2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

IN AUGUST OF 2013, I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN STANDING TOWARDS THE BACK END OF MY G6. THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP. MILEAGE WAS ~58,000. A FEW WEEKS LATER, MY CAR BEGAN STALLING AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW MAY, 2014 AND I'VE HAD MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FUEL SYSTEM RELATED ISSUES FIVE TIMES. THEY'VE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND CHARCOAL CANISTER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THEY EVEN REPLACED THE GAS TANK DURING ROUND THREE. AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIRS, I GET "CHECK GAS CAP" MESSAGES ON MY RADIO CONSOLE EVERY TIME I FILL UP, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE ACCELERATION ISSUES. I'M JUST WAITING FOR IT TO STALL ON ME AGAIN AND I PRAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN ON AN ON RAMP. ALL REPAIRS ARE DOCUMENTED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. IN APRIL, BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEGAN WORKING SPORADICALLY AND WITHIN A WEEK, QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. I WENT TO A SHOP CLOSE TO THE OFFICE AND PAID $50 TO HAVE BOTH LOW-BEAM BULBS REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB WAS OUT AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOOK THE HEAD LAMP OUT AND SHOWED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE WIRING HARNESS OF THE HEAD LAMPS. THE WIRING HAD BECOME SO HOT, THE WIRE INSULATION HAD MELTED OFF AND THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED CAUSING A SHORT AND BLOWING THE BULBS. I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE MORE WIDESPREAD AND COULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH, BUT IF THE MANUFACTURING DEALERSHIP CAN'T RESOLVE THESE ISSUES, I'M NOT HOPEFUL THAT MY CAR WILL EVER RUN CORRECTLY AGAIN. I FEEL I HAVE A GREAT LOOKING, UNRELIABLE LEMON THAT ADDS A GREAT DEAL OF STRESS TO MY LIFE. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR AND I HATE THAT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN GO VERY FAR FROM HOME OUT OF FEAR OF ENDING UP STRANDED OR I WON'T MAKE IT HOME BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN. *TR

MY SISTER WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. I LEARNED OF THE NEWEST GM RECALL ON THE NEWS WHERE THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE I AM AFFECTED. *TR

CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE GAS, OR WHEN I AM BREAKING CAR SPEEDS UP. A CHIME SOUNDS IN THE CAR AND I CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE IN THE MANUAL ABOUT SOUNDS OTHER THAN THE TYPICAL SEATBELT TO LOW FUEL. VERY SCARY! *TR

I STARTED SMELLING VERY STRONG GAS FUMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ALSO WHEN CAR WAS PARKED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID MY CARS FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED AND THE GAS IS EVAPORATING ONTO MY EXHAUST MAKING MY CAR DANGEROUS. THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE G5 MODEL FOR THE SAME REASON BUT NOT ON THE G6. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED WHILE I WAIT FOR GM TO FIND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE G6 MODELS. THE CAR MAKES MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER SICK FROM FUMES THAT ARE COMING FROM THE BACK SEAT AREA. PLEASE HELP. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING & TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. *TR

THREE OF THE TIRE SENSORS DO NOT MATCH UP WITH THE CORRECT TIRE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SENSOR FOR THE LEFT REAR IS ACTUALLY READING THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE TIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHICH TIRE NEEDS AIR OR HAS TOO MUCH AIR WITHOUT TAKING IT TO AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD TO GO INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FORTH SENSOR IS NOT READING ANY TIRE AT ALL. IT IS SHOWING AS THOUGH THERE IS NOT A TIRE ON MY CAR, WHICH THERE CLEARLY IS. AS FAR AS I CAN RECALL, THIS HAPPENED COMPLETELY AT RANDOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 86,000. RK

KEY EASILY GOES BACK TO THE ACC (ACCESSORIES) POSITION AND SHUTS OFF CAR, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. I WAS DRIVING WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEY WITH MY HAND AND IT TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY OR TURNING BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING INSTANTLY SHUT OFF. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS. I TESTED MY MOMS CAR AND HER HONDA DOES THE SAME THING BUT IT IS HARDER TO SWITCH BACK TO THE ACC POSITION. IS THIS NORMAL? I KNOW GM IS GOING THROUGH SOME DISCREPANCIES RIGHT NOW AND WAS WONDERING IF MY CAR WAS LEFT OUT OF THE RECALL. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

SINCE DAY 1 I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BEING DRIVEN ALONG WITH A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. MULTIPLY ITEMS WERE REPAIRED BOTH UNDER WARRANTY AND OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. ISHAFT, BEARINGS, ALIGNED 22 TIMES, TIRE BALANCED, NEW WHEELS PUT ON. SAME PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. TOE CLIPS KEEP POPPING OFF. CAR STILL SHAKES WITH EVERY FIX. STEERING HAS A WHINE TO IT - POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, DID NOT FIX THE ISSUES. CAR HAS 50 PAGES OF SERVICE ISSUES WITH 8 ISSUES ON A PAGE AND STILL NOT IS RIGHT. DUE TO FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES ACCIDENT OCCURRED - DAMAGING FRONT DRIVERS RIM AND TIRE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE OR WARRANTY EVEN WITH FULL COVERAGE WARRANTY. PAID FOR OUT OF OWN POCKET. EXTERIOR LIGHTING ALSO HAS CONDENSATION IN IT - BOTH HEAD LAMPS ASSEMBLY AND BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL? AN HALF INCH OF WATER SITTING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ASSEMBLIES IS NOT NORMAL. CONDENSATION BUILD UP DUE TO THIS ISSUE HAS BLOWN BULBS OFTEN AND ALSO CORRODED BULB PLUGS (DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE EVEN UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY). PREVIOUS SMELL OF BURNED WIRES HAS BEEN STATED ON SERVICE VISITS TO DEALER, YET THEY NEVER REPLACED ANY WIRING OR ANY ASSEMBLY. SOME DAYS I FEAR CAR MAY START ON FIRE. *TR

ON 3-31-14 I HAD A WRECK AND THE AIR BAGS WASN'T HOOK UP AND I ALMOST COULD HAVE DIED HAD I NOT KNOWN THAT THOSE AIR BAGS WASN'T HOOK UP AND ALSO THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY IGNITION TO WERE MY KEYS DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AND THAT HAPPEN AROUND IN LATE FEBRUARY OF 2014. *TR