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2008 Pontiac G6 engine problems

36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2008 Pontiac G63% of all complaints for this model year.

36
Engine complaints
3%
share of all complaints
98,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The car is some bull[xxx] I started cutting off on me in the middle of the road redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) *cc

    filed Jun 22, 2020

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact was unable to start the vehicle. The contact had to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal for the vehicle to start. Also, upon exiting the vehicle, a strong fuel odor was detected around the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an…

    filed Aug 20, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.

    04-06-04-051J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 27, 2024
All 2008 Pontiac G6 TSBs →

Engine problems in other G6 years

YearReportsShare
2010 G641%
2009 G6243%
2007 G6444%
2006 G6553%
2005 G6122%
G6 engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.