Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10198845August 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BY THE REPAIR SHOP, HOWEVER, THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. THE REPAIR SHOP REVERSED THE ROTATION AND RETURNED THE TIRES TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS. THE TIRES HAD WEAR MARKS AND THE STRUT WAS DISCOLORED. THERE WAS AN ODI ACTION NUMBER (PE07010). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,700. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WOULD LIKE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE $1100 IN REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE AND ALSO PHOTOS OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
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
#10198675August 6, 2007
SUSPENSION
LEFT FRONT TIRE FAILED AT 65 MPH, INNER SIDEWALL WORN DOWN TO STEEL BELT, CAR HAD APPROX. 20000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198547August 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES
AT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES, I NOTICED TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES OF MY 2006 GTO WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO ALIGNED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I ALSO ROTATED THE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES. NOW, AT 17,000 MILES, THE TWO TIRES WHICH ARE NOW IN THE REAR BOTH ARE SPLIT AT THE JUNCTION OF THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD. ONE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE OTHER HAS ONLY STARTED LEAKING. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE TIRE CONTACT WITH THE STRUT, AS INDICATED BY THE VERY CLOSE TOLERANCE BETWEEN THE TWO, AND THE LACK OF PAINT ON THE STRUT IN THAT LOCATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198302August 2, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
ROTATED THE TIRES ON MY 2004 GTO AND NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING THE FRONT STRUTS. AREAS OF THE FRONT STRUTS HAVE NO PAINT LEFT DUE TO THE TIRES RUBBING THEM. NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRES OR THE CARS HANDLING HAS OCCURRED SO FAR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY (01 AUGUST 2007) AND THE LADY I WAS TALKING TO STATED SHE HAD NO COMPLAINTS ON FILE REGARDING MY ISSUE. *TR
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
#10197860July 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. AS JULY 30, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART WAS BACK-ORDERED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197653July 27, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2004 PONTIAC GTO. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE RUBS STRUT. HAVE LOST THREE TIRES, ONE BLEW OUT AND ONE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197665July 27, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
JUST DISCOVERED DRIVER SIDE TIRE RUBBING STRUT AND THE PAINT HAS BEEN RUBBED OFF OF THE STRUT. I HAD NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING A LITTLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I REMOVED THE FRONT TIRES AND THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS ALMOST BALD. AFTER READING A LOT ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, IT IS UNDENIABLE THAT THE 2004 GTO HAS DESIGN DEFECTS AND INADEQUATE SUSPENSION PARTS. I'M WONDERING HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE GM DOES THE RIGHT THING BY REPLACING THESE PARTS WITH PARTS THAT WON'T IMMEDIATELY FAIL. WILL THEY DO THIS WILLINGLY OR WILL THEY WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING? WILL ONE OR MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? WILL CUSTOMERS BE FORCED TO SPEND MORE OF THEIR OWN MONEY TO FIX GM'S SHORTCOMINGS? AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A PEDDERS OR SIMILAR SUSPENSION UPGRADE IS THE ONLY FIX SINCE GM REPLACEMENT SUSPENSION PARTS WILL QUICKLY FAIL JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL PARTS. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF GM WILL COME THROUGH AND WILL DETERMINE MY FUTURE CAR PURCHASES AND THOSE OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197534July 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. IN 2005, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUTS FAILED. THE STRUTS HAVE SHREDDED THE TIRES. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VERY BADLY AND A GRINDING NOISE IS PRESENT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,127 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197497July 25, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUTS AND HAD AN AIR BUBBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197402July 24, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
GM SERVICE TECH ADVISED WOULD NEED TIRES SOON 1,500 MILES AGO. CAR HAS 28,000 MILES. TOOK IN TO HAVE SLOW LEAK FIXED ONLY TO BE TOLD STEEL BELTS SHOWING THROUGH ON INSIDE OF TIRES. TOOK TO HAVE 4 NEW TIRES PUT ON, REPLACED WITH SAME TIRES THAT CAME FROM MANUFACTURER AND THEY RUB THE STRUTS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HOW CAN PONTIAC PUT TIRES THAT ARE TOO BIG ON THESE CARS AND GET AWAY WITH IT? ENDED UP PAYING $532.00 FOR SMALLER TIRES 235'S VS. 245'S THAT THE MANUFACTURER PUT ON. GM SAYS NEED TO DO ALIGNMENT AND CHANGE CAMBER ADJUSTMENT. NOT HAPPY WITH THAT ANSWER, ITS A BANDAIDE AND WILL CAUSE NEW TIRES TO WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE PREMATURELY. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES THAT CAME OFF THE CAR. ALSO ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN CAR HAD 235'S GM DECIDED TO PUT THE BIGGER 245'S ON THE GTO FOR THE US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197225July 23, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
2006 PONTIAC GTO. STRUT FAILURE. HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 10 MONTHS AND THE STRUTS HAVE FAILED. HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS COULD CAUSE FATAL CAR WRECKS, SUSPENSION IS IMPORTANT FOR VEHICLE STABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197142July 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PURCHASED MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO USED FROM CARMAX. AND ON THE WAY HOME NOTICED A VIBRATION AND A SQUEAL FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE,ARRIVED HOME AND SMELLED RUBBER BURNING LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SEE A GROOVE CUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *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
#10196865July 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NHTSA REPORT, NUMEROUS WEB SITES, TELEVISION REPORTS ARE ALL REPORTING PREMATURE OR EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE PONTIAC GTO. I REQUESTED AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTION. MECHANIC REPORTS WHEEL ALIGNMENT READINGS ON MY GTO SHOW "NOT RECOMMENDED" OR EXCESSIVE CAMBER ON THE FRONT WHEELS, WHICH IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OR PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. IF NOT CORRECTED THE CONDITION WILL CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196663July 18, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
NORMAL DRIVING AND AFTER ONLY 2900 MILES, BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING OIL AND DAMAGED THE LINK BUSHINGS. VEHICLES RIDE BECAME VERY ROUGH AND NOISY. DEALER REPLACED ALL PARTS AND REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE ON THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. DID NOT RETURN OLD PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196980July 18, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS HAVE CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO SHRED. THE SUSPENSION/STRUTS ARE THE ISSUE, NOT THE TIRES. BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND THE STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE. COMPLAINT # 71-538194245 WAS FILED WITH PONTIAC. THE OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION # IS PE07010. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATE AND ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL TREAD WEAR. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE BF GOODRICH G-FORCE, SIZE P245/45/ZR17. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE AN INVOICE AND PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000.
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
#10196237July 12, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUTS RUBBING ON FRONT TIRES. PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT BEFORE A FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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