2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

MY DAUGHTERS 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAD INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ISSUES MAKING THE CAR VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CHECKED FOR A RECALL AND THE DEALER (MATTHEWS AUTO, VESTAL, NY) WAS NOT VERY OPENED ABOUT THE DETAILS THEY TRIED TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE WHEN I HAD TO ASK ABOUT THE ONE POSTED ON YOUR SITE. NOT UNTIL THEN DID HE TELL ME THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 2014 AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO SERVICED IT. THE POWER STEERING HAS SINCE FAILED ALL TOGETHER AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GM DEALER FIX THIS PROBLEM $700-$1000. I'VE ALSO READ THAT OTHERS HAD THEIR RECALL SERVICED ONLY TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. I HAVE TO WONDER HOW MANY CARS (WITH YOUNG DRIVERS BEHIND THE WHEEL) ARE OUT THERE ON THE ROAD LIKE THIS. THE PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY FOR A YOUNG DRIVER. I ALSO HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT SOMEWHERE OUT THERE. I'M FINE WITH THE RECALL BUT I EXPECT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED AFTER RECALL SERVICE AND IT CLEARLY IS NOT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND THANKS FOR LOOKING OUT FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. BEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS IN MOTION TURNING THE WHEEL TO LEAVE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TURN IT BACK ON JUST FOR THE POWER STEERING TO UNLOCK.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF ONCE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. THIS WAS A RECALL DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT IN 2019 WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2011, AND IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND BY MECHANICS OTHER THAN THE RECALL. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM RETURNED (IF IT HAD EVER GONE AWAY TO BEGIN WITH.) THE MECHANICS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THE BEST I HAVE EVER GOTTEN IS ABOUT 8 MONTHS WITHOUT NOTICING ANY ISSUES. WHEN YOU BUY A CAR--NEW OR USED--YOU EXPECT THE BREAK LIGHTS TO WORK AS THEY ARE DESIGNED TO WORK FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. NOBODY BUYS A CAR EXPECTING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF NOT KNOWING WHETHER YOUR CAR IS ACTUALLY ALERTING DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE STOPPING WHEN YOU ARE IN BUSY TRAFFIC.

ITS LEAKS WHEN ITS RAINS. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE FRONT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE LOCK SWITCH DOESNT WORK. ALSO MY GEAR SWITCH SOMETIMES KEEP ME IN PARKED OR REVERSE FROM DAY TO DAY TRAVELS. I COULD GET IN THE CAR GO TO THE STORE AND MY CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE OR PARK.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF ONCE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. THIS WAS A RECALL DONE IN 2014 BUT IN 2019 WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THIS ISSUE IS ALSO CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK, AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT TO COME ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RATTLE AND SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, AFTER THE CONTACT PUT ON HER SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME SOUNDED WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED AND IN USE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS PROVIDED A REPAIR ESTIMATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NO LONGER FUNCTIONED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING A STEERING WHEEL MESSAGE CAME ON THE RADIO PANEL WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. THEY HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. I REPLACED THE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DID NOTHING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I'M DRIVING OR SITTING STILL.

AS I AM DRIVING MY CAR WANTS TO LOSE CONTROL IN THE STEERING. YOU CAN DRIVE AND THE STEERING WILL START JERKING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AS YOU ARE DRIVING. IT'S SO SCARY. I GET PANICKED DRIVING IT ANYMORE. I HAVE PUT POWER STEERING IN THE CAR AND WE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING PUMP NONE OF THIS IS AFFECTED SO I AM WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS. I HAVE SEEN WHERE THERE HAS BEEN MANY RECALLS DUE TO THE STEERING. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED FOR A RECALL. THE TWO STEERING RECALLS I HAVE FOUND FOR MY CAR I HAVE THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS FOR BOTH RECALLS ON THE STEERING IS 14E044000 AND THE OTHER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 14V153000. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER SO I HAVE NOT BEEN AWARE OF ANY RECALLS.

THE SMELL OF STRONG GAS IN THE CAR . AS I DRIVE THE CAR THE SMELL OF GAS GET STRONGER AND STRONGER ON THE INSIDE AND WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHERE THIS STRONG SMELL OF GAS IS COMING FROM AND THIS PRESENTS A GREAT DANGER AND PROBLEM