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2007 Pontiac G6 Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

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Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Mar 14, 2021
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 1,231 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 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.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsInterior & seatsSteering
Filed Mar 14, 2021

MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK. MY TRACTION CONTROL, ESC, AND ABS LIGHT COME ON. MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF WONT CLOSE. ALL OF THESE ARE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT APPARENTLY EVERY CAR OTHER THAN MINE IS BAD. WHEN I DRIVE THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND PULL ME TO THE NEXT LANE. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY PASSENGERS. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE AND I ALMOST HIT A SEMI WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD WHISTLE NOISE WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS TO THE LEFT. THE CAR MAKES LOUD NOISES IN THE FRONT END LIKE THE CAR IS GONNA FALL APART. REPLACED THE FRONT END $1000.00 WORTH OF WORK AND STILL MAKING THE NOISE. ATE MY BRAND NEW TIRES UP. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN RECALL-13036 RECALL-14152 RECALL-N140115 RECALL-14V252000 RECALL-07V146000 RECALL-14E04400 RECALL-14772&14V-153 RECALL-15V064000

NHTSA ID
11402845
Incident
Mar 1, 2018
Mileage
80,000 mi
Interior & seatsSteering
Filed May 23, 2019

WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE.. CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID, ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID & STEERING BECAME STIFF ALMOST UNTURNABLE. ABOUT 40 MILES LATER RECHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID N IT WASN'T READING ON THE DIPSTICK AGAIN. THEN NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING UNDER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE KINDA CLOSE TO WHEEL. ALMOST THINKING THE PUMP HAS A HOLE OR SOMETHING IN IT. I'M NOT FOR SURE ON THAT BUT WILL PROBABLY B BRING IT TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW TO GET IT CHECKED OUT.

NHTSA ID
11209403
Incident
May 22, 2019
Mileage
157,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 12, 2017

WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING DISPLAYS, THE BELL WARNING SOUNDS THAT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ISN'T FASTENED WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER PRESENT AND NOTHING ON PASSENGER SEAT, INDICATING A FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT IS OCCURRING WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY.

NHTSA ID
10994490
Incident
Apr 3, 2017
Mileage
48,000 mi
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Jan 27, 2017

"SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ACROSS THE DIC INDICATING IT NEEDS SERVICE DONE TO IT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. IF THE CAR IS TURNED ON (TRIED MANY TIMES) AND SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE MESSAGE COMES ON AFTER A FEW TRIES. ALL CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND LIQUIDS HAVE NOT BEEN SPILLED ON THE SEATS.

NHTSA ID
10948023
Incident
Jan 16, 2017
ElectricalInterior & seatsPowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 30, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND WHEN IN PARK, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,004.

NHTSA ID
10669069
Incident
Dec 22, 2014
Mileage
159,004 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Oct 27, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK FOR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH WHEN THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID
10650270
Incident
Oct 13, 2014
Mileage
100,000 mi
Interior & seatsOther / unspecifiedVisibility
Filed Sep 4, 2014

DRIVERS SIDE LOCK INDICATOR BROKE OFF WITH NO UNUSUAL DAMAGE OR WEAR THAT WOULD.HAVE CAUSED! HAVE SEEN A LOT OF G6S LIKE THIS! *TR

NHTSA ID
10630567
Incident
Aug 22, 2012
Interior & seatsOther / unspecified
Filed Sep 3, 2014

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LEATHER IS CRACKING/SPLITING, CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER CARE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10630281
Incident
Sep 22, 2011
Mileage
39,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Jul 19, 2014

AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION MESSAGE AND HAS A WARNING CHIME. DURING THIS TIME THE SYSTEM IS IDENTIFYING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING. THE ISSUES SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF THE ERROR MESSAGE AND INDICATOR LAMP GO AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SOMETIMES FAILS TO TURN ON WITH THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT HARD TO TELL WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. DURING THIS TIME THE INFORMATION SCREEN/RADIO ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS IS CORRECTED BY SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10614765
Incident
Jul 19, 2014
Mileage
60,000 mi
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Jun 25, 2014

THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILS TO REALIZE THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED. THEREFORE THE LIGHT AND BELL CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT OR NOT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10605827
Incident
Jan 1, 2012
EngineInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed May 17, 2014

MY G6 SPORTS CONVERTIBLE HAS A TENDENCY TO LOCK ME IN THE CAR.. IT HAS A RETRACTABLE ROOF AND THE WINDOWS FUNCTION UP AND DOWN AND INCH FOR SECURITY REASONS WHEN USING THE ROOF.. ON SUCH DAY, I WAS NOT USING THE ROOF AND PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THE DRIVER DOOR LOCKED ME IN... WOULD NOT LET ME OPEN THE DOOR .. I TURNED OFF THE RADIO THINKING IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT BUT DIDNT.. THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULD OPEN WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR.. IF THAT WOULD NOT HAVE LET ME OUT I WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE MY VEHICLE.. ALSO, THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I DIDNT EVEN HAVE IT ON.. IN SUMMER I DO NOT USE THE TRACTION FEATURE, ONLYIF IT IS RAINING HARD. THREE TIMES FOR THE LIGHT AND TWO TIMES NOW LOCKING ME IN.. I CONTACTED A PONTIAC SERVICE REP AND HE SAID I PROBABLY HAVE A DOOR LOCK DEFECT. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS ONCE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE MAY I NOTE THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT EVEN UNLOCK THE DOOR.. MAKES ME FEEL PETRIFIED THAT I AM GOING TO BE LOCKED IN MY CAR AND I AM CLAUSTROPHOBIC.. PLEASE GM LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.. THIRDLY THERE IS A HISS THAT IS COMING FROM THE MOTOR AND ALL IS FINE UNDER THE HOOD, THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY NEW AT 22000 MILES AND THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURING.. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL.. NOW IT IS! HELP! *JS

NHTSA ID
10592184
Incident
Mar 27, 2014
Mileage
22,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 20, 2014

THE DRIVERS SEAT WELDS BROKE... THE SEAT MOVES ON THE TRACK... VERY UNSAFE IF A CRASH HAPPENS! *TR

NHTSA ID
10565164
Incident
Feb 15, 2012
Mileage
12,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Dec 15, 2011

WHEN OPENING A DOOR ON THE CAR I GOTTA HIT TAP ON THE CEILING THEN IT WILL COME ON. THE DOOR LOCKS STAY UNLOCKED EVEN AT 55 MPH. RADIO STOPPED WORKING AT 82000 MILES THEN AT 86000 THE FRONT SPEAKERS CUT IN AND OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10440095
Incident
Nov 16, 2010
Mileage
82,000 mi
Interior & seatsSteering
Filed Feb 7, 2008

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES LOCKS WHILE STEERING AND HAS GOTTEN EXTREMELY STIFF WHILE TURN THAT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WILL MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ABOUT HALF INCH EACH WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IN PARK. THE FRONT SUSPENSION SEEMS TO BE LOOSE IT CLUCKS AND KNOCKS WHILE TURNING OR HITTING BUMPS THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO HAS A KNOCK IN IT. SOMETIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE SEAT DOES NOT NOTICE IT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SAYS OFF AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID
10217334
Incident
Jul 11, 2007
Mileage
12,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 10, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY ONE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE HAS A KEY ENTRY AND SHE DOES NOT HAVE A KEY FOB FOR HER VEHICLE. ON OCTOBER 6, 2007, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS BLOCKED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TWO HOURS FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BEFORE SHE COULD OPEN THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ONLY CAME EQUIPPED WITH A KEY ENTRY AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY INSTALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 800.

NHTSA ID
10205350
Incident
Oct 6, 2007
Mileage
800 mi

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