NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Pontiac G6 Recalls
The 2005 Pontiac G6 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Pontiac G6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 679
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Pontiac G6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Pontiac G6
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 G6, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 14V224000
- Reported
- April 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,131,113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 G6, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008–2009 G6, 6 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 09V036000
- Reported
- January 30, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,012
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 G6
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 05V098000
- Reported
- March 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,777
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Pontiac G6
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 G6, 2 other models
2005 Pontiac G6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 679 owner complaints about the 2005 Pontiac G6, the newest on November 6, 2025. Of these, 26 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Pontiac G6, the component group named most often is the steering (68%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the exterior lighting (9%).
2 of the 2005 Pontiac G6's 6 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2005 Pontiac G6 owners gave the mileage (573 complaints), the median was 80,643 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering459
- Electrical System86
- Exterior Lighting62
- Power Train48
- Service Brakes31
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic28
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24 | |
| 2007 | 45 | |
| 2008 | 48 | |
| 2009 | 85 | |
| 2010 | 91 | |
| 2011 | 55 | |
| 2012 | 42 | |
| 2013 | 45 | |
| 2014 | 81 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2005 Pontiac G6 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 91. 20% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Pontiac G6 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Pontiac G6 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the three best-measured Pontiac G6 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 679 complaints about the 2005 Pontiac G6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac G6 by model year
Other 2005 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted