My g6 currently is not covered in the recent recalls for this problem (not manufactured in the right month): my problem is the same as other g6 owners where my brake lights will illuminate while driving, and will not illuminate when my brakes are applied, which also affects my cruise control. Over the last 3 years I have had the dielectric lubricant applied 3 times and after 8-12 months the problem returns.
2005 Pontiac G6 lights complaints
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I have had problems with exhaust failure, electrical with the front head lights and turn signal working and not working, and the car not wanting to start up, when car is put in drive wanting to move at fast speed when let foot off brake.
I have been having issues with the brake lights on my vehicle for almost the entire time I have owned the vehicle. As it has been revealed in a recall for this vehicle (the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v036000) the brake lights do not function properly -- they turn on when I am not hitting the brakes and turn off when I do hit the brakes. In july 2009 I thought I had the issue fixed when I took the car to a gm dealer to be repaired under the recall. However, despite the vehicle being fixed under the recall the brake lights still do not work properly. I just got approached by someone following me a couple of days ago that my brake lights are not working again.
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.. ??
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.
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
The brake lights on my 2005 pontiac g6 do not work properly. At times, they will turn on when I press the gas pedal and they will also just come on randomly. Nine times out of ten when I press the brake pedal they don't come on at all. After taking my car to the dealership, they told me it was my brake sensor. They replaced it, I paid my extremely high bill and then the next day I got pulled over by a police officer because my brake lights were not working. I called the dealership and they said to bring my car back in. I took my car back and they said there was corrosion in the brake lines. They fixed that, I paid my extremely high bill and left. A few days later, my brake lights still did not work. I even took my g6 in for the recall about the brake lights. That didn't work for long either! I tried to put dielectric grease where pontiac is claiming there is corrosion causing the brakes to seldom work. They worked for about 2 months and just recently my brake lights stopped working again. I have had my car looked at by three different mechanics and no one can give me an answer or a solution. I've been pulled over four times in the past few months due to this dangerous issue. Without brake lights working properly, my car is an accident waiting to happen. At this point, I'm not sure what else to do!
At the time of purchase, I noticed that the cruise control worked intermittently. I brought this to the attention of the sales staff and was told that, due to the price I was paying, there was "no room left to repair something not safety related". This was agreeable to me, so I left it at that. I drove the car for several months with no other apparent issues. Some time later I followed my wife in our other vehicle while she drove the pontiac. I witnessed the brake lights stay on during times when the lights should not be on. Pulling up to a stop, I witnessed the brake lights go out. Basically, the brake lights stay on when the brake pedal is not being applied, and go out when the pedal is being applied. I contacted the dealership I bought the car from and was told that this is not a warranty issue, but a recall issue. After contacting gm, I was told this is not part of their very limited recall as "the recall is VIN specific".
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 the federal safety agency 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
Gear shift will not shift from park to drive without excessive force on the brakes, brake lamps stuck on/off when brake is not depressed, and/or on when it is depressed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number 09v036000 (exterior lighting) but the failure recurred multiple times. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 136,000.
I was driving my car on the highway, I had my cruise control set, and all of a sudden my cars cruise control disengaged, and could not be set again. When I got home I walked around my car with the car running and noticed my brake lights were illuminated with no driver present in the car. I have read online about many pontiac g6 having this issue, even a recall was sent out but it doesn't effect my car. I also have noticed many g6 driving down the road doing the same thing as mine, brake lights writing on their own or not working at all. It also triggers the car maintenance light to turn on as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, she was alerted that the brake lights were illuminated despite the brake pedal not being depressed. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact inspected the fuse box and noticed that one of the fuses was covered in what looked like soot. In addition, a portion of the fuse box was melted. The dealer was notified and arrangements were made to have the failure diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 30,815.
While driving my 2005 pontiac g6, the brake lamps go off when I actually press the brake pedal. They will stay on or sometimes flash at random times the entire time I drive. It is a well documented problem with these cars and it is related to corrosion on the bcm. This has happened twice to me in this car. Pontiac has never issued a recall, their way of fixing it is putting dielectric grease on the connectors and calling it good. It worked for me for about a year, and the problem has resurfaced....while driving down the interstate at 65mph. Faulty brake lamps are an extreme danger to anyone driving the vehicle.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the rear brake lights erroneously illuminated without the brakes being applied. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the brake pedal switch shorted internally and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 75,000. .... Updated 02-20-13 *bf the consumer stated the cruise control would not engage and the traction control would randomly turn on. The vehicle was repaired. Updated 02/21/2013
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g6. The contact stated that one year ago, she received notification of the federal safety agency 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.
Had car fixed with dealership from a recall involving the brake lights not functioning properly in 2009. Recently the same issue with the brake lights has been occurring, identical to the recall issue. I.e. Brake lights go on while driving and do not function while braking. When bringing it into the dealership they told me it would not be covered under the recall as it was already serviced for the recall and is probably another issue even though the car problem is identical to the recall issue and want me to pay out of my own pocket.
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 the federal safety agency campaign id number:09v036000 (exterior lighting:brake lights). The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 57,021.
My 2005 g6 brake lights stay on 24/7 very hard to get out of park. I cannot use the cruise control. The position of the pedal is affecting everything. It's unsafe! They are telling me I need to pay $300.25 to replace the bcm. Nothing else is wrong but what they state in the recall papers. Why do I have to fix a problem they recalled??
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency 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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the brake lights failed. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency 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.
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.
First problem, the exterior rear tail brake lights do not function well. I did find the recall and did take it in for repair. The problem still exist even after changing out the defected part. This is very scary and can lead to a serious accident. Second problem, the power steering light comes on and service light, when this happens the steering wheel becomes very hard and difficult to steer. After turning the car off the steering wheel returns to "normal". I have seen on different forum of complaint that have been made about this problem. I think this is very dangerous and can lead to an accident and deaths. This problem exist and not only in my vehicle but in many other of the same make. This is serious safety issue because the problem with the steering wheel becoming difficult to steer makes it impossible to control the vehicle. I am very angry because ever since I got the car I have been having a lot of safety issues with it, and as a student attending college it is extremely an inconvenience. I have three years paying the car and have one year to go, this so unfortunate because as far as all the reviews the problem is never taken care of which would mean I would have to purchase another car.
2005 pontiac g6 - water pours from the interior lights splashing the inside of the car and driver which is as unexpected as a child running in front of a vehicle. The sudden downpour may cause the driver to loose control of the vehicle when they look up to see where the water is coming from.. Nobody was injured in my incident however, the water is coming from the drain tubes from the top of the car which have a tendancy to become disconnected. I am told this is not considered a safety hazard but a driver does not expect to be suddenly soaked by water when driving a car and can cause the driver to become reckless which may cause damage or injury to a vehicle or a person if it has not already. This is a common problem and needs to seriously considered as a safety hazard. Other than the safety hazard that it is, it also causes the interior of the car to be completely destroyed from mold and/or mildew needing complete replacement. The dealers are very much aware of the problem but yet I have taken my car in twice and because it wasn't leaking at the time, the could not see a problem. Mind you the back floorboard and seat were completely soaked from 8 gallons of water which had been sucked out of the car prior to driving it to the dealership.
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
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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