2005 Pontiac G6 lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 66 complaints for the 2005 Pontiac G6, 7% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 66 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 71,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 3 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Based on 58 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	4
20k to 40k miles	8
40k to 60k miles	10
60k to 80k miles	12
80k to 100k miles	8
100k to 120k miles	6
120k to 140k miles	5
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 58 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 30,815 miles, March 2010 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g6. While driving at any speed, the brake light would remain illuminated even if the brakes were not in use. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 75,000.

Reported at 75,000 miles, August 2009

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Pontiac models