2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I'VE HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL DONE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND RECENTLY 3 TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY IN MY PONTIAC G6 AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD BE DISPLAYED AND THEN LOSE STEERING ALTOGETHER UNTIL I FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE THEN IT WORKS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING SMALL TURNING ADJUSTMENTS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THE STEERING GOES OUT IT MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! MY STEERING WORKED FINE BEFORE DOING THE RECALL AND AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT NOW.

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 CONVERTIBLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. I HAD THE CAR LIFTED UP ON LIFTS AT THE DEALERSHIP I WORK AT AND SAW THAT THERE WAS FUEL ALL AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE SECOND ATTEMPT BUILDS UP ENOUGH FUEL PRESSURE FOR A NORMAL START. THE FUEL ODOR HAS GOTTEN SO BAD INSIDE THE CABIN THAT I HAVE TO KEEP THE WINDOWS CRACKED AT ALL TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO KEEP ME FROM GETTING A HEADACHE. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LITERALLY WATCH THE FUEL NEEDLE DROP. GM NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE I OR SOMEONE ELSE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED IN A FIRE!

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON ME WHEN I DRIVE AND SOMETIMES STAYS OFF ALL DAY NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I RESTART THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AND IT DID NOT COME BACK UNTILL I GOT HOME AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK AROUND A CORNER AND I ALMOST WENT OFF OF THE ROAD. OTHERWISE IT KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF ON ME EVERY DAY (MOSTLY OFF).

I HAVE SENT IN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT BUT EVERYWHERE I LOOK I SEE THAT IT IS A RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 IS FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHOULD I DO.

DRIVERS SEAT LEANING TOWARDS THE LEFT. SEARCHED FOR CAUSE AND FOUND METAL FRAME IN SEAT CRACKED THROUGH. NO SUPPORT ON BACK LEFT SIDE.

"TAKATA RECALL" IN MY PONTIAC G6 AFTER I HIT 100000 MILES I STARTED HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. MY THEFT-DETERRENT ALARMS COMES ON AND STAY ON WHILE I DRIVE. THEN IT GOES OFF STAY OFF FOR A DAY MAYBE THEN COME BACK ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON THEN GOES OFF AND COME BACK ON. THE CAR PULLS FORWARD, WHICH IS SCARY. I DRIVE SLOW BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CAN STOP IF I HAVE TO. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP. PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE THE CODES THAT WERE COMING UP CONTRADICTS WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY DOING. THE MECHANIC SAID I MAY NEED A COMPUTER BUT I MAY HE REALLY DID NOT HAVE A DEFINITELY ANSWER ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY (VIN) BUT I BELIEVE THEIR SHOULD BE.

RACK AND PINION FAILURE CAN LEAD TO A CAR ACCIDENT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AROUND 3 YEARS AGO DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STEERING IS STIFF WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.

SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO STEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNUSABLE FOR ITS INABILITY TO CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY GIVEN TIME INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH. THE MONITOR DISPLAYING THE CLOCK JUST HAD A MESSAGE THAT READ "POWER STEERING". MY EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED 5 MPH, I WOULD THEN PARK IT SAFELY, TURN IT OFF AND USE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. THIS WOULD HAPPEN 1-2 TIMES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME. THIS COMPLAINT IS IN RESPONSE TO MY VIN NOT BEING COVERED UNDER THE CAMPAIGN RECALL # 14V153000, ALTHOUGH MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR ARE ALL LISTED UNDER THE RECALL, JUST NOT MY SPECIFIC CAR.

IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE CAR BEING PARKED AND STARTING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES OF TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND OFF BEFORE IT WOULD START WORKING. NOW, IT DOES IT AT BOTH STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE TRAVELING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS; THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SIMILAR VEHICLES IN THIS MODEL YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SELECT THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, WHEN SELECTING PARK, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND REMAINED IN THE INITIAL SELECTED GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN PARK FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000