1985 Pontiac BonnevilleProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 1985 Pontiac Bonneville, most often about the seat belts. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 28, 1995. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1985 Pontiac Bonneville has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1985 Pontiac Bonneville recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1985 vs. every other Bonneville year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Bonneville median. How we score

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  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
3 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1985 Pontiac Bonneville, and the recalls they led to.

  1. WINDSHIELD WIPERSEA86025 · closed Mar 2, 1988
    No recall
  2. JAMMED STEERING MECHANISMPE89104 · closed May 12, 1989
    No recall
  3. PARKING BRAKE CABLEPE89145 · closed Sep 22, 1989
    No recall

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