NHTSA Complaint #10218129 — 2006 PONTIAC G6

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN MORE CONSISTENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE ON THE SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. SHE ALSO FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 03/13/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RACK WAS REPLACE, THE VEHICLE STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT. THE SUN VISOR KEPT FALLING DOWN. UPDATED