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Pontiac G6 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Safety Report | July 05, 2011
Reported on July 05, 2011
| THE VEHICLE IS A PONTIAC G6 WITH LESS THAN 32,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL MANUFACTURE¿S RECOMMENDATIONS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY STARTED (TRACTION CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED) THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE AS WITH TRACTION CONTROL MANUALLY TURNED OFF; BASICALLY, TRACTION CONTROL MASKS THE PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOM: THE VEHICLE HAS FRONT END, SIDE TO SIDE, VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AFTER A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKE SYSTEM (ROTORS REMOVED FROM SPINDLES) RATHER THAN VISUAL INSPECTION OUTLINED BY THE MANUFACTURE, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL BEING PROGRAMMED NORMALLY ON AT START UP IS CAUSING INSIDE (CALIBER) ROTOR WARPING AND PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS SUGGESTED TO EVALUATE THE METAL QUALITIES OF THE ROTORS (MAYBE NOT CASTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER METAL SPECIFICATIONS), THIS TOO BE THE ROOT CAUSE SINCE THE PADS ARE ONLY WORN 30-35%. SINCE THESE PARTS ARE CONSIDERED ¿WEAR ITEMS¿, THESE PREMATURE REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURE¿S WARRANTY, NOR ARE THEY BEING MONITORED BY THE MANUFACTURE. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WASHNGTON TERRACE UT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG57N584 |
| Mileage: | 31871 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 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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