Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| PIP-4568K | 01/01/2011 | 10037941 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| PIP-4568K | 01/01/2011 | 10037941 | Gm: service engine soon light is on with a misfire and a possible tick noise. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
| PIP-4138K | 01/01/2011 | 10037933 | Gm: the service engine soon light is on, there is also a misfire or engine noise. there are multiple possible causes. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
| PIP-4138K | 01/01/2011 | 10037933 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PIP-4750-D | 01/01/2012 | 10043579 | Chevrolet/pontiac: while engine is running, the belt squeaks and crankshaft balancer appears wobbly or out of balance. *pe | 04/11/2012 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Ready | 06/15/2011 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Gm: there may be an intermittent engine hesitation or flutter. the camshaft sensor terminals likely have poor connections. *rm | 06/15/2011 | |
| 08-06-01-011H | 02/01/2011 | 10038261 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 08-06-01-011H | 02/01/2011 | 10038261 | Gm: check engine light is on with multiple trouble codes present. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| PIP-4492P | 09/01/2010 | PIP-4492Q | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe updated 3/21/ | 03/16/2011 |
| PIP-4492P | 08/01/2010 | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe | 03/16/2011 | |
| PIT-5028 | 09/01/2010 | 10036324 | Pontiac/saturn/buick/gmc/chevrolet/cadillac/hummer: vehicle start and stalls after theft deterrent module replacement. model years 2006-2011. does not apply to vehicles with keyless access system. *pe | 03/14/2011 | |
| SB-10-06-01-008 | 09/01/2010 | 10035804 | Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/pontiac: engine oil consumption on aluminum block engines with active fuel management (afm) (install afm oil deflector and clean carbon from cylinder). caused by an uncovered afm valve that sprays oil on the bottom o | 03/04/2011 | |
| 3423 | 09/30/2008 | 3423B | 10020691 | 3.6 ly7 with cam actuator dtc. dtc codes, p0016, p0017, p0018, p0019, p0008, or p0009. *kb the reluctor for the crankshaft sensor pressed on the crankshaft may have moved. *pe | 12/22/2006 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| PIP-4750-D | 01/01/2012 | 10043579 | Chevrolet/pontiac: while engine is running, the belt squeaks and crankshaft balancer appears wobbly or out of balance. *pe | 04/11/2012 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| PIP-4750-D | 01/01/2012 | 10043579 | Chevrolet/pontiac: while engine is running, the belt squeaks and crankshaft balancer appears wobbly or out of balance. *pe | 04/11/2012 | |
| PIP-4492P | 09/01/2010 | PIP-4492Q | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe updated 3/21/ | 03/16/2011 |
| PIP-4492P | 08/01/2010 | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe | 03/16/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/20/2011 | 66000 | ||
| I was driving down 95 south near baltimore at about 70mph at 7am this morning when my 2008 pontiac g8 gt (with the l76 6.0lv8 engine) alerted me that the engine was hot. i immediately pulled over and when i popped the hood i saw the upper radiator hose was not attached to the radiator anymore and a lot of coolant had leaked everywhere. upon closer inspection, i saw that the pastic radiator flange that the hose attaches too had broken off of the radiator and was in the hose. since the engine cooling system, which i believe is part of the powertrain (gm will try and tell you otherwise) was no longer functioning, i clearly couldn't drive anymore, so i was stranded on the side of a very busy 95. being stranded is a safety issue, right? besides the immediate warning light/alarm, i had aboslutely no prior warning that this was going to happen. it was a sudden and unexcpected incident. i did not hear anything before hand. i saw no steam from the hood or anything like that. nothing. just the immediate warning light/alarm. besides an oil change at about 62,000 miles, i have not had any other services since 50,000 miles that would have touched that hose. i have pictures of the hose and the broken flange and i have the broken piece of flange in my possession and the radiator assembly is still in my car if you'd like to see or have any of those pieces. a quick search on the internet shows i'm not the first g8 owner to have this problem. thank you for your time and i hope to hear from you guys soon! | |||