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Pontiac G6Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 5,888 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Pontiac G6 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The G6 has 10 safety recalls on record.

Pontiac G6
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2006Best years'05 '08 '09 '10Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5,888Top: SteeringSafety recalls102005–2014 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Pontiac G6 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the G6 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'05'06'07'08'09'10'14
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2010Best77/100273 complaints · 2 recalls2009Solid55/100713 complaints · 4 recalls2008Solid46/1001,080 complaints · 4 recalls2007Solid42/1001,232 complaints · 4 recalls2006Caution32/1001,910 complaints · 6 recalls2005Solid58/100679 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac G6 problems

All model years combined: 5,888 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering3110150
Electrical system99453
Exterior lighting96438
Service brakes51231
Air bags40989
Power train37817
Vehicle speed control27616
Fuel/propulsion system2731
Electronic stability control (ESC)19311
25 other systems115494
10 recalls

Pontiac G6 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

56%Steering: electric power assist system15V-064 · 2006–2007 · Feb 4, 2015 · 69,633 vehicles60%Electrical system: wiring14V-252 · 2005–2010 · May 14, 2014 · 2,440,524 vehicles54%Power train: automatic transmission14V-224 · 2005–2008 · Apr 30, 2014 · 1,131,113 vehicles60%Steering: electric power assist system14V-153 · 2005–2009 · Mar 31, 2014 · 1,373,177 vehicles–Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)12V-460 · 2008–2010 · Sep 18, 2012 · 426,240 vehicles–Lever and linkage: column shift09V-073 · 2009 · Mar 6, 2009 · 276,729 vehicles–Exterior lighting: brake lights09V-036 · 2005–2006 · Jan 30, 2009 · 8,012 vehicles–Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive07V-146 · 2007 · Mar 30, 2007 · 359 vehicles–Air bags: frontal06V-417 · 2006 · Oct 31, 2006 · 794 vehicles–Other: owners/service/other manual05V-098 · 2005 · Mar 14, 2005 · 35,777 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the G6

  1. Brake Light Switch/Sensor MalfunctionEA13005 · 2005–2008 · closed Jul 1, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-252
  2. Brake Light MalfunctionRQ13001 · 2005–2008 · closed Jun 6, 2013
    No recall
  3. Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion AuditAQ10001 · 2009 · closed Dec 28, 2015
    No recall
  4. STOP LAMP MALFUNCTIONPE08054 · 2005–2007 · closed Jan 30, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-036
  5. LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSISTPE07023 · 2005–2006 · closed Sep 25, 2007
    No recall