2008 Pontiac G6 complaints

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN NO PEDAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN LIGHT TO MODERATE PRESSURE IS APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT BACK UP WHEN HEAVY PRESSURE IS APPLIED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL. ALL SITES/FORUMS/AND ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC POSTINGS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES SAY THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND/OR RE-CALIBRATED. ANY WAY A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED TO FIX THIS ISSUE? I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND BRAKES SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF DRIVERS RECEIVING TRAFFIC TICKETS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED AS LOW AS 25 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,030.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED LIGHTLY THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF AND THE OTHER BRAKE LIGHTS DIM AS IF THE WERE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE LIGHTS STAY LIKE THIS FOR 5 SECONDS AFTER THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THEN THE BRAKES LIGHTS RETURN TO BEING ON. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTION CORRECTLY WHEN ALOT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 2.2L 4-CYL. CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY-2008 SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I TOOK A NEW JOB THAT WOULD REQUIRE A LENGTHY COMMUTE UNTIL THE WIFE AND I COULD RELOCATE CLOSER TO MY JOB. I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 176 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY BETWEEN JULY-2008 AND JULY-2010. AT 90K MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP CAME ON. THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THEY CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON 7/29/2010 AT A COST OF $787 - INCLUDING LABOR. 85% OF THE MILEAGE WAS INTERSTATE MILES, AND THE REMAINDER WAS INCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY OR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. INTERSTATE DRIVING WAS THE TYPICAL 70-75 MPH, AND DID NOT ABUSE OR PUT MY FOOT INTO IT OTHERWISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF AND BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS OF A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY VEER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,005.

INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT - PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN ONLY. *TR

I DRIVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6. I PURCHASED IT NEW. I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD NOISES THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING FROM LOTS OF PEOPLE EVEN MECHANICS. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN AT 40,000 TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE I ASK FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE. THEY COME BACK SAYING I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. I STATED IT WASN'T MY BRAKES. NOW AT 50,000 MILES AND COMING HOME FROM VACATION IN MYRTLE BEACH I NOTICE MY STEERING NOT COOPERATING. SO GOING 80MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE I BEGIN WORRYING. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND AFTER AN HOUR OF INVESTIGATION $88 FROM THE MECHANIC THEY DECIDED MY POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING AT $467. NOW I FIND ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC G6S. I AM STILL DRIVING MY CAR. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?? 2 WEEK WAIT ON REPLACEMENT. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES LIGHTS TO FIRST GO DIM THEN ACTIVATE. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES EVERY TIME BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON SO CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR HYDROPLANED AND HIT A SIDE RAIL ON A BRIDGE. THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS MESSED UP BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

WARPED FRONT ROTORS CAUSING VIBRATIONS IN STEERING COLUMN. GM SERVICE CENTER RESURFACED THE ROTORS FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (APPROX. 6MO. AGO). THE ISSUE HAS SINCE RETURNED AND THE ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AGAIN. MULTIPLE SITES HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT THE ROTORS USED ON THE PONTIAC G6'S ARE INADEQUATE FOR ITS SIZE/WEIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 IT BEGAN HAVING A JERKING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION. AFTER MAKING THIS REPAIR THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHILE SITTING STILL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THE STEERING WILL JERK HARD AND YOU HAVE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE STEERING DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION COST OVER $300 TO FIX. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DROVE THE CAR AND STATED IT NEEDED A EPS MOTOR AND CONTROLLER. THEN WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $600 TO FIX. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AND FELT LIKE IT WOULD LOCK COMPLETELY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE SEEN WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER. NO PROBLEMS WHEN THEY DROVE IT. THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS WITH EARLIER MODELS OF G6 AND COBALTS. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED 2008 G6 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL. I HAVE HAD SHAKE PROBLEMS AND A POPPING NOISE, AND NOW THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH SCARES ME TO DEATH. *TR

AT 38,500 MILES, HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, INCLUDING 2 STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENTS, STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENT. POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD POP WHICH THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AS THE STEERING SHAFT, BUT IS NEVER FIXED AFTER REPLACEMENT. ALSO HAD TO HAVE CV JOINT REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES DUE TO FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH G6'S AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6, AND WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A KNOCKING OR SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE ON THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION. THEY HAVE REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT, SWAY BAR LINKS, STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3-TIMES. I AM AFRAID SOMETHING WILL BREAK AND CAUSE ME TO WRECK. CAN HEAR IT GOOK HITTING A POT HOLE IN ON THE PAVEMENT OR GOING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD THAT HAS POT HOLES. IF SOMETHING BREAKS AND CAUSES ME TO WRECK, I WILL PURSUE IF STILL AVAILABLE I WILL SUE THE DEALERSHIP FOR NOT CORRECTING THIS. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING ALL MY TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE CERTIFIED MECHANICS, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY FIX THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING JERKED TO THE LEFT. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME. HAS BEEN DOING IT OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME, HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT PONTIAC TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, NO RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE I'M NOT INJURED BEFORE ITS FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO CONTINUED TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER AGREED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66420 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66531.

PONTIAC 2008 G6 WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. SOMEDAYS STEERING WHEEL MOVES AND JERKS, EVEN WHEN CAR IS IDLING BUT NOT MOVING. WHEN DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND MOVES ON IT OWN. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BOTH HANDS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL INCASE IT DECIDES TO DRIVE ITSELF. TOOK TO GM GARAGE AND THEY SAID FRONT END STEERING SHAFT BAD. THINK THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN $1500 REPAIR FOR NOTHING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH OTHER YEARS WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING, WHY NOT 2008. PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND WHEN IT DOES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OTHER THAN REGULAR LIGHT DRIVING. ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALERS REPRESENTATIVE GM CAN REPLACE PARTS BUT HISTORY HAS SHOWN IT IS TEMPORARY AND WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) DID NOT INCLUDE HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,806.

2008 PONTIAC G6 - APPROXIMATELY AT 51800 MILES - POWERING STEERING WOULD JUST DISAPPEAR AND CAR WOULD MOVE ABRUPTLY BY ITSELF TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT - VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AT MINIMAL SPEEDS - ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ON A TURN - STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND SHAKE MODERATELY TO SEVERELY AT MOST TIMES, EVEN WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT - STOPPED DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 UNTIL I COULD GET IT FIXED - DIDN'T WANT TO BE KILLED OR INJURED OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO KILL OR INJURE SOMEONE ELSE - TOOK CAR TO PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND FIXED - PROBLEM WAS FAULTY POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR MODULE - NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY - MY COST $677.76 FOR REPAIR - *TR

HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS TWICE WITHIN A YEAR FROM BUYING THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED; THE STEERING MECHANISM WOULD BECOME STIFF AND IT WOULD BE BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE GIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WIND SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT AND THE STRUTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS WERE LUBRICATED TO PREVENT THE WIND SOUND WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,300.

THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS UP WHEN DRIVING. THE WHEEL WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH LIKE A VIBRATION. THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THE STEERING PROBLEM OCCURS. THE ISSUE BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2009 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, MEANING MORE CONSISTENT AND REGULAR. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE VEHICLE WHEN PONTIAC SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I REGULARLY COMMUTE ON THE INTERSTATE AND FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. AN ACCIDENT HAS NOT OCCURRED, BUT PONTIAC SHOULD RECALL THE 2008 PONTIAC G6 TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE FUTURE ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 MAJOR FRONT END COLLISIONS IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. FIRST WRECK WAS IN '08 I SWERVED FROM A DEER, WENT IN A DITCH GOING OVER 60 MPH AND THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THEY FIXED THE CAR AND GAVE IT A NEW FRONT END. YESTERDAY I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, REARENDED A GRAND MARQUIS, THE CAR I HIT ONLY HAD A SCRATCHED BUMPER. MY G6 WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN, HOOD BENT UP, LIGHTS BROKEN, MECHANICAL PARTS PUSHED BACK. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOING 45-50 MPH AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. *TR

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE WARPING. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. STARTED AROUND 15,000 MILES WE HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED OUT YET BECAUSE IT HAS JUST STARTED TO GET ACTUALLY GET BAD. *TR

I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CAR HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH AND IS VERY LOOSE. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THAT POWER STEERING IS LOSS AND BECOME HARD TO CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY READS POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE COST WAS $780. THE RECENT COBALT AND G5 RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE G6. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A NEW EPS MOTOR INSTALLED WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL COVERS. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PONTIAC AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC. *TR

IN OCTOBER MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS HARD TO KEEP MY CAR IN ONE LANE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THEN. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM COMES AND GOES BUT IT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO STEER (LIKE DRIVING AN OLDER MODEL CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING). I DRIVE 90 MILES ROUNDTRIP TO WORK AND TRAVEL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO KEEP MY CAR IN ONE LANE. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS. WHEN I STOP MY STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND 550.00 TO REPAIR. I TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT. IF PONTIAC HAS RECALLED THE G5 AND THE G8 SHOULDN'T THEY RECALL THE G6. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 5 MONTHS. PONTIAC SHOULD REPAIR ALL CARS WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UNCONTROLLABLE WHICH RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER CONTINUED WITH CAUTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER MAKING A TURN, ENCOUNTERING A BUMP AND ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,426.

I TOOK THE CAR INTO CITY CHEVROLET IN NOV 09 TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS, IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN THE SHAFT. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN BUT MUCH WORSE, THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER A TURN COMES BACK TO THE RESTING POSITION IN A JERKY FASHION AND CONTINUES GOING LEFT UNTIL IT FINALLY RESTS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AND ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 PONTIAC G6 WITH 45000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING, IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO TURN WHEN DIRECTED TO DO SO. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THE PONTIAC G5 IS HAVING. I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CHARGE WOULD BE OVER $600.00. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS OVER 40,000 MILES, I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM IN A SAME TYPE OF MODEL AUTO. POWER STEERING KEEPS COMING UP ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A USED 2008 PONTIAC G6. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, IT WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE INSIDE HIS LANE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL HARD, AS IF IT WOULD POSSIBLY LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AND THERE WERE NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THERE WERE NO FURTHER FAILURES FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,440 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 61,284.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS A FORCEFUL INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF AN OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. UPDATD 06/25/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HE HEARD A NOISE IN HIS STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 AND IN FEBRUARY OF 2010. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE TIRES TO FAIL AS WELL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY WHENEVER HE DROVE MORE THAN 40 MPH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 04/12/10

I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SECTOR REPLACED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD THE POWER STEERING UNIT WOULD STOP WORKING FOR SHORT PERIODS WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES SHAKES WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. THIS SHAKING IS SIMILAR TO THE SHAKING THAT WOULD OCCUR WHEN A TIRE IS BADLY OUT OF BALANCE DURING DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER CHANGED THE STEERING MODULE, STEERING GEARS, AND REPLACED THE STABILIZER LINK, TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING FAILURE CAUSED OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL AS WELL. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. TO DATE, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 37,793.

I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G-6 (VALUE LEADER MODEL) 2.4L ENGINE WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. AT 15,000 MILES THE MOTOR FOR THE ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING A DTC AND P/S MESSAGE ON THE RADIO DIC, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AT THIS POINT. THE MOTOR AND CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AT 66,000 THE STEERING BEGIN HAVING RANDOM MOVEMENT LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE LOST OF STEERING CONTROL NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING LEFT TO RIGHT IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SOMETIMES SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. SINCE THIS STARTED THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES. THE OUTCOME THUS FAR IS THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ALSO HAD CLUNKING NOISE AND MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN BY PULLING ON STEERING WHEEL. THE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH 2ND GENERATION SHAFT FROM A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. ON 12/23/2009 I PAID TO HAVE THE TORQUE/POSITION SENSOR REPLACED AND CALIBRATED. AFTER SIX DAYS OF DRIVING THE CAR THE RANDOM MOVEMENT LEFT TO RIGHT AND CONTROL LOSS CAME BACK. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR TEST DRIVING TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DUPLICATED ON 01/12/2010 MY OPTIONS SEEM TO BE AT THIS POINT FOR GM TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN OR HELP REPLACE THE CAR. I AM CURRENTLY NOT HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN BECAUSE IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL YOU TRY AND TURN A CORNER OR PULL OUT TO PASS SOMEONE, WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT IF ANYTHING HAS GM DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IT'S A PONTIAC G6 MODEL 2008 WITH 37,000. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE AS TO WHETHER THERE ARE ANY ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS AND POSSIBLY ANY RECALLS FOR THE PONTIAC G6. WE PURCHASED A G6 IN AUGUST 2009 AND RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES. I HAVE GOOGLED THE ISSUES WE ARE EXPERIENCING AND AM FINDING THAT THESE PARTICULAR ISSUES HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 2005 G6 AND ALL SEEM TO BE CONNECTED TO A MALFUNCTIONING DOOR LATCH MECHANISM AFFECTING ONE AND/OR ALL DOOR LATCHING MECHANISMS. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY FEATURES THAT IN MY OPINION WOULD WARRANT A RECALL, SPECIFICALLY, THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING. I DO PLAN TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED AT THE LOCAL HARRY ROBINSON GMC/PONTIAC IN FORT SMITH AR. THE COST FOR ASSESSMENT IS $80 AND BETWEEN $100 & $200 PER DOOR MECHANISM IF MORE THAN 1 IS AFFECTED, WITH THE DRIVER SIDE PART BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE. OF COURSE LABOR IS ANOTHER $75 PER HOUR. 2008 PONTIAC G6 4 DOOR. DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS DO NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. ALL DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED INSIDE EVERYTIME, THE OTHER 3 MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED OCCASIONALLY. (THIS MEANS THE STANDARD CHILD SAFETY FEATURE IS NOT WORKING!) THE RADIO WILL AT TIMES STAY ON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND AFTER THE DOOR IS OPENED AND SHUT. - INTERMITTENT (MUST OCCASIONALLY MANUALLY TURN RADIO OFF AFTER EXITING VEHICLE) THE IGNITION CHIMES WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT GO OFF AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE - INTERMITTENT

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE VERY DIM AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON DARK ROADS AT NIGHT. WE LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND I HAVE TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WHENEVER I CAN. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR

SQUEAKING BRAKES ON OUR 2008 PONTIAC G6 SQUEAKS OFTEN BOUGHT CAR NEW HAD BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES. THEY CLAIM NOT UNUSUAL FOR G6 PROBLEM, AND SAID THEY REPLACED PADS & TURNED ROTORS,(DO NOT BELIEVE SINCE ONLY IN SHOP 45 MIN), AND CLAIM THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. SAYS IT CAUSED BY DIRT. NO WAY!!!! LOTS OF SAME COMPLAINT ON VERY SAME PROBLEMS FROM OTHERS. THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT!!!! *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THEN LIGHTS GO OFF MOMENTARILY AND COME BACK ON. OTHER MOTORISTS FOLLOWING CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT I AM ACTUALLY BRAKING WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. THIS FAILURE HAS YET TO CEASE AND IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AS IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REFUSED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6, BRAKES SQUEAKING AND AFTER IT SITS FOR AWHILE, UPON STARTING OUT, MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED 2-3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I BECOME CONCERNED WHEN THE BRAKES ON MY CAR BEGIN TO MAKE NOISES, CAN THIS BE A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CLUNKING HAD TO HAVE REPLACED GM SAID WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE . WITH THE JOINTS FREEZING UP HOW COULD THIS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE PART IN STOCK BECAUSE THE SAID ALL G6'S HAVE FAULTY STEERING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE CRASHES AND IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE $700 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN THIS IS SOMETHING THEY ARE AWARE OF. PLEASE PRAY FOR MY SAFETY I HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR TURNS THE AIRBAG OFF WHEN PASSENGER SITS OFF CENTER. THE AIRBAG SENSOR WILL NOT RESET IF THE PASSENGER MOVES BACK TO CENTER OF SEAT. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE AND WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER RECALLING THE AIRBAG SENSOR SYSTEM. *TR

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" BUT NOT AS YET DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS TAKING MY GRANDMA TO THE STORE, I MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE LOT (5-10 MPH TOPS) WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TO FIND THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SNAPPED OFF. IT IS A 2008 G6 AND IS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. I AM VERY DISTURBED AT THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY (WHICH I TRAVEL VERY FREQUENTLY). THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. MY CAR IS PRESENTLY AT THE SHOP. *TR

ON 2/17/09, GM RECALLED 8,012 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY DUE TO CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, BRAKE LAMPS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G6 WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I STILL HAVE THE FACTORY WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO THIS RECALL AS THEY HAVE FOUND NO CORROSION IN THE WIRING CONNECTOR. I AM THEREFORE REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE GM TO VALIDATE THE CAUSE AND EXPAND THE RECALL TO OTHER YEARS. AS NOTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, "BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING". THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD NOT RECALL ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DETERMINE OTHER CAUSES. THANK YOU. *TR