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2004 Pontiac GTO problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

245 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

18,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 190 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension:Front is the most frequently named component, appearing in 71 of 245 complaints (29.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	27	11.0%
Braking behavior	12	4.9%
Transmission and shifting	10	4.1%
Electrical and battery issues	4	1.6%
Fuel system concerns	3	1.2%
Engine operation	2	0.8%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension:Front

Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut

Tires

Suspension

Tires:Tread/Belt

Power Train:Manual Transmission

Electrical System

Electrical System:Ignition:Switch

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Suspension:Front	71
Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut	57
Tires	52
Suspension	47
Tires:Tread/Belt	9
Power Train:Manual Transmission	6
Electrical System	5
Electrical System:Ignition:Switch	5

Suspension:Front: 71; Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut: 57; Tires: 52; Suspension: 47; Tires:Tread/Belt: 9; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 6; Electrical System: 5; Electrical System:Ignition:Switch: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

125

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 125; 25,000 to 49,999: 51; 50,000 to 74,999: 9; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 3; 150,000 and above: 1

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (125). 55 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2004

2005

2006

2007

107

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2021

2004: 11; 2005: 35; 2006: 35; 2007: 107; 2008: 24; 2009: 11; 2010: 8; 2011: 1; 2012: 1; 2013: 3; 2014: 6; 2015: 1; 2016: 1; 2021: 1

Pattern summary

Suspension:Front leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 27 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 12 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10088783 · 2004-08-29 (August 29, 2004)

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT, FRONT TIRE WHEN TURNING AND BACKING UP. ALSO NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. BEFORE 5000 MILES I NOTICED AN EVER INCREASING ROUGH RIDE AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED BADLY WHILE DRIVING, ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN COMPLETELY BALD. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EVEN HAD THE CORDS HANGING OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCOVERING THIS, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST PONTIAC DEALER. AFTER BEING …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088783 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10146648 · 2006-01-01 (January 1, 2006)

SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR STRIKING AND BREAKING A UTILITY POLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON EITHER SIDE OF 2004 PONTIAC GTO. NEW CAR, JUST 2500 MILES, NO MODIFICATIONS, STOCK. CAR TO BE SEEN BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER THIS WEEK. DRIVER, WEARING SEAT BELT, HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND HAS VERY SORE BACK. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 2,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146648 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10073298 · 2004-05-28 (May 28, 2004)

PUT KEY IN IGNITION, TURNED KEY TO START POSTITION, RADIO, EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT, THEN BELLS STARTED GOING OFF, AND ERROR SAID ABS FAULT, WENT TO START VEHICLE, AND ERROR SAID AIRBAG FAULT. CAR WOULDNT EVEN TURN OVER, JUST A CLICK. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR, ANY GEAR, HAVE HAD IT POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS ALSO A GRIND IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEN I TURN. VERY UNSATISFIED. *LA

Owner-reported narrative. 2,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10073298 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10130721 · 2005-07-31 (July 31, 2005)

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN JUNE 2004. IN AUGUST 2004 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING WHEN HIT AND AS PER MY PASSENGER(FRONT SEAT) WE HIT A TREE HEAD ON DEAD CENTER AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL BENT AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS TWISTED AND CRACKED. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY UPPER EXTREMITIES INCLUDING MY HEAD AND FACE. AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER SERIOUS DEFICITS IN MEMORY AND THOUGHT ETC. I SUFFER FROM SEVERE MI…

Owner-reported narrative. 950 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130721 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10088748 · 2004-08-28 (August 28, 2004)

WHEN PROCEEDING NORMALLY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING RIGHT AFTER SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. FOUND THAT ALL 6 BOLTS AND 3 RETAINERS HOLDING THE DRIVER'S AXLE SHAFT TO THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD FALLEN OUT. NEXT DAY I FOUND ALL BOLTS AND RETAINERS WITHIN 50 FEET OF EACH OTHER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS SEVERELY HARASSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND I WAS HARASSED THERE ALSO, BUT THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY AS A "FAVOR". CORRECTED BY RE…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088748 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10131617 · 2005-08-04 (August 4, 2005)

MY 2004 GTO HAS PLENTY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING WHEN I PUT GAS IN, TO WHILE I START AND DRIVE MY CAR THE MILES UNTIL EMPTY AND LOW FUEL AND VERY LOW FUEL WARNINGS GO ON AND OFF. TO ALL MY GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DO WHAT THEY WANT. THE RPM NEEDLE WENT CRAZY IN PARK BEFORE AND WHILE DRIVING. MY TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WHILE ONLY DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AS SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS IN HERE THE FLUIDS ALL BEING FULL WENT TO HOT AND WARNINGS CAME ON AND WENT OFF WITH TEMPERATURE NEEDLE GOING BACK TO NO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10131617 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10153069 · 2006-03-17 (March 17, 2006)

MY CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. MY MAIN CONCERN IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHOW AN ERROR LIGHT AND DISABLE BOTH THE TRACTION AND ABS SYSTEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS REGARDING THE ISSUE, IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 4 OR 5 TIMES, AND THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO BUY THE CAR BACK DESPITE THE FAILURE OF A TOUTED SAFETY SYSTEM. THE ERROR OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SO THE "NUMBER OF FAI…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,589 miles reported. Look up ODI 10153069 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10078360 · 2004-06-17 (June 17, 2004)

HAD CAR FOR 3 DAYS, STARTED MISSING AND STALLING. APPEARED TO GO AWAY. THEN WENT TO GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND I COULDN'T GET THE GAS TO GO IN THE TANK. HAD TO PUT A LITTLE AT A TIME. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BACK TO STALLING AND MISSING. A NEW TURN WAS THE DIGITAL DISPLAY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE DIAL SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE SAME SPEED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE HAD IT EVER SINCE. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND A WEEK OF IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER. A NEW GAS TANK WAS ORDERED, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT OREDERED CORRECTLY …

Owner-reported narrative. 333 miles reported. Look up ODI 10078360 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10549477 · 2013-10-25 (October 25, 2013)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 132,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10549477 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10622201 · 2014-08-14 (August 14, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 103,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10622201 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

245 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

77.6%Usable mileage190 / 245 records

100.0%Valid incident date245 / 245 records

100.0%Valid filing date245 / 245 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates245 / 245 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2004	2005	2006
Suspension:Front	7129.0% ODI 10088783 · 4,300 mi IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT, FRONT TIRE WHEN TURNING AND BACKING UP. ALSO NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. BEFORE 5000 MILES I NOTICED AN EVER INCREASING ROUGH RIDE AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED BADLY WHILE DRIVING, ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN COMPLETELY BALD. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EVEN HAD THE CORDS HANGING OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCOVERING THIS, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST PONTIAC DEALER. AFTER BEING … Look up ODI 10088783 at NHTSA ↗	4629.9% ODI 10118076 REFERENCE COMPLAINT OID#10116796 CONCERNING FRONT SUSPENSION. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ARE MANY OTHERS.*AK Look up ODI 10118076 at NHTSA ↗	7233.3% ODI 10161798 · 1,200 mi THE FEB 06 BUILD OF THE 2006 PONTIAC GTO. BOTH OF MY CAR'S STRUTS HAVE FAILED AFTER 1200 MILES AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. APPARENTLY MANY PEOPLE WHO'S GTO WAS BUILT ON THIS DATE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RESULTED IN A CLATTERING SOUND WHILE DRIVING, THE PARTS IN QUESTION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NM Look up ODI 10161798 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut	5723.3% ODI 10117954 · 7,500 mi IREFERENCE CLAIM OID 10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO.*AK Look up ODI 10117954 at NHTSA ↗	2918.8% ODI 10118633 · 900 mi FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT, HAD TO REPLACE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE. DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES WITH NITTO 245-45-17, INSTEAD OF O.E.M., B.F.G.KDWS 245-45-17. DRIVING AWAY FROM TIRE STORE, BOTH TIRES[FRONT], RUBBING ON TOP OF STRUTS, SO BADLY, HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, AND SIDEWALLS ON INSIDE BURNING FROM FRICTION, AND SMOKING FROM WHEELWELL. WENT BACK TO TIRESTORE, THEY SAID CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND SOLD ME 2 NEW FRONT TIRES, YOKOHAMA 235-45-17, WHICH FIT AND HAVE ADEQUATE CLEARENCE IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. Look up ODI 10118633 at NHTSA ↗	7032.4% ODI 10160669 · 414 mi LEAKING FRONT STRUTS ON A 2006 PONTIAC GTO SILVER/BLACK CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM ROGERS AUTO GROUP IN CHICAGO ON JUNE 3RD. THE BUILD DATE IS FEB 2006. *JB Look up ODI 10160669 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	4719.2% ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗	2113.6% ODI 10182835 · 24,400 mi AFTER READING CLEVELAND'S NEWSNET5 REPORT ABOUT FRONT TIRE PROBLEMS ON THE 2004-2005 GTO, I REALIZED I HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES AT 24,400 MILES DUE TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEING SEVERELY CUT AND WORN ON THE INSIDE TREAD. SINCE MY TIRE TREAD WAS ABOUT HALF WAY WORN, I CHOSE TO REPLACE ALL INSTEAD OF ONE, OR TWO. I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM DURING A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION, AND DID NOT SEE ANY SIGN OF ABNORMAL WEAR WHEN I ROTATED THEM AT 20,000. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO FIRESTONE AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THE RIGHT … Look up ODI 10182835 at NHTSA ↗	5425.0% ODI 10161378 · 2,600 mi BOTH FRONT STRUTS FAILED ON CAR WITH 2600 MILES. DEALER SAYS IT WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB Look up ODI 10161378 at NHTSA ↗
Tires	5221.2% ODI 10112537 · 6,000 mi I HAVE 6,000 MILES ON MY GTO. I CAN NOT ROTATIE MY TIRES BECAUSE THE INNER TIRE IN THE REAR OF MY CAR ARE BOLD. PONTIAC DEALER IS GIVING ME HARD TIME ABOUT THE REAR. MY TIRE ARE TOWED IN ON THE TOP SO I GOT UNEVEN WEAR THEY TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE REAR.*AK Look up ODI 10112537 at NHTSA ↗	3220.8% ODI 10153138 2005 PONTIAC GTO - FRONT TIRE RUB ON STRUT CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE OF FRONT TIRES. *JB Look up ODI 10153138 at NHTSA ↗	177.9% ODI 10182706 · 7,000 mi FRONT TIRES RUBBING ON THE STRUTS/STRUT BUSHINGS WORN OUT ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GTO CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT WITHIN 2-3 THOUSAND MILES. DEALER REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WITH THE CAR WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR. FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER ONCE, BUT WORE OUT IMMEDIATELY, APPOX 2-3 THOUSAND MILES. Look up ODI 10182706 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	52.0% ODI 10131617 MY 2004 GTO HAS PLENTY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING WHEN I PUT GAS IN, TO WHILE I START AND DRIVE MY CAR THE MILES UNTIL EMPTY AND LOW FUEL AND VERY LOW FUEL WARNINGS GO ON AND OFF. TO ALL MY GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DO WHAT THEY WANT. THE RPM NEEDLE WENT CRAZY IN PARK BEFORE AND WHILE DRIVING. MY TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WHILE ONLY DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AS SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS IN HERE THE FLUIDS ALL BEING FULL WENT TO HOT AND WARNINGS CAME ON AND WENT OFF WITH TEMPERATURE NEEDLE GOING BACK TO NO… Look up ODI 10131617 at NHTSA ↗	117.1% ODI 10131907 · 3,100 mi 2005 PONTIAC GTO GAS PEDAL SENSOR FAILS. THIS IMMEDIATELY CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO SAFETY MODE/REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE. CAR BECOMES UNSAFE DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL CUTTING OUT AND THE CAR CAN BARELY GO. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, CAR COULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER LEAVING YOU EXPOSED TO A POSSIBLE COLLISION. *NM Look up ODI 10131907 at NHTSA ↗	52.3% ODI 10160677 · 500 mi REMOTE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR AND OPEN TRUNK. I HAVE TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK AND THEN PULL IT OUT IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. IT FAILS TO OPEN MAYBE 1 OUT OF 30 ATTEMPTS. *NM Look up ODI 10160677 at NHTSA ↗
Tires:Tread/Belt	93.7% ODI 10125318 · 4,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796 EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR AT 4,000 MILES Look up ODI 10125318 at NHTSA ↗	42.6% ODI 10175976 · 15,800 mi B.F. GOODRICH FACTORIES TIRES WERE SHOT AT 15,800 MILES ON AT 2005 LATE MODEL PONTIAC GTO. THEY WERE DANGEROUS AND THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER CLAIMED ABUSE WHICH IS FALSE TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE PHOTOS AND ONE TIME HAD THE BELT SHIFT AND BECOME COMPLETELY EXPOSED. ANOTHER WAS BALD ON ONE SIDE, BUT NOT THE OTHER. TWO OTHERS WERE ROUNDING AND FLATTENING IN VARIOUS SPOTS. IT APPEARS TO BE THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP A MAJOR DEFECT THAT MAY BE DANGEROUS AND COSTLY TO THEM MUCH LIKE THE FIRESTONE PROBLEM ON THE SUV'S A … Look up ODI 10175976 at NHTSA ↗	10.5% ODI 10218771 · 25,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED AND SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS VERY LOW. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TIRE IMBALANCE. A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. Look up ODI 10218771 at NHTSA ↗
Tires:Sidewall	52.0% ODI 10118684 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 IM WORRIED ABOUT TIRE MALFUNCTION. *AK Look up ODI 10118684 at NHTSA ↗	85.2% ODI 10118724 FRONT TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY A RUBBING MARK ON THE STRUT BODY, AND MANY TIMES WEAR MARKS ON THE TIRES THEMSELVES. THE TIRE SIDEWALL RUBBING IN THIS AREA COULD EASILY CAUSE A BLOW OUT, ESPECIALLY IF THE OWNER DOESN'T INSPECT THE TIRES AND SUSPENSION WELL, OR ISN'T AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. IN LIGHT OF THE FORD-FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE RESEARCHED.*AK Look up ODI 10118724 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Steering	31.2% ODI 10150270 2004 GTO FRONT SIDEWALL OF TIRE IS RUBBING A HARD METAL OBJECT (STRUT). *JB Look up ODI 10150270 at NHTSA ↗	53.2% ODI 10315157 · 24,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10315157 at NHTSA ↗	31.4% ODI 10264839 · 27,000 mi 2006 PONTIAC GTO ENGINE FAILURE AT 15,000 MILES. FRONT SUSPENSION PULLS TO THE LEFT, WITH TREMENDOUS VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT. BRAKING IS HARSH WITH FURTHER FRONT END VIBRATIONS, OCCASIONAL SQUEALING AND DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAN HEAR THE COLLAPSING NOISE OF THE COMPRESSED STRUT TOWERS, ALONG WITH SOME INNER WHEEL STRUT RUB. THE PRESENCE OF MECHANICAL KNOCKING AND POPPING NOISE WITH THE VEHICLE SITTING STILL AND JUST TURNING THE STEERING WH… Look up ODI 10264839 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Suspension:Front	10,000–30,008 mi	18,000 mi	56	ODI 10088783 · 4,300 mi IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT, FRONT TIRE WHEN TURNING AND BACKING UP. ALSO NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. BEFORE 5000 MILES I NOTICED AN EVER INCREASING ROUGH RIDE AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED BADLY WHILE DRIVING, ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN COMPLETELY BALD. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EVEN HAD THE CORDS HANGING OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCOVERING THIS, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST PONTIAC DEALER. AFTER BEING … Look up ODI 10088783 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10116796 · 2,000 mi HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIA HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MANARO COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH 235/45R17 TIRES, TIRES THAT ARE GENERALLY 235MM (9.25") WIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN PONTIAC SPECS THE GTO FOR THE US, THEY FINALLY DECIDED ON A 10MM WIDER TIRE, A 245/45R17 BF GOODRICH G-FORCE KDWS TIRE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR US IMPORT THOUGH. CURRENT PROBLEM: THE LARGER TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY… Look up ODI 10116796 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10118073 · 1 mi FRONT TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE RUB ON THE FRONT STRUTS. CONCERN IS THE EFFECT OF THE RUBBING ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE TIRE. AS OF YET THERE ARE NO FAILURES THAT I AM AWARE OF DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH OWNERS. *AK Look up ODI 10118073 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut	11,000–22,000 mi	17,000 mi	49	ODI 10117954 · 7,500 mi IREFERENCE CLAIM OID 10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUTON MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO.AK Look up ODI 10117954 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10117962 · 2,500 mi ON A 2004 PONTIAC GTO FRONT STRUTS ARE RUBBING SIDEWALLS OF FACTORY TIRES, TOOK INTO DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG, MEMBER OF A INTERNET FORUM AND MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM REFERENCE CLAIM #10116796 THANK YOU. AK Look up ODI 10117962 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗
Tires	10,836–27,625 mi	18,000 mi	34	ODI 10112537 · 6,000 mi I HAVE 6,000 MILES ON MY GTO. I CAN NOT ROTATIE MY TIRES BECAUSE THE INNER TIRE IN THE REAR OF MY CAR ARE BOLD. PONTIAC DEALER IS GIVING ME HARD TIME ABOUT THE REAR. MY TIRE ARE TOWED IN ON THE TOP SO I GOT UNEVEN WEAR THEY TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE REAR.AK Look up ODI 10112537 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10116796 · 2,000 mi HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIA HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MANARO COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH 235/45R17 TIRES, TIRES THAT ARE GENERALLY 235MM (9.25") WIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN PONTIAC SPECS THE GTO FOR THE US, THEY FINALLY DECIDED ON A 10MM WIDER TIRE, A 245/45R17 BF GOODRICH G-FORCE KDWS TIRE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR US IMPORT THOUGH. CURRENT PROBLEM: THE LARGER TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY… Look up ODI 10116796 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10118054 · 7,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10118054 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	15,795–27,552 mi	18,800 mi	31	ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10169324 · 18,480 mi 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 GOIN… Look up ODI 10169324 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10182582 · 20,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10182582 at NHTSA ↗
Tires:Tread/Belt	5,600–14,000 mi	10,000 mi	5	ODI 10125318 · 4,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796 EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR AT 4,000 MILES Look up ODI 10125318 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10155890 · 14,000 mi AT 14,000 MILES, I NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, I OBSERVED WEAR MARKS AND RUBBER FRAGMENTS ON THE STRUT. THE TIRE STILL HAS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT EXCLUDING THE ABNORMAL WEAR WHICH HAS WORN BALD. UNCHECKED, THIS COULD LEAD TO A DISASTER. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT FIX, YET MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MOST LIKELY, CHANGING THE TIRE SIZE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. NM Look up ODI 10155890 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10183111 · 18,800 mi 2004 GTO, ORIGINAL OWNER, TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE 1-1/2 TO 2" TREAD DUE TO RUBBING ON STRUTS. AT 19,000 MILES, SURPRISED TO FIND NEXT TO NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE EDGES. REPLACED TIRES WITH SAME ORIGINAL SPECS. WHEELS ARE ALIGNED BUT STILL RUBBING ON STRUT TOWERS. ON-GOING PROBLEM. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. JB Look up ODI 10183111 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Manual Transmission	Too few reports for a range	3,550 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10073298 · 2,800 mi PUT KEY IN IGNITION, TURNED KEY TO START POSTITION, RADIO, EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT, THEN BELLS STARTED GOING OFF, AND ERROR SAID ABS FAULT, WENT TO START VEHICLE, AND ERROR SAID AIRBAG FAULT. CAR WOULDNT EVEN TURN OVER, JUST A CLICK. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR, ANY GEAR, HAVE HAD IT POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS ALSO A GRIND IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEN I TURN. VERY UNSATISFIED. LA Look up ODI 10073298 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10088787 · 4,300 mi 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 Look up ODI 10088787 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10125015 · 600 mi MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO REPEATEDLY COMES OUT OF OR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN GOING INTO 2ND BUT ALSO IN 1ST AND REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 GM DEALERS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE SINCE I CANNOT GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL IF I CANNOT GET IT INTO GEAR. I ALSO CANNOT ACCELERATE IF THE VEHICLE COMES OUT OF GEAR. MANY TIMES THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE ARIZONA GM REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED AND WITNESSED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT TOLD US TO SUE GM BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT REPURC… Look up ODI 10125015 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	Too few reports for a range	55,000 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10248645 · 40,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10248645 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10575796 · 27,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. ..UPDATED 05-09-14 *BF Look up ODI 10575796 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10598473 · 70,000 mi WE HAVE OWNED 2 2004 GTO'S AND THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH VEHICLES AND THE VIN NUMBER LISTED ABOVE IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. THE KEY WILL NOT WORK AND UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN THEREFORE THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK... THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AND HAS LEFT US STRANDED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHEN I CONTACTED PONTIAC (GM) ABOUT THIS ISSUE THEY INITIALLY SEEMED CONCERNED BUT NOW AFTER COUNTLESS CALLS AND EMAILS THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING. THEY HAVE EVEN ISSUED A SERVICE REQUEST: 71-1312795897 NUMBER WHICH APPARENTLY DOESN'T MEAN … Look up ODI 10598473 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Ignition:Switch	29,000–42,000 mi	32,000 mi	5	ODI 10121835 · 2,556 mi (1)DRIVING ON I-95 APRIL 9TH 2005 AT A SPEED OF 70MPH IN MIDDLE LANE - WENT TO PASS A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME - SO WENT TO GO INTO LEFT LANE (2) ENGINE DIED AND HAD TO COAST OVER 3 LANES TO THE RIGHT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD - VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION - CAR WOULD NOT RESTART.PROBLEM FOUND - IGNIATION SWITCH OPEN - NO POWER TO INJECTORS OR IGNITION MODULE (3) CALLED GM ROADSIDE ASSITANCE WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK - IT WAS REPLACED AFTER 4 DAYS THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN!!!! IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON I-95 AND A NEW CAR THAT DECIDES TO TUR… Look up ODI 10121835 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10197860 · 29,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. AS JULY 30, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART WAS BACK-ORDERED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000. Look up ODI 10197860 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10200929 · 42,000 mi THE IGNITION LOCK BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN UP TO THE POINT THAT THE LOCK SEIZES. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE IN ONE YEAR. JB Look up ODI 10200929 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2005: 103 complaints · 2006: 187 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2005	20	40	103
2006	140	163	187

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2005	153	0	1
2006	216	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Suspension:Front	Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut	Tires	Suspension	Tires:Tread/Belt	Power Train:Manual Transmission	Electrical System	Electrical System:Ignition:Switch
Suspension:Front	—	4 ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10161821 · 6,000 mi 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 THE… Look up ODI 10161821 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10208815 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 D… Look up ODI 10208815 at NHTSA ↗	10 ODI 10116796 · 2,000 mi HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIA HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MANARO COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH 235/45R17 TIRES, TIRES THAT ARE GENERALLY 235MM (9.25") WIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN PONTIAC SPECS THE GTO FOR THE US, THEY FINALLY DECIDED ON A 10MM WIDER TIRE, A 245/45R17 BF GOODRICH G-FORCE KDWS TIRE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR US IMPORT THOUGH. CURRENT PROBLEM: THE LARGER TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY… Look up ODI 10116796 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10147377 · 9,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10147377 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10186937 · 16,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10186937 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10208815 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 D… Look up ODI 10208815 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10155890 · 14,000 mi AT 14,000 MILES, I NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, I OBSERVED WEAR MARKS AND RUBBER FRAGMENTS ON THE STRUT. THE TIRE STILL HAS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT EXCLUDING THE ABNORMAL WEAR WHICH HAS WORN BALD. UNCHECKED, THIS COULD LEAD TO A DISASTER. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT FIX, YET MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MOST LIKELY, CHANGING THE TIRE SIZE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM Look up ODI 10155890 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10182719 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON… Look up ODI 10182719 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10182719 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON… Look up ODI 10182719 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Suspension:Front:Macpherson Strut	4 ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10161821 · 6,000 mi 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 THE… Look up ODI 10161821 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10208815 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 D… Look up ODI 10208815 at NHTSA ↗	—	8 ODI 10134852 I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. JB Look up ODI 10134852 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10161038 · 18,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10161038 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10185239 · 17,200 mi 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 Look up ODI 10185239 at NHTSA ↗	6 ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10182784 · 16,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10182784 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10188527 · 13,100 mi NOTICED FRONT TIRE STRUT RUB RECENTLY AFTER FINDING AN ARTICLE DONE BY CLEVELAND NEWSNET 5. *TR Look up ODI 10188527 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10189273 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 Look up ODI 10189273 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10197653 · 10,000 mi 2004 PONTIAC GTO. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE RUBS STRUT. HAVE LOST THREE TIRES, ONE BLEW OUT AND ONE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TR Look up ODI 10197653 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0
Tires	10 ODI 10116796 · 2,000 mi HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC GTO IS AN IMPORTED VERSION OF THE AUSTRALIA HOLDEN MONARO. THE HOLDEN MANARO COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH 235/45R17 TIRES, TIRES THAT ARE GENERALLY 235MM (9.25") WIDE. HOWEVER, WHEN PONTIAC SPECS THE GTO FOR THE US, THEY FINALLY DECIDED ON A 10MM WIDER TIRE, A 245/45R17 BF GOODRICH G-FORCE KDWS TIRE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR US IMPORT THOUGH. CURRENT PROBLEM: THE LARGER TIRE CAUSES RUBBING ON THE FRONT STRUT, NAMELY AND MORE COMMONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY… Look up ODI 10116796 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10147377 · 9,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10147377 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10186937 · 16,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10186937 at NHTSA ↗	8 ODI 10134852 I REFERENCE CLAIM ODI#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBING ON MY FRONT STRUT. JB Look up ODI 10134852 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10161038 · 18,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10161038 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10185239 · 17,200 mi 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 Look up ODI 10185239 at NHTSA ↗	—	17 ODI 10161865 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 THA… Look up ODI 10161865 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10166487 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,… Look up ODI 10166487 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10169324 · 18,480 mi 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 GOIN… Look up ODI 10169324 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0
Suspension	2 ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10208815 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 D… Look up ODI 10208815 at NHTSA ↗	6 ODI 10118603 · 17,000 mi I REFERENCE CLAIM OID#10116796. I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TIRES ARE RUBBED ON MY FRONT STRUTS AND AFTER ROTATION ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN. TWO OF THEM WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS AND ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO REPLACE MY DANGEROUSLY WORN TIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A BLOWOUT. I DID SAVE THE LEAST WORN OF THE 4 TIRES FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE AND HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO WORST OF THE 4. HISTORY: THE 2004-2005 PONTIAC … Look up ODI 10118603 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10182784 · 16,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10182784 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10188527 · 13,100 mi NOTICED FRONT TIRE STRUT RUB RECENTLY AFTER FINDING AN ARTICLE DONE BY CLEVELAND NEWSNET 5. *TR Look up ODI 10188527 at NHTSA ↗	17 ODI 10161865 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 THA… Look up ODI 10161865 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10166487 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,… Look up ODI 10166487 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10169324 · 18,480 mi 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 GOIN… Look up ODI 10169324 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10183111 · 18,800 mi 2004 GTO, ORIGINAL OWNER, TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE 1-1/2 TO 2" TREAD DUE TO RUBBING ON STRUTS. AT 19,000 MILES, SURPRISED TO FIND NEXT TO NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE EDGES. REPLACED TIRES WITH SAME ORIGINAL SPECS. WHEELS ARE ALIGNED BUT STILL RUBBING ON STRUT TOWERS. ON-GOING PROBLEM. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *JB Look up ODI 10183111 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0
Tires:Tread/Belt	2 ODI 10155890 · 14,000 mi AT 14,000 MILES, I NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, I OBSERVED WEAR MARKS AND RUBBER FRAGMENTS ON THE STRUT. THE TIRE STILL HAS A LOT OF TREAD LEFT EXCLUDING THE ABNORMAL WEAR WHICH HAS WORN BALD. UNCHECKED, THIS COULD LEAD TO A DISASTER. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT FIX, YET MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MOST LIKELY, CHANGING THE TIRE SIZE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM Look up ODI 10155890 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10182719 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON… Look up ODI 10182719 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10189273 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 Look up ODI 10189273 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10197653 · 10,000 mi 2004 PONTIAC GTO. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE RUBS STRUT. HAVE LOST THREE TIRES, ONE BLEW OUT AND ONE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TR Look up ODI 10197653 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10183111 · 18,800 mi 2004 GTO, ORIGINAL OWNER, TIRES WEARING ON THE INSIDE 1-1/2 TO 2" TREAD DUE TO RUBBING ON STRUTS. AT 19,000 MILES, SURPRISED TO FIND NEXT TO NO TREAD ON THE INSIDE EDGES. REPLACED TIRES WITH SAME ORIGINAL SPECS. WHEELS ARE ALIGNED BUT STILL RUBBING ON STRUT TOWERS. ON-GOING PROBLEM. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *JB Look up ODI 10183111 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10182719 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON… Look up ODI 10182719 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Power Train:Manual Transmission	1 ODI 10182719 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON… Look up ODI 10182719 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	1 ODI 10182719 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP (HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES). ANALOG SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY ERRATIC, MOVED ALL AROUND FROM 0 TO 200 MPH WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH (2 TIMES) AND READ 140 MPH WHILE STOPPED. PAINT ON THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING OFF WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT BRAND NEW). DAMPNESS BEHIND THE DRIVES SEAT ON… Look up ODI 10182719 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0
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Search patterns

5 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 14,027 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10130721 · 950 mi

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ODI 10189882 · 27,104 mi

REFER TO CLAIM # 10116796, 2004 PONTIAC GTO TIRE CONTACT WITH SUSPENSION HAS CAUSED FRONT TIRE FAILURE WHICH IS A RISK TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. ALL TIRES AND WHEELS ARE OF ORIGINAL OEM SPEC. AFTER REPLACING FRONT TIRES ONCE THE SECOND FRONT SET BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. INITIAL DEALER VISIT TO QUESTION TIRE WEAR SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. (2.22.07) I PULLED TIRES AND INSPECTED MYSELF AND BROUGHT PICTURES OF CONTACT POINTS WHERE TIRES RUBBED PAINT FROM STRUTS. (3.1.07) THEY THEN SAID THEY NEEDED SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM ZONE REP TO ALIGNMENT FRONT END. THR…

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Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 51,667 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10078360 · 333 mi

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ODI 10622201 · 103,000 mi

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 16,808 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10183286 · 16,808 mi

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 TIR…

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Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10192499

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.

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 22,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10184162 · 22,000 mi

ERRATIC GAUGE READINGS. NO RPM WHEN STARTED, NO SPEEDOMETER WHEN MOVING, GAS GAUGE SHOWS OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT REALLY IS. IE FULL TANK SHOWS EMPTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TEMPERATURE; BUT NO CODES PRESENT. COOLANT GAUGE READS HOT WHEN CAR IS JUST STARTED....COLD. *JB

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b