2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME WHICH IS KIND OF FUNNY SINCE THERE ARE INCIDENTS JUST THIS WEEK THAT LEAVE ME HAVING TO REPLACE SOME PARTS THAT ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED! THE PROFESSIONAL THAT I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER IT TO KEEP THE PART FROM RUSTING. I FORGET THE NAME OF IT SINCE I WAS MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH HOW MUCH MORE WILL I HAVE TO PUT INTO FIXING THIS CAR!! I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE TODAY FOR RECALLS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I QUALIFY. I AM SCARED THAT I WILL END UP HURTING SOMEONE SINCE WHEN MY STEERING DOES GO OUT IT PULLS ME EITHER WHICH WAY INTO OTHER LANES. THANK GOD IT HASN'T HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY YET BUT I'M SURE THAT'LL BE MY NEXT BATTLE WITH THIS POS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO STEER TO SHOULDER. AFTER EXAMINING UNDER HOOD FOR BROKEN BELTS TO NO AVAIL I GOT BACK INTO CAR AND STARTED IT TO FIND THE STEERING WORKING FINE AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED STEERING FAILURE IN PARKING LOT AND TURNED CAR OFF, AGAIN STEERING WAS FINE AFTER RESTARTING CAR.EXTREMELY SCARY , DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE WHEN STEERING GOES OUT AT SPEED !!!!!. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE TOLL-ROAD WITH OUR 5 YEAR OLD SON WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN CAR. MY WIFE WAS VERY DISTRAUGHT OVER THE WHOLE ORDEAL BECASUE WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED. I SAW GM HAD SB OUT FOR PONTIAC G6 2008. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THIS SAFETY BULLETIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAN'T BE SINCE IT'S THE SAME ISSUE OTHER 2008 G6 ARE HAVING. GM IS FRUSTRATING ME AFTER SEEING OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE WITH VIN NOT FALLING INTO THEIR CRITERIA TO HAVE THIS COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE.

THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN SB-10033624-1410 OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER GM DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE COVERAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY OPERATED WITHOUT POWER STEERING. GM SHOULD BE REVIEWING THE CRITERIA USE TO IDENTIFY IMPACTED VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER WITHOUT INJURY OR INCIDENT. HOWEVER; I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE (AND OTHER IMPACTED OWNERS) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL TO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

STOPPED CAR PUT INTO REVERSE, JERKED WELL BACKING UP, SELECTED DRIVE AND CAR JERKED GOING FORWARD. TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL NEEDLE BEARING HAD FALLEN APART AND WAS GETTING INTO PLANTARY GEARS IN DIFFERENTIAL, BUSTING GEARS AND CAUSING CAR NOT TO MOVE.701

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND WHEEL IS SHAKING, SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH OTHER G6 OWNERS AND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE EPS SYSTEM. CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALL 2008 G6'S HAVE A RECALL ON THEM? ONLY ONES THAT FALL UNDER A CERTAIN VIN NUMBER WHICH MINE DOES NOT. COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT BUYING THIS VEHICLE. WHEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND I OR SOMEONE ELSE DIES MAYBE THEN GM WILL CARE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL OF THE VEHICLES THEY KNOW HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. CRUISE CONTROL IS DEACTIVATED SPONTANEOUSLY. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES NOT HAPPENING FOR WEEKS OR JUST DAYS. BUT CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF MY TRIP, SHOULD IT BE HAPPENING. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF MY VEHICLE. FIRST THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT AND I REPLACED THE BULB, THEN PASSENGER SIDE HAS WENT OUT AND THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL AUTOZONE AND AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THE LIGHT BULB NEEDED REPLACED BUT AFTER WIGGLING AROUND THE WIRES IT STARTED WORKING..THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS OF THIS YEAR I'VE CHANGED BOTH HEADLIGHTS TWICE AND THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE ANOTHER HEADLIGHT THAT HAS BLOWN..I GOT ONLINE AND NOTICES SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE PONTIAC G6 THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME AND THERE IS NO CORRECTION FOR THIS FIXED EXCEPT HAVING THE WHOLE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CHANGED WITH THE WIRING WHICH IS A 700 OR MORE DOLLAR FIX. NOW MY HIGHBEAMS ARE DOING THE SAMETHING. I'VE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF YET. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE BEFORE AND GIVEN TICKETS BECAUSE OF THIS AND THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR ME. *TR

THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RANDOMLY ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO TURN OFF. IF YOU TAP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SWITCH MAY WORK CORRECTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS OR HOURS UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME WILL NOT SEE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATE WHEN I TRY TO STOP MY CAR BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALREADY ILLUMINATED BEFORE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THUS, IT IS LIKELY I WILL GET REAR-ENDED OR AT LEAST CURSED BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS FOLLOWING ME. THIS IS ALSO A NUISANCE BECAUSE I CANNOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MANY OCCASIONS AND IT PREMATURELY WEARS OUT MY BRAKE LAMPS. *TR

MY DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THERE IS SOMETHING BROKEN, POSSIBLY THE FRAME. I CHECKED WITH OTHER G6 OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE AS A COMPLAINT FOR THIS ALSO. *TR