Pontiac GTO Complaints (2006)

216 consumer complaints on file.

#10163904July 30, 2006
SUSPENSION
ONE WEEK AFTER OWNING VEHICLE, NOTICED LEAK SPOTS ON DRIVEWAY. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET CAR FORUMS, WAS INFORMED COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR BUILD DATES JAN-APR '06. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT AND WAS TOLD DRIVER SIDE STRUT IS LEAKING. TOLD THERE IS A 2-3 MONTH WAIT DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. ON 7/29, STRUT FINALLY BLEW WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE CAUSING A JOLTING SENSATION AT HIGH SPEED. WILL TAKE TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT ON MONDAY (7/31) IN ORDER TO GET LOANER VEHICLE DUE TO THE 2-3 MONTH WAIT TOLD TO ME BY DEALER. I TRAVEL 35 MILES TO WORK ONE WAY SO THIS IS A VERY TROUBLESOME ISSUE. A RECALL ON THESE STRUTS IS WAY OVERDUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THESE BLOWOUTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163909July 30, 2006
SUSPENSION
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 300 AND 400 MILES ON VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT BEGAN TO LEAK. THE OIL HAS DAMAGED THE UNDER COATING. WAS TOLD 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR PART TO COME IN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163929July 30, 2006
SUSPENSION
BOTH FRONT STRUTS BLOWN OUT AND LEAKING ON MY 06 PONTIAC GTO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163883July 29, 2006
SUSPENSION
THE TWO FRONT STRUTS ON THE CAR LEAK OIL, WHICH CAUSES STRUT FAILURE. THE CAR HAD 800 MILES ON IT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED. THE REPLACEMENT STRUTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE STRUTS BEING BAD, AND MUST SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN. DEALER DID GIVE A RENTAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163760July 28, 2006
SUSPENSION
BOTH FRONT STRUTS BLEW OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163799July 28, 2006
SUSPENSION
RIGHT FRONT STRUT LEAKING OIL ON SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. JAN 06 BUILD DATE. ~700 MILES ON ODOMETER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163748July 27, 2006
SUSPENSION
2006 PONTIAC GTO NORMAL DRIVING 35-40 MPH FRONT END STRUTS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. NO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HAS BETWEEN 500 AND 600 MILES ON IT. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163548July 26, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT FRONT STRUT BLEW OUT, OIL ALL AROUND WHEEL WELL AND UNDER VEHICLE. RIGHT FRONT VERY BOUNCY OVER BUMPS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 425 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163560July 26, 2006
SUSPENSION
RIGHT FRONT STRUT ON MY 2006 GTO. STRUT WAS COLLAPSED AND LEAKING. THERE IS A GM INFORMATION MEMO ON THIS - PIC4141. CAR HAD 1200 MILES ON IT, I AM WAITING A WEEK AND DUE TO MANY OTHER GTO HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I AM STILL WAITING FOR A PART. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163372July 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT STRUTS DEVELOPED LEAKS THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING. ANTI-SWAY BUSHING DESTROYED BY FLUID LEAK. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING NEW PARTS. 2500 MILES ON VEHICLE CURRENTLY; PROBLEM DEVELOPED WITH LESS THAN 2000 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163401July 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO. WITHIN 300 MILES I NOTICED DEGRADED HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND VEHICLE UNDERCOATING WASHED ONTO MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATION. I RETURNED VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AFTER INSPECTING MYSELF AND FINDING OIL LEAKING FROM BOTH FRONT STRUTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163430July 25, 2006
SUSPENSION
HAD VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A WEEK. FRONT END NOISE AT 300 MILES. REPLACED THE TWO FRONT STRUTS. VEHICLE DRIVEN TO SHOP 7-1-06. DIDN'T RECEIVE VEHICLE BACK UNTIL 7-24-06. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT SHOCKS UNDER WARRANTY I AM STILL GETTING FRONT END NOISE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163455July 25, 2006
SUSPENSION
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT IS LEAKING FLUID ALL OVER WHEEL AND GARAGE FLOOR. CAR HAS ONLY 430 MILES ON IT 3 WEEKS OLD. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO SEE ME THURSDAY JULY 27TH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163294July 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND AFTER ONLY 500 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT STARTED TO LEAK AND MAKE ALOT OF NOISE. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 1000 MILES ONCE THEY GOT THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY DECIDED TO ONLY REPLACE THAT ONE. NOT SURE IF THEY REPLACED ANY BUSHINGS FROM THE OIL BE ALL OVER THEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163347July 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED A BRAND PONTIAC GTO AFTER ONLY 300 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STRUTS!!! I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE 10 DAYS & FOR THE LAST SEVEN OF THOSE DAYS ITS BEEN IN SERVICE WITH NO PROMISE OF GETTING OUT ANYTIME SOON! I TRADED IN A PREMIUM MODEL VEHICLE FOR THIS JUNK!! IM ALSO CONCERNED THAT AFTER THE PROBLEM IS FIXED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163205July 23, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LEFT FRONT STRUT STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISES AND LEAKING ALL OVER MY PARKING LOT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163206July 23, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1) NO EVENTS 2) STRUTS LEAK, CAR BOUNCES IN FRONT, VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT 200 MILES. 3) REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER NO RECALL ON THE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE FAILED ON THE SAME CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163144July 22, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 GTO WITH 850 MILES, BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAK OIL. BUSHING FOR SWAY BAR TO CONTROL ARM HAS BROKEN BECAUSE OF OIL EXPOSURE. DEALER WILL REPLACE BOTH STRUTS. HAVE READ THAT CARS WITH BUILD DATE OF JAN OR FEB 06 ARE AFFECTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162915July 19, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
CAR HAS 700 MILES ON IT, AND THERE IS A TERRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRONT STRUT IS LEAKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162803July 18, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I BOUGHT MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH 17 MILES ON IT. I FOUND OUT THROUGH A WEB FORUM, THAT THE 2/06 GTO'S MAY HAVE HAD A BAD BATCH OF STRUTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR ON A SHORT TRIP WITH MY FAMILY, THE CAR STARTED TO LEAK FLUID FROM THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT. I THINK THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PUT OUT AT LEAST A TSB OR RECALL THESE CARS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE. I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME AT THE TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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