2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

SO ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH LOW BEAM BULBS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE HASN'T BEEN TOO BAD, IT WOULD GO OUT, BUT A TAP ON THE HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN IT BACK ON. THE DRIVERS SIDE HOWEVER, WOULD GO OUT AT ANY RANDOM TIME, THEN CUT BACK ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY OR A FEW MINUTES LATER. I DID SEE THAT THE PLUG FOR THE LOW BEAM WAS A LITTLE MELTED, BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR WAS ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE CURRENT NEEDED FOR THE BULB OR THE WIRING WAS JUST TERRIBLE.

THE DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM CONNECTOR CONTINUOUSLY MELTS AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM PER MOST ONLINE FORUMS IF YOU LOOK IT UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN EVEN AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND NEW WIRING HARNESS MELTS THE SAME WAY. THEIR HAS TO BE A REASON THAT SO MANY OF THESE ARE MELTING THE CONNECTORS. THERE IS NOT REASON THAT IT SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH OR REPAIR.

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN MY CAR NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE UNDER 67,000 MILES AND OCCASIONALLY LOSES POWER. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. I CAN NOT WITH 100 PERCENT CERTAINTY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC KNOWING THAT IT WILL ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RUN ON THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS THE ISSUE AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN EL PASO, TX AND THEY CLAIM THAT SOME PONTIAC G6 MODELS (BASED ON VIN) HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT THAT MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE LOOKED UP RELATED CASES AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I LOVE MY CAR AND IT HAS SERVED ME WELL, UNTIL NOW. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE, ANYONE WITH SOME AUTHORITY IS READING THIS. I HOPE THAT THAT PERSON DOES SOME INVESTIGATING AND REALIZES THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED AND SHOULD BE AN OPEN RECALL. IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, BUT AM FORCED TO AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE ACCELERATION ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. I HAVE STOPPED USING THE FREEWAY FOR SAFETY REASONS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL IN 2014 AND THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR MOVING.

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE ABOVE THE FUEL PUMP ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THERE IS A DISTINCT GAS SMELL FROM THE CAR AND OBD CODE P0446. THIS IS A HAZARD TO MY HEALTH. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FUEL LEAK. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD OF THIS ON A GM CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL AND THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,298.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS FOR YEARS. I BUY LIGHTS EVERY 3 WEEKS, THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WAS STOPPED BY COPS & GIVEN A WARNING. NOW NONE OF THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING (HIGH R LOW) DON'T COME ON. JUST DEVASTED DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE $700 THAT I DON'T HAVE NEED HELP ARE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO. I SEE A LOT OF PONTIAC CT VEHICLES WITH ONLY ONE LITE WORKING ?????? DRIVING IN THE DARK COMING HOME FROM WORK.....

AFTER FINDING MOVEMENT IN ENTERING THE VEHICLE LAST NIGHT AND DURING MY NORMAL COMMUTE HOME I HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME HAS FRACTURED AND SEPARATED AT THE FRONT INTERIOR WELD OF THE CROSS MEMBER. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A PARTIALLY DETACHED DRIVER SEAT THAT SHIFTS UNDER WEIGHT AND LOAD MOVEMENT. THIS SEPARATION ALSO LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT QUESTION OF THE CREDIBILITY AND DEPENDABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, SEAT AND SAFETY RESTRAINT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SPECIFICALLY ANYTHING BEYOND SLOW SPEEDS. IT'S DOUBTFUL WHETHER THE SEAT WILL REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MY OWN FAMILY MEMBER WHO BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER AND I KNOW THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. IF THIS WELD FAILS UNDER NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE, HOW CAN A VEHICLE LIKE THIS EVER EXPECT TO PERFORM SAFELY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT? FROM MY RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS NOW BECOMING A WELL KNOWN CONCERN AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PONTIAC G6, AND THUS IT'S A SURPRISE TO ME THAT THERE IS NOT AN UPDATE OR POTENTIAL RECALL TO STRENGTHEN THIS INTEGRAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN BE MORE NECESSARY THAN THE SEAT OF THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE? IF THE DRIVER IS NOT SECURE, THAN THE VEHICLE IS NOT SECURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER (ST CLAIR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 3050 KING RD, CHINA TOWNSHIP, MI 48054, (810) 637-1546) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TEN YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,462.