2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AS IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2008 PONTIAC G6 PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM/OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE DAYS AND THE WIRING TO THE CONNECTORS SEEM TO BE LOOSE/CORRODED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A 2008 PONTIAC G6 IN 2010. IN JUNE OF 2011, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. SHE TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN APRIL 2012, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING. AGAIN IT WAS A CASE OF THE CONNECTOR MELTING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CASE OF FAULTY PARTS AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY QUIT AT NIGHT. *JS

THE STEERING POPS WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL. THE STEERING ALSO SEEMS VERY LOSE. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER TURNING, UNLESS I DO IT MANUALLY. *TR

THE LOW BEAMS ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G TEND TO BURN OUT EVERY MONTH. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008 AND AS OF JAN 2012 I MADE MY FIRST REPLACEMENT. THEN AGAIN IN FEBRUARY. NOW AGAIN IN MARCH. IT HAS BECOME A PAIN AND COSTLY. FIRST OFF TO GET TO THE LIGHT ITSELF IS A HECK OF A HASSLE THAN TO SPEND MONEY ON TRYING DIFFERENT BRANDS HAVE BECOME COSTLY. *JS

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING ENGAGED. WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS EFFECTED BY THIS ALSO. WE HAVE PUT DIELECTRIC LUBE ON THE SWITCH AS INSTRUCTED BY A CERTIFIED GM TECH. THIS WORKS FOR A WEEK OR LESS. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE 2005/2006 MODELS HAD A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SEIZE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT THE N SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE ONE HOUR LATER AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THE 2009 MODEL PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TIGHT STEERING, POPPING & WHINING NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE STEERING IS ABOUT TO LOCK UP. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DUE TO A FAULTY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT THAT WAS PUT INTO MY VEHICLE DURING MANUFACTURING. IT IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S ALSO FEELS VERY UNSAFE WHEN I MAKE A TURN. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO GET STUCK AND FLIP. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THEY MADE A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SINCE THE ORIGINAL WAS A BAD DESIGN. I WAS JUST QUOTED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $300 TO GET THIS NEW PART INSTALLED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR AN EXTREMELY COMMON, FAULTY PART WHEN THIS SHOULD CLEARLY BE RECALLED. *TR