2006 Pontiac Solstice: whining or grinding noise

Filed May 18, 2009 · Transmission · NJ

2006 pontiac solstice - rear axle leak. Axle replaced. Prevailing whine and clunk noise after the fix. Took in left overnight, they said would test drive. Next day they said the noise is normal and there is nothing wrong with the car. The mileage was same as I left it, so no test drive was taken. Fed up with them. Will not drive on highways and very inconvenient, am mostly using hubby's vehicle. Soon out of business, pontiac should not be getting away with this.

Filed Feb 14, 2009 · Transmission · 28,056 miles · MD

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.

Filed Mar 6, 2008 · Transmission · 1,000 miles · MD

Pontiac safety recall 07204 2006 pontiac solstice rear axle seal leak, the failure occurred soon after the car was purchased and was taken to the dealer for repairs, axle seal was replaced, upon return of the car it was noticed the rear axle was making a whining noise that was very pronounced and unable to talk over. Car was returned to the dealer and they changed the axle fluid and put an additive in for the whine. Noise did not go away and is still present to this day. I returned the car to the dealer 5 more times and was told the noise was normal. Feb 2008 received a recall letter from gm saying the differential seal needs to be replaced and "damaged bearings will create noise" "differential could jam and lock the drive wheels while the vehicle is in motion" "a crash could occur with out warning" I returned the car for the recall and the axle seal was replaced again, upon return of the car the axle is still whining as loud as ever and is now a very huge safety concern to me that the car may crash without warning. I have called pontiac to advise them the issue is still on going case #71-606320808 at this point they have not offered any resolution to the issue and have stated that the recall has been satisfied by replacing the axle seal.

Filed Oct 30, 2006 · Transmission · 1,500 miles · MD

Transmission makes high pitched whining noise during acceleration in 3rd, 4th and 5fth gear. Constant high pitched whine in 4th and 5th gear. Problem developed within 3 months of owning the car. Took the car into the service shop in august of 2006. Was told that the noise was normal and sent away. Complained to the service manner, mr. Stone. He failed to respond to my complaints. Contacted owner of dealership, mr. Robert hess. He drove in the car in september of 2006. Noted the noise but could not identify. Was told that he would test drive a new car to see if the noise was present. Contacted owner (mr. Hess) in october of 2006 was told gm rep would come look at car. Took car in on the 23rd of october. Was told that car was making a louder noise than normal and they would keep car for repair. Was contacted on the 25th of october. Was told that manufacturer feels that noise is normal and no repairs would be done. Was also told if I requested repairs on the transmission, then would not be covered.

Filed May 5, 2006 · Transmission · 2,200 miles · CT

Differential leak leading to transmission whine, transmission clunk and eventual failure of differential. Gm will replace pinion seal when the permanent fix is replacement of the differential with a redesigned part.