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Pontiac G5 Exterior Lighting Safety Report | July 10, 2012



Reported on July 10, 2012


I NOTICED A WHILE BACK THAT MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I HAD NOT TURNED THEM OFF BY ACCIDENTALLY TURNING THEM OFF ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I THEN CHECKED ALL MY FUSES IN THE FUSE BOX, INCLUDING THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP FUSE, AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD. TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MANY 2007+ YEAR COBALTS/G5'S HAVE FAULTY WIRING WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS AND THE WIRING WILL MELT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX BECAUSE TO DO IT PROPERLY THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS QUOTED OVER $500 AT THE DEALERSHIP (OUT OF WARRANTY) TO HAVE MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FIXED. $500 TO FIX A SAFETY FEATURE THAT MY CAR CAME AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP. *TR
Make: Pontiac
Model: G5
Manufactured by: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Year: 2008
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: LUCAS TX
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Mileage: 78000 miles.
Speed: 0 MPH
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Was a police report filed? N
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