Tl*the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g8. The contact received the federal safety agency 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.
2008 Pontiac G8 electrical complaints
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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.
After putting the vehicle in park, the key will only turn halfway. This results in the key being stuck in the ignition. This occurs intermittently, but tends to get worse the more frequently the vehicle is driven. Only way I have been able to remove the key is to turn the vehicle back on and rotate thru the gears. Sometimes it takes 5 or 6 tries. Also the side view mirrors will not operate all the time either and according to the dealer, the mirror and the key ignition run thru the same wire harness in the shifter mechanism. I have taken the vehicle to the dealership 2 separate times. The first time they could not mimic the situation, but the second time it happened 5 times after 3 days of testing. This condition appears to have happened to numerous customers based on info I have read on the internet. I am working with gm to get this resolved but I believe a recall should be at least investigated since my vehicle is only 2.5 years old and others owners have had a similar condition occur. To correct the problem the dealer is replacing the floor shifter and the wire harness. Not sure if this will work but hope so.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g8. The contact cannot read the instrument panel gauges while driving during the daytime. There is no recall regarding this failure. The failure occurs while driving various speeds approximately ranging from 20 to 40 MPH. The current mileage was 350 and failure mileage was 249.
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