2009 Pontiac G6 Lighting Problems

Head light connector is burning out too fast. Had to replace it 2x in 1 year.

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR AND NOW THE TRUNK BRAKE LIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE WORKING REGULAR LIGHTS ALL WORK BUT THE LIGHT ON THE TRUNK IS THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHT THAT WORKS WHEN PRESSING THE FOOT PEDAL.

The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the rear brake lights stayed on continuously even when the brake pedal was not depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and an unknown switch underneath the dashboard was replaced however, the failure recurred. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF. WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2009 PONTIAC G6 - I WAS DRIVING MY USUAL ROUTE, ON SEVERAL CITY STREETS AND EVENTUALLY ON A HIGHWAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I WAS STOPPED IN MY OFFICE BY MY CO-WORKER. I WAS TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE DOING SOMETHING WEIRD AND CRAZY. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT AS SHE WAS BEHIND ME, THAT I MUST HAVE BEEN RIDING MY BRAKES ALL THE WAY UNTIL I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND STOPPED. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE APPLYING THEM COMING TO A STOP THEN BACK ON WHEN DRIVING. SO BASICALLY WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON CONSTANTLY AND WHEN I APPLY THEM, COMING TO A STOP, THEY COME OFF. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS GOING ON WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. I DRIVE 30 MINUTES / 30 MILES (ONE WAY) TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING IN REVERSE

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING ALSO SPEED CONTROL SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF , NEARLY CAUSED A WRECK WHEN SOMEONE TOLD ME I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHICH I DON'T.

TAKATA RECALL , MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT AROUND LAST YEAR. I REPLACE THE BULBS WHICH WAS NO EASY TASK ALL TO FIND OUT THAT THE WIRE HARNESS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL GO BAD .REAL BAD WHERE THE WIRES IN THE HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT AND CORRODE , I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND TO NO AVAIL THEY ARE GOING OUT AGAIN . I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD LIGHT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN YOU HAVE TO HAVE LIGHTS THAT WORK IN ORDER TO SEE TO DRIVE & IT IS THE LAW TO HAVE FULLY FUNCTIONS HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. THEY CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME JUST BY TURNING THE CAR ON OR DRIVING. I PAID 22.00 X2 FOR EACH BULB , $150 ONLINE ( 200 FOR EACH AT DEALERS) FOR A PAIR OF HEADLIGHTS AND $80 TO INSTALL THEM AND NOW JUST ANTHER $50 TO DIAGNOSE & $65.00 FOR ANTHER BRAND NEW HEADLIGHT ONLINE CAUSE I CANT AFFORD ANTHER &200 FOR KEN TOWERY OR THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO DO IT, SINCE THE DRIVER SIDE HAS GONE COMPLETELY OUT YET AGAIN WITHIN LESS THAN YEAR OF ME JUST REPLACING THEM, I HAVE NO HEAD LIGHT ,NO PARK LIGHT, NO HIGH BEAM OR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS CAUSE ALL THE WIRES IN THE HEAD LIGHT ARE CORRODED YET AGAIN. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THIS ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL , GM MADE A BIG MISTAKE WITH THESE HEADLIGHTS AND CONSUMERS ARE THE ONES PAYING FOR THIS MISTAKE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR OR ANY OTHERS. I AM SURPRISED BY THE CORROSION IN THESE WIRE HARNESS & SCARED THAT IT COULD TRIGGER A FIRE HAZARD BY SHORTING OUT .

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING; HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS, CLEANED THE WIRES. THEY WORK FOR FEW WEEKS AND THEN WON'T COME ON. IN DOING A SEARCH ON LINE, I SEE PAGES AND PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SO FAR IT HAS BEEN ONE HEADLIGHT OUT AT A TIME, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY DO BOTH NOT WORK. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER, BUT DON'T EXPECT THEY WILL KEEP LETTING ME GO WITHOUT ISSUING ME A TICKET WHEN I TELL THEM IT'S BEEN IN FOR REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS GOTTEN OVERHEATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE PLASTIC HAS MELTED AWAY CAUSING THE LIGHT TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. I REPLACED THIS SOCKET MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I HAVE ALSO MADE SURE THAT ALL GROUNDING POINTS WERE CLEAR AND WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH THEY WERE ALL IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE DATE I HAVE PROVIDED IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IF YOU GO ONTO THE INTERNET AND DO A GOOGLE SEARCH IT COMES UP INSTANTLY WITH COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. MY SISTER OWNS THE SAME VECHILE BUT IS A 2006 AND SHE HAS BEEN FIGHTING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH FATAL CONSEQUENCES SHOULD BOTH LIGHTS FAIL AT NIGHT.

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY RIGHT FRONT LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT. I HAD IT CHANGED OUT AND IT STILL WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE BODY SHOP MAN THERE TOLD ME IT MAY BE A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND FOR ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE FRONT AND TALK TO THEM. THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE JUST TO SEE IF IT IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I CAME CLOSE ON GETTING PULLED OVER. THE ONLY REASON WHY I DIDN'T IS BECAUSE I HURRIED UP AND GOT OUT OF SIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PERRYSBURG AUTOMALL LOCATED ON 26875 N DIXIE HWY, PERRYSBURG, OH, 43551) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK - THE LEFT CUTS OUT. I'VE SEEN REPORTS THAT GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP OR GM SERVICE DIRECT THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. GM SERVICE HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I TOLD THE PERSON THAT IF THEY DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THROTTLE BODY AND A HEADLIGHT THEY SHOULDN'T BE MANNING THE SERVICE LINE FOR GENERAL MOTORS.

THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR KEEPS MAKING THE HEADLIGHT GO OUT MORE THEN IT STAYS ON....I THINK IT'S A POOR SETUP THE WAY IT IS CONNECTED IN THE CAR....WE HAVE REPLACED THE CONNECTOR SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL HAVING THIS ISSUE!

WE HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ALMOST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS DUE TO WIRING 'BURNING' AND CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE ACTUAL LIGHT BULBS THEMSELVES ARE FINE. IT IS THE CONNECTION TO THE BULB THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IT IS FIRST NOTICED WHEN STARTING THE CAR WHILE EVEN HAVING HEADLAMPS SET TO AUTOMATIC, THEY DO NOT LIGHT UP. SOMETIMES ONCE YOU START DRIVING, ONE LIGHTS UP WHILE THE OTHER REMAINS OUT. HIGH BEAMS, FOG LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE FINE.

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 2009 AND OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOING ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR IS OPERATIONAL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE GROUND IS SMOOTH OR ROUGH IT GOES ON AND OFF. I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS THE CONNECTOR AND THE HEADLIGHT STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG G6 OWNERS. MOST IMPORTANTLY IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BEING REPLACED, IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNT AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,349. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT (WHILE OPERATING IN LOW BEAM) FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A PONTIAC DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMPS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.