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Pontiac G8 Air Bags Safety Report | Mar 10, 2014
Reported on Mar 10, 2014
| WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR SON TO DAYCARE THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2009 PONTIAC G8 WITH ONLY 31K ON IT. WE BROUGHT IT A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY READ THE CODES AND THEY CAME BACK AS U0170 AND B0081. TOLD US IT WILL BE OVER $400.00 FOR PARTS AND AROUND $300.00 IN LABOR SINCE THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH THE CAR STILL HAS AS THIS TIME. WE WOULD BE STUCK PAYING FOR IT. THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT AND IS A SAFTEY ISSUE THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE THIS SRS LIGHT IS ON IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT SHUTS THE AIRBAGS OFF THAT ARE MANDATORY SINCE 1998. NOW WITH THE STATE INSPECTION COMING UP SOON (NOT SURE IF IT PASSES WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON) THE CAR WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SITT HERE IN THE DRIVEWAY AS IT IS UNSAFE TO PUT MY WIFE & SON IN UNTIL HE HAVE A EXTRA $900.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS AS THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM ITS NOT A HANDFULL OF CARS ITS HUNDRED¿S | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G8 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2009 |
| 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: | BREWSTER NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 6G2EC57Y09L |
| Mileage: | 31453 miles. |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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