Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v417000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 146,000.
2006 Pontiac G6 airbags complaints
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Has happened several times nobody's in the passenger seat and the airbag light is on and if some one is seating there sometimes it's off. Makes me worried what if I need it to work and it doesn't.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle which caused the contact to crash into the preceeding vehicle. The contact stated that the steering wheel had become difficult to turn and the air bag failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the left foot, back and body aches, and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
I was involved in a low impact accident on 9/12/2014. The airbag in my vehicle (pontiac g6) deployed but not in the vehicle that struck me. When my airbag deployed it tore the steering wheel cover open side to side causing the metal pontiac symbol in the center to strike my left wrist. I now have a half circle imprint on my left wrist (from the emblem) that doesn't appear to be going away and a fractured scaphoid bone (in the wrist) and I am in a cast for 6 or more weeks. Had the steering wheel cover opened in a less dangerous way I would have walked away from my accident with no injuries. It doesn't appear very logical to have metal pieces moving with such force in the direction of the drivers hands at the time of a car accident. I feel that completely removing the metal piece or designing the steering wheel in a way that it opened differently, such as up and down, could have prevented my injuries and possibly the life long branding I may now have on my wrist.
Parked car was doing fine came to get in car air bag on passenger side front seat didn't come on then it came while driving then driver seat belt light keeps coming on and turning off for a while then pops on again while driving passenger seat light and air bag stays on when passenger leaves car and flashes saying to put on seat belt but no passenger is in car this all happened out of nowhere it does not detect that someone is buckled up in driver seat and doesn't detect when someone leaves passenger seat it all happened at once the steering rack makes a popping noise and we told the dealer about it and the looseness they sad that car has no open recalls on this VIN but certain others of this car does.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 40 MPH, a deer ran into the road and the contact crashed into the deer. The vehicle stalled and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. The contact sustained back pain, but did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the brake pedal was applied and the steering column began to vibrate. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the steering column failed. The contact stated that the part was not available for the recall repair for the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14e044000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. .....updated 10/15/15 *bf updated 08/28/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. The contact also stated that the front passenger seat heated independently. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
I checked my VIN on my 2006 pontiac g6 to see what recalls popped up. My vehicle does not fall under any of the recalls for power steering, air bags, or seat belts but I have had many issues. My power steering quits working randomly. I have to pull over, shut the car off, then turn it back on and it will work agian. Just yesterday the warning light came on and said service air bags. Also the sensor for the seat belts will sometimes not work. The bell will continuously ding to alert you that the seat belt is not buckled and it actually is. Funny thing is, my car has had none of the problems that it is under recall for and all of the problems it's not under recall for. I have three children and this is my only transportation. I am afraid to put them in this car and drive anywhere with them.
Driving my power steering and exterior lighting goes out all the time. Also my passenger air bag says service air bag all the time. My car has also just shut down on me on numerous occasions on the highway etc.
Was following a car they want to stop and I couldn't stop and rear ended the car.
Steering wheel locks up while driving, interior electric have glitches.
I was concerned that the airbag alert when a passenger was with me was reading airbag off then while driving it would come on and go off again. I called gm and they said my car was not on the recall list. Further investigation I have just discovered that this was a recall when I first bought the car and had the cloth seats changed to leather. The recall date was oct 31 2006 and I purchased the car in july I 2006 I believe. I 'am scared to have anyone ride up in the front and gm says there is no recall. Recall I.d 47191this recall began on nov 6 2006 and gm was to repurchase these vehicles. I never was notified and still they don't see my vehicle on there recall list.please help me.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the brake light remained illuminated when the brakes were not engaged. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 39,300. Updated 09/11/14*lj updated 1/5/15
Used from hurd r.I my pontiac g6 2 years ago and about 3 months after I was having trouble with the steering , they replace something but never give me paper work then around 8 months ago the heater blow went and had to replace it the steering light on dash go off at least 2 time a months the first time I thought I need steering flu I was told you don't put that in this car..air bag my seats are after market leather seats and sometimes the light indicates the seat is on they also have heated seats that work when they want to ..my brake the I had it changed 4 time this past year I bring it to the place I brought it and they push me off and say it's fine.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the driver side air bag warning light intermittently illuminated while the vehicle was in motion. This failure recurred for a period of one week. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 168,440.
My vehicle is experiencing faulty power steering, which goes out without any notification. It does this when just starting to pull out and it also does it in the middle of a turn. This is very dangerous. It makes you lose control of the steering and could result in a wreck. My vehicle also has been experiencing the service aiir bag warning that has also been recalled in other gm vehicles. The breaking system on my gm is also faulty with the lighting. When the break is pressed the brake lights go off and when the brake is not pushed the brake light goes on. I have contacted gm numerous times and am told that the recall is not model specific that it is VIN specific. If my car is having all of the same dangerous issues, why is it not also recalled?
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. I have contacted gm regarding this and they tell me that my VIN number was not included in the recall.my break lights also stay on if the break is not pushed down and when you press the break pedal down the break lights go off. More recently, when someone sits in my passenger seat the service air bag light comes on. I contacted gm again and again they told me that my VIN number was not affected and not included in the recalls. My car is affected, because I am having the same problems. I live in the dfw area and the break light issue and the power steering issue are causing huge problems for me. It is terrifying each time I have to go anywhere. At the drop of a hat the power steering just quits. Gm does not see this as an issue and I am repeatedly given the brush off.
"service airbag" warning light started turning on intermittently during summer 2013. It would turn on for a minute or so, then turn off for several days/weeks/month. Called service advisor at dealer who stated that if it didn't stay on, it wasn't an issue to address. After a few months, in approximately february 2014, the service airbag warning light is on almost 90% of the time. Took it to dealer who said that the sensor wears down after a while, and that even if we do replace it, there is no guarantee that it won't come on again. I expressed that I am concerned that the airbags will not deploy when needed, but the advisor & mechanic stated that they will deploy when needed, but that the largest of the 3 levels of front airbags may deploy rather than one of the two smaller airbags, and that the weight of the person in the front seat may trigger the largest airbag even if they are underweight. As much as I would like to believe that the airbags will deploy when needed, I have no faith that this will happen. I suspect, as others have stated, that the airbags simply will not deploy. This would be an odd occurrence considering that we bought this particular car (not just this model, but this specific vehicle) because it has the additional side airbags. It would be a shame to buy a car for added safety features only to have safety features fail at the time of need. The airbag issue on all pontiacs should be further reviewed.
Several times when attempting to start the vehicle by turning the key in the ignition the vehicle goes through the process but doesn't start. It will make a "winding" noise. It will take 2-3 attempts to get the vehicle started. This has occurred approximately 30-40 times since 2009. During this same period while driving the beep alarm inside the car begins going off cause it reads that someone is sitting in the passenger front seat without a seat belt. Each time this has happened the seat was empty. In addition, when a person has been sitting in the front passenger seat and vacates the seat the seat or sensor still registers a person there without a seat belt. During the same time period I have had to replace the headlights and front driver side about 6-8 times. I had the front driver side maker light replaced and it was noticed that it was completely corroded. I've had to replace the back brake lights 6-8 times. Lastly, the transmission has begun stalling both at initial acceleration and when driving above 35mph the vehicles suddenly loses its gear and begins to slow down in traffic. This vehicle has major electrical problems. To add, I have spoke to 4-5 other people that have the exact same and additional problems with either the same year, make, and model or the same problems with the same vehicle just a year different.
Service airbag light came on and stayed on. Airbag not on passenger seat.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 162,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v527000 (air bags) several months ago and stated the dealer informed her that the parts were not available for the repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
We were on our way home from a family visit. About 30 miles out, two deer ran right into of, there was no way to dodge them. Upon impact the front of the vehicle was destroyed and the engine was pushed back. Surprisingly none of the airbags worked or was deployed upon impact. There was a great force felt due to impact, but not one airbag deployed. The officer who responded to the scene was surprised to see so much damage done to the vehicle, but not one airbag deployed. He even stated that the airbags must be faulty.
I was attending my aunts funeral in hackensack, nj. I reside in maryland, so its about a 5 hour drive for me. Half way there, my sister called me and asked why was I riding my brakes. I told her, I was not riding my breaks. She informs me that my brake lights flash all the time. I could not believe her. Coming home from the funeral, we witnessed the same thing. Then several days later, I could not get the car out of park. I had to sit at foodlion for about twenty minutes, before I was able to get the car in gear. I called gm 800‑620‑7668 and tried to issue a complaint. I was told there was no recall. But I happen to see this issue all over the internet. My issue is still occurring, again I called gm and I was brushed off. I feel this issue should be corrected by gm and not my bank account.
Air bag error message shows. Not included in recall. Dealer says corrosion on coils and wires. This is also affecting the cruise control.
While driving around a 25mph curve, power steering failed without warning, causing loss of control at the end of the turn. Because of the loss of control, I hit a guard rail. No injuries or airbag deployment.
The passenger airbag warning light came on for an hour and went out. It did not come back on for a few days, and continued to be intermittent. Now the "service airbag" massage is being displayed. The cars listed in this recall are 2006 pontiac g6 64100131 - 64146959 ( that's the last 8 digits of the VIN). Our car is in the 64200000's. I be-leave this car is having the exact same issue as the others due to the fact it has something to do with the passenger seat sensor. This recall need to be looked at again before serious injuries occur. Also no notices were sent to us on any of the recalls. Gm is really lacking in customer safety and care. We are taking it in to a gm dealer to try to resolve the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that she needed to have a diagnostic performed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v417000 (air bags ). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 106,000.
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