2009 Pontiac G6 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 46about this part
- Share
- 6%of 713 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 46 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2009 Pontiac G6, 6% of the 713 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The transmission will not shift about 3rd gear and has no reverse, I have research this and have found other GM transmissions have been recalled. I have contacted the dealer multiply times without any response.”
NHTSA complaint #11217979, filed 2019-06, 69,000 miles“I am a insurance adjuster for erie insurance, on 11/28/2008 our insured parked her rental car a 2008 Pontiac G6 in front of her home and placed the car in park. She exited the car only to find that the car began to roll away and struck a lamp post in her neighbors yard. The damage to the car was $2097.32 & the damage to the neighbors property was $1764.27.”
NHTSA complaint #10263230, filed 2009-03, 5,561 miles“When I went to put the car in park, all of a sudden there was no resistance in the shift lever, it moved back and forth freely in the casing. Car would not go into park or any other gear. It broke in drive and would not restart. Had to use the emergency brake to keep it from rolling forward, had to have it towed . The dealer said we needed to replace the shift cable, and said the part was a g.m. Recall part. However, our car wasn't covered on the recall. …”
NHTSA complaint #10680244, filed 2015-01, 97,000 miles“Car started dragging - could not drive no more than 5 miles - transmission went out - would not go in reverse - no indication on computer of engine problem - read about similar recall on Pontiac G6 for transmission problems - this incident happened around the same time recall put out on certain G6 - but not mine because of engine size - I do not understand why my vehicle did not fall under this recall - I spent a lot of money to replace it.....updated 10-27-15”
NHTSA complaint #10763488, filed 2015-09, 72,000 miles“Shift cable tab broke causing car to be stuck in drive. 460000 were recalled but my was not. They said it is because I had a 3speed instead of 4speed. The part is the same. Dick norris buick said they knew all about this and had several repair kits on hand. Ithey appeared to be annoyed by recall work. When stopping to park and putting the transmission into park the car stayed in drive I cannot restart the car without manually moving the shifter under the hood. My car should have been included in the initial recall.”
NHTSA complaint #10954192, filed 2017-02, 63,000 milesRelated recalls
- 12V460000Sep 18, 2012General 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…Covers: Pontiac G6 2008–2010, Saturn Aura 2007–2010, Chevrolet Malibu 2008–2010
- 09V073000Mar 6, 2009General motors is recalling 276,729 my 2009 buick enclave, chevrolet cobalt, hhr, malibu, traverse, gmc acadia, pontiac g5, g6 and saturn aura and outlook…Covers: Pontiac G6 2009, Chevrolet Cobalt 2009, Malibu 2009 +7 more
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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Pontiac G6
296 complaintsExterior lighting
190 complaintsElectrical system
178 complaintsBrakes
77 complaintsFuel system
46 complaintsAir bags
40 complaintsVehicle speed control
35 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsEngine
24 complaintsElectronic stability control
18 complaintsSeats
12 complaintsWheels
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 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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