1998 Pontiac Bonneville Fuel System Problems

Which parts fail

• Delivery
  16
• Carburetor system
  11
• Fuel injection system
  3
• Storage › Tank assembly
  1
• Storage › Tank assembly › Pressure relief devices
  1

Components named in complaints (fuel pump, injectors, fuel tank, hybrid and EV propulsion).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  215%
• 25k–50k
  323%
• 50k–75k
  431%
• 75k–100k
  215%
• 100k–150k
  18%
• 150k+
  18%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 1998 Pontiac Bonneville owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

General motors recall program denial of payment for recall item repaired nd paid for at a general motors Pontiac dealership. Second recall notice recieved on my 1998 Pontiac Bonneville, NHTSA id# 04V090000, compontent is the fuel system, gasoline delivery. My 1998 Bonneville was at the dealership many times and over a period of 2 years until the problem was resolved. Rental vehicles, costly not-needed repairs were done in an effort to find the problem, down time, etc. Payment from general motors requested providing all items requested, original receipts, signed forms and the reason given for the denial was that the vechicle identification number was not part of the recall. General motors mailed me the recall forms. My car did have the problem related to the recall.

Consumer heard a loud bang while driving on the highway. He proceeded off the highway, opened the hood of the vehicle, and fire started in the engine compartment, which engulfed into flames. Within seconds consumer called the fire department, who indicated that the fire started near the engine block. The fire occurred due to the defect described in the fuel pressure regulator, recall 04V090000. But after the factory representative inspected the vehicle he claimed that the fire was not caused by the defect. A fire report was filed.

1998 Pontiac Bonneville. Explosion under hood. $900.00 damage. Summer 2004 we received a recall notice. If already occurred, send bills for reimbursement. We received a check for only $82! General motors is at fault for a defective part. Yet they only paid for the part, not the damage it caused.

Vehicle was operating under normal conditions, vehicle was purchased used. Two blocks from my destination, the car was running rough, almost like it was sputtering. I parked the car in the hopes it would start,the backfire that I never heard, not only broke the nose off the starter, blew a hole in the intake manifold and filled the engine with antifreeze. Luckily for me I had shut the car off before any major damage had been done to the engine. I had the car towed back to the dealer I had purchased the vehicle from. Monday came and I then went to the dealer to have them fix this vehicle I had just purchased only 3 months prior, they looked at it and gave me a $700 estimate, knowing full well that this is a defect with the vehicle, but would not provide me with temporary transportation while waiting for the repars to be done. …

Repeated stalling in traffic. Typically occurred approximately two minutes after start-up. During one cold start the engine miss-fired and back pressure popped off the brake vacuum line, causing loss of brakes. Was diagnosed first time as mass air flow sensor. Problem recurred, diagnosed as fuel pressure regulator. Shortly after, flooding and sparkplug fouling occurred due to damaged intake manifold leaking coolant into cylinders. While two of the components are the same as recall campaign 04V090000, and GM recall 03054b, GM says this VIN [redacted] is not included. Updated 07/30/2012

When driving at an undetermined speed, the check engine light appeared on the dashboard, then the vehicle stalled. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership and the mechanic determined that the fuel pressure failed. The radiator cap was replaced. While in motion, about 2 miles at 30 MPH, the check engine light had come on. The vehicle was returned to the mechanic. The next day the vehicle would not start. The dealer found that fuel leaked and ruptured the manifold. Recall#04V090000. The consumer was told that the recall was not in reference to her vehicle. The consumer sent in a thank you note after recieving her recall notice.

1998 Pontiac Bonneville purchased with 214 miles on 10-05-2000 from powel watson motors in laredo, texas. The vehicle had problems from nov. 2000 to the repair date in 2002. A seperate dealership (tindall chev/Pontiac in dilley, texas) was finally able to repair the problems with the fuel regulator. This recall item has be denied from Pontiac. The dealership billed me $1,024.00 for repairs not including rental fees for the loaner car. I feel that Pontiac should honor the reall and return my money to me due to the faulty delphi fuel pressure regulator.

Dt: contact states the intake manifold was leaking into cylinders, causing engine to lock, damaging starter and spark plugs. Removed and replaced for the second time on 6-17-05 at a cost of $900.00: the upper intake manifold and gasket, replaced spark plugs due to a recall #04v09000 fuel system/ gasoline delivery. She was refunded money by Pontiac. Now she was requesting money back fot the second time. Also, received an investigation# peo2050; concerning engine, but she has not received a recall letter .

Tl contact owns a 1998 Pontiac Bonneville. When the engine was turned off, fluid leaked onto the ground from beneath the engine compartment. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or a mechanic. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 04V090000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery). The failure mileage was 154,000 and current mileage was 154,735. Updated

'recall campaign' concerning 19998 Pontiac Bonneville fuel pressure regulator. The consumer had the fuel pressure regulator replaced prior to the recall being issued because the engine caught on fire. The consumer submitted the request for reimbursement, however he has not received anything from the manufacturer stating what the decision was. The consumer has since donated the vehicle.

Related recalls

NHTSA investigations

Fuel System complaints in other Bonneville years