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Pontiac G6 Electrical System Safety Report | Dec 17, 2010



Reported on Dec 17, 2010


MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES THEY TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALONGSIDE THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. WHEN THIS OCCURS MY BRAKES ARE NOT AS RESPONSIVE, WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES, AND SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS SO FAR ON THIS ISSUE. IT STILL ISN'T FIXED, AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON. WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I GET REAR ENDED. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS, I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR UPDATED 01/31/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, STATING IT HAD TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT FIRST, BUT THEN HE NOTICED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD TO THE FLOOR A EVEN RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD; BASICALLY THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, AS HE WAS DRIVING, BUT WOULD GO OUT, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. ALSO, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A CODE OF C0277 BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH THEN RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF HIM STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HE STATED HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, TO SEE WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A BAD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AND RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THEY ALSO FOUND AN INTERNAL FAULT WITHIN THE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED IT. AFTER HE LEFT THE REPAIR SHOP, ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A BAD CONNECTION FROM THE EBCM TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.
Make: Pontiac
Model: G6
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2008
Was a crash reported? Y
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: GRANDVIEW MO
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2ZG57NX84
Mileage: 43000 miles.
Speed: 30 MPH
Number of cylinders: 6
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Fuel injection.
Was a police report filed? Y
Tire size:
Dealer name and location: DAVE CROSS MOTORS INC LEE'S SUMMIT MO 64086
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