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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1G2ZG57N384235423 · Checked Aug 20, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 8

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1G2ZG57N384•••••• 2008 Pontiac G6

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890on the model
103builds in total
Most reported Service Brakes 2 Steering 2 Exterior Lighting 2 Electric 1

What owners of this build wrote

Air Bags Aug 2019
Read out states service air bag
Power Train Oct 2013
Stopped car put into reverse, jerked well backing up, selected drive and car jerked going forward. Transmission differential needle bearing had fallen apart and was getting into plantary gears in differential, busting gears and causing car not to move.701
Service Brakes Jun 2013
Brake lights illuminate when the brakes are not being depressed. When this happens, the cruise control fails to operate. Slight application on the brake pedal causes the brake lights to go off. Cruise control will work if you drive with your foot lightly on the brake pedal.…
Steering Sep 2012
Rear passenger door will not lock/unlock. Loud, rubbing noise coming from steering column when making turns. Low beam headlights work intermittently (got stopped by a policeman and warned of a citation the next time I would get stopped). I changed the bulb twice. Low beam…
Exterior Lighting Sep 2012
Brake lights illuminate when brakes are not applied and go off when brakes are applied. Problem temporarily fixed by applying dielectric grease to control module contacts but problem recurs without warning
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G2ZG57N384235423 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.