1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT HE DETECTED THE ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. HE SAW GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING VENTS, AND A YELLOW FLAME CLOSE TO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AREA. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DISTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE. *AK

Mileage: 146,000

I WAS EXITING OFF ROUTE 82 AND HEADING EAST ON RT. 422 GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. EST. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG SOUND. THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR CAME TO REST ABOUT 50 FT. AFTER THE CAR HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. OHIO HIGHWAY STATE PATROL MADE A CRASH REPORT AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GREENWOOD AUTOBODY DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS BROKE OUT THE FRAME. ALLOWING THE ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN TO DROP ON THE ROAD. DAMAGE IS BEING ESTIMATED BY T

Mileage: 127,000

I WAS EXITING OFF ROUTE 82 AND HEADING EAST ON RT. 422 GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. EST. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG SOUND. THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR CAME TO REST ABOUT 50 FT. AFTER THE CAR HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. OHIO HIGHWAY STATE PATROL MADE A CRASH REPORT AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GREENWOOD AUTOBODY DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS BROKE OUT THE FRAME. ALLOWING THE ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN TO DROP ON THE ROAD. DAMAGE IS BEING ESTIMATED BY T

Mileage: 127,000

DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DRIVER SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. MR

BENT AND TWISTED FINGERS. WHILE IN FLORIDA VISITING MY UNCLE AND AUNT (BEFORE HE DIED) I HAD NOTICED HIS FINGERS WERE BENT AS MY ARE. HE ALSO HAD A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. WHEN IN FLORIDA THIS PAST JANUARY, I DROVE HIS 1994 BONNEVILLE. THE STEERING WAS TIGHT LIKE TO 2000 IMPALA. THIS ACCOUNTED FOR HIS GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR SHOTS IN HIS SHOULDER AND AT ONE TIME A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING PAIN WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS FROM A HEART ATTACK. SUBMITTE

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE RIPPED OUT OF BELT DURING HEAD ON IMPACT RESULTING IN INTERNAL INJURIES TO THE REAR PASSENGER. *AK

STEERING FAILED, ENGINE STALLED, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. SAME THING HAPPENED TO A 1992 BONNEVILLE TWO YEARS AGO. *AK

STEERING FAILED, ENGINE STALLED, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. SAME THING HAPPENED TO A 1992 BONNEVILLE TWO YEARS AGO. *AK

RECALL NOTICE (96V015000) FOR CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUG/91 TO JUL/95 POINTS TO SUCH A PROBLEM. I WAS LEAVING A TRAIL OF IGNITED FLUID ON THE ROADWAY AS I DROVE. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT AFTER STOPPING. IGNITED LIQUID OF SOME FORM COULD BE SEEN POURING ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND RUN BEHIND MY CAR. I TRULY LOVE THIS CAR BUT FEEL I SHOULD ALERT OTHERS TO THE POSSIBLE DANGER. I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE CAR DUE TO THE FLAMES. THE PROBLEM M

CAR WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. FIRE OCCURRED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. IT APPEARED THAT A SIGNAL WAS BEING TRANSMITTED TO PUMP MORE GAS EVEN THOUGH CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. EVENTUALLY, GASOLINE FROM THE LINE IGNITED WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING A TRAIL OF LIGHTED FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER, AND THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. LIQUID FIRE COULD BE SEEN POURING OUT OF AREA UNDER THE HOOD BELOW THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE FOOT WELL.

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. *AK

BOTH THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION . THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, WHILE THE VEHICLE THAT HIT CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DDURING VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER(NECK, LOWER BACK, RIGHT SHOULDER, RIGHT ELBOW).

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED PREVIOUSLY TO THE ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM , BUT NEW BRAKES WERE PUT ON BY THE DEALER. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT SHE WAS IN ACCIDENT, SHE HIT A DEER AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, CAUSING SEVERE BURNS TO DRIVER. *AK

SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THERE IS NO RESISTANCE AND NO PAUSING ON WET OR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVER BROKE ARM IN FOUR PLACES. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS HIT IN THE FOWARD PART OF THE REAR DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY, AT IMPACT THE AIR BAG RELEASED AND CAUGHT CONSUMER'S ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED CONSUMER'S ARM HAD NO WHERE TO GO.*JB

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVER BROKE ARM IN FOUR PLACES. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS HIT IN THE FOWARD PART OF THE REAR DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY, AT IMPACT THE AIR BAG RELEASED AND CAUGHT CONSUMER'S ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED CONSUMER'S ARM HAD NO WHERE TO GO.*JB

FRONT DASHBOARD IN CONSUMER'0S CAR STARTED TO SMOKE THAN CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

ENGINE FIRE. *DH