1992 Pontiac Bonneville service brakes, hydraulic problems
45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville — 40% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Failure of abs system created a loss of fath in abs as a means of stopping. Donot trust that it will work spent 2x's orig . Cost to fix. Air conditioner lost freon due to leaks in the coil built in the dash. This caused oil to plug the fins thus blocking air flow. It was stated that gm used a…”
filed Feb 7, 2002
“Using traction control on abs brakes burned open. Traction control was too light for areas getting lots of snow. Had no traction control at all. Experiencing a temporary loss of braking power due to lost of traction control. *ak”
filed Jan 19, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Bonneville years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Bonneville | 2 | 7% |
| 2003 Bonneville | 2 | 4% |
| 2002 Bonneville | 3 | 3% |
| 2001 Bonneville | 7 | 5% |
| 2000 Bonneville | 15 | 7% |
| 1999 Bonneville | 9 | 6% |
| 1998 Bonneville | 4 | 1% |
| 1997 Bonneville | 11 | 7% |
| 1996 Bonneville | 7 | 5% |
| 1995 Bonneville | 22 | 9% |
| 1994 Bonneville | 10 | 11% |
| 1993 Bonneville | 42 | 30% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1992 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.