2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WAS DRIVING AND, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND KEPT MISSING GEARS. RPMS WERE UP, EXHAUST WAS UP BUT CAR WOULD NOT CATCH AND WHEN I WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AT ALL, SO I HAD TO PUSH IT INTO THE GARAGE. UPON SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL PONTIAC G6 OWNERS, IT IS SAID THAT THE 3,5 R WAVE PLATE WAS VERY WEAK, WHICH MADE THIS TRANSMISSION PRONE TO FAILURE IN GM PRODUCTS. UPDATED WAVE PLATES WERE RELEASED FOR CLUTCHES IN 6T70, THE OLD DESIGN WAVE PLATES WEREN'T STRESS RELIEVED AND COULD BREAK WITH USE. FOR IT JUST BEING A $10 PART THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH COSTS 2-3K. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. *JS

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-480, IN THE STATE OF OHIO, THE BRAKES ON MY G6 WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS HAPPENED UNTIL I EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND A MAN WHO WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME TOLD ME WHAT HE OBSERVED. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AS I DROVE; AND NOT ON WHILE BRAKING (EXACTLY OPPOSITE OF HOW BRAKE LAMPS SHOULD OPERATE). I WENT HOME, TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND THEY DID EXACTLY AS HE SAID. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED, THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT GO ON. I REPEATED THE SAME ACTION 3 TIMES AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO WORK PROPERLY. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM DATED JULY 2014 APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. THE HEADING OF THE LETTER STATES, "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL." UPON RECEIPT OF THE LETTER, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT RECALL 13036. ALTHOUGH THE LETTER PLAINLY STATES THAT MY CAR IS RECALLED, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED I MUST WAIT UNTIL THEY HAD THE INFORMATION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD NOT BEEN AN ISSUE AT THE TIME, AND I WAS WILLING TO WAIT. HOWEVER, I HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING, AND I TURNED IT OFF, AND DID NOT USE IT AGAIN, AS I FOUND THAT TO BE AN EASILY REMEDIED PATCH. THE RECALL INCLUDES THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, WHICH AFFECTS BOTH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND MY BRAKES. I CALLED GM TODAY AND THEY GOT IN TOUCH WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR TO USE TODAY UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. UPON RETURNING HOME, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP ADVISING GM MAY NOT PAY FOR THE RENTAL. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. MY TWO CHILDREN AND I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN RUN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING ON THIS BUSY FREEWAY. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE NO LIVES ARE LOST DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX A PROBLEM CREATED BY GM. UPDATED 4/24/15 *JS

WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, I STOPPED AND TRIED TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE WHEN THE SHIFTER SUDDENLY DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN AND THE CAR STARTED COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. HITTING THE BREAKS AND E BRAKE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. MY FRIEND AND HIS NEIGHBOR CAME AND HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. FRIEND WHO'S A LICENSED MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR, CHECKED THE SHIFTED AND MENTIONED THE LINK CABLE HAD SNAPPED WHICH IS WHY THE CAR WAS STUCK IN REVERSE. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER SINCE IT'S STUCK IN REVERSE. THE SHIFTER WILL NOT PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO PARK . DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I FOUND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MODEL OF CAR (14152) BUT GM HAS NOT PLACED MY VIN AS A CONCERN. *JS

MY HIGHLIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED EVEN AFTER CHANGING BULBS AND LOW BEAMS WOULD GO ON AND OFF. CONNECTIONS WERE MELTED ON THE HEADLIGHT WIRING ENDS. I REPLACED ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNITS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON AUTO FORUMS. I FEARED THAT THIS FAULTY WIRING IN MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *JS

AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, DRIVER BEHIND ME FLAGGED ME DOWN TO TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ENTIRE TIME HE DROVE BEHIND ME. BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CHECKED BY MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEY CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE ON. *TR

I REPLACED MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOW BEAM BULBS ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. WELL LOW AND BEHOLD MY PASSENGER LOW BEAM BULB BLEW OUT AGAIN! AS I DISCONNECTED THE HEADLIGHT, I NOTICED THE WIRE HARNESS HAD MELTED!!!! LUCKILY, I AM ALIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT! UPON READING ALL OF THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS' REPORTS ON THIS MATTER, IT IS ALARMING THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR THIS DAMAGE BY GM! GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT! I TRUSTED GM...... ONLY TO BE BETRAYED! FAULTY WIRING!!!! THIS IS B.S. AN UNSATISFIED GM CUSTOMER, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES PROBLEMS WITH THE G6 AND I AM HAVING THE SAME WITH MY 2008 PONTIAC G6/GT. I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH: TIE RODS, WHEEL HUBS, CONTROL ARMS, AND LASTLY MY CAR LIGHT IN THE FRONT KEEPS GOING OUT, NOT THE HIGH BEAMS BUT THE LOW BEAMS. EVERY TIME I REPLACE THE BULB IT GOES OUT IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE BULBS ARE FINE, THE PROBLEM IS IN THE WIRING, THE CONNECTORS GOING TO THE BULBS ARE CORRODED AND MELTED !! THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING!!! READING THROUGH THE 99 COMPLAINTS ON ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN LOGGED ONTO THIS SITE, 35 OF THEM HAVE BEEN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING!! HOW MANY NEED TO BE RECORDED BEFORE YOU ISSUE A RECALL!! SEEMS TO ME 35 OUT OF 99 WOULD BE ENOUGH!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JERKED TO THE RIGHT AND PUT ME AND MY KIDS INTO THE DITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME IT DID IT IN THE SAME DIRECTION(RIGHT) BUT WHEN I HIT THE DITCH SMOKE WAS COMING INTO THE HEAT VENTS WHILE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT MY POWER STEERING LINE WAS BROKE AND ALSO I HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK AND THAT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. THEY THEN TOLD ME THE PRICE OF HOW MUCH TO FIX IT. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE FACTORY MISTAKE. I'VE ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT OF MY CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE IGNITION TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ONLY GOING AROUND A CORNER. I ONLY HAD THREE KEYS ON MY RING AT THIS TIME. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. THE BRAKES AND OIL LIGHT CONSTANTLY COME ON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE FOR OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. ALSO THE TIRE PSI SENSORS ARE ALWAYS GOING BAD. THE HAZARD SWITCH HASN'T WORKED IN OVER TWO YEARS AS WELL. BUT EVERY TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN EVEN WITH A WARRANTY THEY NEVER FIXED ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. WHAT'S IT HAVE TO TAKE FOR THIS COMPANY TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFE?? DOS TO MAKE MY TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET IN A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. ALSO MY BACK LEFT SEATBELT LOCKED UP ON MY SON SQUEEZING HIM AND IT WOULDN'T RELEASE. THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT TO GET HIM OUT. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE AT ALL. I VERIFIED THAT IT IS AFFECTING BOTH THE RIGHT REAR AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, AS IN A CRASH, THE REAR PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, NOR WILL THEY BE ABLE TO BE RESCUED/REMOVED. *TR