2009 Pontiac G8 air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 70 complaints for the 2009 Pontiac G8, 38% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 38% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 63 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 63 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving around a curve, a deer ran out in front of the car and we swerved to miss it and ran off the road down into a deep ditch and hitting a drain tile. The entire front nose of the car is destroyed, the hood, and driver side front fender and door. None of the air bags deployed, causing my husband to hit the steering wheel and bust the windshield with his head. I had my seatbelt on but was injured also. Had my airbags deployed the way they are supposed to, these injuries may not have occurred at all.
When I got into the car to go to work, the SRS airbag warning light came on, flashing and did not go off. I took it to the dealer a few days later and was given the codes u0170 and b0081, which apparently point to a defective passenger presence module. The purpose of this module is to sense if there is a passenger or not. Apparently, since this module is bad, it threw the above codes and disables all airbags. In the event of an accident, no bags will deploy until this is fixed.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Pontiac G8
- Suspension 22 complaints
- Electrical system 20 complaints
Air bags problems in other years
- 2009
- 2008