2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

STEERING COLUMN IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT IS LISTED AS A RECALL ON GM WEBSITE BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND CHARGED ME $776.50. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE. WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE AIRBAG DOES NOT SHOW AS BEING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE FIXED AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE CAME ON AND NOW DOESN'T GO OFF. CALLED ARBORGAST TO TELL THEM THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED... THEY WANT ME TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND TRY TO FIND THE ISSUE. THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE CONCERNING THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING DURING AN ACCIDENT OR DEPLOYING FOR NO REASON CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIRS AREN'T FIXING THE AIRBAG ISSUE. I HAVE A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AND I DON'T WANT MY YOUNG TEEN DRIVING! I'M SCARED MY AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT KILLING MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER INNOCENT DRIVERS. IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WON'T PROTECT THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AS THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I'M A SINGLE PARENT. I HAVE TO RISK MY LIFE AND MY YOUNG CHILDREN'S LIVES EVERYDAY! RECALL NEEDED ON AIRBAG FOR PONTIAC G6 2008! I PRAY I DON'T HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT FROM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE! *TR

I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING EMAIL THREAD WITH [XXX] AT GM CUST SVC SINCE 09/24/2014 CONCERNING MY NON-ATTACHED DRIVERS SEAT. LET ME AGAIN REPEAT: MY DRIVER SEAT IS NEITHER PERMANENTLY NOR SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED ONE LOW-BALL ESTIMATE FROM AN AUTO SHOP WHO PRICED $425 TO REPAIR THE SEAT; I THEN RECENTLY HAD THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT - AND THEY QUOTED OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SEAT, RAIL AND SEAT COVER. CORP GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SINCE GIVEN ME THE RUNAROUND. I CALLED HER ON IT AND POINT BLANK ASKED IF GM WOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL AND REPAIRING THESE DRIVERS SEATS. I RECEIVED HER RESPONSE THIS MORNING, IN PART: I KNOW THAT IT CAN BE TROUBLING TO WORRY ABOUT VEHICLE SAFETY. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR SAFETY IS OF THE UPMOST IMPORTANCE TO US. WE CERTAINLY WANT OUR CUSTOMERS TO KNOW THEY CAN RELY ON THEIR VEHICLES... I LOOKED INTO THE VIN YOU PROVIDED AND FOUND 0 OPEN RECALLS OR SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR VEHICLE RELATING TO THIS CONCERN. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO YOUR VEHICLE S AGE AND MILEAGE YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND MOST LIKELY ANY ASSOCIATED COSTS, IF YOU CHOOSE TO WORK WITH A GM DEALER, WILL BE CUSTOMER PAY. THAT WAS HER RESPONSE IS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED AND PRICED THE BROKEN DRIVER SEAT. I KNOW THERE IS NO RECALL - THAT IS THE POINT OF MY ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS WITH GM - TO GET THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE OVER 200 SEPARATE BLOG POSTS CONCERNING THE BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT ON THE G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM WEBSITE. WITHIN THOSE 200 POSTS ARE MANY, MANY, MANY, RESPONSES TO EACH POST. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS INCREDIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. DOES SOMEONE ELSE NEED TO DIE IN ORDER FOR GM TO FINALLY PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TOOK CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR RECALLS. 14118 ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST, 13036 BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION, 12106 SHIFT LEVER INDICATOR MAY NOT DISPLAY CORRECT.ALL ON SATURDAY. I ASKED TO SEE THE PARTS THAT WERE REMOVED I WAS TOLD THEY BELONG TO GM. I ASKED HOW DO I KNOW THAT THE SERVICES WERE PERFORMED.STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. FOUGHT TO GET WHEEL TO TURN WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THEY FORGOT TO CALIBRATE. I WAS TOLD PROBLEM FIXED. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON, CHIME, STEERING WHEEL LOCK HARD TO TURN. I CALLED GM (PONTIAC) CUSTOMER SERVICE. DAYS. DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE NOW REPLACED PARTS AGAIN. NOW THEY CAN'T TURN OFF LIGHT STILL. I WAS TOLD HEY CAN RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR $100.00. I WAS TOLD I NOW NEED STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FOR $600.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PROGRESSIVELY FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE TERMINAL CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY. AS A RESULT, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TERMINAL CABLES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

CAR IS A 2008 PONTIAC G6 GXP - THE CAR IS CALLED CYBIL DUE TO IT'S ISSUES GOING ON ONE DAY AND NOT THE NEXT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW WITH 128 MILES ON IT. LATEST ACTIVITY IS THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE RADIO SCREEN SCROLLING LOW ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE ESC. IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WOULD SEEM TO RUN RIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND 3 CYCLES LATER GO OFF. ONCE OFF IT WOULD STALL AND LIGHTS AND MESSAGES WOULD GO OFF AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED FOR 10 DAYS IN A ROW AND ON THE 10TH DAY THE CAR STALLED OUT COMPLETELY ON BUSY MAIN ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR STARTED, MOVED OFF THE ROAD, AND TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALER. DEALER TOOK 3 HOURS ($360) TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR DUE TO GENERIC CODE OF P0651 SHOWING UP. AT TIME DEALER MOVED THE CAR INTO THEIR FACILITY ALL THE WARNINGS AND LIGHTS HAD ALREADY RESET AND DIDN'T PRESENT THEMSELVES. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED HISTORY CODES FOR THE BRAKE PEDDLE SENSOR (WHICH HAS GONE OFF BEFORE AND WAS AN ISSUE BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE AND OTHER $$ SPENT FIGURING OUT WHY TAIL LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF AT THEIR OWN WILL) OTHER WAS CAM SHAFT SENSOR (WHICH I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON) AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WHICH I SEE NO COMPLAINTS ON. THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR FOR THE 2.2 AND 2.4, BUT NOT THE HIGH FEATURE L7Y - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF GM KNOWS THE SENSORS ARE SHIFTING AND PUSHING INTO SOMETHING THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO FIX. I AM LUCKY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ONE OF THESE STALLING ISSUES HAPPENED. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER WAITING ON PARTS TO ARRIVE TO THE TUNE OF $700 - NO CHRISTMAS THANKS TO GM. THE BRAKE PEDDLE SENSOR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS AND IT IS NOT. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAM SENSOR ISSUE AND MAKE THEM EXTEND THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL TO INCLUDE THE PEDDLE SENSOR! *TR

AT TIMES IM NOT ABLE TO GO OVER 15 MPH, OR THE ENGINE WILL SEND A READ OUT ON THE RADIO THAT STATES " ENGINE REDUCING POWER", THEN THE TRACTION WILL STATE (ON THE RADIO) THAT THE TRACTION HAS TURNED OFF AND THE LIGHT COMES ON, ALSO THE POWERSTEERING NOTIFICATION APPEARS ON THE RADIO AND THE CAR IS NOT ABEL TO BE STEERED. THE ENGINE WILL NO ALLOW ME TO GIVE THE CAR GAS TO ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE WILL JERK, THE RPMS WILL GO UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF I CALLED THE PONTIAC NUMBER FOR HELP THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECAL OPEN FOR MY CAR AND THEY THEY WERE NOT ABEL TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME VERY RUDELY. *JS