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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Safety Report | Aug 08, 2009
Reported on Aug 08, 2009
| I PREVIOUSLY LEASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6, AND LOVED THE CAR VERY MUCH. THROUGH MY LEASE, I JUST HAD ONE ISSUE, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SINCE THE RETURN OF THAT LEASE, I PURCHASED A 2006 G6 BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOYED THE CAR. HOWEVER, I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AS WELL. THE ISSUE IS REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DANGER OCCURS WHEN FELLOW DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE IF THE BRAKES ARE TRULY BEING PRESSED. WITH THE 2005, THIS PROBLEM PROGRESSED WHERE I ACTUALLY PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ACTUALLY GO OFF, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I ASSUME THAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED TWO CARS, AND BOTH HAVE NOW HAD THIS PROBLEM, THAT IT IS A WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE. SO, I CONDUCTED SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE. I FOUND INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES, NOTING THAT THE RECALL BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2009, AND ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION TO CALL PONTIAC ABOUT IT. UPON CALLING THIS NUMBER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOUND REGARDING MY CAR. I FOUND IT TROUBLESOME THAT I FOUND RECALLS IN RESEARCH, BUT NOTHING WAS ISSUED THROUGH PONTIAC, SO I E-MAILED THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE ON 08/05/09. THEY RESPONDED WITH A PHONE CALL TO INFORM ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. SINCE IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE FOR A RECALL; HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE ISSUED AS OF YET, SO I AM HOPING THIS INFORMATION MIGHT HELP. SOME OF THE RECALL INFORMATION THAT I FOUND WAS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HTTP://WWW.INTERNETAUTOGUIDE.COM/AUTO-RECALLS/09-INT/2006/PONTIAC/G6/INDEX.HTML (RECALL ID# 69074) HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000). *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: | WYOMING MN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH558164 |
| Mileage: | 25560 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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