2005 Pontiac G6 air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 15 complaints for the 2005 Pontiac G6, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Pontiac G6
- Steering 462 complaints
- Electrical system 86 complaints
- Brakes 69 complaints
- Lighting 66 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 41 complaints
- Fuel system 34 complaints
- Engine 29 complaints
- Cruise control 20 complaints