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2009 Pontiac G6 air bags problems

40 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Pontiac G66% of all complaints for this model year.

40
Air Bags complaints
6%
share of all complaints
86,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
10 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owned a 2009 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving at 30-35 mph, the contact was in the right turn lane when making a turn a vehicle in front of them was making a left turn but did not see the contact which caused the contact to crash into the front passenger side of the vehicle…

    filed Sep 8, 2021

  • I was parked in a mostly vacant parking lot about 8pm. I got into the vehicle after coming out of the grocery store. I put key into ignition but did not shift out of park or move the car. I turned on the dome light to look for something on the passenger seat. As I was leaning toward passenger door…

    filed Oct 14, 2020

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

Air Bags problems in other G6 years

YearReportsShare
2010 G6187%
2008 G61019%
2007 G611810%
2006 G61176%
2005 G6152%
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.