Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10165124August 10, 2006
SUSPENSION
FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND NOT WORKING. ENTIRE FRONT END OF CAR IS MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164995August 9, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY, 2006. SEVERAL DAYS AGO I NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT STRUT APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE DID NOT YET EVEN HAVE 500 MILES. THE LEAK DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE HAZARDOUS AND THE CAR IS DRIVABLE HOWEVER IT DOES NOT RIDE CORRECTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY, 8-8-2006, AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS LEAKING AND SAID THEY WOULD ORDER ONE. THEY SAID IT WAS TO ARRIVE IN A WEEK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165003August 9, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT FRONT STRUT IS LEAKING OIL AFTER TWO WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP. GM HAS RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART, BUT WILL NOT ISSUE AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD BE DETRIMENTAL IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165048August 9, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1. DRIVING 500 MILES LEAD TO THE FAILURE OF FRONT STRUTS ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO. 2. THE STRUTS ARE COMPLETELY GONE AND IT CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE IN MASSACHUSETTS. ALSO, NOT HAVING FRONT STRUTS THAT WORK PROPERLY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CAR, INCLUDING TIRES, RIMS, FRONT END AND FRAME DAMAGE. 3. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO GET ANY REPLACEMENTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM HERE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165101August 9, 2006
SUSPENSION
PURCHASED 2 NEW 2006 GTO FROM CLYDE REVORD MOTORS EVERETT WASHINGTON. 1ST CAR FRONT STRUT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED UNDER 500 MILES.2ND CAR FRONT STRUT DRIVER SIDE FAILED UNDER 50 MILE. BOTH CAR WERE BUILT APIRL 2006. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164966August 8, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOUGHT 06 PONTIAC GTO NEW ON 6-30. NOTICED PUDDLE UNDER DRIVER SIDE ON 7-1-06. CONTACTED DEALER ON 7-3-06. TOOK INTO DEALER ON 7-3-06 AND TOLD NOT TO DRIVE CAR IF POSSIBLE AND BRING BACK WHEN PARTS ARRIVED. GARAGED CAR UNTIL RETURNING TO DEALER ON 7-20. NOTICED ANOTHER PUDDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE ON 7-20-06. DEALER STATES CAR IS UNSAFE DUE TO STRUT OIL ON BRAKE PADS, HAS HAD CAR SINCE 7-20-06. PONTIAC STATES THIS IS THE FIRST THEY'VE HEARD OF IT. I LATER FIND OUT IT'S A PROBLEM ON ALL 06 GTO'S AND PARTS ARE UNAVAILABE TO FIX. STILL AT DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR PARTS AS OF 8-8-06. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164631August 6, 2006
SUSPENSION
2006 PONTIAC GTO BOTH FRONT STRUTS FAILED WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES ON THEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR TWO WEEKS WITH REPLACEMENT STRUTS AVAILABLE IN 4-6 WEEKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164603August 5, 2006
SUSPENSION
FAULTY FRONT STRUTS FAILED AFTER LESS THAN 1200 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED 12 JUNE 2006. STRUT FAILURE CAUSES OTHER SUSPENSION/STEERING PROBLEMS AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE INHERENTLY UNSAFE. THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO GENERAL MOTORS AND TO STRUT MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THIS VEHICLE TO ME. FAULTY STRUTS WERE NOT REPLACED BY DEALER, NOR WAS I INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE BY DEALER (HARDIN PONTIAC ANAHEIM, CA), BY GENERAL MOTORS OR BY THE STRUT OEM (MONROE). HAD TO DISCOVER MYSELF. SINCE DISCOVERY HAVE ASKED DEALER ABOUT THIS WHO SAYS I CAN STILL DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY WHILE REPLACEMENT STRUTS ARE ON BACK-ORDER UNTIL OCTOBER 2006. DEALER RE-BALANCED FRONT TIRES AS LIKELY CAUSE OF WOBBLY STEERING ALREADY (JULY 2006) BUT WOBBLE HAS RETURNED DUE TO STRUT FAILURE. THIS IS ALSO SQUIRTING STRUT OIL ONTO FRONT BRAKES CAUSING BRAKE SQUEALING AND FADING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164611August 5, 2006
SUSPENSION
FRONT STRUT FAILURE ON 2006 GTO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164494August 4, 2006
SUSPENSION
LEAKING FRONT STRUTS WHICH COULD CAUSE MAJOR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164520August 4, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING THE FRONT STRUT REPAIRED ON 7-18-06, LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER, THE STRUT WAS LEAKING AGAIN. THE SUSPENSION WAS MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON 7-29-06 AND THE GARAGE FLOOR, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT STRUT FAILED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164568August 4, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON MY '06 GTO MY STRUT "BLEW" AND STARTED LEAKING. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW ISSUE. THE CAUSE IS KNOWN. THE EXACT CARS AFFECTED CAN BE IDENTIFIED. THERE SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE ACTION TAKEN. I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE WEB-SAVVY, SO I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. THEY MIGHT FIND OUT WHEN ONE OF THESE THINGS FAILS AT A LETHAL TIME. IT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN... *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164281August 3, 2006
SUSPENSION
2K MILES ON NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO, FEB 2006 BUILD DATE. BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING CAUSING OIL SEEPAGE AND LOUD CLUNKING OVER TERRAIN. OIL ALL OVER INNER WHEEL WELL CAUSING FACTORY UNDER COATING TO MELT. POTENTIAL FOR OIL TO LEAK ON TO BRAKE PADS WITH BRAKE FAILURE TO RESULT. FIRE HAZARD DUE TO EXTREME HEAT GENERATED BY BRAKES AND PROXIMITY TO EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. PREMATURE FAILURE OF SWAY BAR LINKAGE AND STABILIZER BUSHINGS CAUSED FROM CORROSIVE OIL FROM LEAKING STRUTS BEING SPRAYED OVER THOSE CRITICAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164302August 3, 2006
SUSPENSION
LEFT FRONT STRUT FAILURE, RIGHT FRONT STRUT LEAKING ON PONTIAC GTO 2006. PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, 125 MILES ON VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164390August 3, 2006
SUSPENSION
FRONT STRUT FAILURE - OIL LEAKS FROM STRUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF SUSPENSION DAMPING ON VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OIL COATING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR AND CALIPER. FAILURE OCCURS WITH NO WARNING. TO DATE, VEHICLE IS OUT-OF-SERVICE AND IS WITH THE SELLING DEALER. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. AWAITING REPLACEMENT STRUT FOR VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164388August 3, 2006
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT STRUTS FAILED AND SLUNG OIL ALL OVER THE BRAKES OF MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES ON IT. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I EVEN ASKED THE SALESMAN WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IF HE HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AS I HAD READ OF OTHER OWNER'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AND HE SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I AM TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164204August 2, 2006
SUSPENSION
1. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR JUST OVER 3 WEEKS. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER BOTH FRONT TIRES THAT LOOKED LIKE OIL. 2. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A MONTH BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE PARTS IN STOCK. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT EVER SINCE. THE CAR DOES NOT TRACK WELL ON THE ROAD AND IT FLOATS AND BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE. ALSO, IF THERE ARE IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD THE CAR BOUNCES AROUND A LOT. 3. I AM STILL WAITING ON THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164242August 2, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVER SIDE HAS OIL ON WHEEL WELL AREA. MARCH 06 BUILD DATE. 1000 MILES. ALL STRUTS ARE ON BACKORDER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164243August 2, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT LEAKING OIL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164250August 2, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING OIL, SWAY BAR BUSHING MISSING AND END LINK INSTALLED BACKWARDS. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM PONTIAC. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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