2004 PONTIAC GTO Suspensionfrontmacpherson Strut Problems

I OWN 2004 PONTIAC GTO THAT HAS HAD 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND HAS BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF FRONT TIRES IN 55K MILES. GM STATED TO ME THAT IT HAS TO BE MY DRIVING HABITS AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A DEFECT ON THEIR PART. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION DURING MY LAST TIRE SWAP OUT. I NOTICED TIRE DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF TIRE ON SIDEWALL,DUE TO TIRE RUBBING STRUT ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TIRE HAD I NOT BEEN LOOKING. WHO WILL DIE BEFORE GM FIXES THIS ISSUE? THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED NO MATTER WHAT I DO,CONSTANTLY LOOSING POSITIVE CAMBER TO THE POINT OF STRUT-TIRE CONTACT. *KB

LAST NIGHT, FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE INSIDE OF MY FRONT LEFT TIRE SHREDDED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT AROUND 70MPH. BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FIND THAT THERE ARE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ALREADY HAPPENING RELATING TO A DESIGN FLAW ON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO THAT CAUSES THE FRONT TIRES TO RUB AGAINST THE SUSPENSION STRUTS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THE RESALE VALUE OF THE GTO IS ALSO AFFECTED NEGATIVELY. *TR

TIRES RUBBING STRUT CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. HAD ALIGNMENT UNDER WARRANTY AFTER GM REPLACED TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT 15000. WAS ADVISED BY GM THAT WAS ALIGNMENT ISSUE AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURES DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT WAS ADVISED IN SPEC.... *TR

2004 PONTIAC GTO FRONT TIRE CONTACT WITH SUSPENSION STRUT AND SEVERE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR IN INNER SIDE. *TR

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...

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BY THE REPAIR SHOP, HOWEVER, THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. THE REPAIR SHOP REVERSED THE ROTATION AND RETURNED THE TIRES TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS. THE TIRES HAD WEAR MARKS AND THE STRUT WAS DISCOLORED. THERE WAS AN ODI ACTION NUMBER (PE07010). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,700. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WOULD LIKE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE $1100 IN REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE AND ALSO PHOTOS OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

ROTATED THE TIRES ON MY 2004 GTO AND NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING THE FRONT STRUTS. AREAS OF THE FRONT STRUTS HAVE NO PAINT LEFT DUE TO THE TIRES RUBBING THEM. NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRES OR THE CARS HANDLING HAS OCCURRED SO FAR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY (01 AUGUST 2007) AND THE LADY I WAS TALKING TO STATED SHE HAD NO COMPLAINTS ON FILE REGARDING MY ISSUE. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GTO. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE RUBS STRUT. HAVE LOST THREE TIRES, ONE BLEW OUT AND ONE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *TR

JUST DISCOVERED DRIVER SIDE TIRE RUBBING STRUT AND THE PAINT HAS BEEN RUBBED OFF OF THE STRUT. I HAD NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING A LITTLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I REMOVED THE FRONT TIRES AND THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS ALMOST BALD. AFTER READING A LOT ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, IT IS UNDENIABLE THAT THE 2004 GTO HAS DESIGN DEFECTS AND INADEQUATE SUSPENSION PARTS. I'M WONDERING HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE GM DOES THE RIGHT THING BY REPLACING THESE PARTS WITH PARTS THAT WON'T IMMEDIATELY FAIL. WILL THEY DO THIS WILLINGLY OR WILL THEY WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING? WILL ONE OR MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? WILL CUSTOMERS BE FORCED TO SPEND MORE OF THEIR OWN MONEY TO FIX GM'S SHORTCOMINGS? AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A PEDDERS OR SIMILAR SUSPENSION...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. IN 2005, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STRUTS FAILED. THE STRUTS HAVE SHREDDED THE TIRES. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VERY BADLY AND A GRINDING NOISE IS PRESENT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,127 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUTS AND HAD AN AIR BUBBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS HAVE CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO SHRED. THE SUSPENSION/STRUTS ARE THE ISSUE, NOT THE TIRES. BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND THE STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE. COMPLAINT # 71-538194245 WAS FILED WITH PONTIAC. THE OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION # IS PE07010. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATE AND ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL TREAD WEAR. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE BF GOODRICH G-FORCE, SIZE P245/45/ZR17. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE AN INVOICE AND PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

STRUTS RUBBING ON FRONT TIRES. PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT BEFORE A FAILURE.*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE CURRENT DEFECT INVESTIGATION PE07-010 REGARDING THE FRONT TIRE STRUT RUB ISSUE ON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO. *AK

TIRES RUBBING ON FRONT STRUTS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT TIRE WEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF UNDETECTED, AND AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE TO OWNERS. CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY PONTIAC ASAP.

EXCESSIVE INNER TIRE WEAR FROM TIRES CONTACTING THE FRONT STRUTS ON 2004 PONTIAC GTO AT 32000 MILES, SECOND OWNER PURCHASED WITH APPROX 28000 MILES. TIRE WORE WITHIN 1K00MILES OF BUYING IT. UPON REPLACING THE TIRE DOCUMENTED FINDINGS WITH A PICTURE OF THE STRUT-TIRE CONTACT AREA. AFTER 1800 MILE TRIP ON NEW TIRES, I NOW HAVE SIGNIFICANT INNER WEAR ON NEW FRONT TIRES.*AK

LAST YEAR I PUCHASED A 2004 GTO. BRAND NEW TIRES ALONG WITH A BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WERE DONE WITH THE PURCHASE. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE(APPROX. 5,000 MILES) I STARTED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AFTER REALIZING THAT A SMALL CHUNK OF MY TIRE HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE INSIDE WALL OF MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. PONTIAC SENT ME AWAY TELLING ME THERE WAS NO RUBBING. I READ UP ON SOME FORUMS SAYING THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WIDTH OF THE TIRES(245) SO I DECIDED TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES FOR THE FRONT(225). I HAVE NOW HAD THE TIRES ON THE FRONT FOR 6,000 MILES AND THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT 2 NIGHTS AGO. LOOKING AT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE I SAW THAT THE WHOLE INSIDE HAD BEEN SHREDDED AWAY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CLOSE BEHIND...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. DURING A TIRE ROTATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STRUT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2. THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS STRUTS WERE RUBBING THE TIRE. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

FRONT INNER TIRE WEAR ON 2004 PONTIAC GTO.

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO ON TUESDAY 5-29-07 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MORNING GOING TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING PLASTIC OR RUBBER SMACKING AGAINST THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY CAR. THE SOUND LASTED A MINUTE OR TWO THEN QUIT SO I STAYED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TO WORK UPON GETTING TO WORK I TURNED OUT MY STEERING TO THE LEFT TO CHECK THE FRONT END. WHAT I SAW WAS A SPLIT IN THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY TIRE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS AND THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY TIRE WAS WORN FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE LOWER PART OF THE STRUT. I ALSO SAW WEAR DEEP INTO THE INSIDE EDGE OF MY RIGHT SIDE TIRE BUT IT HASN'T SPLIT LIKE THE LEFT FRONT. I KNOW OF MANY COMPLAINTS...

I NOTICED ALL TIRES WERE WORN ON INSIDE PAST THE TREAD AT 14,000 MILES ON CAR. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND TOOK THE CAR FOR ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE HITTING THE STRUT MOUNTS WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHEN SPRINGS COMPRESSED OR DURING HARD CORNERING. A GROOVE WAS ALREADY WORN IN MY NEW FRONT LEFT TIRE. ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN SPECS. I WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MORE CAMBER WOULD KEEP FROM RUBBING. DEALERS ALIGNMENT READINGS WERE DIFFERENT THAN ALIGNMENT SHOP. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED MANY OTHER 2004-2006 GTO OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. FRONT TIRES RUBBING THE STRUTS NEAR THE TOP. CAR HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. 10 TIRES PURCHASED, FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED BY DEALER 7 TIMES (AT MY EXPENSE) IN LAST 22,000 MILES TO CORRECT. I AM AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE EXISTS WITH THIS CAR AND CLOSELY MONITOR THE TIRES AND REPLACE THEM WHEN THE RUBBED AREA GETS VISIBLY WORSE.

HAVE 04 GTO AND HEARD ABOUT THE FRONT TIRES (INSIDE) RUBBING ON THE STRUTS (5/5/07)...READ INTERNET ARTICLES ABOUT TIRE FAILURES AND THE ONE ACCIDENT IN CLEVELAND. I CHECKED THE CONDITION (5/5/07) ON MY CAR BY REMOVING BOTH FRONT WHEELS AND DISCOVERED SERIOUS TIRE DAMAGE AND RUB MARKS ON THE STRUTS..I HAVE "GROUNDED" THE CAR DUE THE THIS CONDITION, PENDING INFORMATION ON HOW TO CORRECT THE CONDITION AND RELATED COSTS. NEITHER GM NOR MY DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ME TO FLAG THIS SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FRONT STRUTS AND TIRES SHOW EVIDENCE OF INTERFERENCE. ALSO, FRONT SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER WHICH HAS RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON INBOARD EDGES. 2004 PONTIAC GTO VIN: [XXX]. MILEAGE: 17,000. *TR

SUSPECTED STRUT RUB HAS WORN THE INSIDE EDGE OF DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BALD. ONLY DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE IS AFFECTED, AND THIS OCCURRED WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON TIRES. PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED IN NOVEMBER 2006, TIRE WEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED IN APRIL 2006 (4,000 MILES EARLIER). AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED IN DECEMBER 2006 SEEMS TO HAVE PREVENTED FURTHER TIRE WEAR. *TR

NOTICED FRONT TIRE STRUT RUB RECENTLY AFTER FINDING AN ARTICLE DONE BY CLEVELAND NEWSNET 5. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE SURVEYING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STRUTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRES. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT TO THE WIRE. THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED, AND 3,000 MILES LATER THE TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR OUT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR DEALERS, AND NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN THE TIRE WEAR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.*AK

HAD NOISES COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALER THEY REPLACED STRUT AND DID ALIGNMENT UNDER WARRANTY. BUT HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIRES ON MY OWN WITH LESS THAN 30,000 ON THE TIRES. THE SET I REPLACED ON THE FRONT HAD BOTH COME IN CONTACT WITH THE STRUTS AND WORE THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL OUT, CUT A GROOVE INTO THE DRIVER' S SIDE THAT BLEW THE TIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES, AND NOW HAS 8, 000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE SHOWING THE SAME KIND OF SIDEWALL WEAR TO THE FRONTS. HAD THE FRONT OF THE CAR ALIGNED AGAIN AND IT WAS TO SPECS. NO WORN OUT SUSPENSION PARTS WERE FOUND. THE TIRE STORE HAD NOTICED THIS BEFORE ON OTHER VEHICLES THE SAME AS MINE, AND HAD THEM CHANGE TIRE SIZE TO GIVE THE TIRES CLEARANCE FROM THE STRUTS. SO AGAIN ANOTHER TIRE...

REFERENCE: 2004 PONTIAC GTO STOCK CORRECT SIZE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. CONFIRMED BY PONTIAC DEALER. TIRES WORE OUT ON THE INNER SIDEWALL DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE STRUT.*AK VICTORY PONTIAC, CALERA, ALABAMA 205-664-0046 WILL NOT CORRECT THIS AFTER BEING HANDED THE NHTSA PAPER ADRESSING THIS ISSUE. JUST CONFIRMED IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING THAT I MUST PAY TO FIX. THE 2004 PONTIAC GTO IS UNDER FULL GMAC WARRANTY AS WELL AS AN EXTENDED PLATINUM WARRANTY.*AK

ON JULY 5 2006, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC DEALER FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HUB BEARING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TIRE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME. I THEN HAD A OIL CHANGE DONE A WEEK LATER WHEN THE TECH TOLD ME MY PAS FRT TIRE HAD THE INNER TIRE CORDS EXPOSED. I THEN CALLED BACK THE PONTIAC DEALER AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE WRITER. I ASKED HIM WHY I WAS NOT TOLD MY TIRE WAS UNSAFE. HE SAID THE TECH TOLD HIM IT WAS JUST A TIRE NOISE AND DID NOT KNOW THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE EXPOSED. I WAS THEN TOLD I NEEDED A ALIGNMENT AND A TIRE. I THEN BOUGHT A NEW TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED.THE TECH AT THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURES SPEC AND THERE WAS A LITTLE WEAR ON...

2004 PONTIAC GTO, EXPERIENCING EXTREME UNEVEN INSIDE TIRE WEAR ON LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES DUE TO STRUT RUB.

TL*-THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO THA THE PURCHASED ON APRIL 28 2004 WITH 0 MILES, CURRENTLY WITH 17200 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TWO TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. HOWEVER, THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE TIRES WERE .F. GOODRICH, 245/45R17. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER REACHED 16,000 MILES HE COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT ROTATED ALL 4 TIRES WHEN IT HAD 6,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16400.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ALL FOUR TIRES WENT FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STRUTS RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRES CAUSING THE FLATS AND THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED.

REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. MY SPECIFIC PROBLEM: I NOTICED STRUT RUB ON MY FRONT STRUTS WHEN I ROTATED MY TIRES IN MARCH OF 2005 (3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT). MY SELLING DEALER, COVINGTON PONTIAC IN SILVER SPRING, MD CORRECTED THE STRUT RUB BUT NEVER TOLD ME WHAT THEY DID. I HAD LITTLE OR NO PROBLEMS AFTER THIS UNTIL REPLACING THE ORIGINAL BFG KDWS WITH THE SAME SIZE 245/45/17 PIRELLI P-ZERO NEROS IN JANUARY 2006 AT 19,500 MILES. EVEN THOUGH THE PIRELLIS WERE THE SAME EXACT SIZE AS THE OEM TIRES, MANUFACTURING DIFFERENCES EVIDENTLY MADE THEM SLIGHTLY BIGGER AND THEY AGAIN RUBBED THE STRUT. WELL, SINCE 2005 AND MANY COMPLAINTS PONTIAC HAS COME UP WITH REVISED ALIGNMENT SPECS WHICH HAVE DEALERS INCREASE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STRUT AND THE TIRE BY PUTTING AS MUCH POSITIVE CAMBER IN AS THEY CAN. AFTER PUTTING ON MY NEW TIRES, ANOTHER PONTIAC DEALER, BOYLE PONTIAC, SET MY...

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WITH THE FACTORY 17' WHEELS AND 245-45-17 TIRES. IN AUSS WHERE THEY ARE MADE AND SOLD AS A HOLDEN MONARO THEY COME WITH 235-45-17 TIRES.. BUT GM CHANGED THE TIRE SIZE AND NEVER CHECKED TO SEE IF IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE STRUT. THERE HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE STRUT AND WEARING THE PAINT OFF THE STRUT AND WEARING THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE DOWN TO THE POINT OF THE TIRES BLOWING OUT. I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS AT 18K MILES AND TOOK IT IN, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF CALLS.. THE GM REP. WON'T COVER IT AND BLAMES ME FOR THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.. EVEN AFTER THEY CALLED PONTIAC TECH ASST THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT....

I LEASED A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE AUTOMOBILE HAD PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDES OF THE TIRE. THE CAR HAS LOTS OF VIBRATIONS WHILE TRAVELING AT ALL SPEEDS. I REPLACED THE TIRES FOR THE THIRD TIME THROUGH GOODYEAR AND IT STILL HAS VIBRATIONS. I TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND CAR HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR VIBRATIONS THE STRUTS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS. THE STRUTS ARE ALSO RUBBING ON THE TIRES CAUSING THE PREMATURE WEAR HOWEVER THE PONTIAC DOES NOT WISH TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOW OUT. BUYER BEWARE! *NM

AFTER I HAD PUT 20,000 MILES ON MY CAR I COULD HEAR A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. SINCE I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD THE WEAR ON THE INSIDE. SINCE THE TIRES WERE BUBBLING OUT ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE FRONT TIRES I PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE STILL RUBBING THE STRUTS. I TOOK IT TO THE FIRST DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED GRINDING DOWN THE STRUTS. THE NEXT DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO CHANGED THE CAMBER IN MY ALIGNMENT. IT NOW HAS 1/8 INCH CLEARANCE AND WHEN I HIT BUMPS OR WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL SHARPLY IT STILL RUBS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM IT IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CAR. THE...

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS CAUSING EXTREME/EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INNERMOST TREAD. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE UNTIL YOU JACK THE CAR UP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SITS SO LOW AND THE TIRES ARE SO WIDE, SO I DID NOT NOTICE IT, MY MECHANIC DID. NOW, MY DEALERSHIP IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND TRYING TO TELL ME THEY AREN'T GOING TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE COVERED FOR 36,000 MILES (THERE'S ONLY 12,500 MILES ON THE CAR NOW). THEIR SERVICE MANAGER EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO TRY TO TELL ME THAT I ABUSE MY VEHICLE AND DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE WEAR. HE ALSO LIED RIGHT TO ME AND SAID THAT I HAD TO CALL PONTIAC AND HAVE THEM CALL HIM WITH AN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS APPARENT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE WEAR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED FOUR TIMES, BUT THE TIRE IS RUBBING ON THE STRUT, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT." JUST PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES AT 675 DOLLARS AND CHANGED SIZE TO 235/45/17 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FROM THE OEM 245/45/17 SIZE . I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM FOR THESE TIRES. *NM

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTS. HAD I NOT HEARD FROM ANOTHER GTO OWNER OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE NOT CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR. NOT CHECKING WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TIRE BLOW OUT WITH POSSIBLE INJURY TO MY FAMILY OR MYSELF. *JB

I NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE, INSIDE EDGE. EVIDENTLY THE FACTORY STRUTS RUB ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE, EVENTUALLY CAUSING FAILURE OF THE TIRES. TOOK THE CARE TO ALAN YOUNG PONTIAC IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. A SERVICE WRITER AND AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE PARTS DEPARTMENT BOTH LOOKED AT THE WEAR AND STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 PONTIAC GTO DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEMS. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECOURSE THROUGH GM. *NM

MY 2004 GTO IS NOW 13 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUBBING AGAINST THE SUSPENSION STRUT. THE DEALER SAID THEY IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER REPLACING BOTH OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE FRONT TIRES, I AM ALREADY EXPERIENCING WEAR ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE NEW TIRES, AFTER ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, BUT PONTIAC WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

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...

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...

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

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