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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Brake Lights Safety Report | Oct 10, 2009
Reported on Oct 10, 2009
| I DRIVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN 60,000 ON IT. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON EVERY 5-6 SECONDS, AT WHICH TIME I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO RESET THEM. THIS PROBLEM -- THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT BRAKE LIGHTS ARE DESIGNED TO DO -- HAS NEARLY CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. ON OCT. 19, 2009, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T. I THEN WAS TOLD THAT MY BRAKES -- FRONT AND REAR-- NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON OCT. 29, 2009, I REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES BUT NOT THE REAR -- MY BRAKE MECHANIC SAID THE REAR BRAKES HAD AT LEAST 20,000 MILES LEFT ON THEM. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS FIXED THE PROBLEM (AND NONE OF THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE). THIS DID NOT SURPRISE ME, AS NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING. HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE IS A GM RECALL FOR MY VERY PROBLEM (RECALL # 09V036000). THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEB. 17, 2009. I CALLED PONTIAC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM. I ASKED WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER PONTIAC G6, NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL, COULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE RECALLED. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE ARROGANCE OF PONTIAC HAS BAFFLED AND UPSET ME, AND I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE CONTACTED LEGAL COUNSEL. IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, I COULD BE AT FAULT AND I CAN'T AFFORD A LAWSUIT. *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: | RALEIGH NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558964 |
| Mileage: | 60500 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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