2000 Pontiac Bonneville problems
The 2000 Pontiac Bonneville has 301 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come steering (19%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 301 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 23
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 147 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 32 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 147 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 65,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (37 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 23 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Pontiac Bonneville with enough data (192 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The low track system malfunctioned, and vehicle caught fire. As a result the vehicle was a total loss. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information. Ph
Battery located in the back of the rear seat has gone bad, and causing sulfuric acid fumes to escape into the passenger's compartment, making passengers ill. Dealer contacted.
Consumer was starting vehicle and it wouldn't start. Then, it did, and caught on fire. Dealership was aware of problem.
While driving at any speed brakes hummed whenever they were depressed. Also, three of the power windows were not working. Consumer found that the regulator system gears were defective.
One nut and bolt on each side of inner panel under the hood in engine compartment were loose. I tightened about 4 to 5 turns on nut (used 18mm open end wrench). After this took it to dealer-ship to know what this two bolt does ? Dealer-ship technician said those are the bolts for front motor mount and rear transmission mount. My concern is that those bolts might be started to damage in 4 year of vehicle life(possible shear at the inner panel in engine compartment).