NHTSA Complaint #10242800 — 2005 PONTIAC G6

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AFTER IT HAD BEEN LEASED FOR 1 YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD 12000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASE. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. STARTING WITH A NOISE, CLUNK IN THE STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR UPWARDS TO 7-8 TIMES, EACH TIME NEW REPAIRS DONE ON DIFFERENT PARTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. NOW AT 64500 MILES THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AFTER REPAIRS ONLY 4000 MILES AGO. STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2007 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING ONLY SPORADICALLY AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED REPAIRS ON THE IS OF 7-8 TIMES AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN MOST PART AND NO DOUBT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL INCLUDING POOR SUNVISOR MANUFACTURING, LEAKY MAP LIGHTS IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE, RAPID WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, RAPID TIRE WEAR, STARTING DRAGS WHEN STARTING, OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *TR