2000 Pontiac Bonneville engine and engine cooling problems
37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2000 Pontiac Bonneville — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This 2000 pontiac bonneville 3.8l with approximately 195k miles was operating normally over the last 72 hours. It had been driven approximately 300 miles between 12/16 and 12/18 @ 12:50 pm the date of the fire.that cold morning (8 degrees f) it was driven 10 miles rt @ 9am, 20 miles rt between…”
filed Dec 21, 2011
“I smelled a burning odor in my bonneville ssei. The local gm dealer, on the incident date in this form, told me the cause was oil dripping on the exhaust manifold and that it was a fire hazard. Upon further investigation, I found an existing nhtsa action number (ea07008) for the exact problem I am…”
filed Apr 4, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains…
16-NA-383 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 13, 2024This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the…
22-NA-074 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 22, 2024This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
PI1394B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 12, 2024
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Bonneville years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Bonneville | 1 | 4% |
| 2004 Bonneville | 2 | 7% |
| 2003 Bonneville | 6 | 11% |
| 2002 Bonneville | 10 | 11% |
| 2001 Bonneville | 22 | 17% |
| 1999 Bonneville | 59 | 41% |
| 1998 Bonneville | 194 | 70% |
| 1997 Bonneville | 50 | 34% |
| 1996 Bonneville | 43 | 29% |
| 1995 Bonneville | 55 | 23% |
| 1994 Bonneville | 14 | 16% |
| 1993 Bonneville | 20 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 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.