Pontiac GTO Complaints (2004)

245 consumer complaints on file.

#10186499March 29, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY TIRE HAS ABNORMAL WEARING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IS RUBBING ON THE SUSPENSION BECAUSE A PART OF THE SUSPENSION IS RUBBED CLEAN AND THE REST OF IT IS DIRTY. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW OF THERE BEING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I SAW ON THE NEWS AND THE NHTSA WEB SITE THAT THERE IS A PENDING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE MY VOICE TO BE HEARD. THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186286March 27, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES
NOTICED STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AT 50 MPH AND ABOVE. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE LOOKED AT BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED. ONCE DEALER WAS DONE I WAS TOLD THE TIRES HAD SOME WEAR AND NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. AT THIS TIME I ONLY HAD 13,334 MILES WAS THEN PARKED THE CAR FOR WINTER. OVER WINTER I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS ABOUT TIRE RUB ON THE GTO AND CARS HAVING BLOW OUTS. SO NOW AT 15,000 MILES MY TIRES ON THE FRONT ARE COMPLETELY WASTE AND THE STEEL BELT IS SHOWING THROUGH THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME AND CAR IS GOING BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS GTO INTO THE DEALER FOR MULTIPLE REASONS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186228March 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
REFERENCE: 2004 PONTIAC GTO STOCK CORRECT SIZE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. CONFIRMED BY PONTIAC DEALER. TIRES WORE OUT ON THE INNER SIDEWALL DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE STRUT.*AK VICTORY PONTIAC, CALERA, ALABAMA 205-664-0046 WILL NOT CORRECT THIS AFTER BEING HANDED THE NHTSA PAPER ADRESSING THIS ISSUE. JUST CONFIRMED IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING THAT I MUST PAY TO FIX. THE 2004 PONTIAC GTO IS UNDER FULL GMAC WARRANTY AS WELL AS AN EXTENDED PLATINUM WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186046March 23, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE TWO FRONT TIRES OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO HAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. ONE TIRE WAS CUT WITH METAL EXPOSED. TIRES WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND WAS VERIFIED ALL WAS WELL WITH IN OEM SPECS. HAVE ALL PAPERWORK TO PROVE THIS, INCLUDING TIRES TAKEN OFF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185596March 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON JULY 5 2006, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC DEALER FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HUB BEARING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TIRE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME. I THEN HAD A OIL CHANGE DONE A WEEK LATER WHEN THE TECH TOLD ME MY PAS FRT TIRE HAD THE INNER TIRE CORDS EXPOSED. I THEN CALLED BACK THE PONTIAC DEALER AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE WRITER. I ASKED HIM WHY I WAS NOT TOLD MY TIRE WAS UNSAFE. HE SAID THE TECH TOLD HIM IT WAS JUST A TIRE NOISE AND DID NOT KNOW THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE EXPOSED. I WAS THEN TOLD I NEEDED A ALIGNMENT AND A TIRE. I THEN BOUGHT A NEW TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED.THE TECH AT THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURES SPEC AND THERE WAS A LITTLE WEAR ON THE STRUT. THE VEHICLE THEN HAD 19764 MILES. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 30284 MILES AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES ARE WORN ALMOST TO THE BELTS AND BOTH STRUTS HAVE WEAR MARKS. TODAY'S DATE IS MARCH 17, 2007. I HAVE CALLED GM CUSTOMER COMPLAINT LINE AND TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT THAT GAVE ME A REF#71-494955481. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT SHE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND THERE WAS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS. SHE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. I MAD MY APPOINTMENT AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER . THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY ALIGNMENT AGAIN AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS . I BROUGHT YOUR INVESTIGATION NUMBER INTO THIS PROBLEM AND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM LS1GTO.COM. I SHOWED THEM PICTURES AND WHAT TO CHECK FOR FROM A GM TECH ON THAT SITE. I GAVE THEM THEM TRHE TECH'S NAME, DEALER WHICH HE WORKS FOR AND PHONE NUMBER. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE SEE'S THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE , BUT BASICALLY GM WILL PROBABLY DENY HIM TO LOOK INTO THESE CLAIMS. HE WAS BASICALLY TELLING ME BEFORE THAT IT WAS MY DRIVING UNTIL I SHOWED HIM MY 2 YEAR OLD'S CAR SEAT IN THE PASSNGER REAR. YOU CANNOT SEE THE WEAR UNLESS THE TIRE'S ARE FULLY TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185322March 16, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
2004 PONTIAC GTO, EXPERIENCING EXTREME UNEVEN INSIDE TIRE WEAR ON LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES DUE TO STRUT RUB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185239March 15, 2007
TIRES:BEAD, TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*-THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO THA THE PURCHASED ON APRIL 28 2004 WITH 0 MILES, CURRENTLY WITH 17200 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TWO TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. HOWEVER, THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE TIRES WERE .F. GOODRICH, 245/45R17. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185088March 14, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, I'M WRITING ABOUT MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO FRONT TIRE & STRUT RUB ISSUE! SINCE PURCHASING THE GTO IN 2004 I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES DUE TO THE STRUT RUBBING AND TEARING THE INSIDE OF MY TIRES APART. PLUS, LAST NIGHT 3/13/07 AFTER A DRIVE I CHECKED THE TIRES I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER '06 AND LOW AND BEHOLD THEY ARE COMPLETELY SHREDDED DOWN TO THE THREAD. SO ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO CALL AND ORDER NEW TIRES AND SPEND MORE MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN ADDRESSED FROM THE START. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE A FAMILY AND AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST AROUND TOWN THAT MY TIRES WILL EXPLODE AND WILL CAUSE ME OR WHOEVER IN MY FAMILY IS DRIVING THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL AND PERHAPS LOSE THEIR LIFE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH PONTIAC BEFORE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185103March 14, 2007
SUSPENSION
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO, AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT 21,000 MILES BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE RUBBING THE FRONT STRUT AND PREMATURE TIRE WEAR DEVELOPED ON THE INSIDES OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT TRIED TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT SINCE THEY BOUGHT THE TIRES AT AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23000. *AK CONSUMER STATED NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE. UPDATE 4/9 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184821March 12, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
STRUT TOWER RUBBING ON TIRES CAUSING DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF WEAR. THE TIRES ON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO SHOW SEVERE WEAR ON THE INSIDE CORNER EDGES, EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CUPPING ARE PROMINENT. TIRES HAVE UNDER 30,000 HIGHWAY MILES, NORMAL COMMUTE DRIVING (THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER NOT A RACE CAR). EVEN WITH REGULAR ROTATION, THE TIRES ARE SO BADLY WORN THAT THE BELTS ARE ALMOST EXPOSED. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE 2004 GTO PROBLEM OF STRUT TOWER RUBBING. CONTACT WITH THE STRUT TOWER IS VISIBLY EVIDENT ON THE STRUT. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY GM DEALER WHO PERFORMED SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE GTO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184872March 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY POP OUT OF A GEAR WHILE DRIVING. IN ORDER TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE I HAVE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO ANOTHER GEAR FIRST, THIS WORKS OVER HALF OF THE TIME, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT IT IN 3RD, 4TH, THEN GO UP TO REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST PICKED UP THE CAR. HAD DEALER LOOK AT IT, THEY CLAIMED THERE WERE NO TSB'S OR RECALLS FOR THE 2004 GTO SO THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SENT ME ON MY WAY SAYING "AT LEAST YOU HAVE REPORTED IT, THAT MAY COVER YOU IN THE FUTURE IF IT FAILS." ALSO, DEALER DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM TELLS THEM TO USE THE SAME FLUID THAT GOES INTO FRONT DRIVE AUTOMATICS, THIS COULD CAUSE GTO MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO BURN OUT FASTER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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

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