PONTIACBONNEVILLE
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1992 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE recalls

There are 3 NHTSA recall campaigns associated with this vehicle configuration.

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Live NHTSA dataVehicle taxonomy resolved as PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.
NHTSA recall campaigns3
NHTSA consumer complaints132
Primary sourceNHTSA
Most-mentioned components
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL · 1POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · 1POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES · 1
Campaign 91V167000

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical

Nov 9, 1992
Summary

WHEN APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES.

Risk

DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE LEVER RELEASE AND ROADLEVEL. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.

Remedy

REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.

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Campaign 91V131000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

May 8, 1991
Summary

TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET, CAUSING LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE, AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.

Risk

THE DISENGAGED CABLE COULD FALSELY INDICATE TRANSMISSIONGEAR POSITION, AND THE VEHICLE MIGHT BE LEFT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE WHEN THE DRIVERMOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR TO PARK OR THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A VEHICLE LEFT ON ANINCLINE WITHOUT PARKING BRAKES WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR IS PLACED IN PARK COULDMOVE. EITHER CASE RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGAND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

INSTALL A TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP ON THE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET ON TOP OF TRANSAXLE.

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Campaign 96V015000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit And Lines

Nov 1, 1997
Summary

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

Risk

VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

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