# 2008 PONTIAC G6 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `1064159` · 2014-05-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** G6
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 59,000
## Narrative
ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM FAMILY VACATION WE STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A BREAK WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE FROM THE FACILITIES THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I OPENED IT TO FIND FLAMES AFTER PUTTING THE FLAMES OUT AND INSPECTING THE DAMAGE I REALIZED MY HEADLIGHT AND WIRING HAD MELTED FROM THE FLAMES NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED BUT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTBULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MORE THAT I SHOULD OF SINCE BUYING THE CAR.  *TR
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