, 2007 · Electrical, Lights · 115,000 miles · TX

Driver side headlight socket has shorted out and burned two times since I bought my vehicle. It seems the electrical load going to the headlight is too great, therefore overloading the wires and causing a fire hazard. Plastic socket has melted along with the base of the headlamp( part# 9005).

Filed Sep 27, 2006 · Lights · 122,000 miles · NY

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 MPH at dawn on normal road conditions, the head lights switch was turned off, but the headlights remained illuminated. There was no warning signal to indicate a defect. When driven back to the contact's residence at night, the head lights failed to turn off again. The lighting control module overheated so the contact disconnected the battery, but before doing so the lights turned off twenty minutes after the vehicle was turned off. The manufacturer was contacted, and indicated that the VIN # was not affected in the recall # 94v190000 and instructed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealership for a diagnosis.

Filed Mar 15, 2006 · Electrical · FL

I have 2 complaints. First one would be the ignition itself. I had to have the ignition with microchip key replaced due to broken cylinder and have talked to many people with pontiac who say they also have had that problem. I paid $350.00 to have this replaced so I could operate my vehicle. Second my tail lights, parking lights and dash lights all went out together 3 nights ago while I was driving home. I almost got hit by someone who did not see me and I hadn't noticed my exterior lights out because I was driving but did notice the dash lights go out. My grandfather, father and myself checked the fuses and its not those. We think it may be the dimmer switch that operates the headlights. I will contact pontiac tomorrow to find out if there is some kind of problem with these. Please let me know if there is something so I can have this fixed since I can not drive my car at night for the time being and I have 3 children. Thank you so much!

Filed Feb 18, 2005 · Lights · 102,000 miles · NY

I called botnick chevrolet in binghamton ny. Told them the make and VIN of my vehicle (1995 pontiac bonneville). I recently lost my interior lights because of the dimmer switch and I am concerned now about my wife losing the head lamps while driving. Botnick informed me that there are no recalls on this vehicle and I found this information on your site (ref. The federal safety agency id 94v190000). Vin: [xxx] . Thanks in advance for your consideration.*ak [xxx] *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)