2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED DUE TO MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT COMING ON UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOW HAVE TO BRAKE LATER TO BE ABLE TO PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THUS PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER OF A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY AT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WORK WAS DONE AT A COST OF $810.00 I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A RECALL FOR SOME 2008 G6 MODELS HAD BEEN ISSUED WITH BULLETIN # 10183, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE VIN LISTING. PERHAPS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE RECALL LISTING. *TR

OUR PONTIAC G-6 2008 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT, DUE TO THE MELTING OF THE LIGHT SOCKETS. I'VE ALREADY HAD ONE REPLACED AND IT HAS ALREADY MELTED DOWN, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. ON TUESDAY DEC 17, 2013 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS CAUSED HER TO RUN OVER A MEDIAN. THIS CAR NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS CHRONICALLY MALFUNCTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND WORKS FOR AWHILE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEN ACTS UP AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T GO OUT. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OUT IF THE DRIVER TOUCHES THE BRAKES BUT THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND STAY ON. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. I HAVE SEEN OTHER RECALLS ABOUT PARTS WEARING OUT IN HOT WEATHER STATES AND BELIEVE THAT MY CAR IS BEING AFFECTED. IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO WITH OUR 2007 PONTIAC G-6 AS WELL. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY; I WAS DRIVING BEHIND THIS VEHICLE AND WATCHED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, TO FULL-ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS SAME VEHICLE IS ALSO EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ISSUES - I AM UNAWARE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT / BODY CONTROL MODULE ISSUE. *TR

IN A PARKING SPACE AS THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED UP USING THE POWER UP/DOWN BUTTON, THE SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE METAL BAR THAT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT FROM THE MOTOR HAD SPLIT AT THE POINT WHERE THE METAL RING IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT. AGAIN THE METAL ACTUALLY WAS FATIGUED ENOUGH TO BREAK WHEN THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED. THIS SEAT IS NOT ADJUSTED OFTEN AND I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NOTICED GASOLINE ODORS, HARD STARTING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. MECHANIC SAID THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK FROM THE TANK ALSO LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND VACUUM PROBLEMS. SAID CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THIS TOTALED $922 TO REPAIR. THANKFULLY THE LEAK WAS DETECTED BEFORE IT CAUSED A FIRE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS MENTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER G6 OWNERS. I ALSO SAW THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SIMILAR MODELS FROM WARM WEATHER STATES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 12V459000 AND/OR 09V-419) WHERE GM REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER MY MODEL AND YEAR PONTIC G6, AND GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

WELL IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED BACK IN SEPT. 27, 2011 WITH MY 2008 G6 IS BACK (11/4/2013) SEE CORRESPONDENCE BELOW. I PAID $113.14 AT PETE BAUR AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AT 75,000 MILE (ONLY 20K MILES LATER). THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE BRAKE PETAL IS PUSHED. THEN THEY TURN OFF. WHAT A MESSED UP WAY FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I ALSO HAD TO REMOVE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BECAUSE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND THE THE CAR WOULD BE ELECTRICALLY DEAD WHEN I WOULD GO TO START IT. THE BATTERY WAS NOT DRAINED AT ALL. IT WOULD JUST BE DEAD UNTIL I GAVE IT A GOOD JUMP. AND ANOTHER THING THE KEY FOBS ARE TOTALLY MESSED UP. THEY BARLEY WORK ANYMORE. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK THIS CAR IS. OH, ALSO THE SEVICE TRACTION CONTROL COME ON RANDOMLY. I CAN'T BELEIVE NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET. IF I COULD AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR I WOULD. I DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS IN MY FAMILY. GM - NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE SELLING. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. THEY AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. DUE TO THIS ISSUE THE CRUISE CONTROL CANNOT BE SET. I HAVE SEEN CARS SWERVE TO MISS ME WHEN I AM BRAKING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS DON'T WARN THEM. THIS HAPPENED IN 2010, OCT 2012, AND IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING 11/6/2013. *TR