2008 Pontiac G6 complaints

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND REALIZED THAT THERE IS A TIGHT STEERING SITUATION AND A THUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. IT CAUSES LOCKED STEERING, VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PEOPLE HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS AND SEVERAL HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENTS. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART. ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE PUT IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS FROM THIS PART BEING FAULTY. TYPE IN PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEMS ON "GOOGLE" AND SEE THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND EVERYONE OF THEM IS THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES ALL WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. NOTICE SUDDEN DECELERATION AND CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR WAS OFF. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT REENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. REENGAGED BY DRIVER ABOUT 20 MILES LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DECK CENTER BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,200.

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE SATURN AURA AND CHEVY MALIBU OF THE SAME YEAR, AND THE PONTIAC G6 OF 2005. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY SHOWED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,900. *TR UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN UPDATED 05/28/2013 *JS

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED AND GO OFF WHEN IT IS DEPRESSED. THIS CONDITION ALSO AFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN IT IS OCCURRING. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ISSUES. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND A COUPLE OF TIMES THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. IF I TURN OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN WORKING, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY GO OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER G6'S. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DECELERATING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT IT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND IT ALSO ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,294 UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN

UPON THE PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW PONTIAC G6 IN 2008, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FROM ABOUT THE 5000 MILE MARK. IT BEGAN WITH MY TAIL LIGHTS STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD GO OFF AND COME ON WHILE DRIVING. A MONTH LATER STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO KNOCK WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE DEALERSHIP HAS REGREASED THE SHAFT AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS AND HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE THE NOISE. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL NOT HURT ANYTHING AND WILL NOT REGREASE IT. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL HEAD LAMPS, ONCE ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS AND WIRING HARNESS BECAUSE THEY MELT. THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO OUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2012 AND SEVERAL TIMES SINCE; IT LOCKS UP AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE AND IT JUST MAGICALLY FIXES ITSELF. I HAD TROUBLE PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN PARK IN JANUARY 2013 AND MY KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I LEFT IT IN FOR A FEW DAYS AND IT CAME BACK OUT. YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013 THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT HAS COME ON. WE HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NONE OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT NOT EVEN A DENT ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE EITHER. MAYBE THEY ARE JUST NOT GETTING TO ME? *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM NHTSA THAT MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAD/HAS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE ACCELERATING AND TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. THE ISSUE WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN MY BROTHER WAS FOLLOWING ME AND ASKED WHY I WAS RIDING MY BRAKES. HE EXPLAINED WHAT HE SAW, AND WE FIGURED OUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACKWARD. THE ISSUE CONTINUED, WITH SEEMINGLY NO PATTERN. AT TIMES THEY ILLUMINATED CORRECTLY AND AT OTHERS, NOT. I TESTED THE LIGHTS OFTEN AND SPEED ALSO DID NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS CHARGED $162.90 FOR A NEW BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS NOT NEEDED. UPON FINDING THE ISSUE STILL IN EXISTENCE, I CONTACTED THE SHOP TO REQUEST A REFUND, WHICH I WAS ULTIMATELY DENIED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ISSUE WITH BRAKE LIGHTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WITNESSED IT THEMSELVES WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS. UPON FINDING NO ONE WHO SEEMED TO HAVE AN IDEA HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE, I FOUND A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE OF A DEMONSTRATION TO FIX THE ISSUE, HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=N7RA7MC_TLO. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FRIEND WHO FOLLOWED THE STEPS IN THE VIDEO. MY BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING OK AT THIS POINT, BUT AS THE MAN IN THE VIDEO POINTS OUT, THE FIX MAY ONLY LAST FOR 8 OR SO MONTHS. PLEASE NOTE THAT SINCE ?FIXING? MY BRAKE LIGHTS, I HAVE SEEN TWO G6?S ON THE ROAD WITH THIS BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE, OF WHICH THE DRIVERS MAY OR MAY HAVE NOT KNOWN. MY DAILY COMMUTE OFTEN INVOLVES TRAFFIC BACKUPS, AND I DO NO

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 PONTIAC G6, ONE OF WHICH I HAVE CONTACTED GM BUT AM UNABLE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT A DEALER TO THEN BE REIMBURSED, WHICH IS FOR THE ACTUATOR ON THE REAR DRIVER' SIDE DOOR THAT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM LOCKING AND UNLOCKING; A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE TO CHECK THE DOOR EACH TIME I EXIT MY CAR, AS IT BEING LOCKED OR UNLOCKED IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE FOUND MANY POSTS ON WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM WHERE OWNERS SHARE SIMILAR STORIES; ALONG WITH OTHER COSTLY, SAFETY ISSUES I EXPERIENCE. I WILL ALSO NOTE SOME OTHER ISSUES I HAVE REGARDING THE DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR AJAR ESSAGE. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY DOME LIGHT IN THE OFF OSITION BECAUSE WHEN LEFT ON AUTO, IT DOES NOT DIM AND TURN OFF. ON DAYS I HAVE FORGOTTEN, I FIND MY DOME LIGHTS ON AFTER 12 OR SO HOURS OF NON-USE. IN AN EFFORT TO NOT FORGET AND DRAIN MY BATTERY, I LEAVE IT OFF; THIS LEADS TO MY HAVING TO GET IN AND OUT OF A DARK CAR AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. ALSO, THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE DISPLAYS CONSTANTLY AND OFTEN MAKES A BEEPING NOISE IN WARNING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DOOR SENSORS, CAUSING "DOOR AJAR" TO APPEAR. OTHER THAN BEING PURELY ANNOYED, MY CONCERN IS THAT IF A DOOR WERE TO EVER ACTUALLY BE AJAR, I WOULD HAVE NO PREMISE TO PULL OVER AND CHECK. ALSO, THE WARNING NOISE DOES SOUND AT TIMES WHEN THE MESSAGE IS NOT DISPLAYING, WHICH LEADS TO DISTRACTED DRIVING AS I CHECK FOR ISSUES ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THAT ALL PASSENGERS ARE WEARING S

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS GOING OUT OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. I REPLACED THE BULBS 3 TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS, RESULTING IN NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS.I CALLED GM WHO NOTIFIED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND I NEEDED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY A GM DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY WOULD EVALUATE THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD BY SAUERS DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAM CONNECTORS MELTING AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CONNECTORS AND BULBS REPLACED. I INFORMED GM OF THIS WHO THEN CALLED THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH THIS REPAIR COST. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND AM CONCERNED THAT GM IS NOT RECALLING FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO HAVE GM REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR COSTS OF $305.08 BUT THEY REFUSE AND NOW WILL NOT RESPOND TO ME. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE AND CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AT VARYING TIMES. BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGES WHEN ACCELERATING. UPON MINOR DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF, THEN RE-ENGAGE AS THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FURTHER. BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND RUNNING. *TR

WHEN REPLACING A HEAD LAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BURNT PLASTIC ON THE CONNECTOR. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS IS GOING TO HEAT UP TO A POINT AND CAUSE A FIRE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR AND HAVE PUT 2500 IN WORK ON MY FRONT END, TO STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN, JUST HAD MY BRAKES,ROTORS REPLACES AND THEY STILL GRIND WHEN IT RAINS. THIS IS THE 1ST AMERICAN MADE CAR I EVER HAD AND MY LAST. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND SHOULD NOT ME ABLE TO BE SOLD. I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR THINKING I WOULD BE AHEAD, BUT ALL I HAD IS A HEADACHE. I PLAN ON TRADING IT IN AND BELIEVE ME MY NEXT CAR WILL NOT BE AMERICAN MADE. I THOUGHT I WOULD SUPPORT MY COUNTRY, BUT WHAT FOR IT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US. I ALWAYS TAKE MY CARS TO THE DEALER, BUT I CANT AFFORD TO GO EVERY OTHER WEEK OR ONCE A MONTH FOR PROBLEMS WITH A CAR I JUST GOT WITH LESSTHEN 60000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS ON REAL. *TR ## VIN FAILED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO ANY OF THE SWITCHES OR RELAYS. A FULL DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, OFFERING NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 71,000.

WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT I HEAR A LOUD WHINNING NOISE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NOISE HAS COME A LOT LOUDER THE MORE I TURN. I HAVE STARTED TO HEAR THE WHINNING NOISE WHILE I AM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *TR

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON MY PONTIAC G6. WE REPLACED IT AND NOT IT HAS WENT OUT AGAIN. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT KEEPS GOING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,565.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. IN ADDITION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS ISSUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,304.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND MY POWER STEERING JUST LOCKED UP ON ME ALL OF SUDDEN AND COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND 5 MINUTES LATER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE STEERING WORKED AGAIN.THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY KEEPS LOCKING UP I DON'T UNDERSTAND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SAME MODEL WHY IS NOT COVERED OR RECALLED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND YOUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP ON YOU IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SAFE AND CARS HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND SHAKE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON MY RADIO DISPLAY AND THEN IT BECAME REALLY HARD TO STEER. THE WHEEL SHAKES EVEN WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION AND GETS WORSE WHEN TRIES TO TURN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS RECALLS FOR THE EARLIER MODULES BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR "CLUNKS." I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MECHANICS AS WELL AS DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN THE G6, BUT IN ALL GM VEHICLES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY SORT OF RECALL AND THAT OVER TIME, THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE MADE A FAULTY PART AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY RECALLING THIS AND FIXING IT FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, I HEAR A KNOCKING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE KNOCKING IS EVEN MORE PERSISTENT WHEN I TURN LEFT. ALSO, WHEN I TURN LEFT, I HEAR A NOISE COME FROM MY LEFT-FRONT AREA... IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK. *TR

I PURCHASED MY USED 2008 PONTIAC G6 IN NOVEMBER 2008 WITH 12,576 MILES ON IT. I DON'T USE THE CAR MUCH AND JUST REACHED 26,500 MILES ON 01/16/13. SINCE MID-DECEMBER 2012 I BEGAN TO HEAR AND FEEL A CLICKING/CLUNKING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO FELT STIFFER. YESTERDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GM DEALER/REPAIR SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND HAD TO HAVE MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $416.04. I'VE NOW READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 PONTIAC G6S AND GM CARS IN GENERAL. I'M NOW VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS MY 3RD PONTIAC AND MY FIRST ONE (A PONTIAC 6000) HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ON STEERING FOR THIS MODEL, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THESE CARS LOOSE STEERING AND CAN GO OUT OF CONTROL. MY 2008 G6 PONTIAC IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS STEERING WHEEL. ITS LIKE IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, IT SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, MY WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AND SOMETIMES JERKS. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 MODEL? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF ALL CARS ON THE ROAD

WHEN YOU SET THE CRUISE OR ARE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL SHUT THE CRUISE OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR AN EXTEND PERIOD OF TIME. NOT SAFE AT ALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT WARMER FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT HEATER MODULE, THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT BACK AND CUSHION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL THERMAL EVENT IN THE HEATING PAD WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,304 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,650.

I NOTICE MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT SO I BOUGHT A COUPLE NEW BULBS TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS. AFTER I OPENED EVERYTHING UP I NOTICE THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT WAS BURNED AND MELTED. I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WIRING AND CONNECTORS CATCHING ON FIRE IN THIS CAR NOW. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED DUE TO "CLUNKING" NOISE. PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES, CHECK THE INTERNET. FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 20000 MILES. (I ALSO HAVE A 2006 G6 AND THAT TOO HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED THIS LAST SUMMER AT 35000 MILES. PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR GM. WHY IS NHTSA NOT REQUIRING A RECALL AND PROPER FIX? *TR

I KEPT HAVING MY HEADLIGHTS BLOW OUT AND CONTINUED TO REPLACE THEM. FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY FATHER (WHO WORKS AS A FIREFIGHTER/ FIRE INVESTIGATOR/ FIRE INSPECTOR) WHO NOTED A POST ELECTRICAL TYPE FIRE IN THE HARNESS OF WHERE THE BULB PLUGS INTO. THE HARNESS AND BULB WERE SINCE REPLACED AND THEN AGAIN 4 DAYS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED, MY BULB BLEW OUT AND WENT TO LOOK AND THE HARNESS WAS AGAIN MELTED WITH A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CONNECTOR. ANOTHER BULB WAS PLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE HARNESS 2 DAYS AGO AND TODAY IS AGAIN BURNT OUT. STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE HEADLIGHT AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION-PRNDL) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY 2013 FOR THE DEALER TO BECOME FULLY AWARE OF THE RECALL AND THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

FIRST THE REAR DOOR ACTUATOR WORKED 50% OF TIME.THEN 0% . CRUISE WORKED INTERMITTENT. BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING .HENCE STUCK ON. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE FAULTY. INOPT. IN THAT ORDER. AL HAVE TO BE RELATED AND ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN PONTIAC. AND GM WANTS 730 TO REPLACE MODULE 232 FOR DOOR ACTUATOR.ITS B.S RECALL 2008 G6. THEY HAVE RECALLED G8 FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT (DRIVER SIDE) GOES OUT RANDOMLY. HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. AFTER A FEW MORE DAYS IT GOES OUT AGAIN AND THEN A FEW MORE DAYS IT COMES BACK. I HAVE REMOVED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND USED ELECTRIC TAPE TO HOLD WIRES TOGETHER TIGHTLY BUT IT STILL OCCURS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH G6S BASED ON ALL THE PROBLEMS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. LAST TIME THEY DECIDED TO GO OUT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN A SNOW STORM. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING CHIME BEGAN TO SOUND AS THE RADIO SCREEN DISPLAYED A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FUNCTION BECAME OPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,360.

A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR (HAD 50K) I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS HARD TO GET IT TO 70 THE TRANS WAS SPUTTERING AND THE CAR WAS JERKING. IT DOES THIS AT ALL SPEEDS JUST SUPER SCARY WHEN IM ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A MAIN ROAD AND IT WOULD HARDLY GO AND SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION. SOMETIMES ITS NOT ON BUT IT WILL COME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WHEN ITS IN THIS MODE IT JERKS TO GET IT TO 25 IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING IT JUMPS SO BADLY AND STARTLES ME I SCREAM LIKE A LITTLE GIRL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT GM DEALER TO LOOK AT IT THEY HAD MY CAR FROM OPEN TO CLOSE AND TOLD ME TO COME GET IT AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. I HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, ITS JUNK. I HAVE TO HOLD THE KEY I THE ON POSITION FOR UP TO AN 8-9 COUNT FOR IT TO START. WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I BRAKE, I HAVE NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS STILL DOES IT EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD REPAIR. RIGHT BLINKER DOES NOT TURN OFF ON ITS OWN, THE LEFT SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE A HEAD LIGHT THAT KEEPS GOING OUT I'VE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS!! THE CHECK ENGINE (CHECK GAS CAP) LIGHT IS ON. THE SHOP SAID ITS SOME TYPE OF LEAK OR AIR FLOW PROBLEM WITH THE GAS SYSTEM. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN IT ON IT STARTS TO IDLE ALL CRAZY. THIS CAR IS TO NEW I TAKE CARE OF IT, TO BE HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS IM AT THE SHOP AT LEAST EVERY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE WAS ALERTED BY A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAULTY STEERING COLUMN SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/4/13 *CN UPDATED 02/20/2013 *JS

THE WIRING IN MY HEADLIGHT IS EITHER BURNING OR SHORTING OUT MY LIGHT BULB. THERE IS THE CONNECTOR TO ATTACH THE HEADLIGHT TO THE CAR THAT IS GET HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE PLASTIC. IT CHOOSES WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK AND WHEN I PUT IN A NEW LIGHT BULB (I AM AWARE NOT TO TOUCH THE LIGHT BULB) IT WILL WORK FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AND THEN CONTINUE NOT TO WORK. SEEING AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AND FRIENDS OF MINE WHO ALSO OWN THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS NOT JUST A COINCIDENCE. THIS IS BECOMING A HUGE PAIN IN MY REAR!! *TR

MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE SAFETY RECALL 12106. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION OUT VIA INTERNET PRIOR TO THE RECALL TAKING AFFECT BY GM. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPT AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND HAVING MY CAR TOWED THEY STATED IT WAS JUST A BAD BATTERY AND NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE AND RELEASED MY CAR TO MY FATHER WHO IS NOT THE LEGAL OWNER, NEVER EVEN SPOKE TO ME. THE NEXT DAY I WAS STRANDED AGAIN WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE COLD. HAD MY CAR TOWED AGAIN TO THE SERVICE DEPT WHERE THEY FINALLY LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE. ARGUED WITH ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH I KNEW IT WAS. I PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED $467.41. THEY RELEASED MY VEHICLE TO ME SEVERAL DAYS LATER AS THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE FOR A FEW DAYS TO LOOK AT THE CAR. RELEASED THE FIRST TIME UNFIXED AND UNSAFE AND NOT EVEN TO THE LEGAL OWNER WHICH IS A HUGE LIABILITY. I TOOK MY CAR TO LES SWAB AND PAID OVER $100 FOR A NEW BATTERY THAT WASN'T NEEDED ONLY TO BE STRANDED AGAIN THE VERY NEXT DAY. WHEN WE TOOK MY CAR IN THE FIRST TIME WE TOLD THEM WHAT WAS WRONG DUE TO THE RECALL I FOUND ONLINE AND THEY NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. THIS WHOLE PROCESS TOOK ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. THEY DID PROVIDE ME A RENTAL CAR FOR 3 DAYS WHICH THEY COVERED. THIS WAS A VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION AND NO ONE BELIEVED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. RECALLS SHOULD REALLY BE PUT OUT ASAP AS I HAPPENED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ALL INFORMED HER THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CONSEQUENCES PERTAINING TO THE ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHENEVER MY CAR IS STARTED AND RUNS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR LEAKING LIQUIDS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO MIMIC THE SYMPTOMS FOUND ON THIS POPULAR GM FORUM POST : HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=12672 . I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE A CRACKED FUEL LINE INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. GM RECALLED MANY CARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE PONTIAC G6, WHICH POTENTIAL USES THE SAME PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2013. THE RECALL WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 12, 2012. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE WHEEL VIBRATES AND IT IS HARD TO STEER. POWER STEERING IS AN ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO FROM A WELL KNOWN DEALERSHIP. AND THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION. I AM HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING THOUGH I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOTHING HAS COME UP. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK LATE ONE NITE WHEN I GOT ONTO THE FREEWAY I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED OF ABOUT 60 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL JUST RIPS OUT OF MY HAND IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO WRECK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS IT HAS DONE IT A FEW TIMES SINCE BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SO I THINK GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM AFTER. I JUST REALLY HOPE SOMEONE FIGURES OUT WHY IT IS DOING THIS. THERE IS NO NOISES WHEN I TURN I HAVE HAD PEOPLE LOOK INTO IT BUT NOONE CAN SEE ANYTHING WRONG SO PLEASE CAN THIS ISSUE BE FIXED. *TR

WHEN YOU PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH IN YOUR HANDS. (VIBRATES) THEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. TO THE POINT THAT WHEN YOU STEER IT FEELS LIKE YOU MAY OVER STEER AND END UP IN THE DITCH OR THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. THERE IS A GOOD UTUBE VIDEO THAT SIMULATES WHAT THE STEERING WHEEL DOES. *TR

SPEAKERS IN BOTH FRONT DOORS ALL SUDDEN QUIT WORKING. GAS MILEAGE ONLY GETTING 12 CITY 17 HIGHWAY NOT SURE WHY. TOOK TO DEALER YEAR AGO WHEN NOTICED SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE. *TR