2008 Pontiac G6 complaints

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. REPLACED IT, WENT BACK OUT WITHIN A WEEK. HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON WEBSITES, AND IT SEEMS THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT NO RECALL. WHY? REPLACING BULBS IS COSTLY, AND NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS WHEN YOU THINKS YOU HAVE HEADLIGHTS AND DON'T. ALSO CAUSE FOR POLICE TO PULL U OVER. WHY HAS GM DONE NOTHING TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS?

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THERE IS A SCREECHING OR SQUEALING SOUND. THE SOUND IS PRESENT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD. I TOLD THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHEN HE CAME OUT AND HE TOLD ME TO TELL MY MECHANIC. DURING THE FIRST ROUND OF MY CAR GOING TO THE SHOP, MY MECHANIC COULDN'T RECREATE THE SOUND AND SENT THE CAR BACK. A COUPLE WEEKS GO BY AND THE SOUND CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HAD HIM LISTEN TO THE SOUND. PRIOR TO DROPPING OFF MY CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC, THE CAR STARTED GETTING HARDER TO STEER, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. MY MECHANIC AND ANOTHER INSURANCE ADJUSTER COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE SOUND BUT MY MECHANIC TOLD THE ADJUSTER HAT HE HAD HEARD THE SOUND. THE ADJUSTER TOLD MY MECHANIC ABOUT THE RECALL AND ADVISED THAT I SHOULD MAKE A COMPLAINT.

ON ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, WHEN LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, WHEN RE-ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACES TO 7000 RPM, THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AT ABOUT 5000 RPM AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/30/12, 3/5/13, 8/19/13, 9/12/13. DIAGNOSIS CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN TELLS ME I AM "TRICKING" THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I DE-ACCELERATE AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FROM 30,000 MILES TO CURRENT MILEAGE OF 47,000 MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACED TO 7000 RPM. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE REAR. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OPERATING IN THIS ERRATIC MANNER. I DO NOT BELIEVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE ENGINEERED TO ALLOW A DRIVER TO "TRICK" THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE COULD BE A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR.

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND NOW STAYED ON FOR A WEEK. I HAVE HAD IT COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A DAY OR SO AND THEN SHUT OFF. THIS TIME IT HAS NOT SHUT OFF. I JUST GOT BACK FOR THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE WHICH IS THE PROBLEM. TO GET IT REPLACED IS OVER $800. THIS PART BEING DEFECTIVE SHUTS THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM OFF AND NOW IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THIS IS REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

I HAVE CHANGED MYDRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT 3 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER, EVERYTIME IT'S CHANGED IT BLOWS WITHIN 3DAYS. ON MY ATTEMPT TO CHANGE IT TODAY 7/24/15, I NOTICED THE WIRE HARNESS IS MELTED.WHILE RESEARCHING PARTS AND COST FOR REPAIR I NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DRIVERSIDE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS MELTING. I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED, IM SURE ITS A FIRE HAZZARD AND I WOULD HATE TO BE DRIVING AND MY CAR CATCH FIRE WITH MY BABIES AND I IN THE CAR.

IN 2013, MY CAR WAS SERVICED FOR A RECALL THAT INCLUDED THE GEAR SELECTOR CABLE FOR MY PONTIAC G6. THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT IN ORDER TO REPLACE FAULTY GEAR SELECTOR CABLES THAT COULD BREAK AND FAIL TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT GEAR POSITION. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE VEHICLE BEING PLACED IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE SELECTOR SAID PARK. MY CAR UNDERWENT THE REQUIRED REPAIRS AND THEN, 14 MONTHS LATER, EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. LUCKILY, I WAS ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, SO I WAS ABLE TO APPLY A TEMPORARY FIX TO MY CAR IN ORDER TO KEEP IT DRIVEABLE. HOWEVER, UPON CONTACTING GM, THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR SINCE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND THE PART WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY. IT SEEMS THAT ALTHOUGH GM DID A RECALL, THE REPAIR THAT THEY REQUIRED THEIR DEALERS TO PERFORM DID NOT ADDRESS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (USUALLY BELOW 20 MPH) THE POWER STEERING LOCKS AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY OVER THE PAST 2-3 YEARS IF I CAN REMEMBER CORRECTLY. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS A STOP (IE, STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, DRIVE-THRU). EACH TIME IS HAS HAPPENED I'VE HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTART THE IGNITION. IT MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO (7/13/15) AND HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 10 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE (SINCE 2011). LUCKILY, IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED DURING HIGH SPEEDS SUCH AS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE BUT I FEAR THAT IF IT DOES I WOULD BE PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR SHOWS UP ON THE RADIO AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SIDE TO SIDE. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE IS WHAT FEELS LIKE A JUMP( ALMOST LIKE A MISSING TOOTH IN A GEAR). CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETIN FOR MY MODEL G6 WHEN I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF THESE INCIDENTS ONLINE. ONLY HAD THE CAR 4 MONTHS AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY ALMOST $1300 TO HAVE IT FIXED OUTTA MY POCKET.

DROVE CAR TO WORK, APPROX. 8 MILES. PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED IN. WENT TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND SHIFTER JUST SLID THROUGH THE GEARS. CAR WILL NOT RESTART. CAR IS STUCK IN REVERSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE AND BRACKET. I SEE MY MODEL CAR HAS RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT SHOWING UNDER MY VIN#. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE COSTS. COSTS ARE OVER $400. (MILEAGE ABOVE IS APPROX.) I DON'T HAVE CAR AT THIS TIME. STILL BEING WORKED ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ON A HILL FOR THREE HOURS, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS GOOD FOR ONLY TWELVE MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AND ITS OUT AGAIN. I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A WARNING FOR DRIVING WITH IT OUT BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING IT OR TO REPLACE WHATEVER IS CAUSING IT. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAD JUST COME OUT OF A RESTAURANT. MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR, PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND BACKED UP TO EXIT THE LOT. WHEN SHE PUT THE CAR INTO 'DRIVE', THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS CORRECTLY POSITIONED ON THE CONSOLE BUT THE CAR REMAINED IN REVERSE. MY WIFE TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, BUT WAS UNABLE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE. SHE ENDED UP SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND WITH THE HELP OF A COUPLE OF STRANGERS, THEY WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT INTO AN EMPTY SPACE. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STUCK IN REVERSE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN SHE TRIED. SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THE LOT OVERNIGHT AND HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO HIM. HE OPENED THE HOOD, REACHED DOWN AND ADJUSTED A PLASTIC MOUNTING SNAP AND THEN HAD MY WIFE TRY TO START THE CAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO 'PARK' AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG AND TOLD HER THAT G6'S WERE PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM AND HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ITEM OUT FOR IT (GM RECALL 14152). MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO FLOW GM AUTO SERVICE OF WINSTON-SALEM AND THEY HAD THE BRACKET AND CABLE IN STOCK AND INDICATED FURTHER THAT THERE WAS, INDEED, A RECALL FOR THAT SAME ISSUE ON 2008 PONTIAC G6'S BUT THE VIN OF OUR CAR WAS NOT IN THE LIST, SO THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE IN EFFECT. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAYFOR IT OURSELVES. THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF OUR CAR MATCHES THE FAULT FOR 2008 PONTIAC G6 AS OU

IT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTENTION AT A GAS STATION THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMPS ON MY PONTIAC G6 WERE NOT ON. I WAS TRAVELING & AWAY FROM HOME AND FELT IT NECESSARY TO SEEK REPAIRS ASAP AT A REPAIR FACILITY IN THE AREA . AFTER CONSIDERABLE EFFORT WE FOUND A REPAIR SHOP WHO RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO CHECK THE PROBLEM OUT. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE EFFORT, WELL TOO MUCH IT SEEMED, TO ACCESS THE HEADLAMP BULBS HE GAINED ACCESS AND DISCOVERED THE WIRING WAS BURNED TOO BADLY FOR REPAIRS AND INFORMED US THIS WAS A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY A PONTIAC DEALER.AND THERE WAS LIKELY A RECALL IN EFFECT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT CITY WE CAME TO WE ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS. THIS SHOP SPLICED IN SOME NEW WIRING AND A NEW CONNECTOR AND THE LAMPS WERE ONCE AGAIN BURNING. HOWEVER THE REPAIR LASTED ONLY 90 DAYS AND AGAIN IT WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED WIRING. IN TALKING TO OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNERS I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS 'THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" AND SOMETHING MOST OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS FAILURE MAKES THIS CAR UNSAFE FOR ANYONE,,PARTICULARLY MY WIFE OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO OPERATE.

2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SENT IN RECALL NUMBERS 14V252000 AND 14V224000. ALSO, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. *JB

WE OWN A PONTIAC G6. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AFTER WE HAD RUN A CARFAX REPORT AND IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFE FOR OUR FAMILY TO DRIVE. WE HAD A FRONT HEADLIGHT BURN OUT. (HIGH AND LOW BEAMS) WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE AN EASY FIX TO MAKE, AND WE WOULD JUST BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BULB. IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE WHEN OUR MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNED TO A CRISP. (IT APPEARS THAT THE HEADLIGHT LIGHTING IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT.) THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST FOR ONE HEADLIGHT WAS $361.00 AFTER DISCOUNT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HAVING A RELIABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. WE ALSO LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ISSUE WE WERE HAVING AND NOTICED THAT QUITE A FEW SIMILAR VEHICLE OWNERS (AT LEAST 24) HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THE VEHICLE MAKER NOT REQUIRED TO PLACE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? PONTIAC'S ANSWER, ACCORDING TO OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, IS FOR THE OWNER TO PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THAT SHOULD BE THE CASE. WE BELIEVE THAT PONTIAC SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND CORRECT THE ENGINEERING DESIGNERS FLAWED DESIGN AND ISSUE A RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 50MPH THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY THE A/C THEN WENT FROM COLD TO HOT AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN A 10 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. THEN AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. THIS CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT MY VIN SAYS NO OPEN RECALLS. CAN YOU ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE?

BAD CONNECTIONS IN HEADLIGHT MELTED RIGHT OFF AND DAMAGED HEADLIGHT

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH / CANCEL CAM STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON MY ORIGINAL OWNER 2008 G6. SIGNALS FLASH BUT STAY ON WELL AFTER A TURN IS MADE. THIS SHOULD BE ANOTHER RECALL AS IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. RECALLS ARE NEEDED ON THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ITEMS AS WELL. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TODAY.

GEARS STOPPED WORKING AND CAR ROLLED AND STOPPED ON THE CURB, DEALER WILL NOT FIX RECALLED GEAR CABLE BECAUSE THE OWNER BEFORE ME HAD IT FIXED BUT IT HAS BROKE AGAIN

I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON NORTHBOUND I-75 WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND REALIZED THAT THE GLASS FROM MY SUNROOF WAS IN MY LAP. I REALIZE GLASS CAN BREAK BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE IN MY LAP AT 70 MPH! I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE KEPT MY COMPOSURE, SAFELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WITH POWER ADJUST FOR UP/DOWN MOVEMENT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND NOW LEANS TO THE RIGHT, PUSHING DRIVER INTO MIDDLE CONSOLE. INVESTIGATION SHOWS COMPLETE SEPARATION OF WELDED BRACKET ON BOTTOM OF SEAT RACK FRAME ADJUSTMENT TUBE - EVIDENT OF A FAULTY WELD DURING MANUFACTURING. THE OPPOSITE WELDED BRACKET IS STILL INTACT. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY IN SEPTEMBER 2014. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OPDS MODULE WAS FAULTY. HE SAID THE COST TO REPLACE THE SEAT BOTTOM WOULD BE AROUND $750 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS INTERNAL AND NOT A RESULT OF ANY DAMAGE THAT I OR A PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT COULD HAVE CAUSED. I WOULD HOPE TO SEE GM ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM 2 OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS. I KNOW THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY SMALL NUMBER, BUT I LIVE IN A TOWN THAT HAS A POPULATION OF 500 PEOPLE. I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE GM VEHICLE OWNERS IN THE U.S. EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. LIVES COULD BE LOST IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT GOING TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH IF THE SENSOR INSIDE THE SEAT IS FAULTY. THE SEAT BOTTOM IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. I AM A VERY LOYAL GM OWNER. I OWN A 1997 GMC 3500 TRUCK, A 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO, A 2006 CHEVY HHR AS WELL AS THIS 2008 PONTIAC G6. LASTLY, EVEN MY RV IS A CHEV. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE TRADITION ALIVE AS A PROUD GM OWNER. PLEASE HELP TO START THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,512.

THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS FAILED LEAVING US WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, NOT BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT BUT THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF MELTED. GM REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND THOUSANDS OF RESULTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THE GM DEALER DOES NOT HAVE AN EXACT REPLACEMENT PART THEY JUST GIVE OUT A GENERIC WIRING HARNESS THAT THE OWNER MUST CUT AND SPLICE TOGETHER. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT A WIRING HARNESS FOR SUCH A BASIC ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE CAR WOULD EVER FAIL, MUCH LESS SO SOON. THE WIRES ARE OBVIOUSLY GETTING TOO HOT AND MELTING WHICH SHOWS A COMPLETE LACK OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING THAT WENT INTO DESIGNING THE HEADLIGHT WIRING. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. OWNERS TYPICALLY DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME AS THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE WIRING STARTS TO DEGRADE. THEY MIGHT NOTICE FROM TIME TO TIME THAT THE LIGHTS ARE NOT AS BRIGHT AS NORMAL ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY ROADS, OR SPEED BUMPS AS THE JARRING OF THE WIRES CAN FORCE THE WIRES IN AND OUT OF CONTACT. MAKE GM FIX THIS NOW!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

GM HAS YET TO FIX MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT I DEAL WITH CANNOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE GM REFUSES TO SEND THEM THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM BUT ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS TALK TO YOU AND NOT FIX ANYTHING. FURTHERMORE I STILL NEED REIMBURSED 600.00 FOR THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS REPLACED JUST BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED BY GM. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT , I REPLACED IT 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. I THEN GO ON THE INTERNET AND GOOGLE THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH MY G6. THERE WAS OVER 500 THOUSANDS RESULTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME . SO WENT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AGAIN AND LOOKED FOR ANY CORROSION, UNPLUGGED MY HEADLIGHT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BLOWN AND IT WASN'T , I PLUGGED THAT SAME HEADLIGHT BACK IN AND IT CAME ON. I CALLED GM , AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT FIXED AT MY COST. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM! *TR

VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. THIS SMELL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE CAN'T EVEN BE PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR FEAR OF THE GAS WATER HEATER NEARBY CAUSING THE FUMES TO IGNITE. THE GAS SMELL ESPECIALLY FILLS THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT AND EVEN SOMETIMES SMELLS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ITSELF CAUSING US TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND FOUND MANY 2007/2008 G6 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS A CRACKED PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE G5 FUEL PUMP ISSUES OF THE SAME YEARS...I EVEN LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE G5 RECALL WHERE THIS ISSUE IS SEEN. THE G5 RECALL EVEN STATES "CONSEQUENCE:FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE". *TR

PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR, MALFUNCTION, I HAVE NO AIR BAGS ENABLED OR SEATBELT LOCKS DUE TO THIS FAILING IT'S 800 FOR THE WHOLE PART, PLUS LABOR OF 400. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANT WHICH DON'T COVER THIS ISSUE. STATES SERVICE AIRBAG. WITHOUT THIS PROPERLY FIXED, THE CAR HAS NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AS IN AIRBAGS OR YOUR SEATBELTS LOCKING IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ROLLED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND IS OUT AGAIN AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR IN AGAIN, BUT WILL ASK FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF PROBLEM THIS TIME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND EPS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE LOW BEAM HIGHLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR CHANGED OUT THE LIGHT BULB AND WITH IN TWO DAYS THE LOW BEAM WAS NOT WORKING. THIS BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE A 30 DAY PERIOD. I'M NOW BEING TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THAT IT IS THE CONNECTOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS $100. *TR

JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES. SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING. WITH GREAT EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. AFTER SITTING TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. SINCE THEN, IT INTERMITTENTLY HAS POWER STEERING. IT SEEMS LIKE THE RECALLS ON OTHER PONTIAC G6 CARS BUILT A LITTLE EARLIER THAN THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AND EVEN INSIDE MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS PARKED. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS I HAD PUT INTO THE TANK THE PREVIOUS DAY. HOWEVER, WITH MY CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT MY HOME, THE GAS SMELL BECAME OVERWHELMING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACING AND NOTIFIED ME OF THE COST. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON CONFERENCE CALL TO CLARIFY FOR ME WHAT WAS NEEDED. ON THE CALL (WITH PONTIAC ON THE LINE) THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED SEPARATELY SO THAT IS WHY I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. THIS DEFECT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS LISTED IN THE RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G5 2007-2009 AND I FIND IT NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE AND I'M SURE COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO JUST AREN'T AWARE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

POWER STEERING CAME UP ON DRIVER'S INTERFACE, AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

MY PARENTS PURCHASED THE CAR FOR ME ON MARCH 1, 2013 WITH 97,629 MILES ON IT. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACE JULY 9, 2014 BECAUSE I WAS INTERMITTENTLY HEARING A POPPING NOSE WHEN I TURNED OR BACK UP WHILE TURNING. IT HAS PRETTY MUCH DONE THIS THE ENTIRE TIME AFTER A FEW WEEKS I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR. EVEN AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED LAST JULY, IT WAS QUIET FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED DAILY THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS FROM AGES 5-15 THAT ARE WITH ME. I DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL 15 MILES AWAY AND PICK THEM UP. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT IT HAS NOT. IT IS A GROWING ANXIETY ISSUE FOR ME AND I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. THIS WEBSITE HAS HAD 37 POSTS ALONE OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/PONTIAC/G6/2008/STEERING/STEERING_MAKES_A_POPPING_NOISE_WHEN_TURNING.SHTML THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH PONTIAC G6'S AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED PROPERLY! NOW THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP, I DON'T HAVE THE $300+ DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED AGAIN! *TR

ONE DAY MY REAR DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK OR LOCK, WHEN THIS HAPPENS HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE CLIMB INTO THE BACK SEAT FROM THE FRONT SEAT TO UNLOCK. WHEN YOU LOCK THE DOORS U MUST CHECK TO SEE IF THEY LOCKED, THERE ARE DAYS THE LOOKS WORK BUT MOST DAYS THEY DO NOT WORK. I FEEL THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO LAG AND SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A LOAD PUT ON SUCH AS GOING UPHILL. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND IT WON'T ALERT MECHANICS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND HAS COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

WAS GOING 5 MPH BECUASE OF WEATHER, HIT ICE, ENDED UP DOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH IN A SLIDE. THREW ME IN A DITCH FRONT FIRST. DID 5671.65 IN DAMAGES ON THE FRONT END ALONE. 63 PARTS REPLACED. AIRBAGS AND ONSTAR DID NOT ACTIVATE. IF MY HUSBAND AND I WERE NOT WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS WE WOULSVE BEEN THROWN OUT THE WINDSHIELD. WHOLE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS IN THE DITCH AND BACK PASSENGER TIRE WAS IN MID AIR. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO GET OUT OF VEHIICLE HE FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND LANDED UNDER THE CAR. THERE ARE PICTURES TAKEN BY THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL AS WELL AS MYSELF. HUSBAND AND I WERE SORE FROM THE ACCIDENT BUT DID NOT GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *TR