2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL SOMETIMES AFTER I WOULD GET OUT OF MY CAR. NOW THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG. I AM GOING TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR TILL I CAN GET IT FIXED. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON THE PONTIAC G5 FOR THIS SAME THING. GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE G6 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORSE KILLED DUE TO THIS HAZARD PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM ALSO IS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO GET THIS HAZARD PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE MAY 2012, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULB, SO I REPLACED IT. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, THE BULB QUIT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, I WAS REPLACING A BULB AGAIN AND NOTICED THE BULB SOCKET AND WIRING WAS STARTING TO MELT. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD MANY REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING, BUT THERE WAS NOT A FIX FOR IT NOR WAS THERE A RECALL. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I DECIDED TO BUY A BRAND NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ($200.00) AND SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DID THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE OLD ONE. I COULD NOT GET A REFUND BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE. I THEN DECIDED TO TRY AND REWIRE THE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT TWO BULB SOCKET/WIRING ASSEMBLIES FROM MY DEALER. THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER, AS THE SOCKETS/WIRING STARTED TO SMELL LIKE THEY WERE BURNING, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. IT HAS NOW BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS SINCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING, AND I AM STUCK WITH A CAR WITH ONE OPERATIONAL HEADLIGHT AND HAVE TO LIMIT MY NIGHT DRIVING TO VERY SHORT TRIPS. I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. THIS HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM FAMILY VACATION WE STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A BREAK WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE FROM THE FACILITIES THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I OPENED IT TO FIND FLAMES AFTER PUTTING THE FLAMES OUT AND INSPECTING THE DAMAGE I REALIZED MY HEADLIGHT AND WIRING HAD MELTED FROM THE FLAMES NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED BUT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTBULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MORE THAT I SHOULD OF SINCE BUYING THE CAR. *TR

FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY..... SMELLED RAW GAS AFTER A BRIEF PARK IN MY GARAGE. KEPT SMELLING GAS, ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY HAS A CRACK IN IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH SAID THAT THIS "IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE PONTIAC G6". FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND IT IS COMMON THAT IT CRACKS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, COSTING IN UPWARDS OF $800.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON THIS CAR KEEPS GOING OUT. THE HARNESS CONNECTORS ARE MELTED AND REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS TICKETS FOR A HEADLIGHT OUT. THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE POWER LOCKS. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BINDING AND CLICKING WHILE MAKING TURNS (COMMON DEFECT). DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING CONNECTOR BURNED / CORRODED CAUSING LOW BEAM NOT TO OPERATE / ON 2ND CONNECTOR (COMMON DEFECT). BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND ROTORS TURN RUST BROWN AFTER A RAIN OR THEY GET WET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 6/18/14*CN UPDATED 8/25/17*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR AND POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,600.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLS THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT HAVING JUST HAD SHOULDER SURGERY THIS IS QUITE DIFFICULT. I AM NOW BEING INFORMED THAT THIS "PARTICULAR" CAR IS NOT PART OF THE STEERING RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM NOTED IN THE RECALL. APPARENTLY IT DOESN'T FALL "WITHIN' THEIR RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS! *TR