1992 Pontiac Bonneville: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville. The newest campaign is 96V015000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jan 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Cooling Unit and Lines. NHTSA has 113 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 96V015000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the transmission oil cooler lines.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 607,517 units in total.
96V015000Received . 585,182 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Cooling Unit and Lines
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle fires can occur due to the spillage of transmission fluid.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the transmission oil cooler lines.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
91V167000Received . 20,765 units.
Parking Brake / Conventional / Mechanical
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
When applied, the parking brake lever assembly may release one or more teeth, reducing the cable load to the rear brakes.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
Replace parking brake lever assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
91V131000Received . 1,570 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from shift control cable bracket, causing loss of gear indicator reference, and shift selector operation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip on the shift control cable bracket on top of transaxle.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
113 complaints, 139 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1992 Pontiac Bonneville
- All 1992 vehicles
| Component | 1992 Bonneville | All 1992 vehicles | Bonneville, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 381.3 | 180.7 | 92.2 | 53 |
| Electrical System | 143.9 | 89.2 | 125.6 | 20 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 79.1 | 115 | 222.1 | 11 |
| Power Train | 71.9 | 106.3 | 66.3 | 10 |
| Air Bags | 57.6 | 33.1 | 58.1 | 8 |
| Seat Belts | 36 | 72 | 19.8 | 5 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 36 | 49.3 | 52.7 | 5 |
| Suspension | 28.8 | 33.2 | 17.4 | 4 |
| Structure | 28.8 | 62.3 | 37.6 | 4 |
| Wheels | 28.8 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 13
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 12
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Nov 2016
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA93011 | Engineering analysis | FUEL LINE FAILURE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 3 May 1993 | 31 May 1994 | |
| PE92010 | Preliminary evaluation | FUEL LINE CONNECTOR FAILS | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 27 Jan 1992 | 22 May 1992 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1992 Pontiac BonnevilleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1992 Pontiac Bonneville: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/bonneville/1992/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville?
- 607,517 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Bonneville have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Bonneville, model years 1965 to 2005. 3 of them name the 1992 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 53 of 139 component mentions, or 381.3 per 1,000. For all 1992 vehicles the figure is 180.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.