NHTSA Complaint #10855065 — 2008 PONTIAC G5

REFERENCE NHTSA ID NUMBER10850549--LOSS OF LEFT FRONT SPEAKER CHIMES AND RADIO SOUND --OK AFTER BOTH SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED--AFTER A WHILE PROBLEM RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER AGAIN-- FINALLY HAD AN "EPIPHANY" AND REMOVED CORROSION ON THE HARNESS PIGTAIL CONNECTOR WHICH PUSHES ONTO THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER LUGS USING Q TIPS, SMALL SCREWDRIVER AND GREAT CARE USING CONTACT CLEANER LIQUID FROM A SMALL 2 OUNCE SPRAY CAN OF DEOXIT-D100 MADE BY CAIG LAB INC OF POWAY, CAL.--WEBSITE WWW.CAIG.COM--I GOT MY CAN FROM YOU-DO-IT ELECTRONICS IN NEEDHAM MASS.-TEL:781-449-1005--SUGGESTION-AFTER REMOVING THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR FROM THE SPEAKER PLACE AN OLD TOWEL BETWEEN THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR AND THE SPEAKER TO PREVENT OVERSPRAY FROM LANDING ON ANYTHING BUT THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR--FORTUNATELY THE CAN HAS A METERED "ONE SHOT" TYPE SPRAY EVERY TIME YOU PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE CAN--AFTER WETTING THE HARNESS PIGTAIL CONNECTOR THOROUGHLY I PUSHED IT ONTO THE LEFT SPEAKER CONNECTOR AND REMOVED IT AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES--THEN REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE SEVERAL TIMES----THAT WAS THE END OF THE PROBLEM!! THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS THE NEED TO REMOVE THE LEFT FRONT DOOR PANEL TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SPEAKER BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT SINCE I LISTEN TO THE RADIO A LOT. MOSTLY JAZZ!! GOOD LUCK