Pontiac GTO Complaints (2006)

216 consumer complaints on file.

#10183190February 21, 2007
SUSPENSION
WORN TIRE TREAD WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES , HAD TO PAY FOR ALIGNMENT AND PARTS. WAS TOLD THESE CARS NEEDED TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT EVERY 6 MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182706February 15, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS/STRUT BUSHINGS WORN OUT ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT WITHIN 2-3 THOUSAND MILES. DEALER REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WITH THE CAR WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR. FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ONCE, BUT WORE OUT IMMEDIATELY, APPOX 2-3 THOUSAND MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182732February 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 PONTIAC GTO STRUT BRACES ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES RUB ONTO TIRES CAUSING INSIDE OF TIRES TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT WEAR. VERY CONCERNED FOR THE HEALTH OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177517January 2, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOUGHT 2006 GTO W/ 50 MILES ON IT. AT 270 MILES FRONT STRUTS FAILED BY LEAKING OIL AND CLUNKING IN SUSPENSION. DEALER SAYS THEY'LL TRY TO GET PARTS.. HAVE READ THAT THERE IS ANOTHER STRUT MFG THAT WILL MATCH GM WARRANTY "GTO FORUM". *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176978December 26, 2006
SUSPENSION
2006 PONTIAC GTO - RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER SIDE) TIRE MAKING CONTACT WITH STRUT. THERE IS A GROOVE BEING WORN INTO THE TIRE. CAR HAS FACTORY 17" TIRES, CAR HAS 1,200 MILES. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED TO GM. THIS CAN CAUSE A TIRE FAILURE AND POTENTIAL INJURY/DEATH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172821November 7, 2006
EQUIPMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT STRUTS ON MY CAR BROKE, AND LEAKED FLUID ALL OVER. THE DEALER SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE HOWEVER, AND MADE ME REPAIR THEM EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT BREAK THEM. LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR HAS HORRENDOUS ISSUES WITH THEIR STRUTS, WHICH ARE DEFECTIVE. EVEN THOUGH THE STRUTS ARE DEFECTIVE, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL, AND THE DEALER HAS MADE ME PAY TO FIX THEM TWICE. THE STRUTS FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, IN REGARDS TO HANDLING OF THE CAR, AND CAR DEALERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY I HAVE FOUND OUT ARE TELLING PEOPLE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH HAS BEEN TAKING MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171820October 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER BROKE. NOW BOTH STRUTS LEAKING, PARTS WILL NOT BE IN FROM AUSTRALIA FOR 3 WEEKS. WHAT ELSE IS WRONG BECAUSE OF THE DELAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171595October 23, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
OIL FROM THE LEFT FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE DEFECTIVE STRUT, BUT DRIVING CONDITION MAY WORSEN DUE TO THE CONTINUING LEAKAGE OF THE STRUT. THE DEALER ORDERED THE STRUTS BUT CLAIMED THAT THE DELIVERY MAY TAKE MORE THAN ONE MONTH. SO IN CONCLUSION, THE AUTOMOBILE, BY THE DEALER'S SUGGESTION, IS SAFE FOR DRIVING EVEN WITH A DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION PART FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168075September 12, 2006
SUSPENSION
BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING OIL ON 06 GTO AT 875 MILES. DUE TO CONCERN OF LEAKING OIL CONTAMINATING FRONT BRAKE PADS AND CONCERN FOR SAFE OPERATION, SAID VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED/TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM DEALER. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE AS OF THIS DATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166991August 29, 2006
SUSPENSION
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT LEAKING OIL. FRONT SWAY BAR END LINK BUSHINGS ASSEMBLED ON DRIVERS SIDE WRONG. WASHER ON LOWER BUSHING WAS INSTALLED ON TOP OF BUSHING INSTEAD OF BELOW ALLOWING BUSHING TO FALL AWAY FROM SWAY BAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166780August 28, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END STRUT AND BUSHING FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166793August 28, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 BRAND NEW PONTIAC GTO , STRUTS BLEW OUT AND OIL ALL OVER BRAKING SYSTEM. CAR IS THES THAN 1 MONTH OLD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166637August 27, 2006
SUSPENSION
2006 PONTIAC GTO STRUTS LEAKING OIL AFTER ONLY 1800 MILES. BOTH STRUTS NEED REPLACEMENT BEFORE BRAKES, BUSHINGS AND UNDER COATING GETS DAMAGED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166669August 27, 2006
SUSPENSION
STRUTS LEAKING ON 06 GTO WITH 350 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166591August 26, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
OIL LEAKS FROM BOTH FRONT STRUTS AFTER ONLY 500 MILES LOGGED ON 2006 PONTIAC GTO. DEALER SAID PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK-ORDER AND CAN NOT TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN UN-DRIVABLE FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS. NO LOANER WAS EVEN OFFERED UNTIL REPAIRS COULD BE MADE AND I CONTINUE TO MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON A $33K VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166615August 26, 2006
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, FRONT END STARTED TO RATTLE LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART. FRONT STRUTS LEAKING FLUID CONTAMINATED THE SWAY BAR LINK BUSHINGS CAUSING ONE TO FAIL. FLUID WAS ON WHEELS AND OTHER SUSPENSION PARTS AND ALL THROUGH INNER FENDER AND UNDER CAR. IF BRAKE ROTORS WERE HOT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166515August 25, 2006
SUSPENSION
PURCHASED THE GTO JULY 5, 2006. DID THE FIRST OIL CHANGE ON AUGUST 6TH AT 1983 MILES. MY HUSBAND NOTICED OIL ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND INSIDE WHEEL. WE HAD BEEN HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE ONCE IN AWHILE AND HANDLING STARTED TO GET WORSE. HE WARNED ME TO BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND TO GET IT BACK TO THE DEALER. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THEY IDENTIFIED THE STRUT PROBLEM, ORDERED PARTS, WANTED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PARTS CAME IN, I REFUSED AND PUT US IN A RENTAL UNTIL IT COULD BE COMPLETED. CALLED PONITAC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DELAY IN PARTS AVAILABILITY. AFTER A LENGTHY CALL WITH A LOT OF ON HOLDS, WAS INFORMED WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT GET THE PART UNTIL AT LEAST SEPT. 15, 2006. THEY ARE ON A BOAT FROM AUSTRALIA AND WE WERE NUMBER 238 AND ONLY 100 PARTS WERE COMING IN. THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE US OUR PAYMENTS AFTER EVERYTHING HAD BEEN FIXED. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER ON AUGUST 23 AND HAD SAID PARTS IN HAND AND CAR WAS FIXED THAT DAY. (NOT THE TIMELINE WE WERE EXPECTING EVEN BETTER) THEY ONLY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEEMS TO BE UNAFFECTED. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON BOTH. THEY REPLACED THE STRUT AND THE LINKAGE (BUSHING) DUE TO CONTAMINATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166316August 23, 2006
SUSPENSION
FRONT STRUTS LEAKED AFTER 200 MILES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS WAITING ON PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166338August 23, 2006
SUSPENSION
PURCHASED A NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO IN JULY OF 2006. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE CAR BOUNCES AROUND ON THE ROAD A LOT MORE THAN IT USED TO. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (ANDY KLEIN PONTIAC) ON AUGUST 3, 2006. DEALER STATES THAT THE STRUTS HAVE FAILED ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON ORDER. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WILL ARRIVE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS RAISED UP OFF THE GROUND TO INSPECT THE SUSPENSION, THE BUSHING FELL AND NOW THE CAR NOT ONLY HAS NO SHOCK ABSORBERS LEFT, BUT NO BUSHING TO PROTECT THE METAL ON METAL CONTACT. CAR SOUNDS AND DRIVES LIKE IT HAS 500,000 MILES ON IT. VERY UPSET THAT DEALER HAS ME DRIVING UNSAFE CAR AND WILL NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL UNTIL THE PARTS ARRIVE TO FIX THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166360August 23, 2006
SUSPENSION
TEST DROVE A BRAND NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH A SUSPENSION NOISE. SALESPERSON AT THE DEALER COMMENTED THAT THE SUSPENSION WOULD SETTLE DOWN AND THE NOISE GO AWAY. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE SUNDAY AUGUST 19TH AND TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE MONDAY AUGUST 21ST THAT ALREADY HAD THIS SUSPENSION NOISE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO CHECK THE SUSPENSION NOISE OUT. THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN AS SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 4141 / NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10020224. SERVICE ADVISOR NOW SAYS IT WILL NOW BE 20 WEEKS OR MORE BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT STRUTS ARE AVAILABLE. GM SAYS NOT TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY GTO BUILT DATE IS FEB 06. HOW CAN GM LET THEIR DEALERS SELL MY A CAR THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FROM DAY 1. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND UNSAFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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