2008 Pontiac G6 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED A TROUBLE CODE RELATED TO THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,350.

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 STATED THAT A LOUD, CRACKLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SPORADICALLY SHAKE, BECOME ROUGH OR WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THERE WERE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE EXACT REPAIRS WERE NOT MENTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53900.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON MY MENU SCREEN AND THE CAR CHIMED 3 TIMES. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS GOING 65MPH!! IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FLUID, PUMP, OR BELT. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! *TR

WATER DRAINS FROM THE DOME LIGHT AREA AND SUNROOF. BROUGHT IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO PONTIAC SHOPS. THEY SAY THE FIXED THE ISSUE, BUT IT HAPPENS AGAIN MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD. THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS TO MANY PONTIAC 6 2008 OWNERS. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS THE LEAK OCCURS WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DISTRACTS ME FROM THE ROAD. IT NEVER HAPPENS WHEN I'M STILL, ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. I HAVE ALL THE REPORTS FOR ALL THE VISITS I'VE MADE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2008. THEY GAVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE THIS KEEPS HAPPENING, BUT THAT IS RUNNING OUT SOON AND GM REFUSES TO BACK THE ISSUE OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY CAUSING ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT THEY REFUSE TO PUBLISH AND PLACE A RECALL. *TR

IT'S A WHINING SOUND THAT YOU HEAR WHEN YOU ARE TURNING THE WHEEL. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY COMING ON AND OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW, (ALMOST TWO YEARS) EXCEPT THAT OVER THE LAST YEAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOW JUST TURNED ON AND STAYS ON. IT COULD BE A FAILED AIRBAG, OR SOME OTHER AIRBAG ISSUE. WE ALSO NOTICED THE SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW THAT IS BACK OFF. THE CAR NOW HAS 108,000 MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF WE GET IN AN ACCIDENT THEY AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK RESULTING IN INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PERSISTENT ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ENGAGING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ENGAGED. POLICE OFFICER GAVE US 24 HOURS TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR WE WILL BE ISSUED A CITATION FOR DRIVING A HAZARDOUS VEHICLE. POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM. *TR

STARTED GETTING SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING. I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET CHAT GROUPS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH PONITAC G6 AND SISTER CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME WHICH IS KIND OF FUNNY SINCE THERE ARE INCIDENTS JUST THIS WEEK THAT LEAVE ME HAVING TO REPLACE SOME PARTS THAT ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED! THE PROFESSIONAL THAT I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER IT TO KEEP THE PART FROM RUSTING. I FORGET THE NAME OF IT SINCE I WAS MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH HOW MUCH MORE WILL I HAVE TO PUT INTO FIXING THIS CAR!! I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE TODAY FOR RECALLS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I QUALIFY. I AM SCARED THAT I WILL END UP HURTING SOMEONE SINCE WHEN MY STEERING DOES GO OUT IT PULLS ME EITHER WHICH WAY INTO OTHER LANES. THANK GOD IT HASN'T HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY YET BUT I'M SURE THAT'LL BE MY NEXT BATTLE WITH THIS POS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO STEER TO SHOULDER. AFTER EXAMINING UNDER HOOD FOR BROKEN BELTS TO NO AVAIL I GOT BACK INTO CAR AND STARTED IT TO FIND THE STEERING WORKING FINE AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED STEERING FAILURE IN PARKING LOT AND TURNED CAR OFF, AGAIN STEERING WAS FINE AFTER RESTARTING CAR.EXTREMELY SCARY , DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE WHEN STEERING GOES OUT AT SPEED !!!!!. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE TOLL-ROAD WITH OUR 5 YEAR OLD SON WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN CAR. MY WIFE WAS VERY DISTRAUGHT OVER THE WHOLE ORDEAL BECASUE WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED. I SAW GM HAD SB OUT FOR PONTIAC G6 2008. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THIS SAFETY BULLETIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAN'T BE SINCE IT'S THE SAME ISSUE OTHER 2008 G6 ARE HAVING. GM IS FRUSTRATING ME AFTER SEEING OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE WITH VIN NOT FALLING INTO THEIR CRITERIA TO HAVE THIS COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE.

THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN SB-10033624-1410 OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER GM DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE COVERAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY OPERATED WITHOUT POWER STEERING. GM SHOULD BE REVIEWING THE CRITERIA USE TO IDENTIFY IMPACTED VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER WITHOUT INJURY OR INCIDENT. HOWEVER; I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE (AND OTHER IMPACTED OWNERS) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL TO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

STOPPED CAR PUT INTO REVERSE, JERKED WELL BACKING UP, SELECTED DRIVE AND CAR JERKED GOING FORWARD. TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL NEEDLE BEARING HAD FALLEN APART AND WAS GETTING INTO PLANTARY GEARS IN DIFFERENTIAL, BUSTING GEARS AND CAUSING CAR NOT TO MOVE.701

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND WHEEL IS SHAKING, SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH OTHER G6 OWNERS AND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE EPS SYSTEM. CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALL 2008 G6'S HAVE A RECALL ON THEM? ONLY ONES THAT FALL UNDER A CERTAIN VIN NUMBER WHICH MINE DOES NOT. COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT BUYING THIS VEHICLE. WHEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND I OR SOMEONE ELSE DIES MAYBE THEN GM WILL CARE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL OF THE VEHICLES THEY KNOW HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. CRUISE CONTROL IS DEACTIVATED SPONTANEOUSLY. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES NOT HAPPENING FOR WEEKS OR JUST DAYS. BUT CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF MY TRIP, SHOULD IT BE HAPPENING. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF MY VEHICLE. FIRST THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT AND I REPLACED THE BULB, THEN PASSENGER SIDE HAS WENT OUT AND THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL AUTOZONE AND AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THE LIGHT BULB NEEDED REPLACED BUT AFTER WIGGLING AROUND THE WIRES IT STARTED WORKING..THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS OF THIS YEAR I'VE CHANGED BOTH HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER HEADLIGHT THAT HAS BLOWN..I GOT ONLINE AND NOTICES SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE PONTIAC G6 THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME AND THERE IS NO CORRECTION FOR THIS FIXED EXCEPT HAVING THE WHOLE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CHANGED WITH THE WIRING WHICH IS A 700 OR MORE DOLLAR FIX. NOW MY HIGHBEAMS ARE DOING THE SAMETHING. I'VE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF YET. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE BEFORE AND GIVEN TICKETS BECAUSE OF THIS AND THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR ME. *TR

THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RANDOMLY ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO TURN OFF. IF YOU TAP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SWITCH MAY WORK CORRECTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS OR HOURS UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME WILL NOT SEE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATE WHEN I TRY TO STOP MY CAR BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALREADY ILLUMINATED BEFORE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THUS, IT IS LIKELY I WILL GET REAR-ENDED OR AT LEAST CURSED BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS FOLLOWING ME. THIS IS ALSO A NUISANCE BECAUSE I CANNOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MANY OCCASIONS AND IT PREMATURELY WEARS OUT MY BRAKE LAMPS. *TR

MY DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THERE IS SOMETHING BROKEN, POSSIBLY THE FRAME. I CHECKED WITH OTHER G6 OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE AS A COMPLAINT FOR THIS ALSO. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES DUE TO POWER STEERING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO STEER AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY HEADLIGHTS 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. NOW THEY ARE BLOWN AGAIN AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - AND OF COURSE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - BAD WIRING COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.

THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES IN DECEMBER 2011. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES. APPLYING DIALECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONTACTS OF THE BCM SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. AFTER WHICH, THE PROBLEM RESUMES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHILE I AM DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T MIND PERIODICALLY GREASING THE BCM TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT WHAT WORRIES ME IS THAT THERE IS NO FEEDBACK FROM THE COMPUTER ALERTING ME THAT MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST, AND EACH TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED BY A FRIEND FOLLOWING BEHIND IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON ICE WHEN MY PONTIAC G-6 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE STARTED SLIDING TO THE LEFT FROM BACK TO FRONT AND FLIPPED END OVER END AND THEN ROLLED 2 MORE TIMES AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP. I ABLE TO EASILY UNFASTENED THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR WHICH WAS AROUND ME. *TR

I WENT TO GO START MY CAR TO LET IT WARM UP AND TURNED ON THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER HEATED SEATS. I HAVE USED THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT OFTEN. TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER WHEN I AND MY FIANCE WENT TO LEAVE AND WE OPENED THE DOORS TO MY CAR WE BOTH SMELLED BURNT PLASTIC. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HAD BURNED A SPOT AND THERE WAS A VISIBLE SCORCH MARK ON THE SEAT. ON MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2014 I CALLED SERRA CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, TN AND THEY REFERRED ME TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE THEN SET UP A TIME TO HAVE MY CAR DIAGNOSED IN ORDER TO SEE IF GENERAL MOTORS WOULD DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST. ON TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO SERRA CHEVROLET TO BE DIAGNOSED. AT 5:00PM WHEN I GOT OFF WORK AND WENT TO GO GET MY CAR, SERRA CHEVROLET INFORMED ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD ONLY PAY ROUGHLY 10% AND THAT THE DAMAGE DONE AND THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS: "FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE IN PASSENGER HEAT ELEMENT CAUSING CUSHION AND COVER TO BURN". THE MALFUNCTION WITH THE SEAT ALSO CAUSED THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT TO MALFUNCTION AND NOW MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. CHRYSLER HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY RECALLED THEIRS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, SOMEONE COULD GET HURT POSSIBLY EVEN FATALLY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS, A MALFUNCTIONING HEATING ELEMENT, IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING STARTED ACTING ABNORMAL WHILE SITTING IN PARK, SHAKING VIGOROUSLY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SHAKING INCREASES DRAMATICALLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CAR STEERING THEN TRIES TO DRIVE ITSELF AT RANDOM TIMES AND IF NOT HOLDING THE WHEEL FIRMLY THE WHEEL WOULD BE RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS. THE POWER STEERING ALSO LOSES POWER SOMETIMES WHILE SITTING IN PARK AND/OR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL ON STEERING AND THERE IS NO CHANGE IN STEERING (LIGHT IS STILL ON AND STEERING IS ERRATIC). WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 685.00 FOR THE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED. REFERENCED RECALL NOTICE 10183 IN WHICH STEERING COLUMN SENDS SIGNAL CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING BUT DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE COLUMN. CONTACTED GM PONTIAC (FILE # 71-1263309904) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY RESOLUTION WAS FOR ME TO PAY THE 685.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE 3RD STEERING COLUMN IN THIS CAR IN 5 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,096.

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. *TR

"POWER STEERING" WARNING MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CONSOLE DISPLAYED ALONG WITH CHIME TO ALERT OF AN EVENT. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND THE DTC C0460 FOR STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR, PHYSICAL INSPECTION FOUND A WORN SENSOR. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND RECALIBRATED THE PSCM TO THE VEHICLE, CLEARED CODES AND RECHECKED OPERATION. DEALER FOUND NO OPEN RECALLS IN THE US FOR THIS VIN, BUT DID FIND REFERENCE TO 2012 RECALL IN CANADA FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE COVERING THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN AS CORRECTIVE ACTION PLUS POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE FOR 2008 SPECIFIC. *TR

BEGINNING ON NOV 17, 2013 AND UP UNTIL PRESENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THE FIRST INCIDENT CAUSED ME TO GET A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE TICKET IS THE WAY I INITIALLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE VERY NEXT MORNING AFTER RECEIVING THE TICKET, I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE HEADLIGHT. TO MY DISMAY, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER IT WAS FIRST REPLACED. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED AGAIN. ON TODAY'S DATE, DECEMBER 28TH, WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BLACKENED. I REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT AND OBSERVED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS COMPLETED BURNED WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT. NOW I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO LEARN WHAT THE CAUSE MAY BE AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G6. TO REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE IS COSTLY. CLEARLY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFEAT. SADLY, WITHOUT A RECALL, THIS PROBLEM HAS AND WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY UNNECESSARY FATALITIES. *TR

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED DUE TO MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT COMING ON UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOW HAVE TO BRAKE LATER TO BE ABLE TO PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THUS PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER OF A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY AT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WORK WAS DONE AT A COST OF $810.00 I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A RECALL FOR SOME 2008 G6 MODELS HAD BEEN ISSUED WITH BULLETIN # 10183, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE VIN LISTING. PERHAPS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE RECALL LISTING. *TR

OUR PONTIAC G-6 2008 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT, DUE TO THE MELTING OF THE LIGHT SOCKETS. I'VE ALREADY HAD ONE REPLACED AND IT HAS ALREADY MELTED DOWN, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. ON TUESDAY DEC 17, 2013 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS CAUSED HER TO RUN OVER A MEDIAN. THIS CAR NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS CHRONICALLY MALFUNCTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND WORKS FOR AWHILE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEN ACTS UP AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T GO OUT. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OUT IF THE DRIVER TOUCHES THE BRAKES BUT THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND STAY ON. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. I HAVE SEEN OTHER RECALLS ABOUT PARTS WEARING OUT IN HOT WEATHER STATES AND BELIEVE THAT MY CAR IS BEING AFFECTED. IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO WITH OUR 2007 PONTIAC G-6 AS WELL. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY; I WAS DRIVING BEHIND THIS VEHICLE AND WATCHED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, TO FULL-ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS SAME VEHICLE IS ALSO EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ISSUES - I AM UNAWARE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT / BODY CONTROL MODULE ISSUE. *TR

IN A PARKING SPACE AS THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED UP USING THE POWER UP/DOWN BUTTON, THE SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE METAL BAR THAT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT FROM THE MOTOR HAD SPLIT AT THE POINT WHERE THE METAL RING IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT. AGAIN THE METAL ACTUALLY WAS FATIGUED ENOUGH TO BREAK WHEN THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED. THIS SEAT IS NOT ADJUSTED OFTEN AND I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NOTICED GASOLINE ODORS, HARD STARTING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. MECHANIC SAID THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK FROM THE TANK ALSO LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND VACUUM PROBLEMS. SAID CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THIS TOTALED $922 TO REPAIR. THANKFULLY THE LEAK WAS DETECTED BEFORE IT CAUSED A FIRE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS MENTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER G6 OWNERS. I ALSO SAW THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SIMILAR MODELS FROM WARM WEATHER STATES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 12V459000 AND/OR 09V-419) WHERE GM REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER MY MODEL AND YEAR PONTIC G6, AND GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. THEY AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. DUE TO THIS ISSUE THE CRUISE CONTROL CANNOT BE SET. I HAVE SEEN CARS SWERVE TO MISS ME WHEN I AM BRAKING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS DON'T WARN THEM. THIS HAPPENED IN 2010, OCT 2012, AND IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING 11/6/2013. *TR

WELL IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED BACK IN SEPT. 27, 2011 WITH MY 2008 G6 IS BACK (11/4/2013) SEE CORRESPONDENCE BELOW. I PAID $113.14 AT PETE BAUR AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AT 75,000 MILE (ONLY 20K MILES LATER). THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE BRAKE PETAL IS PUSHED. THEN THEY TURN OFF. WHAT A MESSED UP WAY FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I ALSO HAD TO REMOVE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BECAUSE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND THE THE CAR WOULD BE ELECTRICALLY DEAD WHEN I WOULD GO TO START IT. THE BATTERY WAS NOT DRAINED AT ALL. IT WOULD JUST BE DEAD UNTIL I GAVE IT A GOOD JUMP. AND ANOTHER THING THE KEY FOBS ARE TOTALLY MESSED UP. THEY BARLEY WORK ANYMORE. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK THIS CAR IS. OH, ALSO THE SEVICE TRACTION CONTROL COME ON RANDOMLY. I CAN'T BELEIVE NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET. IF I COULD AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR I WOULD. I DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS IN MY FAMILY. GM - NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE SELLING. *TR

HAD RECALL PART PUT ON CAR 10/1/13 EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH GEAR SHIFTER. RAN AN ERRAND YESTERDAY, STOPPED CAR, KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT, JIGGLED IT, THEN IT CAME OUT WITH DIFFICULTY. CAME BACK, PUT KEY IN, IT WOULD ONLY GO IN HALF WAY. THEN NOTICED SHIFTER WAS NOT LOCKING, IT WAS LOOSE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK EITHER. 4 WEEKS AFTER SHIFTER CABLE PUT ON, I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM, WAS STRANDED AT STORE. *TR

AFTER THIS PART WAS REPLACED AT AROUND 30,000 MILES, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 59,000 MILES (SEEMS TO FAIL REGULARLY AT AROUND THE 30,000 MILE MARKER). CLUNKING NOISE AFTER WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE NOISE IS MORE NOTABLE DURING COLD WEATHER AND DURING LOW SPEED TURNS (TURN INTO PARKING LOT SPACES...90 DEGREE TURNS). AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN OF A GM SERVICE CENTER, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS ANOTHER "BAD INTERMEDIATE SHAFT." THIS PART CONNECTS THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLE (NON ELECTRIC VERSION). ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER GM VEHICLES USING THE SAME PLATFORM. HE HAS SEEN THIS FAILURE ON A REGULAR BASIS (USUALLY WITHIN A YEAR OR 2 OF REPLACEMENT). ACCORDING TO HIM, SOME OF THE OTHER VEHICLES USING THE EXACT SAME PLATFORM HAVE RECALLS ON THEM FOR THIS PART, BUT GM HAS NOT INITIATE A RECALL FOR THE G6...ONLY TSBS (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SINCE THIS FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED A RECALL, IT WILL COST THE VEHICLE OWNER ABOUT $250 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE NOISE IS MORE NOTABLE DURING COLD WEATHER AND DURING LOW SPEED TURNS (TURNS INTO PARKING LOT SPACES...90 DEGREE TURNS). AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN OF A GM SERVICE CENTER, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A "BAD INTERMEDIATE SHAFT." THIS PART CONNECTS THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLE (NON ELECTRIC VERSION). THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL GM MODELS USING AN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (SAME PLATFORM AS THE G6), BUT AS OF THAT DATE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM...ONLY A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN). COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $253.90. *TR

I HAVE SUBMITTED TWO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, ONE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY AND ONE FOR MY REAR-DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK, DOOR AJAR MESSAGE AND DOME LIGHT ISSUES. A NEW ISSUE HAS RECENTLY SURFACED. THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGE NOW APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY, YET THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ACTUAL ISSUE. THIS MESSAGE, ALONG WITH "DOOR AJAR", APPEAR OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON WHILE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I GO AND HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD DO AND ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6. STARTING IN AUGUST IS WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHEN IM NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE STOP ME & ASK ME IF I AM RIDING MY BRAKES AT ALL BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. I ACTUALLY HAD SOMEONE TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON & THEN WHEN I CAME TO THE REDLIGHT THEY WENT OFF WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY STOPPED. MY CRUISE CONTROL ISN'T WORKING EITHER. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO I BOUGHT MY CAR OFF OF & HE SAID HE ALSO HAS 4 OTHER G6S THAT RANGE FROM 2007-2008 THAT ARE DOING THIS SAME THING & HE IS UNSURE HOW TO FIX IT. I CALLED OTHER DEALERS & THEY SAID THAT IF THE DEALERSHIP WHO I BOUGHT THE CARE OFF OF DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT THEN I NEED TO CONTACT GM. I CALLED GM TODAY & THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERS AROUND ME & THERE IS ONLY 1 GM DEALER & THAT IS WHO I BOUGHT THE CAR OFF OF & HE SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM. I HAVE A 20 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHO RIDES IN MY CAR EVERYDAY & SAFETY IS THE NUMBER 1 THING. I SAW THERE WERE RECALLS IN 2005-2007 BUT NOTHING IN 2008 ON BRAKES. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS HAVING THIS ISSUE THERE ARE 4 OTHER CARS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO. I BOUGHT MY CAR BECAUSE IT HAD GOOD REVIEWS FOR SAFETY REGULATIONS. PLEASE HELP OR GIVE ANY ADVICE IF YOU CAN. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AT RANDOM. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE AND AFTER ABOUT A YEAR THE ISSUE IS STILL GOING ON. PLEASE ADVISE HOW TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE . *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR I NOW RECEIVE A "SERVICE AIR BAG" ALONG WITH A "SERVICE TIRE MONITOR". THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND I SHOULD JUST REPLACE THE SENSORS TO BE SAFE. IS THIS SAFE? SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN SO FREQUENTLY? *TR

MY BRAKE LAMPS R COMING ON WHEN IM NOT APPLYING THEM WHILE DRIVING & N PARK, MY CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS, IN IF ITS ACTIVATED DISENGAGES ITSELF AT RANDOM, I ALMOST CAUSED N ACCIDENT AND WAS PULLED OVER BY A NY STATE TROOPER WHO HAPPEN TO GIVE ME A BREAK, Y IS THIS NOT A RECALL DUE TO A SEARCHER THE ISSUE IN SEVERAL R COMPLAINING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THIS CAR HAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WAS TOLD TO ME NORMAL. IT FEEL REALLY UNSAFE AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AS WELL "THE INTERMEDIARY STEERING SHAFT" GM MOST KNOW THIS AND WILL NOT RECALL IT!?!?!?! THEY SHOULD HAVE TO. WHAT IF SOMEONE DIES!? PLEASE HELP, ANY AT ALL WOULD BE GREAT :) *TR