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2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Air bags Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
8%of 239 total for the year
Median mileage
90,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, 8% of the 239 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 13 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“Pontiac Grand Prix that I owned was flipped two times and still runs but the cars air bags never went off. Plus had a varity or electr problems. And speed rpms never seemedto work properly. But dont get me wrong I love the car to deasth but its saftey has become an issue.”

NHTSA complaint #10788726, filed 2015-11, 200,000 miles

“I bought my car used, and a few weeks later it was having a problem with charging system failure when I would try to turn it on and it would not start, in stationary position. At the time, my car key had 3 other keys plus a small keychain, and a clasp to hook onto a belt loop or something. After I took off the clasp, I haven't had any major problems, just every once in a while. I'm wondering what can be done since there was a recall specifically for this and it was never taken care of prior to me buying it.”

NHTSA complaint #11151639, filed 2018-11, 210,300 miles

“2006 Pontiac Grand Prix: vehicle engine shuts off while driving regardless of the speed you are going example: 10-65mph, steering wheel locks up so you can't pull to the side of the road to avoid crash. A month or so before engine started shutting off my airbag light an tone was appearing and alarming... I've almost been crashed into 4 times by semi's an school buses. This is very serious an dangerous it almost caused my life an I am 7 months pregnant with a 6 year old who has also been in the car with me. …”

NHTSA complaint #10669981, filed 2015-01, 146,000 miles

“I was driving west bound on I-10 towards tucson arizona. I was in the right lane and there was a pickup truck in the left lane. The pickup truck cut me off and moved into my lane without checking his blind spot. I quickly swerved to the right into the lane for the upcoming exit to avoid being hit, and when I tried to correct to left in order to not hit exit sign the brakes felt as if they did not work right and I couldn't get control of the vehicle. The car went into a roll and landed on the passenger side. None of the airbags deployed. I had left town the day before and was on my way back. …”

NHTSA complaint #10643432, filed 2014-10, 131,000 miles

“My sister was driving my car which is a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. She was traveling south bound on a highway, when a jeep cherokee pulled out in front of her. My sister was going about 55 to 60 MPH, when the accident occurred. The airbag on the driver side steering wheel did not deploy. However, my sister was not injured too bad from the accident. I called the Pontiac manufacturer, and they said that because she was not seriously injured that they were not too concerned about it. However if she was seriously injured then they were going to be concerned and look into it. …”

NHTSA complaint #10220090, filed 2008-03, 69,000 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20082215%
2007167%
2006198%
2005107%
2004286%
200322%
2002113%
2001114%
2000112%
1999143%
1998245%
1997567%
199634%
19951811%
19942411%
199311%
199011%

Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix

Electrical system
65 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
61 complaints
Exterior lighting
48 complaints
Steering
42 complaints
Engine
32 complaints
Brakes
23 complaints
Suspension
10 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Tires
7 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix

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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