Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
1) PURCHASED A NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO. 2) FRONT STRUTS LEAKED ALL OF THEIR OIL CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME UNSTABLE WHILE TURNING OVER BUMPS OR WHILE BRAKING. 3) THE CAR WILL HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO BOTH FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING OIL. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE'S STRUTS, THERE WAS MOISTURE PRESENT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE NEXT DAY DURING FURTHER INSPECTION, LUBRICANT FROM THE STRUT WAS OBSERVED TO BE SPEWED INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
JUST PICK MY NEW CAR UP DROVE HOME LESS THEN 20 MILES CAR WAS HITTING HARD IN THE FRONT [ AL MOST SKIDDED AROUND A BEND OF ROAD ] SUSPENSION:FRONT:MCPHERSON STRUT BOTH FAILED AT 285 MILES. *NM
LEFT AND RIGHT STRUTS LEAKING!! *NM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL STARTED TO HOP, LIKE THERE WAS NO SHOCK IN IT AND SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY FRONT STRUTS (SHOCKS) WERE LEAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE. SHOCK OIL WAS ALL OVER THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE ROTORS. ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 DAY BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. 1 DAY OLD *NM
BRAND NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO - BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAK. *NM
BOTH FRONT STRUTS FAILED ON CAR WITH 2600 MILES. DEALER SAYS IT WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT HAPPENED. NOTICED OIL FROM STRUTS ON GARAGE FLOOR. NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 173 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NO ACTION TAKEN AS OF YET. *NM
BOTH FRONT STRUTS LOST THEIR SEALS AND THE SWAY BAR LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 500 MILES AND WAS DRIVEN ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDED BREAK-IN. *NM
FRONT STRUTS LEAKING FLUID AND STRUT RUBBING AGAINST FRONT TIRE. *NM
LEFT FRONT STRUT/SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURE - LEAKS FLUID. *NM
LEAKING FRONT STRUTS ON A 2006 PONTIAC GTO SILVER/BLACK CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM ROGERS AUTO GROUP IN CHICAGO ON JUNE 3RD. THE BUILD DATE IS FEB 2006. *JB
BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING. *NM
REMOTE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR AND OPEN TRUNK. I HAVE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK AND THEN PULL IT OUT IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. IT FAILS TO OPEN MAYBE 1 OUT OF 30 ATTEMPTS. *NM
6 SPEED TRANSMISSION MANUAL WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEARS. 770 MILES ON CAR. *JB
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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