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Pontiac G8 Air Bags Safety Report | Oct 25, 2012
Reported on Oct 25, 2012
| THE PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE MODULE IN THE VEHICLE FAILS PREMATURELY , IN MY OPINION. THE FAILURE OF THIS MODULE MEANS IF YOU HAVE A CRASH, YOUR VEHICLES SAFETY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. YOU START YOUR VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND YOU GET AN AUDIBLE ALARM. I UNDERSTAND I HAVE A 3 YEAR WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS UP IN MARCH OF 2011. THERE WAS A RECALL WHERE THE SAME MODULE HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED, WHICH I HAD DONE IN 2011 I BELIEVE. THERE IS AN ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR ( G8 BOARD.COM ).ON THIS WEBSITE, I SEE LOTS OF OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A $ 1,000.00 REPAIR INCLUDING PARTS / LABOR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY CAR IS SELDOM DRIVEN, STAYS IN A GARAGE UNDER COVER AND HAS ONLY 5,689 AS OFF GETTING THE REPAIR DONE YESTERDAY ( 7-24-13 ). I HELD OFF GETTING REPAIR AS I DIDN'T HAVE THE $ 1,000.00 FOR THE REPAIR WHEN I FIRST GOT THE ALARM. I SEE ON THIS WEBSITE THAT SEVERAL OWNERS ARE REFUSING TO PAY THIS OUTRAGEOUS COST FOR THIS REPAIR AND RIDING AROUND WITHOUT AIRBAGS.I CONSIDER THIS DANGEROUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE ON EVERYONE'S PART . GM'S RESPONSE TO ME WAS THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN MARCH 2011 AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS AS OF NOW, SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK . I JUST HOPE WE DO NOT NEED A FEW DEATHS OVER A COMPONENT MODULE THAT SHOULD HAVE A LONGER SHELF LIFE THAN 4 OR 5 YEARS. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G8 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WALDORF MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 6G2EC57Y68L |
| Mileage: | 5300 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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