Issue ID | 1137721 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10662532 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | PONTIAC |
Model | G6 |
Model Year | 2008 |
File date | 26/11/14 |
Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Car is a 2008 pontiac g6 gxp - the car is called cybil due to it's issues going on one day and not the next. I bought the car brand new with 128 miles on it. Latest activity is the engine light coming on and the radio screen scrolling low engine power and service esc. If you turned the car off then back on a few minutes later it would seem to run right, engine light would stay on and 3 cycles later go off. Once off it would stall and lights and messages would go off again. This happened for 10 days in a row and on the 10th day the car stalled out completely on busy main road in the middle of rush hour. Managed to get the car started, moved off the road, and towed to a certified dealer. Dealer took 3 hours ($360) to run diagnostics on the car due to generic code of p0651 showing up. At time dealer moved the car into their facility all the warnings and lights had already reset and didn't present themselves. Diagnostics showed history codes for the brake peddle sensor (which has gone off before and was an issue before the recall notice and other $$ spent figuring out why tail lights went on and off at their own will) other was cam shaft sensor (which i see other complaints on) and throttle body sensor which i see no complaints on. There are service bulletins for the cam shaft sensor for the 2. 2 and 2. 4, but not the high feature l7y - this is a safety issue and if gm knows the sensors are shifting and pushing into something this needs to be recalled to fix. I am lucky i wasn't on the highway when one of these stalling issues happened. Car is currently at dealer waiting on parts to arrive to the tune of $700 - no christmas thanks to gm. The brake peddle sensor should be included in the recall for the tail lights and it is not. Please open an investigation into the cam sensor issue and make them extend the brake light recall to include the peddle sensor! |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 139500 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | NORTH TONAWANDA, NY |
VIN pattern | 1G2ZM177584XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 08/10/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 35 |
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