2008 PONTIAC G8 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Engine And Engine Cooling Issues in the 2008 PONTIAC G8
1 engine and engine cooling complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 PONTIAC G8. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints
I WAS DRIVING DOWN 95 SOUTH NEAR BALTIMORE AT ABOUT 70MPH AT 7AM THIS MORNING WHEN MY 2008 PONTIAC G8 GT (WITH THE L76 6.0LV8 ENGINE) ALERTED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS HOT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD I SAW THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RADIATOR ANYMORE AND A LOT OF COOLANT HAD LEAKED EVERYWHERE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE PASTIC RADIATOR FLANGE THAT THE HOSE ATTACHES TOO HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE RADIATOR AND WAS IN THE HOSE. SINCE THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS PART OF THE POWERTRAIN (GM WILL TRY AND TELL YOU OTHERWISE) WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING, I CLEARLY COULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE, SO I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY 95. BEING STRANDED IS A SAFETY ISSUE, RIGHT? BESIDES THE IMMEDIATE WARNING LIGHT/ALARM, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR WARNING THAT...
Other 2008 PONTIAC G8 Problem Areas
Air Bags
25 complaints
Electrical System
13 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
5 complaints
Suspensionfront
4 complaints
Unknown Or Other
4 complaints
Power Train
3 complaints
Seat Belts
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Service Brakes
2 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electronic Stability Control Esc
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Structurebody
1 complaint
Structurebodydoor
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint
Wheels
1 complaint