2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY JERK BEFORE THE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. LATER WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE JERKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,720 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,740.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND PRESSURE WAS LIFTED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE THE FIRST 4 TIMES. ON THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN BEGAN PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

PONITAC 2008 G6 CONVERTIBLE ORIGINAL BRAKES SQUEALED CONTINUOUSLY REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS STILL SQUEALS AFTER REPLACING ALL BRAKE PARTS I FEEL THIS IS A CALIPER OR OTHER BRAKE ISSUE AND NEEDS TO RECALLED TO RESOLVE UNDERLYING ISSUE OCCURS DAILY, IT IS CONTINUOUS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING SAME ISSUE WITH SAME PONTIAC G6 ISSUES ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS I THINK THERE IS A RECALL ISSUE HERE WITH GM PONTIAC G6. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN - STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL JERKING OR TWITCHING RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE CAR STOPPED AND IDLING. RUBBING OR SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE FROM AREA OF STEERING COLUMN. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED BY DEALER. RATCHETING EFFECT FELT IN STEERING WHEN TURNING, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENING SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE TURNING, SOME KICKBACK FELT, AS IF CAR WAS RESISTING TURNING. RETURNED TO DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. SIGNIFICANT TIGHTENING FEEL AND HARD TO TURN RETURNED DAYS LATER. PROBLEM RECURRED, DEALER REPLACED TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN. AGAIN, PROBLEMS RETURNED WITHIN DAYS. TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO TRIED TO GET PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. AFTER TESTING AND DRIVING EXTENSIVELY, THIS MECHANIC HAD PROBLEM OCCUR WITH HIM WHILE DRIVING, FINDING STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN. DESCRIBED TROUBLE AS "INEXCUSABLE" AND "EXTREMELY INTIMIDATING." SAID CAR SHOULD BE RETURNED TO DEALER AND REPLACED, OR SATISFACTORY REMEDY PROVIDED FOR APPARENT ENGINEERING PROBLEM, AND SAID CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. CAR NOW BACK AT DEALER, WHO FINALLY EXPERIENCED LESS PRONOUNCED PROBLEM WITH STEERING, AND IS NOW REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION UNIT. SEARCH ONLINE FOR "2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEMS" RETURNED LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND THE PREVIOUS RECALL OF 2006 MODELS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT OR MANUFACTURING FLAW WHICH POSES SUBSTANTIAL, SIGNIFICANT, AND UNPREDICTABLE RISK TO LIFE AND SAFETY. NOTE: MILEAGE AND DATE OF REPORTED "FAILURE" IS FOR LATEST INCIDENT. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JUNE 2010 AND UNDER 36000 MILES. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN NO PEDAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN LIGHT TO MODERATE PRESSURE IS APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT BACK UP WHEN HEAVY PRESSURE IS APPLIED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL. ALL SITES/FORUMS/AND ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC POSTINGS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES SAY THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND/OR RE-CALIBRATED. ANY WAY A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED TO FIX THIS ISSUE? I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND BRAKES SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF DRIVERS RECEIVING TRAFFIC TICKETS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED AS LOW AS 25 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,030.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED LIGHTLY THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF AND THE OTHER BRAKE LIGHTS DIM AS IF THE WERE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE LIGHTS STAY LIKE THIS FOR 5 SECONDS AFTER THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THEN THE BRAKES LIGHTS RETURN TO BEING ON. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTION CORRECTLY WHEN ALOT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

2008 PONTIAC G6 2.2L 4-CYL. CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY-2008 SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I TOOK A NEW JOB THAT WOULD REQUIRE A LENGTHY COMMUTE UNTIL THE WIFE AND I COULD RELOCATE CLOSER TO MY JOB. I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 176 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY BETWEEN JULY-2008 AND JULY-2010. AT 90K MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP CAME ON. THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THEY CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON 7/29/2010 AT A COST OF $787 - INCLUDING LABOR. 85% OF THE MILEAGE WAS INTERSTATE MILES, AND THE REMAINDER WAS INCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY OR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. INTERSTATE DRIVING WAS THE TYPICAL 70-75 MPH, AND DID NOT ABUSE OR PUT MY FOOT INTO IT OTHERWISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF AND BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS OF A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY VEER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,005.