NHTSA — Power Train: Automatic Transmission Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1995 Pontiac Bonneville transmission problems

transmission problem

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1995 Pontiac Bonneville Owner Comments

problem #9

Aug 122002

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

No summary listed for above vehicle.

- Duluth, GA, USA

problem #8

Mar 222001

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Was driving and felt as if transmission was kicked out of gear and into neutral. Shifted into another gear and same problem happened. Shifted into another gear and it was the same. Finally, only gear left was low gear. Vehicle was coasting. Had not driven or reversed. Managed to get to a parking lot. Had vehicle towed. Was informed thatr transmission had blown and was not repairable.

- S Plainfield, NJ, USA

problem #7

Apr 092000

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Difficulty of transmission going into gear.

- Unionville, CT, USA

problem #6

Apr 021999

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

GM tsb describes the exact condition and cure.GM would not help with repair. The problem was a defective part, the repair was to install a part that has a different maching process and harder valves.

- Perkasie, PA, USA

problem #5

Oct 151999

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission went out when I used the passing gear. Gears began slipping and I could not pass the vehicle. I pulled over and tried to put car in reverse and it would not engage. Was able to drive to next town about three miles in first gear at abot 25 mph.this occurred on a vacation trip to Florida. The car was towed to a Pontiac dealer in manning SC santee motor co. Inc. 452 N brook St.zip 29102 phone 800-948-6080. I doubt that I have used the passing gear more than a dozen times during the life of the car. It hard to bekeive that the transmission would go that easily after only 62,00 miles. I have kept up with the service on the car faithfully having had my mechanic give my car a thorough check before taking this trip even buying new tires although I still had faurly good tread on them.

- Camp Hill, PA, USA

problem #4

Nov 091999

Bonneville

  • miles
The problem started about 2 weeks ago, car took off and brakes were as hard as a rock, the only way to control car was to put in neutral. This last time I was on a freeway in southern calif. And the car took off again and I ended off the freeway in a vacant field to stop the car. I was afraid of going into a residental area. The first incident was reported and the car was checked out at a local GM dealership, and nothing was found. The car is there now again and they have found nothing. The car has an extended warranty and they have had it for 3 days.oddly enough when I called aaa to tow me out of the field this last time the dispatcher stated that her mom's Buick does the same thing. GM is making it sound like this is unheard of and they have no idea what is going on, yet on the internet there seems to be other cases.

- Menifee, CA, USA

problem #3

Oct 221997

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

After driving in third gear, shifted vehicle into overdrive, the vehicle will not shift unless ignition is turned off. The manufacturer states that this is normal for this particular engine and transmission.

- Placida, FL, USA

problem #2

Jul 011995

Bonneville

  • miles
Transmission failed.

- New Smyrna, FL, USA

problem #1

Jul 211995

Bonneville

  • miles
The car was in park and the car rolled across the highway and hit several signs and the airbag did not deploy.

- Savannah , TN, USA

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