2008 Pontiac G6 complaints

I HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING IN HARVEY IL. ONE OF MANY BECAUSE THE CITY NEVER PATCHES THEM. BUT ON THIS DAYI WAS GOING SOUTH BOUND ON VINCENNES TOWARD THE 159ST. INTERSECTION. I TRIED TO DRIVE SLOWLY THROUGH WHAT LOOKED LIKE STANDING WATER AND ENDED UP BEING A MINI SINK HOLE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SCANNED IT ANDNOTHING CAME UP. SO HE SAID IT WASBEAST TO TAKEIT TO THE DEALER IT WAS PROBABLY A COMPUTER ISSUE. I DROVE IT THAT DAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. THEN 2 DAYS LATER I HIT A SMALL BUMP 10 MILES PER HOUR OVER SMOOTH TRACKS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW IT COMES ON ONLY IF I HAVE A QT TANK OF GAS OR LOWER AND I HIT A BUMP. OR IF IM STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON GOING UPWARD ON A HILL IT WILL DO IT.. I TOOK IT TO TOM KELLEY BUICK IN FORT WANYE. THEY FIXED A STABILIZER LINK ONE OF MANY RECALLS AND AN ALIGNMENT. I GOT IT BACK AND AS SOON AS I WANT OVER A SMALL BUMP AT 15THE LIGHT CAME ON.THE DEALER TOLD ME AFTER I GAVE HIM 400 DOLLARS ALMOST THAT HE FIXED THAT STUFF AND IT NEVER ACTED UP. SO THE DIDN'T ADDRESS MY PROBLEM. I TRY TO BY PONTIAC OR AT LEAST GM AND MY LAST 2 PONTIACS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN RUINED AND TURNED INTO MONEY PITS FOR PROBLEMS NOBODY CAN FIND. IM A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND CAN U PLEASE CHECK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SYSTEM BECAUSEYOUR TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AND YOUR RIDICULOUS ADJUSTABLE PEDAL IS CAUSING Y SENSOR TO READ WRONG.WILL U CHECK IT. IM IN THE CHICAGO AREA AND ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID ALL BUMPS AND DANGEROUSTO HAVE YOUR CAR LOSE

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. 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. 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.

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

IGNITION SWITCH STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AT HOME. I HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

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.

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

IN AUGUST OF 2013, I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN STANDING TOWARDS THE BACK END OF MY G6. THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP. MILEAGE WAS ~58,000. A FEW WEEKS LATER, MY CAR BEGAN STALLING AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW MAY, 2014 AND I'VE HAD MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FUEL SYSTEM RELATED ISSUES FIVE TIMES. THEY'VE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND CHARCOAL CANISTER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THEY EVEN REPLACED THE GAS TANK DURING ROUND THREE. AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIRS, I GET "CHECK GAS CAP" MESSAGES ON MY RADIO CONSOLE EVERY TIME I FILL UP, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE ACCELERATION ISSUES. I'M JUST WAITING FOR IT TO STALL ON ME AGAIN AND I PRAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN ON AN ON RAMP. ALL REPAIRS ARE DOCUMENTED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. IN APRIL, BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEGAN WORKING SPORADICALLY AND WITHIN A WEEK, QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. I WENT TO A SHOP CLOSE TO THE OFFICE AND PAID $50 TO HAVE BOTH LOW-BEAM BULBS REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB WAS OUT AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOOK THE HEAD LAMP OUT AND SHOWED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE WIRING HARNESS OF THE HEAD LAMPS. THE WIRING HAD BECOME SO HOT, THE WIRE INSULATION HAD MELTED OFF AND THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED CAUSING A SHORT AND BLOWING THE BULBS. I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE MORE WIDESPREAD AND COULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH, BUT IF THE MAN

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

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 STARTED SMELLING VERY STRONG GAS FUMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ALSO WHEN CAR WAS PARKED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID MY CARS FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED AND THE GAS IS EVAPORATING ONTO MY EXHAUST MAKING MY CAR DANGEROUS. THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE G5 MODEL FOR THE SAME REASON BUT NOT ON THE G6. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED WHILE I WAIT FOR GM TO FIND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE G6 MODELS. THE CAR MAKES MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER SICK FROM FUMES THAT ARE COMING FROM THE BACK SEAT AREA. PLEASE HELP. *TR

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

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

THREE OF THE TIRE SENSORS DO NOT MATCH UP WITH THE CORRECT TIRE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SENSOR FOR THE LEFT REAR IS ACTUALLY READING THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE TIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHICH TIRE NEEDS AIR OR HAS TOO MUCH AIR WITHOUT TAKING IT TO AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD TO GO INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FORTH SENSOR IS NOT READING ANY TIRE AT ALL. IT IS SHOWING AS THOUGH THERE IS NOT A TIRE ON MY CAR, WHICH THERE CLEARLY IS. AS FAR AS I CAN RECALL, THIS HAPPENED COMPLETELY AT RANDOM. *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

TRACTION FAIL. LIGHT ON TRACTION ON, , OFF, SOMETIME REAR END SPIN. *JS

SINCE DAY 1 I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BEING DRIVEN ALONG WITH A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. MULTIPLY ITEMS WERE REPAIRED BOTH UNDER WARRANTY AND OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. ISHAFT, BEARINGS, ALIGNED 22 TIMES, TIRE BALANCED, NEW WHEELS PUT ON. SAME PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. TOE CLIPS KEEP POPPING OFF. CAR STILL SHAKES WITH EVERY FIX. STEERING HAS A WHINE TO IT - POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, DID NOT FIX THE ISSUES. CAR HAS 50 PAGES OF SERVICE ISSUES WITH 8 ISSUES ON A PAGE AND STILL NOT IS RIGHT. DUE TO FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES ACCIDENT OCCURRED - DAMAGING FRONT DRIVERS RIM AND TIRE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE OR WARRANTY EVEN WITH FULL COVERAGE WARRANTY. PAID FOR OUT OF OWN POCKET. EXTERIOR LIGHTING ALSO HAS CONDENSATION IN IT - BOTH HEAD LAMPS ASSEMBLY AND BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL? AN HALF INCH OF WATER SITTING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ASSEMBLIES IS NOT NORMAL. CONDENSATION BUILD UP DUE TO THIS ISSUE HAS BLOWN BULBS OFTEN AND ALSO CORRODED BULB PLUGS (DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE EVEN UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY). PREVIOUS SMELL OF BURNED WIRES HAS BEEN STATED ON SERVICE VISITS TO DEALER, YET THEY NEVER REPLACED ANY WIRING OR ANY ASSEMBLY. SOME DAYS I FEAR CAR MAY START ON FIRE. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE MAY 2012, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULB, SO I REPLACED IT. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, THE BULB QUIT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, I WAS REPLACING A BULB AGAIN AND NOTICED THE BULB SOCKET AND WIRING WAS STARTING TO MELT. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD MANY REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING, BUT THERE WAS NOT A FIX FOR IT NOR WAS THERE A RECALL. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I DECIDED TO BUY A BRAND NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ($200.00) AND SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DID THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE OLD ONE. I COULD NOT GET A REFUND BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE. I THEN DECIDED TO TRY AND REWIRE THE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT TWO BULB SOCKET/WIRING ASSEMBLIES FROM MY DEALER. THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER, AS THE SOCKETS/WIRING STARTED TO SMELL LIKE THEY WERE BURNING, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. IT HAS NOW BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS SINCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING, AND I AM STUCK WITH A CAR WITH ONE OPERATIONAL HEADLIGHT AND HAVE TO LIMIT MY NIGHT DRIVING TO VERY SHORT TRIPS. I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. THIS HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

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

ON 3-31-14 I HAD A WRECK AND THE AIR BAGS WASN'T HOOK UP AND I ALMOST COULD HAVE DIED HAD I NOT KNOWN THAT THOSE AIR BAGS WASN'T HOOK UP AND ALSO THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY IGNITION TO WERE MY KEYS DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AND THAT HAPPEN AROUND IN LATE FEBRUARY OF 2014. *TR

ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM FAMILY VACATION WE STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A BREAK WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE FROM THE FACILITIES THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I OPENED IT TO FIND FLAMES AFTER PUTTING THE FLAMES OUT AND INSPECTING THE DAMAGE I REALIZED MY HEADLIGHT AND WIRING HAD MELTED FROM THE FLAMES NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED BUT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTBULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MORE THAT I SHOULD OF SINCE BUYING THE CAR. *TR

FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY..... SMELLED RAW GAS AFTER A BRIEF PARK IN MY GARAGE. KEPT SMELLING GAS, ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY HAS A CRACK IN IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH SAID THAT THIS "IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE PONTIAC G6". FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND IT IS COMMON THAT IT CRACKS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, COSTING IN UPWARDS OF $800.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON THIS CAR KEEPS GOING OUT. THE HARNESS CONNECTORS ARE MELTED AND REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS TICKETS FOR A HEADLIGHT OUT. THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE POWER LOCKS. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BINDING AND CLICKING WHILE MAKING TURNS (COMMON DEFECT). DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING CONNECTOR BURNED / CORRODED CAUSING LOW BEAM NOT TO OPERATE / ON 2ND CONNECTOR (COMMON DEFECT). BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND ROTORS TURN RUST BROWN AFTER A RAIN OR THEY GET WET. *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 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 WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR AND POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,600.

IN OCTOBER 2012, MY PONTIAC G6 'ROLLED OFF' FROM MY DRIVEWAY, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED, AND THE KEY REMOVED, AT THIS TIME. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONTACTED, TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, THIS CAR WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THIS PROBLEM DID OCCUR, I WISHED TO CONTACT YOU, FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY. IT APPEARS THAT GM MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF THE SCOPE OF THIS ISSUE. *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING A BELL WENT OFF IN THE CAR AND AN ALERT ON DASH READ POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO GO OFF MAKING THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR AND MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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

BACK IN SEPTEMBER MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME TWICE AND SHOWED UP ON SCREEN AS POWER STEERING ISSUE. I TOLLK IT IN TO A GM DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT GET THE CODES TO COME UP. THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BCM. I CHANGED THAT AND IT WORKED FOR A WHILE. THEN IN MARCH IT DID IT AGAIN BUT I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY AS MY CAR HAD OVER 150000 MILES ON IT. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION WITH GM WE CHANGED THE BCM, STEERING MODULE AND THE STEERING COLUMN APPROX $1200 (AFTER A DISCOUNT FROM GM). A FEW DAYS LATER THEY ANNOUNCED THE RECALL. I HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING IN THE MAIL SO I CALLED GM TO BE TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I AM SO DISGUSTED OBVIOUSLY THE PARTS ARE BAD AND ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT. *TT

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.

ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB SOCKET MELTED CAUSING THE NEED FOR THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT AROUND 37,000 MILES. THE CAR LIGHTING IS OEM. NO AFTER MARKET BULBS OR HEADLIGHTS. NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS OR IF IT COULD LEAD TO A MORE CATASTROPHIC ELECTRICAL FAILURE OR FIRE.

OK SO I STARTED HAVING ISSUES STARTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF KNOW WHERE. THEN I STARTED GETTING BAD WHEN I SMELLED GAS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND ONCE ITS PARKED. I NOW CAN SMELL GAS FUMES AS WE DRIVE SOMETIMES. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD RIDES WITH ME. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT MY CAR MIGHT BLOW UP OR CATCH FIRE IF A SPARK WAS TO HAPPEN. *JS

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).

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.

ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAD BURNT OUT SO I CHANGED IT. A MONTH LATER, THE SAME HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT IT HAD GOTTEN SO HOT IT MELTED THE PLASTIC THAT HELD THE BULB. I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. I WAS TOLD NO, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE BRINGING THEIR CARS IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. I NOTICED TODAY, ONE OF THE BREAK LIGHT BULBS THAT IS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK LID WAS BLOWN. IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING AS THE HEADLIGHT, IT HAS GOTTEN SO HOT IT HAS MELTED THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE BULB. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THE BULBS SHOULD NOT BE GETTING SO HOT THAT THEY ARE MELTING PLASTIC. I AM AFRAID MY CAR MAY CATCH A FIRE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE ABOUT THIS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD STAY OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVERS DOOR LOCK AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. THE OFFICER ISSUED 3 SERVICE REPAIR ORDERS ALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING. A MONTH PRIOR TO THIS, IN OCTOBER 2013, THE LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS GIVEN A WARNING AT THAT TIME SO I WENT TO A MECHANIC. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE BULBS FOR 20 DOLLARS AND PAID 88 DOLLARS FOR THE SERVICE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, I'D SAY MID-OCTOBER, A FRIEND TOLD ME MY LIGHTS WEREN'T ON AND SURE ENOUGH THEY WERE NOT. SO I AVOIDED NIGHT DRIVING UNTIL I COULD GET THEM CHECKED OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. BUT THEN I NOTICED THAT SOME DAYS THE LOW BEAMS WERE ON AND SOME DAYS THEY WERE NOT SO I FIGURED IT MIGHT BE A SHORT CIRCUIT OR SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH FUSES. BUT ON THAT NIGHT IN NOVEMBER, I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO PICK MY TEENAGED SON UP FROM THE METRO STATION ONE NIGHT SO I USED MY HIGH BEAMS. I HAD NO CHOICE. THE POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER BECAUSE OF THE GLARE THE HIGH BEAMS CAUSED AND ISSUED THE 3 REPAIR ORDERS. I TOOK MY CAR TO AUTOZONE WHERE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. I RECEIVED 4 PRINTOUTS EXPLAINING THAT MY PROBLEM WAS ALL RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVEN'T HAD THE REPAIRS DONE YET BECAUSE THEY WILL COST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS AND I CANNOT AFFORD IT WITH A NEWBORN BABY AND MY RESULTING REDUCED WORK SCHEDULE. THE LOWEST ESTIMATE I RECEIVED WAS FOR 650. FURTHERMORE, THE DEALER WANTS TO PERFORM THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTICS CHECK FOR ANOTHER

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

ON 2/20/2014 I WAS TRAVELING AND WAS HIT ON MY BACK RIGHT SIDE, MY CAR SPUN OUT ACROSS 3 LANES AND END UP FACING ON COMING TRAFFIC ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET WHERE MY CAR HIT AND RAN OVER A SMALL POLE. THOUGH ALL THESE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED WHICH LEFT MY CAR AT A TOTAL LOSS MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I THINK THERE WAS SOMETHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH MY AIR BAGS AS WELL AS MY BRAKES, WITH DIDN'T ASSIST ME BY MUCH IF ANY. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SINCE ITS ELECTRICAL ASSISTANT POWER STEERING THEIR WAS LITTLE TO NOTHING WE COULD DO OTHER THEN BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN YOU FIRST START UP THE CAR YOU HAS NO POWER STEERING AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO THE SHOP 1 WEEK LATER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS. 3/3/14 THE DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I EXPRESS MY CONCERNS THAT THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT WE COULD LOSE ALL POWER TO STEERING WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR. I ASKED HIM IF OUR CAR WAS ON THE LAST RECALL THAT GM HAD FOR THE PONTIAC G6 FOR THIS ISSUE. OUR VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD BE THEY COULD GIVE ME A 50% DISCOUNT BECAUSE WE WERE A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1400. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL MY VIN NUMBERS FOR REPAIR BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SINCE ITS ELECTRICAL ASSISTANT POWER STEERING THEIR WAS LITTLE TO NOTHING WE COULD DO OTHER THEN BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN YOU FIRST START UP THE CAR YOU HAS NO POWER STEERING AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO THE SHOP 1 WEEK LATER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS. 3/3/14 THE DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I EXPRESS MY CONCERNS THAT THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT WE COULD LOSE ALL POWER TO STEERING WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR. I ASKED HIM IF OUR CAR WAS ON THE LAST RECALL THAT GM HAD FOR THE PONTIAC G6 FOR THIS ISSUE. OUR VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD BE THEY COULD GIVE ME A 50% DISCOUNT BECAUSE WE WERE A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1400. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL MY VIN NUMBERS FOR REPAIR BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

THIS IS A 4-DOOR VEHICLE DESIGNED WITH ONLY ONE EXTERIOR KEYED DOOR LOCK AT THE DRIVERS DOOR, HAS ELECTRIC DOOR ACTUATORS THAT ARE OPERATED INDIVIDUALLY AT EACH DOOR WITH A MASTER CONTROL AT THE DRIVERS DOOR FOR "ALL DOORS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED" + MANUAL LOCK KNOBS ON EACH DOOR. BOTH REAR DOORS ARE LOCKING/UNLOCKING ERRATICALLY FROM THE DRIVER SEAT MASTER CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER DOOR WON'T UNLOCK OR LOCK AND OTHER TIMES THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WON'T WORK. THE RESULT IS YOU CAN'T UNLOCK THE BACK SEAT DOOR(S) AND WOULD NEED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW FOR THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT MASTER WINDOW CONTROL AND REACH IN FROM THE EXTERIOR TO UNLOCK/LOCK THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK KNOB MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE OR CRAWL INTO THE BACK SEAT TO OPERATE THE LOCK KNOB MANUALLY. IF THE WINDOW CONTROL GOES BAD THE ONLY OPTION WOULD BE CRAWLING INTO THE BACK SEAT TO MANUALLY OPERATE LOCK KNOB. DOESN'T SOUND THAT BAD UNTIL YOU CONSIDER DRIVERS NEW TO THIS PROBLEM, AN ELDERLY, INVALID OR BABY IN THE BACK SEAT/CAR SEAT CAN'T BE ACCESSED WITHOUT A DELAYS. SINCE THE BACK DOORS DON'T LOCK CONSISTENTLY YOU HAVE TO GO TO EACH DOOR IF IT DOESN'T LOCK AND LOCK IT MANUALLY AT THE LOCK KNOB WHICH MEANS IT PROBABLY WON'T UNLOCK LATER WITHOUT USING THE MANUAL KNOB THROUGH THE WINDOW FROM THE EXTERIOR OR CRAWLING INTO THE BACK SEAT, I'M NOT A SAFETY EXPERT BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ITS ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD PRACTICE TO SHUT AND THEN LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN DRIVING, DOESN'T THAT ADD A SAFETY FUNCTION TO THE LOC

WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS, IT BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. LOUD THUMP WHEN TURNING HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. *TR

THE STEERING MAKES A CONSTANT POPPING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING OR TURNING THE WHEEL. RADIO BUTTONS, ESPECIALLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID MALFUNCTION. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. STUCK IN 2ND GEAR, REVERSE DOES NOT WORK, WONT REV PAST 4000RPM. STARTED AS A JERKY ACCELERATION, THEN WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE NEXT DAY, LIMP MODE ENGAGED, TRANSMISSION REBUILD NEEDED ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES! *TR