2000 Pontiac Bonneville steering problems
47 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2000 Pontiac Bonneville — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving the bonneville the car will just shut down, looses all power. It has happened on the expressway and also just on local city driving. You can be going 30 mph or 65 mph. Car will just shut down (which is very scary going 65 mph) and someone on your bumper. Looses power steering so its…”
filed Mar 20, 2015
“When the vehicle is accelerating there is a substantial amount of shaking in the front end. It gets very bad between 50-60 mph. I have had all the tires replaced because I thought it was the alignment, and I have brought the car to at least 3 different shops and all 3 have no idea what is causing…”
filed Feb 4, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Bonneville years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Bonneville | 5 | 19% |
| 2004 Bonneville | 8 | 29% |
| 2003 Bonneville | 10 | 19% |
| 2002 Bonneville | 19 | 21% |
| 2001 Bonneville | 31 | 24% |
| 1999 Bonneville | 3 | 2% |
| 1998 Bonneville | 7 | 3% |
| 1997 Bonneville | 14 | 10% |
| 1996 Bonneville | 7 | 5% |
| 1995 Bonneville | 27 | 11% |
| 1994 Bonneville | 4 | 5% |
| 1993 Bonneville | 6 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Pontiac Bonneville
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.