Problems · by component
2000 Pontiac Bonneville visibility problems
56 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2000 Pontiac Bonneville cite visibility, 26% of all 214 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
56
26% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. IN APRIL OF 2005, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS REACTIVATED, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND HOT AIR WAS DISPENSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR COULD NOT TAKE PRESSURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING BEING ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE AIR CONDITIONING STILL DOES NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAIL TO ROLL DOWN. THE WINDOW FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTS TO OPEN IT, THE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE. THE WINDOW AUTOMATICALLY GOES DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND HE WAS CHARGED $409.41 FOR THE REPAIR. AS A RESULT, HE WILL NOT PAY TO REPAIR THE WINDOW AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,800. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP AT 25 MPH AND ALSO WHEN THE WINDOW WAS BEING ROLLED DOWN. THE GLASS DID NOT BREAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE REGULATOR. THE ALUMINUM RIMS CORRODED ON THE INSIDE AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,540.”
“I'VE HAD 8 FAILURES WHERE THE POWER WINDOWS FALL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO FAILURES WERE UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN HE REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $200 TO $250 EACH. I STOPPED USING THE POWER WINDOWS YEARS AGO BUT THEY STILL KEEP BREAKING. ON THE LAST TWO OCCURRENCES I GLUED THE WINDOWS CLOSED WITH CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE. PROBABLY NOT THE SAFEST THING TO DO BUT I'M DONE PAYING FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. ONE BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, FIVE BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND TWO BROKE AND FELL DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. *TR”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP AT ALL. THE WINDOW IS DOWN APPROXIMATELY AN INCH AND A HALF AND CANNOT BE ROLLED UP. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL DOWN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS AND FAULTY PART WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.*AK”
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