2005 PONTIAC GTO Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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