2005 PONTIAC GTO Problems & Recalls

Wheel feel off car driving. Gm refuses to investigate. Says call dealer. Have pics of wheel and screenshots of help conversation

Vehicle loss of power 3rd & 4th clutch fail during driving Unsafe on the highway Automatic transmission 4L65E Know issue with most rear wheel drive cars

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANDERS CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF JOPLIN (417-768-7900, LOCATED AT 4630 E 32ND ST, JOPLIN, MO 64804) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNAB...

Mileage: 68,000

MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS FLUNG OPEN SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE WINDOW TRACK COMING UNGLUED FROM THE GLASS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT DRIVE UP WINDOWS, DRIVING DOWN THE STREET/HIGHWAY AND EVEN HAS FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR IN A TURN BEFORE. IN THE 2004-2006 PONTIAC GTOS BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS COME DETACHED FROM T...

Mileage: 150,000

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP IN MY YARD, HAVING TO GET IT TOWED TO THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT PAYING OVER $2,000 TO GET IT FIX. THEN AFTER A YEAR IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE EVERY SINCE. I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO CONTINUE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIX IF IT'S GONNA KEEP OCCURR...

PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE IS UNDERWAY. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNDERWAY AT 30MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE, WITH NO WARNING, ONE OR BOTH OF THE PARKING (EMERGENCY) BRAKES MAY ENGAGE, LOCKING THE REAR WHEEL(S), AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW ABRUPTLY OR SKID. THE CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN...

Mileage: 72,000

INNER TIRE WEAR

Mileage: 119,000

INNER TIRE WEAR

Mileage: 119,000

DRIVER SEAT BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. WHEN GETTING INTO CAR AND PLACING SEAT BELT ON, IT FULLY EXTENDED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT.

Mileage: 120,500

IRREGULAR FRONT TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS CAUSING BLOW OUT AND FLATS. NUMEROUS WHEEL ALIGNMENTS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHY HAS GM NOT PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE? LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS. SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR LOSE THE...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER FLUID LINE FRACTURED AND THE ROCKING PINION NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 105,000

AIRBAG LIGHT ON AFTER MINOR IMPACT WHILE PARKING

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE...

Mileage: 85,000

IGNITION LOCKED UP HAD HAVE CAR TOWED NEW IGNITION SWITCH INSTALLED $400.00. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

DROVE OFF A MOUNTAIN IN WESTERN N.C. DUE TO LOOSE GRAVEL. WENT DOWN OVER 300 YARDS PLUS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I RECEIVED TWO SKULL FRACTURES AND TWO BROKEN NECK BONES. ALSO, THE SKIN ON MY LEFT ARM, WAS SCRAPED TO THE BONE. NUMEROUS CUTS AND MY ENTIRE BODY WAS SORE. ...UPDATED 10/22/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THAT THE NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THAT THE NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE...

Mileage: 106,000

HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. PARKED IT AND WENT TO REMOVE MY KEY AND THE KEY FROZE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. WAS TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. SIX WEEKS LATER I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK. SINCE THEN, REMOVING THE KEY FROM TH...

Mileage: 10,000

WHEN I PUT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT FROZE. I COULDN'T TURN THE KEY. I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED UP. I TRIED JUST REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. IT COST $1371.67 TO GET THIS CAR FIXED DUE TO NO FAULT ...

Mileage: 12,001

WHEN I PUT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT FROZE. I COULDN'T TURN THE KEY. I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED UP. I TRIED JUST REPLACING THE IGNITION CYLINDER, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. IT COST $1371.67 TO GET THIS CAR FIXED DUE TO NO FAULT ...

Mileage: 12,001

WHILE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS BEING LOWERED, WINDOW CONTACTS DOOR LATCH MECHANISM CAUSING DOOR TO BECOME AJAR AND WINDOW GETS STUCK IN PLACE OFF CENTER. AFTER RETURNING WINDOW TO UP POSITION AND ATTEMPTING TO LOWER WINDOW AGAIN, DOOR NOW BECOMES COMPLETELY UNLATCHED AND SWINGS FREELY AFTER WINDOW HIT...

Mileage: 34,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE OPENED INADVERTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR...

Mileage: 150,000

FEB 16TH 2013 CASE # [XXX] MY CAR WAS IN FOR THIS SERVICE FOR A AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT I WAS TOLD THAT "FOUND LOW VOLTAGE TO VARIOUS SRS COMPONENTS" AND THAT ACCORDING TO A GM SERVICES BULLETIN INSPECTION OF THE SRS WIRING SYSTEM BEHIND THE DASH IS NEEDED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THERE IS A GM SERVICE ...

Mileage: 87,299

FEB 16TH 2013 CASE # [XXX] MY CAR WAS IN FOR THIS SERVICE FOR A AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT I WAS TOLD THAT "FOUND LOW VOLTAGE TO VARIOUS SRS COMPONENTS" AND THAT ACCORDING TO A GM SERVICES BULLETIN INSPECTION OF THE SRS WIRING SYSTEM BEHIND THE DASH IS NEEDED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THERE IS A GM SERVICE ...

Mileage: 87,299

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WAS PURCHASED WITH 53000 MILES AND MANUFACTURED WITH 245MM TIRES THAT ARE TOO WIDE AND RUB ON THE FRONT STRUT. THIS HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. OTHER 04-05 GTOS HAVE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS CAUSED TIRE FAILURE AND ACCIDENTS IN OTHER GTOS. *JS

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WAS PURCHASED WITH 53000 MILES AND MANUFACTURED WITH 245MM TIRES THAT ARE TOO WIDE AND RUB ON THE FRONT STRUT. THIS HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. OTHER 04-05 GTOS HAVE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS CAUSED TIRE FAILURE AND ACCIDENTS IN OTHER GTOS. *JS

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2005, I HAVE 38,000 MILES ON IT TODAY AND I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES AND FIFTH ALIGNMENT. MY TIRES ON THE REAR, WEAR SEVERELY ON THE INSIDE EACH TIME, SO I MORE CAREFULLY WATCHED AND HAD RECHECKING THE ALIGNMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS ALONG WITH TIRE ROTATION. THIS TIME ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS AND ARE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WAY HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AGGRESSIVE WHICH CAUSED TH...

Mileage: 71,740

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR RE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR RE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR RE...

Mileage: 80,000

TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON MY 2005 GTO. TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE. IT WAS NOT DETECTED BECAUSE IT ONLY OCCURS AT THE VERY INSIDE EDGE. TIRE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY OCCURRED AND WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TO THE DEALER THEY NOTICED THE OTHER WAS SHOWING STEEL THROUGH AS W...

Mileage: 40,000

TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON MY 2005 GTO. TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE. IT WAS NOT DETECTED BECAUSE IT ONLY OCCURS AT THE VERY INSIDE EDGE. TIRE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY OCCURRED AND WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TO THE DEALER THEY NOTICED THE OTHER WAS SHOWING STEEL THROUGH AS W...

Mileage: 40,000

THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO RUB AGAINST THE STRUT MOUNTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE TIRE. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF TIRES WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON EACH SET. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE MOST RECENT SET OF TIRES CAUSED ERRATIC STEERING CO...

Mileage: 60,000

THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO RUB AGAINST THE STRUT MOUNTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE TIRE. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF TIRES WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON EACH SET. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE MOST RECENT SET OF TIRES CAUSED ERRATIC STEERING CO...

Mileage: 60,000

I BOUGHT A 2005 GTO AND WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES THE STOCK FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT BRACKET. I WAS TOLD BY A SHOP NOT TO DRIVE IT AS THE TIRES ARE CLOSE TO A BLOWOUT. FIVE MINUTES ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

I BOUGHT A 2005 GTO AND WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES THE STOCK FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT BRACKET. I WAS TOLD BY A SHOP NOT TO DRIVE IT AS THE TIRES ARE CLOSE TO A BLOWOUT. FIVE MINUTES ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE BUT THE SAME TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE D...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS ISSUES WITH THE STRUTS CAUSING MY TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE AND JERKS REALLY BAD UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AS WELL. THIS IS SCARY AT TIMES AND GM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PUT 4 SETS OF TIRES ON THE CAR, THIS IS R...

Mileage: 21,500

THIS IS A DAILY PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAVING ITS BOTH FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST THE INSIDE SHOCKS DURING DRIVING. THE TIRE INSTALLED NI THE CAR ARE EXACTLY WHAT IS RECOMMENDED. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FACING THIS ISSUE. ALL THE OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCID...

Mileage: 24,000

THIS IS A DAILY PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAVING ITS BOTH FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST THE INSIDE SHOCKS DURING DRIVING. THE TIRE INSTALLED NI THE CAR ARE EXACTLY WHAT IS RECOMMENDED. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FACING THIS ISSUE. ALL THE OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCID...

Mileage: 24,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO FROM STRUTS RUBBING ON TIRE, CAUSING A BLOWOUT AND ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC GTO AND THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM WAS I HAD NOTICED THAT MY TIRES WERE NOT HOLDING AIR SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A TIRE COMPANY TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY TIRES THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TREAD HAD BEEN RUBBED OFF DUE TO THE STRUTS ON THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC GTO AND THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM WAS I HAD NOTICED THAT MY TIRES WERE NOT HOLDING AIR SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A TIRE COMPANY TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY TIRES THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TREAD HAD BEEN RUBBED OFF DUE TO THE STRUTS ON THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE PROBLEM EXIST IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE FRONT IRE RUBS AGAINST THE STRUT TOWER CAUSING THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE TO ERODE, EXPOSING THE STEEL IN THE TIRE WHICH WILL LEAD TO A MASSIVE BLOWOUT IN THE TIRE. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE...

Mileage: 21,000

STRUT RUB ON PONTIAC GTO 2005. NOTICED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND SENT THE CAR TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN DOING THE ALIGNMENT THEN HAD ME COME INTO THE SHOP AND LOOK AT THE RIGHT FRONT END AND THERE WAS A 1/4 INCH GROVE DUG INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE DUE TO RUBBING THE WELDS ON THE STR...

Mileage: 16,000

STRUTS RUBBING AGAINST TIRES ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO. TIRES ARE FACTORY RECOMMENDED SIZE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES IMMENSELY FROM MANUFACTURER DEFECT, TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY, AND SAFETY ISSUE TO FAMILY. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

STRUTS RUBBING AGAINST TIRES ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO. TIRES ARE FACTORY RECOMMENDED SIZE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES IMMENSELY FROM MANUFACTURER DEFECT, TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY, AND SAFETY ISSUE TO FAMILY. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO THE FUEL RAIL COVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE RUBS THE FUEL DELIVERY LINE CAUSING A CUT IN THE LINE. THIS CUT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WILL EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL LINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS LINE BREAKING AND CAUSING THE ENGI...

Mileage: 32,000

JUST CHECKING THE TIRES NOTICE THE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE SO TOOK THE TIRE OUT AND NOTICE THAT THE FRONT STRUT HAD A SHINE PART TO IT THAT INDICATES THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AND CAUSE THE TWO FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OUT WITH THE WIRES COMING OUT DID SOME RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THAT I WASN'T THE...

Mileage: 28,000

JUST CHECKING THE TIRES NOTICE THE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE SO TOOK THE TIRE OUT AND NOTICE THAT THE FRONT STRUT HAD A SHINE PART TO IT THAT INDICATES THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AND CAUSE THE TWO FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OUT WITH THE WIRES COMING OUT DID SOME RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THAT I WASN'T THE...

Mileage: 28,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC GTO IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, IT HAD A FACTORY WARRANTY STILL WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN IT. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 4 TIMES SO FAR. THE ECU MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SO FAR. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. THE CAR IS GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP...

Mileage: 24,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC GTO IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, IT HAD A FACTORY WARRANTY STILL WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN IT. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 4 TIMES SO FAR. THE ECU MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SO FAR. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. THE CAR IS GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP...

Mileage: 24,000

05 PONTIAC GTO WITH BAD STRUT BUSHINGS, HORRIBLE FACTORY ALIGNMENT, ETC TO CAUSE MY TIRES TO RUB THE FRONT STRUTS. I ALMOST HAD A BLOW OUT. I FIRST COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRE WEARING. THEY SUGGESTED AN ALIGNMENT FOR $80+. I REFUSED. I PERSONALLY REM...

Mileage: 14,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 18" PERFORMANCE TIRE/WHEEL PACKAGE. PREMATURE SUSPENSION BUSHING WEAR CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES IN ONLY 14,000 MILES. TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT ON THE INNER EDGE IN 14,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT THIS BEFORE THEIR WAS A BLOW OUT OF A STEERING AXL...

Mileage: 13,987

2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 18" PERFORMANCE TIRE/WHEEL PACKAGE. PREMATURE SUSPENSION BUSHING WEAR CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES IN ONLY 14,000 MILES. TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT ON THE INNER EDGE IN 14,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT THIS BEFORE THEIR WAS A BLOW OUT OF A STEERING AXL...

Mileage: 13,987

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO FRONT TIRES WERE CUT ON THE INBOARD SIDE DUE TO RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES AND HAS THE FACTORY INSTALLED RIMS AND TIRES. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I NOTICED THE OTHER TIRE...

Mileage: 20,000

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP, CAR CANNOT BE STARTED OR MOVED. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRES WERE SHOWING THE METAL CORDS ON THE INSIDE NEXT TO THE STRUTS. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS HAD TWO BLOW OUTS, AGAIN THE FRONT TIRES (WHICH WERE NEWER TIRES, REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST SET WORE). CAR ONLY HAS 30000 MILES. BACK ...

Mileage: 20,000

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRES WERE SHOWING THE METAL CORDS ON THE INSIDE NEXT TO THE STRUTS. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS HAD TWO BLOW OUTS, AGAIN THE FRONT TIRES (WHICH WERE NEWER TIRES, REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST SET WORE). CAR ONLY HAS 30000 MILES. BACK ...

Mileage: 20,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO - DASH WATER TEMP GAUGE INDICATES OVERHEATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC OR IDLING. NEEDLE SHOOTS UP AS SOON AS SECOND FAN STARTS. SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY RANDOM. TURNING ON THE HEAT TO FULL BLAST AND REVVING ENGINE (IF STOPPED) CURES IT TEMPORARILY. SIMPLY TURNING ON THE ...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH THE STRUT RUB ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY KEEP BLAMING IT ON THE FACT THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I HAVE TO REPLACE TWO MORE THIS WEEKEND IF I CAN AFFORD IT. THEY ALREADY HAV...

Mileage: 12,000

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON MY RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE WEARING DOWN TO THE CORD AND BEYOND IN A 3 INCH BAND ON THE INSIDE. I BELIEVE IT WAS RUBBING UP AGAINST THE STRUT AND HAS TO HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME FOR THAT MUCH DAMAGE TO OCCUR. MY CR IS COMPLETELY STOCK, DOWN TO ...

Mileage: 24,959

2005 PONTIAC GTO 6/22/08 HAD LEFT TIRE REAR BLOWOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END CRASH, THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY,AND INJURIES OCCURRED. ALSO DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE SIDES AND REAR OF THE CAR. INSURANCE DECIDED IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO $17,000 IN DAMAGE. A BLOWOUT ALSO OCCURRED 12/2007 ON THE LEFT...

Mileage: 20,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO 6/22/08 HAD LEFT TIRE REAR BLOWOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END CRASH, THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY,AND INJURIES OCCURRED. ALSO DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE SIDES AND REAR OF THE CAR. INSURANCE DECIDED IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO $17,000 IN DAMAGE. A BLOWOUT ALSO OCCURRED 12/2007 ON THE LEFT...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, BUT PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT RUBS AGAINST THE TIRE AND CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR AND TIRE SHREDDING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND LIFTED UP ON A RACK, THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS VIS...

Mileage: 21,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE MARCH 2006 FROM DEALER (VEHICLE WAS APPROX. 1 YEAR OLD). FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOWN WITH 10,000 MILES ON VEHICLE DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL; CAUSE UNKNOWN; NO FOREIGN OBJECTS FOUND WITHIN TIRE. 37,000 MILES; DISCOVERED UNEVEN WEAR WITH BOTH FRONT TIRE INNER HALVES -POSSIBLE "TIRE/ STRUT...

Mileage: 10,000

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS A TIRE WEAR PROBLEM. LUCKILY MY TIRE FAILED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE I OBSERVED THE INNER EDGE OF THE TREAD HAD BEEN WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH TO THE METAL CORD OF THE TIRE. I INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD INNER ED...

Mileage: 19,000

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS A TIRE WEAR PROBLEM. LUCKILY MY TIRE FAILED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE I OBSERVED THE INNER EDGE OF THE TREAD HAD BEEN WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH TO THE METAL CORD OF THE TIRE. I INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD INNER ED...

Mileage: 19,000

2005 GTO. STRUT RUB ON FRONT TIRES AT 22,000 MILES, CORD SHOWING THROUGH. DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND ME. HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

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...

Mileage: 23,000

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...

Mileage: 23,000

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 ...

Mileage: 22,000

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 ...

Mileage: 22,000

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 CANNO...

Mileage: 30,000

PONTIAC GTO TIRE/STRUT RUB PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 2,400

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 ...

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

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO. I HAD NOTICED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF MY FRONT TIRES. I THEN FELT BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE STRUT AND THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 1/8" OR LESS CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STRUT AND THE TIRE. THE FRONT STRUTS RUB ON THE FRONT TIRES EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE ROLL...

Mileage: 23,567

TIRE FAILURE DUE TO STRUT RUB ON THE FRONT END OF MY 2005 GTO. *TR

TIRE FAILURE DUE TO STRUT RUB ON THE FRONT END OF MY 2005 GTO. *TR

TIRES RUBBING ON FRONT STRUTS WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON TIRES IVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THEM. *JB

Mileage: 10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES (MODEL UNKNOWN). WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUTS AND CAUSED A FLAT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,774. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDA...

Mileage: 19,774

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IS BAD. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC GTO'S. GM NEEDS TO STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO THIS PROBLEM. I'M BEING TOLD MY PART WONT BE IN INTO DECEMBER THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. THANKS. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE LEANING AGAINST THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND WERE WEARING UNEVENLY IN THE INNERSIDE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION ON AUGUST 21, 2007. NO TIRE INFORMA...

Mileage: 15,904

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE LEANING AGAINST THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND WERE WEARING UNEVENLY IN THE INNERSIDE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION ON AUGUST 21, 2007. NO TIRE INFORMA...

Mileage: 15,904

AT APPROX. 18,000 MILES MY INNER TREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES HAS PREMATURE WEAR. WOULD HAVE NEVER NOTICED THIS WEAR HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE FAULTY WORK ON THE REAR COIL SPRING HOUSING TO THE AXLE (LEFT SIDE) BEEN MAKING CLICKING SOUNDS. IT REQUIRED AN INSPECTION ON A LIFT AND IT WAS NOTICED THE MANUFACT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE MORE AS THE MPH INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. THE CONTACT HAS REPL...

Mileage: 46,000

STRUT RUB ON FRONT TIRES. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

FRONT TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO, FRONT TIRE FAILURE, UNUSUAL WEAR ON INSIDE SHOULDER. 26,880 MILES ON TIRES, HAD CAR SINCE NEW. STEEL BELTS SHOWING ON INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT, LEFT FRONT SHOWING SIMILAR WEAR. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH. VERY LUCK TO AVOID BLOWOUT. LOVE CAR'S PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING BUT THIS HAS CAUSE...

Mileage: 26,880

STRONG VIBRATION DEVELOPED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END REVEALED THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS CUT PAST THE STEEL BELTS DUE TO IT RUBBING ON THE STRUT. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

STRONG VIBRATION DEVELOPED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END REVEALED THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS CUT PAST THE STEEL BELTS DUE TO IT RUBBING ON THE STRUT. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. DRIVER SIDE TIRE READY TO FAIL. CAUSE SEEMED TO BE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FROM NHSTA. DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES IN THE PAST AND HAS NOT COMMENTED. WAS DENYING ANY PROBLEM WITH CAR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ODOMETER READ...

DRIVESHAFT CAME LOOSE 6-28-2007 FOR THE 4TH TIME. *TR

Mileage: 14,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STRUTS WEARING INTO THE TIRES, WHICH WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW W...

Mileage: 17,760

DRIVER FRONT TIRE RUBBING ON STRUT INSIDE 3 INCHES WARN DOWN PAST THE WEAR INDICATORS WHILE 3/16 TREAD STILL LEFT ON REST OF TIRE. TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN RESIDENTIAL ROADS, DAMAGE TO THE RIM RESULTED. DRIVER'S SIDE CAMBER WAS ADJUSTED TO ALLOW TIRE NOT TO CONTACT STRUT, THROWING ALIGN...

Mileage: 42,340

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WITH LESS THAN 18,000 ON THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY ROUGH. I TOOK IT IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND DISCOVERED THE THREAD ON THE INSIDE RIM OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES DUE TO E...

Mileage: 17,800

LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO AND NOTICED THAT THEY ARE WORN DOWN ON THE INSIDE STRUT SIDE ALMOST TO THE STEEL BELT. I LOOKED ON THE REAR WHEELS AND NOTICED A SIMILAR WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE FROM WHEN THOSE TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED THIS, I COULD HA...

FRONT TIRES RUB THE STRUT CAUSING PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR TO INSIDE OF TIRE REVEALING THE CORDS. *TR

Mileage: 17,946

FRONT TIRES ARE SHREDDING, RUBBING ON STRUTS. STEEL BELTS ON TIRES EXPOSED. MUST BUY NEW TIRES AND GET FRONT CAMBER SET AND ALIGNMENT. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

MY 2005 GTO HAS STRUT RUB WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS TO MY DEALERSHIP I CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED FOR MINE OR MY WIFE'S LIVES. THEY KEEP PUTTING OUR SERVICE DATE BACK WEEK AFTER WEEK. BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL BELTS ON THE INSIDE WALL. WE ARE ST...

Mileage: 1

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL WAS WORN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LIFT RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURC...

Mileage: 11,073

IN MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE MARKS ON THE STRUTS ARE VERY VISIBLE AND THEY HAVE WORN DOWN TO THE BARE METAL. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN ROTATING MY TIRES. AN ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE CAMBER, HOWEVER, THE INITI...

Mileage: 6,100

TIRE FAILURE DUE TO TIRES RUBBING ON FRONT STRUTS ON A 2005 PONTIAC GTO

Mileage: 23,000

SUDDEN FRONT TIRE FAILURE DUE TO SHARP CUT ON INNER EDGE. HAVE SEEN MANY SIMLIAR REPORTS FOR GTOS. REF WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/02/15/GTO-A-REAL-TIRE-SHREDDER/. FILED COMPIANT WITH GM, THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. *AK

Mileage: 30,100

2005 GTO STRUT RUB. RECENTLY I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAS BEEN WORN DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY COMPARED TO THE REAR TIRES. I AM WORRIED THAT WITHOUT A FIX EVERY SET OF TIRES WILL DO THE SAME.*AK

TIRE/STRUT RUB - TOOK 2005 GTO WITH 24000 MILES TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO FIX A LEAK ON THE FRONT SEAL OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND WAS INFORMED WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR THAT THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE WAS GETTING BALD ON THE INNER SIDE, AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS DOWN TO THE BELT AND...

Mileage: 24,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO PURCHASED IN 6/2005 HAD TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6,000 MILES. AFTER 19,000 MILES IN 2/200 2 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO STRUTS SCRAPING INSIDE WALL OF TIRES. AFTER 22,000 MILES IN 5/2007 OTHER 2 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SAME PROBLEM. PONTIAC DEALER CHARGED ME $50 FOR FR...

Mileage: 19,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO PURCHASED IN 6/2005 HAD TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6,000 MILES. AFTER 19,000 MILES IN 2/200 2 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO STRUTS SCRAPING INSIDE WALL OF TIRES. AFTER 22,000 MILES IN 5/2007 OTHER 2 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SAME PROBLEM. PONTIAC DEALER CHARGED ME $50 FOR FR...

Mileage: 19,000

I HAVE 14000 MILES, AND HAD A VIBRATION FROM 55 TO 70 FOR MONTHS. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A COUPLE TIMES , AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVESHAFT BOLTS CAME LOOSE OR SHEARED OFF AT THE DIFFERENTIAL 3 SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE DEALER TIGHTENED OR REPL...

Mileage: 14,600

2005 PONTIAC GTO. STRUT RUB/ DEFECTIVE FACTORY ALIGNMENT. CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR TO FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 1200 MILES. NOTICEABLE RUBBING ON STRUT. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO. STRUT RUB/ DEFECTIVE FACTORY ALIGNMENT. CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR TO FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 1200 MILES. NOTICEABLE RUBBING ON STRUT. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

FAILURE OF UPPER STRUT BUSHING ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE STRUTS , LEADING TO IRREGULAR WEAR AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF FRONT TIRES. PONTIAC REFUSED TO REPAIR STRUT BUSHING AND CHARGED CUSTOMER FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT WITH NEGATIVE CAMBER TO COMPENSATE FOR STRUT RUB.*AK

Mileage: 17

BOTH FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST THE MACPHERSON STRUT ,CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, THE RESULTING TIRE WEAR COULD RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS STRUT RUBBING ,THE UPPER STRUT BUSHING IS WORN. THE UPPER STRUT BEARING ALSO FAILED. THUS ALLOWING THE FRONT TIRES TO CONTACT THE FRONT STRUTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING PERCH. DEALER HAS DONE AN ALIGNMENT. THEY SAID STRUT BUSHING PASSED TEST. THEY WILL NOT REMOVE STRUT TO I...

Mileage: 5,000

THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 18,000 MILES WAS TAKEN TO TIRE SERVICE STATION FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS OF POTENTIAL NAIL PENETRATION TO FRONT PASSENGER TIRE ON APRIL 14, 2007. SLOW LEAK IN TIRE AFTER WINTER STORAGE IN GARAGE CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE FLAT. UPON REMOVAL FROM CAR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE D...

Mileage: 18,100

THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 18,000 MILES WAS TAKEN TO TIRE SERVICE STATION FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS OF POTENTIAL NAIL PENETRATION TO FRONT PASSENGER TIRE ON APRIL 14, 2007. SLOW LEAK IN TIRE AFTER WINTER STORAGE IN GARAGE CAUSED THE TIRE TO BE FLAT. UPON REMOVAL FROM CAR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE D...

Mileage: 18,100

NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES WEARING BADLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE. AT 14K MILES, I ROTATED THE TIRES. WHEN I REMOVED THE FRONT TIRES, I NOTICED THE TIRE WAS HITTING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE VISIBLE RUB MARKS ON BOTH FRONT STRUTS. NOW, AT 20K MILES I REMOVED THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. THE FRONT 2 TIRES ...

Mileage: 14,000

FRONT TIRES RUBBING STRUTS. CAUSING SIGNIFICANT TIRE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 15,351

STOCK TIRE ONE (FRONT RIGHT) FAILED ON INTERSTATE DUE TO EXTREME TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE SECTION OF TREAD. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 18,000 MI ON THE GTO. I REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TWO ON FRONT LEFT FAILED VIA A SLOW LEAK AT 21,000 MI. WHEN REPLACING THE SECOND TIRE I NOTICED THE SAME EXTREME WEAR ON I...

Mileage: 18,000

STOCK TIRE ONE (FRONT RIGHT) FAILED ON INTERSTATE DUE TO EXTREME TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE SECTION OF TREAD. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 18,000 MI ON THE GTO. I REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TWO ON FRONT LEFT FAILED VIA A SLOW LEAK AT 21,000 MI. WHEN REPLACING THE SECOND TIRE I NOTICED THE SAME EXTREME WEAR ON I...

Mileage: 18,000

THE MANUFACTURER OF THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS CHOSEN A STANDARD WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS THAT CAUSE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE PROPER ALIGNMENT AS SET BY THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS IS IN NEGLIGENCE TO POTENTIAL SAFETY ST...

Mileage: 18,250

THE MANUFACTURER OF THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS CHOSEN A STANDARD WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS THAT CAUSE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE PROPER ALIGNMENT AS SET BY THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS IS IN NEGLIGENCE TO POTENTIAL SAFETY ST...

Mileage: 18,250

I NOTICED THE INNER TREAD ON BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 18,500 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN UPDATE TO THE ALIGNMENT SPECS FOR THE CAR. THEY ...

Mileage: 18,640

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW, WITH 13 MILES, ON APRIL 30, 2005. VEHICLE'S ECM FAILED AFTER 1025 MILES, AT END OF AUGUST, 2005. ECM REPLACED BY DEALER. FAILURE OF ECM PLACED UNDUE STRESS ON MOTOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS LEAD TO THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILURE REPORTED IN NHTSA CLAIM NUMBER 010188397. OLD ECM...

Mileage: 1,025

VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW. MOTOR FAILED AT APPROX 6,555 MILES. LOUD POOF FOLLOWED BY FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF BOTTOM END OF MOTOR. ENGINE FAILURE ALSO SPRAYED HOT MOTOR OIL OVER UNDERCARRIAGE AND BODY PANELS. BLACK SMOKE FILLED PASSENGER CABIN RESULTING IN ZERO VISIBILITY AND FOUL ODOR IN PASSENGER CO...

Mileage: 6,555

ON A LONG ROAD TRIP I STARTED TO NOTICE WHAT SMELLED LIKE HOT RUBBER. I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD OF THE TIRES WAS WORN, ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRE HAD TREAD. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TIRE I FOUND A WEAR MARK ON THE FRONT STRUT WHERE THE TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING. THE CAR IS AT THE...

Mileage: 7,500

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH THE FRONT TIRE STRUT RUB ISSUE. EVEN WITH ROTATING OF THE TIRES THE INSIDE EDGES OF ALL 4 OF TIRES WERE BALD AFTER ABOUT 12,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE 2 TE...

Mileage: 12,000

CAR HAS EXCESSIVE STRUT RUB ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. *AK

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO IS SHOWING EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE TREADWEAR ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND TREAD. ALSO GETS SEVERE VIBRATION/SHIMMIE FROM THE FRONT WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. *AK

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO IS SHOWING EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE TREADWEAR ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND TREAD. ALSO GETS SEVERE VIBRATION/SHIMMIE FROM THE FRONT WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. *AK

FRONT TIRES WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ON A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN. THE TIRES WERE ONLY WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THE TIRES WERE RUBBING ON SOMETHING, ...

Mileage: 11,000

FRONT TIRES WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ON A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN. THE TIRES WERE ONLY WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THE TIRES WERE RUBBING ON SOMETHING, ...

Mileage: 11,000

REPLACED 2 RIGHT REAR TIRES FROM SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. 2005 GTO WITH 25000 MILES, FRONT AND REAR TIRES HAD INNER WEAR. LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT WERE CUT TO THE WIRE AND WERE ABOUT TO BLOW. HAVE PICTURES OF THE WEAR AND OF THE LACK OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN FRONT STRUT AND TIRE. DEALER TOWED VEHICLE TO TH...

Mileage: 25,541

INNER TIRE WEAR ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO. ONLY 17K AND INNER FRONT TIRES ARE GONE. *JB

DURING INSPECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST A METAL PLATE ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THIS CAUSED THE PAINT ON THE STRUB TO WEAR AND THE RUBBER TIRE WILL EVENTUALLY BE DAMAGED BY CONSTANTLY RUBBING AGAINST STEEL. *JB

Mileage: 11,112

DURING INSPECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST A METAL PLATE ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THIS CAUSED THE PAINT ON THE STRUB TO WEAR AND THE RUBBER TIRE WILL EVENTUALLY BE DAMAGED BY CONSTANTLY RUBBING AGAINST STEEL. *JB

Mileage: 11,112

ALIGNMENT IS BAD OUT OF THE FACTORY AND THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRONT STRUTS. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS. TIRES ARE WORN TO THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE. CAR ONLY HAS 17000 MILES.*AK

TIRES RUBBED TO THE CORD ON THE INSIDE SEEMINGLY FROM THE STRUT ISSUE I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE. ONE TIRE WORE ITSELF FLAT. I WENT IN TO REPLACE THE TIRE, AND FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPLACED ALL FOUR B.F.GOODRICH TIRES WITH SIMILAR TOYO TIRES.AK

WHEN ROTATING MY TIRES AT 6000 MILES, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS PAIN MISSING ON THE FRONT STRUTS BY THE TOP OF THE TIRES. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL BUILD UP OF RUBBER ON THE STRUT AND VISIBLE WEAR ON THE TIRE. I LOOKED UP ON A GTO FORUM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I...

CUPPING OF IN SIDE TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 19,500

CUPPING OF IN SIDE TIRE. *JB

Mileage: 19,500

REAR SPRINGS ARE WEAK CAUSING REAR HEIGHT TO BE 1" OUT OF SPEC CREATING ACCELERATED REAR TIRE WEAR. REQUEST NEW REAR SPRINGS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *JB

RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE. THIS WAS NOTICED AT EACH TIRE ROTATION AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 18000 MILES AND IS SHOWING MORE WEAR THAN SHOULD BE. *JB

Mileage: 6,000

RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE. THIS WAS NOTICED AT EACH TIRE ROTATION AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 18000 MILES AND IS SHOWING MORE WEAR THAN SHOULD BE. *JB

Mileage: 6,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION ON THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 11700 CURRENT MILEAGE THE TIRE SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. AND THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...

Mileage: 11,700

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION ON THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 11700 CURRENT MILEAGE THE TIRE SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. AND THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...

Mileage: 11,700

THREE TIRE REPLACEMENTS DUE TO TIRE BLOW OUTS AT UNSAFE SPEEDS DURING THE PAST YEAR (2006-2007). MECHANICS NOTED RUBBING OF BOTH FRONT TIRES AGAINST THE STRUTS OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

THREE TIRE REPLACEMENTS DUE TO TIRE BLOW OUTS AT UNSAFE SPEEDS DURING THE PAST YEAR (2006-2007). MECHANICS NOTED RUBBING OF BOTH FRONT TIRES AGAINST THE STRUTS OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

I PURCHASED A PONTIAC GTO ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I HAD MY TIRES REPLACED BY THE DEALER CONSISTENT WITH A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CAR DEALER AND I. THE TIRE TECH WHO REPLACED MY TIRES WANTED ME TO SEE ONE OF THE TIRES, IT WAS SLICED ON THE INSIDE , HIDDEN PART OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE D...

Mileage: 31,100

I DISCOVERED SEVERE INSIDE TIRE DAMAGE AT ONLY 17,000 MILES. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 2005 PONTIAC GTO'S ARE SUFFERING FROM SIMILAR DAMAGE DUE TO THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER, AND HE REFUSED TO DO ANY ASIDE FROM SELLING ME TWO NEW TIRES AND AN ALIG...

Mileage: 16,700

I DISCOVERED SEVERE INSIDE TIRE DAMAGE AT ONLY 17,000 MILES. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 2005 PONTIAC GTO'S ARE SUFFERING FROM SIMILAR DAMAGE DUE TO THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER, AND HE REFUSED TO DO ANY ASIDE FROM SELLING ME TWO NEW TIRES AND AN ALIG...

Mileage: 16,700

05 GTO 18,000 MILES. FRONT TIRES RUB STRUTS. *JB

05 GTO 18,000 MILES. FRONT TIRES RUB STRUTS. *JB

2005 PONTIAC GTO SUFFERED A FLAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. UPON MY OWN INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD SEVERE INNER WEAR FROM RUBBING THE STRUTS. *JB

2005 PONTIAC GTO SUFFERED A FLAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. UPON MY OWN INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD SEVERE INNER WEAR FROM RUBBING THE STRUTS. *JB

TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO ON FEBRUARY 27,2007 ON INTERSTATE 95. POSSIBILITY OF TIRE RUBBING AGAINST STRUT. TOOK SHREDDED TIRE BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN. THEY STATED CORPORATE HAD NOT INFORMED THEM OF ANY GTO DEFECTS. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE BLOWN OUT TIRE WIT...

Mileage: 15,450

2005 PONTIAC GTO OWNER, NOTICED SLIGHT WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES AT 7500 MILES. ROTATED TIRES AS NEEDED, NOW AT 24430 MILES RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWS EXCESSIVE CORD EXPOSURE ON INSIDE, AND LEFT FRONT SHOWS EXTREME WEAR ON INSIDE. ONE SET OF REAR TIRES ALREADY REPLACED (ORIGINALLY ON THE FRONT) DUE ...

TL*- THE CONTACT'S 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 20019 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP BEING LOOKED AT TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A TIRE RUBBING ON THE STRUT. AFTER RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE. *AK

Mileage: 2,019

INSIDE OF TWO FRONT TIRES WERE SHREDDED AFTER JUST 16K MILES. ONE OF THEM BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE OTHER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 16,000

THE TIRES RUB THE FRONT STRUTS OF MY CAR. HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES AND GET A RE-ALIGNMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A RESULT OF THE OEM TIRES USED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. WHEN GM BROUGHT THE HOLDEN MONARO OVER TO THE UNITED STATES BADGED AS A GTO, THE MO...

Mileage: 16,200

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. HE RECEIVED A NHTSA REPORT VIA EMAIL STATING THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE07010. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. HE RECEIVED A NHTSA REPORT VIA EMAIL STATING THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE07010. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE...

Mileage: 44,000

FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE STRUT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT WAS JUST OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THEY BILLED ME FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NEW TIRES. JUST OVER 18K MILES. MIDDLE AND OUTSIDE OF TIRE WAS JUST FINE, PLENT...

FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE STRUT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT WAS JUST OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THEY BILLED ME FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NEW TIRES. JUST OVER 18K MILES. MIDDLE AND OUTSIDE OF TIRE WAS JUST FINE, PLENT...

AFTER READING CLEVELAND'S NEWSNET5 REPORT ABOUT FRONT TIRE PROBLEMS ON THE 2004-2005 GTO, I REALIZED I HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES AT 24,400 MILES DUE TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEING SEVERELY CUT AND WORN ON THE INSIDE TREAD. SINCE MY TIRE TREAD WAS ABOUT HALF WAY WORN, I CHO...

Mileage: 24,400

AFTER READING CLEVELAND'S NEWSNET5 REPORT ABOUT FRONT TIRE PROBLEMS ON THE 2004-2005 GTO, I REALIZED I HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES AT 24,400 MILES DUE TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEING SEVERELY CUT AND WORN ON THE INSIDE TREAD. SINCE MY TIRE TREAD WAS ABOUT HALF WAY WORN, I CHO...

Mileage: 24,400

I HAVE A 05 GTO WITH STRUT RUB. IF YOU GO TO WWW.LS1GTO.COM YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WEARS THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES AND CAN LEAD TO BLOW OUTS. *NM

Mileage: 9,800

NOTICED TIRES RUBBING AGAINST STRUTS ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD GM WOULD COVER AN ALIGNMENT, BUT POSSIBLY WOULD NOT COVER NEW TIRES. GM INFORMED TO HAVE ALIGNMENT DONE TO FULL POSITIVE CAMBER, AFTER COMPLAINTS WAS REIMBURSED FOR TIRES, WAS TOLD THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED AGAIN...

Mileage: 15,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT TIRES RUB ON THE STRUTS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE SECOND SET OF TIRES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CU...

Mileage: 28,000

2005 PONTIAC GTO. MASSIVE TIRE TO STRUT RUB. CAUSING THE TIRE TO RIP APART. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET STRUT MOUNT AND BEARING AND SPENT MY OWN MONEY TO GET THE CAR ALIGNED. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET FOR FIX $650. *NM

Mileage: 18,000

THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING THE METAL TREAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (BECK AND MASTEN PONTIAC, HOUSTON,TEXAS) AND THEY SAID THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I HAD 19000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY FRONT TIRES WERE VIRTUAL...

Mileage: 15,000

THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING THE METAL TREAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (BECK AND MASTEN PONTIAC, HOUSTON,TEXAS) AND THEY SAID THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I HAD 19000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY FRONT TIRES WERE VIRTUAL...

Mileage: 15,000

B.F. GOODRICH FACTORIES TIRES WERE SHOT AT 15,800 MILES ON AT 2005 LATE MODEL PONTIAC GTO. THEY WERE DANGEROUS AND THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER CLAIMED ABUSE WHICH IS FALSE TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE PHOTOS AND ONE TIME HAD THE BELT SHIFT AND BECOME COMPLETELY EXPOSED. ANOTH...

Mileage: 15,800

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, 12,000 MILES DRIVEN SINCE PURCHASED NEW. *JB

Mileage: 11,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE TIRES, IT WAS NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING THE STRUTS. THE STRUT BUSHINGS WERE BUSTED AND OUT OF LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED.

Mileage: 20,000

THERE IS A VISIBILITY ISSUE WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW. THE GLASS HAS IMPERFECTIONS (WAVY) IN IT CAUSING OBJECTS TO LOOK DISTORTED ESPECIALLY AT THE OUTER EDGES. IT IS ANNOYING AND COULD POSSIBLY BE DANGEROUS SINCE SOME OBJECTS AREN'T CLEAR OR GIVE A FALSE PERCEPTION OF DEPTH. THIS WA...

Mileage: 13

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT SIDE) KICK PANEL AND "DEAD" PEDAL AREA IS TOO SMALL. A PERSON WITH A WIDE FOOT OR IN SHOES THAT ARE LARGE, SUCH AS WORK OR SNOW BOOTS WILL GET CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND ATTEMPTING TO USE THE "DEAD" PEDAL. PONTIAC CUSTOMER...

Mileage: 13

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT SIDE) KICK PANEL AND "DEAD" PEDAL AREA IS TOO SMALL. A PERSON WITH A WIDE FOOT OR IN SHOES THAT ARE LARGE, SUCH AS WORK OR SNOW BOOTS WILL GET CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND ATTEMPTING TO USE THE "DEAD" PEDAL. PONTIAC CUSTOMER...

Mileage: 13

2005 PONTIAC GTO - FRONT TIRE RUB ON STRUT CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES. *JB

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT." MY WIFE SUFFERED A BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. WHEN I PULLED THE TIRE OFF, YOU COULD PLAINLY SEE WHERE THE PAINT WAS RUBBED OFF THE STRUT. I THEN EXAMINED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THE INN...

Mileage: 6,690

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STRUTS ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ARE RUBBING ON THE TIRES CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR TO THE FRONT TIRES. THIS WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A RACK HAVING OTHER REPAIR WORK PERFORMED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION ACCORDING TO THE M...

Mileage: 19,978

2005 GTO AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TRE HEAD ON . *TS *NM UPDATED11/29/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 26, 2005 THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, HARNESS, THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RELAY SWITCH, CLAMPS AND HANGERS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEN ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THEY REPLACED SOME MISSIN...

Mileage: 3

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 26, 2005 THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, HARNESS, THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RELAY SWITCH, CLAMPS AND HANGERS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEN ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THEY REPLACED SOME MISSIN...

Mileage: 3

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 26, 2005 THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, HARNESS, THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RELAY SWITCH, CLAMPS AND HANGERS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEN ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THEY REPLACED SOME MISSIN...

Mileage: 3

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 26, 2005 THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, HARNESS, THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RELAY SWITCH, CLAMPS AND HANGERS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEN ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THEY REPLACED SOME MISSIN...

Mileage: 3

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 26, 2005 THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, HARNESS, THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RELAY SWITCH, CLAMPS AND HANGERS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THEN ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THEY REPLACED SOME MISSIN...

Mileage: 3

THIS JUNK IS NOW IN THE SHOP [DEALER ] FOR THE SEVENTH TIME! THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN BECAUSE THE LIGHTS, AND HORN WENT ON AND OFF WHENEVER THEY WANTED TOO! I TOOK THE GTO FROM HELL TO THE DEALER ON. TUES. 8/30/05, ON FRI. 9/2/05 I WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO GET PARTS. MON. 9/5/05 I WAS INFORMED THE C...

Mileage: 3,580

WHILE FILLING TANK, GAS BACK-SPLASHED; IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING, GAS CAP FELL OFF (REVERSE PRESSURE) AND CAR STARTED BUCKING VIOLENTLY. GAS HAD REVERSED ITS FLOW THROUGHOUT THE PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO SUBSEQUENT FILLS.*JB

Mileage: 5,618

2005 PONTIAC GTO GAS PEDAL SENSOR FAILS. THIS IMMEDIATELY CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO SAFETY MODE/REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE. CAR BECOMES UNSAFE DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL CUTTING OUT AND THE CAR CAN BARELY GO. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, CAR COULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER LEAVING YOU EXPOSED TO A POSSIBLE COLLISION...

Mileage: 3,100

WINDSHIELD DISTORTION. FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ALL AROUND THE WINDSHIELD PERIMETER, THERE IS A DISTORTION TO THE GLASS THAT IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. THIS DISTORTION DOES NOT EXIST IN ANY OTHER AREA OF THE GLASS, JUST THE PERIMETER AREAS. *JB

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Mileage: 1,945

HORN BEEPS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, DOING NOTHING ELSE, NOT TURNING BRAKING OR SHIFTING. JUST CRUISING AND BEEP! *NM

Mileage: 1,965

CAR SHAKING, ESPECIALLY WHILE IN 5TH GEAR, AT ABOUT 2600 TO 3000 RPM. DRIVE TRAIN CLUNKS WHEN LETTING OUT CLUTCH, AT ANY TIME. *NM

Mileage: 2,700

DEFECTIVE GAS PEDAL SENSOR RESULTS IN VEHICLE GOING INTO SAFE MODE UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER SAYS PART IS BACKORDERED WITH DELIVERY DATE UNKNOWN, UP TO SEVERAL MONTHS. VEHICLE USES "DRIVE BY WIRE" GAS PEDDLE WHICH CAN STOP WORKING.

Mileage: 6,032

DT: BOTH TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ARE CAUSING WEAR ON FRONT STRUTS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS .THE CAR HAS BEEN REALIGNED, BUT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING RUBBING OF THE STRUTS. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO CONTACT GM OF THIS SITUATION. BUT CURRENTLY NO OTHER REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK

Mileage: 2,000

DT: BOTH TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ARE CAUSING WEAR ON FRONT STRUTS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS .THE CAR HAS BEEN REALIGNED, BUT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING RUBBING OF THE STRUTS. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO CONTACT GM OF THIS SITUATION. BUT CURRENTLY NO OTHER REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK

Mileage: 2,000

THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TRUNK - WHICH SOMETIMES WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY - AND THE GLASS IN THE SIDE WINDOWS AND THE REAR WINDOW. THE GLASS, IN CERTAIN LIGHT CONDITIONS, DISPLAYS MANY SPOTS WHICH ARE ANNOYING AND FROM MY PERIPHERAL...

FRONT TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY A RUBBING MARK ON THE STRUT BODY, AND MANY TIMES WEAR MARKS ON THE TIRES THEMSELVES. THE TIRE SIDEWALL RUBBING IN THIS AREA COULD EASILY CAUSE A BLOW OUT, ESPECIALLY IF THE OWNER ...

FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT, HAD TO REPLACE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE. DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES WITH NITTO 245-45-17, INSTEAD OF O.E.M., B.F.G.KDWS 245-45-17. DRIVING AWAY FROM TIRE STORE, BOTH TIRES[FRONT], RUBBING ON TOP OF STRUTS, SO BADLY, HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, AND SIDEWALLS ON INS...

Mileage: 900

REFERENCE COMPLAINT OID#10116796 CONCERNING FRONT SUSPENSION. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ARE MANY OTHERS.*AK