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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2006 Pontiac G6 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
23about this part
Share
1%of 1,910 total for the year
Median mileage
12,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the visibility of the 2006 Pontiac G6, 1% of the 1,910 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving I opened my panoramic sunroof and it proceeded to come off of the tracks and glass fell through the sunroof on to my head and into the passenger seat. It is made of four panels none of which are attached it will no longer work properly without doing damage or hurting someone.”

NHTSA complaint #11325640, filed 2020-05, 155,000 miles

“About 2 years ago my G6 started leaking water around the drivers side sun visor and I also noticed that the passenger side seat belt would become wet when it rained and it has progressively gotten worse to the point it soaks the drivers seat and headliner and the entire car holds so much moisture you can't even see out of the windows. I have a sunroof by the way. This past weekend I did a little research and saw a lot of people having the same problem so I pulled back some of the headliner and like they said the drainage tubes were not even connected. …”

NHTSA complaint #10564658, filed 2014-02, 35,000 miles

“I hit a pothole and the bracket holding the control wires for the ABS and traction control on the passenger side broke and my shocks ripped the wires. I now no longer have ABS or traction control, atleast on stated tire. My idiot lights in the dash are now constantly on and put out an alert ding every time the car is started. I previously had some alignment work done, but that was over 4 months ago. This incident happened immediately after hitting said pothole. I hit a curb back in 2007 which LED to the alignment work that was done a few months ago. …”

NHTSA complaint #10399916, filed 2011-05, 116,000 miles

“I was driving on I-94 near ann arbor, mi during a rain storm. I had the wipers going and I heard a quiet 'pop' sound and suddenly the wipers no longer worked as I was in the left lane going 70mph. I eased off the highway on the left-hand side and immediately put my flashers on to avoid causing an accident. Fortunately, a police officer arrived on the scene and escorted me and my wife to the right shoulder of the road. I found on a car forum on the internet that this appears to be a common complaint that a small plastic insert wears out and the wiper motor disconnects from the linkage. …”

NHTSA complaint #10424310, filed 2011-09, 93,000 miles

“I bought this car on 4/12/2006. The electrical system has a problem so when the passenger rolls down the power window the driver can not put it back up. On 6/29/2006 I took it in for this and they put grease on my windows and they replaced the drivers side window switch. It worked for 2 days and then it stopped working again only this time the passenger seat belt warning stopped working as well, so on 7/8/2006 I took it back and they replaced the drivers side window switch again and repaired the wires to the warning for seat belt. …”

NHTSA complaint #10162560, filed 2006-07, 6,375 miles

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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201031%
200971%
2008151%
2007181%
2006231%
2005162%

Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac G6

Steering
1,220 complaints
Electrical system
245 complaints
Exterior lighting
198 complaints
Brakes
189 complaints
Air bags
117 complaints
Fuel system
107 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
89 complaints
Vehicle speed control
69 complaints
Suspension
56 complaints
Engine
55 complaints
Other or unknown
37 complaints
Engine cooling
33 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac G6

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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