2008 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

I HAVE RECEIVED (2) RECALL NOTICES. 1 RECALL 13036 FOR BCM AND BAS SYSTEM FOR BRAKES AND 1 OTHER RECALL 14152 FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. FIRST CAME AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY/2014 AND THE OTHER THE MIDDLE OF JULY/2014. BOTH STATED THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 60 DAYS SINCE I RECEIVED THE NOTICES BUT THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED MAY 16, 2014. *TR

DRIVING AND SUDDENLY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ACROSS THE RADIO IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION. IT WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN A WEEK. THEN AFTER A WHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT WILL SEEM OK. AT STOPS THOUGH, THE CAR SEEMS VERY SHAKY, FEELING LIKE IT WILL STALL, BUT HASN'T YET!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART HAD NOT BEEN PRODUCED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS VEERING TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,100.

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM GETS DISABLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ANYMORE ADDING MORE PROBLEMS. IT IS A VERY ANNOYING THING AS IT MAKES THE WARNING NOISE (AS THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK SYSTEM GET DISABLED) EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. MOREOVER, I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL. I WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR LISTED IN THE RECALL (ALL 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6). GM'S NUMBER FOR THE RECALL IS 13036. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE YET. DESPERATELY HOPING THAT THE RECALL NOTICE COMES UP SOON SO I CAN GET MY CAR FIXED AND DRIVE IT SAFELY. *TR

IT APPEARS THERE ARE FOUR (4) RECALLS ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR - WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTIFICATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000, #14V224000, 14V153000, 12V460000. I WOULD APPRECIATED FURTHER INFORMATION IN CORRECTING IDENTIFIED RECALLS. *TR

I WAS BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY NO CRASH OCCURRED. TRIED CONTACTING GM AND THEY SAID BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL NOTICE THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE FROM THIS FACTORY HAS DEALT WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR MORE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (BAYIRD CHEVROLET, 3299 US-51, COVINGTON, TN 38019, (901) 476-2277) SERVICED A MANUFACTURER RECALL, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN REVERSING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER EACH TIME THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED AGAIN TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER STEER KEEPS LOCKING UP WHEN DRIVING AND AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT STAYS ON. *JS

FAULTY WIRING IN THE PONTIAC G6 HEADLIGHTS CAUSES THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET TO KEEP MELTING CAUSING AN INOPERATIVE BULB. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE SINCE IT IS NOT TRIPPING THE FUSE. *TR

FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM THE DIFFERENT GEARS, THE SHIFT WILL BE EXTRA HARD. IT'S LIKE THE CAR JERKS AS IT SHIFTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND HAD IT PLACED ON THE COMPUTER AT OTHER DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS TO REALLY JERK WHEN I HAVE USED THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DRIVEN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. I AM AT MY END WITH IT.. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (440-953-1070, LOCATED AT 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL), 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN), AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED THE NEXT MORNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

IT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTENTION AT A GAS STATION THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMPS ON MY PONTIAC G6 WERE NOT ON. I WAS TRAVELING & AWAY FROM HOME AND FELT IT NECESSARY TO SEEK REPAIRS ASAP AT A REPAIR FACILITY IN THE AREA . AFTER CONSIDERABLE EFFORT WE FOUND A REPAIR SHOP WHO RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO CHECK THE PROBLEM OUT. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE EFFORT, WELL TOO MUCH IT SEEMED, TO ACCESS THE HEADLAMP BULBS HE GAINED ACCESS AND DISCOVERED THE WIRING WAS BURNED TOO BADLY FOR REPAIRS AND INFORMED US THIS WAS A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY A PONTIAC DEALER.AND THERE WAS LIKELY A RECALL IN EFFECT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT CITY WE CAME TO WE ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS. THIS SHOP SPLICED IN SOME NEW WIRING AND A NEW CONNECTOR AND THE LAMPS WERE ONCE AGAIN BURNING. HOWEVER THE REPAIR LASTED ONLY 90 DAYS AND AGAIN IT WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED WIRING. IN TALKING TO OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNERS I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS 'THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" AND SOMETHING MOST OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS FAILURE MAKES THIS CAR UNSAFE FOR ANYONE,,PARTICULARLY MY WIFE OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO OPERATE.

AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, DRIVER BEHIND ME FLAGGED ME DOWN TO TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ENTIRE TIME HE DROVE BEHIND ME. BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CHECKED BY MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEY CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE ON. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AND NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE LIT. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. I WAS INFORMED BY A FELLOW DRIVER ON THE ROAD THE FIRST TIME, THEN TOOK MY CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. THEY CHANGED MY BRAKE SWITCH AND A WEEK LATER I WAS TOLD BY A COWORKER DRIVING BEHIND ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL ACTIVE. *TR

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SO DOES THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING AT START UP AND STAYS ON.. THIS USE TO BE OCCASIONALLY AND THEN NOT COME ON THE NEXT TIME YOU STARTED IT ...NOW IT DOES IT ALMOST CONTINUALLY..ALSO THE SEATS ELECTRIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HAS BROKEN FREE OF THE BASE ON THE FLOOR...THE WELD HAS BROKEN ON THE TUBE ON THE BASE OF THERE CAR...I SEE SO MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES YET NO ONE IS ADDRESSING THEM OR ISSUING A RECALL...THESES ISSUES SHOULD NOT BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE WHEN GM KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND A SEAT IN A CAR SHOULD NEVER HAVE WELDS FAIL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE..THESE SEATS WOULD NEVER HOLD UP IN A CRASH. *TR

MY PARENTS PURCHASED THE CAR FOR ME ON MARCH 1, 2013 WITH 97,629 MILES ON IT. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACE JULY 9, 2014 BECAUSE I WAS INTERMITTENTLY HEARING A POPPING NOSE WHEN I TURNED OR BACK UP WHILE TURNING. IT HAS PRETTY MUCH DONE THIS THE ENTIRE TIME AFTER A FEW WEEKS I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR. EVEN AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED LAST JULY, IT WAS QUIET FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED DAILY THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS FROM AGES 5-15 THAT ARE WITH ME. I DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL 15 MILES AWAY AND PICK THEM UP. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT IT HAS NOT. IT IS A GROWING ANXIETY ISSUE FOR ME AND I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. THIS WEBSITE HAS HAD 37 POSTS ALONE OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/PONTIAC/G6/2008/STEERING/STEERING_MAKES_A_POPPING_NOISE_WHEN_TURNING.SHTML THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH PONTIAC G6'S AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED PROPERLY! NOW THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP, I DON'T HAVE THE $300+ DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED AGAIN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,832.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER BOX FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

HEADLIGHT WORKS INTERMEDIARY. FOUND CONNECTOR TO BULB WAS DISCOLORED & SLIGHTLY MELTED. I BELIEVE WIRE MAY BE TOO SMALL TO CARRY THE LOAD. THIS HAS APPEARED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE INTERNET FEATURING A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. GM APPARENTLY HAS A REPLACEMENT FIX SO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING OR BACKING OUT THE DRIVEWAY MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. THE CAR DINGED AND ON THE RADIO DISPLAY IT SAID POWER STEERING SO I THOUGHT I JUST NEEDED SOME FLUID SO I WENT TO AUTO ZONE THINKING POWER STEERING FLUID WHERE I LEARNED IT WAS ELECTRONIC MY CAR DOESN'T TAKE FLUID. I GOOGLED TO FIND WHERE TO TAKE IT WHEN I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2008 PONTIAC POWER STEERING. WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME RECALL PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T SOMEHOW MAKE THE CUT THEY RECALLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 10/07 & UP MINE WAS 08/07 ACCORDING TO THE TAG DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL BE 700 TO REPAIR WHICH I DO NOT HAVE BUT I COMMUTE 1 HOUR EACH WAY TO WORK DAILY. GM NEEDS TO REEXAMINE THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY MISSED A FEW VEHICLES. *TR

MY SISTER WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. I LEARNED OF THE NEWEST GM RECALL ON THE NEWS WHERE THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE I AM AFFECTED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON U.S. 30 TO GREENSBURG, PA AND I WENT ON TO THE OFF RAMP ON TO WEST PITTSBURGH STREET AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY LIGHTS LIT UP. I LOOK DOWN AT THE DASHBOARD TO SEE WHAT GOING ON. THEN, MY CAR JERKED SUDDENLY BACKWARDS I HIT MY HEAD TWO OR THREE TIMES OFF THE HEAD REST. I HIT THE ON STAR BUTTON TO REPORT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO VERIFY THE CODES AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION. THE ON STAR PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN ASK ME IF I NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. SO, I DROVE TO THE HOSPITAL THAT WAS 1/4 MILE AWAY. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEAD INJURY AND RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *TR

KEY EASILY GOES BACK TO THE ACC (ACCESSORIES) POSITION AND SHUTS OFF CAR, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEY WITH MY HAND AND IT TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY OR TURNING BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING INSTANTLY SHUT OFF. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS. I TESTED MY MOMS CAR AND HER HONDA DOES THE SAME THING BUT IT IS HARDER TO SWITCH BACK TO THE ACC POSITION. IS THIS NORMAL? I KNOW GM IS GOING THROUGH SOME DISCREPANCIES RIGHT NOW AND WAS WONDERING IF MY CAR WAS LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); however, the failure recurred after the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The manufacturer declined to provide additional repairs under the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.

VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DRAINED OVERNIGHT FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (DVD CHARGING, GPS) TO THE POINT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START NEAR ZERO VOLTAGE WITH INSIDE LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF. CHARGED WITH 10 AMP BATTERY CHARGER TO FULL BATTERY. AFTERWARDS KEY FOBS WOULD NOT WORK. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE INFO WAS ALL -- (NOT POSTING). TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM MONITORING WAS COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO NOTIFICATION TO DRIVER. FOUND SEVERAL SITES THAT SAY A G6 CAN LOSE IT'S TIRE SENSOR/KEY FOB MEMORY FROM A SLOWLY DRAINING BATTERY AND MUST BE TAKEN TO A DEALER TO FIX IT. TOOK IT TO A GMC (FORMERLY PONTIAC) DEALERSHIP, $95 LATER ONLY GOT THE TIRES WORKING AGAIN. NEWER VEHICLES HAVE A PROCEDURE FOR OWNERS TO INITIATE THIS SETUP THEMSELVES AND REPROGRAM THE TIRES AND KEY FOBS, BUT NOT 2008. THE LACK OF TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WHEN THEY WERE THERE PRIOR SHOULD TRIGGER AT MINIMUM A WARNING ON EVERY START. IT CAN TELL ME I NEED AN OIL CHANGE EVERY DAY. FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF A LOW VOLTAGE EVENT IS TERRIBLE CIRCUIT DESIGN / BAD PROGRAMMING. IF AN OWNER CHARGES HIS KID'S DVD PLAYER AND IT KILLS THE BATTERY THE NEXT DAY THE MANDATORY TMPS SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK, AND NOT WORK WITHOUT WARNING. HOPEFULLY THE DAY THE DVD PLAYER NEEDS A CHARGE ISN'T THE SAME DAY THEY DEVELOP A MEDIUM LEAK DRIVING DOWN THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH, BECAUSE THE DRIVER WON'T BE NOTIFIED THE SYSTEM FORGOT THE SENSOR ID'S AND DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THOSE PRESSURE READINGS ANYMORE, EVEN THE FALLING PRESSURE ON THE TIRE HOLDING THE CAR IN THE CORRECT LANE AT A 8% GRADE, DOWNHILL. #1 FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE. #2 DON'T CHARGE ME TO RE-PROGRAM SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE AND WAS CORRECTED ON NEWER VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 1,500 RPMS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RESISTANCE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,206.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 86,000. RK

HAD THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE FAIL. HAD THE CAR FIXED. CALLED PONTIAC TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALLS ISSUED EARLIER IN 2014 PERTAINING TO OTHER 2008 PONTIAC G6S RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CARS PRODUCED BEFORE AND AFTER OURS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT NOT OURS. MADE PONTIAC AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER OF 71-1341653151. NOT SURE WAS TO WHY OUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ANY HELP THAT COULD BE PROVIDED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

REPLACED THE POWER STEERING UNIT AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PER GM DEALER RECOMMENDATION. COST $1200. *TR

STARTED ABOUT 3MONTHS AGO WHEN I'M DRIVING THE WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE BACK& FORWARD THEN AS TIME WENT ON THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE WHEEL BEGIN TO SHAKE AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN CAR NOT MOVING. *TR SO I TOOK TO A FEW MECHANIC SHOPS SAID IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH STEERING IT WAS ON RECALL. I TOOK TO DEALER HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAID NEEDED A POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND NOT ON RECALL I CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID SAME THING TOO, BUT WHEN CHECKING ONLINE IT SAY IS RECALL FOR THAT PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 01/20/15

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER ENGAGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 6/18/14*CN UPDATED 8/25/17*CN

MY FAMILY AND I WERE RETURNING HOME FROM A FAMILY VACATION AND ONE-HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES INTO OUR TWO-HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTE DRIVE THE AIR-BAG SERVICE ICON APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND CAR RADIO DISPLAY. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIGNAL, MY WIFE OPEN THE CAR SERVICE MANUAL AND CONTINUED TO READ HOW DANGEROUSLY THIS SIGNAL CAN BE CONTINUOUSLY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUAL STATED THE AIRBAG COULD NOT DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION OR COULD DEPLOY AT ANY POINT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT THE NEXT REST STOP (10 MINUTES AWAY) AND FOLLOWED THE QUICK GUIDELINES OF THE MANUAL. CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY, WE CALLED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A SAFE AS POSSIBLE DRIVE BACK HOME AND DO NOT FURTHER DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE ELSE. THE CAR IS PUTTING OUR LIVES IN JEOPARDY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE WHILE THE VEHICLE HAS THAT WARNING DISPLAYED. WE FOLLOWED OUR INSURANCES STRICT GUIDELINES AND MADE A FEARFUL FORTY-FIVE MINUTE DRIVE HOME IN THE CONDITION WITH MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I FURTHER INVESTIGATED AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHTS FOR A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE 2006 AND 2007 PONTIAC G6 MODELS HAD RECALLS BASED ON THE SAME INCIDENTS AND SPECIFICS THAT MY WIFE'S CAR CURRENTLY WAS AND IS IN. TO BE PUT IN THIS POSITION IS FEARFUL ENOUGH, BUT TO BE PUT IN THIS POSITION WITH YOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR IS FRIGHTENING ESPECIALLY DRIVING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE 2008 PONTIAC G6 MODEL SHOULD BE PUT ON RECALL FOR ITS AIRBAG SYSTEM. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE OUR AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THE AIRBAG SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE. SOME FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL MAKES OF VEHICLES HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR EVERYONE TO DRIVE IN AND NOT HAVE ANY FEAR OF THE VEHICLE HAVING SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT CAN PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HIGHLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR CHANGED OUT THE LIGHT BULB AND WITH IN TWO DAYS THE LOW BEAM WAS NOT WORKING. THIS BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE A 30 DAY PERIOD. I'M NOW BEING TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THAT IT IS THE CONNECTOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS $100. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. AT FIRST IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF IT WAS REPAIR LIGHT BULB CHANGED. THEN IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN REPAIR AND REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. HOWEVER THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT WORKS. *JS

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLS THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT HAVING JUST HAD SHOULDER SURGERY THIS IS QUITE DIFFICULT. I AM NOW BEING INFORMED THAT THIS "PARTICULAR" CAR IS NOT PART OF THE STEERING RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM NOTED IN THE RECALL. APPARENTLY IT DOESN'T FALL "WITHIN' THEIR RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM BULB SOCKETS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL SOMETIMES AFTER I WOULD GET OUT OF MY CAR. NOW THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG. I AM GOING TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR TILL I CAN GET IT FIXED. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON THE PONTIAC G5 FOR THIS SAME THING. GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE G6 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORSE KILLED DUE TO THIS HAZARD PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM ALSO IS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO GET THIS HAZARD PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE MY HEATED SEATS WERE ON. HOWEVER, I BEGAN TO FEEL AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF HEAT AND REALIZED THE SEAT HAD NOW STARTED TO BURN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE SEAT WARMERS. A SAW A HOLE WAS NOW ALSO BURNED THROUGH MY JACKET. WHEN I CALLED GM TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL, I WAS ASKED TO MENTION THIS ISSUE TO MY DEALER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL. THE DEALER INDICATES THIS IS ON A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND NOT THE SAME ONE BEING RECALLED AND COULD THEREFORE NOT ASSIST ME.OF COURSE, I CAN NO LONGER USE THE SEAT HEATER AS I AM FEARFUL OF A FULL BLOWN FIRE! CAN YOU ASSIST ME? *TR

MY PONTIAC G6 2008 STARTED HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET UP TO THE 55-65MPH SPEED. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON PONTIAC G6 FORUMS AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM SO EARLY ON. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS PEOPLE ARE ALREADY FLYING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN GETTING BEHIND A CAR THAT IS TAKING A LONG TIME TO GET UP THE MATCHING SPEED, YOU ARE ASKING FOR AN ACCIDENT. I'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE HONKING THEIR HORN AT ME. THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM REPORTED. BETWEEN CONSTANT WATER LEAKS, ACTUATORS FAILING TOO EARLY ON, SPEAKERS BLOWING OUT WHEN HARDLY USED, AND NOW THIS ENGINE ISSUE, I WILL NEVER GET A GM CAR EVER AGAIN. FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 60K ON IT, THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS IS STUFF A 100K+ MILE CAR SHOULD HAVE. POORLY DESIGNED CAR THAT EVERY PONTIAC G6 OWNER IS AWARE OF, AND NOW THE US GOVERNMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THEN MY VEHICLE STARTED DECELERATING EVEN AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER. IT WOULD SLOW DOWN ABOUT 5MPH AND THEN ACCELERATE MAYBE 3MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET INSPECTED BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND I GUESS MY MAIN QUESTION IS HAS THIS HAPPEN TOO ANYONE ELSE? IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED 1 TIME. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU. *JS THANK YOU, [XXX] [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS, OR WHEN I AM BREAKING CAR SPEEDS UP. A CHIME SOUNDS IN THE CAR AND I CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE IN THE MANUAL ABOUT SOUNDS OTHER THAN THE TYPICAL SEATBELT TO LOW FUEL. VERY SCARY! *TR

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES PROBLEMS WITH THE G6 AND I AM HAVING THE SAME WITH MY 2008 PONTIAC G6/GT. I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH: TIE RODS, WHEEL HUBS, CONTROL ARMS, AND LASTLY MY CAR LIGHT IN THE FRONT KEEPS GOING OUT, NOT THE HIGH BEAMS BUT THE LOW BEAMS. EVERY TIME I REPLACE THE BULB IT GOES OUT IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. *TR