Left / driver side headlight connections burning and causing the headlight to not work. Wiring has been replaced 2 times.
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The driver side headlight has been fixed several times over the past two years. The light continues to burn out within weeks. The connectors are burning out also. I am scared to drive at night because I am not sure if the light will go out. I am the 1st and only owner of this vehicle. The interior lighting is also malfunctioning. The lights get low by themselves while driving. The radio monitor goes blank. This is all electrical. Please help! Thank you *tr updated 12/1/2014
Having problems with headlights either one or the other goes out without warning sometimes both. Have replaced the bulbs several times but to no avail. The other night traveling home in the dark both lights went off I had to pull over and "smack" the lenses to get the lights to come back on. I see that this is an ongoing problem with this vehicle. How long and how many lives will it take to get a recall?
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the brake lights failed to function properly and did not illuminate when the contact was applying the brakes. Instead, the brake lights would illuminate when the contact was not applying the brakes. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v252000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was not available.
2009 pontiac g6 gt sedan. Intermittent problems with the following for the last year: brake lights come on when accelerating and turn off when braking (doing opposite of what they should be doing). Cruise control and traction control system both keep going out. Sometimes it's just the cruise control, other times the traction control system turns off first which in turn disables the cruise control. Whenever the cruise control starts going out, the brake lights start malfunctioning soon after. I suspect this is an issue with the bcm (body control module). Front drivers side headlight keeps going out, but the bulb isn't burned out. Replaced bulb twice. If I smack the plastic headlight cover, the light comes back on. The wires don't look damaged, so I'm not sure what is causing the problem with the headlight.
My headlight on the passenger side of my car continually goes out even with a new bulb. New bulbs last maybe two weeks and then the light shuts off, and will turn on only if I hit the light. I have spoken to several other g6 owners and they have had the same issues with the passenger side headlight. I have a 2009 g6 gt with approximately 118k miles. This issue has been going on since approximately 85k-90k miles.
The headlight went out, could not replace it, took it to the dealer and was told it was an electrical issue and the repair would not be covered by the warranty. The dealer fixed it about a $180.00. The headlight went out again in march 2013, at first it kept clicking and could be put on again by hitting the light cover but then finally went out. That light was never fixed again until may 2014 when the state inspection was due, the fix lasted less than 24 hours and now the car is back to having only one headlight.
The low beams say on anytime the car is motion because of the day time running lights and the wires for the h11 bulb connector melt from over heating. The wire is not heavy duty enough to be day time running light. I've replaced both headlamp because of this problem and soon I will have to again . It is ridiculous.
Blown headlight pontiac g6 2009 passenger-side front (low beam) headlight blew out september 2013. New bulbs were purchased and both bulbs were installed. In march 2014, the low beam headlight on passenger-side was no longer working again. I contacted the bulb manufacturer, thinking it was a defective bulb. I received replacement headlight bulbs from bulb manufacturer on wednesday, april 2, 2014. Second set of bulbs were installed on friday, april 4, 2014. By monday, april 7, 2014, the passenger-side low beam light was no longer working again. In search of answers as to why the bulb would stop working so quickly, I contacted the bulb manufacturer and spoke with a customer service representative. Their position is the problem does not rest with their product. I also contacted and spoke with the mechanic at auto service center where replacement bulbs were installed. The mechanic informed me the headlight bulb blow out may be related to a problem with bulb "connector". I tried to contact general motors in writing regarding this matter on tuesday, april 8, 2014. However, the only option was via a form on their website which did not work once you hit 'submit'. I will try again. I would like this matter reviewed and resolved as soon as possible. I am out of money for the initial part as well as the labor for the installations. Also, my drive-time is pretty much confined to daylight hours (unless I use the high-beams) to avoid getting a traffic ticket; and that is assuming it is not a stormy day at which time headlights are needed for safe driving. Thank you.
Rear passenger door will not lock/unlock. Heater on front passenger seat will not work. Tire service monitor comes on randomly. Cruise control works intermittently, but does not work more often than it does. Loud, rubbing noise coming from steering column when making turns. Low beam headlights work intermittently (got stopped by a policeman and warned of a citation the next time I would get stopped). I had one bulb changed. Two weeks later it went out, but the bulb was not burnt. Then, it started working again. A month or so later the other one went out. I had both wiring harnesses changed and new bulbs put in. Recently, I was told I had a burnt headlight (low beam again). I have been stopped on the interstate to be told that my brakes were flashing (while driving) and then they were working opposite of what they should be (brake lights on while driving and off while braking). I have seen other pontiac g6's with the same issue. This is a very dangerous issue in my opinion as I could easily be rear-ended due to faulty brakes. I have read similar issues by other pontiac g6 owners. Will recalls be issued for any of these issues? I am a single parent and do not have money to pour into this car so most of it stays broken! Sad considering I paid over $26k for this car and still owe over $10,000, yet it's worth probably $7,000. I can't even sell it with these issues!!! I would love to travel, but I don't even feel safe in this car any longer.
Connectors on headlights burnt out, seems to be a common problem on forums and message boards. Low beam lights are intermittently working, passenger light stays out, connector burnt.
My 2009 pontiac g6 low beam head light problem began a few days ago. My drivers side low beam went out, so I bought a new one and put it in only for my wife to call me at 5:30 this morning to tell me both the lights went out on her as she was driving to work. How safe is this? I can't get them to work and I don't know what to do. I tried replacing them again at $25 a piece and they still don't work.this seems to be a problem with this car as I see it posted all over the internet. Can we get a recall or something or does it take a few deaths before someone will investigate?
I purchased this car in summer 2013. It was fine for a couple months then the cruise control started going out and the ESC and traction control would code at the same time. I searched on the internet and found the gm service bulletin that said to remove the connectors from the computer and apply dialectic grease due to corrosion. This would work 30 to 60 days then I would have to apply more grease. Before christmas I was driving home at night and noticed that my brake lights were stuck on. I found that this would often happen at the same time that the other problems would code and other times the brake lights would just come on. I have applied grease several times this winter and it doesn't work anymore. The ESC and traction control code at random times, and the cruise control becomes inoperable. The air bag light is now on and stays on. These are all annoying but the issue that scares me is the brake lights coming on at random times when I don't touch the brake pedal. That is obviously unsafe and I would hope that gm would step up and fix it. They wouldn't have issued the service bulletin if they didn't know there was a problem, and the dealership I purchased it from had smeared the connectors heavy with grease so they must have read the service bulletin too.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the brake light remained illuminated. Additionally, the cruise control function would disengage and engage independently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacture advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v036000 exterior lighting. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.
I have 2009 pontiac and I have replaced the headlight like five times still doesn't work were I live I see alot of the same car with the same problem. I already had the latch for shifter replaced cause it went out while I was driving seeing all the things that can go wrong as the post of everybody with headlight brakes the engine I think the whole car should be recall before alot of people get hurt its a death trap all kind of things wrong with this car and in this day and time people don't have the money to keep fixing a car that has so many problems not by wear and tear but by not properly putting it together my car was 16,000 dollars and to pay that much and have so many problems is ridiculous.
I drive a pontiac g6 .. My brake lights just come on when ever they want. I have had it fixed by a dealer before , but can't afford to keep taking it back in. It has happen to my car 4 times in the last year. We have been using the a fix found on the internet but that doesn't work for long. As I drive 40 min. To and from work each day I fear that this is happening and could cause an accident . I also have seen many other g6's with the same problem while I'm driving. Please recall all for everyone's safety.
Low beam light on both the driver & passenger sides keep going out. I keep replacing and immediately they go out. Bulbs were not burnt out. Every once in a while, while driving my headlights will randomly come on and go off again. Also, the taillights and blinker!! Very mad and I do not have a money tree to fund this issue. Someone needs to stand up and fix this now!!!!
Low beam light on both the driver & passenger sides keep going out. I keep replacing and immediately they go out. Bulbs were not burnt out. Every once in a while, while driving my headlights will randomly come on and go off again. The metal in the connectors are fried. I have researched and read multiple reports of the same issue that this is a wiring problem and a fire hazard. Something needs to be done about this before someone gets hurt or there is a fatal accident. Not only is this a fire hazard, but intermittently working headlights could cause accidents if randomly going out. It is clearly a safety hazard and pontiac should be held accountable for this problem.
Head light harness burns out and have replaced 2 times and can not get it to stop buring out so I have no head lights with this car please help im not the only one with this issue on this car. Replaced h11 h 9 wire harness h11 bulb h9 socket h9 socket.
While operating vehicle, brake lights work the opposite of what they should. They are on when the pedal is not depressed and go off when the pedal is depressed. I spent ~$300 having the brake pedal position sensor diagnosed and it turns out that the bcm (body control module) has corrosion and required dielectric paste to correct the issue. Approximately 14 months later the problem returned and I had a mechanic check for recall and he found a tech bulletin describing exactly this maintenance procedure. They performed it and the problem was corrected but this needs to be 100% corrected as someone is going to get killed. Searching forums online I see that this problem is far more common that one would think and this should be addressed immediately.
I keep having an issue with the wiring to the low beam bulb the plug keeps melting I've replaced the pigtail twice still the same problem works when it wants to it gotten me pulled over plus its very unsafe.
I have a 2009 pontiac g6 gt. Since the time that we have bought our car we have had nothing but problems with the passenger side headlight. We have replaced the pigtails and all the wiring. We replaced the bulb every few weeks for it to only burn out a few days later. No one can tell us why this problem can not be fixed. There have been hundreds maybe thousand of complaints on online forums about headlight problems and even fire and melting of the housing. I am constantly pulled over due to the headlight being out. This is an extremely dangerous issue that needs to be addressed. Without properly working headlights people are going to get seriously injured or kill someone because we can't see properly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the driver and passenger's side headlights stopped illuminating. The contact replaced the bulbs but the failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
Less than a month ago I replaced my passenger side headlight. This week it went out again. I have already had to replace the driver side light about three times. I bought this car brand new. I changed the fuse for the headlight and it did not solve the issue. Two days ago my tail light stopped working. The following day it worked in the morning and stopped working in the afternoon. After finding so many complaints on different forums online I'm not sure how gm can not be recalling these vehicles for this problem. I have already gotten pulled over and told that I would be cited the next time. I am afraid that the driver side headlight will go out before I can get the passenger side fixed. Oh yes and my lock chamber on my passenger side back door has gone out. I had the driver side back door fixed when my car was under warranty however, I am on a tight budget and cannot afford to pay over $300 for the dealership to fix this. Apparently this is also a problem with the g6. I am nervous to drive my car (that is not even 5 years old mind you) at night!
Drivers side low beam light went out. I replaced and a week later it went out again. I replaced that one and about two weeks later it went out again. Both replaced bulbs were not burnt out. The low beams both work when I remote start my vehicle. Once I get in and turn on the key with the vehicle already running, the headlight goes out. Every once in a while, while driving, my headlights will randomly come on and go off again. I have researched and read multiple reports of the same issue that this is a wiring problem and a fire hazard. Something needs to be done about this before someone gets hurt or there is a fatal accident. Not only is this a fire hazard, but intermittently working headlights could cause accidents if randomly going out. It is clearly a safety hazard and pontiac should be held accountable for this problem.
Issues with head lights have burnt out the harness and will not stay running even with replacing bulb and new harness and blowing a cell in the battery to I have no running head lights.
Head light harness burns out and have replaced 2 times and can not get it to stop burning out so I have no head lights with this car please help im not the only one with this issue on this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the brake lights would not illuminate when the brakes were being applied and remained illuminated when brake pedal was not being applied. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
Brake lights would come on without depressing brake pedal and cruise would disengage. Dealer advised a pedal switch needed to be replaced to correct. Also need to have front rotors machined and back brake rotors replaced. Seems like low miles for the back brakes to need replacement (country/highway driving).
2009 pontiac g6 low beam headlight failure: "unable to find the problem" as beams work intermittently; my local mechanic replaced left light bulb, but referred me back to dealership as "this was a known defect in this car." replaced light bulb (repaired (mechanic was unsure, but replaced anyway) and low beams worked a couple of days, now one (right more randomly left), and sometime both low beams fail intermittently. My wife has received one warning from police; headlight was working again when she restarted car after the warning. With increasing frequency both low beam head lights fail while driving at night. These random failures in low beam illumination requires the driver (my wife usually) to immediately switch on high beams. Both high beam lights are working at this time, but these events tend to infuriate oncoming drivers who high beam back at us, so both drivers are blinded. In my opinion, this vehicle is unsafe to drive at any speed at night or in the rain due to random low beam headlight outages. Therefore, we use of the g6 is limited. Though we like the model and had hoped for several more years of use, my wife does not trust the lights will stay on at night, or when it rains. I feel bad about dumping this car on the used/pre-owned car market without filing some form of official complaint. From a brief internet search, the manufacturer (gm) appears to be ignoring this safety issue as a statistically insignificant problem. Sadly, gm will continue to do so until people die and a class action suit is filed. I would not call the pontiac g6 a lemon, it is just plain too scary to drive under certain conditions. There does not appear to be a solution coming from gm and my mechanic can't fix it. This situation makes this vehicle useless and unsafe half the time, I.e., unsafe at any speed after dark!
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