2009 Pontiac G8

AS I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON 07/24/2014 THE AIR BAG FAULT CAME ON HAVEN'T CALLED THE DEALER YET BUT HAVE READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SEEMS THERE ARE STARTING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. JUST WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS THAT DON'T ACTUALLY FILE A COMPLAINT AND JUST HAVE IT FIXED AT A VERY HIGH PRICE AS SEEN ON THE COMPLAINTS. WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER TODAY. *TR

MY 2009 PONTIAC G8 GT WITH 71,082 MILES STARTING HAVING THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT SHOW UP DURING STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FAULT STAYED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. I RESEARCHED THIS FAULT ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING PONTIAC FORUMS, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OTHER PONTIAC G8 OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR FAULT. I FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FINDINGS ON THE INTERNET STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AND/OR SENSOR. ON 6/18-/4, I TOOK MY G8 TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE (PN#92225595). THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THIS CURRENT FAULT. THE COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP IS $850.00. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT IS ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND I SEE MAMY MAMY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT SPENDING OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A PROBLEM GM SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WITH A RECALL ALREADY--HOW CONVENIENT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. PERHAPS SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS GM WILL DO ANOTHER RECALL AND FIX THIS FOR US. *JS

AIRBAG FAULT COMES ON WITH A VEHICLE CHIME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT BLINKS A FEW TIMES THEN STAYS ON THE SCREEN FOR A RANDOM AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. AT THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AROUND 45MPH WITH NO ACCELERATION. I HEARD THE CHIME AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. IT WENT A WAY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN FOR NO REASON. *TR

OUR 2009 PONTIAC G8 GT WITH 54,000 MILES STARTING HAVING THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT SHOW UP DURING STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FAULT STAYED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. I RESEARCHED THIS FAULT ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING PONTIAC FORUMS, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OTHER PONTIAC G8 OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR FAULT. I ALSO FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF GM PRODUCTS THAT HAS THE SAME FAULT. I FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FINDINGS ON THE INTERNET STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AND/OR SENSOR. ON 4-22-14, WE TOOK OUR G8 TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE (PN#92225595) AND PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR (PN#92220398). THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT FUNCTION WITH THIS CURRENT FAULT. THE COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE QUOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP IS $1,193.94. I DECIDED TO SPEAK WITH GM CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE VIA PHONE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE RESPONDED TO MY CONCERN WITH A NEGOTIATED COST DOWN TO $500 + TAX. I DO APPRECIATE THE REDUCTION IN COST BUT FEEL THAT THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS ALOT OF HISTORY ON THIS ISSUE SINCE 2007 (PER THE INTERNET RESEARCH) AND I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CAR HAS ONLY 41,000 MILES. WHY WOULD AIR BAG SYSTEM FAIL? IT HAS NO ACCIDENTS AND LOW MILES. TOOK TO DEALER "QUALITY CHEVROLET IN ESCONDIDO CALIFORNIA TO HAVE THE CODES READ AS MY READER WOULD NOT DISPLAY THEM. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE IT FOR $115.14. DEALER KEPT IT TWO DAYS AS THEY SAID THEY WERE TOO BUSY WITH GM IGNITION KEY RECALL AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO READ THE ERROR CODES. THE SECOND DAY, DEALER SAID "BAD NEWS", YOU WILL NEED TO PAY US AN ADDITIONAL $1,041.00 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE MODULE. TOTAL WOULD BE $1,156.14. THEY SAID ALL OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WON'T WORK WHILE YOU HAVE THIS ERROR CODE. THIS IS CRAZY. A SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL AND IT SHOULD NOT KILL ALL THE OTHER AIR BAGS. I ASKED DEALER FOR ERROR CODES AND PART NUMBER. THE ERROR CODES ARE U0170 LOSS COMMUNICATION WITH PASSENGER PRESENCE AND B0081 PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. THE PART NUMBER IS GM #92225595. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THE PRICE FOR NEW MODULE FROM A GM PARTS SELLER WITH 1 YEAR WARRANTY IS $262.50. I CHECKED THE WEB NHTSA AND OTHER SITES AND THIS FAILURE IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS PONTIAC G8 VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM FOR FREE AS A RECALL OR WARRANTY. PLUS, IT SHOULD NOT DISABLE ALL THE OTHER AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NEGLIGENT AND UNSAFE. PLUS, THE DEALER IS TAKING HUGE PROFIT ON REPLACEMENT FEE. IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES TO REMOVE THE MODULE FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHY WOULD THE DEALER "QUALITY CHEVROLET IN ESCONDIDO CALIFORNIA" BE SO GREEDY ON SAFETY ITEM AND CHARGE $1,156.14 FOR REPLACING A $262.50 PART THAT TAKES ONLY 10 MINUTES TO REMOVE AND 10 MINUTES TO REPLACE AND 10 MINUTES TO CALIBRATE OR PROGRAM? THIS IS PURE GREED AND DEALER IS SIMPLY CAPITALIZING ON THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS GOING OVER TSB AND RECALLS AND NOTICED THERE WAS AN UPDATE FOR THE AIRBAG. HERE IS WHERE THE FUN STARTS! MY WIFE SCHEDULES AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR LOCAL DEALER AND TAKES IT IN FOR THE SOFTWARE FLASH. ALL GOOD RIGHT? WRONG! THE SERVICE TECH TOLD HER SHE NEEDS TO HAVE THE AIRBAG MODULE AND SENSOR REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF 1200.00 BUCKS AND NOW A AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. I TOLD MY WIFE TO CONTACT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH SHE DID LAST WEDNESDAY (04/02) AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE ID AND CASE WORKER WHICH SHE EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TOO AND WAS TOLD SHE WOULD BE CALLED BACK WITH IN 24 HOURS.. WELL GUESS WHAT, HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET. SHE HAS MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM WITH NO CALLS RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE HE PRECEDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE EMITTED A BURNT ODOR AND THE WHEELS SMOKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO A SAFE AREA, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 60,000.

WHILE MAKING A SOME WHAT SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT ON A FREEWAY AT APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR (LEGAL SPEED FOR SITUATION) NOTED VIBRATION IN RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. IT FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS ATTEMPTING TO COME OFF THE RIM.. I BACKED OFF AND THE PROBLEM DISSIPATED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT REAR LOWER SUPPORT ARM HAD SEVERE PLAY IN THE BALL JOINT. THE SAME ISSUE IS PRESENT WITH LESS WEAR IN THE FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE PLAY HAS CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED REGULARLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AT SUGGESTED 5,000 MILE TIME FRAME. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM IN THE SUSPENSION DURING ANY OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES. CONSIDERING THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR THERE IS UNREASONABLE WEAR OCCURRING IN SUSPENSION PART CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I PURCHASED MY G8 GT BRAND NEW IN FEB. 2009. IN 2012 I HAD MY PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. I WAS AWARE OF A RECALL AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT AS A ONE TIME COURTESY THEY WILL FIX IT. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I FELT SAVE DRIVING MY CAR. WELL, MARCH OF 2014 MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. NOW A DIFFERENT LIGHT. THE FIRST LIGHT SAID PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS TIME IT SAYS AIR BAG FAULT. AGAIN, I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH THIS LIGHT ON. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AGAIN, AND THEY INFORM ME THAT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND IT WILL COST ME $800.00 TO REPLACE WHATEVER MODULE THAT IS BROKEN. HOW MANY MODULES MAKE UP THE COMPRESSION OF THE AIR BAG AND HOW COME AIR BAG SAFETY NO MATTER WHICH MODULE OR LIGHT ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL? IN ADDITION TO THE AIR BAG PROBLEM I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS IN 2009-2011 WITH THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS AND MOUNTS, FRONT SUSPENSION, AND A BAD HARMONIC BALANCE, LASTLY ROTORS WARPED OFTEN. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND EXPECTED MAINTENANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE COSTLY AT SOME POINT BUT NOT THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT GM SHOULD MAKE SURE IS FLAWLESS BEFORE MASS PRODUCING A DEATH TRAP. *TR