2005 PONTIAC GTO Complaints

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

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

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

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