The front passenger airbag indicator light comes on when no one is in the passenger seat and vice versa. Happens sporadically.
2006 Pontiac G6 airbags complaints
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Vehicle was fine, went to start car next day and received "service air bag" warning light. Would not allow car to be started. Checked fuses and all were okay. Vehicle has not been in any accidents and only has 41,000 miles. Bought sept. 2005.
I've always looked for recalls on all my previous cars and I did it for the 06' pontiac g6 that I am currently paying for....so...found that there was a recall for the airbags and that gm was even trying to repurchase the vehicle......well.....I called pontiac customer care and gave my VIN number for them to search for any recalls and the rep said that he couldn't see any recalls for that car but that my call would be filed if anything rises up later on....well.....he didn't even offer to have my car inspected at any dealership even after I told them that the complaint was posted in the government site (the federal safety agency) and several other sites all over the internet....obviously they are denying it..... I won't buy american cars ever again. ....so after hanging up with gm went out to buy aftermarket leather seat for my front seats...because that seems to be the problem....the sensor does not work properly with them on.....and it did......sat down on passenger seat and airbag light sat erratically switching up as I moved on the seat.....someone needs to do something about this.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the front passenger side seat air bag/seat belt sensor control module is malfunctioning. She stated that the air bag light remained illuminated, which indicated that the air bag was activated whether or not someone was in the seat or not. She took the vehicle to a dealer and they replaced the sensor. Less than a year later, the malfunction recurred. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and current 44,400. Updated 09/16/08 *bf updated 09/22/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The air bag light illuminates intermittently. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The powertrain and purchase date were unknown. The current mileage was 24,329 and failure mileage was less than 19,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light sporadically illuminated on the instrument control panel. She took her vehicle to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. Two weeks later, the air bag light illuminated again more consistently. She took the vehicle back to the dealer and they replaced the module on the side air bag inflater. A few months later, the air bag warning light illuminated again. The dealer replaced the entire air bag system because it was inoperative. The contact has pictures of the failed component. She also filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 14,000 and current mileage was 12,000. Updated 03/13/08. *lj the consumer stated after the rack was replace, the vehicle still pulled to the right. The dealer adjusted the alignment. The sun visor kept falling down. Updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. When the contact's 105 lbs. Wife is seated in the front passenger seat, the air bag light is supposed to illuminate, but does not. His wife tested two different 2008 vehicles and the air bags worked properly. The current mileage was 20,507 and failure mileage was 15,000.
First leak was the xm antenna. Water came in through roof center console lights. Second leak was from the sunroof water entered the cabin through the same place. Dealer repaired sunroof drain tube. Third leak was the sunroof drain tube. Dealer repaired the other sunroof drain tube. The water enter the cabin and ran on the passenger seat belt. This happened in the winter and the seat belt froze solid in the retraction reel. At the same time the water also damaged the airbag sensors in the passenger seat and caused the an airbag failure. The forth leak soaked both seat belts. This time the dealership extended the sunroof drain tubes per a service bulletin. Now there are intermittent electrical problems with the car. The heads lights would not turn on until the car was turned off then restarted. The turn signals, instrument cluster lights, and heater control lights stopped working intermittently. Of course they worked fine while the dealership had the car.
I brought my car brand new with only 2miles on my car. I have a 2006 g6 and I have 26,000miles on my car and today I had to replace my steering gear / core on my car. My car is new, why am I replacing a steering gear on a car with less miles on it? Also, after researching on line, I notice that it was a recall on the airbags and I was never notified.
2006 pontiac g6 with seat belt and air bag failures. Customer states that the seat belt failed to work properly and the air bags failed to deploy in an accident. *kb the consumer stated the seat belt didn't lock properly and consequently she went forward on impact and sprained her wrist on the steering wheel. A representative from gm/pontiac stated the consumers velocity on impact was too low and she didn't stop fast enough.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 45 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the contact noticed that the air bag was not activated. Through online research, he discovered the federal safety agency recall number 06v417000 (air bags:frontal). He called gm and they stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. The contact believes that his vehicle should be included since he is experiencing the same failure. The current mileage was 14,446 and failure mileage was 13,405.
The front passenger air bag does not activate when a person of appropriate size is seated. My vehicle is equipped with an automated front passenger air bag system. When a person of appropriate size is seated in the front passenger seat it is suppose to turn the front passenger air bag on.
Tl* - while driving on a main road at 30 MPH, her 2006 pontiac g6 skidded on black ice, causing her vehicle to collide into a parked vehicle. There was major damaged to the passenger front side, but the airbags never deployed. The contact can provide copy of the police report and, copies of pictures from the insurance company.
Front of car hit a deer going 55 MPH on highway. Airbags did not deploy. Major damage to front of car and the airbags never did deploy. Luckily husband was wearing his seat belt.
Dt*: the contact stated when making a left hand turn at 5 MPH, the vehicle was struck head on in the drivers side door. The left frontal air bag deployed, but the front side curtain air bags failed to deploy. A police report and photos were taken and seatbelts were worn. Both vehicles were totaled and both drivers were taken to the hospital. The injuries to the contact included a small tear to a tendon in the left shoulder and a concussion which caused post concussion syndrome. No information was available on the other driver. The roads were dry and clear. The manufacturer had not been notified.
My 2006 pontiac g6 was involved in an accident on the interstate. Traffic had slowed down to about 25 MPH and the vehicle behind did not notice and struck my vehicle at about 60 MPH. This force pushed my vehicle into the vehicle in front of it. The driver was wearing their seat belt and shoulder strap at the time. During this incident, the steering wheel along with the main shaft came free of the column and was sitting in the driver's lap when the vehicle came to a stop. The airbags did not deploy and the wiring harness was still attached to the steering wheel. My main concern was that, with the steering wheel in the driver's lap with the shaft sticking straight up, the driver could have been impaled with the shaft through their jaw and up through their skull if the airbag had deployed at that time. I do have a digital picture of the steering wheel placed loosely back into the column if you need to see it.
My car every time I turned to the left or right my tires would make a squealing sound, so my husband thought I needed my tires rotated, I took it down to get an oil change and to get the tires rotated but he (sales person) told me that my tires were fine. Well I was going to work at 6:00 a.m my car started pulling to the right so I went off the road and tried to get my car back on the road but my tires locked up or something b/c my car started to spin in circles, I tried to get control of my car but before I knew I hit a tree. What scared me the most was that my airbags didn't deployed, I had frontal and side damage. I really don't know if it was a defective airbag or what but I've been having trouble getting another car because I didn't have gap insurance. I would have gotten it if my sales person would have mentioned it to me. Now I have to pay 3000.00 to pay the rest of a car that is not drivable before I can get another vehicle. It was a scary situation I don't want pity I just wanted to let other drivers know about the problem.
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