2006 Pontiac G6 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 117about this part
- Share
- 6%of 1,910 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 77,500miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 117 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Pontiac G6, 6% of the 1,910 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 77,500 miles. 21 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was sitting in my driveway put it in gear the first gear is reverse so it shift hard into reverse it don't shift hard into neutral an then it shift hard in all other gears it will shift hard but if I get the rpms past 3000 without shifting it will shift fine but it has been happening more commonly each day”
NHTSA complaint #11057187, filed 2017-12, 122,500 miles“My power steering light comes on, loss of steering, also air bag light goes off. I am unable to steer the car. It just happened a couple weeks ago again. It is dangerous and happens without warning! My car was manufactured 2 months later than the recall is through. Obviously, all cars have not been recalled appropriately.”
NHTSA complaint #10588931, filed 2014-05, 40,000 miles“When I turned the car on, the power steering light came on and the power steering would not work. I would turn the car off and restart it and it would be fine, but once I would get going it would quit working again. This has been happening at least twice a week since 4/11/12. It is getting more and more dangerous. Without any warning, as I'm driving the power steering just goes out. …”
NHTSA complaint #10573582, filed 2014-03, 70,000 miles“Takata recall. My driver side airbag light is on and will not go off. I have taken it to the shop who says that it is a sensor. I replaced the sensor and the airbag light still will not go off. The airbags have been recalled but my VIN number is not on the list.”
NHTSA complaint #11002661, filed 2017-07, 123,865 miles“Takata recall - my service airbag light came on and is staying lit with a message also displaying on my radio service airbag . This malfunction warns me as soon as I turn the car on, while driving, and remains in effect. Major safety hazard!”
NHTSA complaint #11061295, filed 2018-01, 87,000 milesRelated recalls
- 06V417000Oct 31, 2006Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with…Covers: Pontiac G6 2006, Buick Lacrosse 2005–2006, GMC Envoy 2005–2006 +9 more
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac G6
1,220 complaintsElectrical system
245 complaintsExterior lighting
198 complaintsBrakes
189 complaintsFuel system
107 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
89 complaintsVehicle speed control
69 complaintsSuspension
56 complaintsEngine
55 complaintsOther or unknown
37 complaintsEngine cooling
33 complaintsElectronic stability control
32 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac G6
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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