I was driving on the New York thruway and all of a sudden, my car shut off. I had to power steer, no power brakes, the fuel gauge read no fuel and the bells went off. I had to try to get to a safe place and restart my car. This has happened many more times. I can be going 25mph or 70mph; I can have the cruise on or off; I can have the heat or A/C on or off, it does not matter; in all cases, the engine shuts off when I am not expecting it.

- Edenton, NC, USA

Consumer bought the Bonneville in August, since then it has been in repair shop 7 times. The first four times were for transmission failure. They replaced the pressure control valve and throttle body. The remaining visits were for 4 fuel injection system failures, injector coil failures melted 4 spark plug wires. Also, water pump started leaking.

- Elwood, IN, USA

1998 pontaic Bonneville SE, standard V6 engine, while stopped with the brake engaged the engine will surge and leap forward. Car engine will quit while driving, causing loss of anti-lock brakes. Transmission sometimes shifts up and down without any reason, even at speed causing control problems. Suposedly related to the design of the intake manifold ( plastic cracks causing vacum problems and sometines loss of water). Also exterior paint started to peal off at 70.000 miles.

- Somerset, KY, USA

On several occasions while stopping and then starting, vehicle idles low and on some occasions it stalls, especially while making left turns, dealer once found a vacuum leak from between the throttle body and upper plenumn, problem still exists. Consumer states vehicle has poor acceleration and lack of power. Battery failed.

- Jenison, MI, USA

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- San Francisco, AK, USA

Intermittently vehicle will suddenly accelerate or stall and die. Dealer has replaced the alternator generator and the ECM. Manufacturer will be notified.

- Easton, PA, USA