Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10186674April 1, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES:SIDEWALL, SUSPENSION
TIRE RUBBING ON FRONT STRUT - HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AND STRUT AND GET FRONT END ALIGNMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186613March 31, 2007
SUSPENSION
INNER TIRE WEAR ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO. ONLY 17K AND INNER FRONT TIRES ARE GONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186601March 30, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES
I DROPPED OFF MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON ABOUT 3/21/07 FOR A NUMBER OF WARRANTY ISSUES. ONE OF THE "ISSUES" TO BE CHECKED WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AVOID POTHOLES, AND THERE WAS NO PULLING TO EITHER SIDE. AS I HAD ONLY 15,589 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I DECLINED THE ALIGNMENT & TIRES WHEN CALLED BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. UPON PICKUP, THE REP INDICATED THE TIRE WERE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POINTED OUT HOW THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE REP INDICATED THAT TIRE REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE WAS COMMON FOR THAT MILEAGE. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET DISCLOSED THESE TIRES HAVE A 35,000 WARRANTY AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON 2004 AND 2005 GTOS. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED STATING THE TIRES WERE RUBBING THE STRUTS, PRIMARILY FRONT LEFT, CAUSING THE PREMATURE FAILURES. TODAY, MARCH 30, I PULLED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OFF THE VEHICLE TO LOOK AT THE TIRE AND STRUT. THERE ARE OBVIOUS WEAR MARKS ON THE STRUT AND A GROOVE CUT INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE DUE TO REGULAR TIRE ROTATION. IT APPEARS GM MISALIGNED THE WHEELS AT THE FACTORY AND INSTALLED TOO LARGE OF TIRES CREATING A SITUATION OF INADEQUATE SPACING BETWEEN THE STRUTS AND THE TIRES. I HAVE REQUESTED GM RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND AM WAITING FOR ITS REPLY. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT MAY RESULT IN FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO TIRE BLOWOUTS CAUSED BY INACCURATE ALIGNMENT AND INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND REQUIRE THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL 2004 AND 2005 GTOS AND RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10186274March 27, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
DURING INSPECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST A METAL PLATE ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THIS CAUSED THE PAINT ON THE STRUB TO WEAR AND THE RUBBER TIRE WILL EVENTUALLY BE DAMAGED BY CONSTANTLY RUBBING AGAINST STEEL. *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
#10186109March 25, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ALIGNMENT IS BAD OUT OF THE FACTORY AND THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRONT STRUTS. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS. TIRES ARE WORN TO THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE. CAR ONLY HAS 17000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186072March 24, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES RUBBED TO THE CORD ON THE INSIDE SEEMINGLY FROM THE STRUT ISSUE I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE. ONE TIRE WORE ITSELF FLAT. I WENT IN TO REPLACE THE TIRE, AND FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPLACED ALL FOUR B.F.GOODRICH TIRES WITH SIMILAR TOYO TIRES.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
#10185746March 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN ROTATING MY TIRES AT 6000 MILES, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS PAIN MISSING ON THE FRONT STRUTS BY THE TOP OF THE TIRES. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL BUILD UP OF RUBBER ON THE STRUT AND VISIBLE WEAR ON THE TIRE. I LOOKED UP ON A GTO FORUM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INFORMATION I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALER REALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS BECAUSE THEY HAD TOO MUCH NEGATIVE CAMBER. THE PEOPLE ON THE FORUMS THINK THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRONT STRUT BUSHINGS HAVE COLLAPSED FROM BEING TIED DOWN DURING TRANSPORTATION FROM AUSTRALIA. TIME WILL TELL IF THE REALIGNMENT FIXED MY PROBLEM BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE FRONT STRUT BUSHINGS WILL COLLAPSE EVEN MORE OVER TIME AND THE TIRE RUB ISSUE WILL BE BACK.*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
#10185238March 15, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES
CUPPING OF IN SIDE TIRE. *JB
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
#10184725March 10, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
REAR SPRINGS ARE WEAK CAUSING REAR HEIGHT TO BE 1" OUT OF SPEC CREATING ACCELERATED REAR TIRE WEAR. REQUEST NEW REAR SPRINGS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Pontiac GTO