Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Pontiac G6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 41 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 41, in the owner's own words
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AFTER FINDING MOVEMENT IN ENTERING THE VEHICLE LAST NIGHT AND DURING MY NORMAL COMMUTE HOME I HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME HAS FRACTURED AND SEPARATED AT THE FRONT INTERIOR WELD OF THE CROSS MEMBER. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A PARTIALLY DETACHED DRIVER SEAT THAT SHIFTS UNDER WEIGHT AND LOAD MOVEMENT. THIS SEPARATION ALSO LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT QUESTION OF THE CREDIBILITY AND DEPENDABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, SEAT AND SAFETY RESTRAINT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SPECIFICALLY ANYTHING BEYOND SLOW SPEEDS. IT'S DOUBTFUL WHETHER THE SEAT WILL REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MY OWN FAMILY MEMBER WHO BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER AND I KNOW THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. IF THIS WELD FAILS UNDER NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE, HOW CAN A VEHICLE LIKE THIS EVER EXPECT TO PERFORM SAFELY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT? FROM MY RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS NOW BECOMING A WELL KNOWN CONCERN AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PONTIAC G6, AND THUS IT'S A SURPRISE TO ME THAT THERE IS NOT AN UPDATE OR POTENTIAL RECALL TO STRENGTHEN THIS INTEGRAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN BE MORE NECESSARY THAN THE SEAT OF THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE? IF THE DRIVER IS NOT SECURE, THAN THE VEHICLE IS NOT SECURE.
DRIVERS SEAT LEANING TOWARDS THE LEFT. SEARCHED FOR CAUSE AND FOUND METAL FRAME IN SEAT CRACKED THROUGH. NO SUPPORT ON BACK LEFT SIDE.
I'VE NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HASN'T BEEN TURNING OFF AFTER SOMEONE HAS LEFT THE PASSENGER SEAT. I USUALLY HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF I'M DRIVING, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN FOR THE SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ISN'T A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT ANYMORE. OTHERWISE IT WILL CONTINUE TO FLASH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT AND CHIME. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL KEEP FLASHING AND CHIMING EVEN THOUGH I AM WEARING MY SEAT BELT. STARTED 2/20/18.
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY THING I SEE IS I ADJUSTED WAS THE POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON.
DRIVING LOCAL ROADS APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH THE DRIVERS SEAT OF 2008 G6 GXP (ELECTRONIC LEATHER BUCKET SEAT) BROKE FREE AND COLLAPSED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. UPON PERSONAL INSPECTION AND LATER VERIFIED BY THREE MECHANICS INCLUDING TWO GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP MECHANICS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CROSS SUPPORT TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE SEAT HAD BROKEN FREE AT A WELD. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE DOWN AND TOWARDS THE CENTER CONSOLE. I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENS TO THE SEAT AND NOW FREELY FLOATS WITH THE SEAT UPON MOVEMENT. IF THE FAILURE TO THIS SEAT HAD OCCURRED DURING AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLY RENDERED USELESS AS THE DRIVERS SEAT FREELY MOVES. UPON INSPECTION FROM AN ENGINEERING STAND POINT THE SEAT IS SUPPORTED BY ONE WELD APPROXIMATELY 1/8" THICK BY 1/4" WIDE AT EACH END OF THE ~.060" WALL TUBE IN SUSPENSION FROM ABOVE I RAN THEORETICAL WELD CALCULATIONS AS PER ASME AND THE WELDS ARE GOOD TO AROUND 10 G'S ASSUMING ALLOY STEEL AND NO PASSENGER. (THE RECOMMENDED MET FORCE OF ANY SEAT OR SEAT BELT IN THE FORWARD POSITION PER CFR 571.207 STANDARD 207 S4.2(A) AND (B) IS 20 TIMES THE WEIGHT OF THE SEAT. THIS IS NO CONSIDERING ANY BENDING MOMENTS PER CFR 571.207 STANDARD 207 S4.2(D). THERE IS NO REASON WHY ANY DRIVERS SEAT SHOULD FAIL UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS OCCUPIED BY A PERSON OF AVERAGE BODY WEIGHT. THIS SEAT IS NOT SAFE AND MUST BE RECALLED. UPON SEVERAL HOURS OF RESEARCH I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME DESIGN/MANUFACTURES INADEQUACY. THESE COMPLAINTS CROSSED ALL THREE MANUFACTURES THAT USE THIS MODEL SEAT. (PONTIAC, CHEVY AND SATURN) THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE HEATING MECHANISM SHORTING OUT OR BURNING THE SEAT. MINE DID SHORT. (NO BURNING) THE DEALERSHIPS ALL WANT ME TO REPLACE THE SEAT WITH THE SAME SEAT THAT MAY VERY WELL HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *BF
I HAVE POWER AND HEATED LEATHER SEATS FOR PONTIAC G6 GT COUPE. PROBABLY, THE SEAT CONNECTION METALS HAVE BAD QUALITY AND ARE BROKEN. WHEN WE RAISE THE SEAT IT TILTS TO ONE SIDE. IF THE SEAT MALFUNCTIONS WHILE BRAKING MAY CAUSE INJURIES. I HAVE SEEN IN THE INTERNET REPORTS FROM OTHERS FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE ON PONTIAC SEATS.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WITH POWER ADJUST FOR UP/DOWN MOVEMENT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND NOW LEANS TO THE RIGHT, PUSHING DRIVER INTO MIDDLE CONSOLE. INVESTIGATION SHOWS COMPLETE SEPARATION OF WELDED BRACKET ON BOTTOM OF SEAT RACK FRAME ADJUSTMENT TUBE - EVIDENT OF A FAULTY WELD DURING MANUFACTURING. THE OPPOSITE WELDED BRACKET IS STILL INTACT. *TR
I OWN A 4 DOOR SEDAN G6 WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS - THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK HAS QUIT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REACH ACROSS THE SEAT TO LOCK / UNLOCK THE DOOR = NOT IDEAL IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS CLICKING AND GRINDING INSIDE THE COLUMN AND THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS CONTINUES TO MELT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO GO DIM = ALL OF THESE SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARDS NEED RECALL. *TR
REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN USING THE REMOTE. HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK DOOR. ALSO, THE REMOTE LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT TO WORK OR SOMETIMES I JUST GIVE UP AND LOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE THE CAR. *TR
I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING EMAIL THREAD WITH [XXX] AT GM CUST SVC SINCE 09/24/2014 CONCERNING MY NON-ATTACHED DRIVERS SEAT. LET ME AGAIN REPEAT: MY DRIVER SEAT IS NEITHER PERMANENTLY NOR SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED ONE LOW-BALL ESTIMATE FROM AN AUTO SHOP WHO PRICED $425 TO REPAIR THE SEAT; I THEN RECENTLY HAD THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT - AND THEY QUOTED OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SEAT, RAIL AND SEAT COVER. CORP GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SINCE GIVEN ME THE RUNAROUND. I CALLED HER ON IT AND POINT BLANK ASKED IF GM WOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL AND REPAIRING THESE DRIVERS SEATS. I RECEIVED HER RESPONSE THIS MORNING, IN PART: I KNOW THAT IT CAN BE TROUBLING TO WORRY ABOUT VEHICLE SAFETY. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR SAFETY IS OF THE UPMOST IMPORTANCE TO US. WE CERTAINLY WANT OUR CUSTOMERS TO KNOW THEY CAN RELY ON THEIR VEHICLES... I LOOKED INTO THE VIN YOU PROVIDED AND FOUND 0 OPEN RECALLS OR SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR VEHICLE RELATING TO THIS CONCERN. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO YOUR VEHICLE S AGE AND MILEAGE YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND MOST LIKELY ANY ASSOCIATED COSTS, IF YOU CHOOSE TO WORK WITH A GM DEALER, WILL BE CUSTOMER PAY. THAT WAS HER RESPONSE IS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED AND PRICED THE BROKEN DRIVER SEAT. I KNOW THERE IS NO RECALL - THAT IS THE POINT OF MY ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS WITH GM - TO GET THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE ARE OVER 200 SEPARATE BLOG POSTS CONCERNING THE BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT ON THE G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM WEBSITE. WITHIN THOSE 200 POSTS ARE MANY, MANY, MANY, RESPONSES TO EACH POST. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS INCREDIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. DOES SOMEONE ELSE NEED TO DIE IN ORDER FOR GM TO FINALLY PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT? *TR
I WAS DRIVING IN MY CAR WHEN I NOTICED MY SEAT MOVED WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE. UPON ARRIVAL HOME, I FOUND I COULD MOVE THE ENTIRE SEAT AND IT WAS NO LONGER PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE TRACK ASSEMBLY. RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME, THE ELECTRIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT ALSO BROKE - AND BROKE THROUGH THE SEAT AND NOW IS EXPOSED - I CAN SEE 3 OF THE SPOKES OF THE WHEEL. IF I RAISE THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT, THE ENTIRE SEAT SHIFTS AND LEANS AGAINST THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IF I LOWER THE SEAT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND, THE SEAT MOVES CLOSER TO THE "CENTER" OF WHERE IT SHOULD REMAIN. HOWEVER, THE SEAT IS ALWAYS SLANTED AND THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SEAT PIECE IS SKEWED. MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY HAS TORN HIS PANTS ON THIS EXPOSED EQUIPMENT WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE!! NEITHER MY HUSBAND NOR I AM HEAVY PEOPLE (LESS THAN 200LBS EACH); SURELY THIS VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE WEIGHT OF A 185LB INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE - THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON THE OFFICIAL PONTIAC WEBSITE BLOG PAGE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MORE SIMILAR SEATING POSTS FOUND ON VARIOUS DIY AUTO REPAIR BLOGS ONLINE. I CANNOT AFFORD $1000+ FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR MY CAR - OR PAY $850 FOR A JUNK YARD REPLACEMENT SEAT AND TRACK REPAIR FROM A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. NOR CAN I ALLOW MY TEENAGER TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THIS TYPE OF CONDITION. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY PONTIAC AS PART OF YET ANOTHER RECALL - IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. GOD FORBID I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT - I WILL GO FLYING OUT OF MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE MY HEATED SEATS WERE ON. HOWEVER, I BEGAN TO FEEL AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF HEAT AND REALIZED THE SEAT HAD NOW STARTED TO BURN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE SEAT WARMERS. A SAW A HOLE WAS NOW ALSO BURNED THROUGH MY JACKET. WHEN I CALLED GM TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL, I WAS ASKED TO MENTION THIS ISSUE TO MY DEALER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL. THE DEALER INDICATES THIS IS ON A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND NOT THE SAME ONE BEING RECALLED AND COULD THEREFORE NOT ASSIST ME.OF COURSE, I CAN NO LONGER USE THE SEAT HEATER AS I AM FEARFUL OF A FULL BLOWN FIRE! CAN YOU ASSIST ME? *TR
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE AT ALL. I VERIFIED THAT IT IS AFFECTING BOTH THE RIGHT REAR AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, AS IN A CRASH, THE REAR PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, NOR WILL THEY BE ABLE TO BE RESCUED/REMOVED. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE WHEN I SAT IN IT.THE SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE RIGHT AND REST AGAINST THE CENTER CONSOLE. I HAD A GM DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS A BROKEN WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME AT A COST OF $1,000 (PARTS AND LABOR). THEY SAID THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULD REPLACE IT TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T THINK A SEAT WELD SHOULD GIVE WAY AFTER 93,000 MILES UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. I HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVE OF THIS VEHICLE AND I'M CONSIDERED IN MY WEIGHT RANGE AT 160 POUNDS. *JS
DOOR LOCKS STOPPED OPENING BACK DOORS OR ON OCCASION WOULDN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK. IF I AM IN A SITUATION AND SOMEONE IS IN BACKSEAT THE DOORS WOULD REMAIN LOCKED. I WOULD HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS TO UNLOCK THE BACKSEAT DOORS, BEFORE I COULD GET AN INFANT PASSENGER AND REMOVE FROM CAR SEAT. LORD FORBID I'M ON TRAIN TRACKS. *TR
THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SO DOES THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING AT START UP AND STAYS ON.. THIS USE TO BE OCCASIONALLY AND THEN NOT COME ON THE NEXT TIME YOU STARTED IT ...NOW IT DOES IT ALMOST CONTINUALLY..ALSO THE SEATS ELECTRIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HAS BROKEN FREE OF THE BASE ON THE FLOOR...THE WELD HAS BROKEN ON THE TUBE ON THE BASE OF THERE CAR...I SEE SO MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES YET NO ONE IS ADDRESSING THEM OR ISSUING A RECALL...THESES ISSUES SHOULD NOT BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE WHEN GM KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND A SEAT IN A CAR SHOULD NEVER HAVE WELDS FAIL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE..THESE SEATS WOULD NEVER HOLD UP IN A CRASH. *TR
THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON THIS CAR KEEPS GOING OUT. THE HARNESS CONNECTORS ARE MELTED AND REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS TICKETS FOR A HEADLIGHT OUT. THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE POWER LOCKS. *TR
THIS IS A 4-DOOR VEHICLE DESIGNED WITH ONLY ONE EXTERIOR KEYED DOOR LOCK AT THE DRIVERS DOOR, HAS ELECTRIC DOOR ACTUATORS THAT ARE OPERATED INDIVIDUALLY AT EACH DOOR WITH A MASTER CONTROL AT THE DRIVERS DOOR FOR "ALL DOORS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED" + MANUAL LOCK KNOBS ON EACH DOOR. BOTH REAR DOORS ARE LOCKING/UNLOCKING ERRATICALLY FROM THE DRIVER SEAT MASTER CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER DOOR WON'T UNLOCK OR LOCK AND OTHER TIMES THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WON'T WORK. THE RESULT IS YOU CAN'T UNLOCK THE BACK SEAT DOOR(S) AND WOULD NEED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW FOR THE LOCKED DOOR FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT MASTER WINDOW CONTROL AND REACH IN FROM THE EXTERIOR TO UNLOCK/LOCK THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK KNOB MANUALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE OR CRAWL INTO THE BACK SEAT TO OPERATE THE LOCK KNOB MANUALLY. IF THE WINDOW CONTROL GOES BAD THE ONLY OPTION WOULD BE CRAWLING INTO THE BACK SEAT TO MANUALLY OPERATE LOCK KNOB. DOESN'T SOUND THAT BAD UNTIL YOU CONSIDER DRIVERS NEW TO THIS PROBLEM, AN ELDERLY, INVALID OR BABY IN THE BACK SEAT/CAR SEAT CAN'T BE ACCESSED WITHOUT A DELAYS. SINCE THE BACK DOORS DON'T LOCK CONSISTENTLY YOU HAVE TO GO TO EACH DOOR IF IT DOESN'T LOCK AND LOCK IT MANUALLY AT THE LOCK KNOB WHICH MEANS IT PROBABLY WON'T UNLOCK LATER WITHOUT USING THE MANUAL KNOB THROUGH THE WINDOW FROM THE EXTERIOR OR CRAWLING INTO THE BACK SEAT, I'M NOT A SAFETY EXPERT BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ITS ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD PRACTICE TO SHUT AND THEN LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN DRIVING, DOESN'T THAT ADD A SAFETY FUNCTION TO THE LOCK MECHANISM? THE MECHANISM ISN'T RELIABLE ON THIS VEHICLE, DOESN'T FUNCTION AS DESIGNED OR HAVE A BACKUP KEYED LOCK AT EACH DOOR FOR EMERGENCIES. I ALSO FOUND AN '08 CHEVY EQUINOX OWNER THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ON THE INTERNET THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EVEN A HIGHLY TECHNICAL U-TUBE VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE THE REPAIR. AND NO END TO SUPPLIERS OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR PARTS. *TR
MY DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THERE IS SOMETHING BROKEN, POSSIBLY THE FRAME. I CHECKED WITH OTHER G6 OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE AS A COMPLAINT FOR THIS ALSO. *TR
I WENT TO GO START MY CAR TO LET IT WARM UP AND TURNED ON THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER HEATED SEATS. I HAVE USED THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT OFTEN. TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER WHEN I AND MY FIANCE WENT TO LEAVE AND WE OPENED THE DOORS TO MY CAR WE BOTH SMELLED BURNT PLASTIC. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HAD BURNED A SPOT AND THERE WAS A VISIBLE SCORCH MARK ON THE SEAT. ON MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2014 I CALLED SERRA CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, TN AND THEY REFERRED ME TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE THEN SET UP A TIME TO HAVE MY CAR DIAGNOSED IN ORDER TO SEE IF GENERAL MOTORS WOULD DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST. ON TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO SERRA CHEVROLET TO BE DIAGNOSED. AT 5:00PM WHEN I GOT OFF WORK AND WENT TO GO GET MY CAR, SERRA CHEVROLET INFORMED ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD ONLY PAY ROUGHLY 10% AND THAT THE DAMAGE DONE AND THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS: "FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE IN PASSENGER HEAT ELEMENT CAUSING CUSHION AND COVER TO BURN". THE MALFUNCTION WITH THE SEAT ALSO CAUSED THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT TO MALFUNCTION AND NOW MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. CHRYSLER HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY RECALLED THEIRS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, SOMEONE COULD GET HURT POSSIBLY EVEN FATALLY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS, A MALFUNCTIONING HEATING ELEMENT, IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
IN A PARKING SPACE AS THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED UP USING THE POWER UP/DOWN BUTTON, THE SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE METAL BAR THAT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT FROM THE MOTOR HAD SPLIT AT THE POINT WHERE THE METAL RING IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT. AGAIN THE METAL ACTUALLY WAS FATIGUED ENOUGH TO BREAK WHEN THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED. THIS SEAT IS NOT ADJUSTED OFTEN AND I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
2008 G6 SEDAN. REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER LOCK INOPERABLE. THE LOCK MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED BY THE 2ND ROW PASSENGER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WITH A SMALL CHILD OR DISABLED PERSON IN THE BACK SEAT WHOM CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LOCK IS POSITIONED TOO FAR REARWARD FOR FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS TO UNLOCK WITHOUT CLIMBING INTO THE BACK SEAT. MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE POSITION OF THE LOCK IS WHAT MAKES THE FAILURE MODE SO POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOORS COULD NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATORS IN BOTH DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR
BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK SOLENOIDS OPERATE ERRATICALLY MOST OFTEN NOT LOCKING THE DOORS. *TR
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