NHTSA Campaign 09V036000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 09V036000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V036000 with NHTSA on January 30, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V036000, NHTSA lists up to 8,012 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2005 and January 31, 2005.
The 09V036000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V036000 were scheduled from February 17, 2009, 18 days after the report.
09V036000 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 09V036000 covers have filed at least 260 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V036000 vehicles, the 2006 Pontiac G6 has the most (198).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V036000 ranks 154 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V036000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 09V036000 was 08V231000, reported on May 21, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 8,012 MY 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY BECAUSE OF CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. CORROSION IN THE CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK.
- The risk
- BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL APPLY A DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO THE CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1- 800-620-7668 OR OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 80317.
Reported January 30, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V036000 (2)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V036000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 30, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted