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2005 Pontiac G6 engine problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2005 Pontiac G62% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Engine complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Making loud nosies when steering. Front end very wobblily feeling as thought the front part of the car feel like its going to detach from the car. When the car hit about 50 mph it would shake real bad. Very uncomfortable ride overall

    filed Aug 4, 2020

  • 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…

    filed Oct 31, 2019

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

Engine problems in other G6 years

YearReportsShare
2010 G641%
2009 G6243%
2008 G6363%
2007 G6444%
2006 G6553%
G6 engine 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.