Pontiac G8 Complaints (2009)

144 consumer complaints on file.

#10873494June 9, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD INDICATING THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V172000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, TIRES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863482May 5, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWAY BAR, TIE ROD, AND HOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 07/27/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863046May 4, 2016
SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOTH FRONT I NSIDE DOOR HANDLES PEELING REVEALING RAZOR SHARP MATERIAL ..WHICH HAS ALREADY CUT MY WIFE ONCE IF YOUY R NOT CAREFUL OPENING DOOR FROM THE INSIDE YOU WILL CUT YOU FINGERS . ALSO DRIVERS LOWER OUTSIDE SEAT TRIM FALLING OFF SEAT ..POSS SCRAPE & OR TRIP HAZZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10860813April 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOSE AROUND THE BRAKE LINE WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHT TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855210April 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
WENT TO START MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY, AND SOUNDLY AN AIRBAG FAILURE SHOWED UP IN THE DRIVER INFO CENTER. WENT ONLINE AND THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAS TONS OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE CONSUMERS A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN USED IN MY VEHICLE. THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID THE RECALL AS IT WILL COST THEM. THIS IS STRAIGHT UNFAIR THAT THEY SOURCE CHEAP MODULES, AND WHEN FAILURE OCCURS, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER FACTORY REPLACEMENT OF NEW SENSORS AND MODULES, THEY STICK IT ON THE CONSUMER. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS AS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND NOW I HAVE NO AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE AMOUNT THEY WANT TO FIX THE MODULE. PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS AND MAKE THEM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DECISIONS. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853889April 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR COMES ON AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED AND NEVER GOES OFF. THE AIR BAGS ARE DEACTIVATED DURING THIS TIME CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY WILL NOT INFLATE IF YOU'RE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852529March 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE SOMETIMES DISPLAYS AIRBAG FAULT AFTER SYSTEM CHECK DURING STARTUP. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO THE AIR BAGS I'M TOLD ARE NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN THE CAR DISPLAYS THIS MESSAGE. ERROR DOES NOT REAPPEAR AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846493March 14, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILED ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN BY ITSELF WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825055February 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT AT 56K MILES SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM BEEPS EVERYTIME KEY IS TURNED ON AND NEVER GOES AWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806783November 25, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO A DITCH RESULTING IN THE SEAT BELT SEPARATING FROM THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE, LEGS, AND EYE HOWEVER MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10787796November 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, SEEMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND COMPLETES IN SAFETY CHECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786251October 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS UP EVEN THOUGH ALL TIRE PRESSURES ARE CORRECT. THESE INCORRECT DISPLAYS HAVE BEEN APPEARING FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS AND TAKE A LONG TIME TO GO AWAY BEFORE REAPPEARING AGAIN. AS A RESULT YOU WILL NEVER REALLY KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. OUR DEALER SAYS THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM STOPPED PAYING FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782071October 14, 2015
ENGINE
A TAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING - WHETHER THE CAR WAS AT IDLE OR MOVING. THE TAPPING WOULD NOT CEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE #2 VALVE LIFTER HAD COLLAPSED INTO THE CAMSHAFT AND DAMAGED THE CAMSHAFT. ALL 16 LIFTERS, CAMSHAFT AND ASSOCIATED GASKETS WERE REPLACED. HAD WE CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR, MORE DEFECTIVE LIFTERS WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. AT THAT POINT, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE LIFTERS ARE DEFECTIVE IN ALL GM CARS WITH THIS ENGINE (SEE SERVICE BULLETIN 10-06-01-007D).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779383October 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
I'VE BEEN READING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A BROKEN RECORD OF "AIRBAG" ISSUES. MINE JUST STARTED A WEEK AGO AT 50,000+. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THE NORMAL COST TO MAYBE GET IT FIXED OVER PERHAPS SEVERAL VISITS IS 1K+. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO ACTUALLY GET A RECALL INITIATED? UNTIL THEN, WHY WON'T ANYONE DO SOMETHING TO SILENCE THE LOUD ANNOYING AIRBAG ALARM? IT IS VERY DISTRACTING, AND I BELIEVE MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THAN THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760206August 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
AT STARTUP, VEHICLE DISPLAYS MESSAGE "AIRBAG FAULT" AND AIRBAGS ARE INOPERABLE. MANY OTHERS WITH GM VEHICLES HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES AND IT HAS BEEN TRACED TO A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR (GM PART NUMBER 92225595). THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE FAULT CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748351August 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732816July 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716681May 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM FAILURE DISABLING THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE MODULE/SENSOR IS REPLACED. DEALER PRICING IS AROUND $1000 TO REPLACE MODULE/SENSOR. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM ISN'T COVERING AS A SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714981May 6, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714043May 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT INSERT INTO THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,722.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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