2006 Pontiac GTO

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2006· 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

• 12/15/2009· SUSPENSION

  THE EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CHAMBER AND THE INADEQUATE STRUT BUSHINGS CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS NOT COVERED. I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AND PAY TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED. *TR

• 12/09/2009· SUSPENSION

  TIRE WEAR ON 2006 PONTIAC G.T.O. HITTING STRUTS CAUSING TIRES TO SEPARATE. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, OUT OF WARRANTY SO NO REPAIRS CAN BE DONE. CAR WAS IN FOR THE SAME REPAIRS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME, BUT PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *TR

• 12/07/2007· SUSPENSION

  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

• 12/07/2007· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/28/2008· SUSPENSION

  I OWN A 2006 GTO - PURCHASED MAY 2007. APPROX 8,000 MILES THE FRONT PASSENGER STRUT WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED. APPROX 11,000 MILES, DRIVERS SIDE STRUT WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED. NOW @ 31,000 MILES OUR REAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACING. WHEN WE TOOK THE OLD TIRE OFF, WE NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE HAD WORN OUT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WOULD CHECK INTO THE PROBLEM. WE KNOW THAT THE FRONT TIRES WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 4 WEEKS FROM THE DATE WE PURCHASED THE NEW TIRES. THEY DID DO A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT @ NO CHARGE. WE DO PLAN ON GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT THEM REPLACING OUR FRONT TIRES @ NO CHARGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I RELY ON MY DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED NEW TIRES. I HAVE THEM ROTATED EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING THRU THE NAFTA REPORTS, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS PERSISTED. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS ANOTHER WAY THAT WE SHOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

• 11/25/2008· SUSPENSION

  WHEN REMOVING MY SUMMER TIRES, AND INSTALLING MY WINTER TIRES I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT RIGHT TIRES INNER SHOULDER WAS WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT. I WAS VERY CONCERNED, AS THE CAR HAS BEEN ALIGNED BY THE MFG REGULARLY, AND THE TIRES HAD LOW MILEAGE ON THEM. THE TIRE WAS IN A CONDITION SUCH THAT IT COULD LOSE PRESSURE AT ANY MOMENT. AFTER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS AS IF THE FRONT RADIUS ROD BUSHINGS AND FRONT STRUT MOUNTS HAVE FAILED. A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS FAILURE WAS THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MADE IN AUSTRALIA AND SHIPPED TO THE US FOR DISTRIBUTION/SALES. DURING THE SHIPPING PROCESS, THE VEHICLES WERE STRAPPED DOWN SUCH THAT THEIR SUSPENSIONS WERE FULLY COMPRESSED. THIS EXTENDED LOAD ALLOWED FOR KEY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS TO FAIL PREMATURELY. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTOR TO THE FAILURE IS THE FACT THAT THE TIRES MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE IN THE US ARE WIDER THAN THE TIRES INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN AUSTRALIA. THE WIDER TIRES INFRINGE UPON THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TIRES AND FRONT STRUTS. THE EARLY FAILURE ALLOWS THE TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY, AND PERMITS THE TIRE TO CONTACT THE STRUT MOUNT DURING CORNERING, BREAKING AND ACCELERATION. COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE SEEN THE SAME ISSUE, AND THE MFG "FIX" IS TO ALIGN THE FRONT TIRES SUCH THAT THE CAMBER IS SO LARGE THAT IT SPACES THE TIRE AWAY FROM THE STRUT. THIS IS A BAND AID REPAIR, AS THE FRONT SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE IS NOW LIMITED, AND THE TIRES WEAR THE OUTSIDE SHOULDERS PREMATURELY. *TR

• 11/24/2008· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN MARCH 2008 REGARDING AN ISSUE OF THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE AND MADE A CORRECTION, HOWEVER THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE TIRES WAS NOT ADDRESSED. THE EXCESSIVE WEAR IS NOT A TIRE DEFECT AND IS A DIRECT RESULT OF STRUT RUB AND ALIGNMENT. EVEN WHEN WITHIN ALIGNMENT SPECS THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE TIRES CONTINUES. AT THE TIME, IN MARCH, THE FRONT TIRES WERE ROTATED TO THE REAR. IN NOVEMBER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, PREVIOUSLY LEFT FRONT WHICH HAD RUBBED THE STRUT, BEGAN TO SHRED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE RUBBER PEELED AWAY FROM THE TIRE IN A 1/2 INCH WIDE STRIP, EXPOSING THE STEEL BELT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER REAR TIRE, PREVIOUSLY RIGHT FRONT, IS ABOUT TO DO THE SAME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN SPECS IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE DEALER DID OFFER TO REPLACE THE ONE SHREDDED TIRE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE OTHER WORN TIRE. THE DEALER ALSO OFFERED TO RECHECK AND ADJUST THE FRONT ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE FRONT TIRES WERE AGAIN SHOWING SIGNS OF PREMATURE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGES. THIS IS NOT A TIRE DEFECT AND IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM AS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT I FEEL SAFE IN, AND THIS CAR HAS AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOWOUTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GM NOT ONLY NEEDS TO REPLACE TIRES, IT NEEDS TO DETERMINE HOW TO SOLVE THE ALIGNMENT/STRUT RUB PROBLEM TO PREVENT NEW TIRES FROM EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE WEAR. *TR

• 11/23/2007· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/22/2010· WHEELS

  I FOUND THAT 3 OF THE WHEELS ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO HAVE CRACKS. 2 WHEELS HAVE ONE SPOKE CRACKED COMPLETELY THOUGH AND ONE IS STARTING. THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE ON THE WHEELS. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL 18X8 OPTIONAL WHEEL. *TR

• 11/21/2014· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE A 2006 GTO THAT WAS MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE BETWEEN 20 AND 50 MPH AFTER A 5,600 MILE ROAD TRIP WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE PREMATURE TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE (APPROX. 2" WIDTH) OF EACH TIRE, WITH THE REMAINING TREAD ON EACH TIRE EXHIBITING NORMAL WEAR. THESE WERE STOCK-SIZE, 2 YEAR-OLD DUNLOP DIREZZA DZ101 TIRES ON THE STOCK 17" WHEELS WITH 18,276 MILES ON THEM. AFTER SEEING THIS I CHECKED THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR THAT I KEPT FOR ORIGINALITY AND THEY EXHIBITED WEAR ON THE INSIDE TREAD AS WELL; IT WAS JUST NOT AS NOTICEABLE. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, HAD THE DEALER PERFORM A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECK AND EVERYTHING WAS IN SPECIFICATION. SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT OFFER A SOLUTION I STARTED CHECKING ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I THEN EMAILED GM PRIORITY CARE AND THEY RESPONDED BY SAYING THE TIRES WERE AT FAULT SINCE THEY WERE NOT ORIGINAL TO THE CAR AND THAT GM WOULD TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I GAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FROM OTHER PEOPLE, ALONG WITH EVIDENCE OF THE SAME WEAR ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THESE CARS HAVE QUITE A BIT OF NEGATIVE CAMBER BUILT-IN AND THAT THE CAMBER IS NOT FIELD ADJUSTABLE, SO THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS AT GREAT EXPENSE THAT ALLOW CAMBER ADJUSTMENT. FINALLY, I EMAILED GM PRIORITY CARE AGAIN, EXPLAINED THE NEGATIVE CAMBER ISSUE TO THEM AND ASKED THEM WHICH TIRES I SHOULD PUT ON THE CAR TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN (THE STOCK TIRES ARE NO LONGER MADE), BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND. SO NOW I MUST DISMOUNT THE TIRES AT EVERY ROTATION TO EVEN-OUT THE WEAR AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT PREMATURE FAILURE. AS A SIDE NOTE, GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION WITH MY CAR IN ANY CAPACITY EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED GMPP MAJOR GUARD WARRANTY UNTIL JULY 2016! *TR

• 11/10/2008· SUSPENSION

  2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH 11,500 MILES. THE INSIDE TREAD WAS WORN TO THE BELTS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE REST OF THE TREAD LOOKED IN GOOD SHAPE. IF IT WEREN'T FOR A FLAT THE WEAR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NOTICED AND I WOULD HAVE RUN THE TIRES UNTIL THERE WAS A BLOWOUT. THESE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED TWICE BY THE DEALER WITHOUT A COMMENT ON THE TREAD WEAR. *TR

• 11/08/2008· SUSPENSION

  I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND FROM THE START I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND AT THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING OR SLOWING TO STOP. IT APPEARS TO BE THE STRUTS OR CONTROL ARMS. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND MY FRIENDS HAVE NOTICED THE ODD SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS GETTING READY TO BREAKDOWN. *TR

• 11/07/2006· SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 10/29/2008· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  FRONT STRUTS REPLACED BEFORE PURCHASE 8/07(LEAKING) FRONT RIGHT STRUT REPLACED 10/07 REAR VALENCE FLEW OFF ON PARKWAY REPLACED 10/18/07 TIRE RUB FRONT RIGHT DEALER BLAMES MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON FRAME DEALER ALSO STATES FRONT BUMPER SPRAYED. FRAUD CAR BOUGHT NEW NO ACCIDENTS ON CAR. *TR

• 10/27/2008· SUSPENSION

  FRONT STRUTS ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO FAILED AFTER ONLY 20 MONTHS OF USE. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND CAUSES AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CAR HAS SEEN NO TRACK TIME. IT IS MY DAILY DRIVER, MOSTLY HIGHWAY USE. *TR

• 10/25/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 10/23/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 10/05/2008· SUSPENSION

  2006 PONTIAC GTO TIRES WORN DOWN TO CHORD ON INBARD SIDES - DESPITE ALIGNMENT AND REGULAR TIRE ROTATION. SUSPENSION BUSHINGS THE CONSISTENCIES OF "GUMMY BEARS" WERE REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS ALONG WITH NEW TIRES. RADIUS ROD BUSHINGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THIS ALLOWS THE TIRES TO VARY ALIGNMENT DURING BRAKING. BUSHINGS AND ONE PAIR OF TIRES ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

• 10/04/2008· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  MY CAR HAS WORN OUT THREE SETS OF TIRES SINCE 8/7/2006 WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW. I HAD A FLAT TIRE TODAY. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE DRIVER REAR SIDE OF THE CAR IT WAS BADLY WORN ON THE INNER THREADS AGAIN. IT LOOKED TO ME THAT THE TIRE HAD ACTUALLY RUBBED SOMETHING AS OPPOSED TO TIRE WEAR. I WAS SO AGGRAVATED WHEN I FINALLY GOT HOME I WENT ON LS1@GTO.COM AND WAS ADVISED BY OTHER MEMBERS THAT THE ISSUE IS CALLED STRUT RUB. I WILL BE CONTACTING GM WHEN THEY OPEN TODAY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT WHAT PARTS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 10/03/2008· TIRES

  I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO IN AUGUST 2007. AFTER DRIVING FOR 1 MONTH, I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS TO IRAQ FOR 3 MONTHS. AFTER RETURNING, AND DRIVING MY CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS, WITH A TOTAL CAR MILEAGE OF LESS THAN 20,000, MY FRONT TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED TO FRAY AND CAUGHT ON TO THE AXLE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MAY OF 2008. THE TIRE LITERALLY STARTED TO UNRAVEL LIKE A BALL OF YARN. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AT 16200 FREDERICK RD, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20898. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT LOW TIRE PRESSURE CAUSED THE TIRE TO RUB AGAINST THE STRUT AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE FAILURE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AT THAT TIME, I JUST HAD THE ONE TIRE REPLACED AND THE TIRES ROTATED. ON OCTOBER 2, WHILE TAKING MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER SAYING I NEEDED TWO NEW FRONT TIRES, AS THE INNER TREAD HAD STARTED TO WEAR QUITE RAPIDLY AND WAS BECOMING DANGEROUS. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 21,000 MILES ON IT, WITH TIRE PRESSURE INSPECTED, AND IF NEEDED, FILLED ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH MY VEHICLE MAKE. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. ALL OF THE PARTS ON MY CAR ARE DIRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR ABUSED. I DRIVE MY CAR EACH DAY LESS THAN 5 MILES, AS I TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. MY CAR IS MAINLY A WEEKEND CAR, WITH LITTLE USE DURING THE WEEK. I HAVE OWNED 2 SEPARATE CARS IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I REALIZE MY CAR IS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE VEHICLE, BUT OTHER CARS OF THE SAME CATEGORY DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 09/26/2008· SUSPENSION

  I WAS DOING AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I REMOVED THE WHEELS AND NOTICED THERE WAS BARE METAL SHOWING ON THE INSIDE OF THE STRUT TOWER BRACE. I REPLACED MY ENTIRE SET OF TIRES AND THE SAME THING IS OCCURRING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT IS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. I JUST HAD MY ALIGNMENT DONE 5 MONTHS AGO AT PEP BOYS AUTO PARTS STORE. NOW THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID IT WRONG. I AM BEING CHARGED FOR INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

• 09/13/2011· SUSPENSION

  MY TIRES ON MY 2006 GTO ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND BLOWING OUT MY TIRE IT APPEARS TO BE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD ALIGNMENTS DONE AND THE NEW TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME THING IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A CAR BLOWING OUT A FRONT TIRE LIKE THIS I ALMOST CAUSED A SEVER ACCIDENT. *TR

• 09/12/2006· 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

• 09/10/2008· SUSPENSION

  I TOOK MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO IN TO GET TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. AS THE MECHANICS TOOK THE TIRES OFF THE CAR TO BALANCE THEM THEY OBSERVED SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT DUE TO THE MECHANIC STATING TIRE FAILURE BECAUSE OF IMPROPER ALIGNMENT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY LOOK FOR A REASON TO NOT WARRANTY THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 08/29/2006· 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

• 08/28/2006· SUSPENSION

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

• 08/28/2006· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END STRUT AND BUSHING FAILURE. *NM

• 08/27/2008· SUSPENSION

  I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH 17" WHEELS. THE STRUTS RUBBED THE FRONT TIRES UNTIL A CHUNK OF RUBBER AND METAL COILS WERE LOOSE SWINGING AROUND BEHIND MY TIRES. BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH THE RIGHT TIRE HAS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT, BECAUSE THE STRUT RUB HAS EATEN ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TIRE. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE A BLOWOUT, BUT I NOTICED IT IN TIME. PONTIAC WILL NOT WARRANTY ANYTHING, ONLY OFFERING ME A FREE ALIGNMENT IN WHICH THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO ADJUST TO THE MAXIMUM NEGATIVE CAMBER TO TRY TO MOVE THE TIRES AS FAR AWAY FROM THE STRUT AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE LESS THAN 24 THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE HAD STRUT PROBLEMS BEFORE. ONE SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND THE OTHER SIDE ONCE, NOT FOR STRUT RUB. THIS SUCKS. *TR

• 08/27/2006· SUSPENSION

  STRUTS LEAKING ON 06 GTO WITH 350 MILES. *JB

• 08/27/2006· SUSPENSION

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

• 08/26/2006· 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

• 08/26/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/25/2006· 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

• 08/23/2006· SUSPENSION

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

• 08/23/2006· 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

• 08/23/2006· 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

• 08/22/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/22/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/21/2006· SUSPENSION

  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.

• 08/21/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/19/2010· SUSPENSIONCrash

  HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU A COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 25K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO SETS OF TIRES BLOW OUT ON ME DUE TO INNER TIRE WEAR. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR LESS THEN 1.5 YEARS AND I HAVE PUT UNDER 19K MILES ON IT. AS FAR AS I KNOW, I AM NOT THE GTO OWNER WITH THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WHICH IS CAUSING THESE TIRE PROBLEMS HAS TO DO WITH BAD SUSPENSION. I BEG YOU TO HELP BY HAVING GM CONTACT GTO OWNERS AND PUT A RECALL ON THESE CARS. HOW CAN GM GET AWAY THIS? THE FIRST TIME MY TIRE BLOW OUT I FIGURED THE TIRE WAS BAD B/C THE CAR WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAD 5XXX MILES ON IT. THE SECOND TIME I HAD A BLOW OUT, I WAS WITH A LOVED AND NEARLY HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AFTER I AVOIDED HITTING AN ON COMING CAR. MY TIRES ARE ROTATED REGULARLY AND MY ALIGNMENT IS SET JUST AS OFTEN. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I BEG FOR YOUR SUPPORT, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 08/19/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT TRAVELED A DISTANCE OF ONLY 200 MILES. AFTER RETURNING HOME DOWN A DIRT ROAD, HE HEARD SCRATCHING AND RATTLING NOISES. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STRUTS FAILED. THE CONTACT SEARCHED GMC'S WEBSITE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD DUE TO A RECALL ON BOTH FRONT STRUTS. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE STRUTS REPLACED. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE FAULTY STRUTS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,100.

• 08/17/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/16/2009· SUSPENSION

  STRUT RUBBING ON INNER WALL OF FRONT TIRES. MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO HAS 28K MILES AND I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE CAR SERVICED DIRECTLY AT THE DEALER SINCE THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE, THEY ONLY REPORTED A CONCERN WITH ALIGNMENT. COME TO FIND OUT THE ROOT CAUSE WAS A RUB ON THE STRUTS WHICH NOW REQUIRES ME TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE FOR MONTHS TO SAVE ENOUGH FOR THE $900 REPLACEMENT. HAD THIS DONE TODAY ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY STILL RUB. I PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS WITH THE DEALER BIT DON'T EXPECT POSITIVE RESULTS. AFTER READING UP ON THIS FROM THE INTERNET IT SOUNDS LIKE I'LL NEED TO PURCHASE A CAMBER KIT ($350.00 RETAIL) PLUS INSTALLATION FEES AND RE-ALIGNMENT. THIS DESIGN FLAW SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BY THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER NOT THE BUYER. APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE YOU CAN OFFER. *TR

• 08/16/2008· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE BLOW OUT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE CONTACT WITH THE STRUT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF BLOW OUTS ON THIS CAR DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. THE LAST FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND REALIGN THE CAR PER UPDATED SPECIFICATIONS. THE FIRST BLOW OUTS OCCURRED AT 17,000 MILES. THIS ONE WAS AT 35,991 MILES (18,991 MILES AFTER NEW TIRES). THIS "FIX" OF REALIGNING THE VEHICLE IS INADEQUATE, AND SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE FROM GM. *TR

• 08/16/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/15/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/15/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/15/2006· SUSPENSION

  FRONT STRUTS LEAKING. *NM