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Pontiac Bonneville Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Jan 24, 2004
Reported on Jan 24, 2004
| I BOUGHT MY 1996 BONNEVILLE NEW IN THAT YEAR. AROUND 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. AT 145,000 MILES I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND A SMELL OF BURNT FLUID. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THEY FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE TRANS FLUID STATING THE FLUID WAS BURNT (MEANING NOT USEFUL ANY MORE). I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR AS I ALSO INSURE ALL MAINTENANCE IS DONE. THAT FLUSHING LASTED ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THE TRANS BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE RESULT WAS MY 3RD TRANSMISSION AT A COST TO ME OF $2,500. I REALIZE I HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON THE CAR/ENGINE/TRANS BUT WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE, AS I'VE DONE, I WOULD EXPECT A LONGER LIFE FROM THE TRANSMISSION! *LA | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FREDERICK MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HX52KXT4 |
| Mileage: | 144000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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