2006 Pontiac G6 Transmission Problems

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AT THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE INTERVALS, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FILLED AT A GM DEALER. RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THE LIGHT TO NOTIFY ME THAT TRACTION CONTROL ISN'T ON COMES ON AND MY TRANSMISSION WILL JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THEN SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE, HOWEVER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN UNHOOKING THE BATTERY OR PULLING THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE THEN REPLACING IT AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT BY A GM DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. GM HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT GM WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE FAULTY EQUIPMENT (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) THAT THEY MADE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK SEVERAL TIMES, AND I AM AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10402322

Incident

May 22, 2011

Mileage

140,000 mi

ON THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, KNOWN AS BLACK FRIDAY MY GRANDDAUGHTER AN I GOT INTO MY 2006 PONTIAC G6, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. GM SENT ME A NOTICE IN THE MAIL 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THE LETTER STATED THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM DO NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, FOUR MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND 10 MINUTES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE FOUND OVER 100 CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE US. GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT TOOK NO ACTION TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I FEEL THAT IT IS TIME THAT NHTSA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370467

Incident

Nov 26, 2010

Mileage

105,000 mi

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. THREE OTHER TIMES I HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE/FOOT PEDDLES. I WOULD HAVE TO BREAK TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE TO SLOW DOWN OR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL UNTIL IT REACHED 30MPH. IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DRIVE IN TRACTION CONTROL AND READ DECREASED ENGINE POWER ON THE PANEL. IN ADDITION, I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A FOUNTAIN OF WATER POURING INTO MY CAR SURROUNDING THE SUNROOF ON EITHER SIDE OF PANELS BTWN THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS, RESULTING IN SEVERE INTERIOR DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT MOLD SPORES GROWING. INSTEAD OF THE FILTER SURROUNDING THE SUNROOF FILTERING WATER OUT, IT IS FILTERING WATER IN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369565

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

Mileage

30,000 mi

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. IT HAPPENS AT 65,000 MILES ON ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10359390

Incident

Sep 11, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

MY FRIEND'S 2006 PONTIAC G6 4-CYLINDER TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS AND A HARD 'THUG' IS HEARD WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HIS CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW AND HE HAS 83,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON GOOGLE AND HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE LINK IS BELOW FOR THE WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T1738315-2006_PONTIAC_G6_TRANSMISSION_JERKING HAS ANYONE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION JERKING ON THEIR PONTIAC G6 WITH THE 4CYLINDER? *TR

NHTSA ID

10332101

Incident

May 24, 2006

Mileage

83,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2007; IT IS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE CAR; THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT PASSED ALL POINT INSPECTION; WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE STEERING RANDOMLY "LOCKED" UP OR JUST DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. FINALLY WENT TO AMMACO TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RACK AND PINION STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT WHICH CAUSED DEFICIENT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT, WHICH CAUSED MY TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. ALSO MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE IMPACTED AS WELL. THE MECHANICS WERE SURPRISED THAT I OR MY FAMILY WASN'T DEAD SINCE TECHNICALLY I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR BY WAY OF STEERING. I AM OUT CLOSE TO $2000.00 BECAUSE THIS WAS FOUND OUT AFTER THE WARRANTY LAPSE (OF COURSE). THANKS GM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10325539

Incident

Apr 6, 2010

Mileage

135,134 mi

STEERING FAILURE...ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT BUT RECOVERED CAR IN TIME. REPORTED TO DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10321282

Incident

Aug 16, 2009

Mileage

31,000 mi

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I GO TO TURN IN SOMEWHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY GOES DEAD. MY CAR WENT DEAD IN ON A MAJOR HWY THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS GOING TO TURN IN AND I WAS NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. I AM VERY SCARED OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT AND I FEAR THAT SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME REPEATEDLY THAT ME OR 1 OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND ITS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. ANOTHER INCIDENT THE OTHER DAY I WAS GOING DOWN THE HWY 70 MILES AN HOUR MADE A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STALLED. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10294864

Incident

Nov 24, 2009

Mileage

60,000 mi

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AT 31,222 MILES ON A 06 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2005. I FIRST NOTICED SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT THE END OF JUNE 2009. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO GET INTO GEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING UP A HILL; THIS WAS NOTICEABLE DURING FREEWAY DRIVING. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A THUMP NOISE WHEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM 0 DURING STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC AFTER PROLONGED DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON EVENTUALLY. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT ON 7/7/09. THE MECHANIC TRIED REPLACING TWO OF THE COMPUTER SENSORS PRIOR TO THAT, BUT IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE CAR'S SHIFTING. THE CAR'S WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. BECAUSE 3 YEARS HAD PASSED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL BELOW 36,000 MILES. I FIND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY $1,800 FOR A TRANSMISSION ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND ESPECIALLY AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278469

Incident

Jun 25, 2009

Mileage

31,222 mi

CLUTCH WENT OUT IN CAR THE SLAVE CYLINDER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT IN OR OUT OF GEAR REPLACED THE PART WITH NEW ONE ORDERED FROM GMC WHICH ALSO FAILED THE DAY AFTER INSTALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273016

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

31,000 mi

I BOUGHT A PONTIAC 2006 G6 GT 3.5 LITER ENGINE HAS A LOTS OF POWER FOR A V6, MILEAGE WAS 47,000 KILO. FIRST WEEK HAD TO REPLACE ONE FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKING, ALSO FRONT TOP PLATE BEARING AND STEERING KIT WAS KNOCKING . TRACTION CONTROL VERY NOISY. NOW MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 52,000 K . STILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE MANUAL TAP SHIFTING WONT SHIFT DOWN TO 4TH GEAR , SEEN THE DEALER THREE TIME NOW DOESN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM EVERY THING WAS SHIFTING GOOD. SEEN THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM YESTERDAY THANK GOD IT DID IT ONCE WHILE THE MECHANIC DID A TEST DRIVE WAS WITH HIM FOR THE TEST NOW BEEN OK FOR THREE DAYS. NOW 56,123 K THEY SAID MAYBE WONT COVER ON WARRANTY BECAUSE ABUSE , IF THEY SEE SIGN OF COFFEE OR SOFT DRINK SPILLS. WHY THE CAR HAS COFFEE CUP HOLDER RIGHT THERE OR NEAR THE SHIFTER COLUMN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HIS RIGHT THERE? CRAZY DON'T YOU THINK. HOPE IT WITH GET BETTER. NOT THE BEST CAR FOR ME UP TO NOW. WITH THAT MILEAGE SHOULD BE LIKE A NEW CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10272820

Incident

Jan 22, 2009

Mileage

48,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE WARRANTY WAS UP ON VEHICLE, THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE CAR SHIFTS /SLIP GEARS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE TC CONTROL LIGHT. THE COST TO GET THE CAR FIXED WITH BE IN THE NEIGHBOR HOOD OF $1000-$12000, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE CAR FIXED SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255460

Incident

Jan 2, 2009

Mileage

56,000 mi

I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS 107,000 MILES, THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. MY FUEL TANK RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING ALOT OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD HAVE CAUSED AND THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE. THE SECOND IS THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN BAD SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED? THE POWER STEERING JUST LOCKS UP SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10249146

Incident

Nov 3, 2008

Mileage

107,000 mi

LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN PONTIAC G6 GT ON START UP. IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND START AGAIN,IT COMES BACK, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL FAIL DURING DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236711

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

Mileage

35,009 mi

I'M FINANCING 2006 PONTIAC G6, BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE APRIL 2008, VIBRATION OVER 55MPH, LOOSE STEERING WHILE ON HWY, STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT REPLACED IN APRIL 2008 AND STILL HAVING SAME MSG ALERT OF POWER STEERING. GM NEED TO RECALL BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT AND A FAMILY LIKE MINE START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235710

Incident

Jan 1, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AS IF IT WERE LOOSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD, AND THE STEERING RACK. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND SEVERAL OF THE PARTS FOR THE STEERING UNIT WERE ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,161 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,493. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE TRANSMSSION WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE TIE ROD END WAS LOOSE AND WORN. UPDATED 09/18/08 *JB

NHTSA ID

10234451

Incident

Jul 30, 2007

Mileage

34,161 mi

SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE 2006 G6 THAT WE PURCHASED IN 2005. WE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE PASSING GEAR ON THE CAR DOES NOT KICK IN. WE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER A 2ND TIME ON 04/23/2007 BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND THE CAR DIDN'T KICK INTO THE PASSING GEAR AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND WHEN IT DID THE CAR DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND JERKED AND FINALLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT WENT BACK TO A NORMAL SPEED BUT STILL WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. TOOK IT TO THE DEAL WHO FINALLY GOT IT TO DO AS WE DESCRIBED BUT NOT HAS BAD, ON THE NEXT DAY THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO WE WERE TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US SINCE IT WASN'T FLASHING ANY CODES TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT FEELS AS IF THE POWER OF THE CAR IS DROPPING WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL NOT GO AND THEY WILL BE INJURED. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER KNOWING THAT IT HAD AN ISSUE TURNED AROUND AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT CODES TELLING THEM THERE WAS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY DROVE THE CAR AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT HAD A BLOCKAGE THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS STALLING OR THE POWER WAS DROPPING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE AC MODULE REPLACED. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFE CARE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188851

Incident

Apr 21, 2007

Mileage

31,300 mi

MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THREE REPAIR ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND STILL HAVE NOT CORRECTED IT. ALSO, THE INTERLOCKING SYSTEM, WHICH IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED IN REVERSE, LETS YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT IN ANY DRIVE GEAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164882

Incident

Aug 8, 2006

F40 (GTP COUPE G6) 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ARE VERY HARSH TO SHIFT, SOME GRINDING. EVEN WORST UNDER SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURE. CANNOT SHIFT BACK TO 1ST GEAR IF FREEZING UNTIL OIL IS WARM.. MAKE THE CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT VERY LOW SPEED AND UNDER SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. HAVE TO GO TO COMPLETE STOP WHEN TRAFFIC STILL MOVING SO TO GET 1ST GEAR IN. GM HAS A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BUT REFUSES TO APPLY IT TO MY CASE. DEALER CHANGED FAULTY LINKAGE CABLE AND TRIED TO ADJUST SHIFTER 6 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. GM'S DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGERS, DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANICS DON'T YET KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT F40 TRANSMISSION, WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM THAT GM PUT OUT ON FEB. 3RD 2006. *JB

NHTSA ID

10151759

Incident

Oct 12, 2005

Mileage

14 mi

GRINDING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS ON 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLICKING OR POPPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF OF GAS. TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY POOR FEEL GENERALLY AND GENERALLY FEELS DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. GRINDING IS MORE APPARENT WITH LOW SPEED SHIFTS OR WHEN TURNING. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FOG LIGHT BUTTON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH GET NOTICEABLY HOT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE THIRD COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DASH LIGHTS DO NOT GO ON WHEN YOU PUT THE LIGHTS ON MANUALLY DURING THE DAY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10151085

Incident

Jan 1, 2006

Mileage

200 mi