2002 Pontiac Bonneville: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 112 complaints
112
Total Complaints
48,927mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

24,853 25th Percentile
48,927 Median Mileage
92,030 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
12
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
STEERING:COLUMN
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
ENGINE
4
POWER TRAIN
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
TIRES
3

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
4
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TILT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK"
"LEFT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES, CAUSING A BLURRY VISION. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. REPLACED MIRROR AND MOTOR MOUNTS HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK INSIDE TRUNK PANEL KEEPS FALLING, WINDOW CONTROLS/LEFT FRONT DOOR DOOR PANELS ARE LOOSE. *SCC"
"LEFT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES, CAUSING A BLURRY VISION. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. REPLACED MIRROR AND MOTOR MOUNTS HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK INSIDE TRUNK PANEL KEEPS FALLING, WINDOW CONTROLS/LEFT FRONT DOOR DOOR PANELS ARE LOOSE. *SCC"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28