2006 Pontiac G6 drivetrain & axles problems
69 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2006 Pontiac G6, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 111,000 miles 54 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 54 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 111,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* - the contact owns a pontiac g6 which was involved a crash in july 2006. The current and failure mileage were 900. The cv joint failed while driving at 40 MPH. The contact heard a noise, and while driving the vehicle to the dealer, less than 5 minutes away, the contact lost control, hit another vehicle, and drove into a ditch. GM stated that the failure did not occur due to the cv boots, and that it could have been the tie rod end. The contact has a police report and photos.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that after the vehicle being repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v252000 (power train), three months later the vehicle was stuck in reverse after reversing the vehicle. The contact mentioned the vehicle failed to shift into park as well. The vehicle was taken to duplessis buick GMC at 2522 s burnside ave, gonzales, la 70737 where the failure was duplicated diagnosed from the recall. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac G6
- Steering 1,236 complaints
- Electrical system 248 complaints
- Lighting 208 complaints
- Brakes 192 complaints
- Air bags 117 complaints
- Fuel system 110 complaints
- Engine 85 complaints
- Cruise control 69 complaints