Pontiac G8 brakes problems
32 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
216 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
51,432 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2008 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 186 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
32 of 216 complaints match this topic (14.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10235485 · 2008-07-23 (July 23, 2008)
MY SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2008 PONTIAC G8 GT ARE AS FOLLOWS: LAGGY THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION RESPONSE CAUSES PRECARIOUS POSITIONS. HAMPERS ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE. MAY CAUSE CAR TO ACCELERATE FASTER THAN INTENDED RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. FOR EXAMPLE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PART WAY RESULTS IN A LONG DELAY BEFORE THE CAR RESPONDS. WHEN THE CAR DOES RESPOND IT MAY ACCELERATE AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN INTENDED. THERE IS NO ACTUAL ACCELERATION FEEDBACK WHILE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. IF I HAD INTENDED TO ACCELERATE USING SAY 1/4 TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10235485 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10286788 · 2009-10-08 (October 8, 2009)
BALL JOINT FAILURE, BOTH SIDES, FRONT SUSPENSION. LOUD CLUNKING OVER IRREGULAR SURFACES AND BUMPS, VIBRATION IN FRONT END, SHAKING/STRONG VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. INSPECTED BY DEALER, ALL BALL JOINTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILING. GM WARRANTY PERSONNEL DIRECTED ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THEY REFUSE TO COVER A LOANER OR RENTAL AND DECLARED THAT IT IS "A NON-SAFETY ISSUE". SINCE WHEN ARE PRIMARY ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE STEERING APPARATUS, SPINDLE, BRAKES, AND WHEELS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN? THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE CRIMINALLY INDIC…
Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10286788 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10289992 · 2009-10-27 (October 27, 2009)
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G8 GT. THE ISSUE IS THE FRONT SUSPENSION. AROUND 43,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED GETTING VERY BAD SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE UNDER CERTAIN SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS THE CAR WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT I'M FINE BUT IF I HEAD INTO ANY KIND OF A CURVE IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING BADLY AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUTTERS. I'M OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I DID HAVE THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THA…
Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10289992 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10428290 · 2011-10-03 (October 3, 2011)
I FIRST NOTICED THIS LAST YEAR WHEN I WENT TO NY FOR THANKSGIVING. EVERYTIME I TURNED TO THE LEFT MY CAR WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE, I WAS TOLD I WAS MISSING A WEIGHT ON MY RIM SO I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. AS THE YEAR WENT ON IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN EVERY SO OFTEN AND AT TIMES WOULD DO IT AT ALL. IT STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN BUT WOULDN'T STOP AND EVEN STEPPING ON MY BRAKES WOULD CAUSE IT. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT AND TO BRING IT TO A DEALER. SO I DID THIS AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP THEN TELLS ME …
Owner-reported narrative. 86,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10428290 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10430789 · 2011-10-19 (October 19, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TOWARD THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10430789 at NHTSA ↗