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2009 Pontiac G8 air bags problems

69 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Pontiac G848% of all complaints for this model year.

69
Air Bags complaints
48%
share of all complaints
56,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G8. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, he noticed that the airbag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the airbag warning light remained illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was…

    filed Jan 4, 2022

  • The contact owns a 2009 PONTIAC G8. The contact stated that at start-up, the airbag default warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact proceeded to drive and noticed that the light was no longer on the instrument panel. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of…

    filed Aug 27, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

  • Air Bags
    Campaign 11V534000 · Nov 4, 2011

Air Bags problems in other G8 years

YearReportsShare
2008 G82535%
G8 air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.