2009 Pontiac G8

WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR SON TO DAYCARE THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2009 PONTIAC G8 WITH ONLY 31K ON IT. WE BROUGHT IT A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY READ THE CODES AND THEY CAME BACK AS U0170 AND B0081. TOLD US IT WILL BE OVER $400.00 FOR PARTS AND AROUND $300.00 IN LABOR SINCE THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH THE CAR STILL HAS AS THIS TIME. WE WOULD BE STUCK PAYING FOR IT. THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE THIS SRS LIGHT IS ON IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT SHUTS THE AIRBAGS OFF THAT ARE MANDATORY SINCE 1998. NOW WITH THE STATE INSPECTION COMING UP SOON (NOT SURE IF IT PASSES WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON) THE CAR WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SIT HERE IN THE DRIVEWAY AS IT IS UNSAFE TO PUT MY WIFE & SON IN UNTIL HE HAVE A EXTRA $900.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS AS THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM ITS NOT A HANDFUL OF CARS ITS HUNDREDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V172000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, TIRES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ

MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS ARE "CHUNKING" RUBBER SEPARATION. I PURCHASED MY MICHELIN PILOT A/S PLUS FROM DISCOUNT TIRES IN DECEMBER 2011(34,030 MI). MICHELIN STATES A 45K MI WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES. I'VE ROTATED THEM EVERY 5-6K MI. RIGHT NOW I'VE DRIVEN ON THEM 22K MILES. I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE (1/27/2014) AND THEY SAID THE FRONT TIRES ARE "CHUNKING". YOU CAN SEE TIRE SEPARATION FROM THE LAYERS OF RUBBER. THE ASST MGR ADVISED ME HE HAS SEEN THIS WITH THE MICHELIN'S PILOT A/S PLUS AND THEY WOULD PRORATE ME FOR SOME NEW TIRES. TO ME THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A FULL REPLACEMENT AT 100% MICHELIN'S EXPENSES. PLEASE PLEASE! INVESTIGATE THESE TIRES. *TR

AFTER HEARING ABOUT FELLOW G8 OWNERS EXPERIENCING AN AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT, I WAS NOT SURPRISED TO SEE MY LIGHT COME ON AFTER STARTING IT LAST WEEK. I HAVE THE DREADED PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAULT CODES B0081 AND U0170. I KNOW THAT GM HAD PREVIOUS AIR BAG ISSUES AND HAD A RECALL ON THE G8 AND I HAD THAT RECALL DONE AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GM LOOK MORE INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I HEAR MORE AND MORE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS POP UP WITH THEIR CARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS NOW I DON'T DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL I CAN GET THIS FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS WOULD BE TOTALLY ON ME TO PAY FOR THIS CORRECTION. I THOUGHT SAFETY RELATED ISSUES SHOULD BE UNDER A WARRANTY NO MATTER WHAT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO ORDER THE PART THAT IS REQUIRED, THE PART NUMBER HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A HIGHER/DIFFERENT NUMBER THAN THE ORIGINAL. THIS CLARIFIES THAT NOT ONLY DOES GM KNOW WHICH PART TO REPLACE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THEY CREATED A NEW AND UPDATED MODULE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE; CLARIFYING THAT THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A FAULTY PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V534000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I HAVE AN DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE ISSUE, HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT A MISSING CLIP IS CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO MALFUNCTION. I HAVE SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I FEAR THAT THE AIR BAG COULD BLOW UP IN MY FACE AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH!! THE ONLY THING THE DEALER HAS TO OFFER IS REPLACE THE AIRBAG AT 1100.00. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR TO GO TO WORK, THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHING AND DID NOT GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS GIVEN THE CODES U0170 AND B0081, WHICH APPARENTLY POINT TO A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODULE IS TO SENSE IF THERE IS A PASSENGER OR NOT. APPARENTLY, SINCE THIS MODULE IS BAD, IT THREW THE ABOVE CODES AND DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, NO BAGS WILL DEPLOY UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES AND UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY REPORTED ISSUES WITH THIS. SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT SINCE 1998, THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AS THE SENSORS ARE NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT YET, THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WITH IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE, GM SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND WE SWERVED TO MISS IT AND RAN OFF THE ROAD DOWN INTO A DEEP DITCH AND HITTING A DRAIN TILE. THE ENTIRE FRONT NOSE OF THE CAR IS DESTROYED, THE HOOD, AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER AND DOOR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING MY HUSBAND TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BUST THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON BUT WAS INJURED ALSO. HAD MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO, THESE INJURIES MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT ALL. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS MORE THAN LIKELY TOTALED AND HOSPITAL BILLS WHERE WE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY. *TR

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON MY 2009 PONTIAC G8. IT HAS A SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH SEND A SIGNAL TO THE AIR BAG MODULE TO DEPLOY IF A PERSON IS SITTING ON THE SEAT. IF THERE IS NO PERSON SITTING THERE,IT WILL NOT DEPLOY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. SO NOW BECAUSE OF A SENSOR THAT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, ALL THE AIRBAGS ON THE CAR WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT SUCH A SYSTEM SHOULD NOT FAIL SO PREMATURELY. MY CAR HAS 45000 MILES ON IT, AND AS YOU KNOW ITS NOT EVERYDAY THAT A PASSENGER SITS ON THAT SEAT. ALSO, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MANY OTHER PONTIAC G8 OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. BUT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED EARLY ON THEIR VEHICLES THEY WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. SO DID NOT FILED A COMPLAINT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I FEEL MY SAFETY IS JEOPARDY. *TR