Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Great Car - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By Bill Paterson - October 19 - 12:33 pm

  Bought in 2002 with about 30,000 miles. It is a beautiful car. It is very comfortable, handles great, gets very good mileage, and has been very reliable. I have only had to tune it at about 90,000 mi. and nothing else mechanical. I have a friend with an older model with over 200,000 mi. and he has had only had to replace the alternator on his at about 150,000 mi. The only bad thing is that they do not hold their value well. My car is valued at about $3000 but I wont let it go for less than $8000. Looks like I may have to keep it forever!

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  After four years of owning - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By alex-with-bonnie - September 4 - 10:00 am

  I bought my Bonnie in August 1999. The family loves it: my wife mostly appreciates the space and comfort of the back seat, I love the responsiveness and performance (plus the comfort of the leather drivers seat). This is not a perfect car: the fit and finish on the 2000 VW Jetta that I owned for a year, would beat Bonneville. The paint gave me grief early on, the plastic parts inside are fit worse than parts in Jetta. Other than this, and excluding wear and tear, I havent had problems with the car and have no plans to part with it. This a good car to have for many types of folks. (And it feels nice to leave BMWs behind, starting from a stop line :-)

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  My 99 Bonneville Was a Lemon - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By Ray Williams - July 23 - 10:00 am

  This car was in the shop one day for each 287 miles. The windshield wipers intermittently didnt work, and GM refused to work on it, claiming I was making up the problem (the zone rep was rather amazed when the wipers failed to operate at the lemon law hearing with the judge present). It had numerous other problems, including turn signals, molding, trunk deck lid, horn, belt tensioner, compass, air conditioning, automatic light dimmer, head-up display, sunroof failure, peeling paint, interior trim falling off, and difficulty starting the engine. GM fought the lemon law process like a tiger, and treated us like dirt, but we finally won.

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  pontiac bonneville - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By Kirk Shank - March 4 - 10:00 am

  over all great car

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  Good Car! - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By JR7699 - June 11 - 10:00 am

  I just got my bonneville last year, and I already have about 95,000 trouble-free miles on it. At times the transmission acts a little strange, but I dont think its a major problem. Im a college student and love this car because it combines all the room I need with an engine and design that I can have fun with.

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  Bought Another Bonneville - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By Smile - August 10 - 2:00 am

  I have just purchased a used 2003 Bonneville. It is almost a duplicate of my 1999 Bonneville SE. I liked the 1999 so much I had to have another!! I have not had to do any repairs in 4 years! This car drives straight and true. Acceleration is great. Gas mileage is great for a huge car. Even my teenage daughters like to drive it on the highway. Purchase price was less than one-half the original new car price (one year old purchase). It is a real value for people buying it used!

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  First Car - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By bonneville99 - June 27 - 9:23 pm

  Bought this car August 2009 w/ 127k miles as my first car. Now has 145k and still purrs like a kitten. Ride is amazing; like driving on a cross between a couch and a cloud. Power is great - I do a lot of highway driving and this car is way better than my mothers old Stratus. Really nice looking too - paint has held up well for being outside its whole life and the chrome rims make it look really sharp. Seats are very comfortable and the leather has held up really well considering the age. Awesome sound system. Replaced EGR valve and fuel pump, but we expected that one when we bought it (really common on these), but other than that its only been regular maintenance.

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  1999 SSEi - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By Jason L - April 10 - 2:00 am

  This has to be one of the best cars I will EVER own. I love driving it, it has more than enough power to make passing a joy. The handling is good for RWD. The 3800 S/C 4T65E Tranny combo are the best. So far I have made no necessary repairs. I upgraded to ceramic brake pads to reduce dusting of the rims. I constantly get compliments on this fantastic car.

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  Bonneville - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By djfarren - August 21 - 8:36 am

  This was our second Bonneville. The 99 was a big improvement over the 91 which we kept 8 years. We spent very little on it for repairs. We did maintain it as recommended. The ride is a bit stiff, but it has good handling and control in evasive maneuvering. It has good road feel and takes curves and corners extremely well. The seats are very comfortable. We had the optional 60/40 split bench seat and were the only ones of our friends who could take two other couples out to dinner in the same car. We averaged about 25mpg highway (65mph) with the overdrive (auto) transmission. Not shifting into OD would lower gas mileage considerably. We averaged around 20mpg around town.

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  Needs improvement - 1999 Pontiac Bonneville
  By Bware - July 18 - 3:53 pm

  My wife bought this car before we met. It gets good gas mileage for a car of its size and I like the way it drives. However, she has had a lot of problems with it. There has been 3 recalls for her car. The security light used to come on and the car wouldnt start. The check gauges light comes on and off and the suspension is poor. Ive had major repair done to her car twice in the past two years. Neither of us will buy another one due to the poor quality of the one we now have.