2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 12/11/14*CN UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

PASSENGER SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. REPLACED BULB. TWO YEARS LATER, DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. REPLACED WITH NEW BULB. TECH SAID HARNESS WAS MELTED AND NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THE NEW BULB WOULD LAST. THREE WEEKS LATER, NEW BULB BURNED OUT. TECH SAID HARNESSES ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE GROUNDED OUT AND MELTED. COMMENTED THAT IT WAS SURPRISING NO FIRE WAS IGNITED. TECH SAID HARNESS DESIGN LEFT OPENING, ALLOWING WATER AND MOISTURE TO ENTER LIGHT RECEPTACLES, CAUSING CORROSION, RESULTING IN FRICTION THAT ALLOWED OVERHEATING. *TR

SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL COMING FROM FRONT GRILL OF CAR. FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WIRE HARNESS TO HEADLIGHT HAS CAUGHT FIRE/MELTED. BULB IS NOT BURNED OUT. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR DURBIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE GM RECALLS. *SMD 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, ON ITS OWN. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART IN QUESTION, IS CALLED THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE AND THE PART ALONE COST $400. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 01/20/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONTACTED THE DEALER SO THE CONTACT COULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I PURCHASED A 2008 PONTIAC G6 NEW FOR MY DAUGHTER, SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 80 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON I-15 NEAR MALAD IDAHO AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. LUCKILY NO CRASH FOLLOWED BUT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN. GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET OR EVEN OFFERED TO FIX THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IF THERE HAD BEEN AN INJURY THEY WOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN DEEMED LIABLE AND BUT WITH NO INJURY THEY FIGURE NO FOUL. THAT COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED MY DAUGHTER. NOW WE HAVE A CAR THAT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE SINCE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON & OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, TOOK TO DEALER & STATED NEW MODULE NEEDED $660. SEEMS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN 07/2013 WITH APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE GROUND CONNECTOR ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS MELTED AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONNECTION WAS CLEANED AND THE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHT AGAIN WENT OUT AROUND 10/2014 WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAVING ADDITIONAL MELTING AT THE BULB CONNECTOR AND CORROSION ON THE WIRES. THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS REPLACED. IT STOPPED WORKING LESS THAN 1 WEEK LATER. THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS BEEN MELTED AND BOTH THE SOCKET/BULB NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR