Pontiac GTO Complaints (2005)

154 consumer complaints on file.

#10187330April 9, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
CAR HAS EXCESSIVE STRUT RUB ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187363April 9, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO IS SHOWING EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE TREADWEAR ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND TREAD. ALSO GETS SEVERE VIBRATION/SHIMMIE FROM THE FRONT WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187112April 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
FRONT TIRES WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ON A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN. THE TIRES WERE ONLY WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THE TIRES WERE RUBBING ON SOMETHING, BUT I COULDN'T TELL ON WHAT. THE VEHICLE SET NORMALLY AS BEST AS I COULD TELL. THE WHEELS DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY INWARD OR OUTWARD ANGLING THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187073April 4, 2007
SUSPENSION
REPLACED 2 RIGHT REAR TIRES FROM SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. 2005 GTO WITH 25000 MILES, FRONT AND REAR TIRES HAD INNER WEAR. LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT WERE CUT TO THE WIRE AND WERE ABOUT TO BLOW. HAVE PICTURES OF THE WEAR AND OF THE LACK OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN FRONT STRUT AND TIRE. DEALER TOWED VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP. REPLACED ALL TIRES, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS,AND ALIGNED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT FRONT OF VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, I ASKED TO SEE THE CLEARANCE OF THE TIRES AND STRUTS ON A MODEL IN STOCK. CLEARANCE WAS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR DRIVERS AND THEIR SAFETY. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY AND NOT JUST KEEP REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THE WARRANTY IS UP. *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
#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
#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
#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
#10185238March 15, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES
CUPPING OF IN SIDE TIRE. *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
#10184691March 9, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE. THIS WAS NOTICED AT EACH TIRE ROTATION AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 18000 MILES AND IS SHOWING MORE WEAR THAN SHOULD BE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184409March 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION ON THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 11700 CURRENT MILEAGE THE TIRE SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. AND THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE REPAIRED SOON. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF STRUT HE HAD, HE STATED THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184418March 7, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL, SUSPENSION, TIRES
THREE TIRE REPLACEMENTS DUE TO TIRE BLOW OUTS AT UNSAFE SPEEDS DURING THE PAST YEAR (2006-2007). MECHANICS NOTED RUBBING OF BOTH FRONT TIRES AGAINST THE STRUTS OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184452March 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED A PONTIAC GTO ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I HAD MY TIRES REPLACED BY THE DEALER CONSISTENT WITH A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CAR DEALER AND I. THE TIRE TECH WHO REPLACED MY TIRES WANTED ME TO SEE ONE OF THE TIRES, IT WAS SLICED ON THE INSIDE , HIDDEN PART OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT FAIL BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT WAS VERY CLOSE TO DOING SO. COULD BE DEADLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IF IT HAD FAILED THERE. THEN I READ AN ONLINE ARTICLE ON THIS VERY CONDITION, AND FOLLOWED THE LINKS AT THIS POINT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO LET THIS HAPPEN AND NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184486March 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
I DISCOVERED SEVERE INSIDE TIRE DAMAGE AT ONLY 17,000 MILES. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 2005 PONTIAC GTO'S ARE SUFFERING FROM SIMILAR DAMAGE DUE TO THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER, AND HE REFUSED TO DO ANY ASIDE FROM SELLING ME TWO NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184342March 6, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
05 GTO 18,000 MILES. FRONT TIRES RUB STRUTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184156March 4, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SUSPENSION
2005 PONTIAC GTO SUFFERED A FLAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. UPON MY OWN INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD SEVERE INNER WEAR FROM RUBBING THE STRUTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183883March 1, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO ON FEBRUARY 27,2007 ON INTERSTATE 95. POSSIBILITY OF TIRE RUBBING AGAINST STRUT. TOOK SHREDDED TIRE BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN. THEY STATED CORPORATE HAD NOT INFORMED THEM OF ANY GTO DEFECTS. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE BLOWN OUT TIRE WITH SAME SIZE TIRE. IF 245MM TIRE ARE RUBBING THE STRUTS NOW REPLACEMENT WITH SAME TIRE MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ANOTHER BLOWOUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183394February 24, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2005 PONTIAC GTO OWNER, NOTICED SLIGHT WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES AT 7500 MILES. ROTATED TIRES AS NEEDED, NOW AT 24430 MILES RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWS EXCESSIVE CORD EXPOSURE ON INSIDE, AND LEFT FRONT SHOWS EXTREME WEAR ON INSIDE. ONE SET OF REAR TIRES ALREADY REPLACED (ORIGINALLY ON THE FRONT) DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORD EXPOSURE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. NUMEROUS CASES ALREADY DOCUMENTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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