2006 Pontiac G6 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 89about this part
- Share
- 5%of 1,910 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 105,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 89 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2006 Pontiac G6, 5% of the 1,910 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 105,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was sitting in my driveway put it in gear the first gear is reverse so it shift hard into reverse it don't shift hard into neutral an then it shift hard in all other gears it will shift hard but if I get the rpms past 3000 without shifting it will shift fine but it has been happening more commonly each day”
NHTSA complaint #11057187, filed 2017-12, 122,500 miles“On march 4, 2015, I was driving home from work at a starting speed from a stop light, when my 2006 Pontiac G6 transmission gave out without any warning signs. I had my vehicle inspected to verify that my vehicle had adequate amount of automatic transmission fluid, which the fluid was a clean color red. My vehicle was purchased on february 2014, from a used car dealership.”
NHTSA complaint #10692682, filed 2015-03, 157,000 miles“I was making a left hand turn at about 20 MPH and my power steering cut out. I almost crashed my car into a pole, but was able to tug at the steering wheel and avoid the pole. I had to turn my vehicle completely off and then back on to rest the power steering. This has occurred countless times while driving my car. I have had this happen to me at least 20 to 30 times.”
NHTSA complaint #10509811, filed 2013-04, 100,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #11143551, filed 2018-10, 209,000 miles“I've got a 2006 Pontiac G6 2.4 an the transmission will shift hard sometimes from park to reverse not in neutral but from neutral to drive an it will shift hard when I'm driving no check engine lights”
NHTSA complaint #11052927, filed 2017-12, 120,000 milesRelated recalls
- 14V224000Apr 30, 2014General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 29, 2014, that they are recalling 56,214 model year 2007 and 2008 Saturn Aura vehicles. On May 22, 2014…Covers: Pontiac G6 2005–2008, Chevrolet Malibu 2004–2008, Malibu Maxx 2004–2007 +1 more
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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac G6
1,220 complaintsElectrical system
245 complaintsExterior lighting
198 complaintsBrakes
189 complaintsAir bags
117 complaintsFuel system
107 complaintsVehicle speed control
69 complaintsSuspension
56 complaintsEngine
55 complaintsOther or unknown
37 complaintsEngine cooling
33 complaintsElectronic stability control
32 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac G6
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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