Pontiac GTO Complaints (2004)

245 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#10152238March 8, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2004. WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES, THE STEERING OF THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR WANTED TO FOLLOW RUTS IN THE PAVEMENT MORE SO THAN IT DID WHEN NEW. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MY MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS WEARING UNEVENLY AND HAD SOME CHUNKS OF RUBBER MISSING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN SPEC AND JUST ROTATED THE TIRES. THE TIRE ROTATION HELPED THE PULLING AND RUT FOLLOWING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS DURING REGULAR OIL CHANGES. FAST FORWARD TO JANUARY 2006, I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH TO THE STEEL BELTS DURING A SELF PERFORMED OIL CHANGE.. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO SHOWED UNEVEN WEAR (LATER SURMISED TO HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE FRONT). AT THIS POINT THE CAR HAS ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT 17,170 MILES TO THE TUNE OF $826.84. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF SPEC, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE KIND OF WEAR THAT WAS EXPERIENCED. THE TIRE SHOP THAT REPLACED NOTED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE STRUT TOWER. THROUGH WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM, I HAVE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS DUE TO PONTIAC SPECIFYING WIDER TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE THAN DOES HOLDEN, THE AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURER OF THE GTO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152142March 7, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS APPARENT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE WEAR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED FOUR TIMES, BUT THE TIRE IS RUBBING ON THE STRUT, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151049February 23, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) TIRE INNER SHOULDER WEARING EXCESSIVELY FAST DUE TO RUBBING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION STRUT TOWER. EXCESSIVE WEAR RESULTING IN PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE / BLOWOUT ON HIGHWAY. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENT, ADJUSTING CAMBER TO THE EXTREME POSITIVE END OF SPEC RANGE. TIRE / SUSPENSION INTERFERENCE REDUCED, BUT STILL CLEARANCE IS STILL DANGEROUSLY TIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150639February 19, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT AND ARE COMPLETELY BALD. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE CAUGHT IT BY ACCIDENT A BLOW OUT WOULD HAVE SURELY OCCURRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150563February 17, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT." JUST PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES AT 675 DOLLARS AND CHANGED SIZE TO 235/45/17 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FROM THE OEM 245/45/17 SIZE . I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM FOR THESE TIRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150301February 15, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTS. HAD I NOT HEARD FROM ANOTHER GTO OWNER OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE NOT CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR. NOT CHECKING WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TIRE BLOW OUT WITH POSSIBLE INJURY TO MY FAMILY OR MYSELF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150217February 14, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE WERE WORN SMOOTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE WEAR WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FRONT STRUT TOWERS. THE TOWERS WERE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE RESULTING IN THE PREMATURE WEAR. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER NO CLEAR REMEDY WAS DETERMINED. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150270February 14, 2006
SUSPENSION, STEERING
2004 GTO FRONT SIDEWALL OF TIRE IS RUBBING A HARD METAL OBJECT (STRUT). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149243February 1, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE, INSIDE EDGE. EVIDENTLY THE FACTORY STRUTS RUB ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE, EVENTUALLY CAUSING FAILURE OF THE TIRES. TOOK THE CARE TO ALAN YOUNG PONTIAC IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. A SERVICE WRITER AND AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE PARTS DEPARTMENT BOTH LOOKED AT THE WEAR AND STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 PONTIAC GTO DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEMS. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECOURSE THROUGH GM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148308January 22, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
MY 2004 GTO IS NOW 13 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUBBING AGAINST THE SUSPENSION STRUT. THE DEALER SAID THEY IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER REPLACING BOTH OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE FRONT TIRES, I AM ALREADY EXPERIENCING WEAR ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE NEW TIRES, AFTER ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, BUT PONTIAC WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147377January 10, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
MY FACTORY-INSTALLED TIRES WEAR AGAINST THE STRUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DEALER TO RECOMMEND THAT I REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND EXPECTS ME TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS NEEDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146648January 1, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR STRIKING AND BREAKING A UTILITY POLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON EITHER SIDE OF 2004 PONTIAC GTO. NEW CAR, JUST 2500 MILES, NO MODIFICATIONS, STOCK. CAR TO BE SEEN BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER THIS WEEK. DRIVER, WEARING SEAT BELT, HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND HAS VERY SORE BACK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10141838November 5, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING THE STRUT TOWER AND THEY RUBBED THE INSIDE TREAD BALD. I HAVE 18000 MILES ON MY CAR NOW IT I NOTICED IT WHEN THE CAR HAD 7000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SO I CALLED GM AND FOUGHT WITH THEM FOR AWHILE AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX OR REPLACE MY VEHICLE. I GOT A HOLD OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WHEN I NOTICE THE RUBBING AND THEY DOCUMENTED THE ISSUE NOW I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON NOVEMBER 16 WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR THEM TO LISTEN TO MY CASE AND BE GIVEN ANY MORE INFORMATION I HAVE ON MY PROBLEM. ALSO MY BACK TIRES ARE GOING BALD NOW TOO, I'VE HAD A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON THE CAR AND THEY ARE STILL WEARING UNUSUAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Pontiac GTO