Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Pontiac G6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT on and car has not been in any major accidents requiring an airbag. Also, causes the car horn to not work. Dangerous because if I should happen to get in a major accident the airbag may not deploy, I can not warn cars about to back into me because the horn doesn't work.
CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING TO WORK.
I BOUGHT IT IN JANUARY AND ITS MAY , I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES ITS DON'T WANT TO CRANK! *TR
THE STEERING COLUMN IS BROKEN AND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THIS. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING, THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE LOUDER THE NOISE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS MY ONLY WAY TO WORK AND BACK. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS WHO RIDE IN THIS DAILY. CALLED AND CHECKED ON ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND WAS INFORMED BACK IN 2014 (PREVIOUS OWNER) HAD IT FIXED FOR THIS ISSUE. AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. PLUS THE SERVICE AIR BACK SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHICH IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN BEING BROKE. THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM AGAIN.
TAKATA RECALL - THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IS A RECALL GOING TO BE DONE??
TAKATA RECALL. SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY STEERING. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, IT GETS SO TIGHT YOU CANNOT STEER IT. IT ALSO SAYS TO SERVICE THE AIRBAG. I'M SO SCARED TO TRY TO DRIVE IT. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AGAIN, BUT LIKE YOU DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL. THEN IT'S TIGHT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP, THE VEHICLE SWAYED RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH AND FLIP OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS ON THE LEFT HAND FROM THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW LOT AND INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IT HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,632.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. GM DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT, BUT NO RECALL. ALSO STATED IF IT ISN'T FIXED THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR
WHEN WE TURN THE IGNITION KEY THE ENGINE STARTS BUT THE KEY REMAINS IN START AND DOESN'T RETURN TO RUN.WE GET NO GAUGES, NO POWER WINDOWS,AND OBVIOUSLY NO AIR BAGS,AND NO RADIO. IF WE BARELY TOUCH KEY THE CAR SHUTS OFF. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PARK AND FIGURE OUT THAT YOU HAD TO PHYSICALLY AND CAREFULLY TURN THE KEY TO RUN. THE CAR DIED 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE DEALER HAD EARLIER SHAVED THE CARS KEY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN HAD THE LOCK CHANGED BY A CERTIFIED LOCKSMITH. WE CONTACTED GM TO VERIFY THAT THE NEW IGNITION THAT THE LOCKSMITH PUT IN WASN'T DEFECTIVE,(NOT THAT WE QUESTION THE LOCKSMITH)AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WASN'T ON THE RECALL. WHEN WE ASKED WHETHER THEY COULD TELL IF THE LOCK WAS OK,OR IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEEPER IN THE IGNITION THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $110 JUST TO FIND OUT,AND IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE,$300 MORE. NOW WE'VE CONTACTED GM AND GOT A FILE NUMBER,AND GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE BLOWING US OFF. WE NEVER EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL NEWS 2/14.THE RECALL NEEDS EXPANDING. AND WE NEED TO KNOW IF THE LOCKS A LOCKSMITH MIGHT BUY TO REPLACE, IS ALSO BAD. GM REFUSES TO GIVE THAT INFO. AND THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM ANYWAY. CAN IT BE THE IGNITION LOCK ONLY OR IS IT DEEPER? *TR
SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE POPPED UP AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY ISSUES I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT MY DAD AND A COUPLE OF MY UNCLES HAD WORKED FOR THE GM PLANT IN LINDEN NJ. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST TRAVELING 90 MPH. IN TURN, HIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE CRACKED IN THE MID-LUMBAR AREA, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE INJURY TO BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS. A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,805.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE DEPLOYMENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH PRIOR TO THE ILLUMINATION. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING WITH A PASSENGER IN HER VEHICLE. WHEN THE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO FASTEN HER SAFETY BELT, THE BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,487.
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHERE SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER SMALL PICKUP TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN HER 2005 PONTIAC G-6. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THE LOCAL POLICE WERE SURPRISED THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE INITIAL INJURIES TO MY WIFE WERE SOME SORENESS TO HER SIDE AND BACK, AND A BRUISE ABOVE HER NOSE WHERE HER GLASSES HIT HER. LUCKILY HER INJURIES WERE NOT MORE SEVERE. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 10-15 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS ENOUGH DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE FAN BLADE AND RADIATOR REPLACED, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND INJURIES DID OCCUR. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.
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