2006 Pontiac GTO complaints

VEHICLE IGNITION LOCK SEIZES, LEAVING THE CAR COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *TR

DRIVING 60 MPH ON FREEWAY AND HAD A BLOW OUT. ALMOST HIT TWO CARS AS A RESULT OF CONTROL LOSS. REMOVED FLAT TIRE (FRONT PASSENGER) AND NOTICED THE INSIDE OF TIRE WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN DOWN TO THE METAL WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRE STILL HAD PLENTY OF TREAD. TIRE STILL HAD HALF ITS LIFE LEFT. ASKED TIRE COMPANY TO RETURN THE TIRE TO ME BUT THEY SENT IT TO RECYCLER BEFORE I PICKED THE CAR UP. I DID TAKE A PICTURE OF THE TIRE AND IT DOES SHOW THE INSIDE WEAR. THERE IS A CORRESPONDING MARK ON THE SHOCK WHERE THE TIRE RUBBED THE PAINT OFF IN ONE SPECIFIC AREA ON THE SHOCK. I HAVE NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALER SAID CAUSED THE BLOW-OUT. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE RUBBING IS WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING AND WILL HAVE TO PREMATURELY REPLACE TIRES WHICH WII BE EXPENSIVE. THERE ARE ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE GTO AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PRODUCTS THEY MAKE. THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED CASE LIKE GM AND ITS DEALERSHIPS WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND BEGAN SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY DISCOVERED A FAILED STRIP IN THE FRONT PASSENGER STRUT. THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE ALIGNMENT AND THE WHEELS, INCLUDING THE TIRES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT. THE CONTACT WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,700.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT RESTART DO TO ANTI THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. OCCURS RARELY AT FIRST AND INCREASES IN FREQUENCY - LEAVING MOTORIST POTENTIALLY STRANDED SO FAR THE ECM HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE CHIP IN THE KEY FOB HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE BCM IS BEING REPLACED - STILL UNSURE IF FIXED. *TR

INSIDE TREAD OF BOTH FRONT TIRES PREMATURELY WORN AT 6000 MI. TIRES WERE ROTATED TO THE BACK AND BACK TIRES WORE THE SAME WAY WHEN PLACED IN FRONT. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AT 23,000 MILES AND THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION WAS ALIGNED AT A COST OF $110.00. I NOW HAVE EXCELLENT TIRES WITH NO RUBBER ON THE INSIDE EDGES. TIRES ARE 18' BRIDGESTONE PORTENZA'S THAT CAME ON THE CAR. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 7,000 MILES BEFORE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BEGAN RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT. THE RUBBING HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND LEFT VISIBLE MARKS ON THE STRUT WHERE THE RUBBING HAS OCCURRED. GM WARRANTY SERVICE SAYS THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH AN "ENHANCEMENT" WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE IN JULY 2007. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF CONTINUED PROBLEMS EVEN WITH THE ENHANCEMENT AND GM APPEARS TO HAVE NO INTENTION OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS BLOWOUTS AND CRASHES ARE INEVITABLE. I ONLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN IT CAME TIME TO ROTATE THE TIRES. OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY TO CATCH THE PROBLEM IN TIME. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING THE STRUT BUSHINGS COLLAPSING AND WITH THE CARS BEING SOLD WITH WIDER TIRES THAN DESIGNED FOR. THE CAR NOW HAS LESS THAN 8,000 MILES AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER IS GOING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO REOCCUR WITHOUT MORE ADEQUATE PARTS INSTALLED. *TR

2 TIME TIRE FAILURE ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO, FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THE 1ST 36,000 MILES MY PONTIAC GTO HAS FRONT TIRES SHREDDING. THESE ARE THE MANUFACTURE TIRES. LAST TIME GM BOUGHT ME 4 NEW TIRES BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSING THEM TO SHRED. MY WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR SAFETY REASONS AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF BUYING NEW TIRES EVERYTIME THEY ARE CUT BY THEY SUSPENSION. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL STORIES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED AND SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS VERY LOW. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TIRE IMBALANCE. A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

* I PURCHASED MY NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO FROM "HENRY BROWN PONTIAC" DEALERSHIP IN MESA, AZ (MARCH, 2006). * BASED ON THE GM PUBLISHED (AND BLOG) INFORMATION I REVIEWED IN NOVEMBER 2007, I UNDERSTOOD MY VEHICLE BUILD DATE (9/05) WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT AFFECTED BY THE COMMUNICATED ISSUES. * WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP (SAME DEALERSHIP AS PURCHASED), THEIR 'N' POINT INSPECTION YIELDED VEHICLE STEERING RACK LEAKAGE (SINCE REPAIRED), AS WELL AS PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE (INNER THIRD OF THE TIRE). * I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR REVIEW, AND WAS HIGHLY ADVISED TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES - WHILE CONSIDERING OPTIONS FOR SUSPENSION BITS REPLACEMENT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GM WARRANTED PARTS. I WAS CONVINCED THE AFTER MARKET PARTS WERE OF HIGHER QUALITY, AND WOULD HAVE LONGER LIFE THEN THE GM WARRANTED PARTS. * I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND SHARED SOME OF THE INFORMATION I HAD FOR HIS CONSIDERATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THERE HAD BEEN VEHICLES RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ISSUE(S). * I ELECTED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SUSPENSION REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, AS WELL AS REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. PARTS & TIRES TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN PRESERVED FOR FUTURE REVIEW. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THE WORK COMPLETED AND TIRES PURCHASED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $5,000.00. * MY EXPECTATION IS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY EXPENDITURES. *TR

WAS DRIVING A 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH 19,100 MILES ON IT AND THE CAR STEERING FELT FUNNY. NOTICED EXTREME WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES. ALSO, NOTICED SLIGHT RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT BAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE CANNOT DRIVE ON THESE RUINED TIRES WHICH WERE RUINED DUE TO STRUT BAR DEFEAT. NOW, I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAYS I DO NOT NEED A NEW STRUT BAR WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. *TR

STRUT RUB IN MY 06 PONTIAC GTO...TIRES RUBBING AGAINST STRUTS AND CAUSING DANGEROUS WEAR ON INSIDE OF TIRES. DEALERSHIP TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND CLAIMS REASON IS ALIGNMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SLICED OFF BY THE STRUT WHICH RUBS AGAINST THE TIRE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRE WAS SLICED DOWN TO THE METAL CORDS. THE OTHER TIRES ALSO SHOW THE SAME UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN. IT IS HARD TO NOTICE THIS UNIQUE TIRE WEAR BECAUSE IT IS ON THE HIDDEN INSIDE EDGE. I FOUND OUT AFTER THIS HAPPENED, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2004-2006 PONTIAC GTO. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS DEFECT SOMEDAY. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES, I NOTICED TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES OF MY 2006 GTO WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO ALIGNED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I ALSO ROTATED THE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES. NOW, AT 17,000 MILES, THE TWO TIRES WHICH ARE NOW IN THE REAR BOTH ARE SPLIT AT THE JUNCTION OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD. ONE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE OTHER HAS ONLY STARTED LEAKING. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE TIRE CONTACT WITH THE STRUT, AS INDICATED BY THE VERY CLOSE TOLERANCE BETWEEN THE TWO, AND THE LACK OF PAINT ON THE STRUT IN THAT LOCATION. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GTO. STRUT FAILURE. HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 10 MONTHS AND THE STRUTS HAVE FAILED. HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS COULD CAUSE FATAL CAR WRECKS, SUSPENSION IS IMPORTANT FOR VEHICLE STABILITY. *TR

NHTSA REPORT, NUMEROUS WEB SITES, TELEVISION REPORTS ARE ALL REPORTING PREMATURE OR EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE PONTIAC GTO. I REQUESTED AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTION. MECHANIC REPORTS WHEEL ALIGNMENT READINGS ON MY GTO SHOW "NOT RECOMMENDED" OR EXCESSIVE CAMBER ON THE FRONT WHEELS, WHICH IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OR PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. IF NOT CORRECTED THE CONDITION WILL CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. *JB

NORMAL DRIVING AND AFTER ONLY 2900 MILES, BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING OIL AND DAMAGED THE LINK BUSHINGS. VEHICLES RIDE BECAME VERY ROUGH AND NOISY. DEALER REPLACED ALL PARTS AND REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE ON THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. DID NOT RETURN OLD PARTS. *TR

06 PONTIAC GTO FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS SHREDDED ON THE INSIDE FROM STRUT RUB. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT FOUND TO BE LEAKING AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 70MPH ON 5-26-07. THERE WAS A COMPLETE RING GROUND ALL THE WAY AROUND THE INSIDE FRONT TIRE WHEN IT WAS PULLED FROM THE CAR. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE ARE NO STRUT RUB ISSUES BUT RELUCTANTLY REPLACED ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT AND TIRE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I MAY HAVE ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT AND TIRE IF IT FAILS THAT MAY CAUSE MORE THAN JUST MINOR REPAIRS TO THE CAR. DEALER PROVIDED GM PAPERWORK THAT STATES ONLY STRUTS WITH MANUFACTURER DATES BETWEEN 1/16/06 & 5/4/06 ARE AFFECTED AND ANY OTHERS SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED. *TR

FRONT STRUTS CONTINUED TO MAKE FAILURE NOISES - WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES , EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NOISE WAS DUE TO HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES AND 18 INCH RIMS THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THIS NOISES WERE EQUIVALENT TO BLOWN STRUTS. THIS START ON THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE CAR. 2006 PONTIAC GTO W/ 6 SPEED.*AK

2006 PONTIAC GTO ENGINE FAILURE ON 05/15/2007. I HAD ALREADY COME TO A STOP WHEN THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. WENT TO TAKE OFF AGAIN AS TRAFFIC MOVED AND SAW ENGINE LIGHT ON. CAR FINALLY RESTARTED BUT HAD TO PULL OVER ABOUT 1/4 MILE AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE MOTOR SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AS A BENT VALVE DUE TO THE VALVE NOT BEING SEATED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 7700 MILES ON IT AND WAS BOUGHT NEW. NEW HEAD PUT ON CAR AND ALL NEW VALVES INSTALLED. IF MOTOR WOULD HAVE CUT OFF MERGING INTO FAST TRAFFIC WHERE I LIVE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT SINCE THERE WAS NO PRE-WARNINGS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. NO SMELLS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO NOISES, ETC BEFORE FAILURE HAPPENED. AT THIS POINT THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MISS IN THE MOTOR AND A SHREDDED SERPENTINE BELT THAT OCCURRED WITHIN 50 MILES OF PICKING THE CAR BACK UP AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE HEAD/VALVE REPLACEMENT.

4000 MILES ON 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING FLUID. *AK

TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE MYSELF WHILE ON THE LIFT IN SERVICE BAY. BOTH FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING FLUID ,AND TIRE HAD RUBBED PAINT OFF THE STRUTS. *AK

NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH 3700 MILES. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. I COULD FEEL THE DRAG , AND THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP REMOVED THE FRONT WHEELS TO CHECK IT OUT, AND SAW THE WEAR ONTHE STRUTS FROM WHERE THE TIRES WERE RUBBING.*AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS RUBBING AGAINST FRONT STRUT, WEARING OUT SIDE OF TIRE. VEHICLE IS BEING BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY FOR REPAIR. BASED ON WIDELY KNOWN INFORMATION, CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. *AK

TIRES RUBBING STRUTS AND WEARING THE INSIDE OF TIRES DOWN. TIRES THEN SHRED AND BLOW. STRUTS ARE ALSO LEAKING FLUID. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ,AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE A VEHICLE BLOWS A TIRE AND FLIPS AND KILLS SOMEONE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS BRIDGESTONE, THE TIRE LINE IS POTENZA, AND THE SIZE, 235/40/18. THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF 12,000 AND FAILED AGAIN AT 19,000 MILES; HOWEVER, THE FRONT AND REAR ARE WORN. THE DOT NUMBER IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WILL ADD THE ADDITIONAL TIRE INFORMATION THAT IS MISSING WHEN HE RECEIVES HIS COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM WITH THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,800.

MECHANICAL CONTACT BETWEEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND SUSPENSION STRUT, EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER OF WHEEL ASSEMBLY, RESULTED IN ACCELERATED UNEVEN AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. IF NOT CORRECTED ,THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO SUDDEN AIR LOSS DUE TO MECHANICAL WEAR OF THE TIRE AGAINST THE STRUT, OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO EXCESSIVELY WORN TIRES. THIS ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED IN NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, PE07-010.*AK

2006 PONTIAC GTO BLOWN RIGHT-FRONT STRUT (AT APPROX. 3180 MILES) FLATBED TOWED TO DEALERSHIP BURNS PONTIAC -GMC TRUCK, INC. 500 W RTE 70 MARLTON, NJ 08053 PHONE: 856-983-6060 FAX: 856-983-4770. *TR

TIRE RUBBING ON FRONT STRUT - HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AND STRUT AND GET FRONT END ALIGNMENT. *JB

BOUGHT NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO IN JUNE 2006 FROM HARDIN PONTIAC, ANAHEIM, CA. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER IN JULY FOR SQUEAKING BRAKES AND MISALIGNMENT. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AGAIN IN AUGUST 2006 FOR FAILED FRONT STRUTS, DESTROYED BUSHINGS, MISALIGNMENT, AND CONTINUED BRAKE SQUEALING PROBLEM. TWO SERVICE REPS AT DEALER (ERNIE AND MATT) INFORMED ME THEY HAD NO REPLACEMENT STRUTS UNTIL OCTOBER 2006. SERVICE REP (MATT) RECOMMENDED I DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION DURING A 3,200 MILE VACATION TRIP. I DECLINED DUE TO SAFETY AND CREATING MORE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. DEALER WOULD NOT PUT ME IN A RENTAL CAR DESPITE WARRANTY. I THEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS, COVERING THE DIFFERENCE IN OEM AND AFTERMARKET PARTS MYSELF. I PROVIDED DEALER WITH ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING AFTERMARKET PARTS, ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND TECHNICAL CONTACT INFORMATION. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER (DARIN) AGREED TO PUT ME IN A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE AFTERMARKET PARTS COULD BE INSTALLED. THE DEALER THEN WAITED MORE THAN A WEEK TO ORDER THE AFTERMARKET PARTS, AT WHICH TIME THEY BECAME BACKORDERED FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS. I THEN WAS FORCED, BECAUSE OF DEALER DELAYS, TO COVER THE RENTAL CAR. I FINALLY PICKED UP MY CAR SOME FIVE WEEKS AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR INSTALLATION OF AFTERMARKET PARTS. I FOUND (AND HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE) THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 90 MILES WITH BAD STRUTS WHILE IN THE DEALER'S POSSESSION. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL CAR. I WAS TOLD

VEHICLE: 2006 PONTIAC GTO PASSENGER SIDE RADIUS ROD BUSHING FAILED AFTER LESS THAN 600 MILES. ONLY NOTICED DUE TO OIL LEAKING FROM THE BUSHING. I BELIEVE THE DRIVERS SIDE BUSHING FAILED AS WELL, BUT COULD NOT PROVE IT. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE TWO BUSHINGS WAS THE SAME WITH INDICATION THE OIL HAD ALREADY LEAKED OUT, BUT DID NOT SEE THE OIL LEAK. *JB

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FRONT END STRUT AND BUSHING FAILURE. *NM

2006 BRAND NEW PONTIAC GTO , STRUTS BLEW OUT AND OIL ALL OVER BRAKING SYSTEM. CAR IS THES THAN 1 MONTH OLD. *NM

2006 PONTIAC GTO STRUTS LEAKING OIL AFTER ONLY 1800 MILES. BOTH STRUTS NEED REPLACEMENT BEFORE BRAKES, BUSHINGS AND UNDER COATING GETS DAMAGED. *JB

STRUTS LEAKING ON 06 GTO WITH 350 MILES. *JB

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

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

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

FRONT STRUTS LEAKED AFTER 200 MILES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS WAITING ON PARTS. *JB

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

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