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Pontiac G6 Exterior Lighting Safety Report | June 20, 2012
Reported on June 20, 2012
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALERTED HER OF THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. | |
| 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: | FERGUS FALLS MN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZF55B264 |
| Mileage: | 83000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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