The contact's daughter owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side air bag deployed without warning. There was no impact to the vehicle that could have caused the air bag to deploy. The contact's daughter did not sustain any injury, and no medical attention was received. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2008 Pontiac G6 airbags problems
101 complaints (9% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 90,000. 19 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 101
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- crashes
- 19
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal2
- Side/window1
- Frontal: sensor/control module1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Pontiac G6 airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2008 Pontiac G6 airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2008 Pontiac G6 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Problems with steering and , vehicle picking up speed with hitting the gas, air bags didn't deploy in a severe accident
I have not driven my car for a day and I am inside my home and I come outside and my car is smoking and my car is smoking inside because the air bag has blowed up and it's on fire and how could a air bag blow up when it was parked for a day ,
Read out states service air bag .
The ESC traction control illuminate when ignition is turned on and remains illuminatedwhile the vehicle is in operation. The traction control illuminate on and off during operation of vehicle. It may remain off for a while and when the car ignition is turned on and while operating the vehicle it may remain illuminated.
When the passengers has the seat belt on and when driving the service air bag goes off the passenger has moved is when it kick on then goes back off
I have a 2008 pontiac g6 and my service airbag light stays illuminated all the time and there is a popping in my steering wheel when I turn it. My tracking light also stays on all the time.
The air bags have never deployed and the air bag light stays on. The powersteering is electric and not pump assist and it keeps going out and now may have to replace entire sterring column. Have called gmc to complain and still mo recall has been made. Google my issue abd found that there are alot of people with my car that have the same problem. Feel helpless
My air bags don't work in my car. My car was kept outside all these years. My cruise control doesn't work at all and my volume for the radio and illumination of the steering wheel doesn't work. I never owned a car that had issues with an airbag. I'd be willing to speak to the media and tv personnel.
I have not been able to use the cruise control on my 2008 pontiac g6 gt. I am having steering issues where my steering wheel clicks. Plus my air bag light is on all the time. I called customer service through pontiac they gave me a reference number.8-3680048435. I asked for the corporate office to speak to someone at gm about my car being missed on a recall and no corporate person was given.
Questions about the 2008 Pontiac G6 airbags
Does the 2008 Pontiac G6 have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 101 complaints about the airbags of the 2008 Pontiac G6, 9% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2008 Pontiac G6 airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 90,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Pontiac G6 airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Pontiac G6 have bad airbags?
The Pontiac G6 model years with the most airbags complaints are 2007 (118 complaints), 2006 (117 complaints) and 2008 (101 complaints).
Other 2008 Pontiac G6 problems
Steering 420Lights 243Electrical 225Brakes 154Transmission 83Acceleration 67Fuel system 62Driver assistance 48Engine 45Locks 23Suspension 22Body 18Seats 18Visibility 15Wheels 14Seat belts 13Tires 8
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