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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Safety Report | May 15, 2012
Reported on May 15, 2012
| BACK IN JUNE 2012 I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT WAS OUT SO I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE SHOP REPLACED BOTH BULBS. APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THE SAME BULB WAS OUT AGAIN AND TOOK THE SAME ACTIONS. I REPLACED THE BULB. AROUND FEBRUARY 2013 I NOTICED THE BULB WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION SO I WOULD POP THE HEADLIGHT CASING. AT THAT POINT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES I NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS OFF AGAIN! AT THIS POINT I HAVE JUST STARTED DRIVING WITH MY HIGH BEAMS JUST TO ENSURE I WAS ABLE TO SEE BECAUSE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA. I RECENTLY RECEIVED TWO TRAFFIC CITATIONS FOR USING THE HIGH BEAMS AND DRIVING WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ONLINE POSTS THAT GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE LOW BEAMS ON THEIR G6 VEHICLES. IS THERE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THESE BULBS OR THE WIRING THAT THE BULBS STREAM INTO? IF YES, PLEASE, PLEASE ADVISE. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING THESE BULBS EVERY SIX MONTHS AND HAVING TO PAY LABOR. I ALSO DON'T WANT TO RUN THE RISK OF GETTING CITATIONS JUST BECAUSE I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO COMPENSATE BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY STANDARD LOW BEAMS. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2007 |
| 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: | MCDONOUGH GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH58N274 |
| Mileage: | 105000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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