1998 Pontiac Bonneville fuel system problems
37 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
General motors recall program denial of payment for recall item repaired nd paid for at a general motors pontiac dealership. Second recall notice recieved on my 1998 pontiac bonneville, NHTSA id# 04v090000, compontent is the fuel system, gasoline delivery. My 1998 bonneville was at the dealership many times and over a period of 2 years until the problem was resolved. Rental vehicles, costly not-needed repairs were done in an effort to find the problem, down time, etc.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 pontiac bonneville. When the engine was turned off, fluid leaked onto the ground from beneath the engine compartment. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or a mechanic. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 04v090000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery). The failure mileage was 154,000 and current mileage was 154,735. Updated
Other problems reported for the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville
- Engine 189 complaints
- Exhaust system 52 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Cooling system 28 complaints