| Suspension:Front | — | 3ODI 10161842 · 914 miCAR WAS PARKED. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF THE SPACE THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO FIND THAT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THE STRUTS HAD DUMPED THEIR OIL OUT (FAILED) AND HAD GOTTEN ALL OVER THE BUSHINGS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO ALSO GO OUT (FAILED). HAD TO DRIVE MY 3 WEEK OLD CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (THEY WOULD NOT TOW IT) TO GET THEM TO LOOK AT IT. CHECKED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS TO FIX IT. FINALLY GOT THE CAR BACK 10 DAYS LATER WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS. *JB Look up ODI 10161842 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10196663 · 3,068 miNORMAL 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 Look up ODI 10196663 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10211180 · 12,000 miSTRUT 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 Look up ODI 10211180 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10276426 · 20,000 miNO ABNORMAL EVENT LED TO FAILURES; CONTEXT WAS NORMAL DRIVING. FAILURES WERE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS; PREMATURELY WORN (1) STRUT ROD BUSHINGS (I.E., RADIUS ROD BUSHINGS), (2) STRUT MOUNT BUSHINGS, (3) LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, & (4) END LINK BUSHINGS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF (I.E., SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY) COMBINATION OF 1, 2 & 3 WERE EXCESSIVE, IRREGULAR, OUT-OF-SPEC MOVEMENTS IN, & WANDERING OF, FRONT SUSPENSION & STEERING COMPONENTS & FRONT TIRES (WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS)--BOTH IN CAMBER & CASTOR--AS EVIDENCED BY (… Look up ODI 10276426 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10182706 · 7,000 miFRONT 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. Look up ODI 10182706 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10231369 · 14,000 miDRIVING 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 SPECIF… Look up ODI 10231369 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10244357 · 7,000 miMY 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 [email removed] 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. … Look up ODI 10244357 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10273773 · 18,000 miI TOOK MY 2006 GTO INTO THE DEALER IN JAN. 2009 FOR SOME WARRANTY REPAIR WORK ON THE FAN SWITCH. WHILE PERFORMING A SAFETY INSPECTION THE DEALER NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WEAR ON THE INNER TREAD. I HAD NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND AS I WENT OVER SPEED BUMPS OR TURNED TIGHT LIKE YOU WOULD IN A PARKING LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT. I ASKED IF THEY WERE RELATED AND THE SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID POSSIBLY, BUT THAT ALL THE GTOS MADE NOISE WHEN CRANKING THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF THE WIDE TIRE… Look up ODI 10273773 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10172821THE 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 … Look up ODI 10172821 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut | 3ODI 10161842 · 914 miCAR WAS PARKED. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF THE SPACE THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO FIND THAT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THE STRUTS HAD DUMPED THEIR OIL OUT (FAILED) AND HAD GOTTEN ALL OVER THE BUSHINGS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO ALSO GO OUT (FAILED). HAD TO DRIVE MY 3 WEEK OLD CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (THEY WOULD NOT TOW IT) TO GET THEM TO LOOK AT IT. CHECKED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS TO FIX IT. FINALLY GOT THE CAR BACK 10 DAYS LATER WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS. *JB Look up ODI 10161842 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10196663 · 3,068 miNORMAL 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 Look up ODI 10196663 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10211180 · 12,000 miSTRUT 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 Look up ODI 10211180 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 2ODI 10186674 · 300 miTIRE RUBBING ON FRONT STRUT - HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AND STRUT AND GET FRONT END ALIGNMENT. *JB Look up ODI 10186674 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10188616 · 3,186 mi2006 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: [phone removed] FAX: [phone removed]. *TR Look up ODI 10188616 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10190127 · 10,420 miMECHANICAL 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 Look up ODI 10190127 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10198547 · 17,000 miAT 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 … Look up ODI 10198547 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 3ODI 10161734 · 150 miTHE FRONT STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE FIRST 300 MILES. BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKED ALL THEIR CONTENTS AND BOTH FRONT STABILIZER BUSHINGS COLLAPSED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. *NM Look up ODI 10161734 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10162512 · 600 mi1. NONE, MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND I ONLY GOT TO ENJOY IT 600 MILES BEFORE PARTS FAILURE. 2. BOTH FRONT STRUTS FAILED, RESULTING IN NO FRONT BODY MOVEMENT CONTROL AND OIL ALL OVER. THE OIL ALSO CAUSED THE BUSHINGS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO FAIL RESULTING IN HORRIBLE NOISES. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. 3. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND THE FRONT STABILIZER. DAYS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS CLUNKING AND LEAKING OIL AGAIN. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB Look up ODI 10162512 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10171820 · 4,800 miRIGHT 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 Look up ODI 10171820 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Suspension | 1ODI 10276426 · 20,000 miNO ABNORMAL EVENT LED TO FAILURES; CONTEXT WAS NORMAL DRIVING. FAILURES WERE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS; PREMATURELY WORN (1) STRUT ROD BUSHINGS (I.E., RADIUS ROD BUSHINGS), (2) STRUT MOUNT BUSHINGS, (3) LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, & (4) END LINK BUSHINGS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF (I.E., SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY) COMBINATION OF 1, 2 & 3 WERE EXCESSIVE, IRREGULAR, OUT-OF-SPEC MOVEMENTS IN, & WANDERING OF, FRONT SUSPENSION & STEERING COMPONENTS & FRONT TIRES (WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS)--BOTH IN CAMBER & CASTOR--AS EVIDENCED BY (… Look up ODI 10276426 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10186674 · 300 miTIRE RUBBING ON FRONT STRUT - HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AND STRUT AND GET FRONT END ALIGNMENT. *JB Look up ODI 10186674 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10188616 · 3,186 mi2006 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: [phone removed] FAX: [phone removed]. *TR Look up ODI 10188616 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 3ODI 10237059 · 16,000 miPONTIAC GTO 2006. 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH APPROX 4,950 MILES ON CAR. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN I HAD JUST GOT OFF INTERSTATE (THANK GOD). THAT WAS "FIXED" BY DEALERSHIP AFTER MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR APPROX 3 WEEKS WHILE DEALERSHIP GOT THE SPECS FROM GM TO RE-ALIGN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. 2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED AT OVER 16,000 MILES. PULLED OVER AFTER HEARING A NOISE. BACK PASSENGER TIRE WAS SEVERED AND A LONG PIECE HAD HIT MY FENDER WHEEL ALERTING ME TO THE FACT BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY. AFTER LOOKING AT TH… Look up ODI 10237059 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10249671 · 16,800 miTHE 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 … Look up ODI 10249671 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10323724 · 14,000 miI HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH JUST OVER 14,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND THE CAR WAS UP ON A LIFT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO COME LOOK AT SOMETHING. HE SHOWED ME THAT THE INSIDE OF MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH THE TIRE. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE INSIDES OF MY OTHER TIRES WERE SHOWING WEAR BUT NOT NEAR AS BADLY AS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. HE STATED TO ME THAT THE ONLY CAUSE OF THIS WAS TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BY AN ALIG… Look up ODI 10323724 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10264839 · 27,000 mi2006 PONTIAC GTO ENGINE FAILURE AT 15,000 MILES. FRONT SUSPENSION PULLS TO THE LEFT, WITH TREMENDOUS VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT. BRAKING IS HARSH WITH FURTHER FRONT END VIBRATIONS, OCCASIONAL SQUEALING AND DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAN HEAR THE COLLAPSING NOISE OF THE COMPRESSED STRUT TOWERS, ALONG WITH SOME INNER WHEEL STRUT RUB. THE PRESENCE OF MECHANICAL KNOCKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH THE VEHICLE SITTING STILL AND JUST TURNING THE STEERING WH… Look up ODI 10264839 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 |
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| Tires | 5ODI 10182706 · 7,000 miFRONT 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. Look up ODI 10182706 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10231369 · 14,000 miDRIVING 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 SPECIF… Look up ODI 10231369 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10244357 · 7,000 miMY 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 [email removed] 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. … Look up ODI 10244357 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10190127 · 10,420 miMECHANICAL 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 Look up ODI 10190127 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10198547 · 17,000 miAT 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 … Look up ODI 10198547 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10237059 · 16,000 miPONTIAC GTO 2006. 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH APPROX 4,950 MILES ON CAR. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN I HAD JUST GOT OFF INTERSTATE (THANK GOD). THAT WAS "FIXED" BY DEALERSHIP AFTER MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR APPROX 3 WEEKS WHILE DEALERSHIP GOT THE SPECS FROM GM TO RE-ALIGN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. 2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED AT OVER 16,000 MILES. PULLED OVER AFTER HEARING A NOISE. BACK PASSENGER TIRE WAS SEVERED AND A LONG PIECE HAD HIT MY FENDER WHEEL ALERTING ME TO THE FACT BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY. AFTER LOOKING AT TH… Look up ODI 10237059 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10249671 · 16,800 miTHE 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 … Look up ODI 10249671 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10323724 · 14,000 miI HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH JUST OVER 14,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND THE CAR WAS UP ON A LIFT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO COME LOOK AT SOMETHING. HE SHOWED ME THAT THE INSIDE OF MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH THE TIRE. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE INSIDES OF MY OTHER TIRES WERE SHOWING WEAR BUT NOT NEAR AS BADLY AS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. HE STATED TO ME THAT THE ONLY CAUSE OF THIS WAS TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BY AN ALIG… Look up ODI 10323724 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10278040I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE. I NOW HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 38K MILES, IM A LADY DRIVER NEVER ABUSING THE CAR. THE INSIDE TIRES IN THE FRONT ARE CHEWED DOWN TO THE WIRE AFTER A 600 MILE TRIP NOTICED A SOUND, THANK GOD THEY BOTH DIDN'T GO OUT ,MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A WRECK! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,THIS CAR HAS BEEN FAULTY FROM DAY ONE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO BE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN AND THEY STILL WONT FIX THE SIMPLEST PROBLEMS… Look up ODI 10278040 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10278040I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE. I NOW HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 38K MILES, IM A LADY DRIVER NEVER ABUSING THE CAR. THE INSIDE TIRES IN THE FRONT ARE CHEWED DOWN TO THE WIRE AFTER A 600 MILE TRIP NOTICED A SOUND, THANK GOD THEY BOTH DIDN'T GO OUT ,MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A WRECK! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,THIS CAR HAS BEEN FAULTY FROM DAY ONE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO BE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN AND THEY STILL WONT FIX THE SIMPLEST PROBLEMS… Look up ODI 10278040 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10278040I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE. I NOW HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 38K MILES, IM A LADY DRIVER NEVER ABUSING THE CAR. THE INSIDE TIRES IN THE FRONT ARE CHEWED DOWN TO THE WIRE AFTER A 600 MILE TRIP NOTICED A SOUND, THANK GOD THEY BOTH DIDN'T GO OUT ,MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A WRECK! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,THIS CAR HAS BEEN FAULTY FROM DAY ONE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO BE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN AND THEY STILL WONT FIX THE SIMPLEST PROBLEMS… Look up ODI 10278040 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10278040I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE. I NOW HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 38K MILES, IM A LADY DRIVER NEVER ABUSING THE CAR. THE INSIDE TIRES IN THE FRONT ARE CHEWED DOWN TO THE WIRE AFTER A 600 MILE TRIP NOTICED A SOUND, THANK GOD THEY BOTH DIDN'T GO OUT ,MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A WRECK! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,THIS CAR HAS BEEN FAULTY FROM DAY ONE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO BE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN AND THEY STILL WONT FIX THE SIMPLEST PROBLEMS… Look up ODI 10278040 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Steering | 1ODI 10273773 · 18,000 miI TOOK MY 2006 GTO INTO THE DEALER IN JAN. 2009 FOR SOME WARRANTY REPAIR WORK ON THE FAN SWITCH. WHILE PERFORMING A SAFETY INSPECTION THE DEALER NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT WEAR ON THE INNER TREAD. I HAD NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND AS I WENT OVER SPEED BUMPS OR TURNED TIGHT LIKE YOU WOULD IN A PARKING LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT. I ASKED IF THEY WERE RELATED AND THE SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID POSSIBLY, BUT THAT ALL THE GTOS MADE NOISE WHEN CRANKING THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF THE WIDE TIRE… Look up ODI 10273773 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10264839 · 27,000 mi2006 PONTIAC GTO ENGINE FAILURE AT 15,000 MILES. FRONT SUSPENSION PULLS TO THE LEFT, WITH TREMENDOUS VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT. BRAKING IS HARSH WITH FURTHER FRONT END VIBRATIONS, OCCASIONAL SQUEALING AND DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAN HEAR THE COLLAPSING NOISE OF THE COMPRESSED STRUT TOWERS, ALONG WITH SOME INNER WHEEL STRUT RUB. THE PRESENCE OF MECHANICAL KNOCKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH THE VEHICLE SITTING STILL AND JUST TURNING THE STEERING WH… Look up ODI 10264839 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
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| Suspension:Front:Stabilizer Bar | 0 | 3ODI 10161734 · 150 miTHE FRONT STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE FIRST 300 MILES. BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKED ALL THEIR CONTENTS AND BOTH FRONT STABILIZER BUSHINGS COLLAPSED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. *NM Look up ODI 10161734 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10162512 · 600 mi1. NONE, MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND I ONLY GOT TO ENJOY IT 600 MILES BEFORE PARTS FAILURE. 2. BOTH FRONT STRUTS FAILED, RESULTING IN NO FRONT BODY MOVEMENT CONTROL AND OIL ALL OVER. THE OIL ALSO CAUSED THE BUSHINGS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO FAIL RESULTING IN HORRIBLE NOISES. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. 3. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND THE FRONT STABILIZER. DAYS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS CLUNKING AND LEAKING OIL AGAIN. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB Look up ODI 10162512 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10171820 · 4,800 miRIGHT 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 Look up ODI 10171820 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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| Equipment | 1ODI 10172821THE 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 … Look up ODI 10172821 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 10278040I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE. I NOW HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 38K MILES, IM A LADY DRIVER NEVER ABUSING THE CAR. THE INSIDE TIRES IN THE FRONT ARE CHEWED DOWN TO THE WIRE AFTER A 600 MILE TRIP NOTICED A SOUND, THANK GOD THEY BOTH DIDN'T GO OUT ,MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A WRECK! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,THIS CAR HAS BEEN FAULTY FROM DAY ONE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO BE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN AND THEY STILL WONT FIX THE SIMPLEST PROBLEMS… Look up ODI 10278040 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10278040I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE. I NOW HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 38K MILES, IM A LADY DRIVER NEVER ABUSING THE CAR. THE INSIDE TIRES IN THE FRONT ARE CHEWED DOWN TO THE WIRE AFTER A 600 MILE TRIP NOTICED A SOUND, THANK GOD THEY BOTH DIDN'T GO OUT ,MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A WRECK! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,THIS CAR HAS BEEN FAULTY FROM DAY ONE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TO BE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN AND THEY STILL WONT FIX THE SIMPLEST PROBLEMS… Look up ODI 10278040 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | — |
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