Pontiac G8 Complaints (2008)

71 consumer complaints on file.

#10723298June 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722124May 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2010. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703016April 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
EVER SINCE I WENT TO HAVE THE REPROGRAM DONE ON MY AIR BAGS SYSTEM I HAVE GOTTEN A "AIRBAG FAULT" WARNING EVERY TIME I START MY CAR. SINCE IS HAS HAPPENED I JUST ALWAYS IGNORED IT UNTIL I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT BECAUSE IT DOES THAT, MY ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN AND MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS UPSETS ME VERY MUCH, SINCE I CARING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL LIKE SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE MODULE THAT WILL FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS AIR FAULT IS PUTTING MANY FAMILIES AT RISK OF LOSS OF LIFE!!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683540February 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND DRIVERS DOOR ARE NOT LOCKING WITH REMOTE KEY OR ELECTRIC POWER DOOR SWITCH. THIS BEGAN WITH ONLY THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR BUT HAS MIGRATED TO DRIVERS DOOR AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO THEFT OF INTERNAL CONTENTS AND WORSE, VEHICLE ROBBERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682938February 12, 2015
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTMENT PANELS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHERE THE ENTIRE PANEL WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683002February 12, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, YET THE FAILURE KEPT RECURRING. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682796February 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN STRIP AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682466February 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY WHO MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT IT MAY TAKE ANOTHER EIGHT MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681336February 4, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CUT AROUND THE LEFT EYE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10678468January 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING VEHICLE ON AND SYSTEM CHECKS RUN THROUGH. AFTER THIS OCCURS, THE AIR BAG DUMMY LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS ON AS WELL AND REGARDLESS IF A PASSENGER IS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661038November 26, 2014
ENGINE
I AM INVESTIGATING A FIRE , THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A 2008 PONTIAC G4. AFTER THE OWNER DROVE THE CAR HE PARKED IT IN HIS GARAGE. WITHIN 20 MIN. OF PARKING THE CAR IT WAS ON FIRE IN HIS GARAGE. THE FIRE LOOKS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR. THIS FIRE BURNED HIS HOUSE DOWN AND INJURED HIM. I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT I COULD USE IN MY INVESTIGATION INVOLVING FIRES RELATED TO PONTIAC G4 2008 MODELS.. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR FIRE DEPT USE IN CONFIRMING THE CAUSE AND BACKGROUND OF THE FIRE. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. PLEASE EMAIL ME ANYTHING YOU MAY HAVE RELATED TO THIS MODEL CAR INVOLVED IN FIRES TO : [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10654725November 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/09/15*LJ UPDATED 9/5/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596638June 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V534000 (AIR BAGS) BUT DID NOT WANT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAG THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THIS COMPONENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595103May 29, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION KEY FELL INTO TWO PIECES. BOTH PIECES NEED TO BE TOUCHING TO EACH OTHER TO START THE ENGINE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE ENGINE IF YOU ARE STRANDED AND NERVOUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE FROM WILLIAMS USED CARS, ELKTON, MD 21921 THE 28TH DAY OF MAY 2013. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW KEY. SHALL I DO THAT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577272April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY FOB CONTAINS THE IGNITION KEY AND UNFOLDS WITH A BUTTON PRESS, BUT THE SPRING MECHANISM HOLDING IT OPEN IS A BIT WEAK. WHEN YOU HAVE IT ATTACHED TO A KEY CHAIN, THE WEIGHT OF THE KEYS CAN FAIRLY EASILY MAKE THE KEY FOB FOLD OVER IN AN "L" SHAPE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OFTEN, AND BEING 6 FT 1 IN TALL, MY KNEE BUMPED THE KEYS WHILE I WAS PUTTING MY FOOT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND ON THE BRAKE. DUE TO THE FOLDED OVER KEY FOB ATTACHED TO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS ENOUGH LEVERAGE PLACED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ROLLING ALONG IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557526December 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
WITH APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G8 GT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING WITH ONSTAR THE ERROR CODES WERE U0170 AND B0081. THERE HAVE BEEN PRIOR RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND MY CAR HAS HAD AN AIRBAG MODULE REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE ON PONTIAC G8S THAT IN MANY CASES HAVE EVEN LESS MILES THAN MINE ON THEM. MANY OF THE STORIES ONLINE ARE LITTERED WITH DEALER ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, WITH REPAIRS RUNNING UPWARDS OF $900+ TO REPLACE ONE MODULE (GM PART NO. 92225595), AND THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. IN SOME CASES DEALERS ARE DIAGNOSING THE SENSOR (GM PART NO. 92220398) AS HAVING TO BE REPLACED AS WELL, WHICH IS ANOTHER $900+. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE (AT LEAST THAT ARE REPORTING IT ONLINE) AND THERE MUST BE MANY OTHERS AS WELL THAT HAVEN'T TAKEN TO THE ONLINE FORUMS TO REPORT THEIR PROBLEM. WITH A REPAIR AS COSTLY AS THIS ONE (ON A CAR WHOSE MARKET VALUE IS ROUGHLY $15,000) I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE MANY ARE MAKING THE REQUIRED REPAIRS AS THE COST TO DO IT IS SIGNIFICANT (AND IN MY CASE >10% OF THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF THE CAR). I WOULD APPRECIATE A FURTHER LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE WITH A FOCUS ON HOW MANY OF GM PART NO. 92225595 HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED/BOUGHT IN THE LAST 3 YEARS FOR USE ON A PONTIAC G8. I IMAGINE MANY MORE WILL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE ON CARS THAT HAVE A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF MILES. I BELIEVE A RECALL, OR LOOK INTO A RECALL, IS WARRANTED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552569November 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WENT TO GO ON A SHORT TRIP, AND AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STARTED THE MESSAGE," AIR BAG FAULT" READ IN MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE WAS FAULTY, PART NUMBER 92225595. QUOTED ME ABOUT 800 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. LIKE OTHERS HAVE POSTED ON THIS SITE, WHEN THAT MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED, THAT INDICATES THAT THE WHOLE AIRBAG SRS IS DEACTIVATED. I QUESTIONED HOW THIS WASN'T A RECALL SINCE IT IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD, AND THE RESPONSE WAS,"WE DON'T KNOW." I HAVE REPLACED THE MODULE MYSELF AND HAVE HAD A GM DEALER REPROGRAM IT DO MY VEHICLE. WHAT REALLY IRKS ME OFF, IS THAT THE PART NUMBER FOR PART THAT BECAME FAULTY, IS DIFFERENT THAN THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT WAS USED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS BLATANTLY INDICATES THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO RECOMMENDED ME TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART WITH THIS "UPDATED" PART. THIS WOULD NOT BE SUCH A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE I AM WELL AWARE OF THE FACT THAT SOME PARTS ARE SUBJECT TO BEING REPLACED BECAUSE OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THIS IS A MODULE THAT LITERALLY SITS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM, AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY KIND OF OUTSIDE ELEMENTS, MECHANICAL MOVING CAPABILITY, OR THE ELEMENTS, SO THE ONLY WAY THIS PART COULD FAIL IS BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPER DESIGN OR OTHER ELEMENT THAT THE CUSTOMER HAS NO CONTROL OVER. THAT REASON ALONE SHOWS WHY THIS MODULE, BEING A KEY PART IN THE SRS SYSTEM, SHOULD BE RECALLED AND INSTALLED WITH THE NEW UPDATED MODULE. I HOPE THE NHTSA LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY, AND TAKES ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548818October 21, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538140August 30, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH FRONT STRUTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 9/17/13*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534054August 7, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V534000 (AIR BAGS) AND REPAIRED. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Pontiac G8