Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel shook and seized completely. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence and then to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. While driving 20 MPH, the contact was alerted by another driver that the vehicle was on fire. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and exited. The flames originated from the engine compartment. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A fire report was not filed. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was taken to auto zone where it was diagnosed that the power steering node was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. The VIN was not provided.
For 2 yrs I have had temp gauge problems and a reading that says ck rse. Every time this ck rse shows up the temp gauge drops I explained this to the dealr on several occaisions they assured me that ck rse means ck rear seat entertainment center I don"t have rear seat entertainment center I am still having the same problems after being serviced ck rse still pops up on radio center and I still have temp gauge and air problems and the body of my car seems to leak water aroun doors and bumpers
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact noticed an abnormal fuel odor coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that either the fuel tank was fractured or there was a fuel pump leak. The contact also stated that the check engine light and traction control warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. While operating the vehicle, the instrument panel lights suddenly illuminated and flashed. In addition, the speed reduced and the rpms increased. The vehicle was repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control) in 2014, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 86,000.
Driving on the fwy and suddenly all of my hazard lights start turning on at once. My car started to lose power and I had to pull off to the side, not even my emergency lights would work. This is the 2nd time this has happened, the last was a few months ago and had the alternator replaced. Could it be the alternator again? I think not, I have also had issues with my power windows. I am not a mechanic but, I believe there is an electrical problem that is causing a shortage.
I was driving my pontiac g6gt and came to a stop sign. I stepped on the gas and the car revved at high RPM's. I could not go forward I was able to go in reverse, I have a 4 speed auto transmission. I was able to shift to m1, m2, m3,m4 then switch over to drive and go. When I stopped at stop sign I had to use start with the m1 auto stick. I called onstar they ran an diagnostic an told me I have a n p0523 error with oil pressure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle would not accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. While driving at an unknown speed, the headlights failed to illuminate. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on two occasions. On the second occasion, it was diagnosed that an unknown component had melted. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the check engine and power steering warning indicators were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Ma 10/19/2015 updated 11/08/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose power intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 142,000.
Car is a 2008 pontiac g6 gxp - the car is called cybil due to it's issues going on one day and not the next. I bought the car brand new with 128 miles on it. Latest activity is the engine light coming on and the radio screen scrolling low engine power and service ESC. If you turned the car off then back on a few minutes later it would seem to run right, engine light would stay on and 3 cycles later go off. Once off it would stall and lights and messages would go off again. This happened for 10 days in a row and on the 10th day the car stalled out completely on busy main road in the middle of rush hour. Managed to get the car started, moved off the road, and towed to a certified dealer. Dealer took 3 hours ($360) to run diagnostics on the car due to generic code of p0651 showing up. At time dealer moved the car into their facility all the warnings and lights had already reset and didn't present themselves. Diagnostics showed history codes for the brake peddle sensor (which has gone off before and was an issue before the recall notice and other $$ spent figuring out why tail lights went on and off at their own will) other was cam shaft sensor (which I see other complaints on) and throttle body sensor which I see no complaints on. There are service bulletins for the cam shaft sensor for the 2.2 and 2.4, but not the high feature l7y - this is a safety issue and if gm knows the sensors are shifting and pushing into something this needs to be recalled to fix. I am lucky I wasn't on the highway when one of these stalling issues happened. Car is currently at dealer waiting on parts to arrive to the tune of $700 - no christmas thanks to gm. The brake peddle sensor should be included in the recall for the tail lights and it is not. Please open an investigation into the cam sensor issue and make them extend the brake light recall to include the peddle sensor!
At times im not able to go over 15 MPH, or the engine will send a read out on the radio that states " engine reducing power", then the traction will state (on the radio) that the traction has turned off and the light comes on, also the powersteering notification appears on the radio and the car is not abel to be steered. The engine will no allow me to give the car gas to accelerate, and the engine will jerk, the rpms will go up and down by itself I called the pontiac number for help they told me that there was not a recal open for my car and they they were not abel to do anything for me very rudely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the reduce engine power light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The dealer stated that the computer box failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.
First incident I stopped in front of my home the car locked up on july 30th 2014 I had to push it to the curb and could not drive it to work. Second incident august 16th 2014 I was taking my wife to dinner and I stop at a stop light, car went dead, could not get it to go into any gear, the car would not start took 1 hour before my vehicle would go into gear. No dinner for my wife and my self. I need this recall matter to be resolved. This my transportation to work.
To sum it up started getting "engine power reduced" message from message center in vehicle. Shortly afterward the vehicle will begin flashing the traction control off light and shifting hard. Now the vehicle still shifts hard with the two above messages and is also stalling out when "engine power reduced" message appears. Many times after this the vehicle will not accelerate at all. Have to pull off the road, cut the vehicle completely off for a few minutes and then continue driving. Problem started intermittent and now happens every single time I drive the vehicle. I have had it stall out on the highway going over 50 MPH, very dangerous was almost hit. Vehicle has been at the used lost service center three times, no luck on finding problem or repair. Car has been with my local gm certified dealership for 3 days and still no proper diagnosis problem or repair. Has sense received the two recall letters bcm/transmission but dealership is reluctant to repair because they said gm may not pay for time and parts. Worse car purchase I have every made.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that she went out to her garage and her vehicle engine was running without the key being in the ignition. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000. Updated 09/02/14*lj updated 11/7/2014
I was driving down the road and all of a sudden my car jerked to the right and put me and my kids into the ditch. This has happened twice. The second time it did it in the same direction(right) but when I hit the ditch smoke was coming into the heat vents while my kids were in the car. Brought it to the dealership they told me that my power steering line was broke and also I had a major oil leak and that it was a fire hazard. They then told me the price of how much to fix it. It is no longer under warranty. I don't feel I should have to pay for something that seems to be factory mistake. I've also had an incident of my car shutting off while driving. The ignition turned off while driving only going around a corner. I only had three keys on my ring at this time. This car has been the most dangerous car I've ever owned. The brakes and oil light constantly come on. The air bag light has been on since for over several thousand miles. Also the tire psi sensors are always going bad. The hazard switch hasn't worked in over two years as well. But every time I brought the car in even with a warranty they never fixed any of these problems. What's it have to take for this company to make this car safe?? Dos to make my to fix their mistakes seems like someone's going to have to get in a fatal accident for something to be done. Also my back left seatbelt locked up on my son squeezing him and it wouldn't release. The belt had to be cut to get him out.
Driving and suddenly engine light came on, across the radio it said engine power reduced and service traction. It would barely accelerate. It has done this twice in a week. Then after a while the engine light goes off and it will seem ok. At stops though, the car seems very shaky, feeling like it will stall, but hasn't yet!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine sensor light suddenly illuminated and a chime sounded before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted and functioned normally but the gauges were inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 67,000.
Car accelerates without pushing on the gas, or when I am breaking car speeds up. A chime sounds in the car and I can't find anywhere in the manual about sounds other than the typical seatbelt to low fuel. Very scary!
I was driving about 40 MPH then my vehicle started decelerating even as I pressed the gas pedal it would not go faster. It would slow down about 5mph and then accelerate maybe 3mph. I took the vehicle to get inspected but they could not find out what was wrong. It was a very scary experience and I guess my main question is has this happen too anyone else? It has only happened 1 time. I look forward to hearing back from you. *js thank you, [xxx] [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My pontiac g6 2008 started having acceleration problems. When getting onto the highway the car takes a long time to get up to the 55-65mph speed. I researched this problem on pontiac g6 forums and many people are having the same problem. The car shouldn't be having this problem so early on. This is a dangerous defect as people are already flying on the highway and when getting behind a car that is taking a long time to get up the matching speed, you are asking for an accident. I've already had people honking their horn at me. This car has serious issues outside of the steering problem reported. Between constant water leaks, actuators failing too early on, speakers blowing out when hardly used, and now this engine issue, I will never get a gm car ever again. For a car that only has 60k on it, these problems should not be happening. This is stuff a 100k+ mile car should have. Poorly designed car that every pontiac g6 owner is aware of, and now the us government.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the engine warning indicator remained illuminated. The failure recurred seven times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician detected a trouble code related to the exhaust camshaft position sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,350.
Rough engine idle, misfire (dtc p0300) or noise from engine compartment. ( the federal safety agency item number - 10024543 ).
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that after starting the engine, it stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and they stated the gear shift lever needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. In addition, the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v460000 (power train) was issued after the repairs were completed. The failure mileage was 113,304.
My car was involved in the safety recall 12106. I found this information out via internet prior to the recall taking affect by gm. I took my car into the service dept after being stranded for several hours and having my car towed they stated it was just a bad battery and never even looked at the transmission cable and released my car to my father who is not the legal owner, never even spoke to me. The next day I was stranded again with my small children for a couple of hours in the cold. Had my car towed again to the service dept where they finally looked at the transmission cable. Argued with me that my car was not involved in the recall although I knew it was. I paid for it to be fixed $467.41. They released my vehicle to me several days later as they didn't have anyone for a few days to look at the car. Released the first time unfixed and unsafe and not even to the legal owner which is a huge liability. I took my car to les swab and paid over $100 for a new battery that wasn't needed only to be stranded again the very next day. When we took my car in the first time we told them what was wrong due to the recall I found online and they never even looked at the transmission cable per the service manager. This whole process took about a week and a half. They did provide me a rental car for 3 days which they covered. This was a very stressful situation and no one believed me that there was a recall. Recalls should really be put out asap as I happened to have this issue prior to the release date of the recall. I have filed a complaint with the bbb and have been told I should consult with a lawyer for releasing my car unfixed, unsafe and not to the legal owner. I should be compensated for my time, stress and their lack of responsibility for releasing my vehicle unsafe.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, she noticed an abnormal rattling noise coming from the engine. She also noticed that the vehicle was losing power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics who all informed her that the catalytic converter would need to be replaced. The contact made an appointment with the dealer to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance to the contact. The failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while traveling 25 MPH, the engine overheated and the oil leaked. The contact also stated that the driver side headlight and the horn failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 74,000.
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