Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10192204May 31, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
FRONT TIRES RUB THE STRUT CAUSING PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR TO INSIDE OF TIRE REVEALING THE CORDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192212May 31, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO ON TUESDAY 5-29-07 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MORNING GOING TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING PLASTIC OR RUBBER SMACKING AGAINST THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY CAR. THE SOUND LASTED A MINUTE OR TWO THEN QUIT SO I STAYED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TO WORK UPON GETTING TO WORK I TURNED OUT MY STEERING TO THE LEFT TO CHECK THE FRONT END. WHAT I SAW WAS A SPLIT IN THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY TIRE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS AND THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY TIRE WAS WORN FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE LOWER PART OF THE STRUT. I ALSO SAW WEAR DEEP INTO THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY RIGHT SIDE TIRE BUT IT HASN'T SPLIT LIKE THE LEFT FRONT. I KNOW OF MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GTO TIRE/STRUT PROBLEM AND AS OF TODAY I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE PONTIAC DEALER SERVICE SHOP AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF YET ON THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO USED AND WHEN THE CAR WAS RECONED AT THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY INSTALLED 4 BRAND NEW BFG G-FORCE 245/45ZR17 TIRES AS PER FACTORY TIRE SPECS THE REAR TIRES ARE LIKE NEW BUT THE FRONTS ARE TRASH AND I HAVE ONLY PUT 10000 MILES ON THE GTO SINCE BUYING IT A YEAR AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191992May 30, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
FRONT TIRES ARE SHREDDING, RUBBING ON STRUTS. STEEL BELTS ON TIRES EXPOSED. MUST BUY NEW TIRES AND GET FRONT CAMBER SET AND ALIGNMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192038May 30, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
MY 2005 GTO HAS STRUT RUB WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS TO MY DEALERSHIP I CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED FOR MINE OR MY WIFE'S LIVES. THEY KEEP PUTTING OUR SERVICE DATE BACK WEEK AFTER WEEK. BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL BELTS ON THE INSIDE WALL. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE FOR THIS ISSUE FROM ANYONE WHO WILL HELP BEFORE WE ARE KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192075May 30, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I NOTICED ALL TIRES WERE WORN ON INSIDE PAST THE TREAD AT 14,000 MILES ON CAR. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND TOOK THE CAR FOR ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE HITTING THE STRUT MOUNTS WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHEN SPRINGS COMPRESSED OR DURING HARD CORNERING. A GROOVE WAS ALREADY WORN IN MY NEW FRONT LEFT TIRE. ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN SPECS. I WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MORE CAMBER WOULD KEEP FROM RUBBING. DEALERS ALIGNMENT READINGS WERE DIFFERENT THAN ALIGNMENT SHOP. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED MANY OTHER 2004-2006 GTO OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191943May 29, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL WAS WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LIFT RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, CORRECT VIN, AND TRANSMISSION TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,073.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191887May 29, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMAINING THREE TIRES WERE ALSO GOING TO BLOW OUT. THE TIRES DISPLAYED CORDS AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AT 15,000 MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191907May 29, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
06 PONTIAC GTO FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS SHREDDED ON THE INSIDE FROM STRUT RUB. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT FOUND TO BE LEAKING AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 70MPH ON 5-26-07. THERE WAS A COMPLETE RING GROUND ALL THE WAY AROUND THE INSIDE FRONT TIRE WHEN IT WAS PULLED FROM THE CAR. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE ARE NO STRUT RUB ISSUES BUT RELUCTANTLY REPLACED ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT AND TIRE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I MAY HAVE ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT AND TIRE IF IT FAILS THAT MAY CAUSE MORE THAN JUST MINOR REPAIRS TO THE CAR. DEALER PROVIDED GM PAPERWORK THAT STATES ONLY STRUTS WITH MANUFACTURER DATES BETWEEN 1/16/06 & 5/4/06 ARE AFFECTED AND ANY OTHERS SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191775May 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES:MARKINGS
FRONT STRUTS CONTINUED TO MAKE FAILURE NOISES - WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES , EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NOISE WAS DUE TO HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES AND 18 INCH RIMS THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THIS NOISES WERE EQUIVALENT TO BLOWN STRUTS. THIS START ON THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE CAR. 2006 PONTIAC GTO W/ 6 SPEED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191773May 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
IN MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE MARKS ON THE STRUTS ARE VERY VISIBLE AND THEY HAVE WORN DOWN TO THE BARE METAL. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN ROTATING MY TIRES. AN ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE CAMBER, HOWEVER, THE INITIAL SPECS WERE WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT. THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAD NO REAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM NOR WERE THEY VERY WILLING TO FINDING ONE. I AM NOT SURE THAT THE ALIGNMENT HAS FIXED THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191698May 25, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
TIRE FAILURE DUE TO TIRES RUBBING ON FRONT STRUTS ON A 2005 PONTIAC GTO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191630May 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 PONTIAC GTO ENGINE FAILURE ON 05/15/2007. I HAD ALREADY COME TO A STOP WHEN THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. WENT TO TAKE OFF AGAIN AS TRAFFIC MOVED AND SAW ENGINE LIGHT ON. CAR FINALLY RESTARTED BUT HAD TO PULL OVER ABOUT 1/4 MILE AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE MOTOR SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AS A BENT VALVE DUE TO THE VALVE NOT BEING SEATED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 7700 MILES ON IT AND WAS BOUGHT NEW. NEW HEAD PUT ON CAR AND ALL NEW VALVES INSTALLED. IF MOTOR WOULD HAVE CUT OFF MERGING INTO FAST TRAFFIC WHERE I LIVE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT SINCE THERE WAS NO PRE-WARNINGS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. NO SMELLS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO NOISES, ETC BEFORE FAILURE HAPPENED. AT THIS POINT THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MISS IN THE MOTOR AND A SHREDDED SERPENTINE BELT THAT OCCURRED WITHIN 50 MILES OF PICKING THE CAR BACK UP AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE HEAD/VALVE REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191589May 23, 2007
TIRES
SUDDEN FRONT TIRE FAILURE DUE TO SHARP CUT ON INNER EDGE. HAVE SEEN MANY SIMLIAR REPORTS FOR GTOS. REF WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/02/15/GTO-A-REAL-TIRE-SHREDDER/. FILED COMPIANT WITH GM, THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191461May 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. FRONT TIRES RUBBING THE STRUTS NEAR THE TOP. CAR HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. 10 TIRES PURCHASED, FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED BY DEALER 7 TIMES (AT MY EXPENSE) IN LAST 22,000 MILES TO CORRECT. I AM AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE EXISTS WITH THIS CAR AND CLOSELY MONITOR THE TIRES AND REPLACE THEM WHEN THE RUBBED AREA GETS VISIBLY WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191323May 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
4000 MILES ON 2006 PONTIAC GTO AND THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191351May 21, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I TOOK THE 2004 GTO TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION TO COLONIAL TIRE NEAR MY HOME THEY FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE BELTS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, THEY FOUND A REAR TIRE MISSING ABOUT 3" OF TREAD AND THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOT READ THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL GTO HAD A STRUT PROBLEM THAT CAUSED IT TO RUB AGAINST THE FRONT TIRES, AND THAT THE TIRES CHUNKED EASILY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY INVOLVED. IT COST ME $437. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191366May 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
2005 GTO STRUT RUB. RECENTLY I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAS BEEN WORN DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY COMPARED TO THE REAR TIRES. I AM WORRIED THAT WITHOUT A FIX EVERY SET OF TIRES WILL DO THE SAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191379May 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE MYSELF WHILE ON THE LIFT IN SERVICE BAY. BOTH FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING FLUID ,AND TIRE HAD RUBBED PAINT OFF THE STRUTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191215May 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH 3700 MILES. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. I COULD FEEL THE DRAG , AND THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP REMOVED THE FRONT WHEELS TO CHECK IT OUT, AND SAW THE WEAR ONTHE STRUTS FROM WHERE THE TIRES WERE RUBBING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191222May 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AS A 2004 GTO OWNER I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES 3 TIMES PREMATURELY, 15,000-20,000 MILES ON A TIRE RATED AT 35,000 DUE TO FRONT END STRUT RUB. I HAD TO SPEND SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM GM CREATED. I HAVE BEEN TO GM DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION ,AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN SPECS. I LITERALLY HAD TO BUY A LIFETIME ALIGNMENT POLICY ON THE VEHICLE TO CONSTANTLY STAY AFTER THE ALIGNMENT SITUATION THAT WAS CAUSING STRUT RUB. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED EVERY BUSHING IN THE FRONT END WITH AFTER MARKET, AND THE UNAFFECTED REAR END), AND THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS TO CURE THE PROBLEM THAT GM REFUSED TO FIX. AFTER THE NEW SUSPENSION AND TIRES BOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME, AND OVER 5,000 MILES ON IT , I HAVE NO MORE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AS OF THIS POINT. THE DATE BELOW WAS THE APPROXIMATE DATE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AS THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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