Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Pontiac G8.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Was leaving for a road trip and the rear passenger door would not latch when closed. We were an hour from home, so I ha… |
| 2021-09-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G8. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, he noticed that the airbag warni… |
| 2021-08-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 PONTIAC G8. The contact stated that at start-up, the airbag default warning light was illuminat… |
| 2021-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G8. The contact stated that the airbag warning light was illuminated on the instrument … |
| 2021-07-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 7/17/21 (about 94500 miles) - While driving in heavy rain on a congested highway, with my windshield wipers turned on (… |
| 2021-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A month ago my passenger air bag light came on indicating there is an issue with the Passenger Air Bag system. This occ… |
| 2020-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHTS. *TR |
| 2020-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY IT STARTED SHOWING AIR BAG FAULT WARNING ON THE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN AND CORRESPONDING LI… |
| 2020-05-01 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2020-04-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TODAY I WOKE UP AND STARTING RECEIVING THE AIR BAG FAULT ERROR. CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE … |
| 2020-04-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG FAILURE… |
| 2019-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAULT WARNING ON MY HUD, ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING LIGHT, COMES ON WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT. EVERY TIME IT GETS… |
| 2019-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DOOR LATCHES GOES OUT ON VEHICLES AND THE DOOR DON'T STAY SHUT. THE DOOR WILL FLAP OPEN WILL DRIVING, HAVE TO USE A SEA… |
| 2019-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY IT STARTED SHOWING AIR BAG FAULT WARNING ON THE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN AND CORRESPONDING LI… |
| 2019-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TYPICALLY ON COLDER MORNINGS WHEN I START MY CAR I GET AN AIRBAG FAULT. ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, THE FAUL… |
| 2019-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. BUICK, GMC,… |
| 2018-10-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER … |
| 2018-08-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THERE WER… |
| 2018-03-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | STARTED MY G8 TODAY AND RECEIVED AIR-BAG FAULT WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 75K MILES AND HAS NEVER B… |
| 2017-11-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ON HIGHWAY, AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ACTIVATED AT 68000 MILES, WHICH DISABLED AIRBAG SYSTEM O… |
| 2017-07-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT END KNOCKING NOISE OVER BUMPS |
| 2017-04-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES AND CLUNKS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. BOTH BALL JOINS HAVE TEARS… |
| 2017-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HELLO, I AM WRITING TO YOU TODAY TO INFORM YOU OF A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL GM LS ENGINES THAT COME WITH ACTIV… |
| 2017-01-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHOLE DRIVING AND PARKED, AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND OUT IT WAS A GM RECALL NO. 09101 & 09046 BU… |
| 2017-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAULT. |
| 2017-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR TWO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I WORK IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A MOTORCYLE DEALERSHIP … |
| 2016-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE OIL LEAK FROM THE VALVE COVER, LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD @20000 MILES. FIRE CONCERN. |
| 2016-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS SYSTEM IS THROWING DTC B0012 0D: DRIVER STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP STAGE 1 HIGH RESISTANCE DTC. THI… |
| 2016-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GETTING ERROR CODE B0081 PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. WELP HERES ME AND 20K OTHERS THANKS GM UR SO NICE TO US. |
| 2016-07-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "AIR BAG FAULT" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN THE INFO CENTER ON THE DASH AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. CODES U01… |
| 2016-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ONBOARD WARNING.... AIR BAG FAULT. WHEN THIS APPEARS THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE DURING AN ACCIDENT..... APPARENTLY… |
| 2016-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2016-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES AIRBAG IS OFF, EVEN WHEN 180LB ADULT PASSENGER IS PRESENT ON SEAT. THIS CONTINUED FOR SOME TIME … |
| 2016-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE "AIR BAG FAULT" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMIN… |
| 2016-05-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT IS ON. 2009 CHEVY AIRBAGS WERE RECENTLY RECALLED. IS THIS THE SAME AIRBAG SYSTEM? |
| 2016-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATED - WHEN THE BRAKE PADDLE IS PUSHED UP THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND… |
| 2016-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GOES OFF AND THE TIRES ARE GOOD. AIRBAG SENSOR ALSO GOES OFF. INDICATIONS FAILURE. |
| 2016-04-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WENT TO START MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY, AND SOUNDLY AN AIRBAG FAILURE SHOWED UP IN THE DRIVER INFO CENTER. WENT ONLINE AND… |
| 2016-03-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE SOMETIMES DISPLAYS AIRBAG FAULT AFTER SYSTEM CHECK DURING STARTUP. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A VE… |
| 2016-03-15 | SEATS | No | 1 | BOTH FRONT I NSIDE DOOR HANDLES PEELING REVEALING RAZOR SHARP MATERIAL ..WHICH HAS ALREADY CUT MY WIFE ONCE IF YOUY R… |
| 2016-03-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILED ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN BY ITSELF WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. |
| 2016-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG SENSOR COMES ON AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED AND NEVER GOES OFF. THE AIR BAGS ARE DEACTIVATED DURING THIS T… |
| 2016-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT AT 56K MILES SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM BEEPS EVERYTIME KEY IS TURNED ON AND NEVER GOES AWAY. |
| 2015-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOSE AROUND THE BRAKE LINE WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED T… |
| 2015-12-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASS'Y HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF MOAN/ROARING NOISE THAT INCREASES AND DECREASES AS SP… |
| 2015-11-16 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO… |
| 2015-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, SEEMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND… |
| 2015-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A TAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING - WHETHER THE CAR WAS AT IDLE OR MOVING. THE TAPPING WOULD NOT CE… |
| 2015-09-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN READING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A BROKEN RECORD OF "AIRBAG" ISSUES. MINE JUST STARTED A WEE… |
| 2015-09-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TOOK 2009 PONTIAC G8 GT IN FOR AIRBAG RECALL TO REPROGRAM AIRBAG TIMING. TWO DAYS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, CONTA… |