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2005 Pontiac G6 engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 29 complaints for the 2005 Pontiac G6, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
29 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
91,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2005 Pontiac G6 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 91,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 91,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 40% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 25 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac g5, while driving had stopped at a stop light and noticed flames under the hood. Consumer pulled into a convience store and parked the car. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not contacted. Donovan cadillac (5800 w. Kellogg dr, wichita, ks) was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 210,000.

Reported at 210,000 miles, October 2019 Fire

Too many complaints to write them all up, here are a few: engine makes metal grinding "whooshing" noise independent from acceleration-dealer cannot replicate, warped rotors-dealer wanted over $1,000 to fix, have had radio replaced 5 times due to disc errors-dealer keeps replacing, had steering rack and water pump replaced at 30,000 miles-dealer covered, sensor that turns on lights went-dealer replaced, power steering problems, hard to turn and rough, but no "lock-ups" like others have had(thankfully)-dealer cannot…

Reported at 1,000 miles, August 2005

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