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vehicle
2006 / pontiac / g6
known issues
4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
1,910 on file (2005-12-06 → 2026-09-02)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
348 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Loss of electric power steering assistSTEERING150 complaints2018-11 → 2026-09pontiac-g6-2006-eps-assist-loss
11737755 When first started sometimes power steering does not work. Temporary fix is to restart the car. It's gone out while I was driving. This is very scary and hard to turn when it goes out
11153515 ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT. WHEN BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION THE STEERING IS TIGHT. RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING IS SO LOOSE THAT I CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE
11735915 I have the warning power steering on my dash and it’s getting harder to steer and turn then it quits and does it again it’s not safe at all
Brake lights illuminating incorrectlyEXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES9 complaints2019-05 → 2024-10pontiac-g6-2006-brake-light-malfunction
11603719 Brake lights are illuminating when accelerating (when brake pedal is NOT depressed) and are NOT illuminating when actually braking (when brake pedal IS depressed)
11221252 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY REMAIN ILLUMINATED
11324491 BRAKES LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY STAY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. ONCE THE BRAKE IS PRESSED THEN IT CUTS OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME AND GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR
Fuel pump leak near fuel tankFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM5 complaints2018-10 → 2022-11pontiac-g6-2006-fuel-pump-leak
11494754 I had to replace the fuel pump module assembly because it was leaking fuel out from above the fuel tank and dripping down near the exhaust
11142751 GAS LEAKS FROM CRACKED FITTING ABOVE FUEL TANK. CAR SMELLS VERY BADLY OF GAS
11434874 The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the garage and when her husband went into the garage the next day, he smelled a strong gasoline odor
Transmission slipping and shift cable failurePOWER TRAIN7 complaints2018-10 → 2021-04pontiac-g6-2006-transmission-slip-shift
11406916 TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC IS STARTING TO GO AND OR SLIP. HAVE TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY TO GET CAR MOVING. WILL START REVING ONCE IT'S PAST 3 RPMS. HAPPENS IN MOTION, ON STREETS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I HEAR A NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE
11156059 THE TRANSMISSION CABLE LINK HAS A SMALL PLASTIC BUSHING ON IT WHICH IN MY CASE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND WHILE MY CAR WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE
11143551 MY G6 2006 3.9 GTP TRANSMISSION WONT MOVE THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSON SHOWED NO SIGN OF GOING BAD I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN MANUAL TO DRIVE IT ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT POPS ON RANDOM TIMES FOLLOWED BY A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Pontiac G6 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/pontiac/g6
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_pontiac_g6_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Pontiac G6},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/pontiac/g6}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
