2005 Pontiac GTO complaints

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

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 NOTICED EXTENSIVE WEAR ON THE INNER EDGE (CORD SHOWING ON ALL 4 TIRES). I SUSPECT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD CAMBER SET TO POSITIVE VALUE TO PREVENT RUB/WEAR. WHEN I HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE, THE RUBBING RESUMED. OF COURSE, DEALERSHIP DENIED THE RUBBING. *TR

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 SHOWS MARKS WHERE THE TIRE HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH IT. *TR

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 CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL TIRES ARE REPLACED. *TR

PONTIAC GTO TIRE/STRUT RUB PROBLEM. *TR

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 GOING TO GET NOWHERE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO SWORE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE TIRE RUB. I THEN WENT HOME AND REMOVED THE TIRES THAT HAD ONLY BEEN ON MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS A REALIZED THEY TOO WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUT. *TR

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 ROLLS OVER ANY SMALL BUMP. THIS IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND SENDS SHOCKS THROUGH THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN DRIVING. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE STRUT TOWERS WERE FLIPPED OVER HELP WITH THE CLEARANCE. THIS WAS TOTAL NONSENSE , ESPECIALLY WHEN I JACKED UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND NO PARTS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CAR AND THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE STRUT WAS THE SAME. *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

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 UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

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

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 INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 MANUFACTURER FAILED TO WELD THE HOUSING TO THE AXLE WHICH IN MY OPINION SEEMS DANGEROUS TOO. *JB

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 REPLACED THREE SETS OF TIRES IN TWO YEARS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

STRUT RUB ON FRONT TIRES. *TR

FRONT TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. *TR

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 A CONCERN. *TR

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

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 READING AT TIRE FAILURE 25515 MILES. CURRENTLY GOING BACK TO DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL RESOLVE ISSUE AS WAS EXPECTED. *AK

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

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 WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN (NHTSA ACTION # PE07010) FOR THE MCPHERSON STRUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT A GENERAL MOTORS REPRESENTATIVE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 ALIGNMENT OUT, TIRE REPLACED. PASSENGER SIDE NOTICED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY 2 INCHES WARN AWAY ON INSIDE OF TIRE MONTHS LATER. PROBLEM NOTICED AFTER TIRE WENT FLAT ON STATE HIGHWAY, CAUSING RIM TO BE SCUFFED. TIRE REPLACED, NO SUSPENSION WORK DONE TO FIX ISSUE. *AK

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 EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THROUGH THE NEWS THAT APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT END WHERE THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. IT COST ME OVER $600 IN TIRES. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF TIRE BLOW OUTS AND AT MINIMUM HAVING TO PLACE THE TIRES AGAIN VERY SOON. *TR

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 HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE WEAR IS TERRIBLE. THE VEHICLE IS NEW WITH LOW MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 21,000 MILES AND APPARENTLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT OVER A YEAR AGO. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I AM IN LINGO ON WHAT TO DO. THE OLD PARTS ARE DEFINITELY STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

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

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

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 STILL TRYING TO GET ASSISTANCE FOR THIS ISSUE FROM ANYONE WHO WILL HELP BEFORE WE ARE KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE IS. *TR

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 PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, CORRECT VIN, AND TRANSMISSION TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 INITIAL SPECS WERE WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT. THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAD NO REAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM NOR WERE THEY VERY WILLING TO FINDING ONE. I AM NOT SURE THAT THE ALIGNMENT HAS FIXED THE ISSUE. *TR

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

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

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 COULD BLOWOUT AT ANY TIME. DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME AND LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW. UPON AN INTERNET SEARCH FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER GTO OWNERS WITH THE SAME TIRE/STRUT RUB, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. GM NEEDED TO ACKNOWLEDGE T AND FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW! THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS PROBLEM AND GM WAS LUCKY THAT THIS WAS CAUGHT BEFORE ANYONE WAS KILLED. THIS NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF NOW!! *AK

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 FRONT ALIGNMENT TO MOVE STRUTS AWAY FROM TIRES. TIRE COST OF $120 B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, SIZE 24545ZR17+$21 INSTALLMENT +TAX=$152 EACH.*AK

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 REPLACED THE BOLTS, AND IT STILL HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. ALSO, IT CAUSED THE PINION SEAL TO LEAK, WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM A MECHANIC, AND PUT THE CAR IN THE RACK TO INSPECT IT. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS NOT RUNNING, CAUSING THE BOLTS TO VIBRATE LOOSE AND SHEAR OFF. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE DRIVESHAFT COMES OFF. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, AND AM CONTACTING PONTIAC ABOUT REPLACING THE DRIVESHAFT. I KNEW OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.*AK

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

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

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 INSPECT BUSHING. I HAVE ORDERED THEM, AND WILL REPLACE THEM MYSELF. CAR ONLY HAS 5354 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. NHTSA INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS PE07010. *AK

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 DETERMINED THE ENTIRE INNER RIM WAS WORN OUT, EXPOSING WIRES. STATED I WAS LUCKY THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW,OUT AND RIP MY FENDER OFF, AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS DAMAGED AS WELL, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. SOMETHING WAS SEVERELY WRONG WITH CAR TO CAUSE THAT MUCH DAMAGE. PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. RESEARCHED INFORMATION ON INTERNET THROUGH FORUMS IN REGARD TO STRUT RUB ISSUE. DROPPED CAR OFF AT MOORMANS PONTIAC IN DAYTON, OHIO ON 05-07-07, AND SHARED STRUT RUB INFORMATION WITH THEM, AT WHICH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF TIRE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES SINCE I HAD EVIDENTLY CAUSED THE PROBLEM MYSELF DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS. QUOTED COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $881 PLUS TAX. ACTUAL INFORMATION ENTERED IN SERVICE TICKET READ CUSTOMER STATED TIRES WERE RUBBING FRONT STRUTS AND WEARING OUT THE TIRES. *AK

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 HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR APPROX 6K MILES (SINCE ROTATION). BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN ON THE INSIDE TO THE POINT THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED/SPLIT AND YOU COULD SEE THE INNER CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIRE! I'M AFRAID IF I HADN'T CHECKED THESE TIRES WHEN I DID, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURY.*JB

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

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 INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE(INTERNAL WIRE BELT SHOWING. I INSPECTED THE REAR TIRES , RECENTLY ROTATED, AND FOUND SAME EXCESSIVE INSIDE TREAD WEAR. AFTER INSPECTING THE WHEEL WELLS, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE TIRES ARE CONSISTENTLY RUBBING INSIDE AGAINST THE FRONT STRUTS DUE TO LACK OF CLEARANCE. I HAD TO PURCHASE A COMPLETE SET OF 4 NEW TIRES AND I ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED THE USED/WORN TIRES AND THE WORN/SCRATCHED FRONT STRUTS. THIS VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND I HAVE NOT YET REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *AK

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 STANDARDS AND GOOD PRACTICE FOR A PERFORMANCE TYPE CAR. DURING REGULAR DRIVING IT IS PROBABLE AND LIKELY THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WILL RUB IN A DANGEROUS FASHION ON THE SUSPENSIONS COMPONENTS (NAMELY STRUT) CAUSING THE TIRE TO FAIL PREMATURELY. THE FAILURE IS SUCH THAT THE TIRE BECOMES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SPECIFICALLY EXPOSING THE TIRE STEEL BELTS PRIOR TO THE VISIBLE "WEAR BAR" INDICATORS BEING EXPOSED. ONE PROPER CORRECTION TO LIMIT THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED TIRE RUB WOULD BE TO ALIGN THE CAMBER IN A FASHION THAT IS MORE SPECIFIC THAN THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS. AFTER HAVING AN ALIGNMENT AT THE MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER, THIS CORRECTION WAS NOT PERFORMED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS FURTHER NEGLIGENT WHILE NOT PROPERLY INFORMING THE OWNER OR THE SERVICE CENTER STAFF ABOUT THIS TIRE RUB ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED AT THE AFOREMENTIONED SERVICE CENTER THE TIRES WERE NOT PROPERLY INSPECTED FOR SAFETY. THE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR WAS VISIBLE AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT, THE FRONT TIRES HAD FAILED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACTORY ALIGNMENT SETTINGS. DURING THE FIRST 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR THE ORIGINAL FR

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 OFFERED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES IF I PAYED FOR AN ALIGNMENT (APPROX $90). I WENT AHEAD WITH THE SERVICE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR MUCH SINCE THE CHANGES WERE MADE SO I DO NOT KNOW IF OR WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

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 WAS RETURNED TO GM BY JIM ARMSTRONG PONTIAC. MOTOR FROM CLAIM NUMBER IS AVAILABLE UNTIL SERVICING DEALER COMPLETES WARRANTY WORK, AND RETURNS MOTOR TO GM. *JB

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 COMPARTMENT. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER ENGINE FAILURE, APPLICATION OF BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE, REQUIRING DRIVER TO COAST TO STOP WITH ZERO VISIBILITY. AFTER VEHICLE CAME TO STOP, DRIVER EXITED AND RECEIVED MINOR BURNS FROM HOT OIL ON BODY PANELS. *JB

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 DEALER NOW, BUT THEY ARE CLAIMING THIS IS NOT A COMMON ISSUE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND MANY FROM 2004 TO 2006 GTO OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND 3 OUT OF THE 4 GTO'S THAT I KNOW THE OWNERS OF LOCALLY ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM.*AK

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 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, 040308014 AND 050308009, DEALING WITH THAT ISSUE. *AK