1998 Pontiac Bonneville Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 277 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 105,673miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville, 1% of the 277 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 105,673 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The back two cradle mounts on both sides rusted out and mounts pulled through the cradle causing the steering to become loose filling and causing steering to be out of alignment and when hit brakes front would dart one way or the other and lots of noise coming from under vehicle from cradle bouncing when hitting bumps tried the find one in junk yards and all are that way.”
NHTSA complaint #10713247, filed 2015-04, 105,673 miles“Car would stall hard to start ground problem blamed for poor gas pressure to carb, also could of been problem that failed the starter, engine lite would go on then off, door locks would not work. Problem was intermitten until the last time when the ground problem was found. Major expense to me not happy it took this long to find problem. As of today car seems to be ok”
NHTSA complaint #737835, filed 2000-12“The motor mount bolts sheared off the vehicle while driving. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who determined that the bolts had indeed sheared off and caused the power steering pump to break free. The consumer stated that exactly 3 weeks later, the same thing happened again. This time he had the vehicle towed to a Pontiac dealer. The Pontiac dealer/mechanic told him that by the bolts being sheared off, it had cracked his block, and it would cost him $70.00 to really checked the vehicle and approximately $1400.00 to repair it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10059364, filed 2004-02Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 4% |
| 2003 | 1 | 2% |
| 2002 | 5 | 6% |
| 2001 | 8 | 6% |
| 2000 | 10 | 5% |
| 1999 | 3 | 2% |
| 1998 | 4 | 1% |
| 1996 | 10 | 7% |
| 1995 | 16 | 7% |
| 1994 | 9 | 10% |
| 1993 | 10 | 7% |
| 1992 | 4 | 4% |
| 1991 | 1 | 5% |
| 1990 | 3 | 8% |
| 1989 | 3 | 11% |
| 1988 | 2 | 12% |
Other parts of the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville
194 complaintsFuel system
36 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsEngine
6 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsEquipment
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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