Pontiac GTO Complaints (2004)

245 consumer complaints on file.

• #10088787August 29, 2004
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION IS DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO REVERSE. DOUBLE CLUTCHING DOES NOT REMEDY AND YOU ALMOST HAVE TO FORCE THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT TAKES AN UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF FORCE (IN LBS OR NEWTONS) TO FORCE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION ALSO OCCASIONALLY "POPS" OUT OF GEAR. GEARS ALSO GRIND SOMETIMES WHEN CLUTCH IS FULLY ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 7000 MILES. *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10088748August 28, 2004
  POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

  WHEN PROCEEDING NORMALLY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING RIGHT AFTER SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. FOUND THAT ALL 6 BOLTS AND 3 RETAINERS HOLDING THE DRIVER'S AXLE SHAFT TO THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD FALLEN OUT. NEXT DAY I FOUND ALL BOLTS AND RETAINERS WITHIN 50 FEET OF EACH OTHER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS SEVERELY HARASSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND I WAS HARASSED THERE ALSO, BUT THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY AS A "FAVOR". CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE INNER CV JOINT, OUTPUT HUB AND INSTALLING NEW BOLTS AND RETAINERS. SINCE MY MISHAP, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AT LEAST 3 OTHER CARS. BOTH DEALERSHIPS ARE INCOMPETENT AND DO NOT KNOW THE CAR, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE. *JB

  Crash:

  No

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10081611August 20, 2004
  STRUCTURE

  THERE IS A SILVER TRIMMING IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDS TO THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE BOTTOM OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES A REFLECTION ON HALF OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN THE DAY OR NIGHT. THIS REDUCES THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK *NM

  Crash:

  No

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10078360June 17, 2004
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

  HAD CAR FOR 3 DAYS, STARTED MISSING AND STALLING. APPEARED TO GO AWAY. THEN WENT TO GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND I COULDN'T GET THE GAS TO GO IN THE TANK. HAD TO PUT A LITTLE AT A TIME. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BACK TO STALLING AND MISSING. A NEW TURN WAS THE DIGITAL DISPLAY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE DIAL SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE SAME SPEED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE HAD IT EVER SINCE. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND A WEEK OF IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER. A NEW GAS TANK WAS ORDERED, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT OREDERED CORRECTLY SO I AM STILL WAITING. *JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10073298May 28, 2004
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

  PUT KEY IN IGNITION, TURNED KEY TO START POSTITION, RADIO, EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT, THEN BELLS STARTED GOING OFF, AND ERROR SAID ABS FAULT, WENT TO START VEHICLE, AND ERROR SAID AIRBAG FAULT. CAR WOULDNT EVEN TURN OVER, JUST A CLICK. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR, ANY GEAR, HAVE HAD IT POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS ALSO A GRIND IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEN I TURN. VERY UNSATISFIED. *LA

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0