2008 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,700.

MY AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED ON IN MY CAR AND IT SAYS TO SERVICE MY AIR BAG. I CALLED GM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $99.00 TO PUT IT ON THE MACHINE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THE PONTIAC HAVE AIR BAG SENSOR PROBLEMS. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT RECALL THERE IS ON THEM. THANK YOU *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON,SAW ONLINE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM,THEY SAID GM HAD A RECALL ON SOME OLDER MODELS BUT MY DAUGHTERS IS A 2009,THEY SUGGESTED PUTTING DIALELECTRIC GREASE ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND I DID THIS AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS SO THEN I WENT TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT A PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND REPLACED THAT,THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS THIS IS A GM DEFECT AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ONE PERSON ONLINE SAID THEY HAD THEIRS (PPSENSOR) REPLACED AT THE DEALER 6 TIMES, IT'S ABOUT A 120 DOLLAR JOB,THAT'S NOT FAIR IT;S A DEFECT, SOMEONE WILL AND PROBABLY HAS BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT,I AM REPLACING MY DAUGHTERS TOMORROW IF IT DOES IT AGAIN I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY 120.00 FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT,BUT A 2008 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY ITS A DEFECT AND A BIG SAFETY ISSUE,GOD I HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO HER WHEN IT GOES OUT THE NEXT TIME,PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN SHE'S BRAKING BECAUSE THEY STAY ON. *TR

MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WAS SMOKING TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT AND SHOP WOULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT ITS WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHT N ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM... NOT SOMETHING THAT THE SHOP COULD FIX. *TR

LOW BEAM / DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAULTY - BADLY CORRODED SOCKET AND WIRING CONNECTIONS. GM HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND SELLS REPLACEMENT PLUGS WITH WIRE ENDS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS ALL VEHICLES BUILT BY GM. A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS INOP HEADLIGHTS / THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIRS AND COSTS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR

MY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT AND IT IS NOT A LACK OF FLUID ISSUE AND THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES EVERY TIME YOU TURN IT. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AT TIMES AS WELL. I NOTICED PREVIOUS YEAR PONTIAC G6'S HAVE A PROBLEM AND SO DO G5'S SO I AM FILING THIS IN HOPES THAT OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING AS WELL AND A RECALL IS SOON ISSUED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKES NOT APPLIED, TURNED OFF WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED (ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBER WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME). PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF, BUT HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT - BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES NOT APPLIED, THEN TURN OFF BRIEFLY AND COME BACK ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF FOR ~5-10 SECONDS BEFORE COMING BACK ON. OCCURRED AGAIN THIS MORNING - ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE BY DISCONNECTING NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND RECONNECTING AFTER ~15 MINUTES TO SEE IF THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF, BUT IT DID NOT. INCIDENTS SEEM RANDOM - HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A COMMON THREAD (SUCH AS HARD BRAKING, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, WEATHER, OTHER LIGHTING ISSUES, ETC). *TR

CAR IS MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT TOOK TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID ITS THE CONTROL ARMS NO CAN DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT CAR SAID IT WASN'T COVERED MY SON JUST HAD TO REPLACE HIS CONTROL ARMS ON HIS G6 ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I HAVE READ UP ON THIS ON THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THE G6 ITHINKIT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL IS PEOPLE ARE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL ARM. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AT ALL TIMES OR COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND THE WEB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED BY GM. *TR

REAR LOCK MECHANISM DOES NOT ENGAGE PRESENTING SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE IN REAR SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A TIRES, SIZE 225/50/17 WITH DOT NUMBER, 5MLPPDYH4707. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS WHICH RESULTED IN CONSISTENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP LIGHTING UP AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ON COLD DAYS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAVE HAD THIS INTO THE GM SHOP TWO TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE PWOER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS MANY PROBLEMS STARTING WITH THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS MALFUNCTIONING, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, WATER PUMP WENT OUT IN 2012, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK, THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN ON THE STREET WHILE DRIVING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE APPEARS, THE TWO REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, THE TRUNK BUTTON IS INOPERABLE. I AM FED UP WITH ALL OF THE ELECTRONIC ISSUES AND HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THEM RESOLVED AT THE DEALERSHIP PAID TO HAVE THEM FIXED AND IT HAS RETURNED. THE ROOF OF THE CAR IS SHOWING RUST AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS CLUNKING WHICH WAS FIXED UNDERWARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WELL IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED BACK IN SEPT. 27, 2011 WITH MY 2008 G6 IS BACK (11/4/2013) SEE CORRESPONDENCE BELOW. I PAID $113.14 AT PETE BAUR AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AT 75,000 MILE (ONLY 20K MILES LATER). THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE BRAKE PETAL IS PUSHED. THEN THEY TURN OFF. WHAT A MESSED UP WAY FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I ALSO HAD TO REMOVE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BECAUSE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND THE THE CAR WOULD BE ELECTRICALLY DEAD WHEN I WOULD GO TO START IT. THE BATTERY WAS NOT DRAINED AT ALL. IT WOULD JUST BE DEAD UNTIL I GAVE IT A GOOD JUMP. AND ANOTHER THING THE KEY FOBS ARE TOTALLY MESSED UP. THEY BARLEY WORK ANYMORE. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK THIS CAR IS. OH, ALSO THE SEVICE TRACTION CONTROL COME ON RANDOMLY. I CAN'T BELEIVE NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET. IF I COULD AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR I WOULD. I DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS IN MY FAMILY. GM - NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE SELLING. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART IN PARK. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO START IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL AWAY IN PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACT AS IF IT WAS IN A CORRECT GEAR AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO IN REVERSE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICE. IT WAS REPAIRED AND FINALLY WAS TOLD THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. I INITIALLY TOOK MY VEHICLE IN 9 DAYS (7/25/11( AFTER PURCHASED (7/14/11 PURCHASED DATE) BACK TO THE AUTO STORE TO TELL THEM MY CAR ACTS AS IF I DID NOT WANT TO GET GEARS OR IT WOULD ACT ASK IT WANTED TO CUT OFF IN PARK. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART I TOOK IT BACK AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS STILL ACTING THE SAME FROM MY FIRST VISIT ON 7/25/11. AFTER RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT SOME 2009 PONTIAC G6 WERE RECALLED DUE TO GEAR SHIFT CABLES. MINES IS A 2008 THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THE NEW BULBS WERE ONLY AN INTERMITTENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INITIAL ISSUE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED BUT RESOLVED WITHOUT ISSUE. SINCE INITIAL ONSET THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SPORADIC AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BOBBLE LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE AND NOW HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AS IF THE WHEEL IS LOCKING A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING ALSO FEELS VERY HEAVY, THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. NOTICEABLE MOTOR-LIKE NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS BOBBLING. DEALER INSPECTED, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, NO BAD CODES WERE NOTED. HOWEVER, ISSUE CONTINUES WITH CONTROL PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRES IN THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACE AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A WELL KNOW DEALERSHIP, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXPECT THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING SOUND. EVERYTIME I TURN TO THE RIGHT IT CLICKS LIKE SOMETHING IS FALLING APART. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALL FROM GM SINCE APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL PONTIAC VEHICLES. THE WHEEL AT ANY POING CAN LOCK ITSELF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY PONTIAC G6, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME PULLED UP ASIDE MY VEHICLE, INFORMING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ACTUALLY ON; AND WHILE BRAKING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. I WAS ALMOST 800 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING PART OF A MULTI-CAR PILE UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. I ALSO KNOW ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

INITIAL ISSUE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED BUT RESOLVED WITHOUT ISSUE. SINCE INITAL ONSET THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SPORATIC AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BOBBLE LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE AND IS NOW HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AS IF THE WHEEL IS LOCKING A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING ALSO FEELS VERY HEAVY, THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER REGUARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TT

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT COME ON, WE HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SINCE MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2009. WE WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB AND IT WORKED FOR A DAY OR TWO. WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT YET AGAIN WE NOTICED THAT THE SOCKET THAT THE HEADLIGHT GOES INTO WAS MELTED. WHEN WE WENT IN TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO ASK WHAT TO DO WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUES IN A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO LOCK UP AND RISK MY LIFE. I HAD IT FIXED BY THE DEALER ([XXX]) AND IT STILL DOES IT! I ALMOST WAS HIT BY A SEMI THE LAST TIME SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO MATTER HOW MUCH EVERYTHING GETS FIXED THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON WHILE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I GO AND HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD DO AND ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED. *TR

MY DAUGHTERS BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL SHE PRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THEY GO OFF! I'VE TRIED THE DIELECTRIC GREASE THAT THEY SAID TO USE AND IT LASTED 2 DAYS. SAD THING IS THAT UNLESS YOU FOLLOW HER EVERYWHERE AND AT ALL TIMES YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF THEY'RE WORKING OR NOT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP HAD FAILED. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE WOULDL NOT START. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I HAVEN'T GOT IT FIXED YET BUT POWER STEERING COMES ACROSS MY RADIO EVERYDAY. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE PROBLEM I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY A FAMILY MEMBER AND THEY NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINING ON AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW. I CAN BE DRIVING FROM 20MPH TO 70+MPH DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AND REMAIN ON WITHOUT ME USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. A LIGHT TOUCH TO THE BRAKES WILL TURN THEM OFF, BUT JUST FOR A SECOND. I HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED ONCE IN THE LAST YEAR; HOWEVER, I AM NOT SURE IF THIS ISSUE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE OTHER ERRORS AND ISSUES WITH IN THE VEHICLE OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR BUT HE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM. I HAVE ALSO ASKED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON A SOLUTION EITHER. FROM SOME INTERNET RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON BUT IT DID NOT RESET THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,213.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND EVENTUALLY LOCKED. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S GOODWILL POLICY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE AND CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AT VARYING TIMES. BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGES WHEN ACCELERATING. UPON MINOR DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF, THEN RE-ENGAGE AS THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FURTHER. BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND RUNNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT BUT PONTIAC SAID IT WAS NOT A COVERED VIN# I FOUND THIS AND A LETTER THAT SAID THERE IS SOME THING WRONG. THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES WILL COVER THE 2005, 2006 AND 2008 MODELS OF THE PONTIAC G6, CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX; THE 2008 SATURN AURA AND THE 2004-2007 SATURN ION. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL SENSOR THAT ALL THE OTHER PONTIAC G6'S HAD AND THEY SAID MINE WAS NOT COVERED SO I PAID TO GET IT FIXED NOW THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT . MY WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THERE DEFECTED PART. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AND STAYING STILL, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HERE IS THE SAME THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO MINE GO LOOK. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/PONTIAC/G6/STEERING .THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE 2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. AND STEERING MAKES A POPPING AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING. IS GETTING WORSE (LOUDER) AS TIME GOES ON. THE NOISE IS NOW PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME YOU TURN AND STEERING IS BECOMING MORE "STIFF". *KB

WHEN YOU SET THE CRUISE OR ARE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL SHUT THE CRUISE OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR AN EXTEND PERIOD OF TIME. NOT SAFE AT ALL! *TR

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY AND THEN GO OFF. I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO DOING A SELF CHECK SINCE THE LIGHT ALWAYS HAS WENT OFF IN THE PAST. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON NOW CONSTANTLY AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER IS DISABLED AT ALL TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT HAS FAILED, AND REPLACEMENT WILL COST OVER $1000. THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS MORE THAN LIKELY THE AIRBAGS WILL FAIL TO EMPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY EVENT. I'VE WENT TO OTHER WEB SITES TO REVIEW POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH GM AIRBAG SYSTEMS, AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A START OF AN EPIDEMIC WITH THESE AIR BAG SYSTEMS NOT BEING REPORTED TO THE NHTSA - TO INCLUDE SOME DEATHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF WATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS MOLD UNDER THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE CARPET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO TIMES AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO THE MOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

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.

I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G6, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE, THEY SHUT OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON IN A SHORT TIME. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS. CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAD CHANGED THE BRAKE SWITCH THINKING THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOTHING. I THEN BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT CALIBRATED. THIS SEEMED TO FIX IT, HOWEVER, NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY STAY ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. MY TRACTION LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. I STRONGLY SUGGEST SOMETHING BE DONE BY GM TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES LIKE MY OWN ABOUT THE SAME THING AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT DRIVERS BEHIND YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT YOU ARE BRAKING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

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.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AT RANDOM. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE AND AFTER ABOUT A YEAR THE ISSUE IS STILL GOING ON. PLEASE ADVISE HOW TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE . *TR

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

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

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

I OWN A USED PONTIAC G6 40THOUSAND MILES,. DURING HEAVY DOWN POURS POWER STEERING GOES, BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON, THEN WITHIN A MINUTE OR 2 THE STEERING KICKS BACK IN. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. I FEE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE WARRANTY FOR ANOTHER 8 MONTHS. ANY SUGGESTIONS. I THINK IT MAY BE THE POWER STEERING BELT SLIPPING! SINCE I AM A WOMAN THEY DISMISS MY COMPLAINT! *TR

FIRST THE REAR DOOR ACTUATOR WORKED 50% OF TIME.THEN 0% . CRUISE WORKED INTERMITTENT. BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING .HENCE STUCK ON. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE FAULTY. INOPT. IN THAT ORDER. AL HAVE TO BE RELATED AND ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN PONTIAC. AND GM WANTS 730 TO REPLACE MODULE 232 FOR DOOR ACTUATOR.ITS B.S RECALL 2008 G6. THEY HAVE RECALLED G8 FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

MY PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH FAILED AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS UP TO 100,000 MILES. NEXT MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON AND MY ENGINE POWERS DOWN AND I SLOW DOWN AT A RAPID RATE. YESTERDAY I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH AND GET HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. *TR

THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND SHE USED IT DAILY TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE WHEN SHE TURNED IN STEERING COLUMN. THIS CONTINUED FOR A FEW MONTHS WITHOUT LITTLE FANFARE OR CONCERN UNTIL UNEXPECTEDLY ON HER WAY TO A FRIENDS HOUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ACCORDING HER. SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. SHE REACHED ME BY CELL AND I TALKED HER THRU THE SITUATION. WE HAD A FRIEND WHO WORKS FOR DEALERSHIP TAKE IT AND DRIVE IT AND HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON AND OFF SINCE THAT TIME AND OUR GM DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $115.00 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. WITH ALL THE CONCERN AND RECALLS RECENTLY ON G6 MODELS FOR 2006 MODELS SOME KIND OF RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS 2008 G6 . THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH SHARING CARS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT FIRST HAND WHILE DRIVING HER CAR. PLEASE, HELP!!!,,, *TR