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2007 Pontiac G6 power train problems

98 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2007 Pontiac G6 cite power train, 8% of all 1,232 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
98
8% of all complaints
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the power train

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I'M ON A BUSY CITY STREET AND I WENT TO PUT MY VEHICLE FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND I NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T GOING INTO GEAR AND WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE ON THE GAS TO MAKE MY VEHICLE GO IT WOULD JUST REV UP LIKE IT WASN'T A YEAR AND THEN I WOULD YOU KNOW TAKE IT BACK TO REVERSE AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND IT WOULD STILL NOT GO INTO GEAR FINALLY AFTER ABOUT TWO OR THREE TRIES OF THIS IT FINALLY GOT TO GO INTO DRIVE AND I MADE IT TO HOME THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I TRIED TO CRANK MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START SO A FRIEND OF MINE POP THE HOOD AND HE NOTICED THAT THE THING THAT PUTS MY CAR INTO GEAR WAS NOT ATTACHED ANYMORE AND THAT IS WHY MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND I HAD THE PROBLEM THAT I HAD THE NIGHT PRIOR. NEXT PROBLEM I HAVE IS MY AIRBAG SYMBOL POPS UP OFF AND ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND WE'LL STAY ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN GO OFF AND THEN IT'LL COME BACK ON ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND THEN IT'LL GO OFF AGAIN AND THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOWN THE STREET JUST RANDOMLY. NEXT IS MY POWER STEERING POWER STEERING WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR AND ATTEMPT TO TURN MY WHEEL TO REVERSE OR YOU KNOW TO GET OUT OF A PARKING…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 9, 2021Steering, Power train, Air bagsODI 11407275
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 242,588.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 2, 2020Steering, Power trainODI 11377578
“WAS ON THE HWY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING !!! WORKS SOME TIMES!! TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN U PUT IT IN GEAR!!! TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP SOMETIMES WHEN U PUT IT IN PARK!!! EVERY RECALL THAT'S FOR OTHER 2007 PONTIAC G6 IS EFFECTING MY CAR BUT SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL!!!”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 6, 2019Steering, Power train, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11229827
“CONVERTIBLE ELECTRICAL SENSOR SYSTEM WON'T ALLOW TOP TO ASCEND. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. CONVERTIBLE TOP IS DOWN AND SENSOR BUTTON WILL NOT WORK TO RAISE TOP. STATIONARY ONLY. ALSO, UNRESOLVED RECALLS: 14V252000; 07V146000; 14E044000/15V064000; 14V224000”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 11, 2019Power trainODI 11219172
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TURNER GMC (1261 TAXTON ST, HARRISBURG, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT VIN IS INVALID *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 1, 2019Power trainODI 11183388
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, IT BEGAN TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED INTO A LAKE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. BRADLEY CHEVROLET OF PARKER (2500 INDUSTRIAL PARK PLACE, PARKER, AZ 85344, (928) 754-0481) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED PER TWO UNKNOWN RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 15, 2019Power trainCrash reportedODI 11180391

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Power train: automatic transmission

Free remedy

General 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, GM increased the recall to include an additional 1,074,899 model year 2004-2008 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured from May 16, 2003, through October 5, 2007, model year 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured from June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, and model year 2005-2008 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured from May 26, 2004, through September 28, 2007, and equipped with 4-speed transmissions. The total number vehicles being recalled is now 1,131,113.

Power trainReported Apr 30, 2014NHTSA 14V224000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.