2008 Pontiac G6 complaints

GEAR SHIFT CABLE DISLODGED FROM THE GEAR SHIFT ARM AS I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. CAR WAS LEFT IN DRIVE AND ROLLED FORWARD TO THE CURB & THE CAR SIMULTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE INSIDE CONSOLE WAS LIMP AND ABLE TO MOVE FROM GEAR TO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD THIS MORNING, I COULD SEE THE PLASTIC EYELET THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE ORIFICE OF THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BROKE OFF . I KEEP MY PARKING BRAKE ON AND SHIFTED THE CAR TO DRIVE (WITH THE ENGINE OFF) AND RE-ATTACHED THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT ARM. I WAS THEN ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RE START THE CAR. IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE IS DUCT TAPED TO THE ARM SO IT WON'T BOUNCE OFF AND STALL THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS THE 2007, 2009, 2010 MODELS HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WILL THE 2008 BE RECALLED BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE? THANKFULLY THIS HAPPENED IN MY PARKING LOT BUT IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD HAVE LOST ALL POWER, RESULTING IN DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. *TR

STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2008 PONTIAC G6 PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM/OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE DAYS AND THE WIRING TO THE CONNECTORS SEEM TO BE LOOSE/CORRODED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A 2008 PONTIAC G6 IN 2010. IN JUNE OF 2011, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. SHE TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN APRIL 2012, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING. AGAIN IT WAS A CASE OF THE CONNECTOR MELTING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CASE OF FAULTY PARTS AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY QUIT AT NIGHT. *JS

PROBLEM WAS WITH INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON STEERING COLUMN. *JS

THE STEERING POPS WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL. THE STEERING ALSO SEEMS VERY LOSE. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER TURNING, UNLESS I DO IT MANUALLY. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING ENGAGED. WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS EFFECTED BY THIS ALSO. WE HAVE PUT DIELECTRIC LUBE ON THE SWITCH AS INSTRUCTED BY A CERTIFIED GM TECH. THIS WORKS FOR A WEEK OR LESS. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE 2005/2006 MODELS HAD A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *JS

THE LOW BEAMS ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G TEND TO BURN OUT EVERY MONTH. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008 AND AS OF JAN 2012 I MADE MY FIRST REPLACEMENT. THEN AGAIN IN FEBRUARY. NOW AGAIN IN MARCH. IT HAS BECOME A PAIN AND COSTLY. FIRST OFF TO GET TO THE LIGHT ITSELF IS A HECK OF A HASSLE THAN TO SPEND MONEY ON TRYING DIFFERENT BRANDS HAVE BECOME COSTLY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SEIZE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT THE N SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE ONE HOUR LATER AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THE 2009 MODEL PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TIGHT STEERING, POPPING & WHINING NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE STEERING IS ABOUT TO LOCK UP. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DUE TO A FAULTY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT THAT WAS PUT INTO MY VEHICLE DURING MANUFACTURING. IT IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S ALSO FEELS VERY UNSAFE WHEN I MAKE A TURN. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO GET STUCK AND FLIP. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THEY MADE A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SINCE THE ORIGINAL WAS A BAD DESIGN. I WAS JUST QUOTED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $300 TO GET THIS NEW PART INSTALLED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR AN EXTREMELY COMMON, FAULTY PART WHEN THIS SHOULD CLEARLY BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID, HOWEVER, ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,889.

VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN PARK, MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO START VEHICLE. WHEN GEAR SELECTOR IS IN THE "PARK" POSITION, VEHICLE DOES NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGE IN PARK AND WILL ROLL. PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE PREVENTS ROLLING, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF ONE FORGETS TO ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE, OR IF THE PARKING BRAKE EVER FAILED. DEALER STATES THE SHIFT CABLE AND BRACKET NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $282. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER PONTIAC G6 MODEL YEARS, AND OTHER GM VEHICLES SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE PROBLEM, WHY IS THE 2008 MODEL YEAR NOT INCLUDED? *TR

THIS IS THE WORST MOST UNSAFE CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT FROM TIME TO TIME THE AUTOMATIC LOCKOUT FOR THE DOORS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOESN'T LOCK OUT UNLOCK AT ALL. THERE ARE OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES THE BUTTONS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ALSO OPERATES SOME SORT OF SWITCH TO KILL POWER TO THE RADIO WHEN ITS OPENED IT IS NO LONGER WORKING CORRECTLY. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAR HAS A DEADLY MALFUNCTION. THE TRANS MISSION DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IF WE WANT THEM TO CHECK THE OTHER ISSUES WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR AS THEY ARE NOT KNOWN ISSUES, HOWEVER JUST GOOGLE ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ISSUES AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NO ONE IS FORCING GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY I'M SORRY BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WHEN YOU PAY $20,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT THERE SHOULD BE THIS MANY PROBLEMS AFTER A FEW YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE NEW BULBS WERE ONLY AN INTERMITTENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CAR JERKS WILDLY TO THE LEFT, APPROXIMATELY A FOOT OR MORE. THE VEHICLE HAS 4 BRAND NEW TIRES, AND HAS RECENTLY HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS ISSUE POSES A REAL DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,700.

REAR LOCK MECHANISM DOES NOT ENGAGE PRESENTING SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE IN REAR SEAT. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM BOBB SUZUKI COLUMBUS OHIO 12/05/2011. WHEN TEST DROVE HEARD THE NOISE BUT WAS NOT DOING IT THAT MUCH. BUT AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT MORE FREQUENT WHEN U TURN LEFT/RIGHT AND TAKEOFF/STOPPING. HAS 47K ON IT DEALER WILL NOT PAY TO FIX IT. I FEEL I AM NOT LIABLE TO PAY AS I DIDN'T KNOW OF THE ISSUES THAT WAS ON THESE CARS. DID RESEARCH ONLINE THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH OTHERS THAT OWN THESE G6 CARS. THEY NEED TO RECALL THEM AND MAKE IT RIGHT BY THE CONSUMERS IT CAN BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU, *TR

MY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT AND IT IS NOT A LACK OF FLUID ISSUE AND THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES EVERY TIME YOU TURN IT. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AT TIMES AS WELL. I NOTICED PREVIOUS YEAR PONTIAC G6'S HAVE A PROBLEM AND SO DO G5'S SO I AM FILING THIS IN HOPES THAT OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING AS WELL AND A RECALL IS SOON ISSUED. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT COME ON, WE HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SINCE MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2009. WE WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB AND IT WORKED FOR A DAY OR TWO. WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT YET AGAIN WE NOTICED THAT THE SOCKET THAT THE HEADLIGHT GOES INTO WAS MELTED. WHEN WE WENT IN TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO ASK WHAT TO DO WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUES IN A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE HEADLIGHT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE WIRING CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MY AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED ON IN MY CAR AND IT SAYS TO SERVICE MY AIR BAG. I CALLED GM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $99.00 TO PUT IT ON THE MACHINE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THE PONTIAC HAVE AIR BAG SENSOR PROBLEMS. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT RECALL THERE IS ON THEM. THANK YOU *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON,SAW ONLINE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM,THEY SAID GM HAD A RECALL ON SOME OLDER MODELS BUT MY DAUGHTERS IS A 2009,THEY SUGGESTED PUTTING DIALELECTRIC GREASE ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND I DID THIS AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS SO THEN I WENT TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT A PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND REPLACED THAT,THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS THIS IS A GM DEFECT AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ONE PERSON ONLINE SAID THEY HAD THEIRS (PPSENSOR) REPLACED AT THE DEALER 6 TIMES, IT'S ABOUT A 120 DOLLAR JOB,THAT'S NOT FAIR IT;S A DEFECT, SOMEONE WILL AND PROBABLY HAS BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT,I AM REPLACING MY DAUGHTERS TOMORROW IF IT DOES IT AGAIN I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY 120.00 FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT,BUT A 2008 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY ITS A DEFECT AND A BIG SAFETY ISSUE,GOD I HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO HER WHEN IT GOES OUT THE NEXT TIME,PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN SHE'S BRAKING BECAUSE THEY STAY ON. *TR

MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED IN OCTOBER. WHILE FIXING IT THOUGH IT SEEMED OK, REPLACED IT ANYWAYS. IT FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE HEADLIGHT MELTING AND FAILING. CHECKED AND THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PONTIAC G6 PROBLEM. CHECKED WITH PONTIAC AND NO RECALLS ON IT. SAFETY ISSUE, BESIDES NO HEADLIGHT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE FIRE. *TR

MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WAS SMOKING TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT AND SHOP WOULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT ITS WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHT N ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM... NOT SOMETHING THAT THE SHOP COULD FIX. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AT ALL TIMES OR COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND THE WEB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED BY GM. *TR

LOW BEAM / DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAULTY - BADLY CORRODED SOCKET AND WIRING CONNECTIONS. GM HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND SELLS REPLACEMENT PLUGS WITH WIRE ENDS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS ALL VEHICLES BUILT BY GM. A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS INOP HEADLIGHTS / THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIRS AND COSTS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR

CAR IS MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT TOOK TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID ITS THE CONTROL ARMS NO CAN DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT CAR SAID IT WASN'T COVERED MY SON JUST HAD TO REPLACE HIS CONTROL ARMS ON HIS G6 ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I HAVE READ UP ON THIS ON THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THE G6 ITHINKIT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL IS PEOPLE ARE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL ARM. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP LIGHTING UP AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ON COLD DAYS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAVE HAD THIS INTO THE GM SHOP TWO TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A TIRES, SIZE 225/50/17 WITH DOT NUMBER, 5MLPPDYH4707. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS WHICH RESULTED IN CONSISTENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE PWOER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY PONTIAC G6, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME PULLED UP ASIDE MY VEHICLE, INFORMING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ACTUALLY ON; AND WHILE BRAKING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. I WAS ALMOST 800 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING PART OF A MULTI-CAR PILE UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. I ALSO KNOW ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G6, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE, THEY SHUT OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON IN A SHORT TIME. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS. CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAD CHANGED THE BRAKE SWITCH THINKING THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOTHING. I THEN BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT CALIBRATED. THIS SEEMED TO FIX IT, HOWEVER, NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY STAY ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. MY TRACTION LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. I STRONGLY SUGGEST SOMETHING BE DONE BY GM TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES LIKE MY OWN ABOUT THE SAME THING AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT DRIVERS BEHIND YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT YOU ARE BRAKING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

MY PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH FAILED AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS UP TO 100,000 MILES. NEXT MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON AND MY ENGINE POWERS DOWN AND I SLOW DOWN AT A RAPID RATE. YESTERDAY I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH AND GET HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART IN PARK. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO START IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL AWAY IN PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACT AS IF IT WAS IN A CORRECT GEAR AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO IN REVERSE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICE. IT WAS REPAIRED AND FINALLY WAS TOLD THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. I INITIALLY TOOK MY VEHICLE IN 9 DAYS (7/25/11( AFTER PURCHASED (7/14/11 PURCHASED DATE) BACK TO THE AUTO STORE TO TELL THEM MY CAR ACTS AS IF I DID NOT WANT TO GET GEARS OR IT WOULD ACT ASK IT WANTED TO CUT OFF IN PARK. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART I TOOK IT BACK AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS STILL ACTING THE SAME FROM MY FIRST VISIT ON 7/25/11. AFTER RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT SOME 2009 PONTIAC G6 WERE RECALLED DUE TO GEAR SHIFT CABLES. MINES IS A 2008 THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *TR

INITIAL ISSUE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED BUT RESOLVED WITHOUT ISSUE. SINCE INITIAL ONSET THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SPORADIC AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BOBBLE LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE AND NOW HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AS IF THE WHEEL IS LOCKING A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING ALSO FEELS VERY HEAVY, THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. NOTICEABLE MOTOR-LIKE NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS BOBBLING. DEALER INSPECTED, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, NO BAD CODES WERE NOTED. HOWEVER, ISSUE CONTINUES WITH CONTROL PROBLEMS. *TR

INITIAL ISSUE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED BUT RESOLVED WITHOUT ISSUE. SINCE INITAL ONSET THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SPORATIC AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BOBBLE LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE AND IS NOW HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AS IF THE WHEEL IS LOCKING A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING ALSO FEELS VERY HEAVY, THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER REGUARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TT

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AFTER I START THE CAR. I DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN THEY WILL TURN BACK ON, AGAIN WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I NOTICE THIS AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON (I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME). AFTER THIS OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY, I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, WHICH IS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER WEEK. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRES IN THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACE AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON BUT IT DID NOT RESET THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,213.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP HAD FAILED. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE WOULDL NOT START. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE STEERING IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 IS VERY LOOSE AND WOBBLY. IT OCCASIONALLY PULLS VERY HARD IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND VEER OFF-TRACK. IT ALSO MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND EVENTUALLY LOCKED. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S GOODWILL POLICY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

FAILURE WITH POWER STEERING IN 2008 PONTIAC G6 CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE, IT HAD LOCKED UP. CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR DOING 360'S ON THE HIGHWAY, HITTING THE CONCRETE MEDIAN ABOUT 4 TIMES GOING 55MPH. FRONT, BACK, BOTH SIDE PANELS AND ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. I HAD SEVERE WHIPLASH AS WELL AS SLIPPED DISKS IN MY NECK. HAD ABOUT $6,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS BUT INSURANCE COVERED IT. HOWEVER INSURANCE DID NOT COVER THE COSTS OR REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE, HOWEVER MY LIGHT HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR. I CANNOT AFFORD IT SO THEREFORE HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED. THE POWER STEERING ISSUE BEGAN IN MAY OF 2011. THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN MARCH. *TR

I HAVEN'T GOT IT FIXED YET BUT POWER STEERING COMES ACROSS MY RADIO EVERYDAY. *TR