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74,000 miles · Mar 21, 2013

Exterior LightingFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY BURNING OUT DUE TO THE BULB BECOMING OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR BURNED AND AS A RESULT, THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A…

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NHTSA ODI #10503930

81,000 miles · Mar 13, 2013

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACTED WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 06/17/13 *BF

NHTSA ODI #10502628

78,000 miles · Mar 13, 2013

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PROBLEM 1 APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. REPLACING THE LAMP WOULD SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT IT WOULD THEN START AND STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, THEN GO OUT ALTOGETHER. THE LAMP WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN BY SPLICING IN A NEW LAMP PLUG CONNECTOR, AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. IT HAS WORKED WITHOUT PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, BUT I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT MY "FIX" HAS REALLY ADDRESSED WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS PROBLEM IS DISCUSSED AT GREAT LENGTH ON INTERNET FORUMS, AND CLEARLY IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR. INTERMITTENT HEADLAMPS WOULD CERTAINLY SEEM TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WORTHY OF A RECALL. PROBLEM 2 TODAY, I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AS I DROVE ALONG, I TRIED TAPPING THE BRAKES, AND FOUND THE CRUISE WOULD ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN GO OFF AGAIN. A SECOND DRIVE (AT NIGHT) CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AT RANDOM AND STAYING ON. TAPPING THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE THEM GO OFF, BUT THEY COME ON AGAIN A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE CAR IS NOT SAFELY DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION, WHICH IS UNRESOLVED. AGAIN, A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS ANOTHER VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT A RECALL ACTUALLY EXISTS, BUT FOR ONLY A TINY NUMBER OF CARS, WHEN THIS CLEARLY AFFECTS THE ENTIRE MODEL RANGE. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 82,000 MILES AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT SAFELY BECAUSE NONE OF THE LIGHTS WORK CORRECTLY. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS MODEL TO FIX THE LIGHTING PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10502599

21,534 miles · Feb 22, 2013

Exterior LightingService Brakes

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2-7-2011 (21534 MILES) BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON BUT GO OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. DEALER TURNPIKE CHEVROLET (NITRO, WV) REPAIRED BY INSTALLING "BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR". WARRANTY COVERAGE 11-08-2011 (32214 MILES) BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON BUT GO OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. DEALER TURNPIKE CHEVROLET (NITRO, WV) REPAIRED BY INSTALLING "BRAKE LAMP SWITCH". WARRANTY COVERAGE 02-21-2013 (44578 MILES) BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON BUT GO OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. DEALER HURRICANE CHEVROLET (HURRICANE, WV) REPAIRED BY INSTALLING "22666955 SENSOR KIT". SERVICE ADVISOR #162 POLITE BUT REFUSED WARRANTY COVERAGE. $179.40. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10499665

98,500 miles · Jan 10, 2013

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I HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AROUND 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT WENT AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GO OUT ALSO. ALSO MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WONT GO OFF AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR AROUND 30 MINS. AND THE ALARM WENT OFF BY ITSELF ALSO. I HAD TO GET THE KEYLESS KEY AND TURN OFF. NO ONE WAS AROUND THE CAR WHEN IT WENT OFF. I HAVE ALL KINDS OF ERROR MESSAGES APEAR ON MY DISPLAY THAT ARE NO CONCERN AFTER CHECKING THEM OUT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AND HAD TO RUN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TO GET HOME AFTER DARK. PLEASE DO A RECALL GM !! *TR

NHTSA ODI #10492088

13,000 miles · Nov 21, 2012

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I OWNED MY CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS. IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT BURNED OUT AFTER ONE DAY. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND WAS TOLD NO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE HARNESSES ON THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID GM WILL ONLY PAY HALF AFTER I SAID I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ON BULBS AND TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON THE G6. I READ THAT THE 2010 MODELS WERE CHANGED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10485459

82,065 miles · Sep 25, 2012

Electrical SystemExterior Lighting

MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO I REPLACED IT AND THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD THE WIRING WAS MELTING WHICH I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE LAST YEAR AND HAD A FRIEND REPLACE THE WIRING. CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO GET DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DONE.I HAVE NOTICED T…

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NHTSA ODI #10477087

35,000 miles · Sep 9, 2012

Exterior Lighting

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS THEN DEPRESSED WITH LIGHTS ALREADY ILLUMINATED, THEY GO OUT BRIEFLY AND THEN COME BACK ON. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS BRAKE LIGHTS MAY GO OUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10474418

49,000 miles · Sep 9, 2012

Electrical SystemExterior LightingService Brakes

VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON EXCEPT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, THEN IT GOES OUT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT HAS HIGH POTENTIAL IF A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED THERE WILL NO WARNING FOR THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING OURS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10474396

39,000 miles · Sep 6, 2012

Exterior LightingService Brakes

MY BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PONTIAC G6S. BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR TO GET IT FIXED THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING THE SWITCH BUT NOW THEY SAY SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG WIRES CORRODED. THE 2005 G6 HAD RECALL FOR T…

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NHTSA ODI #10474135

Official recalls

14V252000 · Electrical System:wiring; Electronic Stability Control (esc); Exterior Lighting:brake Lights; Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 14, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

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Electronic Stability Control (esc)