NHTSA Complaint #10745256 — 2008 PONTIAC G6

ON ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, WHEN LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, WHEN RE-ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACES TO 7000 RPM, THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AT ABOUT 5000 RPM AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/30/12, 3/5/13, 8/19/13, 9/12/13. DIAGNOSIS CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN TELLS ME I AM "TRICKING" THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I DE-ACCELERATE AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FROM 30,000 MILES TO CURRENT MILEAGE OF 47,000 MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACED TO 7000 RPM. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE REAR. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OPERATING IN THIS ERRATIC MANNER. I DO NOT BELIEVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE ENGINEERED TO ALLOW A DRIVER TO "TRICK" THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE COULD BE A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR.