2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

ONE DAY MY REAR DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK OR LOCK, WHEN THIS HAPPENS HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE CLIMB INTO THE BACK SEAT FROM THE FRONT SEAT TO UNLOCK. WHEN YOU LOCK THE DOORS U MUST CHECK TO SEE IF THEY LOCKED, THERE ARE DAYS THE LOOKS WORK BUT MOST DAYS THEY DO NOT WORK. I FEEL THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY PARENTS PURCHASED THE CAR FOR ME ON MARCH 1, 2013 WITH 97,629 MILES ON IT. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACE JULY 9, 2014 BECAUSE I WAS INTERMITTENTLY HEARING A POPPING NOSE WHEN I TURNED OR BACK UP WHILE TURNING. IT HAS PRETTY MUCH DONE THIS THE ENTIRE TIME AFTER A FEW WEEKS I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR. EVEN AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED LAST JULY, IT WAS QUIET FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED DAILY THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS FROM AGES 5-15 THAT ARE WITH ME. I DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL 15 MILES AWAY AND PICK THEM UP. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT IT HAS NOT. IT IS A GROWING ANXIETY ISSUE FOR ME AND I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. THIS WEBSITE HAS HAD 37 POSTS ALONE OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/PONTIAC/G6/2008/STEERING/STEERING_MAKES_A_POPPING_NOISE_WHEN_TURNING.SHTML THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH PONTIAC G6'S AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED PROPERLY! NOW THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP, I DON'T HAVE THE $300+ DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED AGAIN! *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO LAG AND SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A LOAD PUT ON SUCH AS GOING UPHILL. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND IT WON'T ALERT MECHANICS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND HAS COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

WAS GOING 5 MPH BECUASE OF WEATHER, HIT ICE, ENDED UP DOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH IN A SLIDE. THREW ME IN A DITCH FRONT FIRST. DID 5671.65 IN DAMAGES ON THE FRONT END ALONE. 63 PARTS REPLACED. AIRBAGS AND ONSTAR DID NOT ACTIVATE. IF MY HUSBAND AND I WERE NOT WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS WE WOULSVE BEEN THROWN OUT THE WINDSHIELD. WHOLE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS IN THE DITCH AND BACK PASSENGER TIRE WAS IN MID AIR. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO GET OUT OF VEHIICLE HE FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND LANDED UNDER THE CAR. THERE ARE PICTURES TAKEN BY THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL AS WELL AS MYSELF. HUSBAND AND I WERE SORE FROM THE ACCIDENT BUT DID NOT GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA

MY CAR'S STEERING GOTTEN FROZEN, LOCK UP, CAN NOT STEER TO AN DIRECTIONS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN EARLY THIS MONTH AGAIN ON HIGHWAY. CANNOT FIND ANY RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL MODULE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN UPDATED 07/02/15*JB

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY AND THEN GO OFF. I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO DOING A SELF CHECK SINCE THE LIGHT ALWAYS HAS WENT OFF IN THE PAST. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON NOW CONSTANTLY AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER IS DISABLED AT ALL TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT HAS FAILED, AND REPLACEMENT WILL COST OVER $1000. THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS MORE THAN LIKELY THE AIRBAGS WILL FAIL TO EMPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY EVENT. I'VE WENT TO OTHER WEB SITES TO REVIEW POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH GM AIRBAG SYSTEMS, AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A START OF AN EPIDEMIC WITH THESE AIR BAG SYSTEMS NOT BEING REPORTED TO THE NHTSA - TO INCLUDE SOME DEATHS. *TR