2008 PONTIAC G8 Structurebody Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Structurebody Issues in the 2008 PONTIAC G8
1 structurebody 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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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Structurebody Complaints
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2008-2009 MY PONTIAC G8 VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL TO PERMANENTLY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS ONLINE FROM G8 OWNERS REGARDING THE DOOR LOCKS FAILING ANYWHERE FROM THE FIRST YEAR TO SEVERAL YEARS LATER. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE MAY OCCUR ON ANY FRONT, REAR, LEFT, OR RIGHT DOOR. WITH LESS THAN 40,000 TOTAL PONTIAC G8 PRODUCED, IDENTICAL FAILURES ON MULTIPLE OWNERS' VEHICLES INDICATE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED FAILURE. THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR WITHIN THE DOOR LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM IS NOT ROBUST ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND REPEATED LOCKING/UNLOCKING FUNCTIONS. THE RESULT OF THIS FAILURE IS THAT THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER LOCK/UNLOCK. THE DOOR LOCK DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR MANUAL OVERRIDE OF SLIDING THE INTERIOR LOCK HANDLE UNLESS ELECTRICAL CURRENT IS APPLIED TO THE MOTOR. GM USED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THESE PARTS UNDER THE 3-YEAR, 36,000-MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER...
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
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Structurebodydoor
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint
Wheels
1 complaint