Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10184673March 9, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2004 GTO SEVERE TIRE RUB ON THE FRONT STRUT TOWER AND SEVER CUPPING OF TIRES DUE TO IMPROPER FRONT ALIGNMENT ON TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WORN DUE TO ROTATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184691March 9, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE. THIS WAS NOTICED AT EACH TIRE ROTATION AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 18000 MILES AND IS SHOWING MORE WEAR THAN SHOULD BE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184392March 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT 16,000 MILES, I NOTICED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WITH THE TIRES REMOVED, THERE IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF THE TIRE RUBBING UP AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE STRUT WHEN MOUNTED AND IN MOTION. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184409March 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION ON THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 11700 CURRENT MILEAGE THE TIRE SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. AND THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE REPAIRED SOON. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF STRUT HE HAD, HE STATED THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184418March 7, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL, SUSPENSION, TIRES
THREE TIRE REPLACEMENTS DUE TO TIRE BLOW OUTS AT UNSAFE SPEEDS DURING THE PAST YEAR (2006-2007). MECHANICS NOTED RUBBING OF BOTH FRONT TIRES AGAINST THE STRUTS OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184452March 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED A PONTIAC GTO ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I HAD MY TIRES REPLACED BY THE DEALER CONSISTENT WITH A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CAR DEALER AND I. THE TIRE TECH WHO REPLACED MY TIRES WANTED ME TO SEE ONE OF THE TIRES, IT WAS SLICED ON THE INSIDE , HIDDEN PART OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT FAIL BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT WAS VERY CLOSE TO DOING SO. COULD BE DEADLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IF IT HAD FAILED THERE. THEN I READ AN ONLINE ARTICLE ON THIS VERY CONDITION, AND FOLLOWED THE LINKS AT THIS POINT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO LET THIS HAPPEN AND NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184486March 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
I DISCOVERED SEVERE INSIDE TIRE DAMAGE AT ONLY 17,000 MILES. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 2005 PONTIAC GTO'S ARE SUFFERING FROM SIMILAR DAMAGE DUE TO THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER, AND HE REFUSED TO DO ANY ASIDE FROM SELLING ME TWO NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184286March 6, 2007
SUSPENSION
1) RIGHT FRONT TIRE RUB ON THE STRUT. 2) EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR DOWN TO THE CORDS, THE ONLY REASON I NOTICED THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE I CHANGE MY OWN OIL. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE HAD A BLOWOUT ANY DAY. I HAVE PICS OF THE TIRES AND RUB MARKS ON THE STRUT IF NEEDED. 3) I HAVE ORDERED NEW TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I AM GOING TO CALL THE DEALER AND HAVE THINGS LOOKED AT REGARDING THE STRUT RUB & ALIGNMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184342March 6, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
05 GTO 18,000 MILES. FRONT TIRES RUB STRUTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184381March 6, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
WE HAVE A 2004 GTO WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A 8 INCH BY 2 INCH PIECE OF RUBBER THAT HAD PEALED OFF OF THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING MAKING THE NOISE. 1 WEEK LATER ANOTHER PIECE ON THE SAME TIRE HAD PEELED LOOSE AND WAS KNOCKING UP AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL OF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO CLASSIC PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE CAR OVER NIGHT SO THAT THEY COULD GET A BETTER LOOK AT IT AND THAT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I WAS THEN TOLD BY A CO-WORKER THAT SHE SAW SOMETHING ON CHANNEL 5 NEWS THAT GTO'S WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES RUBBING UP AGAINST THE SHOCKS. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING IN THE MAIL FOR A RE-CALL ON MY CAR. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT CLASSIC PONTIAC DOES TO REPAIR MY CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184156March 4, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SUSPENSION
2005 PONTIAC GTO SUFFERED A FLAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. UPON MY OWN INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD SEVERE INNER WEAR FROM RUBBING THE STRUTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184162March 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS. NO RPM WHEN STARTED, NO SPEEDOMETER WHEN MOVING, GAS GAUGE SHOWS OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT REALLY IS. IE FULL TANK SHOWS EMPTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TEMPERATURE; BUT NO CODES PRESENT. COOLANT GAUGE READS HOT WHEN CAR IS JUST STARTED....COLD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184121March 3, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HEARD "TIRE RUBBING" WHILE ROLLING INTO THE GARAGE. WHEN I CHECKED FOR THE NOISE I FOUND BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD THE INSIDE EDGE CHEWED OFF, DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184047March 2, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE COMPLAINT LIST ABOUT THE '04 PONTIAC GTO TIRE WEAR PROBLEM WHERE THE FRONT TIRES CONTACT THE STRUTS. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AT 20,000 MILES WHEN I WAS DOING MY 5,000 MILE TIRE ROTATION AND FOUND BOTH FRONT TIRES WITH ABNORMAL WEAR WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER AND DIRECTED THEM TO SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE AS SHOWN ON GTOFORUM.COM. THEY SAID THEY NEW OF NO SERVICE BULLETINS RELEASED YET. I REMOVED THE ORIGINAL WHEELS FROM THE CAR AND REPLACED THEM WITH PROPERLY OFFSET ONES. THE DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT AND FOUND ONE WHEEL WAS IN CAMBER LIMITS AND THE OTHER WAS SLIGHTLY OUT. BOTH INDICATED WEAR, BUT THE ONE THAT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY .3 DEGREES WAS WORN DOWN TO METAL STRANDS. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED OTHER THAN THAT TO MY ORIGINAL TIRES AND WALLET FOR REPLACEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183883March 1, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO ON FEBRUARY 27,2007 ON INTERSTATE 95. POSSIBILITY OF TIRE RUBBING AGAINST STRUT. TOOK SHREDDED TIRE BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN. THEY STATED CORPORATE HAD NOT INFORMED THEM OF ANY GTO DEFECTS. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE BLOWN OUT TIRE WITH SAME SIZE TIRE. IF 245MM TIRE ARE RUBBING THE STRUTS NOW REPLACEMENT WITH SAME TIRE MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ANOTHER BLOWOUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183945March 1, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOUGHT NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO IN JUNE 2006 FROM HARDIN PONTIAC, ANAHEIM, CA. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER IN JULY FOR SQUEAKING BRAKES AND MISALIGNMENT. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AGAIN IN AUGUST 2006 FOR FAILED FRONT STRUTS, DESTROYED BUSHINGS, MISALIGNMENT, AND CONTINUED BRAKE SQUEALING PROBLEM. TWO SERVICE REPS AT DEALER (ERNIE AND MATT) INFORMED ME THEY HAD NO REPLACEMENT STRUTS UNTIL OCTOBER 2006. SERVICE REP (MATT) RECOMMENDED I DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION DURING A 3,200 MILE VACATION TRIP. I DECLINED DUE TO SAFETY AND CREATING MORE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. DEALER WOULD NOT PUT ME IN A RENTAL CAR DESPITE WARRANTY. I THEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS, COVERING THE DIFFERENCE IN OEM AND AFTERMARKET PARTS MYSELF. I PROVIDED DEALER WITH ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING AFTERMARKET PARTS, ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND TECHNICAL CONTACT INFORMATION. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER (DARIN) AGREED TO PUT ME IN A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE AFTERMARKET PARTS COULD BE INSTALLED. THE DEALER THEN WAITED MORE THAN A WEEK TO ORDER THE AFTERMARKET PARTS, AT WHICH TIME THEY BECAME BACKORDERED FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS. I THEN WAS FORCED, BECAUSE OF DEALER DELAYS, TO COVER THE RENTAL CAR. I FINALLY PICKED UP MY CAR SOME FIVE WEEKS AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR INSTALLATION OF AFTERMARKET PARTS. I FOUND (AND HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE) THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 90 MILES WITH BAD STRUTS WHILE IN THE DEALER'S POSSESSION. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE GEN MGR AT HARDIN PONTIAC THIS WAS BECAUSE HIS REGIONAL MGR WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE RENTAL CAR TO BE PAID, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS AUTHORIZED PRIOR TO RENTAL BY THE SERVICE DEPT MGR AT THE SAME DEALER. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE INSTALLATION OF THE AFTERMARKET PARTS WAS NOT DONE PER WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY MYSELF AND THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS TO FAIL, AND PREMATURE WEAR ON THE TIRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183670February 27, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS OWNS 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. THE CAR SHOOK VERY BADLY DUE TO THE TIRE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT. THIS HAPPENED WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HE REPLACED THE TIRES, AND THE NEXT SET OF TIRES DID THE EXACT SAMETHING. THIS HAPPENED ONLY WITH THE FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT SOLD THE VEHICLE FOR THAT REASON, BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME HE WAS REFUSED THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183447February 25, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SUSPENSION
SINCE 2004 ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY PONTIAC GTO I HAVE PUT 3 SETS OF FRONT TIRES ON THE CAR. THE INSIDE EDGE OF FRONT TIRES WEAR AWAY GM TOLD ME IT WAS ALIGNMENT I HAVE BEEN ALIGNING THE FRONT NOW SINCE AND I STILL PUT FRONT TIRES ON. NOW I HEAR THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION PLEASE HELP SEND ME INFO ON INVESTIGATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183394February 24, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 PONTIAC GTO OWNER, NOTICED SLIGHT WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES AT 7500 MILES. ROTATED TIRES AS NEEDED, NOW AT 24430 MILES RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWS EXCESSIVE CORD EXPOSURE ON INSIDE, AND LEFT FRONT SHOWS EXTREME WEAR ON INSIDE. ONE SET OF REAR TIRES ALREADY REPLACED (ORIGINALLY ON THE FRONT) DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORD EXPOSURE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. NUMEROUS CASES ALREADY DOCUMENTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183403February 24, 2007
SUSPENSION
FRONT TIRE RUBBING ON STRUT TO CAUSE FAILURE. TIRE BLEW, NO ONE HURT. WAS FIXED FOR FREE/ REIMBURSEMENT. BACK IN DEALER TOTAL OF 4 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF $389.72. FOUND OUT FROM NEWS CHANNEL 5 IN CLEVELAND , OHIO ABOUT GOVT INVESTIGATION ON THE 04 AND 05 PONTIAC GTO'S. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING RIGHT EVER SINCE, STILL HAVE PROBLEMS AND VERY TIRED OF FIGHTING WITH DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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