2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT , I REPLACED IT 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. I THEN GO ON THE INTERNET AND GOOGLE THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH MY G6. THERE WAS OVER 500 THOUSANDS RESULTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME . SO WENT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AGAIN AND LOOKED FOR ANY CORROSION, UNPLUGGED MY HEADLIGHT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BLOWN AND IT WASN'T , I PLUGGED THAT SAME HEADLIGHT BACK IN AND IT CAME ON. I CALLED GM , AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT FIXED AT MY COST. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM! *TR

VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. THIS SMELL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE CAN'T EVEN BE PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR FEAR OF THE GAS WATER HEATER NEARBY CAUSING THE FUMES TO IGNITE. THE GAS SMELL ESPECIALLY FILLS THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT AND EVEN SOMETIMES SMELLS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ITSELF CAUSING US TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND FOUND MANY 2007/2008 G6 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS A CRACKED PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE G5 FUEL PUMP ISSUES OF THE SAME YEARS...I EVEN LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE G5 RECALL WHERE THIS ISSUE IS SEEN. THE G5 RECALL EVEN STATES "CONSEQUENCE:FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE". *TR

PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR, MALFUNCTION, I HAVE NO AIR BAGS ENABLED OR SEATBELT LOCKS DUE TO THIS FAILING IT'S 800 FOR THE WHOLE PART, PLUS LABOR OF 400. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANT WHICH DON'T COVER THIS ISSUE. STATES SERVICE AIRBAG. WITHOUT THIS PROPERLY FIXED, THE CAR HAS NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AS IN AIRBAGS OR YOUR SEATBELTS LOCKING IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND IS OUT AGAIN AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR IN AGAIN, BUT WILL ASK FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF PROBLEM THIS TIME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ROLLED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND EPS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE LOW BEAM HIGHLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR CHANGED OUT THE LIGHT BULB AND WITH IN TWO DAYS THE LOW BEAM WAS NOT WORKING. THIS BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE A 30 DAY PERIOD. I'M NOW BEING TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THAT IT IS THE CONNECTOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS $100. *TR

JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES. SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING. WITH GREAT EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. AFTER SITTING TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. SINCE THEN, IT INTERMITTENTLY HAS POWER STEERING. IT SEEMS LIKE THE RECALLS ON OTHER PONTIAC G6 CARS BUILT A LITTLE EARLIER THAN THIS ONE. *TR

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AND EVEN INSIDE MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS PARKED. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS I HAD PUT INTO THE TANK THE PREVIOUS DAY. HOWEVER, WITH MY CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT MY HOME, THE GAS SMELL BECAME OVERWHELMING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACING AND NOTIFIED ME OF THE COST. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON CONFERENCE CALL TO CLARIFY FOR ME WHAT WAS NEEDED. ON THE CALL (WITH PONTIAC ON THE LINE) THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED SEPARATELY SO THAT IS WHY I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. THIS DEFECT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS LISTED IN THE RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G5 2007-2009 AND I FIND IT NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE AND I'M SURE COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO JUST AREN'T AWARE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR