2008 PONTIAC G6 Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that after the vehicle was serviced for the recall of NHTSA Campaign Number:14V224000: (Power Train), the transmission shift cable failed causing the vehicle to roll back and hit the contact. During the incident, the contact sustained a severe abdominal injury and a fractured left knee. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who replaced the shift cable for a second time. The contact indicated that the shift cable recently had failed again. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.

No SE lights on dash. Shudder shifts intermittently between all gears both in automatic and manual driving mode. No shops have been able to diagnose what the actual problem is. Huge safety risk as there is no telling when it will actually happen and “stall” the car out in traffic when shifting. In searching the internet this is a common problem for 5+ years and there has not been a solution identified by GM.

The shifter is not going into the correct gear. This year vehicle has had (2) different recalls for this issue.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD ITS A AUTOMATIC,CANT DRIVE IN SNOW OR WHEN WET IT SLIDES FRONT END OFF ROAD DO TO SHIFTING.ABS ALERT STAYS ON ALL TIMES AND HAS BEEN TO SHOP.

POWER STEERING DISENGAGES ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ONLY WAY TO REENGAGE IT IS TO TURN CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT REENGAGES BUT OCCASIONALLY IT STILL REMAINS AN ISSUE. IF I ALSO LIGHTLY PULL ON THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE AND SHAKE WHILE STOPPED AND DRIVING. MY POSITION SWITCH ON THE TRANSMISSION ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE TO NOT START EVERY SO OFTEN AS WELL. I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SOMETIMES TO RESTART MY CAR.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR TONIGHT. HE CALLED ME FROM HIS FRIENDS HOUSE AND SAID THAT THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL, CAR WAS OFF, BUT COULDN'T REMOVE IGNITION KEY. I GOT THERE, CAR WAS PARKED IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, I STARTED THE CAR, WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER, EVEN THOUGH I COULDN'T FEEL IT SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. I THEN SHIFTED IT INTO WHAT I "ASSUMED" WAS PARK, SHUT CAR OFF, REMOVED KEY, AND CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I APPLIED THE E-BRAKE, BUT THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. I WENT AHEAD AND ROLLED IT BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVE SINCE I KNEW IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE FRONT END. I HAD TO BACK MY OTHER CAR UP TO IT, BUMPER TO BUMPER TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED.

THE BREAK LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. THEY ONLY TURN OFF WHEN I STOP WHICH HAS ALOMST GOTTEN ME REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO IMPORPER WIRING AND IVE HAD IT LOOKED AT TWICE ONLY TO NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR WILL NOT GO BELOW 3RD AND IS NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING CAUSING ACCELERATING PROBLEMS, WHEN DRIVING IN GENERAL, AND AM UNABLE TO KEEP A PROPER AMOUNT OF GAS BECAUSE ITS BURING THROUGH DUE TO THIS. I HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE BREAKS AND HEADLIGHT ARE ALWAYS A PROBLEM WHETER DRIVING OR IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY!

I FILED A REPORT YESTERDAY AFTER MY SONS CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE IN DRIVE AFTER HE HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE TURNING LANE ON THE CITY STREET. HE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP,BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD, ONLY REVERSE AND PARK. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND AFTER THEY PULLED MY TRANNY, TOOK OFF THE FILTER AND PAN, THEY FOUND SOME KIND OF 4 WAY METAL TUBE THAT HAD BROKEN, AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO NOT DRIVE FORWARD. I HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION FILTER AND GASKET, THEY HAD TO DRAIN AND REPLACE THE FLUID, A TRANSMISSION TUBE ASSEMBLY, AND NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH COST ME $602.25. ALSO, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT'S SCREWED UP. AFTER ALL THE MONEY I SPENT TODAY, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET IT...

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE TURN LANE. HE WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR REVVED UP, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. IT WAS STUCK. THE CAR MOVES WHEN IN REVERSE AND THAT'S IT. THE CAR WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IN LOW GEAR. IT WILL NOT DRIVE WHILE IN THE DRIVE POSITION. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO THE MECHANIC. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JULY 2019. CAME HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE CAR ONLY TO FIND THERE WERE 5 RECALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE OVER FROM PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AS *AS

GEAR SHIFT LEVEL IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING. SHIFT LEVEL IS SAID TO BE IN PARK BUT THE CAR KEEPS ROLLING BACKWARDS. CAR WILL NOT SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT GEAR NOR REMAIN PARKED WITHOUT EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK UP, I SWITCHED GEARS TO DRIVE AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO GO BACKWARDS INSTEAD.

MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT IS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE KIT AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VIA GM RECALL #N130036. GM STATES THEY HAVE ALREADY CLOSED RECALL AND WILL BE IN NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH PROBLEM. THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE TO SHIFT GEARS RESULTING WITH THE CAR BEING IN REVERSE EVEN THOUGH SHIFT LEVELER IS IN PARK. SHIFT LEVELER FREELY SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITH TRANSMISSION ENGAGING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (440-953-1070, LOCATED AT 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL), 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN), AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED THE NEXT MORNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED WITH LESS THAN 100,00 MILES ON THE CAR LOSS OF POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSING US TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT GM NEVER NOTIFIED US AND NOW WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE GEARS IN THE GEARSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SELECT THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, WHEN SELECTING PARK, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND REMAINED IN THE INITIAL SELECTED GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN PARK FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000

AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, OR ANY OTHER GEAR IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE SHIFT LEVER MOVES INTO THE POSITIONS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR REMAINS IN A NUETRAL POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT. WITH THAT THE CAR IS ABLE TO ROLL FORWARD, OR REVERSE DEPENDING ON THE LEVELNESS OF THE AREA IT IS PARKED IN. ONCE THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE CAR WILL NOT RE-START IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE ENGINE TRIES TO START, BUT WON'T. AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WORKS FINE AGAIN.

PULLED 2008 G6 INTO MY DRIVEWAY. PUT IT IN PARK, WENT TO EXIT AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. MY HUSBAND APPLIED THE BREAKS AND FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER WAS NOT DOING IT'S JOB. WE HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO NOT START. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE SEPARATED.

MY CAR ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE IN PARK WHEN BEING REMOVED FROM THE BACK OF A TOW TRUCK. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I RETURN THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED AND THAT IS WHEN IT ROLLED OFF THE TOW TRUCK WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK. I BELIEVE FOR SOME REASON THE CAR WAS IN GEAR (REVERSE). THE CAR THEN START AND APPEARS TO FUNCTION WITHOUT ISSUE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND 2009 G6 WERE RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE AS WELL AS SATURN AURA. THESE CARS USE THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE 2008 G6. FORTUNATELY MY EXPERIENCE HAD NO CONSEQUENCE MAINLY BECAUSE I PARKED MY CAR ON LEVEL GROUND. I NOW CONSIDER THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I WILL NOT USE THE CAR UNTIL I HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE STUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE IS POTENTIALLY AN ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT CABLE. OF THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK WHEN SHUT OFF THEN THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT. UNFORTUNATELY THE POTENTIAL.ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT CABLE IS IT MAY LOOK.LIKE THE CAR IS IN PARK BUT MAY NOT BE. LEADING TO THE CAR POSSIBLY ROLLING AWAY AND CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND RECALLS FIXED .THIS NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER RECALL FOR THESE CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS LOOSE AND THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ATTACHED A CLIP TO THE SHIFT CABLE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED HER BROTHER FOR HELP. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,179.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER STICK WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION KEY REQUIRED FORCE TO BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) ON JULY 24, 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER KEPT SLIDING UP AND DOWN AND WOULD NOT SECURE IN ANY GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR CABLE FRACTURED AND THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. IN 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SECOND FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,384.

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.

DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE VISIT AFTER LONG TRIP, WAS NOTIFIED OF EXTENSIVE WEAR & DAMAGE TO 3 OF 4 TIRES. ONE HAD STRIP OF RUBBER WRAP AROUND THE AXEL, BUST THE BOOT & BRAKES & BENT THE AXEL. ANOTHER HAD @ 5X4 INCH PIECE OF RUBBER MISSING, STEEL BELTS WERE SHINING. THIRD TIRE HAD AREAS OF SEPARATION ALL AROUND THE TIRE, MORE STEEL BELTS VISIBLE. LUCKILY THEY HELD PRESSURE & DIDN'T BLOW OUT. HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THEM ROTATED & BALANCED. IT'D BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE THEY'D BEEN ROTATED/BALANCED -- AND ONLY 6000 MILES. ONE SERVICE GUY MENTIONED "OUTER EDGE WEAR" ON THEM, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER, AFTER LOOKING AT THE REMAINING WARRANTY/MILES LEFT, SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSED TO WEAR LIKE THEY WERE. THE TIRES WERE 4 YRS OLD & HAD @ 60,000MI. ON THEM.

I ARRIVED HOME, THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING FINE, I GOT OUT, WENT INSIDE MY HOME FOR APPROX. 15 MIN, GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK, THE SHIFTER IS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND JUST SLIDES FROM PARK TO LOW, I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ABOUT THE CABLE BEING BROKE AND IT POSSIBLY BEING STUCK IN ANOTHER GEAR AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS FELL INTO THAT CATEGORY BEFORE I SPENT MONEY ON A MECHANIC, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT THE CABLE, THE ONLY RECALL I HAVE RECEIVED IS ABOUT THE BRAKE LAMP. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP. THANK YOU *TR

ON ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, WHEN LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, WHEN RE-ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACES TO 7000 RPM, THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AT ABOUT 5000 RPM AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/30/12, 3/5/13, 8/19/13, 9/12/13. DIAGNOSIS CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN TELLS ME I AM "TRICKING" THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I DE-ACCELERATE AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FROM 30,000 MILES TO CURRENT MILEAGE OF 47,000 MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACED TO 7000 RPM. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE REAR. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ON A HILL FOR THREE HOURS, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS GOOD FOR ONLY TWELVE MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAD JUST COME OUT OF A RESTAURANT. MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR, PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND BACKED UP TO EXIT THE LOT. WHEN SHE PUT THE CAR INTO 'DRIVE', THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS CORRECTLY POSITIONED ON THE CONSOLE BUT THE CAR REMAINED IN REVERSE. MY WIFE TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, BUT WAS UNABLE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE. SHE ENDED UP SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND WITH THE HELP OF A COUPLE OF STRANGERS, THEY WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT INTO AN EMPTY SPACE. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STUCK IN REVERSE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN SHE TRIED. SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THE LOT OVERNIGHT AND HAVE IT TOWED THE NEXT MORNING. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO HIM. HE OPENED THE HOOD, REACHED DOWN AND...

2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SENT IN RECALL NUMBERS 14V252000 AND 14V224000. ALSO, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. *JB

GEARS STOPPED WORKING AND CAR ROLLED AND STOPPED ON THE CURB, DEALER WILL NOT FIX RECALLED GEAR CABLE BECAUSE THE OWNER BEFORE ME HAD IT FIXED BUT IT HAS BROKE AGAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ROLLED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY CAR STARTED TO LAG AND SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A LOAD PUT ON SUCH AS GOING UPHILL. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND IT WON'T ALERT MECHANICS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND HAS COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN UPDATED 6/25/2015 *JS

NOVEMBER 6 2014 I PURCHASED A 2008 PONTIAC G6 I HAD A SCHEDULED VISIT TO REPAIR A CRACKED GAUGE CLUSTER, A SEAT REPAIR AND REPAIR OF MY ADJUSTABLE PEDALS WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS I NOTICED A HESITATION IN MY TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE WRITER OF THAT HAPPENING AND SHE SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I WAS GIVEN A 3 MONTH 3000 MILE WARRANTY THAT SAID NOTHING ABOUT WHO WOULD PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. IT WAS IN SERVICE AT LEAST A WEEK. THEY CALL AND SAY IT.S READY AND I PICK IT UP IT DRIVES FINE FOR 8 DAYS AND THE ELECTRONICS STOP WORKING ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON ABS, TRACTION CONTROL THE ODOMETER READ THE WORD ERROR AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT RIGHT. I DROVE IT RIGHT BACK AND THEY TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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...

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. *JS

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW. ALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON TIME. 6T70 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. NO WARNING AND SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. NONE OF THE DRIVE GEARS WOULD WORK. LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT 45 MPH AND COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED! TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY WANTED $800 TO DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CALLED GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS, BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CAR HAD 5 YEAR 100K WARRANTY, BUT MY CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE WAS TOO OLD. THIS REPAIR WILL COST ME $3300 FROM A PRIVATE SHOP. GM PRODUCTS ARE TERRIBLE. THIS 6T70 TRANSMISSION IS IN GMC ACADIA, BUICK ENCLAVE, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, FORD EXPLORER, AND SEVERAL OTHER GM/FORD MODELS. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR BAD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONTACTED THE DEALER SO THE CONTACT COULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE RECEIVED (2) RECALL NOTICES. 1 RECALL 13036 FOR BCM AND BAS SYSTEM FOR BRAKES AND 1 OTHER RECALL 14152 FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. FIRST CAME AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY/2014 AND THE OTHER THE MIDDLE OF JULY/2014. BOTH STATED THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 60 DAYS SINCE I RECEIVED THE NOTICES BUT THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED MAY 16, 2014. *TR

AT HUTCHINSON MALL, THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED WHEN THE GEARSHIFT WERE PLACED IN PARK THE GEARSHIFT MOVED FREELY, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO 'PARK' AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM CONKLIN IN HUTCHINSON, PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS. CONKLIN'S "[XXX]" CAME AND DROVE THE CAR FROM THE LOT. WE WERE CHARGED OVER $200 TO REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A FAULT ON THE G6 THAT MUST BE REPAIRED FREE. CONKLIN REPLACED THIS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM US AND DID NOT WANT TO RELEASE THE CAR WITHOUT PAYMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 THAT CONSTANTLY HAS ISSUES WHERE THE LOW BEAM BULBS WILL BURN OUT. IT KEPT GETTING WORSE AS I WAS REPLACING THEM EVERY 8-9 MONTHS. I JUST WENT TO GO TAKE OUT THE BURNED ONE THE OTHER DAY ONLY TO FIND THAT THE WHOLE SOCKET THE BULB IS CONNECTED TO WAS COMPLETELY MELTED ALONG WITH A NASTY BURN SMELL EMITTING FROM THE BACK OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THANKFULLY GM GAVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SURROUNDING ELECTRICAL ISSUES SO MY CAR IS BEING FIXED MY A LOCAL GM SHOP THIS COMING WEEKEND. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHER G6 OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE PONTIAC G6 CARS AND GM NEEDS TO REIMBURSE EACH OF US FOR THE FULL PRICE WE PAID ON THESE VEHICLES. OF YOU COMPARE THE AMOUNT...

WAS DRIVING AND, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND KEPT MISSING GEARS. RPMS WERE UP, EXHAUST WAS UP BUT CAR WOULD NOT CATCH AND WHEN I WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AT ALL, SO I HAD TO PUSH IT INTO THE GARAGE. UPON SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL PONTIAC G6 OWNERS, IT IS SAID THAT THE 3,5 R WAVE PLATE WAS VERY WEAK, WHICH MADE THIS TRANSMISSION PRONE TO FAILURE IN GM PRODUCTS. UPDATED WAVE PLATES WERE RELEASED FOR CLUTCHES IN 6T70, THE OLD DESIGN WAVE PLATES WEREN'T STRESS RELIEVED AND COULD BREAK WITH USE. FOR IT JUST BEING A $10 PART THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH COSTS 2-3K. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT. *JS

WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, I STOPPED AND TRIED TO PLACE IT IN DRIVE WHEN THE SHIFTER SUDDENLY DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN AND THE CAR STARTED COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. HITTING THE BREAKS AND E BRAKE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. MY FRIEND AND HIS NEIGHBOR CAME AND HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. FRIEND WHO'S A LICENSED MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR, CHECKED THE SHIFTED AND MENTIONED THE LINK CABLE HAD SNAPPED WHICH IS WHY THE CAR WAS STUCK IN REVERSE. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER SINCE IT'S STUCK IN REVERSE. THE SHIFTER WILL NOT PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO PARK . DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I FOUND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MODEL OF CAR (14152) BUT GM HAS NOT PLACED MY VIN AS A CONCERN. *JS

FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM THE DIFFERENT GEARS, THE SHIFT WILL BE EXTRA HARD. IT'S LIKE THE CAR JERKS AS IT SHIFTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND HAD IT PLACED ON THE COMPUTER AT OTHER DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS TO REALLY JERK WHEN I HAVE USED THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DRIVEN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. I AM AT MY END WITH IT.. *JS