2004 Pontiac GTO

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2007· TIRES

  INNER SIDEWALL OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN DOWN THE STEEL RADIALS. THIS WAS OBSERVED WITH 16,000 MILES ON THE CAR. REGULAR TIRE ROTATIONS OCCURRED, WEAR SEEMED TO TAKE PLACE OVER THE DURATION OF AN EXTENDED ROAD TRIP. *TR

• 12/12/2004· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/07/2007· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED 2004 GTO WITH 37,500 MILES HAD THE CAR A WEEK,SON WAS DRIVING AND HEARD AND FELT A LOUD CLANGING NOISE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY FIXED UNDER GM CERTIFICATION. IT WAS MISSING LEFT SIDE AXLE BOLTS AND ALL THE RIGHT SIDE WERE VERY LOOSE. *TR

• 12/04/2009· SUSPENSION

  2004 PONTIAC GTO STRUT RUB. *TR

• 11/27/2006· SUSPENSION

  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 THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AS THE BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE IS EFFECTED IF THE REAR ALIGNMENT IS NOT CORRECT. ON A PREVIOUS VISIT I HAD COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION ON OCCASION AS WELL AS FEELING THAT THE CAR WAS NOT "SOLID" WHILE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. ON THAT VISIT I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. *JB

• 11/25/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOST OIL PRESSURE. *TR

• 11/19/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. REMOVAL OF THE FUEL RAIL COVERS INDICATES THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS IMPINGED UPON BY THE FUEL RAIL COVER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF GTO'S ON THE WEBSITE THAT HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND MANY OWNERS INCLUDING MYSELF THAT CHECKED AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I LEARNED OF THIS FROM WWW.LS1GTO.COM HERE A COUPLE OF LINKS REGARDING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.LS1GTO.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=76496 HTTP://WWW.LS1GTO.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=76173 HTTP://WWW.LS1GTO.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=278541. *TR

• 11/19/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  BASED ON A TIP FROM THE LS1GTO.COM MESSAGE BOARD, I CHECKED MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 'CERTIFIED" 2004 PONTIAC GTO FOR A FUEL LINE RUBBING THE FUEL RAIL PLASTIC COVER - AND EVENTUALLY WEARING THROUGH THE FUEL LINE, AND CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY VEHICLE DOES INDEED EXHIBIT THE SYMPTOM - AND IT WAS JUST CHECKED AND "CERTIFIED" AT THE DEALER WHEN I PURCHASED IT 45 DAYS AGO. I HAVE REMOVED THE FUEL RAIL COVERS PERMANENTLY AND WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW FUEL LINE MYSELF AS IT SEEMS GM OR THE NHTSA ARE UNWILLING TO ADMIT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. A NUMBER OF FIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS..... *TR

• 11/15/2007· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD METAL NOISE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE PART ARRIVES. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

• 11/14/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURECrash

  I WAS DRIVING MY CLUTCH AND GAS WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY STEERING WHEEL BROKE AND I RAN THROUGH THE WOODS. *TR

• 11/13/2007· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  I WAS ON THE INTERNET AND I CAME ACROSS DEFECTS ON THE 2004-2006 GTOS AND SINCE I HAVE ONE I INVESTIGATED. THE COMPLAINTS WERE THAT THE STOCK SIZE TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SO, I HAVE A 2004 GTO WITH ONLY 7,800 MILES ON IT. I WENT OUT TURNED SAID VEHICLE ON TURNED THE WHEEL ALMOST TILL IT WOULD STOP AND PEEKED UNDER THE CAR AND LOW AND BEHOLD CONTACT WITH STRUT;ON BOTH SIDES. CALLED GM IN DETROIT, THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THE PROBLEM. IGNORED ME. DID NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD. TOOK VECHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX CAR. DEALER SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD EXCEPT THE CAMBER IN FRONT OF CAR. DEALER FIXED CAMBER, MADE ME PAY $100. DOLLARS. I CALL GM 10 TIMES IN DETROIT, HAVE NOT RECEIVED CALL BACK FROM MY REPRESENTITIVE. ALSO SPENT $400.00 ON TWO NEW 235/45 FOR THE FRONT; BECAUSE EVEN AFTER THEY "FIXED IT" THE STOCK TIRES WRE STLL 1/4 INCH AWAY FROM THE STRUT. SO IT HAS COST ME $500.00 TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE CAR I DO NOT EVEN OWN. *TR

• 11/12/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I LOVE MY GTO, BUT I HAVE MANY PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. HERE GOES...MY TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WHEN I HIT THE BUTTON, I HAVE TO BE STANDING AT THE TRUNK AND PULL UP AS I HIT THE BUTTON...MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE, MY RADIO WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN BLAST MUSIC AND THEN GO BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL VOLUME, MY TRUNK LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, ALONG WITH MY BACK DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS. MY CARS FAN WOULD RUN AFTER I TURN OFF THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO RUN THE BATTERY DOWN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS "NORMAL". THE LEATHER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND NOW THAT THE YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ITS COMING APART AGAIN...THIS WILL BE THE LAST GM I BUY, AND I HAVE OWNED 3 PONTIACS, 1 SATURN, 1 CHEVY TRUCK SINCE 97 (ALL NEW EXCEPT MY GTO) I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW I CAN NOT GET ANY HELP ON MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP LOVES TO EAT ME UP WITH FEES FOR LOOKING AT THE CAR, AND CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/11/2007· SUSPENSION

  MY TIRES ON MY 2004 GTO WERE WEARING PREMATURELY WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WAS WASHING MY CAR I NOTICE MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD WIRES STICKING OUT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS WEARING ON SOMETHING FROM THE INSIDE. AFTER SEEING THIS FRONT TIRE I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPLACING ALL THE TIRES. WHEN I DID BRING MY CAR TO THE PONTIAC DEALER I WAS TOLD IT WAS TO DO WITH AN ALIGNMENT AT MY COST. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY THAT COVERED THIS. I WAS CHARGED FOR THE TIRES A CAM KIT FOR THE FRONT CASTER TO FIX THE ALIGNMENT AS WELL AS LABOR. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHERS I HAVE TO SAY I CAN'T WAIT TILL MY LEASE ENDS WITH THIS CAR. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PONTIAC SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR. *TR

• 11/09/2015· SEATS

  AFTER OWNING THE CAR LESS THAN 3 YEARS, THE SEAT BACK LATCHES STARTED STICKING SO ANYONE WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT HAD A HARD TIME GETTING OUT OR GETTING IN FOR THAT MATTER! AFTER A TIME THE LATCHES STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER SO IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE BACK SEAT IF THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IN. THE POWER SEATS HAD TO BE MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD, JUST TO GIVE A SMALL SPACE FOR PASSENGERS TO SQUEEZE OUT. IN A CRASH, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET SOMEONE OUT OF THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN HARM. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY SO IT STILL REMAINS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR AS THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. ALL THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.

• 11/09/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS DRIVING CAR ON THE FREEWAY AT APROX 75 MPH HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL SPUN OUT IN CIRCLES, HITTING THE GUARD RAIL CAUSING IT TO ROLL 3 TIMES CAR ENDED UPSIDE DOWN I HIT STEERING WHEEL AND SERIOUSLY HURT MY BACK NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

• 11/08/2009· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  I PURCHASED A USED 04 PONTIAC GTO. I NOTICED THE CAR TIRES WERE VERY NOISY. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, I DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS WORN ALMOST BALD WITH SEVERE CUPPING. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD THE INSIDE OF THE PREVIOUS TIRES HAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE- APPARENTLY FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUT. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE STRUT REPLACEMENT ON THE CAR OR THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. U BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS INHERENT IN THIS CAR AND THAT THE SIMPLEST REMEDY WAS TO HAVE A PEDDERS CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSTALL A KIT OF BUSHINGS MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS KIT REPLACED DEFECTIVE OEM BUSHINGS THAT HAS DISINTEGRATED AT LESS THAN 16K MILES. IN MY CASE, BOTH OEM SHOCKS AND STRUTS WERE LITERALLY SHOT AT 18K MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE SIZE TIRE THE MANUFACTURER PUT ON THE CAR TO HANDLE THE HEFTY WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE SITS LESS THAN A PENCIL WIDTH FROM THE STRUT SO ON IMPACTED SURFACE CONTACT, THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RUBS ON THE STRUT AND WILL EVENTUALLY SHRED THE TIRE. MY CARS REAR SPRINGS ARE SHOT FROM EXCESSIVE COMPRESSION TIED-DOWN IN SHIPPING FROM AUSTRALIA TO AMERICA SO THE COMPLETE FIX JOB WILL COST ME 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS - GM KNEW ABOUT THE ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE MATCH OF TIRES AND SUSPENSION WITH PARTS THAT WOULD BUST IN SHORT TIME AND THEY ALSO KNEW ABOUT SPRINGS BEING WEAKENED IN SHIPMENT BUT SOLD THESE CARS WITHOUT WARNING TO THE CUSTOMER OR ANY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD PAY THE 3K TO GET THE CORRECTIVE SUSPENSION CONFIGURATION ON MY CAR AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE 1100. I REPLACEMENT STRUTS (TEMP FIX) AND PEDDERS STRUT-RUB BUSHING REPLACEMENT KIT. NO ONE IS SAFE IN THIS CAR OR ANY GTO. I CAN PROVIDE EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY/AFFIDAVITS FROM THE SHOP THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIR. *TR

• 11/08/2008· TIRES

  CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO PURCHASED NEW OCT 2004. THE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. THE FAILURE HAS CURVED OUT A GROOVE APPROXIMATELY HALF INCH DEEP FOR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19 500 AND FIRST FRONT TIRE BLOWN OUT OCCURRED AROUND 7000 MILES WHILE CAR WAS ~1 YEAR OLD. *TR

• 11/07/2007· SUSPENSION

  TOOK FRONT PASSENGER TIRE OFF TO REPLACE AND NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS CHEWED UP FROM RUBBING ON THE STRUT. TIRE WAS AT THE POINT OF COMING APART, THE STEAL BELTS WERE EXPOSED. THE REST OF THE TIRE WAS FINE EXCEPT FOR THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AGAINST THE STRUT. THERE ARE WARE MARKS ON THE STRUT ITSELF. *TR

• 11/05/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/05/2005· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/03/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Evap code for gas tank cap leaking

• 10/31/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THREE WEEKS AGO, THE FRONT STRUTS HAVE BEEN STRIKING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. AS A RESULT, THE SIDEWALLS HAVE BECOME WORN. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES BECAUSE NEW TIRES HAD JUST BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THE CONTACT HAS FOUND COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS FOR THIS SAME FAILURE, AND BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

• 10/25/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE EVAPORATED CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 10/22/2008· SUSPENSION

  2004 PONTIAC GTO ON DEC 27, 2006 (31,802 MILES), VEHICLE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FRONT TIRES AS A RESULT OF RUBBING AGAINST STRUT TOWER. VEHICLE SERVICED (AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED) BY MCCONNELL PONTIAC. ON OCT 20, 2008 (56,800 MILES), THE VEHICLE AGAIN SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FRONT TIRES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF STRUT BUSHINGS, CAUSING THE TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE STRUT TOWERS. BLOWOUT OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 10 APPROX MILE MARKER 24 ON THE I-10 BAYWAY BRIDGE. INSPECTION OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE YIELDED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF INTERIOR SIDEWALL. *TR

• 10/11/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 10/09/2006· SUSPENSION

  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

• 10/09/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 10/07/2007· STEERING,TIRES

  PROBLEM WITH STEERING CONTROL AND SLOW AIR LEAK OUT OF FRONT RIGHT TIRE, LED ME TO BRING MY CAR TO JUST TIRES IN DECEMBER 2005. THE TECHNICIANS REMOVED THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND FOUND THAT THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE PONTIAC DEALER AND PAID OVER $700 FOR A FAULTY TIRE ROD ARM. ON OCTOBER 7, 2007 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE STEERING BECAME UNSTEADY AS A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMMENCED. ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIM WITH LIMITED CONTROL OF THE CAR, TRYING TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I PUT A SPARE TIRE ON THE CAR, THERE WAS SHREDDED RUBBER WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE AND BRAKE LINKAGE THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. WITH THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE, I SLOWLY DROVE 8-10 MILES TO MY LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER WHERE I PARKED MY CAR UNTIL THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, SO I COULD CANCEL MY LEASE EARLY. *TR

• 10/03/2007· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CARS STRUT RUB HAS WORE A ANGLE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE AND HAS CAUSED A CHUNK OF TIRE TO PEEL BACK AND EXPOSE THE METAL WIRES. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLES CARS THAT ARE WAY WORSE. THEY HAVE METAL WIRES A INCH WIDE EXPOSED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. AND HAVE CAUSED SOME PEOPLE I KNOW TO HAVE BLOW OUTS. *TR

• 09/26/2006· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  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 HE WOULD CALL GM TO SEE WHAT THE DEAL WAS. I HEARD BACK THE NEXT DAY. GM WAS GOING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR 2 OF THE 4 TIRES I PURCHASED AND REDO THE ALIGNMENT BY ADJUSTING THE POSITIVE CAMBER OF THE FRONT TIRES, BUT THEY WANTED THE OLD TIRES BACK. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE SAME DEAL, WITH THE INCLUSION OF FIXING THE BODY WORK, AND I CAN KEEP THE TIRES. MY GTO HAS LESS THAN 19K MILES ON IT, AND GAVE NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. *NM

• 09/19/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED ON MY GTO 2 TIMES NOW. THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 4 OR 5 THOUSAND MILES AGO IT WOULD NOT TURN EASILY, OR AT ALL. NOW THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. THE RETAINED ACCESSORIES STAY ON, AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS INOPERATIVE. MY LOCAL DEALER IS REPAIRING MY VEHICLE FOR ME. I AM AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. A FEW REQUIRING 3-4 REPAIRS. MY CONCERN IS THAT WITH THE COLUMN LOCK NOT WORKING WHEN PARKED ON A HILL THERE IS NO WAY OF LOCKING THE WHEEL IN A TURN TO KEEP IT FROM WANDERING AWAY. ALSO IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY EVAC ( HURRICANES IN FLORIDA) THE VEHICLE MAY NOT START. *TR

• 09/18/2009· SUSPENSION

  NO FAILURE BUT THE TIRES ON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY DUE TO BAD BUSHINGS AND REAR SPRINGS. *TR

• 09/12/2007· TIRES

  I PURCHUSED MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN NOVEMBER OF 2004 I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO OWEN THIS CAR IN 2004. HOWEVER ABOUT 9,000 MILES OF ME DRIVING MY CAR I HAD REAR TIRE PROBLEMS THE CAMBER AND TOE WAS NOT STRAIGH. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOT THERE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NUMBER OF DIFFRENT ALINMENT PLACES AND THEY ALL CHECKED ALINMENT AND SAID IT WAS OFF A LITTLE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WERE ONLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIERS. I REPLACE THE TIRES MY SELF. ABOUT 1,000 MILES LATER MY STEERING WAS SHAKING AND FRONT END, THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT IT WAS MY ROTOERS I WENT TO REPLACE AND RELIZE IT WAS MY FRONT TIRES. AGAIN I TOOK TO DEALER AND AGAIN THEY TURN ME AWAY. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND GM THEY SAID THE WILL SENT AN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT CAR THAT NEVER HAPPEN> THE DEALER SHIP DID NOT WANT TO SET UP WITH ME. PONTIAC TOLD ME THEY DO NOT GO TO PEOPLE HOUSES FOR THAT IT HAS TO BE DONE IN DEALERSHIP. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I REPLACE MY TIRES MORE THEN 3 TIMES IN FRONT AND 2 TIMES IN BACK AND EVERYTIME HAD AN ALINMENT DONE. THE FIRST TIME I HAD FRONTS REPLACED THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGENST THE STRUTS. I DID NOT GO TO DEALER TO BE TURNED AWAY. I CANT KEEP AFFORDING NEW TIRES EVERYTIME 6,000 COMES. I PURCHUSED A NEW CAR TO HAVE NO HEADACHS BUT INSTEAD I HAVE MORE AND SPEND A LOT OF MONEY. ALSO THE GAS CAP GETS STUCK ON WHEN I GET GAS.

• 09/11/2008· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GTO AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I POSSIBLY NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT STRUTS! THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I DO NOT THINK THAT A CAR OF ITS AGE SHOULD NEED STRUTS! IS THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINING ABOUT A SIMILAR ISSUE? IF SO IS GM GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT? I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD NEED TO REPLACE STRUTS ON A 2004 CAR WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

• 09/11/2007· SUSPENSION

  OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AREA. EVERYTIME I WENT AROUND A CORNER SLOWLY I COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE. AND SOMETIMES WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE I HEAR A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUMP OUT OF MY HANDS. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO MY GMAC DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A LOOK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE STRUT WAS RUBBING ON MY TIRES. WE LOOKED AT THE TIRES ON MY FRONT END AND THERE WERE GROOVE MARKS ALL ALONG THE RADIUS OF THE TIRE. SOME CHUNKS OF TIRE WERE TAKEN OUT AND SOME OF THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH. HE TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY TO CATCH THIS WHEN I DID OR I COULD HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT AT ANY TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN ROTATED A COUPLE OF TIMES ALL READY. THE BACK TIRES WEREN'T AS BAD AS THE FRONT BUT OF COURSE YOU CAN'T JUST GET TWO NEW ONES. THIS TIRE PURCHASE CAME OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY STRUTS AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING ON MY TIRE. *JB UPDATED 10/10/07 *TR

• 09/09/2008· TIRES

  MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO NEEDED NEW TIRES AT JUST OVER 13,000 MILES. THERE WAS EXTREME INNER TIRE WEAR. I HAD THE CAR FOR JUST A FEW MONTHS AND HAD ONLY PUT 5K MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS NOT A DEFECT AND THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO BUY TIRES EVER 10-15K MILES. *TR

• 09/08/2005· SUSPENSION

  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 PONTIAC BACK AND REQUESTED THEY HAVE THE CAR FIXED THE RIGHT WAS AND HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL PONTIAC GIVES ME THERE DECISION. THERE IS A CASE OPENED BY A PERSON I KNOW WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM THE CASE # IS 10116796. *JB

• 09/07/2006· TIRES

  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

• 09/07/2006· SUSPENSION

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

• 09/05/2008· SUSPENSION

  TIRE BLOWOUT DUE TO RUBBING STRUT HOUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF INSIDE TREAD OF TIRE. REPLACED FRONT STRUTS AND MOUNTS REPLACE RADIUS ROD BUSHINGS, FRONTEND ALIGNMENT. *TR

• 09/04/2007· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WITH 47K MILES ON IT NOW. DECEMBER 2006 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP 4 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END WAS RIDING KIND OF LOW. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TIRES FOR A PUNCTURE BUT I DID NOT SEE ONE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE FIRST GAS STATION TO GET AIR. THE TIRES LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS ENOUGH TREAD SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. WHEN I GO HOME I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CUT THE WHEELS AS FAR TO THE LEFT AS POSSIBLE. I WENT INSIDE AN DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIRES. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT I NOTICED BOTH TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAD WORN DOWN TO THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE TREAD ONLY. I COULD NOT SEE THE WEAR BY JUST LOOKING AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE A BLOW OUT. I WENT TO THE TIRE DEALER EARLY THE NEXT MORNING AND GOT NEW TIRES PUT ON THE FRONT. THEY ONLY HAD ABOUT 10K MILES ON THEM. I THOUGHT THE TIRES MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND THE MANAGER AT THE TIRE STORE SAID THEY WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT ON THE CAR. I FIGURED IF GM HAD MEANT THESE TIRES TO GO ON THIS CAR THAN MAYBE IT IS JUST IN NEED OF AN ALIGNMENT, SO I HAD THAT DONE. THAT WAS 8 MONTHS AGO AND I CHECK THE TREAD ALL THE TIME LOOKING FOR ANY PRE-MATURE WEAR. THEN I SEE THE CHANNEL 5 CLEVELAND STORY ON THE INTERNET JUST LOOKING FOR RECALL INFORMATION ON MY CAR. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS LATELY. I LEARNED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM SO I DECIDED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEFECT. I WISH GM WOULD JUST TELL EVERYONE WHAT A BETTER TIRE SIZE WOULD BE RATHER THAN RISK BAD PUBLICITY. I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR TIRES AS THEY WEAR IN THE MIDDLE. I THINK THIS MAY BE ANOTHER PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 02-28-08 *BF UPDATED

• 09/02/2009· SUSPENSION

  2004 PONTIAC GTO TIRE CUT BY STRUT RUB. *TR

• 09/01/2007· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  CAR IS 2004 PONTIAC GTO. NOTED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING RATHER VIOLENTLY AND UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF FRONT TIRES, NOTED ABNORMAL AND ACUTE WEAR OF DRIVE SIDE FRONT TIRE RESULTING IN TIRE RUBBING AGAINST STRUT OF VEHICLE. *TR

• 09/01/2005· SUSPENSION

  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

• 08/31/2005· SUSPENSION,TIRES

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

• 08/31/2005· TIRES

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

• 08/30/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 08/29/2007· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  STRUT RUB ON 2004 PONTIAC GTO, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT. RIGHT FRONT HAD VERY BAD TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE AND OUT SIDE OF TIRE. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND HAD 4 NEW TIRES PUT ON IT, DEALER FOUND BAD LEFT TIE ROD END AND REPLACED IT, ALSO ALIGNED THE CAR. BUT WHEN I POINTED OUT THE TIRE RUB ON BOTH STRUTS, HE TOLD ME THIS WAS OK (???) I DON'T THINK SO BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ON RECORD FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, THIS CAR HAS BEEN PAMPERED AND SHOULD HAVE HAD NO STRUT RUB, NO HARD CORNERING ECT AND ONLY 29K MILES. I DID PUT ON A 10 MILLIMETER NARROWER TIRE 235/45ZR17 INSTEAD OF 245/45ZR17 SO AS TO BE PROACTIVE AND NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE SOLUTION TO EARLY TIEROD OR STRUT FAILURE, AS I APPEAR TO HAVE. IWOULD JUST LIKE GM TO STAND BEHIND THE CARAND ACKNOLEGE WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RESOLVE IT. *JB UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB

• 08/29/2004· VISIBILITY

  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

• 08/29/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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