2006 Pontiac GTO Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 0%of 216 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 86,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Pontiac GTO, 0% of the 216 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 86,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac GTO. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle. The airbags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained unknown injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the air bags were not investigated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available.the failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 87,128.”
NHTSA complaint #10604526, filed 2014-06, 86,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac GTO
191 complaintsTires
19 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac GTO
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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