Pontiac / Bonneville / 1995
1995 Pontiac Bonneville problems
Owners have filed 330 complaints about the 1995 Pontiac Bonneville with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 17.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 13.3%.
Complaints330
Crashes18
Fires4
Injuries20
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 17.3% · 57
Electrical system 13.3% · 44
Air bags 10.9% · 36
Exterior lighting 10.6% · 35
Steering 8.5% · 28
Service brakes, hydraulic 7.6% · 25
Power train 5.5% · 18
Structure 5.2% · 17
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 20 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Pontiac Bonneville in this data, 1995 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 1998 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 6 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 115,500 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving 35mph vehicle started to vibrate when gas pedal was pressed. Engine light would come on & then vehicle stalled out. Coasted to side of road. Contacted dealership. Had vehicle towed. Mechanic could not resolve problem. Restarted vehicle & then cut off again. Took to different dealer for repairs. Stalling out or cutting off problem still exists. Been at dealership over a month. Engine and engine cooling
Automobile stops with no warning leaving me with no brakes or steering. Sometimes in heavy traffic at high rates of speed. General motors dealership mechanics could not find the problem. I have looked on other sites and have found that this is a common defect with this model. Hopefully no one has to get injured or killed before something is done to fix the problem. Engine and engine cooling
Car stalls with no warning, sometimes the car will start but 99% of time car has to sit for a long period of time before it will start. If car is turned off and then you try to start it back up it won't start. Don't have any idea of what is causing the problem. Would appreciate it if anyone could let me know how to fix. Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Pontiac Bonneville years
1992 139 complaints · 38.1% service brakes, hydraulic 1993 183 complaints · 26.2% service brakes, hydraulic 1994 123 complaints · 17.9% electrical system 1996 181 complaints · 26.5% engine and engine cooling 1997 188 complaints · 30.9% engine and engine cooling 1998 359 complaints · 58.8% engine and engine cooling