2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,565.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. IN ADDITION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS ISSUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,304.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND MY POWER STEERING JUST LOCKED UP ON ME ALL OF SUDDEN AND COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND 5 MINUTES LATER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE STEERING WORKED AGAIN.THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY KEEPS LOCKING UP I DON'T UNDERSTAND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SAME MODEL WHY IS NOT COVERED OR RECALLED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND YOUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP ON YOU IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SAFE AND CARS HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND SHAKE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON MY RADIO DISPLAY AND THEN IT BECAME REALLY HARD TO STEER. THE WHEEL SHAKES EVEN WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION AND GETS WORSE WHEN TRIES TO TURN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS RECALLS FOR THE EARLIER MODULES BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, I HEAR A KNOCKING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE KNOCKING IS EVEN MORE PERSISTENT WHEN I TURN LEFT. ALSO, WHEN I TURN LEFT, I HEAR A NOISE COME FROM MY LEFT-FRONT AREA... IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK. *TR

WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR "CLUNKS." I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MECHANICS AS WELL AS DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN THE G6, BUT IN ALL GM VEHICLES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY SORT OF RECALL AND THAT OVER TIME, THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE MADE A FAULTY PART AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY RECALLING THIS AND FIXING IT FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

I PURCHASED MY USED 2008 PONTIAC G6 IN NOVEMBER 2008 WITH 12,576 MILES ON IT. I DON'T USE THE CAR MUCH AND JUST REACHED 26,500 MILES ON 01/16/13. SINCE MID-DECEMBER 2012 I BEGAN TO HEAR AND FEEL A CLICKING/CLUNKING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO FELT STIFFER. YESTERDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GM DEALER/REPAIR SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND HAD TO HAVE MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $416.04. I'VE NOW READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 PONTIAC G6S AND GM CARS IN GENERAL. I'M NOW VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS MY 3RD PONTIAC AND MY FIRST ONE (A PONTIAC 6000) HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ON STEERING FOR THIS MODEL, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THESE CARS LOOSE STEERING AND CAN GO OUT OF CONTROL. MY 2008 G6 PONTIAC IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS STEERING WHEEL. ITS LIKE IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, IT SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, MY WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AND SOMETIMES JERKS. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 MODEL? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF ALL CARS ON THE ROAD

WHEN YOU SET THE CRUISE OR ARE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL SHUT THE CRUISE OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR AN EXTEND PERIOD OF TIME. NOT SAFE AT ALL! *TR