2008 Pontiac G6 Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 101 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 2008 Pontiac G6, 9% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 90,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “air bag” (51% of reports).
- 101air bags complaints
- 90,000median miles at failure
- 19mention a crash
- 12mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- $1,250typical repair cost reported by owners
- 28%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 52 of 101 complaints (51%)
- Service airbag: mentioned in 11 of 101 complaints (11%)
- Failed deploy: mentioned in 9 of 101 complaints (9%)
- Passenger seat: mentioned in 9 of 101 complaints (9%)
How much does it cost to fix?
Owners who wrote down what they paid or were quoted put the typical air bags repair on the 2008 Pontiac G6 at $1,250, and half of them between $1,050 and $1,400.
Based on 6 NHTSA complaints about this problem alone that state a repair bill or quote (2011–2016), converted to 2026 dollars with the U.S. consumer price index. These are owners' own figures, not a quote: they include dealer quotes, and owners who file complaints often faced larger repairs, so they can run higher than typical shop prices. Prices vary by shop, region and warranty coverage. How we calculate this.
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 82 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 101 complaints, 19 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 12 an injury.
Pontiac G6 air bags complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 2008 Pontiac G6. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact's daughter owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side air bag deployed without warning. There was no impact to the vehicle that could have caused the air bag to deploy. The contact's daughter did not sustain…
Problems with steering and , vehicle picking up speed with hitting the gas, air bags didn't deploy in a severe accident
I have not driven my car for a day and i am inside my home and i come outside and my car is smoking and my car is smoking inside because the air bag has blowed up and it's on fire and how could a air bag blow up when it was parked for a day ,
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2008 Pontiac G6s have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 101 owner complaints about air bags for the 2008 Pontiac G6 (9% of the 1,080 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Pontiac G6 air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 90,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
How much does it cost to fix air bags problems on the 2008 Pontiac G6?
Owners report a typical cost of $1,250 (half paid between $1,050 and $1,400), from 6 complaints that state a repair bill or quote, in 2026 dollars.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 2008 Pontiac G6?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 52 of 101 complaints, followed by “service airbag” (11).
Other 2008 Pontiac G6 problems
See all 2008 Pontiac G6 problems or air bags problems across all G6 years.