2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

AS DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE OFF AND ON. THEN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON THE INTERSTATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING INCLUDING TWO OTHER RECALLS FOR THE BRAKE LAMP AND TRANSMISSION WIRE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLID. THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

TAKATA RECALL: I WENT TO TAKE MY PONTIAC G6 2008 AT A MISSION CHEVROLET HERE IN EL PASO FOR A RECALL THAT IT HAD BECAUSE WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME AND I ALMOST CRASHED AND I COULDN'T MAKE A TURN TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GEORGE DIETER AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR IT AND NOW THE CAR IS WORSE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME MORE THAN $600, THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NOW I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND WHEN THE POWER STEERING ALERT SHOWED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MANUAL STEERING. CHECKED THE GM OWNER SITE WHICH SHOWS SPECIAL WARRANTY NUMBER 15356 WHICH MAY COVER THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE LIMIT WAS 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS IF THAT IS FOUND TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE COME UP, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHEN ONE IS DRIVING THE CARE AT THE TIME WITH NO WARNING OF THE ISSUE!!! NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING I MAY HAVE TO PAY OVER $1000 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THAT WARRANTY, AS THE CAR IS OVER 150K MILES ALTHOUGH IT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE SO-CALLED WARRANTY HTTP://GM.OEMDTC.COM/4286/15356-LOSS-OF-ELECTRIC-POWER-STEERING-ASSIST-2007-2012-CHEVROLET-PONTIAC-SATURN.

I PURCHASE MY CAR DECEMBER,2015 OR MAYBE IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 2016. I HAD AN EXTREMELY BAD GAS LEAK , I'LL SAY 2 MONTH AFTER MY BRAKES START MESSING UP. GOT THEM FIXED & 3 MONTHS LATER I WAS BACK DOING THE SAME THING. AROUND AUGUST, 2016 MY POWER STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT. GOT THAT FIXED, 3 WEEKS LATER MY POWER STEER DID THE SAME THING, AGAIN ! PLUS MY PAN HAD BEGIN LEAKING.

I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE SOCKET/HARNESS FOR MY LOW BEAMS ON BOTH SIDES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2011. THE SOCKETS ARE MELTING, WHICH TO ME IS BOTH A FIRE HAZARD, AND A SAFETY HAZARD FOR NIGHT DRIVING SINCE THE LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK WITH A MELTED SOCKET. THIS ISSUE OCCURS ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A TRAFFIC VIOLATION TICKET AFTER BEING PULLED OVER, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO GET DROPPED BECAUSE I FIXED IT THE NEXT DAY. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING MELTING COMPONENTS A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR! I ALSO AVOID USING MY FOG LIGHTS BECAUSE I THINK THIS MELTS THEM QUICKER DUE TO EXTRA CURRENT AND HEAT DRAW. ALSO, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLES FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. WHY NOT THE PONTIAC G6??? *TR

NOTICED GASOLINE ODORS, HARD STARTING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. MECHANIC SAID THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK FROM THE TANK ALSO LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND VACUUM PROBLEMS. SAID CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST IS $1000. THE G5 MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN A FACTORY RECALL BUT NONE ON THE G6 MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13E043000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,522.