2007 Pontiac G6 Exterior lighting Problems

Brake lights operate backwards at times, sometimes they operate normal. Sometimes not at all.

NHTSA ID

11612668

Incident

May 9, 2024

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, the brake lights illuminated without the brake pedal being depressed; however, the brake lights failed to illuminate while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control). The failure mileage was approximately 225,000.

NHTSA ID

11561259

Incident

Dec 20, 2023

Mileage

225,000 mi

My taillights will not come on. It's not a fuse because if it were the the dash lights would also be out, but they're not

NHTSA ID

11545221

Incident

Sep 15, 2023

No Low Beam Headlights illuminate now but one low beam headlight had been installed recently and BCM and/or harness was adjusted after which both low beam headlights had been working

NHTSA ID

11500363

Incident

Jul 29, 2022

Brake lights stay on when the car is in drive. Cruise control will not work. There are other intermittent electrical issues that are not safety related. With the brake lights always on, other drivers don't know when I'm stopping. The problem is ongoing and has been confirmed by an independent mechanic. there were no warning lights or messages. the problem started several years ago before I owned the car.

NHTSA ID

11461340

Incident

Apr 19, 2022

Headlight went out . Upon changing it I noticed that wiring harness was burnt and melted. Also was driving and power steering went out driving 65 miles per hour. The cruise control got stuck . Right side making horrible noise at times. This has put me and my five year old as well as anyone driving near me at risk of dying.

NHTSA ID

11457567

Incident

Mar 19, 2022

All rear lights do not work. I have had the bulbs and fuses replaced the only lights that work are the side markers. Front headlights, I have had the bulbs, fuses, and all components replaced or checked to determine why front passenger headlight was working intermittently and now longer works at all high or low beams, driver side front only high beam works. I was informed there was a recall on a wiring cluster on these vehicles that controls the lights.

NHTSA ID

11438677

Incident

Oct 29, 2021

THE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM H11 HEADLIGHT HAS MELTED AND SHORTED 3 TIMES NOW, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT A DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHHT. VEHICLE WAS USING OEM PART NUMBER HEAD LIGHTS, OF WHICH NEVER BURNT OUT OR FAILED AND ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS THAT IT ROLLED OFF ASSEMBLY WITH. EACH TIME THE HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN APPROPRIATE HARNESS BY A GM CERTIFIED REPAIR CENTER. I HAVE ONCE NOTICED WHILE USING THE REMOTE START FEATURE THAT THE HEADLIGHT WILL GET REALLY BRIGHT THEN APPEAR TO BURN OUT AS THE VEHICLES ENGINE STARTS. A CONNECTOR WITH SUCH HIGH IMPEDANCE I CONSIDER OUTRIGHT DANGEROUS AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. NOT TO MENTION THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11414101

Incident

May 12, 2020

Mileage

112,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY TOWN AND MY SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN MY CAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. MY SHOULDER IS HURTING BAD NOW FROM THIS. VERY SCARY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA ID

11316920

Incident

Feb 25, 2020

Mileage

155,890 mi

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED AND MELTED, CAUSING LAMP FAILURE AND NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS.

NHTSA ID

11241600

Incident

Jul 31, 2019

Mileage

103,400 mi

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING APPEARS TO GET TOO HOT AND BURNS THE LIGHT BULB OUT. THE SOCKET AND THE BULB WOULD BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT THE SOCKET PARTIALLY MELTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE SOCKET AND THE BULB THREE TIMES AND THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING.

NHTSA ID

11218408

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. ONLY TURN OFF WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES, CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ONLY FIX FOR NOW IS TO GREASE CIRCUIT, BUT I HAVE TO KEEP REDOING THAT EVERY FEW WEEKS.

NHTSA ID

11209097

Incident

Mar 4, 2019

Mileage

1 mi

THIS CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY COMING ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE CAR IN MYSELF AND THEY LUBED UP THE CIRCUITS WITH DIELECTRIC GREASE. THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THIS MORNING I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE AND KIDS AND THE BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN SHE IS GOING AND THEY GO OFF WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME MY RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CARE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO LOOK ON YOUTUBE AND LEARN HOW TO GREASE THE ELECTRIC PLUG THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. THIS IS NOT FAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE CAR AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT.

NHTSA ID

11196734

Incident

Apr 16, 2019

Mileage

35,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE FAULTY. WHEN THE CONTACT HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS REPAIRED, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS BLEW OUT AND VICE VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE INSIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT UNIT, WHICH COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARVIN K. BROWN AUTO CENTER (1441 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH, AUTO CIR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108, (877) 611-6882) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,468.

NHTSA ID

11182625

Incident

Feb 15, 2019

Mileage

41,468 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL POWER STEERING WEAKEN WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. POWER STEERING CAUSES LIGHTS TO DIM IN CAR AND HEADLAMPS OUTSIDE OF CAR AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY. LIGHTING FAILS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO MALFUNCTION AND ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO APPEAR DIM AND NOT AT ALL WHEN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS OCCURS AT ALL TIMES OF VEHICLE USE: STATIONARY, CITY DRIVING, AND HIGHWAY DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11140308

Incident

Sep 24, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS IS OPPOSITE TO HOW IT SHOULD BE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THIS AND APPARENTLY THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE. THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON THIS CAR. BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED SO THE REPAIR SEEMS INEFFECTIVE. I ENTERED TODAY'S DATE BELOW SINCE IT ASKS FOR A DATE, BUT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND AT ALL SPEEDS.

NHTSA ID

11124326

Incident

Sep 4, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT DUE TO FAULTY SOCKET/WIRING. WAS REPLACED INITIALLY BECAUSE FACTORY SOCKET MELTED AT BULB CONTACTS. HAVE REPLACED SOCKET TWICE NOW, BUT IF WIRES ARE AT A CERTAIN ANGLE GOING INTO THE SOCKET, THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. PROBLEM WILL USUALLY PRESENT ITSELF WHEN TURNING CAR ON, HAVE TO GET OUT AND GIVE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY A SMACK TO GET IT TO COME BACK ON. ALSO VERY LIMITED ROOM INSIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LEAVING WIRING CRAMPED AT AN ODD ANGLE AND IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE ACCESS CAP.

NHTSA ID

11122414

Incident

Aug 10, 2018

Mileage

145,000 mi

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNING/SHORTING OUT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO. USUALLY I JUST REPLACE THE BULB AND IT BURNS OUT SHORTLY BUT THEN WE HAD IT REWIRED. WORKED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS BUT THE WHOLE WIRING IS MESSED UP AGAIN AND THEY WANT TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG. TOO EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. I SEARCHED ON SOME FORUMS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID

11111753

Incident

Jul 13, 2018

Mileage

146,333 mi

I LIVE IN ALASKA AND I'VE NEVER GOTTEN A NOTICE AND I'VE BEEN IN TWO COLLISION BECAUSE OF IT AND I HAVEN'T KNOWN WHY. I'VE HAD TO PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE OF IT AND NUMEROUS DAMAGES BECAUSE OF IT.

NHTSA ID

11110550

Incident

Jan 31, 2018

Mileage

95,000 mi

AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE &. DASH LIGHT COMES ON. OFTEN. , WHEN I PUT MY FOG LIGHTS ON. IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. IT WAS IN MOTION &. PARKED

NHTSA ID

11072202

Incident

Feb 10, 2018

Mileage

168,700 mi

TC SHUTS OFF. THE TAIL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I CHANGED THE BULBS WITH NEW ONES AND NOW THE BLIKERS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT WORKING. THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT WORKING. POSSIBLE SHORT, CORRODED, OR BAD CONNECTION. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS SAFELY DURING LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID

11071541

Incident

Feb 6, 2018

Mileage

162,209 mi

FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT.

NHTSA ID

11001207

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

Mileage

74,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE ACCELERATING & GO OFF WHEN BRAKING.

NHTSA ID

10992495

Incident

May 15, 2017

Mileage

58,808 mi

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS CAN EITHER STAY ON OR NOT COME ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LETTER SAYS THEY WILL EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE BUT NOT REPAIR THE CAR UNLESS IT ACTUALLY FAILS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND RECALL THE VEHICLES. I CANNOT SEE THE IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT.

NHTSA ID

10979037

Incident

Apr 18, 2017

Mileage

13,500 mi

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE IT THE HARNESS WAS MELTED AND ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE...WE CHANGED THE HARNESS OUT AND IT STILL WILL NOT WORK I AM SICK OF GETTING PULLED OVER FOR MY LIGHT BEING OUT..I ALSO HAVE PICTURE OF THE OLD HARNESS THAT WAS ON THE CAR FROM WHERE I GOT IT FROM..

NHTSA ID

10929670

Incident

Nov 9, 2016