2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 212 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (46 complaints · 21.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 21
  • Injuries 7
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 46 of 212 owner complaints (21.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 46 complaints, 21.7% of reports VISIBILITY 46 · 21.7% STEERING: 38 complaints, 17.9% of reports STEERING 38 · 17.9% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 33 complaints, 15.6% of reports ENGINE 33 · 15.6% · 1 crash reports 12 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 25 complaints, 11.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 · 11.8% · 6 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 13 complaints, 6.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 13 · 6.1% SERVICE BRAKES: 11 complaints, 5.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 11 · 5.2% FUEL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 4.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 9 · 4.3% · 2 fire reports STRUCTURE: 7 complaints, 3.3% of reports STRUCTURE 7 · 3.3% SUSPENSION: 7 complaints, 3.3% of reports SUSPENSION 7 · 3.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 144 complaints, 67.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 144 · 67.9% · 3 crash reports 13 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VISIBILITY 46 21.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 38 17.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 33 15.6% 1 crashes · 12 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 11.8% 0 crashes · 6 fires
POWER TRAIN 13 6.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 11 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 9 4.3% 0 crashes · 2 fires
STRUCTURE 7 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 7 3.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 144 67.9% 3 crashes · 13 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2000; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2000. 2000-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2002-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2002-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2002-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2004-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2004-Q4: 17 owner reports 17 2005-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2005-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2006-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2000 Oct 2018 Recall campaign 00V114000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V114000 Recall campaign 04V090000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V090000 Investigation PE02050 ● Investigation PE02050 Investigation EA02030 ● Investigation EA02030 Investigation EA07008 ● Investigation EA07008
  • Campaign 04V090000 was reported 608 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q1 Owner reports 2
2000-Q2 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 3
2000-Q4 Owner reports 6
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2001-Q2 Owner reports 3
2001-Q3 Owner reports 2
2001-Q4 Owner reports 8
2002-Q1 Owner reports 11
2002-Q2 Owner reports 9
2002-Q3 Owner reports 7
2002-Q4 Owner reports 8
2003-Q1 Owner reports 8
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 6
2003-Q4 Owner reports 6
2004-Q1 Owner reports 9
2004-Q2 Owner reports 11
2004-Q3 Owner reports 8
2004-Q4 Owner reports 17
2005-Q1 Owner reports 5
2005-Q2 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 10
2005-Q4 Owner reports 3
2006-Q1 Owner reports 5
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 9
2006-Q4 Owner reports 3
2007-Q1 Owner reports 6
2007-Q2 Owner reports 3
2007-Q3 Owner reports 4
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 3
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 2
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V114000
Recall campaign 1 04V090000
Defect investigation 1 PE02050
Defect investigation 1 EA02030
Defect investigation 1 EA07008
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V114000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    WHEN THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING, ANTILOCK BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IS ACTIVATED IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE FEATURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULATOR UNIT AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC MODULATOR.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V090000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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