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62,000 miles · Nov 13, 2015

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes

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I HAVE A 2010 PONTIAC G6 AND SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I'VE HAD IT INTO GM SERVICE CENTERS SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT LAMPS NOT WORKING. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LAMPS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, AND WHEN NOT PRESSING THE PEDAL AND DRIVING THE LAMPS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME AS WELL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" AT LEAST 4 OR 5 SEPARATE TIMES (AND WOULD ALWAYS RETURN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER) BEFORE LAST YEAR WHEN IT THEN WAS "FIXED" AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2014 AS AN OFFICIAL GM SAFETY RECALL (GM RECALL 13036). APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS AGO, JUST OVER 12 MONTHS LATER, THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS BEGAN HAPPENING TO MY CAR AGAIN! WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL, ALONG WITH THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN MY RECALL LETTER (SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ESC, ETC). I TOOK IT BACK TO GM SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ARE CLAIMING NOW THAT RECALL REPAIRS ARE ONLY DONE ONCE, AND SINCE THEY CAN'T BE SURE THAT THE ROOT CAUSE IS THE SAME, THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ($1200) TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED. THEY TRIED TO RE-DO THE RECALL REPAIR AS IT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT CORRECTED. AT THAT POINT, GM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ADVISED THEM THAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO REPLACE ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND SAID THAT NOT ONLY WOULD I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS, BUT ALSO THAT IT MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN SAID MY OTHER OPTION WAS TO DRIVE IT HOME AS IS, WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BREAK LAMPS. IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME (I.E. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK) AS BEFORE WHEN THE NHTSA DETERMINED THIS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE, WHY IS GM NOW UNWILLING TO FIX MY VEHICLE?

NHTSA ODI #10790207

25 miles · Nov 3, 2015

Electrical SystemSteering

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TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL I RECEIVED REGARDING THE POWER STEERING STATED POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AND LAST, STEERING SHAKING TERRIBLY GM SERVICE HAD THE CAR AND TOLD ME I NEED TO PAY OVER $300 TO FIX THE BATTERY CABLES BEFORE THEY COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. SO IT BECAME MY PROBLEM INSTEAD OF THE RECALL ISSUE. RIDICULOUS THEY LET ME TAKE THE CAR AS IS. I AM APPALLED AT THIS POINT. MY VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING MANY TIMES AND IS VERY UNSAFE BUT UNTIL I DO SOMETHING GM WONT DO ANYTHING.

NHTSA ODI #10788089

82,000 miles · Mar 9, 2015

Electrical SystemSteering

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT AT A LIGHT. FORCEFULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORT I MANAGED TO MAKE MY WAY INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE…

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NHTSA ODI #10693003

90,500 miles · Mar 5, 2015

Electrical SystemSteering

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HAD SAME ISSUE AS OTHER DAYS COMPLAINT. THIS TIME TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING DIDN'T HELP. TOOK CAR STRAIGHT TO SHOP. LEFT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER THEY CALLED SAID TORQUE SENSOR BAD SAME AS THE 09 RECALL ISSUE. IT'S GOING TO COST 517.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I NEED THE CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK SO WHAT DOES A PERSON DO BUT FIX AND HOPE IT'S MADE PART OF RECALL. I OWN 2 OTHER GM VEHICLES READY TO GET RID OF THEM BEFORE THEY START FALLING APART. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10692366

111,000 miles · Feb 13, 2015

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Steering

IN THE BEGINNING MY CAR WOULD PULL TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE REALLY BAD. IT WOULD SHAKE DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL. AFTER IT WOULD SHAKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF. I COULD BE DRIVING OR AT A STAND STILL WHEN IT SHUTS OFF (IT DIDN'T MATTER). I START MY CAR NOW AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES …

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NHTSA ODI #10683271

77,000 miles · Jan 20, 2015

Electrical SystemExterior Lighting

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I NOTICED I HAD A LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT OUT AROUND CHRISTMAS BUT DIDN'T GET AROUND TO REPLACING IT UNTIL 1/19/15. ONCE IT WAS REPLACED, IT WAS AGAIN NOT WORKING WITHIN LESS THAN 24 HRS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. I RETURNED IT TO THE SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS AROUND THE NEW BULB HAD MELTED. I AM NOW AWAITING PARTS TO HAVE THAT REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH GM CARS OF THAT YEAR, AND THAT THEY TEND TO KEEP BLOWING BULBS AND NEEDING HARNESS REPLACEMENTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10676590

80,000 miles · Oct 3, 2014

Electrical System

POWER ADAPTER WENT OUT FIRST AND FUSES BLOW AND SPARK WHEN REPLACED, AUGUST 2014 RADIO AND CLOCK QUIT WORKING, BLINKERS FLASH BUT DO NOT DING WHEN ON, KEY IN IGNITION WITH DOOR OPEN DOES NOT DING, AND TODAY OCTOBER 3, 2014 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYS ON. ARE THESE RECALL ITEMS OR FIRE HAZARDS THAT GM SHOULD REPLA…

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NHTSA ODI #10641323

50,000 miles · Sep 3, 2014

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Power Train

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WAS PARKED IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. STARTED CAR AND DEPRESSED BRAKE AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DIED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED.. ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, KEPT TRYING TO DIE, NO POWER STEERING, NO COOL AIR OR A/C.. SERVICE ESC MESSAGE ON DISPLAY AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL "OFF". CALLED ONSTAR FOR ONDEMAND DIAG. AND THEY SAID WAS MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TO SHUT OFF CAR AND THEN RESTART... DID THAT AND CAR RAN FINE.. FOR APPROX. A MONTH.. THEN HAPPENED AGAIN.. ON DEMAND DIAG COULD NOT GET A CODE.. NEITHER COULD DEALERSHIP. THIS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO.. @ 60,400 MILES (NOW OUT OF WARRANTY) TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET 2 CODES.. ONE SAYING ELECTRONIC STABILIZER AND OTHER SAYING THERMOSTAT HAS WENT OUT. (1 CONSISTENT THING WITH ALL THIS .. MY THERMOSTAT GAUGE WOULD BE FLATLINED NO MATTER IF CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN RECENTLY OR NOT) UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, JUST AS I WAS PULLING ONTO ROAD .THE "BUMPS"FROM THE TRANSITION CAUSED THE GAUGE TO START DISPLAYING AGAIN.. AND POWER STEERING, A/C AND COOL AIR RESUMED WORKING AS WELL... HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE EPISODES FOR ABOUT A MONTH.. UNTIL 9/2 WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT .. TEMP GAUGE NO WORK, NO A/C NO PWR STEERING.. REACHED DESTINATION AND CAR SAT APPROX 4 HRS.. THEN DROVE 4 MILES AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON. CHECKED FLUIDS .. ALL FINE.. BUT DID NOTICE ENGINE FAN STAYING ENGAGED CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING AND FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER TURNING OFF CAR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10630386

75,127 miles · Jul 23, 2014

Electrical SystemPower TrainSteering

THE STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE LIKE GEARS SLIPPING OVER RIDING ONE ANOTHER,AND CATCHES IN TURNS,THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON,THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO RUN IT TO A HIGH RPM TO SHIFT OUT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER,AND IT SHIFTS HARD WHEN IT DOES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10615614

50,000 miles · Jul 16, 2014

Air BagsElectrical SystemExterior Lighting

WIRES BURNED OFF LIGHT SOCKETS. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. DOOR LOCK SOLENOID WENT BAD. DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO GET IN OR OUT OF DRIVERS DOOR. GETTING ABS WARNING LIGHT. GETTING PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10611045

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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