2008 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

2008 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN - STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL JERKING OR TWITCHING RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE CAR STOPPED AND IDLING. RUBBING OR SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE FROM AREA OF STEERING COLUMN. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED BY DEALER. RATCHETING EFFECT FELT IN STEERING WHEN TURNING, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENING SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE TURNING, SOME KICKBACK FELT, AS IF CAR WAS RESISTING TURNING. RETURNED TO DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. SIGNIFICANT TIGHTENING FEEL AND HARD TO TURN RETURNED DAYS LATER. PROBLEM RECURRED, DEALER REPLACED TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN. AGAIN, PROBLEMS RETURNED WITHIN DAYS. TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO TRIED TO GET PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. AFTER TESTING AND DRIVING EXTENSIVELY, THIS MECHANIC HAD PROBLEM OCCUR WITH HIM WHILE DRIVING, FINDING STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN. DESCRIBED TROUBLE AS "INEXCUSABLE" AND "EXTREMELY INTIMIDATING." SAID CAR SHOULD BE RETURNED TO DEALER AND REPLACED, OR SATISFACTORY REMEDY PROVIDED FOR APPARENT ENGINEERING PROBLEM, AND SAID CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. CAR NOW BACK AT DEALER, WHO FINALLY EXPERIENCED LESS PRONOUNCED PROBLEM WITH STEERING, AND IS NOW REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION UNIT. SEARCH ONLINE FOR "2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEMS" RETURNED LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND THE PREVIOUS RECALL OF 2006 MODELS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT OR MANUFACTURING FLAW WHICH POSES SUBSTANTIAL, SIGNIFICANT, AND UNPREDICTABLE RISK TO LIFE AND SAFETY. NOTE: MILEAGE AND DATE OF REPORTED "FAILURE" IS FOR LATEST INCIDENT. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JUNE 2010 AND UNDER 36000 MILES. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 - STEERING PROBLEMS, STEERING HEEL, JERKS AND TWITCHES LEFT AND RIGHT,. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CAR MOVES LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, ITS JERKS AND JUST MOVES, ON ITS OWN. I USE MY CARE FOR WORK EVERYDAY AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN NO PEDAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN LIGHT TO MODERATE PRESSURE IS APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT BACK UP WHEN HEAVY PRESSURE IS APPLIED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL. ALL SITES/FORUMS/AND ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC POSTINGS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES SAY THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND/OR RE-CALIBRATED. ANY WAY A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED TO FIX THIS ISSUE? I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND BRAKES SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF DRIVERS RECEIVING TRAFFIC TICKETS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED LIGHTLY THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF AND THE OTHER BRAKE LIGHTS DIM AS IF THE WERE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE LIGHTS STAY LIKE THIS FOR 5 SECONDS AFTER THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THEN THE BRAKES LIGHTS RETURN TO BEING ON. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTION CORRECTLY WHEN ALOT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD A "CLUNK" IN THE STEERING FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW. EVERY TURN I CAN FEEL IT AND HEAR IT, AND IT WORRIES ME. LOOKING IT UP ONLINE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. IT IS UNSAFE AND MAKES THE DRIVE LESS PLEASANT. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 2.2L 4-CYL. CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY-2008 SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I TOOK A NEW JOB THAT WOULD REQUIRE A LENGTHY COMMUTE UNTIL THE WIFE AND I COULD RELOCATE CLOSER TO MY JOB. I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 176 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY BETWEEN JULY-2008 AND JULY-2010. AT 90K MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP CAME ON. THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THEY CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON 7/29/2010 AT A COST OF $787 - INCLUDING LABOR. 85% OF THE MILEAGE WAS INTERSTATE MILES, AND THE REMAINDER WAS INCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY OR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. INTERSTATE DRIVING WAS THE TYPICAL 70-75 MPH, AND DID NOT ABUSE OR PUT MY FOOT INTO IT OTHERWISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED AS LOW AS 25 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,030.

I DRIVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6. I PURCHASED IT NEW. I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD NOISES THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING FROM LOTS OF PEOPLE EVEN MECHANICS. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN AT 40,000 TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE I ASK FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE. THEY COME BACK SAYING I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. I STATED IT WASN'T MY BRAKES. NOW AT 50,000 MILES AND COMING HOME FROM VACATION IN MYRTLE BEACH I NOTICE MY STEERING NOT COOPERATING. SO GOING 80MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE I BEGIN WORRYING. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND AFTER AN HOUR OF INVESTIGATION $88 FROM THE MECHANIC THEY DECIDED MY POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING AT $467. NOW I FIND ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC G6S. I AM STILL DRIVING MY CAR. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?? 2 WEEK WAIT ON REPLACEMENT. *TR

WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR HYDROPLANED AND HIT A SIDE RAIL ON A BRIDGE. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS MESSED UP BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I OWN AN 2008 PONTIAC G6 2.4L I HAVE NOT HAD MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 FOR A FULL YEAR YET AND THE FAULTY STEERING ISSUES STARTED SHOWING UP IN JUNE. STEERING TO THE LEFT IS VERY LOOSE WHILE STEERING TO THE RIGHT IS VERY TIGHT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN I FELT I LOST SOME CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. TOO MUCH PLAY ON THE STEERING AND I WAS NOT SURE HOW MUCH I NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE MY TURN SAFELY. I BECAME VERY FOCUSED ON THE STEERING PERFORMANCE AFTER THAT AND NOTICED THAT LEFT TURNS WERE LOOSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED LOOSELY WHILE ON RIGHT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RIGID AND COULD NOT BE MOVED AND REQUIRED MORE FORCE IN MAKING THE TURN. I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN JULY.AND THE ISSUES ARE STILL THERE. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY STATED THIS IS HOW THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SHOULD WORK HOW CAN INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE DUE TO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION NOT WARRANT A RECALL?!!! *TR

WARPED FRONT ROTORS CAUSING VIBRATIONS IN STEERING COLUMN. GM SERVICE CENTER RESURFACED THE ROTORS FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (APPROX. 6MO. AGO). THE ISSUE HAS SINCE RETURNED AND THE ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AGAIN. MULTIPLE SITES HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT THE ROTORS USED ON THE PONTIAC G6'S ARE INADEQUATE FOR ITS SIZE/WEIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6, AND WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A KNOCKING OR SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE ON THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION. THEY HAVE REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT, SWAY BAR LINKS, STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3-TIMES. I AM AFRAID SOMETHING WILL BREAK AND CAUSE ME TO WRECK. CAN HEAR IT GOOK HITTING A POT HOLE IN ON THE PAVEMENT OR GOING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD THAT HAS POT HOLES. IF SOMETHING BREAKS AND CAUSES ME TO WRECK, I WILL PURSUE IF STILL AVAILABLE I WILL SUE THE DEALERSHIP FOR NOT CORRECTING THIS. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING ALL MY TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE CERTIFIED MECHANICS, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY FIX THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AND FELT LIKE IT WOULD LOCK COMPLETELY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE SEEN WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER. NO PROBLEMS WHEN THEY DROVE IT. THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS WITH EARLIER MODELS OF G6 AND COBALTS. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED 2008 G6 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL. I HAVE HAD SHAKE PROBLEMS AND A POPPING NOISE, AND NOW THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH SCARES ME TO DEATH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING JERKED TO THE LEFT. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. HAS BEEN DOING IT OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME, HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT PONTIAC TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, NO RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE I'M NOT INJURED BEFORE ITS FIXED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 IN NOVEMBER 6, 2009. IN THE SUMMER OF 2010 MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE THAT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME. A MONTH OR SO AFTER REPLACING IT, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. AFTER REPLACING THE BULB 4 TIMES I FINALLY HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE LOW BEAM CONNECTOR THAT HAS CORRODED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THAT PART I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE A BULB OUTAGE FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO. THEN ONE DAY WHEN WALKING INSIDE TO MY HOME I NOTICED THE RUNNER LIGHTS ON THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WERE LIT AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF. IT ENDED UP DRAINING MY BATTERY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MADE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT WORK AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO FIXED THE RUNNER LIGHT ISSUE BUT TOLD ME IN ORDER TO FIX MY HEADLIGHT ISSUE I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE "IT SMELLED BURNT." AFTER GOING BACK IN FORTH WITH THEM IN TRYING TO GET THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE CAR I TOOK THE CAR HOME WITH ONE HEADLIGHT UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. MY HIGH BEAMS WORK BUT THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO USE AROUND TRAFFIC. BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE GOOD BUT THE CONNECTORS KEEP MELTING AND CORRODING AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN BUYING HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY'S. I ALSO NOW HAVE SOME INTERNAL DASH AND CONTROL PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND THOSE ALSO STOPPED THE SAME TIME AS EVERYTHING ELSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO CONTINUED TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER AGREED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66420 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66531.

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING & TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 IT BEGAN HAVING A JERKING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION. AFTER MAKING THIS REPAIR THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHILE SITTING STILL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THE STEERING WILL JERK HARD AND YOU HAVE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE STEERING DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION COST OVER $300 TO FIX. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DROVE THE CAR AND STATED IT NEEDED A EPS MOTOR AND CONTROLLER. THEN WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $600 TO FIX. *TR

PONTIAC 2008 G6 WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. SOMEDAYS STEERING WHEEL MOVES AND JERKS, EVEN WHEN CAR IS IDLING BUT NOT MOVING. WHEN DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND MOVES ON IT OWN. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BOTH HANDS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL INCASE IT DECIDES TO DRIVE ITSELF. TOOK TO GM GARAGE AND THEY SAID FRONT END STEERING SHAFT BAD. THINK THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN $1500 REPAIR FOR NOTHING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH OTHER YEARS WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING, WHY NOT 2008. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY VEER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,005.

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES LIGHTS TO FIRST GO DIM THEN ACTIVATE. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES EVERY TIME BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON SO CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

THERE'S SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. FIRST, THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION IS BAD CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE. SECOND, I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING POWER WAS NO LONGER WORKING. LAST, BOTH BACK DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. I ALWAYS HAVE TO LET DOWN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. MOST OF THESE ISSUES OCCURRED AT 46,000 MILES. *TR

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND WHEN IT DOES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OTHER THAN REGULAR LIGHT DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALERS REPRESENTATIVE GM CAN REPLACE PARTS BUT HISTORY HAS SHOWN IT IS TEMPORARY AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MOTOR. THE FAILURE HAPPENED 8 TO 10 TIMES WITH DIFFERENT FAMILY MEMBERS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY ANOTHER DRIVER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,675 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OFTEN AND BOTH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK OK BUT CANNOT BE DIMMED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CHANGING BULBS DOES NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AT 38,500 MILES, HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, INCLUDING 2 STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENTS, STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENT. POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD POP WHICH THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AS THE STEERING SHAFT, BUT IS NEVER FIXED AFTER REPLACEMENT. ALSO HAD TO HAVE CV JOINT REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES DUE TO FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH G6'S AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE ISN'T BEING PRESSED. THIS IS ALSO LINKED TO MY CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE OF TURNING OFF WHILE ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN NOT TURNING BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF AND BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS OF A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

2008 PONTIAC G6 - APPROXIMATELY AT 51800 MILES - POWERING STEERING WOULD JUST DISAPPEAR AND CAR WOULD MOVE ABRUPTLY BY ITSELF TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT - VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AT MINIMAL SPEEDS - ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ON A TURN - STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND SHAKE MODERATELY TO SEVERELY AT MOST TIMES, EVEN WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT - STOPPED DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 UNTIL I COULD GET IT FIXED - DIDN'T WANT TO BE KILLED OR INJURED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO KILL OR INJURE SOMEONE ELSE - TOOK CAR TO PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND FIXED - PROBLEM WAS FAULTY POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR MODULE - NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - MY COST $677.76 FOR REPAIR - *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 MAJOR FRONT END COLLISIONS IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. FIRST WRECK WAS IN '08 I SWERVED FROM A DEER, WENT IN A DITCH GOING OVER 60 MPH AND THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THEY FIXED THE CAR AND GAVE IT A NEW FRONT END. YESTERDAY I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, REARENDED A GRAND MARQUIS, THE CAR I HIT ONLY HAD A SCRATCHED BUMPER. MY G6 WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN, HOOD BENT UP, LIGHTS BROKEN, MECHANICAL PARTS PUSHED BACK. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOING 45-50 MPH AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED, BUT GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, JUST THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. FOLLOWING VEHICLES CANNOT BE SIGNALED WHEN SLOWING DOWN CREATING DANGER OF A REAR END COLLISION. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT CAN TELL IT IS HAPPENING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

STARTING IN 09 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I'VE HAD PROBLEMS AND STILL TO THE CURRENT DATE (2/26/2013) I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH RESULT IN NEW BRAKES AND TIRES, WHICH AREN'T CHEAP FOR THIS CAR! I RECENTLY WENT IN TODAY TO GET MY CAT CONVERTER REPLACED BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS MELTING OH AND AGAIN THEY TELL ME I NEED NEW BRAKES(SHOCKER)-THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NONE THE LESS. I'VE SPENT ABOUT 7 GRAND IN REPAIRS ALL FOR THE CAR TO JUST BE "OK" TO DRIVE FOR THE TIME BEING. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS CAR WAS NEVER RECALLED BECAUSE IT'S A PIECE OF JUNK! I HAVE SAVED ALL THE RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND IT'S ASTRONOMICAL HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HAD TO BRING IT IN, LET'S JUST SAY THE "GUYS AT THE SHOP" ALL KNOW ME BY NAME.. *TR

MY BRAKES LIGHTS ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 ARE ON WHEN EVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. IN ADDITION TO THIS THE CRUISE CONTROL ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE AT STOP LIGHTS TELL ME TO STOP RIDING MY BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WIND SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT AND THE STRUTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS WERE LUBRICATED TO PREVENT THE WIND SOUND WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,300.

I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CAR HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH AND IS VERY LOOSE. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THAT POWER STEERING IS LOSS AND BECOME HARD TO CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY READS POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE COST WAS $780. THE RECENT COBALT AND G5 RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE G6. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A NEW EPS MOTOR INSTALLED WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL COVERS. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PONTIAC AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC. *TR

PONITAC 2008 G6 CONVERTIBLE ORIGINAL BRAKES SQUEALED CONTINUOUSLY REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS STILL SQUEALS AFTER REPLACING ALL BRAKE PARTS I FEEL THIS IS A CALIPER OR OTHER BRAKE ISSUE AND NEEDS TO RECALLED TO RESOLVE UNDERLYING ISSUE OCCURS DAILY, IT IS CONTINUOUS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING SAME ISSUE WITH SAME PONTIAC G6 ISSUES ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS I THINK THERE IS A RECALL ISSUE HERE WITH GM PONTIAC G6. *TR

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AT 65MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT HAD DISENGAGED UNTIL ALL THE CARS STARTED PASSING ME AND THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE COMING UP FAST ON MY REAR. I GOT BACK UP TO SPEED BUT THE CRUISE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. DROVE 300 MILES WITHOUT CRUISE. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW. I HAVE 74000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME AND THEY NEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS A FORCEFUL INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF AN OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. UPDATD 06/25/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED; THE STEERING MECHANISM WOULD BECOME STIFF AND IT WOULD BE BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE GIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,200.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) DID NOT INCLUDE HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,806.

WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES A POPPING NOISE. IT STARTED A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER. *TT

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THE PONTIAC G5 IS HAVING. I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CHARGE WOULD BE OVER $600.00. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS OVER 40,000 MILES, I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM IN A SAME TYPE OF MODEL AUTO. POWER STEERING KEEPS COMING UP ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AUTO-LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE HAS NOT WORKED FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. NOW RECENTLY, THE OTHER BACK DOOR AUTO-LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE HAS STOPPED WORKING ALSO. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND REQUIRES ONE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN THEN MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS OR CRAWL IN AND REACH OVER, ETC. THE PROBLEM WAS GRADUAL, SOMETIMES THE LOCK FEATURE WOULD WORK, SOMETIMES NOT. NOW IT IS ALWAYS NOT WORKING. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR G6 VEHICLES. I HAD PREVIOUSLY INQUIRED WITH THE CAR DEALER, AND THE COST TO REPAIR WAS/IS COST PROHIBITIVE FOR ME. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION, WITH SO MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

IN 2010 THE STEERING ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G-6 WAS GRINDING, AND THE WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. NOW 2 YEARS LATER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THE STEERING IS GRINDING, IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING SHAKES AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS UNSAFE AND IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ON THE PONTIAC G-6'S AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. I DID FIND A 2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING SERVICE BULLETIN 288506, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY STATED IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES IN THE PONTIAC G-6'S. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU LOOK INTO IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE DROVE AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING UNIT BUT THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

DOOR LOCKS STOPPED OPENING BACK DOORS OR ON OCCASION WOULDN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK. IF I AM IN A SITUATION AND SOMEONE IS IN BACKSEAT THE DOORS WOULD REMAIN LOCKED. I WOULD HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS TO UNLOCK THE BACKSEAT DOORS, BEFORE I COULD GET AN INFANT PASSENGER AND REMOVE FROM CAR SEAT. LORD FORBID I'M ON TRAIN TRACKS. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING BUT GO OFF WHEN BRAKING. CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY REPLACE SOME SWITCH BUT IT DOESN'T FIX THE ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO IF THE MECHANICS CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM FOR A PERMANENT FIX. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH NO REAL "FIX." CHECKED FOR RECALL AND HAVEN'T FOUND ONE.

I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN BECAUSE IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL YOU TRY AND TURN A CORNER OR PULL OUT TO PASS SOMEONE, WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT IF ANYTHING HAS GM DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IT'S A PONTIAC G6 MODEL 2008 WITH 37,000. *TR