2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (440-953-1070, LOCATED AT 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL), 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN), AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED THE NEXT MORNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON, SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND IT SAYS 'POWER STEERING' ON THE RADIO. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL KEEPS RATTLING SINCE THE MOMENT I TURN IT ON AND WHEN DRIVING IT KEEPS RATTLING AND MOVING MY CAR LEFT AND RIGHT. THE TIRED CAN NOT BE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I KEEP THAT ON POINT AND I ALSO CHANGE THE OIL EVERYTIME IT IS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BUT HAS BEEN WORSENING.

ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2018 I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE TO THE LEFT LANE, WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS THE 4 CYLINDER, WHICH MEANS IT HAS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. "POWER STEERING" SHOWED ON MY DISPLAY ALONG WITH A CHIME. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER 10 SECONDS, I STARTED IT BACK UP, AND REGAINED THE POWER STEERING. I CONTINUED ON FOR ABOUT 15 MILES TO WORK WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER WORK, I DROVE AROUND 25 MILES TO TOWN, AND THEN DROVE AROUND RUNNING ERRANDS WITH NO ISSUE. THE NEXT DAY ON MY DRIVE TO WORK I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, AT THE SAME SPEED, ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MILES. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR MY CAR'S YEAR, BUT SEARCHING WITH THE VIN NUMBER, IT DOESN'T SHOW THE RECALL APPLIES. IN AUGUST OF 2015 GM ISSUED A BULLETIN 15356 DETAILING THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE PARTS TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, IF THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, OR 150K MILES, THE SPECIAL COVERAGE DOES NOT APPLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AND I FEEL RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO MY CAR. I ALSO FEEL THE SPECIAL COVERAGE SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED. IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE OF IT, WHAT DOES IT MATTER WHETHER HOW OLD THE CAR IS, IT'S A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED.

CLOSED DOOR. REAR BACK GLASS. SHATTERED!!! ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE GLASS. WAS AT WORK, WENT TO MY CAR TO GET SOMETHING. OPENED DOOR CLOSED IT A BOOM SHATTERED. HAVE ON TAPE AT MY JOB.

THE MAIN COMPUTER (ECM) IS DEAD, THE CAR READS ERROR IN MILAGE AND THE CAR IS GOING NUTS AND IT WONT START THE SHIFTER CABLE CAME APART AND THE STARTER WONT ENGAGE TRANNY SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN PARKED UP HILL STICKS IN PARK, ALL HAPPENS IN PARK

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHILE TURNING AT A STOPLIGHT AT AMAJOR INTERSECTION. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST IN A DITCH.

WHEN THE PASSENGERS HAS THE SEAT BELT ON AND WHEN DRIVING THE SERVICE AIR BAG GOES OFF THE PASSENGER HAS MOVED IS WHEN IT KICK ON THEN GOES BACK OFF

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO TURN. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP SO MUCH WHILE DRIVING..I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY CAR IN ORDER TO HAVE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL,WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ME SERVERAL INCIDENT. DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANYMORE..

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT BRAKING. BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY ON UNTIL HIT THE BRAKE THEN COME BACK ON WHEN LET OFF BRAKES