2010 Pontiac G6

No clear pattern

0% of complaints about the 2010 Pontiac G6 arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2010 vehicle, but with only 432 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is steering (174 complaints), typically at 7.5 yr or about 110,000 miles.

Complaints: 432
Median age at failure: 6.6 yr
Median mileage: 97,000 n=392
Crash / fire / tow: 4.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 3

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Steering

174 reports · 110,000 mi

7.5 yr

Electrical system

61 reports · 85,230 mi

6.9 yr

1.6%

Electronic stability control (esc)

55 reports · 101,880 mi

6.4 yr

1.8%

Exterior lighting

39 reports · 77,000 mi

4.8 yr

2.6%

Service brakes

19 reports · 85,230 mi

6.0 yr

15.8%

Air bags

18 reports · 70,000 mi

6.6 yr

27.8%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

14E044000 2014-07-21

Steering

Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain replacement intermediate steering shafts sold under the Dorman, OE Solutions, and Solutions brand names, part numbers 425-167, 2425167, and 7-3074, for installation on 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6, and 2007-2009 Saturn Aura vehicles. The affected steering shafts may have a yoke that inadequately supports the u-joint bearing resulting in a premature failure.

A joint bearing that fails prematurely may cause separation of the u-joint resulting in a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

14V252000 2014-05-14

Electrical system:wiring

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or

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

12V460000 2012-09-18

Power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Saturn Aura and model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 vehicles, equipped with a 4-speed automatic transmission. On these vehicles, the tabs on the transmission shift cable end may fracture and separate.

If the tabs were to fracture and separate, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. The driver would be able to move the shifter to 'PARK' and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in 'PARK.' The vehicle may not be able to be restarted and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible cr

In owners’ own words

Electrical system 16,650 mi 1.8 yr in service

PINS INSIDE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR RIGHT HEADLIGHT CORRODED, MAKING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL GREASE INSIDE CONNECTION TO KEEP MOISTURE OUT.

Electrical system mileage not reported 2.3 yr in service

I THOUGHT MY HEADLIGHT BULB WENT OUT AND SO I WENT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPLACE IT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE BULB HAS BEEN GOING IN AND OUT FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS. THE MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME IT'S A WIRE PROBLEM AND WITH THE VEHICLE BEING A 2010 I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THAT PROBLEM. IT'S NOW SEPT. 28,2012 AND ONCE AGAIN IT HAS GONE OUT...AGAIN. PLUS SINCE I GOT THE CAR I'VE BEEN HEARING RATTLING EITHER IN THE PASSENGER DOOR OR THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME BUT I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR GM MISTAKES. *TR

Electrical system 57,100 mi 3.3 yr in service

I HAVE REPLACE MY HEADLIGHTS ONCE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THEY HAVE JUST BURNED OUT AGAIN. IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE THAT I SHOULD KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE OUT HEADLIGHTS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO HOW THE CAR WAS MADE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A RECALL. *TR

Air bags 34,000 mi 2.3 yr in service

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN IDLING, PARKED, IN DRIVEWAY. TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALER IN CLEVELAND, TN. DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY REPAIR. ROUGHLY 20,000MILES LATER THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE GM FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM? *TR

Other G6 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.