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Pontiac G6 Electrical System Safety Report | Nov 17, 2013
Reported on Nov 17, 2013
| BEGINNING ON NOV 17, 2013 AND UP UNTIL PRESENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT OF MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. THE FIRST INCIDENT CAUSED ME TO GET A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE TICKET IS THE WAY I INITIALLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE VERY NEXT MORNING AFTER RECEIVING THE TICKET, I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE HEADLIGHT. TO MY DISMAY, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER IT WAS FIRST REPLACED. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED AGAIN. ON TODAY'S DATE, DECEMBER 28TH, WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BLACKENED. I REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT AND OBSERVED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS COMPLETED BURNED WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT. NOW I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO LEARN WHAT THE CAUSE MAY BE AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G6. TO REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE IS COSTLY. CLEARLY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFEAT. SADLY, WITHOUT A RECALL, THIS PROBLEM HAS AND WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY UNNECESSARY FATALITIES. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| 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: | CHICAGO IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG57N784 |
| Mileage: | 131000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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