2008 Pontiac G6 complaints

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

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT BUT PONTIAC SAID IT WAS NOT A COVERED VIN# I FOUND THIS AND A LETTER THAT SAID THERE IS SOME THING WRONG. THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES WILL COVER THE 2005, 2006 AND 2008 MODELS OF THE PONTIAC G6, CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX; THE 2008 SATURN AURA AND THE 2004-2007 SATURN ION. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL SENSOR THAT ALL THE OTHER PONTIAC G6'S HAD AND THEY SAID MINE WAS NOT COVERED SO I PAID TO GET IT FIXED NOW THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT . MY WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THERE DEFECTED PART. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AND STAYING STILL, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HERE IS THE SAME THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO MINE GO LOOK. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/PONTIAC/G6/STEERING .THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE 2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. AND STEERING MAKES A POPPING AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING. IS GETTING WORSE (LOUDER) AS TIME GOES ON. THE NOISE IS NOW PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME YOU TURN AND STEERING IS BECOMING MORE "STIFF". *KB

BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WITHOUT PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE TO SLAM DOWN HARD FOR BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN ON. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT A COST AND ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 56,000.

1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2010 WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL (EX..MAKING TURNS) ..LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OCCURS TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK AND SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEW AND USED CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR REPAIRS. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS COST ME $833 TO FIX. NOW JULY 2011 THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE SITTING AT IDLE. STEERING WHEEL MOVES LEFT AND RIGHT BY ITSELF WHILE SITTING AT INTERSECTION. STEERING TO THE LEFT IS VERY LOOSE AND WHEN TRYING TO STEER BACK TO THE RIGHT IS VERY TIGHT. IT IS VERY SCARY TRYING DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING STRAIGHT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY TELL ME THE STEERING BOX IS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST: $350~. AFTER 1 MONTH WAIT FOR THE STEERING BOX UNIT ARRIVAL/BACK ORDER. WE TAKE THE CAR TO REPAIRED AND WHEN THE GM TECH OPENS THE PART PACKAGE THEY TELL US THE NEW PART IS DAMAGED AND WE HAVE TO WAIT LONGER THE NEXT PART THEY ORDER. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY & RECALLED BY GM. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES AND ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER GM CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHY AREN'T THE G6 CARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY GM THE PARTS ARE THE SAME WITH THE COBALT, HHR, SOME SATURNS. THIS IS OVER $1100 OUT O

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

THE VEHICLE IS A PONTIAC G6 WITH LESS THAN 32,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL MANUFACTURE'S RECOMMENDATIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY STARTED (TRACTION CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED) THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE AS WITH TRACTION CONTROL MANUALLY TURNED OFF; BASICALLY, TRACTION CONTROL MASKS THE PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOM: THE VEHICLE HAS FRONT END, SIDE TO SIDE, VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AFTER A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE SYSTEM (ROTORS REMOVED FROM SPINDLES) RATHER THAN VISUAL INSPECTION OUTLINED BY THE MANUFACTURE, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL BEING PROGRAMMED NORMALLY ON AT START UP IS CAUSING INSIDE (CALIBER) ROTOR WARPING AND PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS SUGGESTED TO EVALUATE THE METAL QUALITIES OF THE ROTORS (MAYBE NOT CASTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER METAL SPECIFICATIONS), THIS TOO BE THE ROOT CAUSE SINCE THE PADS ARE ONLY WORN 30-35%. SINCE THESE PARTS ARE CONSIDERED 'WEAR ITEMS', THESE PREMATURE REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURE'S WARRANTY, NOR ARE THEY BEING MONITORED BY THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,013 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,013.

GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX 225 50/R17 TIRES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ARE BEING SOLD TO CONSUMERS. GOODYEAR WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY WILL NOT LISTEN AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES 7/1/11 AND GARAGE INSTALLED THE NEW FRONT TIRES. COULD NOT INSTALL BACK TIRES DUE TO GARAGE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL WITH A SMALL WHOLE IN IT. DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS RETURNED. REPLACEMENT TIRE RECEIVED 7/5/11 AND TWO BACK TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR. CAR DRIVEN 15 MILES HOME FROM GARAGE AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE THEN. REAR PASSENGER FLAT TIRE DISCOVERED ON MORNING OF 7/7/11, COULD HAVE BEEN FLAT BEFORE THEN BUT CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE BROUGHT HOME FROM GARAGE WHEN BACK TIRES INSTALLED. GOODYEAR WAS ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED TO ADVISE THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE ISSUE. FLAT TIRE WAS FILLED WITH AIR AND THIS TIRE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER TIRE. BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE WITH SMALL WHOLE IN IT. GARAGE ADVISED THEY THINK THAT GOODYEAR IS USING A DEFECTIVE MOLD TO MAKE TIRES. PICTURES TAKEN AND VIDEO TAKEN OF SECOND DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM A TRACTOR TRAILER IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT SEE HIS BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND REAR ENDED HIM. THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK HIS BUMPER BAR OFF (THE PART THAT HANGS DOWN FROM THE ACTUAL BED OF THE TRAILER TO PREVENT YOU FROM GOING BENEATH IT). THERE ARE CLEAR MARKS ON MY FRONT BUMPER WHERE HIS BUMPER HIT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 40MPH ALTHOUGH I SKIDDED INTO HIM SO I WAS SLOWING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HE WAS STOPPED BUT WAS MOVING SLOWLY AS HE PULLED OVER. I DONT KNOW HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS, ONCE WAS ENOUGH FOR ME. MY VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS SO NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER STATES FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS *TGW

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND IT HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL STEERS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. UPON BRAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND HAVE DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE OF A NEW CAR. *TR

I OWN A USED PONTIAC G6 40THOUSAND MILES,. DURING HEAVY DOWN POURS POWER STEERING GOES, BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON, THEN WITHIN A MINUTE OR 2 THE STEERING KICKS BACK IN. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. I FEE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE WARRANTY FOR ANOTHER 8 MONTHS. ANY SUGGESTIONS. I THINK IT MAY BE THE POWER STEERING BELT SLIPPING! SINCE I AM A WOMAN THEY DISMISS MY COMPLAINT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,500.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ON ITS OWN. I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING. ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT LOW TO MODERATE SPEED. *TR

STARTED SEPT 2010 THE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO GO. ALMOST LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS. NOW IN JUNE 2011 IT IS STILL DOING IT. BUT NOW WHEN IT FINALLY STARTS TO GO SOMETIMES THE TIRES PEEL OFF AND THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIME PER DAY IF I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A LOT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN SEPT 2010 AND WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOW 10 MONTHS LATER JUNE 2011. STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. AND ONE AGAIN WAS TOLD NO ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS CAR IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO DELAY ACCELERATION. WHICH COULD CAUSE ME GETTING HIT. *TR

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

THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED LESS THAN 10 MONTHS AGO AND 6,500 MILES AGO. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES THEY TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALONGSIDE THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. WHEN THIS OCCURS MY BRAKES ARE NOT AS RESPONSIVE, WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES, AND SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS SO FAR ON THIS ISSUE. IT STILL ISN'T FIXED, AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON. WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I GET REAR ENDED. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS, I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR UPDATED 01/31/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, STATING IT HAD TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT FIRST, BUT THEN HE NOTICED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD TO THE FLOOR A EVEN RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD; BASICALLY THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, AS HE WAS DRIVING, BUT WOULD GO OUT, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ALSO, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A CODE OF C0277 BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH THEN RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, AND THE P

CAR MAKES A POPPING OR CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT ALSO LOOSES POWER STEERING SUDDENLY. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP BUT EXPENSES WOULD COME OUT OF POCKET AND CAN'T AFFORD IT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE 2008 PONTIAC G6. *TR

RT FRONT HEADLIGHT PLUG & CONNECTOR PINS ARE BADLY CORRODED AND BURNED. HEADLIGHT IS INOP. LT FRONT HEADLIGHT PLUG AND CONNECTOR PINS ARE BADLY CORRODED; NOT YET BURNED UP. HEADLIGHT WORKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED ON SUDDENLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,800.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AND STAYING STILL!!!! ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT TODAY....

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

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT PLUG/FAULTY WIRING. *TR

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 IS HAVING SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND STARTS SHAKING SEVERELY AT ABOUT 30-40 MILES PER HOUR. IT JUST TURNED OVER 50000 MILES. THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING IN AND OUT OF POWER CAUSES THE CAR TO SWERVE INTO THE OTHER SIDES OF THE ROAD. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE IT CAUSES A DEATH IN THIS FAMILY!

CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN. WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A DEFINITE CLUNKING SOUND. HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY, THE NOISE CAME BACK. *TR

POWER STEERING SIGN KEEPS POPPING UP ON MY RADIO. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IT SHAKES ALL THE TIME EVEN WITHOUT ME DRIVING. I DRIVE A 2008 G6 PONTIAC. THEY NEED TO SERIOUSLY RECALL THIS MOTORS BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY DEATHS. *TR

TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL CREATES A RECOGNIZABLE CLUNKING SOUND AND PRODUCES SOME VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. LEFT TURN CLUNK, RIGHT TURN CLUNK. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE STEERING IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY, PROVEN BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SIGHT. *TR

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 IS HAVING SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND STARTS SHAKING SEVERELY AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. IT JUST TURNED TO 50,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND HEARD AND FELT A CLUNK IN THE STEERING

HEARING AND FEELING CLUNKING/THUMP IN STEERING WHEN TURNING

THE STEERING WHEEL ROTATES LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. IT MOVES AT A RAPID SPEED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN STOPS AFTER ABOUT 10-20 SECONDS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED BUT WILL CONTINUE EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO. *TR

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2008 AND HAVE A LOCK PROBLEM WITH THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. SOMETIMES IT UNLOCKS, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. HAVE TO UNLOCK MANUALLY OR CRAWL OVER FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TO UNLOCK. NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS TO LOOK AT AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WORKED PERFECTLY - MURRAY LAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY BEFORE BECOMING VERY STIFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS UNKNOWN SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS WORK SPORADICALLY , THEY STAY ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL NOT PUSHED , AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. PONTIAC HAS RECALLED , BUT ONLY ACCORDING TO VIN NUMBER. OF COURSE THEY SAY MY VIN ISN'T IN RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 G6 THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES. THE REAR DOOR LOCK HAS STOPPED WORKING. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. WE NOW CAN NOT USE THIS DOOR AS IT WILL ONLY UNLOCK BY HAND AND UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH THE OTHER PASSENGER DOOR YOU CAN NOT REACH THE LOCK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT LOOKS LIKE ALMOST ALL THESE CARS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

LOSS OF STEERING = LOSS OF CONTROL. POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING, STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WILL TURN ITSELF HARD LEFT SENDING THE CAR INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, OR HARD RIGHT SENDING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN LEFT AND RIGHT BY ITSELF WITH NO DRIVER INPUT. THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN TO GM. WHEN WILL THE NHTSA DEMAND THAT GM FIX THESE UNSAFE CARS? THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, WITH NO WARNING. PONTIAC DEALER SAYS 2008 G6 IS TOO NEW TO BE COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL, THEY WANT $1500 TO FIX IT AND I WANT THE RECALL EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2008 MODELS. *TR

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

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. I USE IT WHEN IT WORKS AND KEEP IT OFF WHEN IT DOES NOT WANT TO ENGAGE. IN THE PAST MONTHS, MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED; ONCE I ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AS WELL. *TR

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

INTERMITTENT STALLING OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST THE STALLING TOOK PLACE ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS AND ONLY AS THE SPEED WAS DECREASING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER TO EXPLAIN THE STALLING AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE IT. OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS THE STALLING HAS INCREASED. THE CAR STALLS EVERY FEW DAYS, AND AT TIMES STALLS WHILE ACCELERATING. AFTER THE CAR STALLS, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. *TR

I PURCHASED A 08 PONTIAC G6 GT USED WITH AROUND 20,000 MILES. AT 32,000 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY ROTORS. THEY FRONT OF THE CAR WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND REQUESTED NEW ROTORS SINCE I AM AWARE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THE ROTORS. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM BUT ONLY TURN THEM. AT 42,000 THEY ARE NOW WARPED AGAIN. I FIRST COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT DONE THE WORK AND THEY SAID I WAS OUT OF LUCK. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SAID THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THOSE CARS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WHERE I LIVE BECAUSE OF ALL THE MOUNTAINS. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THE G6/MALIBU/AURA (GM'S EPSILON) CARS. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

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

FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, MY AUTOMATIC 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING GOES FROM FINE TO EXTREMELY BAD SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT THE MECHANIC AT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE, SO HE SENT ME AWAY, TO KEEP DRIVING IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AT TIMES. IT BINDS. IT STEERS IN SEGMENTS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY JERK BEFORE THE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. LATER WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE JERKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,720 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,740.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND PRESSURE WAS LIFTED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE THE FIRST 4 TIMES. ON THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN BEGAN PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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

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