2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY THING I SEE IS I ADJUSTED WAS THE POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON.

LEAKING FUEL FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. I CAN SMELL THE GAS AND FEEL FUEL UNDER THE CAR BUT I CANNOT SEE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS LEAKING FROM. IT IS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN MAKING A TURN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE JOINT BEARING AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,684.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT EITHER THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED OR THERE WAS A FUEL PUMP LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER STICK WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION KEY REQUIRED FORCE TO BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR DIED HAD NO POWER LIGHTS WENT DIM SO I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR PUT WON ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON BATTERY WAS GOOD STILL NOTHING GOT A JUMP STII NOTHING NEXT DAY DEAD AGAIN.

ON 05/11/16 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:49 PM, THIS 2008 PONTIAC G6, WHILE TRAVELING IN A FORWARD DIRECTION ON A PUBLIC ROAD AND IN DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS, MODERATE TEMPERATURES, WAS BROUGHT TO A RAPID STOP DUE TO CHANGING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER WAS RESTRAINED VIA THE SEAT BELT. FOUR SECONDS LATER, THIS 2008 PONTIAC G6 WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A 2005 PONTIAC VEHICLE TRAVELING AT MODERATE SPEED AND POSSIBLE DRIVER INATTENTION. SIGNIFICANT REAR, FRONTAL, UNDERSIDE AND SIDE AREAS OF BOTH VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE NOT DRIVABLE AND WERE TOWED FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE TO A SECURE LOT. THE 2008 PONTIAC G6 AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE UPON IMPACT OR THEREAFTER. THE 2005 PONTIAC AIRBAGS(2) DID INFLATE AND ALSO SUFFERED A PASSENGER SIDE BROKEN FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE OCCUPANTS AND ONE CANINE IN ONE AND OR BOTH VEHICLES DID SUFFER UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAD BEED SERVICED UP TO AND INCLUDING WITHIN ONE YEAR BY A GM DEALERSHIP FOR VARIOUS RECALLS AND OVER THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE.

DAUGHTER SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AFTER LEAVING HOUSE. SPEED OF APPROX 25MPH ON A CITY STREET. ALSO POPPING IN STEERING COLUMN AND LOOSE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER EVENT OCCURRED. CAR CURRENTLY AT DEALER BUT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM EFFECTING OTHER G6'S. MANY ARE COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT APPARENTLY MY 08 G6 IS JUST PAST THE EFFECTED DATES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSES WERE ROUTED UNDERNEATH CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING HOSES TO MELT. THE FAILURE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE DUE TO THE LIQUID BEING ABLE TO DRIP ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSES NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,131.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEED REDUCED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN 2014, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.