Pontiac GTO Complaints

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10220281March 6, 2008
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I PURCHASED THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO USED IN 2007. IT HAD 13,000 MILES. I ROTATED THE TIRES MYSELF AT 17,500 MILES. I NOTICED SLIGHT RUB ON STRUT TOWER AND UNUSUAL WEAR - MINOR ACCELERATED WEAR ON INNER EDGES, FEATHERING OF TREAD. AT APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES, I HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE. AT 23,000, I NOTICED EXTENSIVE WEAR ON THE INNER EDGE (CORD SHOWING ON ALL 4 TIRES). I SUSPECT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD CAMBER SET TO POSITIVE VALUE TO PREVENT RUB/WEAR. WHEN I HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE, THE RUBBING RESUMED. OF COURSE, DEALERSHIP DENIED THE RUBBING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219992March 4, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES
THE CAR IS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. IT HAS 245/45-17 TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 22,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE TIRES SHOW CLEAR SIGNS OF RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUTS. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE THAT SHOWS CUP MARKS AND THE TIRE CUT THROUGH TO THE STEEL BELTS. THE STRUT SHOWS MARKS WHERE THE TIRE HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219347February 27, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD IS RE-WINDING ON THE INSIDE OF ALL 4 TIRES (BFGOODRICH) OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO, TO THE POINT THAT THE METAL CORDING IS SHOWING, AND HAS CAUSED A BLOWOUT. TIRES HAVE BEEN REGULARLY ROTATED AND ARE NOT SHOWING WEAR. 30,000 MILES & STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL TIRES ARE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219162February 26, 2008
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LAST NIGHT, FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE INSIDE OF MY FRONT LEFT TIRE SHREDDED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT AROUND 70MPH. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FIND THAT THERE ARE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ALREADY HAPPENING RELATING TO A DESIGN FLAW ON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO THAT CAUSES THE FRONT TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE SUSPENSION STRUTS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THE RESALE VALUE OF THE GTO IS ALSO AFFECTED NEGATIVELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218771February 21, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED AND SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS VERY LOW. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TIRE IMBALANCE. A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218680February 20, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
* I PURCHASED MY NEW 2006 PONTIAC GTO FROM "HENRY BROWN PONTIAC" DEALERSHIP IN MESA, AZ (MARCH, 2006). * BASED ON THE GM PUBLISHED (AND BLOG) INFORMATION I REVIEWED IN NOVEMBER 2007, I UNDERSTOOD MY VEHICLE BUILD DATE (9/05) WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT AFFECTED BY THE COMMUNICATED ISSUES. * WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP (SAME DEALERSHIP AS PURCHASED), THEIR 'N' POINT INSPECTION YIELDED VEHICLE STEERING RACK LEAKAGE (SINCE REPAIRED), AS WELL AS PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE (INNER THIRD OF THE TIRE). * I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR REVIEW, AND WAS HIGHLY ADVISED TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES - WHILE CONSIDERING OPTIONS FOR SUSPENSION BITS REPLACEMENT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GM WARRANTED PARTS. I WAS CONVINCED THE AFTER MARKET PARTS WERE OF HIGHER QUALITY, AND WOULD HAVE LONGER LIFE THEN THE GM WARRANTED PARTS. * I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND SHARED SOME OF THE INFORMATION I HAD FOR HIS CONSIDERATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THERE HAD BEEN VEHICLES RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ISSUE(S). * I ELECTED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SUSPENSION REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, AS WELL AS REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. PARTS & TIRES TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN PRESERVED FOR FUTURE REVIEW. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THE WORK COMPLETED AND TIRES PURCHASED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $5,000.00. * MY EXPECTATION IS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY EXPENDITURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218503February 19, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. UPON CHECKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER PART OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216557January 30, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PONTIAC GTO TIRE/STRUT RUB PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215853January 24, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO THAT IS TEARING UP THE FRONT TIRES AND MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM TILL I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE SAFETY PROBLEMS. I ASKED DEALERS ABOUT THE NOISE AND THE TIRES AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS OR DID I GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT A SAFETY PROBLEM. IT REALLY MAKES ME MAD TO THINK THAT IT WAS NOT MADE PUBLIC TO PEOPLE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215660January 22, 2008
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
TIRES RUBBING STRUT CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. HAD ALIGNMENT UNDER WARRANTY AFTER GM REPLACED TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT 15000. WAS ADVISED BY GM THAT WAS ALIGNMENT ISSUE AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURES DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT WAS ADVISED IN SPEC.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214112January 7, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
2004 PONTIAC GTO FRONT TIRE CONTACT WITH SUSPENSION STRUT AND SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR IN INNER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213174December 29, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
INNER SIDEWALL OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN DOWN THE STEEL RADIALS. THIS WAS OBSERVED WITH 16,000 MILES ON THE CAR. REGULAR TIRE ROTATIONS OCCURRED, WEAR SEEMED TO TAKE PLACE OVER THE DURATION OF AN EXTENDED ROAD TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212002December 15, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
WHEN I WENT AND HAD THE LAST TWO SETS OF TIRES ON MY GTO REPLACED I NOTICE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE FRONT TIRES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER INFLATE TIRES AND MADE UP ANOTHER EXCUSE OR TWO. I REALIZED I WAS GOING TO GET NOWHERE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO SWORE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE TIRE RUB. I THEN WENT HOME AND REMOVED THE TIRES THAT HAD ONLY BEEN ON MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS A REALIZED THEY TOO WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211138December 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
PURCHASED 2004 GTO WITH 37,500 MILES HAD THE CAR A WEEK,SON WAS DRIVING AND HEARD AND FELT A LOUD CLANGING NOISE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY FIXED UNDER GM CERTIFICATION. IT WAS MISSING LEFT SIDE AXLE BOLTS AND ALL THE RIGHT SIDE WERE VERY LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211144December 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WAS DRIVING A 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH 19,100 MILES ON IT AND THE CAR STEERING FELT FUNNY. NOTICED EXTREME WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES. ALSO, NOTICED SLIGHT RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT BAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE CANNOT DRIVE ON THESE RUINED TIRES WHICH WERE RUINED DUE TO STRUT BAR DEFEAT. NOW, I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAYS I DO NOT NEED A NEW STRUT BAR WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211180December 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUT RUB IN MY 06 PONTIAC GTO...TIRES RUBBING AGAINST STRUTS AND CAUSING DANGEROUS WEAR ON INSIDE OF TIRES. DEALERSHIP TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND CLAIMS REASON IS ALIGNMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210915December 5, 2007
TIRES
PURCHASED A NEW '05 GTO AND AT 20K DISCOVERED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR/ALIGNMENT/STRUT RUB. TIRES WERE SHREDDED AND BESIDES THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209721November 23, 2007
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SLICED OFF BY THE STRUT WHICH RUBS AGAINST THE TIRE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRE WAS SLICED DOWN TO THE METAL CORDS. THE OTHER TIRES ALSO SHOW THE SAME UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN. IT IS HARD TO NOTICE THIS UNIQUE TIRE WEAR BECAUSE IT IS ON THE HIDDEN INSIDE EDGE. I FOUND OUT AFTER THIS HAPPENED, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2004-2006 PONTIAC GTO. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS DEFECT SOMEDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209051November 15, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD METAL NOISE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE PART ARRIVES. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208815November 13, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION, TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES, TIRES:BEAD
I WAS ON THE INTERNET AND I CAME ACROSS DEFECTS ON THE 2004-2006 GTOS AND SINCE I HAVE ONE I INVESTIGATED. THE COMPLAINTS WERE THAT THE STOCK SIZE TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SO, I HAVE A 2004 GTO WITH ONLY 7,800 MILES ON IT. I WENT OUT TURNED SAID VEHICLE ON TURNED THE WHEEL ALMOST TILL IT WOULD STOP AND PEEKED UNDER THE CAR AND LOW AND BEHOLD CONTACT WITH STRUT;ON BOTH SIDES. CALLED GM IN DETROIT, THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THE PROBLEM. IGNORED ME. DID NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD. TOOK VECHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX CAR. DEALER SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD EXCEPT THE CAMBER IN FRONT OF CAR. DEALER FIXED CAMBER, MADE ME PAY $100. DOLLARS. I CALL GM 10 TIMES IN DETROIT, HAVE NOT RECEIVED CALL BACK FROM MY REPRESENTITIVE. ALSO SPENT $400.00 ON TWO NEW 235/45 FOR THE FRONT; BECAUSE EVEN AFTER THEY "FIXED IT" THE STOCK TIRES WRE STLL 1/4 INCH AWAY FROM THE STRUT. SO IT HAS COST ME $500.00 TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE CAR I DO NOT EVEN OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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