2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM GETS DISABLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WASN'T ABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ANYMORE ADDING MORE PROBLEMS. IT IS A VERY ANNOYING THING AS IT MAKES THE WARNING NOISE (AS THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK SYSTEM GET DISABLED) EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. MOREOVER, I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL. I WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR LISTED IN THE RECALL (ALL 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6). GM'S NUMBER FOR THE RECALL IS 13036. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE YET. DESPERATELY HOPING THAT THE RECALL NOTICE COMES UP SOON SO I CAN GET MY CAR FIXED AND DRIVE IT SAFELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND NOTICED I COULDN'T HEAR THE TURN SIGNAL CLICK. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, I CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY WORKED. THEY DID. I THEN TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE WARNING CHIME DID NOT MAKE NOISE. IF A SEATBELT IS NOT ON, THE CHIME NO LONGER SOUNDS EITHER FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T TELL WITHOUT VISIBLE LOOKING IF MY TURN SIGNALS ARE STILL ON WHEN DRIVING OR IF THE PASSENGER IS WEARING THEIR SEATBELT. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND SPEED CONTROL CEASES TO FUNCTION. WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF, THEREBY NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN THEY SHOULD. IN ADDITION, IF THE BRAKE IS PRESSED SLIGHTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL FUNCTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND IT WORKED FOR ONLY ONE WEEK. DI-ELECTRIC GREASE WAS APPLIED TO THE COMPUTER HARNESS PINS AND THAT ALSO WORKED FOR BUT A SHORT TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. I BACKED UP TO THEN GO FORWARD AND TURN TO HEAD OUT OF MY RESIDENCE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUST TURN, BUT THE TIRES WOULD NOT TURN. I AM LEASING THIS CAR AT DRIVETIME. THEY'RE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS PART, WHICH IS VERY UPSETTING AS I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE MAY, 2014. I'M GLAD THIS HAPPENED IN A SAFE AREA. I FEAR WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AS I ALWAYS TRANSPORT BACK/FORTH TO WORK/HOME. MY LIFE WOULD'VE BEEN IN GRAVE DANGER. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT DUE TO SHORTING/ MELTING WIRE HARNESS. I HAVE WITNESSED SEVERAL ABOUT(15) PONTIAC G6 WITH THEIR HEADLIGHT OUT ON THE EXACT SAME SIDE AS MY VEHICLE(PASSENGER) SIDE MOSTLY. AFTER FINDING THE REAL PROBLEM I'M GOING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS MYSELF. NOTHING ELSE FOLLOWS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *JS

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE WHEN I SAT IN IT.THE SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE RIGHT AND REST AGAINST THE CENTER CONSOLE. I HAD A GM DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS A BROKEN WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME AT A COST OF $1,000 (PARTS AND LABOR). THEY SAID THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULD REPLACE IT TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T THINK A SEAT WELD SHOULD GIVE WAY AFTER 93,000 MILES UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. I HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVE OF THIS VEHICLE AND I'M CONSIDERED IN MY WEIGHT RANGE AT 160 POUNDS. *JS

DRIVING AND SUDDENLY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ACROSS THE RADIO IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION. IT WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN A WEEK. THEN AFTER A WHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT WILL SEEM OK. AT STOPS THOUGH, THE CAR SEEMS VERY SHAKY, FEELING LIKE IT WILL STALL, BUT HASN'T YET!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY BUT THE GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS VEERING TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,100.

STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO SHAKE AND IS HARD TO CONTROL, ESPECIALLY FOR A SMALLER WOMAN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND IS GETTING WORSE. AT FIRST THE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON, THEN IT SHOOK HERE AND THERE OR IT WOULD SHAKE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. NOW IT IS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE AND LIKE I HAVE MENTIONED IT IS HARD FOR ME TO HANDLE. IT HAS JERKED SO HARD SEVERAL TIMES TO WERE I'M OFF THE ROAD OR IN THE OTHER LANE. UNTIL I CAN FIX THE ISSUE MYSELF I HAD TO SWITCH CARS WITH MY BOYFRIEND ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TO TAKE MY SON TO DAYCARE ON A DAILY BASIS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP AROUND 46,000 MILES ON IT AND IT PROBABLY STARTED NO MORE THAN 75,000 MILES. I AM AWARE THERE ARE RECALLS BUT I HAVE CALLED AND ENTERED THE VIN MYSELF AND IT SHOWS NO RECALLS. I HAVE ALSO CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GM ISSUED, WHICH IS WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 150,000 MILES (240,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. ONCE AGAIN, I'VE BEEN TOLD BY TWO DEALERSHIPS MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY. THE CAR DISPLAYS THE SAME ISSUES THAT OTHER GM CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON BUT YET IT DOES NOT QUALIFY. I ASSUME IT TAKES MORE COMPLAINTS AND UNFORTUNATELY MORE INJURIES AND DEATHS FOR IT TO QUALIFY. *TR