2005 Pontiac G6 Lighting Problems

LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB KEEPS BURNING OUT AND BULB HARNESS IS MELTING. HAVE BOUGHT AT LEAST 5 PLUS BULBS AND INSTALLED. IT DID THIS ONCE ON THE LEFT SIDE LOW-BEAM AND NOW IT'S HABITUALLY THE RIGHT SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB AND HARNESS.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND SIGNAL LIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THE SIGNAL LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT BLINK TWICE, THEN GOES OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHT MIGHT COME ON FOR AS LONG AS 10 SECONDS WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE. I CHANGED THE BULBS, TO NO AVAIL. I EVEN PURCHASED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. MY MECHANIC BELIEVES IT IS THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS. I CONTACTED BYFORD BUICK/GMC HERE IN CHICKASHA, OKLA. TO DO THE RECALL. THIS DEALER HAS A HISTORY OF TAKING A CUSTOMERS CAR IN FOR RECALL, THEN TELLING THE CUSTOMER THE RECALL DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM AND RUNNING UP A HUGE BILL. WHEN I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION RECALL, I WAS VERY SPECIFIC THAT THEY ONLY DO THE RECALL, AND NOTHING MORE. THEY CALLED TWO DAYS LATER AND SAID THE CAR WAS READY. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP, THE BRAKE LAMP WAS STILL NOT WORKING. THEY SAID THEY ONLY FIXED THE RECALL, I SAID THAT WAS WHAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS FOR, WHAT DID YOU REPLACE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TIM SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE REPAIR WAS, HOWEVER THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT FOR $112 AN HOUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR. THERE IS A RECALL OF 550,000 PONTIAC G6'S FOR A BRAKE LAMP CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER SAID THEIR RECALL WAS FOR A RETAINER CLIP. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO WORK. I NEED HELP GETTING THE DEALER TO ACTUALLY DO THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR, A STRONG ODOR OF GASS FILLS UP MY CAR. IT IS SO STRONG THAT IT GIVES ME A KILLER HEADACHE. I HAVE A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE SHOP I TAKE MY CAR TO HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY A FUEL PUMP LEAKAGE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO FIX MANY, MANY FUEL PUMP LEAKAGES ON PONTIAC G6S. ALSO, MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR SOME REASON. THEY BOTH STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THE GAS LEAKAGE SEEMS TO LEAK DURRING AND AFTER I DRIVE IT. THE TAIL LIGHTS... I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF WORK WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THE POLICE OFFICER I WORK WITH TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT WORKING. THAT SAME NIGHT I GOT HOME AND LOCKED MY CAR. I WENT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT AND THEY WERE WORKING FINE. AFTER A FEW DAYS I WAS PULLED OVER AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAD STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. THE OFFICER ALSO BROUGHT UP THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS SHE PRESENT.I GOT PULLED OVER ON AN INNERCITY ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V039000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICES BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,134.

BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING, AND TURN OFF WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ALSO CAUSES ISSUES WITH ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKS SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. SHIFTING OUT OF PARK IS DIFFICULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 11/18/13*CN UPDATED 11/29/2013 *JS

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, THEY DON'T WORK PROPERLY DRIVERS CANNOT TELL WHEN I'M STOPPING, WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WHEN I'M NOT PUSHING THE BRAKE THEY GO ON.. ?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DID NOT ENGAGE AND ABRUPT FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 10/31/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS SWITCHED BY THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AFTER I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE ARE ALSO TIMES THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD FOR MY CAR TO SHIFT. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGING WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT ON. I HIT THE BUTTON FOR CRUISE & THE LIGHT JUST FLASHES BACK OFF INSTEAD OF STAYING ON LIKE IT SHOULD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THEY DENIED HER REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED ON HER VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,021.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND TURN OFF WHEN IT IS. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T FUNCTION WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME 2005 G6 MODELS BUT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) AND WAS REPAIRED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THEY WERE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE BRAKE LAMPS. WHILE USING MY BRAKES I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. I CALLED GM DEALER AND THEY INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THEIR RECALL. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX IT UNTIL THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. WHEN I EXPLAINED IT IS THE SAME CONDITION AS RECALL# 09V036000 THEY JUST KEPT TELLING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. GM NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO ALL PONTIAC G6 VEHICLE, NOT JUST THOSE MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2005. *TR

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO ENGAGE. THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR HAS ALREADY HAD THE DIELECTRIC GREASE PUT IN THE CONNECTOR BUT STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

ACCORDING TO RECALL #08317 BY GENERAL MOTORS, THE BRAKE LAMPS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO FRETTING CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR WITHIN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO VAN CHEVROLET OF KANSAS CITY, MO TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD DUE TO THE FRETTING CORROSION THE BCM NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THIS DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE BCM WITHOUT A FEE AND REFUSED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE SHOP WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS WOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED IF NOT FOR THE FRETTING CORROSION AS STATED BY THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. GENERAL MOTORS AND ANY GM DEALERSHIPS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. UPDATED IVOQ 04/26/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD BECOME STUCK IN PARK. THE DEALER DENIED ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH A LIVE PERSON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE SEEMED SPONGY. THE SPEED CONTROL ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE FAILURE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.