Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10160860June 27, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
FRONT STRUTS LEAKING FLUID AND STRUT RUBBING AGAINST FRONT TIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160819June 26, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LEFT FRONT STRUT/SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURE - LEAKS FLUID. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160669June 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LEAKING FRONT STRUTS ON A 2006 PONTIAC GTO SILVER/BLACK CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM ROGERS AUTO GROUP IN CHICAGO ON JUNE 3RD. THE BUILD DATE IS FEB 2006. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160674June 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
BOTH FRONT STRUTS LEAKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160677June 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REMOTE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR AND OPEN TRUNK. I HAVE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK AND THEN PULL IT OUT IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. IT FAILS TO OPEN MAYBE 1 OUT OF 30 ATTEMPTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159370June 9, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, WHEELS
AFTER I HAD PUT 20,000 MILES ON MY CAR I COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. SINCE I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD THE WEAR ON THE INSIDE. SINCE THE TIRES WERE BUBBLING OUT ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE FRONT TIRES I PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE STILL RUBBING THE STRUTS. I TOOK IT TO THE FIRST DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED GRINDING DOWN THE STRUTS. THE NEXT DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO CHANGED THE CAMBER IN MY ALIGNMENT. IT NOW HAS 1/8 INCH CLEARANCE AND WHEN I HIT BUMPS OR WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL SHARPLY IT STILL RUBS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM IT IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AS IF IT DOESN'T EXIST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157764May 17, 2006
TIRES
THE FRONT TIRES (PRIMARILY THE PASSENGER SIDE) ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE STRUTS. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED ON THE OTHER GTO POSTS. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO JUST "DEAL WITH IT" AND THAT PONTIAC WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY BURNED THROUGH A SET OF TIRES. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE WHITE INNER TIRE LINING. NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE IS ALSO RUBBING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156553May 1, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, 2004 PONTIAC GTO, WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I AM PRESUMING IT WAS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ENGINE COVERS RUBBING ON THE FUEL LINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155890April 22, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT 14,000 MILES, I NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, I OBSERVED WEAR MARKS AND RUBBER FRAGMENTS ON THE STRUT. THE TIRE STILL HAS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT EXCLUDING THE ABNORMAL WEAR WHICH HAS WORN BALD. UNCHECKED, THIS COULD LEAD TO A DISASTER. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT FIX, YET MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MOST LIKELY, CHANGING THE TIRE SIZE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155773April 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE 29,222 MILES ON MY 04 PONTIAC GTO WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME. OVER TIME ALL 6 BOLTS THAT HOLD MY HALF SHAFT TO THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HAD BACKED OUT IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION RIGHT WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY. I5 AND 17TH ST. WITH NO BOLTS HOLDING THE HALF-SHAFT IN IT WAS FREE TO SPIN FREELY AND HIT OTHER PARTS UNDERNEATH MY CAR, DAMAGING THE AXLE, AND RIPPING THE BOOT. I RESEARCHED, AND FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EARLY PRODUCTION 04 MODELS. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TRIED BLAMING ME BECAUSE I HAD INSTALLED DIFFERENT REAR SPRINGS, AND SAID I HAD REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED THESE BOLTS FOR THE SPRING INSTALL. THESE BOLTS DID NOT NEED TO BE TOUCHED DURING THE SPRING INSTALL, I'VE TRIED EXPLAINING THE INSTALL TO THEM, BUT THEY WONT LISTEN... HORRIBLE SERVICE... *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#10155651April 19, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS CAUSING EXTREME/EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INNERMOST TREAD. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE UNTIL YOU JACK THE CAR UP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SITS SO LOW AND THE TIRES ARE SO WIDE, SO I DID NOT NOTICE IT, MY MECHANIC DID. NOW, MY DEALERSHIP IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND TRYING TO TELL ME THEY AREN'T GOING TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES (THERE'S ONLY 12,500 MILES ON THE CAR NOW). THEIR SERVICE MANAGER EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO TRY TO TELL ME THAT I ABUSE MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE WEAR. HE ALSO LIED RIGHT TO ME AND SAID THAT I HAD TO CALL PONTIAC AND HAVE THEM CALL HIM WITH AN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER (WHICH PONTIAC THEN TOLD ME WAS NOT THE PROCEDURE), AND HE TOLD ME HE HAD ALREADY CONTACTED HIS DISTRICT REP WHEN INDEED HE HAD NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155138April 12, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 1 CAR ACCIDENT. FOR NO KNOWN REASON THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGED FRONT FENDER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WERE BALD ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THIS DAMAGE TO THE TIRES IT WAS ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THIS DEFECT IS WHAT IS KNOW AS STRUT RUB AND IS CAUSED BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW IN THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE. PONTIAC 2004, GTO IN ADDITION TO THIS ISSUE MY VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMBER ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER. IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER 6 TO 7 TIMES AND SHIFTER WAS REPLACED ONCE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE SHIFTER STARTS RATTLING AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY A LEMON AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. GM REFUSES TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, EVEN THOUGH THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION ON THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND HAS INSTRUCTED US TO DRIVE IT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS WEB SITES, SUCH AS GTO FORUM. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PRINT OUT THIS INFORMATION FOR YOUR REVIEW!!! *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154583April 5, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#0116796. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTS. TIRES ARE RUINED. ROTATED TIRES STILL HAVE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154630April 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
6 SPEED TRANSMISSION MANUAL WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEARS. 770 MILES ON CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153945March 28, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE TIRES, IT WAS NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING THE STRUTS. THE STRUT BUSHINGS WERE BUSTED AND OUT OF LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153708March 25, 2006
VISIBILITY
THERE IS A VISIBILITY ISSUE WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW. THE GLASS HAS IMPERFECTIONS (WAVY) IN IT CAUSING OBJECTS TO LOOK DISTORTED ESPECIALLY AT THE OUTER EDGES. IT IS ANNOYING AND COULD POSSIBLY BE DANGEROUS SINCE SOME OBJECTS AREN'T CLEAR OR GIVE A FALSE PERCEPTION OF DEPTH. THIS WAS NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153710March 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT SIDE) KICK PANEL AND "DEAD" PEDAL AREA IS TOO SMALL. A PERSON WITH A WIDE FOOT OR IN SHOES THAT ARE LARGE, SUCH AS WORK OR SNOW BOOTS WILL GET CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND ATTEMPTING TO USE THE "DEAD" PEDAL. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SUPPORT DOESN'T OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ADJUSTMENT FOR THIS. IF SOMEONE WITH A 10.5 OR LARGER WORK OR SNOW SHOE/BOOT SIZE WITH A WIDTH OF "EEE" SHOULD BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS EASILY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND TAKES AWAY FROM THE DRIVER'S EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY DURING A PANIC SITUATION AND A QUICK REACTION IS NEEDED. A GOOD FIX WOULD BE TO MOVE THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL OVER TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE PLENTY OF CLEARANCE. THE LACK OF A CONSOLE OR FORWARD DOOR MOUNTED DOOR LOCK SWITCH MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS ON MANUAL SHIFT CARS. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WOULD BE DIFFICULT. A RETROFIT SHOULD BE PROVIDED (SUCH AS IN THE 2006 MODEL YEAR) FOR A CONSOLE MOUNTED SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153426March 22, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT 35,000 MILES DUE TO SEPARATION OF TREAD AND EXPOSED CORDS. IT WAS ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRES, NOT VISIBLE WITHOUT LOOKING BENEATH THE CAR AT THE INSIDE OF TIRE. A TIRE WAS GOING FLAT WHICH IS WHY I TOOK IT IN. THEY SHOWED THE WEAR AND I GOT NEW TIRES FIGURING IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. HOWEVER, AFTER LOOKING AT GTOFORUM.COM, I SAW PICTURES OF TIRES JUST LIKE MINE, AND THE OWNER OF THAT CAR SAID HIS TIRES WERE RUBBING ALONG THE STRUT. OTHERS ON THE WEBSITE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED. THESE ARE FAST CARS, AND IF AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER IS DRIVING TRIPLE DIGIT SPEEDS (WHETHER AT A TRACK OR NOT, IT DOESN'T MATTER) THE RESULTS COULD BE DISASTROUS. ON GTOFORUM.COM THEY WERE SAYING AN ALIGNMENT WILL CORRECT THIS, BUT IT SEEMS THIS CAR WOULD BE NEEDING FREQUENT ALIGNMENTS THEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153138March 19, 2006
TIRES
2005 PONTIAC GTO - FRONT TIRE RUB ON STRUT CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153069March 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. MY MAIN CONCERN IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHOW AN ERROR LIGHT AND DISABLE BOTH THE TRACTION AND ABS SYSTEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS REGARDING THE ISSUE, IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 4 OR 5 TIMES, AND THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO BUY THE CAR BACK DESPITE THE FAILURE OF A TOUTED SAFETY SYSTEM. THE ERROR OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SO THE "NUMBER OF FAILURES" COUNT IS AN ESTIMATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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