2006 Pontiac GTO complaints

2006 GTO BEGAN LEAKING FLUID AT 160 MILES. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, LEAKING STEERING FLUID. AT 200 MILES BEGAN SHAKING, VIBRATING, MAKING LOUD NOISE. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE. ADVISED DESIGN DEFECT IN STRUTS, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. RESEARCH SINCE SHOWS MANY, MANY GTO OWNERS ARE HAVING STRUT FAILURE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. *NM

BOTH FRONT STRUT FAILED! GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ALL STRUTS PUT ON GTO'S FROM JANUARY TO MAY 2006 ARE BAD BUT HAS NOT YET RECALLED THE VEHICLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DUE TO THE LOW NUMBERS OF VEHICLES PRODUCED, THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL THE DEFECTIVE CARS. THE STRUTS LEAK OIL FROM THE FACTORY AND DEGRADE/DESTROY ALL NON-METAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS THAT THE OIL COMES IN CONTACT WITH. THE OIL ALSO DEGRADES THE UNDERCOATING WHEN IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH STRUT OIL. *NM

FRONT STRUT LEAKING. THERE IS A SMALL POOL OF OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY FROM 2006 PONTIAC GTO. I CHECKED AND IT'S COMING FROM MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT. *NM

BOTH FRONT STRUTS STARTED LEAKING OIL AT APPROX 180 MILES ON THE CAR. GM AND THE DEALER SAY IT IS OK TO DRIVE WITH OIL LEAKING ALL OVER THE BUSHINGS, WHEELS, AND BRAKES.

NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO DELIVERED 7/21/06. NOTICED FRONT END MAKING CLUNKING NOISE OVER SMALL BUMPS 8/5/06. TOOK TO DEALER ON 8/8/06 WITH 360 MILES ON CAR AND TOLD FRONT STRUTS AND SWAY BAR BUSHINGS HAD FAILED. STILL WAITING FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. *NM

PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO ON 8-13-06. BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKED OIL AND TOTALLY FAILED BY 8-15-06. LESS THAN 100 MILES ON VEHICLE. *NM

FRONT STRUTS LEAKING OIL AFTER 800 MILES. *NM

FRONT STRUTS LEAKING. *NM

WHILE DRIVING BOTH FRONT STRUTS BLEW AND STRIPPED INSIDES OFF EACH FRONT TIRES. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF I DIDN'T HEAR THE STRIPS OF RUBBER FLAPPING AGAINST WHEEL WELL. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PONTIAC IS NO HELP. WILL NO EVEN RETURN CALLS FOR INFORMATION. *NM

FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT STRUT AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF FRONT STABILIZER BAR MOUNT AT STRUT AT 2400 MILES. CURRENTLY AWAITING DEALER TO OBTAIN PARTS FOR REPAIR. NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE. *JB

AFTER ONLY 800 MILES, MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT HAS FAILED. *NM

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 GTO FOR 3 WEEKS AND IT HAS <1200 MILES. BOTH FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING OIL ALL OVER THE WHEEL WELL. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO JUNE 10, 2006. APPROX 4 WEEKS LATER I NOTICED FRONT END NOISES AND A DEGRADATION IN FRONT END VEHICLE STABILITY. EVEN MODEST BUMPS WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO BOUNCE REPEATEDLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED BOTH FRONT STRUTS FAILED YET THEY FELT COMFORTABLE HAVING ME DRIVE THE CAR WHILE I WAITED FOR NEW STRUTS. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *NM

FRONT STRUTS ARE LOOSE AND SLOPPY. STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND NOW I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER A WEEK FOR PARTS TO FIX MY CAR. *JB

FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND NOT WORKING. ENTIRE FRONT END OF CAR IS MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. *JB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FRONT STRUT FAILURE ON 2006 GTO. *JB

LEAKING FRONT STRUTS WHICH COULD CAUSE MAJOR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *JB

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.

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

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

LEFT FRONT STRUT FAILURE, RIGHT FRONT STRUT LEAKING ON PONTIAC GTO 2006. PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER, 125 MILES ON VEHICLE. *JB

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

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

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

DRIVER SIDE HAS OIL ON WHEEL WELL AREA. MARCH 06 BUILD DATE. 1000 MILES. ALL STRUTS ARE ON BACKORDER. *NM

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT LEAKING OIL. *NM

BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING OIL, SWAY BAR BUSHING MISSING AND END LINK INSTALLED BACKWARDS. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM PONTIAC. *NM

BUY NEW 06 PONTIAC GTO, 3 DAYS LATTER DRIVE CAR TO SALT LAKE CITY, GET THERE AND HAVE OIL ALL DOWN BOTH SIDES OF CAR AND OIL DRIPPING FROM FRONT WHEEL WELLS,CANT SEE OIL SOURCE SO WE TURN AROUND AND HEAD HOME. FIRST CANYON WE HIT THERE WAS BUMPS IN ROAD, FRONT TIRES START BOUNCING AND CAR SLIDES SIDEWAYS RIGHT OFF THE ROAD, WE GOT THE CAR TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, IT WAS LATE SO WE DECIDED TO TRY AND CONTINUE CAUTIOUSLY, THAT'S WHEN WE NOTICED THE BOUNCE IN THE FRONT END AND REALIZED WE NO LONGER HAD SHOCKS, ONLY SPRINGS IN THE FRONT END. WE MADE IT HOME SAFELY AND CONTACTED THE DEALER, I HAVE BEEN GETTING A RUN AROUND FROM THEM EVER SINCE, I ARGUED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A LOANER VEHICLE AND HE INSISTED THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, THE STRUTS HAVE TO COME FROM AUSTRALIA AND ARE ON BACK ORDER SO THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN THEY WILL BE HERE, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL NEW GTO'S, SEE LS2GTO.COM. *NM

BLOWN FRONT RIGHT STRUT. *NM

BOTH FRONT STRUTS ON THE CAR HAVE FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ALL OVER THE FRONT WHEEL WELL AND DESTROY ANY RUBBER IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH. THE SUSPENSION IS NOT WORKING AND THERE IS A VERY LOUD CLANKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHENEVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE IS TRAVELED ON. THE FRONT END TENDS TO BOUNCE OFTEN AND EVEN DURING HARD BRAKING. *NM

FRONT MACPHERSON STRUT LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. *JB

FRONT STRUTS FAILED. *JB

BUILT 01/2006 GTO - BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAVE FAILED, RESULTING IN STRUT OIL COATING UNDERBODY AND WHEEL WELLS. *JB

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

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

BOTH FRONT STRUTS BLOWN OUT AND LEAKING ON MY 06 PONTIAC GTO. *JB

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

BOTH FRONT STRUTS BLEW OUT. *JB

RIGHT FRONT STRUT LEAKING OIL ON SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. JAN 06 BUILD DATE. ~700 MILES ON ODOMETER. *JB

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

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

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

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