2008 Pontiac G8
Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-09 | 14V540000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 47,043 | — | Details |
| 2011-11-04 | 11V534000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 38,444 | — | Details |
| 2009-05-21 | 09V172000 |
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 35,038 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G8. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the key was accidentally bumped, and … |
| 2021-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G8. The contact stated that after turning off the vehicle, the ignition key could not b… |
| 2020-06-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON BOTH HIGHWAY & NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT & WARNING TONE CAME ON. AFTER MANY DIAG… |
| 2019-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | KEEP GETTING AIR BAG LIGHT ON CODE U0170 AND B0081 SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G8 NEEDS A… |
| 2018-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT REGISTER A PERSON SITTING IN IT TO ACTIVATE AIR BAG SYSTEM. CODES RETRIEVED: U0170 AND B0081. O… |
| 2018-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN SEAT TO ACTIVATE. CODES RECIEVED: U0170, B0081. |
| 2016-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MODULE - FAILURE THE FAILURE OF AN ELECTRONIC MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, DEFA… |
| 2016-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNO… |
| 2016-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED, WHICH MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. THERE IS AN AIR BAG RECA… |
| 2016-07-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS JUST OVER 100K AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODES B0081 AND U0170. THE AIRBAGS ARE NOW NOT FUNCTIONING … |
| 2016-07-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V399000 (SEAT BEL… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FAULT LIGHT ACTIVATION,FAULT CODE STATES IT'S THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE WILL BE NO AIRBAG ACT… |
| 2016-06-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V399000 (SEAT BEL… |
| 2016-03-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 QUIT WORKING ON THE BACK DOORS. MY HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON WILL GO ON BUT WILL NOT… |
| 2015-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FAULT REMAINS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM IS DISABLED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS… |
| 2015-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE GOTTEN A "AIRBAG FAULT" WARNING EVERY TIME I START MY CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS DUE TO A CENSOR GIVING OUT AND TO … |
| 2015-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS AN AIRBAG FAULT THAT DISABLES THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. TO REPAIR THE ISSUE COSTS OVER $900. THIS IS HI… |
| 2015-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECT… |
| 2015-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (ELECTRICAL) HOWEVER, THE … |
| 2015-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND DRIVERS DOOR ARE NOT LOCKING WITH REMOTE KEY OR ELECTRIC POWER DOOR SWITCH. THIS BEGAN WITH ON… |
| 2015-01-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING VEHICLE ON AND SYSTEM CHECKS RUN THROUGH. AFTER THIS OCCURS, THE … |
| 2014-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 1 | I AM INVESTIGATING A FIRE , THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A 2008 PONTIAC G4. AFTER THE OWNER DROVE THE CAR HE PARKED IT IN … |
| 2014-11-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY … |
| 2014-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WI… |
| 2014-07-01 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AN… |
| 2014-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IGNITION KEY FELL INTO TWO PIECES. BOTH PIECES NEED TO BE TOUCHING TO EACH OTHER TO START THE ENGINE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE T… |
| 2014-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTAC… |
| 2014-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KEY FOB CONTAINS THE IGNITION KEY AND UNFOLDS WITH A BUTTON PRESS, BUT THE SPRING MECHANISM HOLDING IT OPEN IS A BI… |
| 2013-09-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | EVER SINCE I WENT TO HAVE THE REPROGRAM DONE ON MY AIR BAGS SYSTEM I HAVE GOTTEN A "AIRBAG FAULT" WARNING EVERY TIME I … |
| 2013-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM… |
| 2013-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, AN … |
| 2013-07-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V5… |
| 2013-07-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WENT TO GO ON A SHORT TRIP, AND AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STARTED THE MESSAGE," AIR BAG FAULT" READ IN MY DRIVER INFORMA… |
| 2013-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPPER RADIATOR NECK SNAPPED OFF OF RADIATOR, ALLOWING UPPER RADIATOR HOSE TO SEPARATE FROM RADIATOR. ALL COOLANT ESCAP… |
| 2013-07-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECE… |
| 2013-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WITH APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 PONTIAC G8 GT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON… |
| 2013-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNI… |
| 2013-02-12 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTMENT PANELS FRACTU… |
| 2012-10-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE MODULE IN THE VEHICLE FAILS PREMATURELY , IN MY OPINION. THE FAILURE OF THIS MODULE MEANS … |
| 2012-10-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT LOCK ONCE THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY PAD IS HIT DOOR WILL REMAIN UNLOCKED ONCE … |
| 2012-09-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE CAR SHAKES WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I CAME TO FIND OUT FROM A GARAGE THAT THE LF… |
| 2012-08-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2008-2009 MY PONTIAC G8 VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL TO PE… |
| 2012-03-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE… |
| 2012-01-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G8. TWO WEEK AFTER I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED AT THE GM DEALER, MY… |
| 2011-10-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELDS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE G… |
| 2011-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN 95 SOUTH NEAR BALTIMORE AT ABOUT 70MPH AT 7AM THIS MORNING WHEN MY 2008 PONTIAC G8 GT (WITH THE L76 … |
| 2011-08-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, TIRE LINE EAGLE RSA SIZE 245-45R-… |
| 2011-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE SUSPENSION WAS WEARING. THE BAL… |
| 2011-06-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BECAUSE I FELT SOME SHAKING IN MY TIRES. I FIGURED IT WAS JUST IN NEED OF A TI… |