2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING OPPOSITE OF HOW INTENDED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ACTIVATED, WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO INOPERATIVE, MOST LIKELY LINKED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS OVER. I ASKED FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE MYSELF AND WAS TOLD NONE WAS AVAILABLE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OVER THIS ISSUE IF FATALITIES HAVE NOT ALREADY OCCURRED.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SCARY PART IS THAT THEY SHUT OFF WHEN YOU HIT THE PEDAL AND THEN COME BACK ON ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER. I SAW ON THE WEB THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE BCM CONNECTIONS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS AND GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX IT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS. I AM GOING TO TRY A QUICK FIX I FOUND ON THE PONTIAC G6 FORUM BEFORE I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND SPEND MY OWN MONEY ON AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DECELERATING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK TODAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, A COWORKER WAS FOLLOWING ME. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT WORK, HE SAID THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ENTIRE TIME HE WAS BEHIND ME, ABOUT 4 MILES. WHEN I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO MAKE THE TURN INTO OUR WORKS PARKING LOT, MY COWORKER SAID THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND DID NOT TURN BACK ON, EVEN WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED DURING THE 4 MILES WHILE DOING 55. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY AND ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FEARING I WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND SOME ONE WILL BE INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

NOTICED HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. REPLACED IT. BURNED OUT AGAIN IN A WEEK. REPLACED AGAIN AND BURNED OUT IN TWO DAYS. REPLACED WITH BEST BULB AVAILABLE AND HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AFTER ONE WEEK. READ MANY POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOW I NEED TO HAVE A MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOT A FLAKEY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE. I BELIEVE ANY SAFETY EQUIPMENT ISSUES SHOULD ALWAYS BE WARRANTY WORK FROM THE DEALER.

CRUISE CONTROL WORKING AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN TURNS OFF AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT SET UNLESS YOU LIFT UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND/OR AFTER CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF IT SEEMS TO RESET?!! *JB

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL TO SHUT OFF. AT THE TIME, THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF WAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKE. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOT SHUTTING OFF AT ALL. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS RISK FOR ACCIDENTS AS ANYONE BEHIND THE VEHICLE BELIEVES THE BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING PRESSED.