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2005 Pontiac G6 air bags problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Pontiac G62% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Air Bags complaints
2%
share of all complaints
87,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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.

    filed Oct 28, 2024

  • 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…

    filed Jan 6, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other G6 years

YearReportsShare
2010 G6187%
2009 G6406%
2008 G61019%
2007 G611810%
2006 G61176%
G6 air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.