U.S. public vehicle records

2000 Pontiac BONNEVILLE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

214 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

61,117 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 116 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls is the most frequently named component, appearing in 47 of 214 complaints (22.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	40	18.7%
Braking behavior	21	9.8%
Transmission and shifting	17	7.9%
Electrical and battery issues	16	7.5%
Engine operation	7	3.3%
Fuel system concerns	1	0.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls

Steering

Engine And Engine Cooling

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Electrical System

Steering:Rack And Pinion

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Suspension

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls	47
Steering	21
Engine And Engine Cooling	14
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	13
Electrical System	11
Steering:Rack And Pinion	10
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	9
Suspension	8

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 47; Steering: 21; Engine And Engine Cooling: 14; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 13; Electrical System: 11; Steering:Rack And Pinion: 10; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 9; Suspension: 8

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 18; 25,000 to 49,999: 19; 50,000 to 74,999: 33; 75,000 to 99,999: 20; 100,000 to 149,999: 19; 150,000 and above: 7

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (33). 98 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000

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2018

2000: 12; 2001: 15; 2002: 35; 2003: 21; 2004: 46; 2005: 22; 2006: 18; 2007: 14; 2008: 7; 2009: 4; 2010: 2; 2011: 3; 2012: 2; 2013: 2; 2014: 6; 2015: 2; 2017: 1; 2018: 2

Pattern summary

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 40 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 21 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 17 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10005126 · 2003-02-02 (February 2, 2003)

STEERING COLUMN NOISE. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005126 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010425 · 2003-03-13 (March 13, 2003)

STEERING MAKES POPS AND GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURNING. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. FIRST TIME AT 37,000 MILES I WAS TOLD THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BAD. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT I HAD TO PAY SOME LABOR. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010425 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10050537 · 2003-12-15 (December 15, 2003)

INTERMITTENTLY ABS TRACTION STABILITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE WAS INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE FAILURE CODE INDICATED, DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SERVICE IMMEDIATELY ABS STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES HAD BEEN DONE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10050537 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10068035 · 2004-04-29 (April 29, 2004)

SINCE I OWNED THE CAR I HAVE HAD THESE THINGS FIXED: 1 WINDOW REGULATOR, 1 POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, POWER STEERING WORK (AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED) HOOD REPAINTED AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. NOW I NEED TO HAVE 2 WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED AT $400 A PIECE. I'M HAVING SOME LOAD HUMMING NOISE WHEN USING BRAKES BUT I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUNK LEAKS SO I CAN NOT USE IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING GETS WET. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10068035 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10060289 · 2004-03-03 (March 3, 2004)

MY 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WAS HESITATING SLIGHTLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND OR 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN IT SHIFTED IT WAS JERKING SLIGHTLY. THIS WAS NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN CAR WAS COLD BUT OCCURRED WHEN WARMED UP. TRANSMISSION SHOP WANTED TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION FOR $2000. 2ND OPINION SAID TO TAKE TO DEALER TO HAVE "PROM RELFLASHED". DEALER SAID THERE'S A BULLETIN OUT TO FIX PROBLEM FOR $800 DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. GM SHOULD PUT OUT RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. IT SHOULDN'T COST ME $800 TO FIX THEIR DESIGN FLAW!*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10060289 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10070229 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

1. RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AT 30 MONTHS, BUT 60,233 MILES. WINDOW HAD BEEN RAISED AND LOWERED LESS THAN 25 TIMES. PONTIAC AGREED TO 40% REIMBURSMENT. 2. AFTER 60K MI CHECK UP, CAR BEGAN SHIFTING VERY ROUGH. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 63,266 THEN OFF,NO PROBLEM, AGAIN AT 66237 IN SHOP NOW, WITH TWO TRANS DIAGNOTIC COMPUTER MSGS. WILL NOT KNOW COST UNTIL PROBLEM FOUND. BEFORE DEALER DID 60K CHECK UP WAS GETTING 29 MMG ON INTERSTATE, SINCE CHECK UP, GETTING 23-25MPG ON INTERSTATES. I BELIEVE DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO, BUT I KNO…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,233 miles reported. Look up ODI 10070229 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10068370 · 2004-05-05 (May 5, 2004)

WAS GOING TO DINNER WITH MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER.AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 1 MILE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE HOOD AREA.DUE TO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HUSBAND DID A U-TURN IN THE STREET AND QUICKLY STOPPED CAR. BEFORE STOPPING HUSBAND LOST EVERYTHING BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WE RAN FROM CAR TRIED TO OPEN HOOD ENGINE COMPLETLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED.DURING THE SEEING OF SMOKE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO GAUGES,EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. THIS ENGINE HAD ONLY 20,990 MILES ON IT.INSURANCE COMPAN…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,990 miles reported. Look up ODI 10068370 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10094533 · 2004-09-28 (September 28, 2004)

DELCO BATTERY THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE HAS TWO OUTLETS WITH TWO BROKEN TERMINALS THAT LEAK, AND THE GAS THAT LEAKS. IT IS STORED UNDER THE BACK SEAT, WHICH ALSO STORES ALL THE ELECTRONIC RELAYS THAT WILL PRODUCE SPARKS AND CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, POSSIBLY STARTING A FIRE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10094533 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10091829 · 2004-09-10 (September 10, 2004)

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10091829 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10574489 · 2014-03-24 (March 24, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 PONTAIC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10574489 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 8008377 · 2002-04-23 (April 23, 2002)

UPON PURCHASING VEHICLE IN THE YEAR OF 2000 RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. COOLANT LEAKS, ALSO STARTER AND FUEL PUMP HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN ON TURNS. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY DUE TO SHIFT SOLENOID FAILURE. VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT END DUE TO STEERING GEAR FAILURE. *YH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8008377 at NHTSA ↗