2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

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

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

WAS GOING TO START MY CAR I TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION AND HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE MOTOR BROKE OUT IN FLAMES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ALL WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED, BUT A REPORT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE V

Mileage: 90,500

THIS 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 3.8L WITH APPROXIMATELY 195K MILES WAS OPERATING NORMALLY OVER THE LAST 72 HOURS. IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES BETWEEN 12/16 AND 12/18 @ 12:50 PM THE DATE OF THE FIRE.THAT COLD MORNING (8 DEGREES F) IT WAS DRIVEN 10 MILES RT @ 9AM, 20 MILES RT BETWEEN 10:30 AND NOON, AND THEN SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR BEFORE IT WAS DRIVEN 5 MILES TO A LOCAL STORE BY MY SON. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE STORE/GAS STATION HE PARKED NEAR THE PUMPS AND WHEN HE SHUT OFF ENGIN

Mileage: 195,000

AFTER CAR WAS PARKED FOR 5 - 10 MINUTES FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

FIRE IGNITED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED IN A MALL PARKING LOT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 74,000

FIRE IGNITED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED IN A MALL PARKING LOT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 74,000

FIRE IGNITED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED IN A MALL PARKING LOT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, OIL LEAKED ONTO THE INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07035, WHICH STATES THAT DROPS OF ENGINE OIL BEING DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING CAUSES SMOKE THAT CAN IGNITE INTO SMALL FLAMES. ONCE THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IS ACTIVATED, A BURNT OIL SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE KNOWS OF PROBLEMS WITH GM PONTIAC BONNEVILLE'S PLASTIC UPPER EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WE OWN A 2000 BONNEVILLE WITH 83K MILEAGE. THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD EXPLODED WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR. WE ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH GM AT THIS TIME. WE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED BEFORE WITH OTHER YEAR BONNEVILLES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED DURING NORMAL START-UP DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL REGULATOR . FIRE DAMAGED ENGINE AND NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . PONTIAC CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY, AND AGREED TO RE-PURCHASE VEHICLE . THE AMOUNT OFFERED BY PONTIAC WAS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN PURCHASE PRICE . *TR

Mileage: 143,298

CAR STARTED CHUGGING IN CITY DRIVING, THEN STOPPED. SINGLE HISS AND LARGE PUFF OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PUSHED CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GOT IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAD A FIRE, CAUSED BY A/C HOSE BURST SPILLING FREON ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING FLASH FIRE WHICH BURNED THROUGH THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS AND BACK BANK OF PLUG WIRES. CAR DEEMED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY AS REPAIRS WOULD COST MORE THAN $5000. *NM

Mileage: 88,000

CONSUMER PARKED HIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 15 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. HALF OF CONSUMER'S HOME WAS DESTROYED. THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONSUMER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

I FEEL THE RIGHT STEERING WHEEL CONTROL ARM IS TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, ON MY 2000 BONNEVILLE. IT IS CLOSER AND LONGER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ON THE LEFT. I REPORTED TO PONTIAC THAT ANY TIME I RAPIDLY STEER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I HIT THIS ARM BEFORE THE WHEEL. THIS SLOWS MY RESPONSE AND STARTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FIND THIS IS VERY BAD AT SUCH A TIME, HITTING THE ARM SLOWS MY RESPONSE AND THE DISTRACTION FROM THE WIPERS JUST ADDS TO THE PROBLEM. I SUGGEST THE ARM BE SHORTENED

ENGINE FIRE EXPERIENCED BY CONSUMER ON 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. *LA WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATED THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES BECAUSE 44 OWNERS COMPLAINED OF ENGINE FIRES DUE TO A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NM

Mileage: 20,990

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT FIRE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2002 THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BY THE GOVERNMENT RELATING TO THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB

Mileage: 20,990

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 E

Mileage: 20,990

CONSUMER CRANKED ENGINE TO START AND HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS COMPLAINT WAS CALLED IN BY THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR. THE OWNER OF VEHICLE WAS KEITH ELLIS, 5708 SPRING LAKE DR. EVANSVILLE IN. 812-423-4822. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED, SENDING SHARDS EMBEDDING INTO THE RADIATOR AND SLICING THROUGH THE FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FIRE THAT CONSUMED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 20,200

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

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR HALF AN HOUR, CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND TEN MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH *JG

Mileage: 70,000