NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Pontiac G6 Recalls
The 2008 Pontiac G6 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Pontiac G6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 1,080
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
19 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Pontiac G6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Pontiac G6
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009–2010 G6, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 14V224000
- Reported
- April 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,131,113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 G6, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2009 G6, 6 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 12V460000
- Reported
- September 18, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 426,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 G6, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009–2010 G6, 2 other models
2008 Pontiac G6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,080 owner complaints about the 2008 Pontiac G6, the newest on October 9, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (3%) and 19 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Pontiac G6, the component group named most often is the steering (39%), followed by the exterior lighting (23%) and the electrical system (21%).
2 of the 2008 Pontiac G6's 5 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2008 Pontiac G6 owners gave the mileage (890 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering420
- Exterior Lighting243
- Electrical System225
- Service Brakes122
- Air Bags101
- Power Train83
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 59 | |
| 2011 | 59 | |
| 2012 | 85 | |
| 2013 | 158 | |
| 2014 | 191 | |
| 2015 | 137 | |
| 2016 | 79 | |
| 2017 | 72 | |
| 2018 | 64 | |
| 2019 | 52 | |
| 2020 | 30 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2008 Pontiac G6 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 191. 15% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Pontiac G6 drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Pontiac G6 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,080 complaints about the 2008 Pontiac G6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac G6 by model year
Other 2008 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted