2004 Pontiac GTO complaints

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 PO

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

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

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

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 UNUSU

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

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.

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

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

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 V

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

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

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.

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".

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

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.

"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".

I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796 EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR AT 4,000 MILES

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.

(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.

THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES RUBS ON THE STRUT TOWER. THE INSIDE TREAD OF MY TIRES WAS BALD AFTER ONLY 12000 MILES. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A BLOWOUT. THE ONLY REMEDY I CAN IMAGINE WOULD BE TO GIVE THE CAR A .5 TO 1 INCH LIFT OR DOWNGRADE TO 235/45ZR17 TIRES.I BELONG TO A GTO CLUB AND EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE THEM FILL OUT COMPLAINTS ALSO.

I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR TO TURN RIGHT ON RED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT APPEARED THAT CROSS TRAFFIC WAS BEGINING TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP. I PULLED OUT ONLY TO REALIZE I HAD MADE A GRAVE ERROR IN JUDGEMENT AND THAT THE CROSS TRAFFIC WAS STILL COMING. IN A MOMENT OF PANIC I HIT THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO GET LITTLE RESPONSE AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. THE CAR DID NOT DOWN SHIFT NOR ACCELERATE PROPERLY CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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 IM WORRIED ABOUT TIRE MALFUNCTION. *AK

I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIA HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MANARO 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 10MM WIDER TIRE, A 245/45R17 BF GOODRICH G-FORCE KDWS TIRE. 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. IN SOME CASES, FRONT SUSPENSION BINDING HAS OCCURRED. IN OTHER CASES, TIRE REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. THIS IS DUE, IN FACT, TO THE INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE TIRE THAT PONTIAC HAS CHOSEN TO PUT ON THE IMPORTED VERSION. SEVERAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND IT HAS BEEN SPECULATED THAT PONTIAC IS AWARE AS WELL. FUTURE PROBLEMS: TIRES ARE NOT ALL THE SAME SIZE. ONE 245/45R17 TIRE CAN BE SMALLER OR LARGER DEPENDI

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO MINOR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DAMAGE. *JB

2004 PONTIAC GTO: FRONT TIRES (MAINLY PASSENGER SIDE) RUBBING STRUT TOWER, CAUSING PREMATURE WEARING ON TIRES AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES (E.G. TIRE FAILURE ETC).*AK

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT. THE TIRES COULD POTENTIALLY EXPLODE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT AND LOG THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE AS OF THIS WRITING. I HAVE UTILIZED ONLINE RESOURCES, SUCH AS LS1GTO.COM TO FIND OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM WAS. MANY PEOPLE RESPONDED AND IDENTIFIED THE SAME PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN OFFERED A SOLUTION BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE VISITED.*AK

FRONT TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE RUB ON THE FRONT STRUTS. CONCERN IS THE EFFECT OF THE RUBBING ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE TIRE. AS OF YET THERE ARE NO FAILURES THAT I AM AWARE OF DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH OWNERS. *AK

ON A 2004 PONTIAC GTO FRONT STRUTS ARE RUBBING SIDEWALLS OF FACTORY TIRES, TOOK INTO DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG, MEMBER OF A INTERNET FORUM AND MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM REFERENCE CLAIM #10116796 THANK YOU. *AK

IREFERENCE CLAIM OID 10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO.*AK

HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIA HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MANARO COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH 235/45R17 TIRES, TIRES THAT ARE GENERALLY 235MM (9.25") WIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN PONTIAC SPECS THE GTO FOR THE US, THEY FINALLY DECIDED ON A 10MM WIDER 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. IN SOME CASES, FRONT SUSPENSION BINDING HAS OCCURRED. IN OTHER CASES, TIRE REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. THIS IS DUE, IN FACT, TO THE INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE TIRE THAT PONTIAC HAS CHOSEN TO PUT ON THE IMPORTED VERSION. SEVERAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND IT HAS BEEN SPECULATED THAT PONTIAC IS AWARE AS WELL. FUTURE PROBLEMS: TIRES ARE NOT ALL THE SAME SIZE. ONE 245/45R17 TIRE CAN BE SMALLER OR LARGER DEPENDING ON THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE. THERE IS A STRONG POSIBILITY THAT WHEN A CONSUMER REPLACES HIS/HER WORN FACTORY TIRES WITH ANOTHER SET OF TIRES, OF THE SAME "SIZE", THAT THEY WOULD BE EVEN LARGER AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IN LIGHT OF THE FORD-FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE RESEARCHED. PLEASE NOTE: DEALERSHIP LOT CARS WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT DEMONSTRATE THIS PROBLEM AS THEY WILL NOT HAVE

I HAVE 6,000 MILES ON MY GTO. I CAN NOT ROTATIE MY TIRES BECAUSE THE INNER TIRE IN THE REAR OF MY CAR ARE BOLD. PONTIAC DEALER IS GIVING ME HARD TIME ABOUT THE REAR. MY TIRE ARE TOWED IN ON THE TOP SO I GOT UNEVEN WEAR THEY TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE REAR.*AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAULTY. DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT FOR 10 SECONDS THEN SLOWLY WENT BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. ENGINE ISN'T OVERHEATING BECAUSE ALL FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. BELIEVE PROBLEM TO BE ELECTRONIC RELATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. FIRST INCIDENT ENGINE WAS COLD AND CAR WAS STATIONARY. *JB

THE DESIGN OF THE ROOF PUTS IT INTO TOO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS HEADS. THE COVERING OF THIS AREA IS ALSO EXTREMELY HARD. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED BUMPS THAT CAUSE THE CAR TO ROCK SIDEWAYS, AND HAVE CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK MY HEAD ON THIS AREA OF THE ROOF THAT CONNECTS THE "A" AND "B" PILLARS. I'VE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO REGAIN MY SENSES BEFORE CONTINUING ON. ALSO THIS ROOF AREA DESIGN PREVENTS THE USE OF THE SUN VISOR TO BLOCK BRIGHT SUNLIGHT FROM THE SIDE WINDOW. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ONES HEAD AND THE ROOF IS INSUFFICIENT TO PLACE THE VISOR BETWEEN ONES HEAD AND THE SIDE WINDOW. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED. A SOFTER COVERING WOULD HAVE HELPED LESSEN THE BLOWS TO MY HEAD THAT I RECEIVE DAILY IN THIS AUTOMOBILE. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A GM CERTIFIED SLIGHTLY USED (4,500 MILES )2004 PONTIAC GTO I WAS GIVEN A 110 POINT INSPECTION CHECK LIST THAT NOTED ITEMS THAT HAD PASSED INSPECTION AND OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF VEHICLE. AFTER LOOKING OVER THE LIST I NEGOTIATED A PRICE AND BOUGHT THE CAR. WITHIN 10 DAYS OF PURCHASE I FOUND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE HOOD HAD NOT BEEN FULLY PAINTED AND IN CERTAIN LIGHT YOU COULD SEE THE PRIMER GRAY. WHEN I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ANDERSON CHEV. LOS GATOS CA THEY SAID THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD INSPECTED AND PASSED THE HOOD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER THE SERVICE MANAGER AND BODY SHOP MGR. INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS TO REPAINT THE HOOD. HOWEVER IT WAS ADVISED THAT IF THE HOOD WAS REPAINTED IT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO CHIP AND FADE IN TIME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FACTORY PAINT JOB. I AM NOW STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, LIVE WITH THE DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB OR HAVE IT REPAINTED AND WAIT FOR PAINT PROBLEMS TO HAPPEN. THIS IS NOT WHAT I BARGAINED FOR AND IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT I WANT TO LIVE WITH. A DEFECT THAT CANNOT BE FIXED CORRECTLY. THE DEALER,AND PONTIAC ARE TRYING TO HOLD ME TO THIS CAR. IS THERE ANY HELP FOR ME IN THIS CASE? *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW PONTIAC GTO THE BOLTS THAT HOLD DRIVERS SIDE HALF SHAFT IN FELL OUT CAUSING THE HALF SHAFT TO FALL OUT IF I WOULD OF BEEN GOING FASTER THEN 20 MPH IT COULD OF CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND OR INJURY. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND THAT'S WHEN IT FELL OUT. IT IS AT DEALER CURRENTLY WILL CALL TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY WERE NOT TIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE AS I WAS ON WWW.LS1GTO.COM AND FOUND PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS I DO BELIEVE SIX OF THEM ALL HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE INNER HALF SHAFT BOLTS FALL OUT! *NM

DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), 25MPH, I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATED. GOT OUT AND FOUND 6 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE HALF SHAFT TO THE DIFFERENTIAL WERE LYING IN THE ROAD. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ULTIMATE PONTIAC,FREDERICKSBURG, VA. IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE AUGUST 9TH WITH PARTS ON BACK ORDER.*AK

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT, FRONT TIRE WHEN TURNING AND BACKING UP. ALSO NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. BEFORE 5000 MILES I NOTICED AN EVER INCREASING ROUGH RIDE AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED BADLY WHILE DRIVING, ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN COMPLETELY BALD. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EVEN HAD THE CORDS HANGING OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCOVERING THIS, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST PONTIAC DEALER. AFTER BEING HARASSED AND TURNED AWAY BY THE LOCAL DEALER, I WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALER OVER 2 HOURS AWAY. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WAS BENT, WHICH CAUSED THIS SEVERE ALIGNMENT ISSUE, WHICH MADE THE TIRES RUB WHILE TURNING, ALSO CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE TURNED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ALSO WEARING OUT BOTH FRONT TIRES TO THE POINT THAT DRIVING ON THEM WAS VERY UNSAFE. DEALER REPLACED THE BENT STRUT, WHILE STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A ROAD HAZARD THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE AFTER DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. THEN THE GM (INDIANA ) REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO COVER THE COST UNDER WARRANTY STATING THAT I COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE AFTER DELIVERY (EVEN AFTER DEALER STATED THAT THEIR WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CUSTOMER DAMAGE) ALSO STATED THAT STRUTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE GM 3YR 36K MILE WARRANTY . THE DEALER FEELING BADLY, GAVE ME A SET

WHILE WASHING MY NEW VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DISCOVERED ON MY GTO THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE, REAR VIEW MIRROR IS SEVERELY SCRATCHED. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD FIX WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR A LEAKING HEAD, AND A BENT STRUT (BOTH GM WARRANTY ISSUES). DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO "BUFF'" THIS OUT WITH A PROCESS THEY HAD AND THAT IT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME AND PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED, IN FACT IT WAS WORSE. WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE MIRROR AT CERTAIN TIMES BECAUSE THE SUNLIGHT CAN "HIGH LIGHT" THE MANY SCRATCHES, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DISTRACTING TO SEE OUT OF THE MIRROR. A BRAND NEW $30000 VEHICLE AND THEY CAN'T GET A $40 REAR VIEW MIRROR RIGHT EVEN AFTER A SECOND CHANCE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD GM NEEDS TO CERTIFY FIXED AND REPAIR SUSPECT AND DAMAGED VEHICLES. AFTER INFORMING PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THIS ISSUE. THE HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE NO ACTION TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE CLOSED MY CASE AND SAID THAT THEIR IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GM WERE VERY HOSTILE AND UNCOOPERATIVE. *JB

WHILE WASHING MY NEW VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DISCOVERED ON MY GTO THAT THE RIGHT HEAD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ON THE LS-1 ENGINE. *JB

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

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

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

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

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