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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Safety Report | June 14, 2012
Reported on June 14, 2012
| I TOOK MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO MY MECHANIC FOR BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS AND HE SENT ME TO A DEALER TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHAT? IT¿¿S THE CORRECT CAR, CORRECT YEAR AND THE EXACT PROBLEM STATED IN THE RECALL. DEALER CHARGED ME $285 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT BEFORE THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO PURCHASE NEW BRAKES AND TIRES FOR $2400. WHY WAS MY CAR EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL¿¦DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I PHONED GM AND THEY TWICE CALLED THE DEALER WHO IN THEIR WORDS WOULD NOT COOPERATE. NO EXPLANATION FOR GM OR DEALER MADE ANY SENSE TO ME. HERE IS THE RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 SUMMARY: GM IS RECALLING 8,012 MY 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY BECAUSE OF CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. CORROSION IN THE CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. CONSEQUENCE: BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL APPLY A DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO THE CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1- 800-620-7668 OR OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM. *TT | |
| 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: | BARRE MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZF55B464 |
| Mileage: | 96569 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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