2006 Pontiac Gto problems, complaints & recalls

2016-05-04 · Power Train · 182,000 mi

“my 2006 pontiac cable shifter was inspected some time on november 2014! problem is the cable shifter on may 1 2016! the cable shifter was out of position and my car woudn't start! if the tabs were to fracture and separate, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. the driver would be able to move the shifter to…”

2015-07-13 · Power Train:clutch Assembly · 33,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac gto. while parked, the vehicle failed to shift from the neutral position. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the clutch slave cylinder needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 33,000. the v…”

2015-01-06 · Power Train:clutch Assembly:pedal/Hand Lever(Motorcycle) · 32,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac gto. the contact stated that the clutch pedal became loose and the transmission failed to shift into gear. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 32,000. …”

2014-11-21 · Suspension · 41,707 mi

“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 …”

2014-08-08 · Electrical System:ignition:switch · 125,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac gto. the contact stated that the key became stuck in the ignition and was unable to be removed. the vehicle was towed to a dealer, who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. the dealer fractured the key in the ignition as a result the vehicle had to be drilled to remove the key. the contact was…”

2014-06-19 · Air Bags · 86,000 mi · 💥 crash

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac gto. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle. the airbags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the contact sustained unknown injuries. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the air bags were not investigated. the manufact…”

2011-09-13 · Suspension · 39,000 mi

“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…”

2011-04-25 · Tires · 22,000 mi

“blow out of right rear tire on 2006 pontiac gto with factory bridgestone potenza 18 tires with 22,000 miles on them. inside tread severely worn before the rest of the tire causing a tear all the way around the tire. this was not discovered until after the blow out. *tr…”

2011-01-31 · Steering · 31,581 mi

“2006 gto only had the car for 4yrs. couple days ago it started to leak fluid under the car. took it in to get checked out and after only 31,500 miles on the car gm technician said that the power steering rack is leaking all the mounts are cracked. power steering rack needs to be totally replaced!!! guy also decided to tell me this isn't the first t…”

2011-01-31 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 17,000 mi

“2006 gto and had engine mount problem. only had the car for two years and brought it in to be check out because it was leaking oil. come to find out with only 17,000 miles the engine mounts were cracked and blown out leaking oil everywhere. gm technician said a lot of these cars have this problem. luckily it was under warranty. but there is absolut…”