Pontiac GTO Complaints (2004)

245 consumer complaints on file.

#10183403February 24, 2007
SUSPENSION
FRONT TIRE RUBBING ON STRUT TO CAUSE FAILURE. TIRE BLEW, NO ONE HURT. WAS FIXED FOR FREE/ REIMBURSEMENT. BACK IN DEALER TOTAL OF 4 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF $389.72. FOUND OUT FROM NEWS CHANNEL 5 IN CLEVELAND , OHIO ABOUT GOVT INVESTIGATION ON THE 04 AND 05 PONTIAC GTO'S. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVING RIGHT EVER SINCE, STILL HAVE PROBLEMS AND VERY TIRED OF FIGHTING WITH DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183355February 23, 2007
SUSPENSION
STRUT RUBS ON BOTH TIRES - PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183218February 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UNUSUAL WEAR ON TIRES REQUIRING EARLY REPLACEMENT FROM STRUT RUBBING ON TIRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183231February 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. ABOUT 6 -8 MONTHS AGO I HAD A RIGHT FRONT TIRE THAT WAS GOING FLAT I WENT TO A TIRE SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHEN THE MECHINAC NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS HITTING THE STRUT. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES (STOCK SIZE) AND WHEN I WENT DOWN THE ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SMOKING. THE BRAND NEW TIRE HAD A SLICE DOWN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE FROM THE STRUT HITTING IT. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE MECHINAC AT THE DEALER SHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARENTY AND BLAMED ME FOR THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE STATING THAT I HAD TO OF HIT SOMETHING WHICH I DID NOT AND TOLD THEM THAT. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE ANTHOR NEW TIRE AND THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED. THE DEALER SHIP STATED THAT I HAD TO OF HIT SOMETHIGN AND BENT THE STRUT THERE HAVE BEEN NURMOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IF I WOULD OF BEEN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED I COULD OF LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICAL. I DO NOT KNOW THE CORRECT DATE AT THIS TIME I MAY HAVE TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM MY INSUANCE COMPANY TO SEE IF I PAID OUT OF POCKET OR FILED A CLAIM ON THIS ONE AND TO GET THE CORRECT DATE OF THE INCDEINT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183247February 22, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2004 PONTIAC GTO TIRES RUBBING ON FRONT STRUTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183286February 22, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT 17 INCH PASSENGER AND DRIVER TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUTS AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING BUT IT NO LONGER OCCURRED AFTER THE ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,808. THE CONTACT READ ON THE INTERNET RELATED COMPLAINTS, AND WAS AWARE OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION. ALSO, HE WAS AWARE THAT THE TIRE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES AND ALIGNED THEM AT NO COST TO HIM. THE CONTACT OWNS B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, TIRE LINE NAME GFORCE T/A KDWS, TIRE SIZE P245/45/17W. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT JERKED. UPDATED 03/30/07. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183111February 21, 2007
SUSPENSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2004 GTO, ORIGINAL OWNER, TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE 1-1/2 TO 2" TREAD DUE TO RUBBING ON STRUTS. AT 19,000 MILES, SURPRISED TO FIND NEXT TO NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE EDGES. REPLACED TIRES WITH SAME ORIGINAL SPECS. WHEELS ARE ALIGNED BUT STILL RUBBING ON STRUT TOWERS. ON-GOING PROBLEM. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183121February 21, 2007
TIRES, SUSPENSION
FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST STRUT WEARING DOWN THE INSIDE WALL OF TIRE TO WHERE METAL WIRES IN TIRE SHOWING. HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183122February 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY DUE TO THE TIRE RUBBING THE STRUT OF THE CAR, FRONT TIRES ONLY. I HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF TIRES AND 2 ROTATIONS COMBATING THE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. ONE OF THE TIRES THAT WAS ROTATED FROM THE FRONT BLEW OUT WHEN IT WAS ON THE REAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS THERE ISN'T A SOLUTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183191February 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN WHICH THE FT STRUTS RUBBED THE INSIDE OF TIRE AND CAUSING A FLAT TIRE DURING A PANIC STOP. I GOT A BLOW OUT, GOT IT TOWED TO SHOP THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN RUBBING FOR A WHILE NOW AND ACTUALLY CUT THE TIRE TO STEEL CORD. THIS IS UNSAFE AND HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES AT 18000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183199February 21, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE HAD TIRE RUBBING ISSUES WITH MY CAR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT. IT IS DUE TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAVE HAD COUNTLESS ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED TO THE CAR. PONTIAC'S SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS TO ADJUST THE CAMBER TO THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE ADJUSTMENT. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY PATCHES THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FACTORY TIRES AT 12K MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN PONTIAC NOTICED MY NEW TIRES THEY TRY TO SAY IT WAS MY NEW TIRES THAT WAS THE PROBLEM NOT THE CAR. NOW BECAUSE OF THE ALIGNMENT MY TIRES ARE WEARING ABNORMALLY AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THESE TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183043February 20, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2004 GTO. THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN RUBBING ON THE STRUTS FOR SOME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL! I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ENDED UP FINALLY REPLACING THE TIRES AND THEN CHARGING ME FOR AN ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. T HE TIRES WERE VERY WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING THE STRUTS. THE RUB ONLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ON BOTH SIDES. I FOUND AT LS1GTO.COM THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS MYSELF. THE DEALER COULDN'T COMMENT, BUT DID SAY THAT THEY HAD MANY OTHER CARS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DOUBT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED YET, EVEN THOUGH TO THIS POINT THE TIRES HAVEN'T BEEN RUBBING THAT I KNOW OF. I'M VERY WEARY OF THE PROBLEM AND TRY TO CHECK THE TIRES OFTEN. THUS FAR I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 1 SETS OF TIRES ON THE FRONT AND FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHAT IF I BLEW A FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING! TIRES WERE DAMAGED WELL BEYOND REPAIR. NO CRASH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182884February 18, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STRUT RUB ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AT LESS THAN 10,000.00 MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, NOR WOULD THEY REPLACE THE TIRES. WHEN I REPLACED THE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY AT LESS THAN 20,000.00, THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. DEALERSHIP ONLY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182784February 16, 2007
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER REACHED 16,000 MILES HE COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT ROTATED ALL 4 TIRES WHEN IT HAD 6,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16400.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182617February 15, 2007
SUSPENSION
INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES RUBBING STRUTS, CAUSING UNEVEN AND ACCELERATED TIRE WEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182627February 15, 2007
SUSPENSION
AROUND 16,000 MILES I NOTICED MY TIRES HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO INSIDE WEAR CAUSED BY THE STRUT ON MY PONTIAC GTO. IN ORDER TO HAVE IT FIXED, I NEEDED A NEW ALIGNMENT (TO NEW SPECS RELEASED INTERNALLY TO GM IN THEIR TAC SYSTEM TO FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM) AND FOUR NEW TIRES. AFTER BATTLING WITH GM OVER A WEEK, GM AGREED TO COVER THE ALIGNMENT AND ONLY TWO OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES. I HAD TO PURCHASE THE OTHER TWO AT MY COST. I OPTED NOT TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO UNTIL WINTER, IN WHICH I REPLACED ALL FOUR TO PUT BETTER TIRES ON THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED, DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN SIZES THAT THE CAR WAS DESIGNED FOR, AND THE CAR NEEDS CONSTANT REALIGNMENT TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN SPEC TO PREVENT WEARING OF THE TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182637February 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED MY PONTIAC GTO USED WITH APROX 17,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS AWARE OF THE "STRUT RUB" ISSUE BEFORE PURCHASING AND NOTICED THE STOCK SETUP OF TIRES ON, AND BRAND NEW. AROUND 10,000 MILES LATER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A ROTATION AFTER SOME VIBRATION AND NOTICED EXTREME WEAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WORSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE STRUT HAD CUT CLEAN THROUGH THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE EDGE. IT WAS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE STRUT RUBBING CAUSED THIS ISSUE AS PER VISUAL INSPECTION OF SAID STRUT, YOU NOTICED THAT THE PAINT WAS WORN OFF, TIRE MARKS WERE CLEAR, AND THE BELTS HAD MARRED THE METAL OF THE STRUT. HAD I NOT BEEN PROACTIVE AND CHECKED THE TIRES PERIODICALLY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DOUBT THAT THE TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT TO FOLLOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182704February 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS ON MY 2004 GTO. THE TIRES ARE WORE DOWN TO THE CORDS. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED IT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND POSSIBLY REPLACE THE FRONT RADIUS ROD BEARINGS, STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS,AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182710February 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. NOTICED AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, AND ROTATED TIRES. 2 MONTHS LATER IT WAS BACK. DEALER SHIP WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND PAID ALMOST 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A NEW SUSPENSION SETUP. THEN REPLACED THE TIRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182719February 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON THE FLOOR (OFTEN AFTER DRIVING IN RAIN). RADIO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, A BUTTON HAS THE FUNCTION OF THE ONE ABOVE IT (OFF & ON ALL THE TIME). GAS CAP REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, CAUSED ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON (OFTEN, STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE WITH THE NEW CAP). HARD TO SHIFT IN REVERSE AT TIMES, HELPS TO SHIFT IN ANOTHER GEAR FIRST. SHIFTER RATTLES OFTEN DURING ACCELERATION. POPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR (MOSTLY DURING COLD MORNINGS, ALSO HARD TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR ON COLD MORNINGS. LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF WHILE IN AUTO-MODE; WORKED CORRECTLY AT FIRST, BUT NOW THEY ALWAYS STAY ON (ALWAYS OPERATE THEM MANUALLY NOW TO KEEP FROM DRAINING BATTERY). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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