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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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6G2EC57Y19L••••••2009 Pontiac G8
That is about average for the 2009 Pontiac G8 — 5 complaints per build across 27 builds.
7on this build
126on the model
27builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 6Suspension 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsJul 2016
Onboard warning.... Air bag fault. When this appears the air bags will not activate during an accident..... Apparently this problem is extremely common in a lot of gm cars, even though a recall back in 2011 was supposed to have taken care of the problem. Perhaps they did not fix…
SuspensionMay 2013
The contact owns a 2009 pontiac g8. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle pulled to the left and vibrated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sway bar, tie rod, and hob needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure…
Air BagsJun 2016
Airbag light indicates airbag is off, even when 180lb adult passenger is present on seat. This continued for some time until the airbag fault light activated and indicated an issue with the passenger presence module. Gm wants $957 in order to fix the issue
Air BagsJan 2015
The air bag system's passenger presence module failed while the pontiac g8 gt was at the gm dealer being repaired for a different problem. Error codes were b0081 and u0170. The ppm was replaced by dealer's service technician with gm part number 92225595. The repair was not…
Air BagsDec 2014
The airbag warning light turned on at approximately 55,000 miles in mid-december 2014. My mechanic has determined the problem to be the airbag clock spring, but cannot acquire the part from general motors or local dealerships because of a nationwide parts shortage. My airbag is…
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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 6G2EC57Y19L301580 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.