2005 PONTIAC GTO Suspensionfront Problems

THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO RUB AGAINST THE STRUT MOUNTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE TIRE. I HAVE REPLACED TWO SETS OF TIRES WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON EACH SET. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE MOST RECENT SET OF TIRES CAUSED ERRATIC STEERING CONDITIONS. HE WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE RUBBER ON THE TIRES WAS SO SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM RUBBING ON THE STRUT MOUNTS THAT THE RUBBER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BELT. THIS RUBBING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A BLOWOUT WHICH WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AT THE HIGH SPEEDS THE GTO IS CAPABLE OF. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY ON THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT GM TO NOTIFY GTO OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM, EVEN IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PONY UP THE CASH TO FIX THEIR OWN ENGINEERING BLUNDER. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 GTO AND WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES THE STOCK FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT BRACKET. I WAS TOLD BY A SHOP NOT TO DRIVE IT AS THE TIRES ARE CLOSE TO A BLOWOUT. FIVE MINUTES ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE BUT THE SAME TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD BURN MARKS ON THE INSIDE WALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS ISSUES WITH THE STRUTS CAUSING MY TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE AND JERKS REALLY BAD UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AS WELL. THIS IS SCARY AT TIMES AND GM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PUT 4 SETS OF TIRES ON THE CAR, THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NOT SAFE. I FEAR I WILL HAVE A BLOWOUT DUE TO THE INSIDE TIRE WEARING ON THE STRUTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THIS IS A DAILY PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAVING ITS BOTH FRONT TIRES RUB AGAINST THE INSIDE SHOCKS DURING DRIVING. THE TIRE INSTALLED NI THE CAR ARE EXACTLY WHAT IS RECOMMENDED. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FACING THIS ISSUE. ALL THE OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE TIRE RUB INCREASES DURING A TURN OR BRAKING. CONSTANT RUB COULD LEAD TO TIRE DAMAGE AND BURAT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE ALL THE TIRES ALIGNED ROTATED AND BALANCED ALSO. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT GET RESOLVE, PONTIAC SERVICEMAN SAY IT IS A FAULT IN THE CAR.. *TR

2005 PONTIAC GTO FROM STRUTS RUBBING ON TIRE, CAUSING A BLOWOUT AND ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE PROBLEM EXIST IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE FRONT IRE RUBS AGAINST THE STRUT TOWER CAUSING THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE TO ERODE, EXPOSING THE STEEL IN THE TIRE WHICH WILL LEAD TO A MASSIVE BLOWOUT IN THE TIRE. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. I HAD AN EXTENSIVE DEBATE WITH THE SERVICE GUY AT A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS, MY TWO OTHER GM CARS I OWN HAVE GONE A YEAR MAYBE EVEN 2 WITHOUT AN ALIGNMENT AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM ATE THE TIRES OFF THE CAR! THIS POSSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD IF THAT TIRE BLOWS. THANK GOD I NOTICED THE STEEL SHOWING ON MY TIRE ONLY CAUSE I BACKED IN AND THE WHEELS WERE TURNED OUT. THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OEM PARTS IN THE...

STRUT RUB ON PONTIAC GTO 2005. NOTICED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND SENT THE CAR TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN DOING THE ALIGNMENT THEN HAD ME COME INTO THE SHOP AND LOOK AT THE RIGHT FRONT END AND THERE WAS A 1/4 INCH GROVE DUG INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE DUE TO RUBBING THE WELDS ON THE STRUT. ONLY WAY RECOMMENDED TO REPAIR IS TO BUT A $1400.00 SUSPENSION REBUILD KIT FROM AN AFTERMARKET PARTS DISTRIBUTOR. THE TECHNICIAN THEN CHECKED SERVICE BULLETINS AND RECALL NOTICES FOR THE CAR AND FOUND THAT GM IS SAYING ITS WEAR AND TEAR SO THEY WON'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES NOR THE REPAIRING OF THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCH FOR THE FIXING OF THE PROBLEM FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF GTO'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AS FOR THE CONSEQUENCES..... THE TIRE WILL BE GROOVED SO BAD THAT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY...

JUST CHECKING THE TIRES NOTICE THE TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE SO TOOK THE TIRE OUT AND NOTICE THAT THE FRONT STRUT HAD A SHINE PART TO IT THAT INDICATES THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AND CAUSE THE TWO FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OUT WITH THE WIRES COMING OUT DID SOME RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE THE DEALER WONT HELP I REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES AND IN THE PROCESS TO ALSO REPLACE STRUTS AND TIE RODS WHICH IT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEMS FOR EVERY GTO OWNERS THAT I CONTACT WITH THE 17 INCH WHEELS. *TR

05 PONTIAC GTO WITH BAD STRUT BUSHINGS, HORRIBLE FACTORY ALIGNMENT, ETC TO CAUSE MY TIRES TO RUB THE FRONT STRUTS. I ALMOST HAD A BLOW OUT. I FIRST COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRE WEARING. THEY SUGGESTED AN ALIGNMENT FOR $80+. I REFUSED. I PERSONALLY REMOVED THE FRONT WHEELS LATER TO DISCOVER THE TIRES WERE INDEED RUBBING (WHY COULDN'T THE DEALER SEE THIS? THEY ARE TRAINED MECHANICS). THEY REPLACED TIRES AND PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT ONCE AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. MY TIRES ARE NOT CUPPING ON THE OUTSIDE. I THINK THE DEALER SOLVED THE STRUT RUBBING PROBLEM BY CREATING ANOTHER PROBLEM... *TR

2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH 18" PERFORMANCE TIRE/WHEEL PACKAGE. PREMATURE SUSPENSION BUSHING WEAR CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES IN ONLY 14,000 MILES. TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT ON THE INNER EDGE IN 14,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT THIS BEFORE THEIR WAS A BLOW OUT OF A STEERING AXLE TIRE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY A MVA. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT AND THE DEALERSHIP IS UNRESPONSIVE. FORTUNATELY THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 18" TIRE PACKAGE OR THE TIRE SIDE WALL WOULD BE RUBBING ON THE STRUT AS THEY DO ON THE VEHICLES WITH THE "STANDARD" 17" TIRE/WHEEL PACKAGE. *TR

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO FRONT TIRES WERE CUT ON THE INBOARD SIDE DUE TO RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES AND HAS THE FACTORY INSTALLED RIMS AND TIRES. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I NOTICED THE OTHER TIRE RUBBING ON THE STRUT AS WELL. *TR

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRES WERE SHOWING THE METAL CORDS ON THE INSIDE NEXT TO THE STRUTS. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS HAD TWO BLOW OUTS, AGAIN THE FRONT TIRES (WHICH WERE NEWER TIRES, REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST SET WORE). CAR ONLY HAS 30000 MILES. BACK TIRES ARE STILL ORIGINAL WITH PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT ON THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH THE STRUT RUB ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY KEEP BLAMING IT ON THE FACT THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I HAVE TO REPLACE TWO MORE THIS WEEKEND IF I CAN AFFORD IT. THEY ALREADY HAVE HOLES IN THEM. I JUST REPLACED THEM ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO OR SO. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON MY RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE WEARING DOWN TO THE CORD AND BEYOND IN A 3 INCH BAND ON THE INSIDE. I BELIEVE IT WAS RUBBING UP AGAINST THE STRUT AND HAS TO HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME FOR THAT MUCH DAMAGE TO OCCUR. MY CR IS COMPLETELY STOCK, DOWN TO THE TIRES. THIS JUST HAPPENED AN HOUR AGO, AND IT IS JULY 4T SO THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT. BUT AT THE VERY LEAST I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE. WHO KNOWS IF IT IS HAPPENING IN THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS, I WILL FIND OUT WHEN I TAKE IT IN. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE MARCH 2006 FROM DEALER (VEHICLE WAS APPROX. 1 YEAR OLD). FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOWN WITH 10,000 MILES ON VEHICLE DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL; CAUSE UNKNOWN; NO FOREIGN OBJECTS FOUND WITHIN TIRE. 37,000 MILES; DISCOVERED UNEVEN WEAR WITH BOTH FRONT TIRE INNER HALVES -POSSIBLE "TIRE/ STRUT RUB". *TR

MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS A TIRE WEAR PROBLEM. LUCKILY MY TIRE FAILED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE I OBSERVED THE INNER EDGE OF THE TREAD HAD BEEN WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH TO THE METAL CORD OF THE TIRE. I INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD INNER EDGE WEAR. THE REAR TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN ROTATED FROM THE FRONT TO BACK, AS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A WEAR PROBLEM ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES RUB AGAINST THE STRUT CAUSING THE DAMAGE. MY CAR HAS 19,00 MILES AND ALL FOUR TIRES NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

PONTIAC GTO TIRE/STRUT RUB PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE LEANING AGAINST THE STRUTS OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD AND WERE WEARING UNEVENLY IN THE INNERSIDE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION ON AUGUST 21, 2007. NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,904.

FRONT TIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. *TR

2005 PONTIAC GTO, FRONT TIRE FAILURE, UNUSUAL WEAR ON INSIDE SHOULDER. 26,880 MILES ON TIRES, HAD CAR SINCE NEW. STEEL BELTS SHOWING ON INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT, LEFT FRONT SHOWING SIMILAR WEAR. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH. VERY LUCK TO AVOID BLOWOUT. LOVE CAR'S PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING BUT THIS HAS CAUSE A CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WITH LESS THAN 18,000 ON THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY ROUGH. I TOOK IT IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND DISCOVERED THE THREAD ON THE INSIDE RIM OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THROUGH THE NEWS THAT APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT END WHERE THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. IT COST ME OVER $600 IN TIRES. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF TIRE BLOW OUTS AND AT MINIMUM HAVING TO PLACE THE TIRES AGAIN VERY SOON. *TR

LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO AND NOTICED THAT THEY ARE WORN DOWN ON THE INSIDE STRUT SIDE ALMOST TO THE STEEL BELT. I LOOKED ON THE REAR WHEELS AND NOTICED A SIMILAR WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE FROM WHEN THOSE TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED THIS, I COULD HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE WEAR IS TERRIBLE. THE VEHICLE IS NEW WITH LOW MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 21,000 MILES AND APPARENTLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT OVER A YEAR AGO. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I AM IN LINGO ON WHAT TO DO. THE OLD PARTS ARE DEFINITELY STILL AVAILABLE AND CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES WEARING BADLY ON THE INSIDE EDGE. AT 14K MILES, I ROTATED THE TIRES. WHEN I REMOVED THE FRONT TIRES, I NOTICED THE TIRE WAS HITTING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE VISIBLE RUB MARKS ON BOTH FRONT STRUTS. NOW, AT 20K MILES I REMOVED THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. THE FRONT 2 TIRES HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR APPROX 6K MILES (SINCE ROTATION). BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN ON THE INSIDE TO THE POINT THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED/SPLIT AND YOU COULD SEE THE INNER CONSTRUCTION OF THE TIRE! I'M AFRAID IF I HADN'T CHECKED THESE TIRES WHEN I DID, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURY.*JB

STOCK TIRE ONE (FRONT RIGHT) FAILED ON INTERSTATE DUE TO EXTREME TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE SECTION OF TREAD. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 18,000 MI ON THE GTO. I REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TWO ON FRONT LEFT FAILED VIA A SLOW LEAK AT 21,000 MI. WHEN REPLACING THE SECOND TIRE I NOTICED THE SAME EXTREME WEAR ON INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE(INTERNAL WIRE BELT SHOWING. I INSPECTED THE REAR TIRES , RECENTLY ROTATED, AND FOUND SAME EXCESSIVE INSIDE TREAD WEAR. AFTER INSPECTING THE WHEEL WELLS, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE TIRES ARE CONSISTENTLY RUBBING INSIDE AGAINST THE FRONT STRUTS DUE TO LACK OF CLEARANCE. I HAD TO PURCHASE A COMPLETE SET OF 4 NEW TIRES AND I ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED THE USED/WORN TIRES AND THE WORN/SCRATCHED FRONT STRUTS. THIS VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND I HAVE NOT YET REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE MANUFACTURER OF THE 2005 PONTIAC GTO HAS CHOSEN A STANDARD WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS THAT CAUSE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE PROPER ALIGNMENT AS SET BY THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS IS IN NEGLIGENCE TO POTENTIAL SAFETY STANDARDS AND GOOD PRACTICE FOR A PERFORMANCE TYPE CAR. DURING REGULAR DRIVING IT IS PROBABLE AND LIKELY THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WILL RUB IN A DANGEROUS FASHION ON THE SUSPENSIONS COMPONENTS (NAMELY STRUT) CAUSING THE TIRE TO FAIL PREMATURELY. THE FAILURE IS SUCH THAT THE TIRE BECOMES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SPECIFICALLY EXPOSING THE TIRE STEEL BELTS PRIOR TO THE VISIBLE "WEAR BAR" INDICATORS BEING EXPOSED. ONE PROPER CORRECTION TO LIMIT THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUED TIRE RUB WOULD BE TO ALIGN THE CAMBER IN A FASHION THAT IS MORE SPECIFIC THAN THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARDS. AFTER HAVING AN ALIGNMENT AT THE MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFIED...

I NOTICED THE INNER TREAD ON BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 18,500 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN UPDATE TO THE ALIGNMENT SPECS FOR THE CAR. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES IF I PAYED FOR AN ALIGNMENT (APPROX $90). I WENT AHEAD WITH THE SERVICE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR MUCH SINCE THE CHANGES WERE MADE SO I DO NOT KNOW IF OR WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

ON A LONG ROAD TRIP I STARTED TO NOTICE WHAT SMELLED LIKE HOT RUBBER. I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD OF THE TIRES WAS WORN, ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRE HAD TREAD. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TIRE I FOUND A WEAR MARK ON THE FRONT STRUT WHERE THE TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW, BUT THEY ARE CLAIMING THIS IS NOT A COMMON ISSUE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND MANY FROM 2004 TO 2006 GTO OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND 3 OUT OF THE 4 GTO'S THAT I KNOW THE OWNERS OF LOCALLY ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM.*AK

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH THE FRONT TIRE STRUT RUB ISSUE. EVEN WITH ROTATING OF THE TIRES THE INSIDE EDGES OF ALL 4 OF TIRES WERE BALD AFTER ABOUT 12,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, 040308014 AND 050308009, DEALING WITH THAT ISSUE. *AK

FRONT TIRES WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING ON A 2005 PONTIAC GTO WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN. THE TIRES WERE ONLY WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THE TIRES WERE RUBBING ON SOMETHING, BUT I COULDN'T TELL ON WHAT. THE VEHICLE SET NORMALLY AS BEST AS I COULD TELL. THE WHEELS DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY INWARD OR OUTWARD ANGLING THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS. *AK

DURING INSPECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST A METAL PLATE ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THIS CAUSED THE PAINT ON THE STRUB TO WEAR AND THE RUBBER TIRE WILL EVENTUALLY BE DAMAGED BY CONSTANTLY RUBBING AGAINST STEEL. *JB

ALIGNMENT IS BAD OUT OF THE FACTORY AND THE TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRONT STRUTS. COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS. TIRES ARE WORN TO THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE. CAR ONLY HAS 17000 MILES.*AK

WHEN ROTATING MY TIRES AT 6000 MILES, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS PAIN MISSING ON THE FRONT STRUTS BY THE TOP OF THE TIRES. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL BUILD UP OF RUBBER ON THE STRUT AND VISIBLE WEAR ON THE TIRE. I LOOKED UP ON A GTO FORUM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INFORMATION I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALER REALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS BECAUSE THEY HAD TOO MUCH NEGATIVE CAMBER. THE PEOPLE ON THE FORUMS THINK THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRONT STRUT BUSHINGS HAVE COLLAPSED FROM BEING TIED DOWN DURING TRANSPORTATION FROM AUSTRALIA. TIME WILL TELL IF THE REALIGNMENT FIXED MY PROBLEM BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE FRONT STRUT BUSHINGS WILL COLLAPSE EVEN MORE OVER TIME AND THE TIRE RUB ISSUE WILL BE BACK.*AK

I PURCHASED A PONTIAC GTO ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I HAD MY TIRES REPLACED BY THE DEALER CONSISTENT WITH A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CAR DEALER AND I. THE TIRE TECH WHO REPLACED MY TIRES WANTED ME TO SEE ONE OF THE TIRES, IT WAS SLICED ON THE INSIDE , HIDDEN PART OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT FAIL BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT WAS VERY CLOSE TO DOING SO. COULD BE DEADLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IF IT HAD FAILED THERE. THEN I READ AN ONLINE ARTICLE ON THIS VERY CONDITION, AND FOLLOWED THE LINKS AT THIS POINT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO LET THIS HAPPEN AND NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB

I DISCOVERED SEVERE INSIDE TIRE DAMAGE AT ONLY 17,000 MILES. RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 2005 PONTIAC GTO'S ARE SUFFERING FROM SIMILAR DAMAGE DUE TO THE FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER, AND HE REFUSED TO DO ANY ASIDE FROM SELLING ME TWO NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. *JB

05 GTO 18,000 MILES. FRONT TIRES RUB STRUTS. *JB

TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO ON FEBRUARY 27,2007 ON INTERSTATE 95. POSSIBILITY OF TIRE RUBBING AGAINST STRUT. TOOK SHREDDED TIRE BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN. THEY STATED CORPORATE HAD NOT INFORMED THEM OF ANY GTO DEFECTS. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE BLOWN OUT TIRE WITH SAME SIZE TIRE. IF 245MM TIRE ARE RUBBING THE STRUTS NOW REPLACEMENT WITH SAME TIRE MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ANOTHER BLOWOUT. *JB

2005 PONTIAC GTO OWNER, NOTICED SLIGHT WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES AT 7500 MILES. ROTATED TIRES AS NEEDED, NOW AT 24430 MILES RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWS EXCESSIVE CORD EXPOSURE ON INSIDE, AND LEFT FRONT SHOWS EXTREME WEAR ON INSIDE. ONE SET OF REAR TIRES ALREADY REPLACED (ORIGINALLY ON THE FRONT) DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORD EXPOSURE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. NUMEROUS CASES ALREADY DOCUMENTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. *NM

THE TIRES RUB THE FRONT STRUTS OF MY CAR. HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES AND GET A RE-ALIGNMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A RESULT OF THE OEM TIRES USED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. WHEN GM BROUGHT THE HOLDEN MONARO OVER TO THE UNITED STATES BADGED AS A GTO, THE MONARO WAS ALIGNED FOR A 235 TIRE. GM PUT A 245 TIRE AT ALL FOUR CORNERS AND DIDN'T CHANGE THE ALIGNMENT SPECS. THIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE RUB. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TIRE'S STRUCTURE/RUBBER COMPOUND/MANUFACTURING. IT IS SOLELY AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE THE 2004 GTO FIRST CAME OVER. *NM

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. HE RECEIVED A NHTSA REPORT VIA EMAIL STATING THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE07010. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED THE SAME FAILURES. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS; THE STEEL BELTS ARE SHOWING , AND THE TIRES ARE SHREDDING BECAUSE OF IT. THE TIRE BRAND IS BF GOODRICH, DOT BE8R3U113304, TIRE SIZE, 17/245. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE RELATED FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 FOR THE ORIGINAL SET TIRES, AND 44,000 FOR THE SECOND SET OF TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 48,000. THE SECOND SET OF TIRES IS ALSO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE STRUTS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE....

I HAVE A 05 GTO WITH STRUT RUB. IF YOU GO TO WWW.LS1GTO.COM YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WEARS THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES AND CAN LEAD TO BLOW OUTS. *NM

NOTICED TIRES RUBBING AGAINST STRUTS ON 2005 PONTIAC GTO. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD GM WOULD COVER AN ALIGNMENT, BUT POSSIBLY WOULD NOT COVER NEW TIRES. GM INFORMED TO HAVE ALIGNMENT DONE TO FULL POSITIVE CAMBER, AFTER COMPLAINTS WAS REIMBURSED FOR TIRES, WAS TOLD THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED AGAIN AS IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE ALIGNED AGAIN AFTER 4 MONTHS DUE TO RUBBING AGAIN. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT TIRES RUB ON THE STRUTS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE SECOND SET OF TIRES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *AK

2005 PONTIAC GTO. MASSIVE TIRE TO STRUT RUB. CAUSING THE TIRE TO RIP APART. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET STRUT MOUNT AND BEARING AND SPENT MY OWN MONEY TO GET THE CAR ALIGNED. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET FOR FIX $650. *NM

THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING THE METAL TREAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (BECK AND MASTEN PONTIAC, HOUSTON,TEXAS) AND THEY SAID THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I HAD 19000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY FRONT TIRES WERE VIRTUALLY ABOUT TO BLOW BECAUSE IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I HAD TO PAY FOR BOTH FRONT TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. PLEASE DO A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *NM

REFERENCE COMPLAINT OID#10116796 CONCERNING FRONT SUSPENSION. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ARE MANY OTHERS.*AK