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Pontiac G6 Fuel System, Other Storage Fuel Gauge System Safety Report | June 22, 2006
Reported on June 22, 2006
| THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 DOES NOT ACCURATELY REGISTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE ONCE THE GAUGE REACHES THE FOURTH OF A TANK MARK. THE WAS ONE INCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE REGISTERED EMPTY WHEN MY CAR WAS FULL OF GAS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. TO DATE THE VEHICLE IS STILL GIVING A FALSE READING WITH THE FUEL GAUGE WHEN IT REACHES ONE FOURTH OF A TANK. THE GAUGE MOVES SPORADICALLY FROM 1/4 TO 1/8 TO EMPTY, AND BACK TO 1/4 AND SO ON. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS VERIFIED THAT THE PONTIAC G6 HAS REPLICATED THIS PROBLEM WITH 2 OTHER VEHICLES IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON FEATURE FOR THE PONTIAC G6. I SPOKE TO AN ENGINEER AFFILIATED WITH THE PROTOTYPE PONTIAC G6, AND HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. HE SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL OR SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE REQUESTED A RE-PURCHASE BE DONE ON MY VEHICLE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN REFUSED. I AM BEING STONE WALLED BY TWO INDIVIDUALS, AND ALL I REQUESTED IS THAT A PONTIAC ENGINEER BE CONTACTED TO VERIFY WHETHER THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JB | |
| 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: | TERRE HAUTE IN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZF55B664 |
| Mileage: | 10579 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | U |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | FUSON PONTIAC TERRE HAUTE IN 47802 |
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