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Pontiac Bonneville Electrical System Battery Cables Safety Report | Aug 05, 2003



Reported on Aug 05, 2003


CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH SUDDENLY ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. NO BRAKES/ NO POWER STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER POPPED HOOD, AND NOTICED BATTERY ACID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE. DEALER REPLACED CABLES, AND PUT JELLY AROUND THEM. FIVE DAYS LATER, CABLES WERE LOOSE AGAIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE CABLE HAS LOOSEN AGAIN AND VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. CONSUMER WAS LEFT STRANDED. *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Bonneville
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1997
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: MOUNT PLEASANT SC
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2HX52K6VH
Mileage: 39000 miles.
Speed: 25 MPH
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Was a police report filed? N
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