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2008 PONTIAC G6 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 1239020 · 2015-11-17

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G6
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
74,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CONTACT'S ATTENTION THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULB WAS CHANGED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE BULB, IT WAS WITNESSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10794443
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown