Pontiac GTO Complaints (2005)

154 consumer complaints on file.

#10205235October 9, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES (MODEL UNKNOWN). WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUTS AND CAUSED A FLAT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,774. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203660September 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IS BAD. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC GTO'S. GM NEEDS TO STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO THIS PROBLEM. I'M BEING TOLD MY PART WONT BE IN INTO DECEMBER THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. THANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200268August 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE LEANING AGAINST THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND WERE WEARING UNEVENLY IN THE INNERSIDE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION ON AUGUST 21, 2007. NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,904.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199747August 16, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR
AT APPROX. 18,000 MILES MY INNER TREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES HAS PREMATURE WEAR. WOULD HAVE NEVER NOTICED THIS WEAR HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE FAULTY WORK ON THE REAR COIL SPRING HOUSING TO THE AXLE (LEFT SIDE) BEEN MAKING CLICKING SOUNDS. IT REQUIRED AN INSPECTION ON A LIFT AND IT WAS NOTICED THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO WELD THE HOUSING TO THE AXLE WHICH IN MY OPINION SEEMS DANGEROUS TOO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198748August 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE MORE AS THE MPH INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED THREE SETS OF TIRES IN TWO YEARS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198004July 31, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUT RUB ON FRONT TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197114July 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196367July 14, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 PONTIAC GTO, FRONT TIRE FAILURE, UNUSUAL WEAR ON INSIDE SHOULDER. 26,880 MILES ON TIRES, HAD CAR SINCE NEW. STEEL BELTS SHOWING ON INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT, LEFT FRONT SHOWING SIMILAR WEAR. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH. VERY LUCK TO AVOID BLOWOUT. LOVE CAR'S PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING BUT THIS HAS CAUSE A CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195981July 10, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES
STRONG VIBRATION DEVELOPED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END REVEALED THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS CUT PAST THE STEEL BELTS DUE TO IT RUBBING ON THE STRUT. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195924July 9, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. DRIVER SIDE TIRE READY TO FAIL. CAUSE SEEMED TO BE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FROM NHSTA. DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES IN THE PAST AND HAS NOT COMMENTED. WAS DENYING ANY PROBLEM WITH CAR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ODOMETER READING AT TIRE FAILURE 25515 MILES. CURRENTLY GOING BACK TO DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL RESOLVE ISSUE AS WAS EXPECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195064July 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
DRIVESHAFT CAME LOOSE 6-28-2007 FOR THE 4TH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195006June 29, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STRUTS WEARING INTO THE TIRES, WHICH WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN (NHTSA ACTION # PE07010) FOR THE MCPHERSON STRUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT A GENERAL MOTORS REPRESENTATIVE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,760.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193814June 20, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
DRIVER FRONT TIRE RUBBING ON STRUT INSIDE 3 INCHES WARN DOWN PAST THE WEAR INDICATORS WHILE 3/16 TREAD STILL LEFT ON REST OF TIRE. TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN RESIDENTIAL ROADS, DAMAGE TO THE RIM RESULTED. DRIVER'S SIDE CAMBER WAS ADJUSTED TO ALLOW TIRE NOT TO CONTACT STRUT, THROWING ALIGNMENT OUT, TIRE REPLACED. PASSENGER SIDE NOTICED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY 2 INCHES WARN AWAY ON INSIDE OF TIRE MONTHS LATER. PROBLEM NOTICED AFTER TIRE WENT FLAT ON STATE HIGHWAY, CAUSING RIM TO BE SCUFFED. TIRE REPLACED, NO SUSPENSION WORK DONE TO FIX ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193360June 14, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WITH LESS THAN 18,000 ON THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY ROUGH. I TOOK IT IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND DISCOVERED THE THREAD ON THE INSIDE RIM OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THROUGH THE NEWS THAT APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT END WHERE THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. IT COST ME OVER $600 IN TIRES. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF TIRE BLOW OUTS AND AT MINIMUM HAVING TO PLACE THE TIRES AGAIN VERY SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192429June 4, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO AND NOTICED THAT THEY ARE WORN DOWN ON THE INSIDE STRUT SIDE ALMOST TO THE STEEL BELT. I LOOKED ON THE REAR WHEELS AND NOTICED A SIMILAR WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE FROM WHEN THOSE TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED THIS, I COULD HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE WEAR IS TERRIBLE. THE VEHICLE IS NEW WITH LOW MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 21,000 MILES AND APPARENTLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT OVER A YEAR AGO. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I AM IN LINGO ON WHAT TO DO. THE OLD PARTS ARE DEFINITELY STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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

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