2006 PONTIAC G6

4 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations, 2,602 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations4
Owner complaints2,602
Complaints citing a crash141
Complaints citing a fire14

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

15V0640002015-02-04

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

14V2520002014-05-14

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

14V2240002014-04-30

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

If the transmission shift cable fractures while the vehicle is being driven, the transmission gear selection may not match the indicated gear and the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash. Furthermore, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, despite selecting the ‘PARK’ position, the transmission may not be in ‘PARK.’ If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

14V1530002014-03-31

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 1,162STEERING
  • 230ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 156EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 116SERVICE BRAKES
  • 92AIR BAGS
  • 76FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 65POWER TRAIN
  • 62VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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Two 2006 PONTIAC G6s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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