The invention discloses an automobile transmission gear heat treatment method. The method includes the steps of carburization, carbonitriding, quenching, cleaning, low temperature tempering and air cooling. The carburization technique is combined with the carbonitriding technique, abrasion resistance, fatigue strength and corrosive resistance are improved by a layer of highly hard nitride layer obtained on the carburized layer on the surface of a gear, and comprehensive performance of a product is good; meanwhile, the problems of massive carbide appearing under the high carbon potential state and network carbide appearing in the cooling process are avoided, and early-age cracking of the surface of the gear is avoided; moreover, by the method, the technological process is simplified, heating and cooling links and discharge links are reduced, carburization deformation and quenching deformation are reduced, generation of black structures is reduced as well, and anti-fatigue performance is guaranteed; finally, by the method, production cycle is shortened greatly, energy consumption is lowered, and production efficiency is improved highly.