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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Brake Lights Safety Report | July 24, 2009
Reported on July 24, 2009
| PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. ON 2/17/09, GM RECALLED 8,012 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY DUE TO 0 CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, BRAKE LAMPS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, VIN [XXX] . HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED GM'S OWNER CENTER TO TRY AND GET MY VEHICLE COVERED. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE (TED) ADVISED ME THAT I MUST FIRST HAVE THE PONTIAC (GM) DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT MY EXPENSE, AND THAT, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, GM MAY OR MAY NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE, I FIND GM'S RESPONSE TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM THEREFORE REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE GM TO COVER THE COST OF NEEDED REPAIRS FOR ANY GM VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. AS NOTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING . THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAIR, AT THEIR EXPENSE, ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SPRING HILL TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH558764 |
| Mileage: | 74000 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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