2009 PONTIAC G8 Complaints

SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (WEIGHT 125LBS) THE AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IT WAS IN NORMAL TOLERANCES AND IT COULD BE THE WAY SHE IS POSITIONED IN THE SEAT. THE LOANER CAR I WAS DRIVING (2011 CADILLAC DTS) THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME SHE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY LIABILITY. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PONTIAC G8 FORUM WEBSITE AND OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING. *TR

DRIVING UP A ROAD AND THE SEAT BELT STUCK AND STARTED TO PULL IN TIGHTER AND TIGHTER WHERE IT LEFT MARKS ACROSS DAUGHTERS BODY. CALLED ONSTAR, TURNED CAR OFF, CALLED 911 AND SEATBELTS WOULDN'T RELEASE TO UNDO SO WE CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET HER OUT. IT HAPPENED ONCE, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE FRONT TIGHTENED ON ME AND NEVER TOUCHED BRAKE TO MAKE IT DO THAT. WORKING WITH PONTIAC TO REPLACE BELTS IN CAR 2 MONTHS LATER. TAKING FOREVER TO DO. *TR

IN APRIL 2009 MY PONTIAC G8 BEGAN MAKING GROANING AND CRACKING NOISES. OBSERVATION INDICATE THAT NOISE IS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN THE CAR IS WARM. RESEARCH ON THE NUMEROUS WEBSITES INDICATE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALERS DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM AND THE POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPACT OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE AUTOMOBILE. SO FAR THE MOST COMMON RESPONSE SEEMS TO BE TO IGNORE IT OR PROVIDE A PIECE MEAL SOLUTION. I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE STEERING IS EFFECTED AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. IT SEEMS THE GT MODELS ARE MOST EFFECTED WITH NO MENTION OF THE V6 OR THE GXP EDITIONS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE GXP HAS IMPROVED FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE V6 IS LIGHTER. IT MAY BE THAT THE G8 GT VERSION HAS A ENGINE THAT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND ULTIMATELY CAUSES A DEGRADATION OF THE SUSPENSIONS PERFORMANCE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND SO FAR THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE DONE IS REPLACE A TIE ROD. THE NOISE ABATED BUT NOW CONTINUES. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO SAFETY CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE I TEND TO BABY THE CAR BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR

MY 2009 PONTIAC G8GT WITH 14,000 MILES HAS HAD A FRONT END SHAKE IN IT SINCE NEW. HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED TO NO AVAIL. HE CAR HAS STARTED TO WANDER BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SO I DECIDED TODAY I WAS INSPECTING IT TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANYTHING. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT TO THE DEALER I TOLD THEM I COULD HER THE FRONT STRUT BUSHINGS GOING BAD THIS WAS ABOUT 1000 MILES AGO. TODAY DURING MY INSPECTION I FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT STRUT BUSHINGS ARE BAD. I WAS CHECKING A COUPLE OF FORUM BOARDS TODAY AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND PONTIAC AN GM ARE WELL AWARE OF IT. WHY HAVEN'T THEY ARE ANYBODY MADE GM STEP UP AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GET HURT OR KILLED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIFFICULT TO REACH AND CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BUMPER AND HEADLIGHT FIXTURES WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF TO GET TO THE BELT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CHANGE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKE WITH BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. BOTH STATED THAT THEY CAN NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAN BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER DID INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. THE LAST TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WAS LAST WEEK AND STILL HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS TO KEEP RESTARTING THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEEP SHUTTING OFF, WHICH PREVENTS HIM FROM DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5444.

FIRST OCCURRED N 11/23/2009. ON THE INTERSTATE IT LOSES ALL POWER, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, IGNITION STOPS, POWER STEERING STOPS, BRAKES FAIL - COMPLETE VEHICLE STOPPAGE AND FULL OPERATING SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH, TWICE! SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS 1/26/2010. *TR

ALSO OCCURRED AGAIN ON 1/26/2010/ ON THE INTERSTATE IT LOSES ALL POWER, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, IGNITION STOPS, POWER STEERING STOPS, BRAKES FAIL - COMPLETE VEHICLE STOPPAGE AND FULL OPERATING SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH, TWICE! *TR

2009 PONTIAC G8/GT. TIRE PRESSURE STICKER ON THE DOOR IS DIFFERENT FROM PRESSURES LISTED IN MANUAL WHICH IS THE REVERSE OF THE VISUAL DASHBOARD DISPLAY. THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES WHICH COULD WELL IMPACT THE SAFETY OF HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING. I HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY. *TR

AT 23,000 MILES MY LOWER FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT WENT BAD AND A WOBBLE WAS NOTICED WHEN BRAKING HARD. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BALL JOINT WAS BAD AND THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL OR CAMPAIGN LIST. THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITHIN THE G8 COMMUNITY BUT IS NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE DEALERS OR GM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THIS PROBLEM COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. THEY HAVE REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARMS/BALL JOINTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE LIMITED INVENTORY. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC TO INFORM THE CONSUMER OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE AND DESTRUCTION THAT COULD TAKE PLACE. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE OPENED UP TO ALL G8'S NOT JUST BE VIN NUMBER. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MORE CARS THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT ARE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR