6.8% of complaints about the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1998 vehicle — around the middle of the 180 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine cooling (191 complaints), typically at 5.3 yr or about 70,741 miles.
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.
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.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MPH AND SOMETIMES HIGHER SPEEDS, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF, LOSING POWER AND STEERING POWER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ENGINE STOPS. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE THEY SAID: THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL PUMP THAT'S WHY THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORKING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEM. *SLC
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, LOSING POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ETC. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED IN FEBRUARY OF 98. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
ALTERNATOR REPLACED WITH NEW ONE BECAUSE OF NOISE BUT NOISE IS WORSE THAN BEFORE AFTER REPLACEMENT.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MPH AND SOMETIMES HIGHER SPEEDS, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF, LOSING POWER AND STEERING POWER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ENGINE STOPS. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE THEY SAID: THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL PUMP THAT'S WHY THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORKING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEM. *SLC