2008 Pontiac G6 Airbags Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

11466375

Incident

May 26, 2022

Mileage

190,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND , VEHICLE PICKING UP SPEED WITH HITTING THE GAS, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT

NHTSA ID

11404470

Incident

Mar 17, 2021

Mileage

170,000 mi

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 ,

NHTSA ID

11256629

Incident

Sep 18, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

READ OUT STATES SERVICE AIR BAG .

NHTSA ID

11244259

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11192015

Incident

Dec 2, 2018

Mileage

179,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11160568

Incident

Dec 6, 2018

Mileage

141,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11088756

Incident

Apr 11, 2018

Mileage

70,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11063850

Incident

Jan 6, 2018

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.

NHTSA ID

11061561

Incident

Jun 6, 2017

Mileage

129,500 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11055440

Incident

Jun 7, 2017

Mileage

121,000 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WONT COME OFF

NHTSA ID

11051015

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

Mileage

174,258 mi

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT, THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING IS NOT WORKING. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN IT. WHEN I LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE THE HORN SOUNDS.

NHTSA ID

11047562

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

Mileage

129,126 mi

MY CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND MY STERRING IS MAKING A LOUD SQUICKING NOICE WHEN TURNING CORNERS

NHTSA ID

11040673

Incident

Oct 26, 2017

Mileage

100,500 mi

CAR MONITOR INDICATE CHECK AIR BAG. PROBLEM FOR REMOVE THE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR LOSS A LOT POWER STEERING. WHEN I APPLY THE BREAK THE DIRECTION VIBRATE A LOT AND MAKE NOISE

NHTSA ID

11040176

Incident

May 7, 2017

THE SERVICE AIRBAG ALARM SHOWED ON THE COMPUTER DISPLAY. IT BLINKED ON AND OFF NOW IT IS A STEADY LIGHT DASHBOARD!

NHTSA ID

11025215

Incident

Sep 22, 2017

Mileage

65,000 mi

MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY CAR ITS BEEN ON STEADY FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS OR MORE. MY STEERING WHEEL AT CERTAIN TIMES ARE HARD TO STEER THE CAR. IT MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHILE I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

11023552

Incident

Sep 5, 2016

TAKATA RECALL. I NEED TO BE NOTIFIED IF MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11005216

Incident

Jun 30, 2017

PASSENGER OCCUPANCY AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND DOES NOT READ IF ANYONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SHOWS THAT THERE IS NOT A PASSENGER, WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGERS. THIS SENSER FAILED WHEN THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD, WE HAD ONLY OWNED IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR, HAD BOUGHT THE CAR USED. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX $700 OR MORE FROM WHAT TH DEALER SAID. JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY, SHOWING AN AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG IS SET TO OFF ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH/WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11000518

Incident

Jun 6, 2013

Mileage

88,000 mi

INTERMITTENT FLASHING BEEPING SEAT BELT ALERT WHILE WEARING SEATBELT. NOW AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT ON PERMANENTLY. STARTED WHILE DRIVING APPROX 35 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY STREET. DID VIN SEARCH, STATING NO RECALLS FOR IT. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I'M SCARED FOR MY SAFETY. WANT TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL SO PROBLEM CAN BE ADDRESSED ASAP.

NHTSA ID

10984767

Incident

May 7, 2017

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2008 THAT ONLY HAS 83,500 MILES ON IT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO THE TRACTION LIGHT TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND THAN WENT OFF . THE LAST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT 2 WEEKS AGO THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE AND DO NOT TURN OFF UNLESS I TURN OFF THE CAR. AND I ALMOST FORGOT I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS CAP MY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT ON TURNING ON SO I ORDERED ANOTHER ONE DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. ITS LIKE NEVER ENDING.

NHTSA ID

10979479

Incident

Feb 1, 2017

Mileage

83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE STATIONARY, THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

NHTSA ID

10940012

Incident

Oct 30, 2016

Mileage

132,000 mi

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON! WHY IS THAT?! IT COMES IN WHEN I START NY CAR AND IT JUST COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10935182

Incident

Dec 10, 2016

Mileage

117,500 mi

ON A CLEAR DAY, TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HWY, CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON. I HAVE BEEN ASKING OTHER OWNERS IF THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IF THAT LIGHT IS ON. THAT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME! NOW THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE I MOVED THE DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD. THAT IS INTERMITTENT. PLEASE, FIND THE RIGHT PERSON TO DECLARE THIS WORTHY OF A RECALL. ONE PERSON DYING BECAUSE OF THIS IS ONE PERSON TOO MANY. AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELTS ARE OUR ONLY SAFETY IN A CAR. IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT, THE CARS SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND THE OWNER REIMBURSED.

NHTSA ID

10926532

Incident

Oct 28, 2016

Mileage

237,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10924573

Incident

Nov 6, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

JUST ACQUIRED THE 2008PONTIAC G6 FOR MY SON. LEARNING THERE WERE 2 OPEN RECALLS ON IT. CALLED LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER AND HAD THEM DONE. NOW A SEAT BELT LIGHT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE POPS ON UPON STARTING THE CAR, DRIVING THE CAR AND ONLY GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THERE'S A LIGHT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG THAT STAYS ON. IT IS ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR, IT'S ON WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR, IN TOWN AND THE HIGHWAY, IT ONLY GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. A NEW BATTERY WAS ADDED TO THE CAR, AND NEW SERPENTINE BELT. I HAVE A VAPOR LOCK ISSUE TODAY. PLEASE TELL ME THIS CAR WILL PROTECT MY SON IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. THE AIR BAG ISSUE WORRIES ME. IS THERE AN OPEN RECALL, OR ONE THAT HAS EXPIRED, AND MAY BE REOPENED? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10920607

Incident

Oct 17, 2016

Mileage

237,220 mi