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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Safety Report | June 01, 2011



Reported on June 01, 2011


I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 PONTIAC G6, ONE OF WHICH I HAVE CONTACTED GM BUT AM UNABLE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT A DEALER TO THEN BE REIMBURSED, WHICH IS FOR THE ACTUATOR ON THE REAR DRIVER' SIDE DOOR THAT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM LOCKING AND UNLOCKING; A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE TO CHECK THE DOOR EACH TIME I EXIT MY CAR, AS IT BEING LOCKED OR UNLOCKED IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE FOUND MANY POSTS ON WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM WHERE OWNERS SHARE SIMILAR STORIES; ALONG WITH OTHER COSTLY, SAFETY ISSUES I EXPERIENCE. I WILL ALSO NOTE SOME OTHER ISSUES I HAVE REGARDING THE DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR AJAR ESSAGE. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY DOME LIGHT IN THE OFF OSITION BECAUSE WHEN LEFT ON AUTO, IT DOES NOT DIM AND TURN OFF. ON DAYS I HAVE FORGOTTEN, I FIND MY DOME LIGHTS ON AFTER 12 OR SO HOURS OF NON-USE. IN AN EFFORT TO NOT FORGET AND DRAIN MY BATTERY, I LEAVE IT OFF; THIS LEADS TO MY HAVING TO GET IN AND OUT OF A DARK CAR AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. ALSO, THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE DISPLAYS CONSTANTLY AND OFTEN MAKES A BEEPING NOISE IN WARNING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DOOR SENSORS, CAUSING DOOR AJAR TO APPEAR. OTHER THAN BEING PURELY ANNOYED, MY CONCERN IS THAT IF A DOOR WERE TO EVER ACTUALLY BE AJAR, I WOULD HAVE NO PREMISE TO PULL OVER AND CHECK. ALSO, THE WARNING NOISE DOES SOUND AT TIMES WHEN THE MESSAGE IS NOT DISPLAYING, WHICH LEADS TO DISTRACTED DRIVING AS I CHECK FOR ISSUES ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THAT ALL PASSENGERS ARE WEARING SEAT BELTS. ALL THREE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES STARTED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF ONE ANOTHER IN 2011, SHORTLY AFTER MY LEASE ENDED AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN READING MY CONCERNS. I HAVE ANTICIPATED A DAY FOR A RECALL TO ASSIST THOSE LIKE MYSELF, WHO LIVE ON A LIMITED INCOME AND CANNOT ADDRESS ALL OF THESE NON-DEBILITATING, YET UNSAFE G6 ISSUES, OUT-OF-POCKET. *TR
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: BATH MI
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2ZF57B884
Mileage: 40000 miles.
Speed:
Number of cylinders: 4
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel: GAS
Was a police report filed? N
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