NHTSA Safety Recalls
Pontiac G6 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Pontiac G6, across 6 model years from 2005 to 2010. The 2006 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2010 (3).
Pontiac G6 years to avoid by our method: 2006 (3.1× the median year).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2006
- Owner complaints
- 5,890
2005–2010, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 5,890 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac G6 across 9 model years; the most, 1,910, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 243 of the Pontiac G6 complaints (4%) and a fire on 79.
Across all Pontiac G6 model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 3,109 complaints), then the electrical system (994).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac G6 in 2014: 942, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Pontiac G6 is steering, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Pontiac G6 recall, 15V064000, was reported on February 4, 2015 and concerns the steering: electric power assist system.
Pontiac G6 years to avoid
The 2006 Pontiac G6 stands out most: 449 complaints between 2005 and 2009, 64% of them naming the steering.
The 2006 also carries 7 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Pontiac G6 years.
The best-measured Pontiac G6 years are 2010 (0.3×), 2009 (0.6×) and 2005 (1.0×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac G6 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Pontiac G6
- STEERING6
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING6
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1
Pontiac G6 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Pontiac G6 recall campaign (11)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15V064000February 4, 2015 | steering: electric power assist system | 2006–2007 | crash | 69,633 |
| 14V252000May 14, 2014 | electrical system: wiring | 2005–2010 | crash | 2,440,524 |
| 14V224000April 30, 2014 | power train: automatic transmission | 2005–2008 | crash and injury | 1,131,113 |
| 14V153000March 31, 2014 | steering: electric power assist system | 2005–2006, 2008–2009 | crash | 1,373,177 |
| 12V460000September 18, 2012 | power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl) | 2008–2010 | crash | 426,240 |
| 09V073000March 6, 2009 | power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 2009 | crash | 276,729 |
| 09V036000January 30, 2009 | exterior lighting: brake lights | 2005–2006 | crash | 8,012 |
| 07V146000March 30, 2007 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2007 | crash and injury | 359 |
| 06V417000October 31, 2006 | air bags: frontal | 2006 | crash and injury | 794 |
| 05V098000March 14, 2005 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2005 | — | 35,777 |
| 14E044000 | steering | 2005–2010 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac G6. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted