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2006 Pontiac G6 transmission problems

Owners reported transmission problems in 20 complaints for the 2006 Pontiac G6, <1% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
48,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2006 Pontiac G6 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 48,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 48,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Purchased a 2006 pontiac g6 gtp, I have recently caused many close calls of harming peoples life due to the failure of shifting of my transmission in a fairly new vehicle. The transmission slips and does not go into gear sometimes and when entering the highway everyday is a challenge if I will make it or not. The vehicle decides if it will go or not and I don't believe this 2006 vehicle should be on the road or others to be sold until this ongoing problem across the nation to be solved.

Reported at 65,000 miles, September 2010 Injury

My current problem with my 2006 pontiac g6 sounds the same as the recall for the 2009 pontiac g6. Today (12-8-10) I had to bring in my car in to the dealer after putting my car in park, which then proceeded to roll. The wiring system did not seem to recognize park or disconnected from the transmission. I later tried to turn the ignition and the car would not turn on at all. 4 months ago I brought it in for the key getting stuck in the ignition because the car didn't recognize it as being in park.

Reported at 30,000 miles, December 2010

Other problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac G6

Transmission problems in other years

  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005

Transmission problems across all Pontiac models