2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ON A HILL FOR THREE HOURS, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS GOOD FOR ONLY TWELVE MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AND ITS OUT AGAIN. I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A WARNING FOR DRIVING WITH IT OUT BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING IT OR TO REPLACE WHATEVER IS CAUSING IT. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM SO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAD JUST COME OUT OF A RESTAURANT. MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR, PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND BACKED UP TO EXIT THE LOT. WHEN SHE PUT THE CAR INTO 'DRIVE', THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS CORRECTLY POSITIONED ON THE CONSOLE BUT THE CAR REMAINED IN REVERSE. MY WIFE TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, BUT WAS UNABLE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE. SHE ENDED UP SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND WITH THE HELP OF A COUPLE OF STRANGERS, THEY WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT INTO AN EMPTY SPACE. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STUCK IN REVERSE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN SHE TRIED. SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THE LOT OVERNIGHT AND HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO HIM. HE OPENED THE HOOD, REACHED DOWN AND ADJUSTED A PLASTIC MOUNTING SNAP AND THEN HAD MY WIFE TRY TO START THE CAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO 'PARK' AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG AND TOLD HER THAT G6'S WERE PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM AND HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ITEM OUT FOR IT (GM RECALL 14152). MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO FLOW GM AUTO SERVICE OF WINSTON-SALEM AND THEY HAD THE BRACKET AND CABLE IN STOCK AND INDICATED FURTHER THAT THERE WAS, INDEED, A RECALL FOR THAT SAME ISSUE ON 2008 PONTIAC G6'S BUT THE VIN OF OUR CAR WAS NOT IN THE LIST, SO THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE IN EFFECT. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAYFOR IT OURSELVES. THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF OUR CAR MATCHES THE FAULT FOR 2008 PONTIAC G6 AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. HAD MY WIFE BEEN BACKING OUT AT A FASTER SPEED, OR INTO TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET REIMBURSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

IT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTENTION AT A GAS STATION THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMPS ON MY PONTIAC G6 WERE NOT ON. I WAS TRAVELING & AWAY FROM HOME AND FELT IT NECESSARY TO SEEK REPAIRS ASAP AT A REPAIR FACILITY IN THE AREA . AFTER CONSIDERABLE EFFORT WE FOUND A REPAIR SHOP WHO RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO CHECK THE PROBLEM OUT. AFTER A CONSIDERABLE EFFORT, WELL TOO MUCH IT SEEMED, TO ACCESS THE HEADLAMP BULBS HE GAINED ACCESS AND DISCOVERED THE WIRING WAS BURNED TOO BADLY FOR REPAIRS AND INFORMED US THIS WAS A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY A PONTIAC DEALER.AND THERE WAS LIKELY A RECALL IN EFFECT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT CITY WE CAME TO WE ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS. THIS SHOP SPLICED IN SOME NEW WIRING AND A NEW CONNECTOR AND THE LAMPS WERE ONCE AGAIN BURNING. HOWEVER THE REPAIR LASTED ONLY 90 DAYS AND AGAIN IT WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED WIRING. IN TALKING TO OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNERS I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS 'THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" AND SOMETHING MOST OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS FAILURE MAKES THIS CAR UNSAFE FOR ANYONE,,PARTICULARLY MY WIFE OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO OPERATE.

2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SENT IN RECALL NUMBERS 14V252000 AND 14V224000. ALSO, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. *JB

WE OWN A PONTIAC G6. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AFTER WE HAD RUN A CARFAX REPORT AND IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFE FOR OUR FAMILY TO DRIVE. WE HAD A FRONT HEADLIGHT BURN OUT. (HIGH AND LOW BEAMS) WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE AN EASY FIX TO MAKE, AND WE WOULD JUST BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BULB. IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE WHEN OUR MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNED TO A CRISP. (IT APPEARS THAT THE HEADLIGHT LIGHTING IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT.) THE ENTIRE REPAIR COST FOR ONE HEADLIGHT WAS $361.00 AFTER DISCOUNT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HAVING A RELIABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. WE ALSO LOOKED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ISSUE WE WERE HAVING AND NOTICED THAT QUITE A FEW SIMILAR VEHICLE OWNERS (AT LEAST 24) HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THE VEHICLE MAKER NOT REQUIRED TO PLACE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? PONTIAC'S ANSWER, ACCORDING TO OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, IS FOR THE OWNER TO PAY THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THAT SHOULD BE THE CASE. WE BELIEVE THAT PONTIAC SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND CORRECT THE ENGINEERING DESIGNERS FLAWED DESIGN AND ISSUE A RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 50MPH THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY THE A/C THEN WENT FROM COLD TO HOT AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ACCELERATION AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN A 10 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. THEN AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. THIS CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT MY VIN SAYS NO OPEN RECALLS. CAN YOU ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE?