2009 PONTIAC G8 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V534000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

PONTIAC G8 GT ABS/SES/TRACTION CONTROL OFF INDICATORS/MESSAGES AND OR LOSS OF POWER WITH THE RADIO TURNED UP. *TR

I HAVE AN DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE ISSUE, HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT A MISSING CLIP IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO MALFUNCTION. I HAVE SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I FEAR THAT THE AIR BAG COULD BLOW UP IN MY FACE AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH!! THE ONLY THING THE DEALER HAS TO OFFER IS REPLACE THE AIRBAG AT 1100.00. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR TO GO TO WORK, THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHING AND DID NOT GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS GIVEN THE CODES U0170 AND B0081, WHICH APPARENTLY POINT TO A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODULE IS TO SENSE IF THERE IS A PASSENGER OR NOT. APPARENTLY, SINCE THIS MODULE IS BAD, IT THREW THE ABOVE CODES AND DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, NO BAGS WILL DEPLOY UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES AND UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY REPORTED ISSUES WITH THIS. SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT SINCE 1998, THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AS THE SENSORS ARE NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT YET, THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WITH IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE, GM SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND WE SWERVED TO MISS IT AND RAN OFF THE ROAD DOWN INTO A DEEP DITCH AND HITTING A DRAIN TILE. THE ENTIRE FRONT NOSE OF THE CAR IS DESTROYED, THE HOOD, AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER AND DOOR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING MY HUSBAND TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BUST THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON BUT WAS INJURED ALSO. HAD MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO, THESE INJURIES MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT ALL. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS MORE THAN LIKELY TOTALED AND HOSPITAL BILLS WHERE WE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY. *TR

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON MY 2009 PONTIAC G8. IT HAS A SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH SEND A SIGNAL TO THE AIR BAG MODULE TO DEPLOY IF A PERSON IS SITTING ON THE SEAT. IF THERE IS NO PERSON SITTING THERE,IT WILL NOT DEPLOY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. SO NOW BECAUSE OF A SENSOR THAT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, ALL THE AIRBAGS ON THE CAR WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT SUCH A SYSTEM SHOULD NOT FAIL SO PREMATURELY. MY CAR HAS 45000 MILES ON IT, AND AS YOU KNOW ITS NOT EVERYDAY THAT A PASSENGER SITS ON THAT SEAT. ALSO, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MANY OTHER PONTIAC G8 OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. BUT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED EARLY ON THEIR VEHICLES THEY WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. SO DID NOT FILED A COMPLAINT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I FEEL MY SAFETY IS JEOPARDY. *TR

STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON,WITH A CHIME SOUND. CALL DEALER AND WAS TOLD CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WANDERED OUT OF THE LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND LOOSE BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS CAR CLEARLY HAS LCA (LOWER CONTROL ARM) ISSUES. I HAD MINE REPLACED 10K MILES AGO. THEY ARE NOISY AGAIN. WITH JUST A LITTLE RESEARCH YOU WILL FIND THAT AROUND 80% OF G8 OWNERS HAVE FRONT END SUSPENSION ISSUES. WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING THIS? *TR

WHEN CAR STARTED SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT FOR DRIVER ILLUMINATES BUT NO CONCURRENT AUDIBLE CHIME. ONCE SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED DRIVER WARNING LIGHT GOES OUT. *TR