2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, HE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 52,550.

IN 2010 THE STEERING ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G-6 WAS GRINDING, AND THE WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. NOW 2 YEARS LATER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THE STEERING IS GRINDING, IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING SHAKES AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS UNSAFE AND IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ON THE PONTIAC G-6'S AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. I DID FIND A 2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING SERVICE BULLETIN 288506, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY STATED IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES IN THE PONTIAC G-6'S. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU LOOK INTO IT. *TR

I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL GOING OFF ON ITS OWN AGENDA. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAD A DEALER LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. STILL DOES IT WITH 56K MILES ON IT. I AM A MECHANIC AND WHAT A BAD DESIGN. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP A GET THE SWITCH REDESIGNED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. IT WAS REPLACED, AND THEN 2 DAYS LATER NEITHER HEADLIGHT WORKED. THE AUTO OPTION STILL RAN MY HIGH-BEAMS, MY TAIL LIGHTS AND MY PARKING LIGHTS. THEN 1 WEEK LATER WHEN MY AUTO OPTION WAS ON, NOTHING WORKED, NO TAIL LIGHTS, NO HEADLIGHTS, AND NO PARKING LIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE IN THE "ON" POSITION I GET TAIL LIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHT, BUT STILL NO HEADLIGHTS. I AM BEING TOLD IT WILL BE $140 TO LOOK AT IT AND THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. IN SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT MULTIPLE CARS SEEM TO HAVE THIS DEFECT IN THE LIGHTING. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS DEFECT SHOULD GO UNDER A RECALL AND GM NEEDS TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

THE CONNECTOR TERMINAL WAS BURNT OUT AND EXTREMELY CORRODED. MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS BURNT OUT AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE JANUARY, IT IS CURRENTLY OCTOBER. THE LAST TWO WEEKS HAS RUINED TWO BULBS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A PROPERLY MAINTENANCE CAR. *TR

DUE TO POORLY DESIGNED HARNESS ASSEMBLY WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS, THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS CONNECTOR ON THE PONTIAC G6 CORRODES AND MELTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WON'T WORK. GM SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE LIGHTS (PRIMARILY LOW BEAMS) GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, AND STANDARD BULB REPLACEMENT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY POSTINGS ON THE PONTIAC G6 OWNERS FORUM THAT IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE AND OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING REPAIRS AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. *TR

WHEN I HIT A BUMP EVEN A LIL ONE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING LOSE IN FRONT END. TOOK IT TO PRESTON MOTORS IN MY CITY NEW CASTLE, PA 16101 THEY LOOKED AT IT LIKE 5 TIMES AND PUT NEW PARTS ON AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. NOT SURE IF ITS A PROBLEM OR NOT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE IN SUSPENSION. *TR

CAN NOT LOCK REAR DOORS FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL. KIDS CAN OPEN DOOR AT WILL, EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE ENGINE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND CAUSED THE GEAR SHIFT NOT TO LOCK INTO POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THEY TRIED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE UTILIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 12/06/12*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT CABLE AND SHIFT CABLE BRACKET. UPDATED 12/06/12

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON/WORKING. MY FIANCE WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB AND WHEN HE DID HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE MELTED. APPARENTLY ITS GETTING SO HOT THAT THE WIRES ARE MELTING AND MY HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE BULBS AT LEAST TWICE AND THEY STILL WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH SIDES AND I'M AFRAID IT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. SINCE THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON RECORD THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND THE PARTS ARE SO EXPENSIVE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKS! *TR