NHTSA Complaint #10258636 — 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE

5/15/06 AT 5200 MILES REAR PINION SEAL IS REPL DUE TO A BAD LEAK, UPON LEAVING THE DEALER SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED A WHINING NOISE&FELT THE REAR END BINDING RETURNED THE CAR SAME DAY 5288 MILES AND WAS TOLD THE WRONG GEAR OIL AND ADDITIVE WAS PUT IN AND THE SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. 5/23/06 REAR END STARTS LEAKING AGAIN AND NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY DEALER REPL PINION SEAL AGAIN&SAID NOISE IS NORMAL 8/18/06 8655MI LEAKING AGAIN REPL PINION SEAL TOLD NOISE FROM REAR NOW WORSE IS NORMAL. GM STATES THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS ANY FUTURE CLAIMS FOR NOISE CASE CLOSED ITS SUPPOSE TO WHINE AND GIVES ME A BULLETIN STATING THE NOISES WERE DESIGNED ENGINEERING CHARACTERS WHICH I STRONGLY DISPUTED AND VOICE MY CONCERN THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS CLEARLY GOING BAD, GM FLAGGED MY FILE AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY ANY FUTURE CLAIMS AND FURTHER REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY CALLS FROM ME REQUESTING A MEETING WITH THE FIELD MANAGER 10/12/07 GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS LEAK AND NOISE 2/27/08 22079 MI GM ISSUES A SAFETY RECALL 07204 WHICH STATES THE AXLE MAY LEAK, IF ENOUGH FLUID LEAKS BEARING WOULD BE DAMAGED AND MAKE NOISE, BINDING WHEN BACKING, FEELING OF BRAKES APPLIED WHILE DRIVING OR SUDDEN LOCKING OF THE REAR WILL WHILE IN MOTION COULD OCCUR WITH OUT WARNING WHICH THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL AND CAUSE THE CAR TO CRASH. RECALL WAS DONE NOISE STILL PRESENT DEALER STATES ITS NORMAL / 3/17/08 CAR TAKEN TO DIFFERENT DEALER THAT HAS IT A WEEK GM FACTORY CALLS TO TELL ME TO PICK THE CAR UP GAVE ME ANOTHER BULLETIN STATING NOISE IS NORMAL WHICH IS DATED BACK FROM 07/06 PRIOR TO RECALL 02/08 WHICH CONTRADICTS THE EARLIER BULLETIN GM AGAIN STATES WARRANTY HAS BEEN DENIED FOR ANY CLAIMS ON REAR END NOISE ITS NORMAL. I MAKE 2 ATTEMPTS OVER SUMMER TO ADDRESS NOISE DEALER REFUSES ROAD TEST OR LOOK AT THE CAR. TODAY 02/13 WHILE DRIVING ON BELTWAY LOUD BANG W/ NO WARNING LOSS OF CONTROL ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC SLIDING SIDEWAYS BEFORE SKIDDING OVER 300FT WITH REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP VERY SCARY. *TR