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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Brake Lights Safety Report | Aug 27, 2012
Reported on Aug 27, 2012
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE BECAUSE IT APPEARED HE WAS RIDING THE BRAKES AS HIS BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS ON. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THERE WAS CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR THAT CAUSED THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT DESPITE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2006 |
| 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: | BOOMER WV |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558064 |
| Mileage: | 100000 miles. |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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