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Heated Seats by evandro
May 14, 2008 (11:14 am)
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Has anyone ever replaced the heater element in the front seats by oneself?
 
TIA
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electrical by kinder420
May 16, 2008 (6:47 pm)
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My 94 bonneville's break light is on and will not stop chimming even when i drive. i took it into the shop and they said there was a tail light out and other than that my breaks seemed to be fine. the technician told me it may be an electrical problem and i was just wondering what i could do about it or can do anything myself
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Re: electrical [kinder420] by gyromite7
Jun 04, 2008 (8:21 pm)
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Replying to: kinder420 (May 16, 2008 6:47 pm)

My 2000 Bonneville had a spring fail on the E-brake, so you have to actually pull up on the emergency brake pedal (after disengaging the brake first) to get the brake light to go out.
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Re: 2002 bonny with vibration problems [kevinistic] by crankkkkkk
Jun 14, 2008 (10:28 am)
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Replying to: kevinistic (Jul 22, 2007 8:10 pm)

My 2000 SSEi has the same thing, I think the steering gear has play in it, My car also makes a moan turning the wheel right in parking. Also clunking in the steering shaft, That has been replaced 2 times.
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Heads-up and sunroof by coblur
Jun 22, 2008 (7:31 pm)
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Hey Guys, I just found an awesome 97 SSEI. 76,000 miles, nicely loaded , leather. I got the car after it sat abandoned for 5 years. A battery, tires and condenser and it's a sweet ride!
The problems I have are minor, I can't figure out how to switch the heads up to MPH instead on KPH. When I open the sun roof, I have to give it a shove or it makes a "rat a tat noise" and stays shut, the shove gets it moving and it opens and closes fine. I also can't get the lights to go off any sooner than 3 minutes. I have turned the "twilight sentinel" to min, but it makes no difference.
I'm also trying find ways to get the correct fobs for the factory car starter and doors, all I got with the car was a single ignition key. I've seen the programmable fobs on e-bay for the door. Any help would be GREAT!
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Re: electrical [kinder420] by arthur1031
Aug 17, 2008 (11:22 am)
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Replying to: kinder420 (May 16, 2008 6:47 pm)

Hi - you probably had this fixed long ago and have an answer but just in case; there are two main reasons why the emergency brake light comes on and does not go out. If the brake is not released all the way naturally is one issue. If the pedal is all the way out then there is potentially an issue with the emergency brake indicator switch. However, this switch identifies when the emergency brake pedal is depressed - if this switch is broken, it will not show the emergency brake is on so a defective switch most likely is not the answer. The other reason is from a leak in the master cylinder which may not be as noticeable. If the system detects a leak, the emergency brake light will stay on and chime. Sorry I could not respond earlier as I just now joined this site. Hope all is running well now.
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Re: Compare Bonneville to Lesabre [tpken] by debbiec1
Sep 26, 2008 (10:07 am)
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Replying to: tpken (Sep 09, 2000 2:49 am)

We have one of each, a 2002 Bonneville SSEI and a 2003 Buick LeSabre LTD
and like the Bonneville best. It gets 30 highway mpg instead of the 27 I get in the LeSabre. BUT the chrome wheels on the Bonnevilles sometimes are a problem. Our old Bonn. (98) had some leaky wheels even though we had the rims redone and rebalanced... the alum and chrome sometimes get eaten up by salt, etc. and you get tires that have a slow leak.
The engines on both these cars are the same, I'm not sure why the superchgd
Bonne gets better mileage. The LeS. does have more gauging, I can see instantly
what my mileage is under various conditions. But as for comfort, the Bonneville is unsurpassed, roomy cushy seats. Make sure you get a sunroof, though, because it adds so much light to the interior, makes the car a joy winter and summer.
I have 85000 miles on the LeSabre, we just bought the 02 Bonne with 94000 miles on it but mint condition knock on wood (a kid car purchase for us) and our old Bonne was totalled, still ran beautifully winter and summer with 167000 miles on it. We would have fixed it but all the airbags went off, so not possible or feasible. I almost cried. I loved that car better than some dogs I have had.
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dash reset by arehm
Aug 15, 2009 (10:21 am)
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I have a 2001 SSEi after changing the oil the dash still tells me it needs a change. I push the reset button but it still says needs change after restarting the car. Any one know how to reset the dash?
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Re: dash reset [arehm] by pkgguy
Aug 15, 2009 (8:25 pm)
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Replying to: arehm (Aug 15, 2009 10:21 am)

Press and hold reset for about 10 seconds. Same for any other reset.
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Good bye by evandro
Nov 22, 2009 (2:11 pm)
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After 7 years of service, I bid goodbye to my 02 Bonneville SLE.
 
Unfortunately, in the last couple of years, the repair bills have been increasing steadily. At first, I thought that although big-ticket items had broken down, having new ones meant that the car could be in service for a few good years. I was slow to recognize that it was just the beginning of a series of increasingly more expensive break-downs, and eventually I had to draw the line. After the last major repair - involving yet again the intake manifold, though fixed "for free" if I did a tune-up (I smell a shadow recall by GM, since it's been replaced as part of a recall some 3 or 4 years ago) - I traded it in before something else would break on me.
 
I now drive an used 06 Acura TL. It's not as roomy wide-wise, but comparably roomy length-wise. It's much more powerful and poised and quite more richly finished and trimmed. As a matter of fact, it's the first non-American car I've ever had. Ever since GM and Chrysler don't have to make products anymore, just give the White House a ring, I refuse to support this automotive Kabuki theater.
 
And I have to say that as far as first impressions go, the TL is in another league. Truly, the Bonneville seems antediluvian in comparison. It had a good chassis, but its contents were cheapened as much as possible, from the wheezing V6 to the lackadaisical assembly. In hindsight I think that I should've checked the competition sooner.
 
Yet, it was a good drive while it lasted. May its next owner enjoy it for many years.

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