2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WITHOUT PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. HAVE TO SLAM DOWN HARD FOR BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN ON. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT A COST AND ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.

1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2010 WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL (EX..MAKING TURNS) ..LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OCCURS TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK AND SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEW AND USED CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR REPAIRS. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS COST ME $833 TO FIX. NOW JULY 2011 THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE SITTING AT IDLE. STEERING WHEEL MOVES LEFT AND RIGHT BY ITSELF WHILE SITTING AT INTERSECTION. STEERING TO THE LEFT IS VERY LOOSE AND WHEN TRYING TO STEER BACK TO THE RIGHT IS VERY TIGHT. IT IS VERY SCARY TRYING DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING STRAIGHT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY TELL ME THE STEERING BOX IS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST: $350~. AFTER 1 MONTH WAIT FOR THE STEERING BOX UNIT ARRIVAL/BACK ORDER. WE TAKE THE CAR TO REPAIRED AND WHEN THE GM TECH OPENS THE PART PACKAGE THEY TELL US THE NEW PART IS DAMAGED AND WE HAVE TO WAIT LONGER THE NEXT PART THEY ORDER. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY & RECALLED BY GM. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES AND ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER GM CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHY AREN'T THE G6 CARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY GM THE PARTS ARE THE SAME WITH THE COBALT, HHR, SOME SATURNS. THIS IS OVER $1100 OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM GM. VERY DISAPPOINTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 56,000.

THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AUTO-LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE HAS NOT WORKED FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. NOW RECENTLY, THE OTHER BACK DOOR AUTO-LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE HAS STOPPED WORKING ALSO. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND REQUIRES ONE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN THEN MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS OR CRAWL IN AND REACH OVER, ETC. THE PROBLEM WAS GRADUAL, SOMETIMES THE LOCK FEATURE WOULD WORK, SOMETIMES NOT. NOW IT IS ALWAYS NOT WORKING. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR G6 VEHICLES. I HAD PREVIOUSLY INQUIRED WITH THE CAR DEALER, AND THE COST TO REPAIR WAS/IS COST PROHIBITIVE FOR ME. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION, WITH SO MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE VEHICLE IS A PONTIAC G6 WITH LESS THAN 32,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL MANUFACTURE'S RECOMMENDATIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY STARTED (TRACTION CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED) THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE AS WITH TRACTION CONTROL MANUALLY TURNED OFF; BASICALLY, TRACTION CONTROL MASKS THE PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOM: THE VEHICLE HAS FRONT END, SIDE TO SIDE, VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AFTER A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE SYSTEM (ROTORS REMOVED FROM SPINDLES) RATHER THAN VISUAL INSPECTION OUTLINED BY THE MANUFACTURE, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL BEING PROGRAMMED NORMALLY ON AT START UP IS CAUSING INSIDE (CALIBER) ROTOR WARPING AND PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS SUGGESTED TO EVALUATE THE METAL QUALITIES OF THE ROTORS (MAYBE NOT CASTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER METAL SPECIFICATIONS), THIS TOO BE THE ROOT CAUSE SINCE THE PADS ARE ONLY WORN 30-35%. SINCE THESE PARTS ARE CONSIDERED 'WEAR ITEMS', THESE PREMATURE REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURE'S WARRANTY, NOR ARE THEY BEING MONITORED BY THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX 225 50/R17 TIRES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ARE BEING SOLD TO CONSUMERS. GOODYEAR WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY WILL NOT LISTEN AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES 7/1/11 AND GARAGE INSTALLED THE NEW FRONT TIRES. COULD NOT INSTALL BACK TIRES DUE TO GARAGE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL WITH A SMALL WHOLE IN IT. DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS RETURNED. REPLACEMENT TIRE RECEIVED 7/5/11 AND TWO BACK TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR. CAR DRIVEN 15 MILES HOME FROM GARAGE AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE THEN. REAR PASSENGER FLAT TIRE DISCOVERED ON MORNING OF 7/7/11, COULD HAVE BEEN FLAT BEFORE THEN BUT CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE BROUGHT HOME FROM GARAGE WHEN BACK TIRES INSTALLED. GOODYEAR WAS ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED TO ADVISE THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE ISSUE. FLAT TIRE WAS FILLED WITH AIR AND THIS TIRE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER TIRE. BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE WITH SMALL WHOLE IN IT. GARAGE ADVISED THEY THINK THAT GOODYEAR IS USING A DEFECTIVE MOLD TO MAKE TIRES. PICTURES TAKEN AND VIDEO TAKEN OF SECOND DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,013 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,013.

DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM A TRACTOR TRAILER IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT SEE HIS BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND REAR ENDED HIM. THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK HIS BUMPER BAR OFF (THE PART THAT HANGS DOWN FROM THE ACTUAL BED OF THE TRAILER TO PREVENT YOU FROM GOING BENEATH IT). THERE ARE CLEAR MARKS ON MY FRONT BUMPER WHERE HIS BUMPER HIT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 40MPH ALTHOUGH I SKIDDED INTO HIM SO I WAS SLOWING. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HE WAS STOPPED BUT WAS MOVING SLOWLY AS HE PULLED OVER. I DONT KNOW HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS, ONCE WAS ENOUGH FOR ME. MY VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS SO NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER STATES FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS *TGW

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND IT HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL STEERS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. UPON BRAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND HAVE DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE OF A NEW CAR. *TR