Driver side speaker cover came off.
Windshield leaks causing all types of electrical problems when it gets wet due to the wiring harness under the dash getting wet.
Paint chips real easy and it is hard to find touch-up paint that is the right color, medium teal green.
The hood latch squeaks and needs grease about once a month.
Exhaust manifold is not aligned properly with the exhaust pipe and causes the exhaust pipe to hit the transmission dipstick letting fluid seep out. Dealer said the engine would have to be removed and re-aligned to have the proper clearance.
Horn sometimes blows when you close the trunk to hard.
Right rear window works sometimes by either switch.
Console lid is broken.
Tie-rod ends are worn and need replacing.
Interior lights come on when your driving down the road and then won't work when you open the door.
Twilight Sentinel sometimes forgets to turn off the headlights after three minutes.
Fog light bulbs need replacing to often.
Do I need to keep going? I think I bought a lemon.
Alternator gage and oil pressure gage sometimes drop into the red area causing the "check gages" light and "low oil level" light to come on, although the oil level and alternator amperage are fine.
This car has very good response during and after take-off.
Steering could use a little tightening and magnasteer is worthless.
Seats are comfortable.
Nice stereo.
All features are nice, just questions about reliability.
Your car has 115,000 miles, you have had no major problems, and you're calling it a lemon. Tie rods and light bulbs are normal maintenance, and you're complaining about paint chips - come on! If you expect a perfect car, get a new one and stop complaining about a reliable car with 115,000 miles on it.
I have a 96 Bonneville with 110k and a warped plenum (plastic intake manifold)...not sure yet if the engine was damaged by coolant leaking. I have had this car since 96 and still love it. My front end needs work too, but after all these years and miles you have to expect parts to wear out!
Question-on the comment about the alternator/oil gage to go into the red. How did the car act? This is happening on my 1998 Bonneville and the car dies out. My mechanic has replaced several parts and no luck fixing this continued problem.
I have a 1995 Bonneville SE. It has 78,000 miles on it and it also has that same issue with the oil/amp gauge drifting into the red. I had the alternator checked and it shows that it is putting out 14 amps. I just recently orderd a replacement alternator to see what happens. My car dies out at times, but starts right back. I bought the car used at 76,000 miles and have already put a water pump on it and it has used about 1-1/4 quarts of oil.
About the interior lights turning on while driving: this is very true, I suspect the 98 Bon has faulty wiring. At times the dashlights won't work at all the next moment all is well. Same with the stock stereo, the digital displays end up looking like jibirish instead of actuall time/radio station displays. Other than that all is well with my 98 Bon :)
I have a 98 Boneville with about 150,000 miles on it, I never had problems with gauges at all. I love the car. Some said something about it having a recall with the manifold well I had something replaced with the manifold which was a recall that I didn't know about until I took it in for state inspection.
Problems with the 1998 Bonnie (97K) ; driver side speaker cover, windshield leaks, console lid broken/loose, and the interior lights come on when all the doors are shut (scaring me because I don't believe in ghost, until then) are some problems I've had. They all seem to be in line with yours and that manifold recall? Are you serious? I am going to Reeves Pontiac here in Greenwood real soon.
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