Pontiac GTO Complaints (2004)

245 consumer complaints on file.

#10135819September 8, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I BOUGHT A 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN DECEMBER AND FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT UNTIL NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS HAD A NEGATIVE CAMBER TO THEM. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING I STARTED TO NOTICE THE AFFECTS IN APRIL OR MAY. THE PROBLEM IS THE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRONT STRUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM VAUGHN MOTORS IN OTTUMWA, IOWA. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THEM IN MID JULY THE CAR HAD 19,700 MILES ON IT I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT SINCE I HAD TO REPLACE A SET OF TIRES DUE TO THE INSIDES OF THE TIRES WEARING DOWN TO THE CORDS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND THEY SENT ME DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO WORK DONE TO THE CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ON THE SERVICE REPORT THEY WROTE UP FOR ME IT STATES "NOTED RUB MARKS ON STRUTS FROM TIRE SIDEWALL DEFLECTION NO BULLETINS FROM PONTIAC AT THIS TIME". I NOW HAVE 23,033 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TIRES THAT ARE ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR ARE AGAIN WORE DOWN TO THE CORDS. I CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TAKEN TO VAUGHN MOTORS, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED SINCE THE TIRES ARE SHOT. DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS AND SAID THEY HAD TO ADJUST THE CAMBER CAUSE IT WAS TOO NEGATIVE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE REPLACING ANY TIRES. DEALER THEN STATED TO ME THAT THERE WERE NO RUB MARKS ON THE STRUT AND THE TIRES WHERE LIKE THAT BECAUSE I WAS NOT ROTATING THEM ENOUGH. I ROTATED THE TIRES AROUND EVERY 4,000 MILES GTO MANUAL STATES TO ROTATE EVERY 6,000. I CALLED PONTIAC BACK AND REQUESTED THEY HAVE THE CAR FIXED THE RIGHT WAS AND HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL PONTIAC GIVES ME THERE DECISION. THERE IS A CASE OPENED BY A PERSON I KNOW WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM THE CASE # IS 10116796. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135110September 1, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTS. I OWN AN 2004 PONTIAC GTO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134852August 31, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134876August 31, 2005
TIRES
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132746August 14, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIAN HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MONARO COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH 235/45R17 TIRES, TIRES THAT ARE GENERALLY 235MM (9.25") WIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN PONTIAC SPEC'D THE GTO FOR THE US, THEY FINALLY DECIDED ON A WIDER 10MM TIRE; A 245/45R17 BF GOODRICH G-FORCE KDWS TIRE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR US IMPORT THOUGH. CURRENT PROBLEM: THE LARGER TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY A RUBBING MARK ON THE STRUT BODY AND MANY TIMES WEAR MARKS ON THE TIRES THEMSELVES. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND DRIVING IT, I NOTICED RUB MARKS ON THE STRUT BUT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE STRUT RUB PROBLEM AT THE TIME AND CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN. RECENTLY, I NOTICED THE TREAD ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS WEARING UNUSUALLY (INSIDE WAS WEARING QUICKLY) AND I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I HAD PLANNED ON GETTING NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BUT ON AUGUST 13TH, A SECTION OF THE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND WAS MAKING A "THWAP" NOISE DUE TO SOME OF THE TIRE HITTING THE CAR. I ARRIVED HOME SHORTLY AFTER AND TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO PUT ON A SPARE TIRE. WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF, I NOTICED THE RUB MARKS ON THE STRUT HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN DEEPER. I REALIZED THAT THE UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO THE TIRE ACTUALLY RUBBING ON THE STRUT. I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND SOME OF THE STRUT WHERE THE TIRE WAS RUBBING. HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE PICTURES. HTTP://I6.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Y221/JLEE72/DSCF0880.JPG HTTP://I6.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Y221/JLEE72/DSCF0881.JPG HTTP://I6.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/Y221/JLEE72/DSCF0282.JPG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132766August 14, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTS. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THAT PONTIAC HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131552August 4, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
PASSENGERS SEAT BECOMES INOPERATIVE. WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131617August 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 GTO HAS PLENTY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING WHEN I PUT GAS IN, TO WHILE I START AND DRIVE MY CAR THE MILES UNTIL EMPTY AND LOW FUEL AND VERY LOW FUEL WARNINGS GO ON AND OFF. TO ALL MY GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DO WHAT THEY WANT. THE RPM NEEDLE WENT CRAZY IN PARK BEFORE AND WHILE DRIVING. MY TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WHILE ONLY DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AS SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS IN HERE THE FLUIDS ALL BEING FULL WENT TO HOT AND WARNINGS CAME ON AND WENT OFF WITH TEMPERATURE NEEDLE GOING BACK TO NORMAL. WELL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE ANY OF MY PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WHILE IT WAS DOING THIS. SO I WENT TO LAWYERS FOR LEMON LAW TO SUE PONTIAC WHICH OF COURSE WITH MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A NEW CAR DIDN'T BUY THE CAR BACK BECAUSE OF THE DEALERSHIPS INABILITY TO "DUPLICATE MY CONCERN" SO THEY OFFERED ME MONEY AND I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS LEMON CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130950August 2, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE FIRST COMPLAINT PROMPTED ME TO DO RESEARCH AND I FIND MORE COMPLAINTS OF 2004 PONTIAC GTO'S ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND WEBSITES WITH MAJOR FRONT DAMAGE AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THAT RESULTED IN INJURY, INCLUDING A HAIRLINE CRACK IN A LADIES SKULL. ONE SPECIFICALLY A SILVER 2004 GTO WHICH WAS TOTALED FROM THE FRONT AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AS PER HIS POST. AS I CONTINUED I FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS. THEN THERE WERE OTHERS THAT HAD MINOR TO MODERATE FRONT END CRASHES WITH A 2004 GTO AND THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. WHERE THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IT WAS REPORTED TO BE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS FROM 25 - 40 MPH AND THE SAME WITH DEPLOYMENT. THEY NEVER MENTIONED A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA BUT MAYBE ITS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THERE WERE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. THE POINT OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10130721July 31, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN JUNE 2004. IN AUGUST 2004 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING WHEN HIT AND AS PER MY PASSENGER(FRONT SEAT) WE HIT A TREE HEAD ON DEAD CENTER AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL BENT AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS TWISTED AND CRACKED. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY UPPER EXTREMITIES INCLUDING MY HEAD AND FACE. AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER SERIOUS DEFICITS IN MEMORY AND THOUGHT ETC. I SUFFER FROM SEVERE MIGRAINES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND HAVE SINCE BEEN ON PAIN MEDICATION FOR IT. ALSO SUFFER FROM STRONG PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT AND TILL THIS DAY I AM STILL IN WEEKLY TREATMENT. MY PASSENGER NEEDED KNEE SURGERY AND SUFFERED FROM A DISLOCATED THUMB. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED ABOUT 15 DAYS LATER THEY PROMISED AN INVESTIGATION BUT NO WORD FROM THEM SINCE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OR TSB ABOUT THIS. MY VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPLACED AND NO OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS. (NOTE:)- THE PONTIAC GTO WAS BUILT IN AUSTRALIA AS THE HOLDEN MANARO AND SOLD IN THE US AS THE PONTIAC GTO. IN AUSTRALIA IT HAS A RITE SIDE DRIVERS POSITION. AND SIDE AIRBAGS. IT WAS CRASH TESTED BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE MANUFACTURER. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD CHANGED ITS STRUCTURE AND DELETED ITS SIDE AIRBAGS IT WAS NOT TESTED BY THE US GOVERNMENT OR BY THE MANUFACTURER OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE US AS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT VEHICLE THAT REACTS DIFFERENT IN SITUATIONS THAN IT DOES IN THE MANARO. THE RESULT OF THESE INJURIES WAS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURER NEGLIGENCE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10129610July 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ADDRESS WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS AN ERROR TO THE CAR, AND THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR PROBLEM. IT WAS INHERENT TO THE CAR. THIS LAST STATEMENT WAS FROM REPAIR INVOICE. THE DEALERSHIP STATESDTHEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION APPEARED AT 60 MPH. THISWAS AN INHERENT IN THIS VEHICLE. GM WAS AWARE AND NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128597July 13, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: THE CONSUMER WON A VEHICLE IN WHICH SHE THOUGHT WAS NEW, HOWEVER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT A MINOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED SO MUCH DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS BENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127761July 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STOCK TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT AND IS CAUSEING THE TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INNER EDGE FAST THEN NORMAL MY TIRE HAS THE STEEL BELTS SHOWING AND IF I DID NOT FIND THIS PROBLEM OUT IT COULD OF BEEN LIFE THREATING TO HAVE A BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT, THE DEALER AND I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC DIRECT AND THEY CAME UP WITH TAKING THE STOCK WHEELS OFF A DIFFERENT GTO AND DOING A ALIGNMENT B/C THE TIRES I HAD TO PURCHASE DUE TO MY BUDGET WERE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND BUT STILL THE SAME STOCK SIZE 245/45/17 THEIR MACHINE CANNOT ALIGN WITH THE TIRES I CURRENTLY HAVE AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $130.00 USD FOR HAVING TO TAKE THE WHEELS OFF A DIFFERENT GTO AND DOING THE ALIGNMENT THAT WAS NOT CORRECT FROM FACTORY WHICH RESULTING IN IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. I JUST NOTICED THIS INCIDENT 07/05/04 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR NEW TIRES AND THE TEC SHOWED ME THE TIRE BUT THIS HAS HAD TO GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW THE WEAR THROUGH THE TIRE LIKE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126594June 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT." AND ADD ANYTHING ELSE NEDED. I USED THE COMPONENT DISCRIPTORS OF "SUSPENSION: FRONT" AND "SUSPENSION: FRONT, MACPHERSON STRUT".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125893June 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS RECOMMENDING AN ALIGNMENT THAT COMES AT MY EXPENSE. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN INADEQUACIES OF MY VEHICLE. MY TIRES ARE NOW ALSO WORN PREMATURELY ON THE INSIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125709June 17, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY A RUBBING MARK ON THE STRUT BODY AND MANY TIMES WEAR MARKS ON THE TIRES THEMSELVES. IN SOME CASES, FRONT SUSPENSION BINDING HAS OCCURRED. IN OTHER CASES, TIRE REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125439June 15, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
"I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT." AND ADD ANYTHING ELSE NEDED. I USED THE COMPONENT DISCRIPTORS OF "SUSPENSION: FRONT" AND "SUSPENSION: FRONT, MACPHERSON STRUT".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125318June 14, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796 EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR AT 4,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125015June 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO REPEATEDLY COMES OUT OF OR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN GOING INTO 2ND BUT ALSO IN 1ST AND REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 GM DEALERS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE I CANNOT GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL IF I CANNOT GET IT INTO GEAR. I ALSO CANNOT ACCELERATE IF THE VEHICLE COMES OUT OF GEAR. MANY TIMES THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE ARIZONA GM REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED AND WITNESSED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT TOLD US TO SUE GM BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT REPURCHASE THE CAR OR FIX THE CAR. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE FOUND SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE. YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121835May 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, TIRES:SIDEWALL
(1)DRIVING ON I-95 APRIL 9TH 2005 AT A SPEED OF 70MPH IN MIDDLE LANE - WENT TO PASS A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME - SO WENT TO GO INTO LEFT LANE (2) ENGINE DIED AND HAD TO COAST OVER 3 LANES TO THE RIGHT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD - VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION - CAR WOULD NOT RESTART.PROBLEM FOUND - IGNIATION SWITCH OPEN - NO POWER TO INJECTORS OR IGNITION MODULE (3) CALLED GM ROADSIDE ASSITANCE WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK - IT WAS REPLACED AFTER 4 DAYS THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN!!!! IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON I-95 AND A NEW CAR THAT DECIDES TO TURN OFF!!!! COULD OF CAUSE A MOST SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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