Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10134852August 31, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134876August 31, 2005
TIRES
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133308August 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE FILLING TANK, GAS BACK-SPLASHED; IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING, GAS CAP FELL OFF (REVERSE PRESSURE) AND CAR STARTED BUCKING VIOLENTLY. GAS HAD REVERSED ITS FLOW THROUGHOUT THE PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO SUBSEQUENT FILLS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132746August 14, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIAN HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MONARO COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH 235/45R17 TIRES, TIRES THAT ARE GENERALLY 235MM (9.25") WIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN PONTIAC SPEC'D THE GTO FOR THE US, THEY FINALLY DECIDED ON A WIDER 10MM TIRE; A 245/45R17 BF GOODRICH G-FORCE KDWS TIRE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR US IMPORT THOUGH. CURRENT PROBLEM: THE LARGER TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY A RUBBING MARK ON THE STRUT BODY AND MANY TIMES WEAR MARKS ON THE TIRES THEMSELVES. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND DRIVING IT, I NOTICED RUB MARKS ON THE STRUT BUT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE STRUT RUB PROBLEM AT THE TIME AND CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN. RECENTLY, I NOTICED THE TREAD ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS WEARING UNUSUALLY (INSIDE WAS WEARING QUICKLY) AND I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I HAD PLANNED ON GETTING NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BUT ON AUGUST 13TH, A SECTION OF THE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND WAS MAKING A "THWAP" NOISE DUE TO SOME OF THE TIRE HITTING THE CAR. I ARRIVED HOME SHORTLY AFTER AND TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO PUT ON A SPARE TIRE. WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF, I NOTICED THE RUB MARKS ON THE STRUT HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN DEEPER. I REALIZED THAT THE UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO THE TIRE ACTUALLY RUBBING ON THE STRUT. I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND SOME OF THE STRUT WHERE THE TIRE WAS RUBBING. HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE PICTURES. HTTP://I6.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Y221/JLEE72/DSCF0880.JPG HTTP://I6.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Y221/JLEE72/DSCF0881.JPG HTTP://I6.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Y221/JLEE72/DSCF0282.JPG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132766August 14, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTS. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THAT PONTIAC HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131907August 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 PONTIAC GTO GAS PEDAL SENSOR FAILS. THIS IMMEDIATELY CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO SAFETY MODE/REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE. CAR BECOMES UNSAFE DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL CUTTING OUT AND THE CAR CAN BARELY GO. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, CAR COULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER LEAVING YOU EXPOSED TO A POSSIBLE COLLISION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131552August 4, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
PASSENGERS SEAT BECOMES INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131617August 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 GTO HAS PLENTY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING WHEN I PUT GAS IN, TO WHILE I START AND DRIVE MY CAR THE MILES UNTIL EMPTY AND LOW FUEL AND VERY LOW FUEL WARNINGS GO ON AND OFF. TO ALL MY GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DO WHAT THEY WANT. THE RPM NEEDLE WENT CRAZY IN PARK BEFORE AND WHILE DRIVING. MY TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WHILE ONLY DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AS SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS IN HERE THE FLUIDS ALL BEING FULL WENT TO HOT AND WARNINGS CAME ON AND WENT OFF WITH TEMPERATURE NEEDLE GOING BACK TO NORMAL. WELL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE ANY OF MY PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WHILE IT WAS DOING THIS. SO I WENT TO LAWYERS FOR LEMON LAW TO SUE PONTIAC WHICH OF COURSE WITH MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A NEW CAR DIDN'T BUY THE CAR BACK BECAUSE OF THE DEALERSHIPS INABILITY TO "DUPLICATE MY CONCERN" SO THEY OFFERED ME MONEY AND I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS LEMON CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130950August 2, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE FIRST COMPLAINT PROMPTED ME TO DO RESEARCH AND I FIND MORE COMPLAINTS OF 2004 PONTIAC GTO'S ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND WEBSITES WITH MAJOR FRONT DAMAGE AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THAT RESULTED IN INJURY, INCLUDING A HAIRLINE CRACK IN A LADIES SKULL. ONE SPECIFICALLY A SILVER 2004 GTO WHICH WAS TOTALED FROM THE FRONT AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AS PER HIS POST. AS I CONTINUED I FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS. THEN THERE WERE OTHERS THAT HAD MINOR TO MODERATE FRONT END CRASHES WITH A 2004 GTO AND THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. WHERE THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IT WAS REPORTED TO BE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS FROM 25 - 40 MPH AND THE SAME WITH DEPLOYMENT. THEY NEVER MENTIONED A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA BUT MAYBE ITS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THERE WERE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. THE POINT OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10130693July 31, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD DISTORTION. FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ALL AROUND THE WINDSHIELD PERIMETER, THERE IS A DISTORTION TO THE GLASS THAT IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. THIS DISTORTION DOES NOT EXIST IN ANY OTHER AREA OF THE GLASS, JUST THE PERIMETER AREAS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130705July 31, 2005
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER QUIT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130706July 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BEEPS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, DOING NOTHING ELSE, NOT TURNING BRAKING OR SHIFTING. JUST CRUISING AND BEEP! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130712July 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CAR SHAKING, ESPECIALLY WHILE IN 5TH GEAR, AT ABOUT 2600 TO 3000 RPM. DRIVE TRAIN CLUNKS WHEN LETTING OUT CLUTCH, AT ANY TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130721July 31, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN JUNE 2004. IN AUGUST 2004 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING WHEN HIT AND AS PER MY PASSENGER(FRONT SEAT) WE HIT A TREE HEAD ON DEAD CENTER AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL BENT AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS TWISTED AND CRACKED. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY UPPER EXTREMITIES INCLUDING MY HEAD AND FACE. AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER SERIOUS DEFICITS IN MEMORY AND THOUGHT ETC. I SUFFER FROM SEVERE MIGRAINES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND HAVE SINCE BEEN ON PAIN MEDICATION FOR IT. ALSO SUFFER FROM STRONG PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT AND TILL THIS DAY I AM STILL IN WEEKLY TREATMENT. MY PASSENGER NEEDED KNEE SURGERY AND SUFFERED FROM A DISLOCATED THUMB. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED ABOUT 15 DAYS LATER THEY PROMISED AN INVESTIGATION BUT NO WORD FROM THEM SINCE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OR TSB ABOUT THIS. MY VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPLACED AND NO OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS. (NOTE:)- THE PONTIAC GTO WAS BUILT IN AUSTRALIA AS THE HOLDEN MANARO AND SOLD IN THE US AS THE PONTIAC GTO. IN AUSTRALIA IT HAS A RITE SIDE DRIVERS POSITION. AND SIDE AIRBAGS. IT WAS CRASH TESTED BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE MANUFACTURER. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD CHANGED ITS STRUCTURE AND DELETED ITS SIDE AIRBAGS IT WAS NOT TESTED BY THE US GOVERNMENT OR BY THE MANUFACTURER OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE US AS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT VEHICLE THAT REACTS DIFFERENT IN SITUATIONS THAN IT DOES IN THE MANARO. THE RESULT OF THESE INJURIES WAS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURER NEGLIGENCE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10129610July 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ADDRESS WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS AN ERROR TO THE CAR, AND THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR PROBLEM. IT WAS INHERENT TO THE CAR. THIS LAST STATEMENT WAS FROM REPAIR INVOICE. THE DEALERSHIP STATESDTHEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION APPEARED AT 60 MPH. THISWAS AN INHERENT IN THIS VEHICLE. GM WAS AWARE AND NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128597July 13, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: THE CONSUMER WON A VEHICLE IN WHICH SHE THOUGHT WAS NEW, HOWEVER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT A MINOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED SO MUCH DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS BENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128210July 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DEFECTIVE GAS PEDAL SENSOR RESULTS IN VEHICLE GOING INTO SAFE MODE UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER SAYS PART IS BACKORDERED WITH DELIVERY DATE UNKNOWN, UP TO SEVERAL MONTHS. VEHICLE USES "DRIVE BY WIRE" GAS PEDDLE WHICH CAN STOP WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127761July 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STOCK TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT AND IS CAUSEING THE TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INNER EDGE FAST THEN NORMAL MY TIRE HAS THE STEEL BELTS SHOWING AND IF I DID NOT FIND THIS PROBLEM OUT IT COULD OF BEEN LIFE THREATING TO HAVE A BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT, THE DEALER AND I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC DIRECT AND THEY CAME UP WITH TAKING THE STOCK WHEELS OFF A DIFFERENT GTO AND DOING A ALIGNMENT B/C THE TIRES I HAD TO PURCHASE DUE TO MY BUDGET WERE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND BUT STILL THE SAME STOCK SIZE 245/45/17 THEIR MACHINE CANNOT ALIGN WITH THE TIRES I CURRENTLY HAVE AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $130.00 USD FOR HAVING TO TAKE THE WHEELS OFF A DIFFERENT GTO AND DOING THE ALIGNMENT THAT WAS NOT CORRECT FROM FACTORY WHICH RESULTING IN IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. I JUST NOTICED THIS INCIDENT 07/05/04 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR NEW TIRES AND THE TEC SHOWED ME THE TIRE BUT THIS HAS HAD TO GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW THE WEAR THROUGH THE TIRE LIKE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126676June 27, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
DT: BOTH TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ARE CAUSING WEAR ON FRONT STRUTS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS .THE CAR HAS BEEN REALIGNED, BUT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING RUBBING OF THE STRUTS. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO CONTACT GM OF THIS SITUATION. BUT CURRENTLY NO OTHER REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126594June 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT." AND ADD ANYTHING ELSE NEDED. I USED THE COMPONENT DISCRIPTORS OF "SUSPENSION: FRONT" AND "SUSPENSION: FRONT, MACPHERSON STRUT".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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