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2009 Pontiac G8 electrical system problems

20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2009 Pontiac G814% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Electrical System complaints
14%
share of all complaints
35,600 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 7/17/21 (about 94500 miles) - While driving in heavy rain on a congested highway, with my windshield wipers turned on (of course), the wipers suddenly stopped working. This could have easily killed me and my family. The wipers would not turn back on, no matter what I did. At a rest stop that…

    filed Aug 8, 2023

  • A month ago my passenger air bag light came on indicating there is an issue with the Passenger Air Bag system. This occurs even when there is no one in the passenger seat. This completely disables the airbag system in my car for my passengers and I can no longer reliably transport other passengers…

    filed Jul 21, 2021

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

Electrical System problems in other G8 years

YearReportsShare
2008 G81420%
G8 electrical system 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.