2004 PONTIAC GTO Tires Problems

2004 PONTIAC GTO TIRE BLOW OUT WE PURCHASED OUR 2004 PONTIAC GTO NEW, AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH RUBBING SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 45,000 MILES AND WE HAD A BLOW OUT. APPARENTLY THE TIRES ON 2004 GTO'S RUB THE SPRING POCKET OF THE STRUT CAUSING THE INNER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRES TO FAIL PREMATURELY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE WEAR UNLESS THE TIRE IS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. PONTIAC HAS REPLACED THE TIRES ONCE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THIS ISSUE, BUT WHEN I RETURNED TO GM TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PREVIOUS "FIX" DID NOT WORK - THEY DISMISSED ME STATING THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OUR THIRD SET OF TIRES WITHIN 45,000 MILES AND MY WIFE FEELS THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF HER BLOWOUT EXPERIENCE. I NEED GM TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION...

2004 PONTIAC GTO, STRUT RUB. THE TIRES RUB THE FRONT TIRES AND WERE RIGHT THREW THE TIRES, WENT TO THE DEALER, AND SAID I NEED A ALIGNMENT AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID, KNOW MY TIRES ARE WORN DOWN ON THE OUT SIDE OF THE TIRES, WAS TOLD THE BUSHINGS ARE ALL BAD BY OTHER GTO OWNERS. *TR

1. MY WIFE WAS COMPLAINING OF A SQUEAKING SOUND WHENEVER SHE PUT ON THE BRAKES. WHEN RESEARCHING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ONLINE I NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR 2004 AND 2005 GTO'S REGARDING TIRES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUTS. SINCE I WAS GOING TO REMOVE THE TIRES TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE BRAKE PADS I ALSO CHECKED FOR THE TIRE RUB PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE AND STRUT BOTH SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR. THE TIRES INSIDE TREAD WAS WORN AND THERE WERE AREAS ON THE TIRES WHERE SMALL CRACKS HAD STARTED AND ONE 3 INCH LONG CRACK THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. LEFT SIDE TIRE TREAD WAS NOT WORN YET THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF TIRE RUB ON THE STRUT. 2. SINCE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RUN ACROSS THE INFORMATION ONLINE, I WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID A FAILURE. THE FAILURE IF I WERE TO LET IT GO WOULD...

2004 PONTIAC GTO, BOTH FRONT STRUTS GOUGED FRONT TIRES TO THE POINT STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING. 44,000 MILES ON CAR. ALMOST HAD A BLOW OUT! *TR

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO AND RECENTLY TOOK ALL OF THE WHEELS OFF TO PAINT THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND I NOTICED THAT MY TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS REALLY BAD, AND IM ABOUT TO HAVE A FEW BLOWOUTS. I'VE BEEN READING ALOT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE GTO'S. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT? *TR

PONTIAC GTO UNEVEN TIRE WARE. 16700 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE SHOT. ONE WENT FLAT, LUCKILY NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2 TIRES ON THE RIGHT REAR HAVE BEEN SHREDDED ON THE INSIDE EDGE (PERIMETER) OF THE TIRE. THE FIRST TIME WAS BLAMED ON ALIGNMENT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 GTO. *TR

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

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

THE INSIDE OF MY TIRES WERE ABNORMALLY WORN WHEN I REPLACED THEM ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS AT SAM'S CLUB, ONE DANGEROUSLY SO. THEY SHOWED ME THE OLD TIRES AND INDEED THEY WERE MORE WORN ON THE INSIDE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. ONE HAD THE STEEL BELTS COMING OUT. MY CAR IS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WITH 33,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. THE FAILURE HAS CURVED OUT A GROOVE APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH DEEP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHCANIC. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,670 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,683.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. UPON CHECKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER PART OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

GM SERVICE TECH ADVISED WOULD NEED TIRES SOON 1,500 MILES AGO. CAR HAS 28,000 MILES. TOOK IN TO HAVE SLOW LEAK FIXED ONLY TO BE TOLD STEEL BELTS SHOWING THROUGH ON INSIDE OF TIRES. TOOK TO HAVE 4 NEW TIRES PUT ON, REPLACED WITH SAME TIRES THAT CAME FROM MANUFACTURER AND THEY RUB THE STRUTS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HOW CAN PONTIAC PUT TIRES THAT ARE TOO BIG ON THESE CARS AND GET AWAY WITH IT? ENDED UP PAYING $532.00 FOR SMALLER TIRES 235'S VS. 245'S THAT THE MANUFACTURER PUT ON. GM SAYS NEED TO DO ALIGNMENT AND CHANGE CAMBER ADJUSTMENT. NOT HAPPY WITH THAT ANSWER, ITS A BANDAIDE AND WILL CAUSE NEW TIRES TO WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE PREMATURELY. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES THAT CAME OFF THE CAR. ALSO ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN CAR HAD 235'S GM DECIDED TO PUT THE BIGGER 245'S ON THE GTO FOR THE US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT B.F. GOODRICH TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A POWER STEERING LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO WEAR AGAIN. THE DOT NUMBER, TIRE, PURCHASE DATE, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMAINING THREE TIRES WERE ALSO GOING TO BLOW OUT. THE TIRES DISPLAYED CORDS AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AT 15,000 MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

CAMPAIGN # PE07010 FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING THE STRUT HOUSING AND WEARING PREMATURELY AND UNEVENLY. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT ~18,000 MILES AND A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE NEW TIRES ALSO RUBBED THE STRUT HOUSING AND WORE PREMATURELY AND UNEVENLY AND WERE REPLACED AFTER 10,000 MILES. SPACERS WERE PLACED BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ROTOR TO STOP THE TIRES FROM RUBBING THE STRUT HOUSING, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO EITHER BE A DESIGN FLAW OR SUSPENSION PARTS WEARING PREMATURELY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. AFTER OBSERVING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE PEELED INTO STRIPS. THE TIRE WAS A B.F. GOODRICH. THE ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2004 PONTIAC GTO AND PERFORMED ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE, SUCH AS TIRE ROTATION. THE INSIDE WALLS OF THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM RUBBING OR STRIKING AN OBJECT INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS RUBBING THE FRONT SUSPENSION. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, ALL 4 TIRES SHOW THE SAME WEAR, BECAUSE OF THE TIRE ROTATION. FIRST NOTICEABLE INDICATION THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES WITH REGULAR USAGE. *JB

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

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE VIBRATING. THE STEEL BELTS WERE EXPOSED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES LATER HE NOTICED TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 19,000 MILES. *AK

I DROPPED OFF MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON ABOUT 3/21/07 FOR A NUMBER OF WARRANTY ISSUES. ONE OF THE "ISSUES" TO BE CHECKED WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AVOID POTHOLES, AND THERE WAS NO PULLING TO EITHER SIDE. AS I HAD ONLY 15,589 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I DECLINED THE ALIGNMENT & TIRES WHEN CALLED BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. UPON PICKUP, THE REP INDICATED THE TIRE WERE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POINTED OUT HOW THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE REP INDICATED THAT TIRE REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE WAS COMMON FOR THAT MILEAGE. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET DISCLOSED THESE TIRES HAVE A 35,000 WARRANTY AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER...

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY TIRE HAS ABNORMAL WEARING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IS RUBBING ON THE SUSPENSION BECAUSE A PART OF THE SUSPENSION IS RUBBED CLEAN AND THE REST OF IT IS DIRTY. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW OF THERE BEING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I SAW ON THE NEWS AND THE NHTSA WEB SITE THAT THERE IS A PENDING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE MY VOICE TO BE HEARD. THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. *JB

NOTICED STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AT 50 MPH AND ABOVE. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE LOOKED AT BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED. ONCE DEALER WAS DONE I WAS TOLD THE TIRES HAD SOME WEAR AND NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. AT THIS TIME I ONLY HAD 13,334 MILES WAS THEN PARKED THE CAR FOR WINTER. OVER WINTER I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS ABOUT TIRE RUB ON THE GTO AND CARS HAVING BLOW OUTS. SO NOW AT 15,000 MILES MY TIRES ON THE FRONT ARE COMPLETELY WASTE AND THE STEEL BELT IS SHOWING THROUGH THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME AND CAR IS GOING BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS GTO INTO THE DEALER FOR MULTIPLE REASONS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. *JB

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

TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, I'M WRITING ABOUT MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO FRONT TIRE & STRUT RUB ISSUE! SINCE PURCHASING THE GTO IN 2004 I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES DUE TO THE STRUT RUBBING AND TEARING THE INSIDE OF MY TIRES APART. PLUS, LAST NIGHT 3/13/07 AFTER A DRIVE I CHECKED THE TIRES I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER '06 AND LOW AND BEHOLD THEY ARE COMPLETELY SHREDDED DOWN TO THE THREAD. SO ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO CALL AND ORDER NEW TIRES AND SPEND MORE MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN ADDRESSED FROM THE START. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE A FAMILY AND AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST AROUND TOWN THAT MY TIRES WILL EXPLODE AND WILL CAUSE ME OR WHOEVER IN MY FAMILY IS DRIVING THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL AND PERHAPS LOSE THEIR...

STRUT TOWER RUBBING ON TIRES CAUSING DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF WEAR. THE TIRES ON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO SHOW SEVERE WEAR ON THE INSIDE CORNER EDGES, EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CUPPING ARE PROMINENT. TIRES HAVE UNDER 30,000 HIGHWAY MILES, NORMAL COMMUTE DRIVING (THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER NOT A RACE CAR). EVEN WITH REGULAR ROTATION, THE TIRES ARE SO BADLY WORN THAT THE BELTS ARE ALMOST EXPOSED. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE 2004 GTO PROBLEM OF STRUT TOWER RUBBING. CONTACT WITH THE STRUT TOWER IS VISIBLY EVIDENT ON THE STRUT. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY GM DEALER WHO PERFORMED SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE GTO. *JB

WE HAVE A 2004 GTO WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A 8 INCH BY 2 INCH PIECE OF RUBBER THAT HAD PEALED OFF OF THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING MAKING THE NOISE. 1 WEEK LATER ANOTHER PIECE ON THE SAME TIRE HAD PEELED LOOSE AND WAS KNOCKING UP AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL OF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO CLASSIC PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE CAR OVER NIGHT SO THAT THEY COULD GET A BETTER LOOK AT IT AND THAT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I WAS THEN TOLD BY A CO-WORKER THAT SHE SAW SOMETHING ON CHANNEL 5 NEWS THAT GTO'S WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES RUBBING...

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT 17 INCH PASSENGER AND DRIVER TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUTS AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING BUT IT NO LONGER OCCURRED AFTER THE ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,808. THE CONTACT READ ON THE INTERNET RELATED COMPLAINTS, AND WAS AWARE OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION. ALSO, HE WAS AWARE THAT THE TIRE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES AND ALIGNED THEM AT NO COST TO HIM. THE CONTACT OWNS B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, TIRE LINE NAME GFORCE T/A KDWS, TIRE SIZE P245/45/17W. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT JERKED. UPDATED 03/30/07. 8JB

FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST STRUT WEARING DOWN THE INSIDE WALL OF TIRE TO WHERE METAL WIRES IN TIRE SHOWING. HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES. *JB

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. I RECENTLY SAW A NEWS STORY REGARDING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT. I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN THE CAR AT A GM DEALERSHIP ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. WHILE THERE, THEY MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS WORN DOWN FROM THE INSIDE AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 12,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

MY FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT ON ME AT 20K MILES DUE TO A TIRE RUB ON THE FRONT STRUTS. ABOUT A THREE INCH BAND AROUND THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY. *JB

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...

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...

I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN WHICH THE FRONT TIRES (SPECIFICALLY THE PASSENGER) SIDE RUBBED AGAINST THE SUSPENSION AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE TIRES. WHEN CONTACTED BY THE NHTSA, I DID NOT RESPOND BECAUSE I HAD SINCE CHANGED MY TIRES AND NO LONGER HAD THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I GOT RID OF MY STOCK 2004 TIRES AND RIMS AND PURCHASED FOUR STOCK TIRES AND RIMS FOR THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO FROM A 2005 GTO OWNER. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING. IN INVESTIGATING THIS DEFECT, I RECOMMEND THAT THE STOCK 2004 AND 2005 RIMS/TIRES BE COMPARED. THE TIRES THAT I HAVE ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THE 2004; THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE RIMS (2004 VS 2005). PERHAPS PONTIAC REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE 2004 MODEL AND MADE A SLIGHT MODIFICATION TO THE 2005 RIMS TO...

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON MAY 15, 2006 AS A USED VEHICLE WITH 27,042 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A VIBRATION TO WHICH I WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF THE TIRES WERE BAD. THE REASON I WAS GIVEN THEY WERE BAD IS BECAUSE OF ALIGNMENT ISSUES. I PERSONALLY RAN A CAR FAX ON MY VIN FOR MY CAR AND DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN THE SPAN OF THREE MONTHS FOR "SUSPENSION SERVICE". WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO MY DEALER THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD BEEN FIGHTING WITH THE CAR FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS A DIRECT CONDITION FROM THE "AGGRESSIVE" STANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS A QUOTE FROM GM THEMSELVES. THERE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY ZERO EFFORT PUT FORTH BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR...

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

THE FRONT TIRES (PRIMARILY THE PASSENGER SIDE) ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE STRUTS. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED ON THE OTHER GTO POSTS. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO JUST "DEAL WITH IT" AND THAT PONTIAC WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY BURNED THROUGH A SET OF TIRES. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE WHITE INNER TIRE LINING. NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE IS ALSO RUBBING. *JB

MY FACTORY-INSTALLED TIRES WEAR AGAINST THE STRUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DEALER TO RECOMMEND THAT I REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND EXPECTS ME TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS NEEDED. *JB

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

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

I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO MINOR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DAMAGE. *JB

2004 PONTIAC GTO: FRONT TIRES (MAINLY PASSENGER SIDE) RUBBING STRUT TOWER, CAUSING PREMATURE WEARING ON TIRES AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES (E.G. TIRE FAILURE ETC).*AK

THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE STRUT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT. THE TIRES COULD POTENTIALLY EXPLODE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT AND LOG THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE AS OF THIS WRITING. I HAVE UTILIZED ONLINE RESOURCES, SUCH AS LS1GTO.COM TO FIND OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM WAS. MANY PEOPLE RESPONDED AND IDENTIFIED THE SAME PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN OFFERED A SOLUTION BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE VISITED.*AK