NHTSA Complaint #10191773 — 2005 PONTIAC GTO

SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report
Vehicle Towed

Complaint Details

ODI Number 10191773
Vehicle 2005 PONTIAC GTO
Component SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 6,100 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed Yes
State FL

Consumer Description

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

Related Complaints for the 2005 PONTIAC GTO

Other SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT Complaints

#10221085 2005 GTO. STRUT RUB ON FRONT TIRES AT 22,000 MILES, CORD SHOWING THROUGH. DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND ME. HAD...
#10220281 I PURCHASED THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO USED IN 2007. IT HAD 13,000 MILES. I ROTATED THE TIRES MYSELF AT 17,500 MILES. I ...
#10219992 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....
#10212002 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...
#10198748 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD S...

Recent Complaints for the 2005 PONTIAC GTO

#11623292 WHEELS Wheel feel off car driving. Gm refuses to investigate. Says call dealer. Have pics of wheel and screenshots of hel...
#11504835 POWER TRAIN Vehicle loss of power 3rd & 4th clutch fail during driving Unsafe on the highway Automatic transmission 4L65E Know...
#11202917 ENGINE TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE REDUCED PERFORMA...
#11123343 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS FLUNG OPEN SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE WINDOW TRACK COMING UNGLUED FROM THE GLASS. IT HAS HAPPEN...
#11112088 STEERING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP IN MY YARD, HAVING TO GET IT TOWED TO THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT PAYING OVER $2,000 T...
Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report