2004 Pontiac GTO complaints

I HAVE HAD TIRE RUBBING ISSUES WITH MY CAR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT. IT IS DUE TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAVE HAD COUNTLESS ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED TO THE CAR. PONTIAC'S SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS TO ADJUST THE CAMBER TO THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE ADJUSTMENT. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY PATCHES THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FACTORY TIRES AT 12K MILES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN PONTIAC NOTICED MY NEW TIRES THEY TRY TO SAY IT WAS MY NEW TIRES THAT WAS THE PROBLEM NOT THE CAR. NOW BECAUSE OF THE ALIGNMENT MY TIRES ARE WEARING ABNORMALLY AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THESE TIRES.

I HAVE A 2004 GTO. THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN RUBBING ON THE STRUTS FOR SOME TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL! I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ENDED UP FINALLY REPLACING THE TIRES AND THEN CHARGING ME FOR AN ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. T HE TIRES WERE VERY WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING THE STRUTS. THE RUB ONLY OCCURRED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ON BOTH SIDES. I FOUND AT LS1GTO.COM THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS MYSELF. THE DEALER COULDN'T COMMENT, BUT DID SAY THAT THEY HAD MANY OTHER CARS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DOUBT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED YET, EVEN THOUGH TO THIS POINT THE TIRES HAVEN'T BEEN RUBBING THAT I KNOW OF. I'M VERY WEARY OF THE PROBLEM AND TRY TO CHECK THE TIRES OFTEN. THUS FAR I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 1 SETS OF TIRES ON THE FRONT AND FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHAT IF I BLEW A FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING! TIRES WERE DAMAGED WELL BEYOND REPAIR. NO CRASH. *NM

STRUT RUB ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AT LESS THAN 10,000.00 MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, NOR WOULD THEY REPLACE THE TIRES. WHEN I REPLACED THE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY AT LESS THAN 20,000.00, THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. DEALERSHIP ONLY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER REACHED 16,000 MILES HE COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT ROTATED ALL 4 TIRES WHEN IT HAD 6,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16400.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR

INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES RUBBING STRUTS, CAUSING UNEVEN AND ACCELERATED TIRE WEAR. *JB

AROUND 16,000 MILES I NOTICED MY TIRES HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO INSIDE WEAR CAUSED BY THE STRUT ON MY PONTIAC GTO. IN ORDER TO HAVE IT FIXED, I NEEDED A NEW ALIGNMENT (TO NEW SPECS RELEASED INTERNALLY TO GM IN THEIR TAC SYSTEM TO FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM) AND FOUR NEW TIRES. AFTER BATTLING WITH GM OVER A WEEK, GM AGREED TO COVER THE ALIGNMENT AND ONLY TWO OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES. I HAD TO PURCHASE THE OTHER TWO AT MY COST. I OPTED NOT TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO UNTIL WINTER, IN WHICH I REPLACED ALL FOUR TO PUT BETTER TIRES ON THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED, DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN SIZES THAT THE CAR WAS DESIGNED FOR, AND THE CAR NEEDS CONSTANT REALIGNMENT TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN SPEC TO PREVENT WEARING OF THE TIRES. *JB

I PURCHASED MY PONTIAC GTO USED WITH APROX 17,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS AWARE OF THE "STRUT RUB" ISSUE BEFORE PURCHASING AND NOTICED THE STOCK SETUP OF TIRES ON, AND BRAND NEW. AROUND 10,000 MILES LATER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A ROTATION AFTER SOME VIBRATION AND NOTICED EXTREME WEAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WORSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE STRUT HAD CUT CLEAN THROUGH THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE EDGE. IT WAS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE STRUT RUBBING CAUSED THIS ISSUE AS PER VISUAL INSPECTION OF SAID STRUT, YOU NOTICED THAT THE PAINT WAS WORN OFF, TIRE MARKS WERE CLEAR, AND THE BELTS HAD MARRED THE METAL OF THE STRUT. HAD I NOT BEEN PROACTIVE AND CHECKED THE TIRES PERIODICALLY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DOUBT THAT THE TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT TO FOLLOW. *JB

THE INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS ON MY 2004 GTO. THE TIRES ARE WORE DOWN TO THE CORDS. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED IT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND POSSIBLY REPLACE THE FRONT RADIUS ROD BEARINGS, STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS,AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. *NM

FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. NOTICED AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, AND ROTATED TIRES. 2 MONTHS LATER IT WAS BACK. DEALER SHIP WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND PAID ALMOST 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A NEW SUSPENSION SETUP. THEN REPLACED THE TIRES. *NM

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON THE FLOOR (OFTEN AFTER DRIVING IN RAIN). RADIO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, A BUTTON HAS THE FUNCTION OF THE ONE ABOVE IT (OFF & ON ALL THE TIME). GAS CAP REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, CAUSED ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON (OFTEN, STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE WITH THE NEW CAP). HARD TO SHIFT IN REVERSE AT TIMES, HELPS TO SHIFT IN ANOTHER GEAR FIRST. SHIFTER RATTLES OFTEN DURING ACCELERATION. POPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR (MOSTLY DURING COLD MORNINGS, ALSO HARD TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR ON COLD MORNINGS. LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF WHILE IN AUTO-MODE; WORKED CORRECTLY AT FIRST, BUT NOW THEY ALWAYS STAY ON (ALWAYS OPERATE THEM MANUALLY NOW TO KEEP FROM DRAINING BATTERY). *NM

I HAVE HAD NONE STOP WHEEL SHAKE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO BE CHECKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. FINALLY I TOOK IT FOR AN ALIGNMENT WHERE THEY QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT FRONT STRUT RUB TORE THROUGH THE INSIDE WALL OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES WHERE DESTROYED AND YOU COULD SEE THE BELTS THROUGH THEM. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES AND ADJUSTED MY ALIGNMENT TO OUT OF SPEC SO IT WOULDN'T RUB ANY MORE. A PROPER FIX WAS NOT DONE. THE CORRECT FIX IS TO REPLACE THE FRONT RADIUS ROD BUSHINGS AND THE STRUT TOWER BUSHINGS WITH A STIFFER BETTER BUSHING. I HAVE GONE OUT AND PURCHASED ALL NEW SUSPENSION COMPONENTS TO PROPERLY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PONTIAC REFUSED TO INSTALL THEM OR COVER ANY OF THE COSTS. THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED SOME OF MY EXPENSES. NOT JUST REPLACED THE TIRES. I HAVE PICTURES AND DOCUMENTATION OF EVERYTHING. *NM

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. I RECENTLY SAW A NEWS STORY REGARDING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT. I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN THE CAR AT A GM DEALERSHIP ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. WHILE THERE, THEY MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS WORN DOWN FROM THE INSIDE AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 12,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

MY FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT ON ME AT 20K MILES DUE TO A TIRE RUB ON THE FRONT STRUTS. ABOUT A THREE INCH BAND AROUND THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY. *JB

HAD TROUBLE WITH CLUTCH. POPPING OUT OF GEAR, HARD GOING INTO GEAR, LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDDLE, LOUD ROARING SOUND THAT WOULD GO AWAY WHEN TO PRESSED IN THE CLUTCH BUT WOULD RETURN WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDDLE WAS RELEASED. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH, VEHICLE STILL POPS OUT OF GEAR ON 4 AND 5 GEAR. VEHICLE SHAKES SOME AND STILL HAS A LOUD ROARING SOUND THAT WILL GO AWAY WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IN BUT STILL COMES BACK WHEN THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED. DEALER STATED THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS OUT OF ROUND. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT, BUT IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH CLUTCH, ROARING SOUND. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 PONTIAC GTO ON JULY 11, 2006. IT WAS SOLD TO ME AS A NEW VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY WAS THE SAME AS BUYING A NEW CAR. IT HAD 661 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN I PURCHASED IT. AS OF TODAY (11/27/2006) IT NOW HAS 4,485 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED, WHILE THE CAR WAS ON THE RACK, IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY IN THE REAR. THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN COMPLETELY DOWN. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE GRADUALLY INCREASES TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE USING SEVERAL ONLINE RESOURCES AND FOUND WHERE OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE IS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM/DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION FROM THE FACTORY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (11/27/2006) TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS. MY SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE WHILE ON THE RACK. AFTER INSPECTING MY VEHICLE THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF MY REAR TIRES BECAUSE THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE THOSE ITEMS HAD EXPIRED. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE. THE GM REFERENCE # FOR THAT COMPLAINT IS: 71-443102842. I WAS TOLD BY THE PONTIAC REPRESENTATIVE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CALL THE DEALER AND OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON MY SITUATION. I FEEL THI

TIRE RUBBING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO LACK OF TESTING FROM PONTIAC.. THE SIDEWALL HAS A NEW GROVE CUT IN THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND NOW AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT TIRE MALFUNCTION. *JB

2004 GTO I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREME BRAKE VIBRATION AND PULSATION SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND THE PULSATION IS JUST AS BAD AS IT EVER WAS. I CHANGED TIRES AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. ALSO, THE CAR IS HARD TO STOP DUE TO BOTH PULSATION AND FADE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A FEW NEAR MISSES.

FAR INNER TREAD OF FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST THE STRUT TOWER. THIS HAS CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR (DOWN TO THE STEEL RADIAL). MY GTO HAS 25K MILES ON IT AND ALL FOUR TIRES MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AT 5:30AM ON SEPT. 6, 2006. I WAS PASSING A SEMI TRUCK WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND AVOID STRIKING THE SEMI. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE FRONT TIRES BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND I WAS TOLD THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP LATER THAT NIGHT, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT I WAS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRES WERE TOO WIDE, CAUSING THEM TO RUB AGAINST THE STRUT BRACE. I HAD HIM SHOW ME THE OLD TIRES. THE ONE THAT HAD BLOWN OUT WAS WORN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE BELTS, AND IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN CUT WITH A KNIFE, SIMILAR TO OPENING A TUNA CAN. I ALSO FOUND THAT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, IT DENTED TO THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL AND SCRATCHED THE FRONT BUMPER. I TOOK THE TIRES WITH ME. THE PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORT FROM HOLDEN IN AUSTRAILIA. IN AUSTRAILIA THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 235/45R17 TIRES ON IT. WHEN PONTIAC BROUGHT IT TO THE STATES, THEY EQUIPPED 245/45R17 TIRES ON IT, 10MM WIDER. THE INCREASE IN WIDTH CAUSES THE TIRE TO RUB AGAINST THE STRUT BRACE, MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FIRST THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2004 PONTIAC GTO FROM A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP IN PELLA, IA. MY CAR WAS SHOWING NOTICEABLE WEAR ON THE INSIDE 1.5-2" ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK FROM AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALERSHIP BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN THROUGH TO THE CORDS ON THE INSIDES ONLY. SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM SEVERAL TIMES EXPLAINING TO THEM THAT THERE IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO GET RESOLVED. THE ANSWER WAS TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES WITH NEW AT MY EXPENSE AND WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE SITUATION. THIS OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, NOR DOES IT PAY FOR THE TIRES THAT I HAD BARELY USED IN THE ENTIRE 9,000 MILES OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AT JENSENS AUTO CENTER IN PELLA AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER/DRIVER IN THE CARS HISTORY. *NM

I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN WHICH THE FRONT TIRES (SPECIFICALLY THE PASSENGER) SIDE RUBBED AGAINST THE SUSPENSION AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TIRES. WHEN CONTACTED BY THE NHTSA, I DID NOT RESPOND BECAUSE I HAD SINCE CHANGED MY TIRES AND NO LONGER HAD THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I GOT RID OF MY STOCK 2004 TIRES AND RIMS AND PURCHASED FOUR STOCK TIRES AND RIMS FOR THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO FROM A 2005 GTO OWNER. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING. IN INVESTIGATING THIS DEFECT, I RECOMMEND THAT THE STOCK 2004 AND 2005 RIMS/TIRES BE COMPARED. THE TIRES THAT I HAVE ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THE 2004; THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE RIMS (2004 VS 2005). PERHAPS PONTIAC REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE 2004 MODEL AND MADE A SLIGHT MODIFICATION TO THE 2005 RIMS TO PREVENT THE RUB. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ALL FOUR TIRES WENT FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STRUTS RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRES CAUSING THE FLATS AND THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED.

REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. MY SPECIFIC PROBLEM: I NOTICED STRUT RUB ON MY FRONT STRUTS WHEN I ROTATED MY TIRES IN MARCH OF 2005 (3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT). MY SELLING DEALER, COVINGTON PONTIAC IN SILVER SPRING, MD CORRECTED THE STRUT RUB BUT NEVER TOLD ME WHAT THEY DID. I HAD LITTLE OR NO PROBLEMS AFTER THIS UNTIL REPLACING THE ORIGINAL BFG KDWS WITH THE SAME SIZE 245/45/17 PIRELLI P-ZERO NEROS IN JANUARY 2006 AT 19,500 MILES. EVEN THOUGH THE PIRELLIS WERE THE SAME EXACT SIZE AS THE OEM TIRES, MANUFACTURING DIFFERENCES EVIDENTLY MADE THEM SLIGHTLY BIGGER AND THEY AGAIN RUBBED THE STRUT. WELL, SINCE 2005 AND MANY COMPLAINTS PONTIAC HAS COME UP WITH REVISED ALIGNMENT SPECS WHICH HAVE DEALERS INCREASE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STRUT AND THE TIRE BY PUTTING AS MUCH POSITIVE CAMBER IN AS THEY CAN. AFTER PUTTING ON MY NEW TIRES, ANOTHER PONTIAC DEALER, BOYLE PONTIAC, SET MY ALIGNMENT TO THE NEW PONTIAC SPECS PER PONTIAC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER'S SUGGESTION IN JAN 06. MY WHEELS ARE AT MAXIMUM POSITIVE CAMBER AND NOW ONLY SLIGHTLY RUB IF AT ALL, HOWEVER I HAVE NO MORE ADJUSTMENT LEFT IN MY SUSPENSION AND I AM NOT CONVINCED MAXIMUM POSITIVE CAMBER IS ALL THAT GOOD FOR MY TIRES OR THE CAR ITSELF. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE NEXT SET OF TIRES I BUY IN THE SAME OEM SIZE, END UP BEING SLIGHTLY BIGGER. I AM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO LIMIT MY CHOICE OF TIRES TO ONE MANUFACTURER AND ONE TYPE OF TIRE OR HAVE TIRES THAT TURN AT THOUSANDS OF RPMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO RUB ANYTHING. (AN

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WITH THE FACTORY 17' WHEELS AND 245-45-17 TIRES. IN AUSS WHERE THEY ARE MADE AND SOLD AS A HOLDEN MONARO THEY COME WITH 235-45-17 TIRES.. BUT GM CHANGED THE TIRE SIZE AND NEVER CHECKED TO SEE IF IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE STRUT. THERE HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE STRUT AND WEARING THE PAINT OFF THE STRUT AND WEARING THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE DOWN TO THE POINT OF THE TIRES BLOWING OUT. I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS AT 18K MILES AND TOOK IT IN, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF CALLS.. THE GM REP. WON'T COVER IT AND BLAMES ME FOR THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.. EVEN AFTER THEY CALLED PONTIAC TECH ASST THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT. THIS NEEDS TO GET FIXED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON MAY 15, 2006 AS A USED VEHICLE WITH 27,042 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A VIBRATION TO WHICH I WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF THE TIRES WERE BAD. THE REASON I WAS GIVEN THEY WERE BAD IS BECAUSE OF ALIGNMENT ISSUES. I PERSONALLY RAN A CAR FAX ON MY VIN FOR MY CAR AND DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN THE SPAN OF THREE MONTHS FOR "SUSPENSION SERVICE". WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO MY DEALER THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD BEEN FIGHTING WITH THE CAR FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS A DIRECT CONDITION FROM THE "AGGRESSIVE" STANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS A QUOTE FROM GM THEMSELVES. THERE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY ZERO EFFORT PUT FORTH BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TO HELP ME REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS EVEN UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 6,000 MILES! I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER PONTIAC GTO OWNERS ARE HAVING ALSO. *JB

I LEASED A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE AUTOMOBILE HAD PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDES OF THE TIRE. THE CAR HAS LOTS OF VIBRATIONS WHILE TRAVELING AT ALL SPEEDS. I REPLACED THE TIRES FOR THE THIRD TIME THROUGH GOODYEAR AND IT STILL HAS VIBRATIONS. I TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND CAR HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR VIBRATIONS THE STRUTS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS. THE STRUTS ARE ALSO RUBBING ON THE TIRES CAUSING THE PREMATURE WEAR HOWEVER THE PONTIAC DOES NOT WISH TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOW OUT. BUYER BEWARE! *NM

AFTER I HAD PUT 20,000 MILES ON MY CAR I COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. SINCE I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD THE WEAR ON THE INSIDE. SINCE THE TIRES WERE BUBBLING OUT ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE FRONT TIRES I PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE STILL RUBBING THE STRUTS. I TOOK IT TO THE FIRST DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED GRINDING DOWN THE STRUTS. THE NEXT DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO CHANGED THE CAMBER IN MY ALIGNMENT. IT NOW HAS 1/8 INCH CLEARANCE AND WHEN I HIT BUMPS OR WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL SHARPLY IT STILL RUBS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM IT IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AS IF IT DOESN'T EXIST. *NM

THE FRONT TIRES (PRIMARILY THE PASSENGER SIDE) ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE STRUTS. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED ON THE OTHER GTO POSTS. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO JUST "DEAL WITH IT" AND THAT PONTIAC WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY BURNED THROUGH A SET OF TIRES. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE WHITE INNER TIRE LINING. NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE IS ALSO RUBBING. *JB

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, 2004 PONTIAC GTO, WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I AM PRESUMING IT WAS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ENGINE COVERS RUBBING ON THE FUEL LINE. *JB

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 T

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.

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

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

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

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

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

2004 GTO FRONT SIDEWALL OF TIRE IS RUBBING A HARD METAL OBJECT (STRUT). *JB

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

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

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

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

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