2005 Pontiac GTO suspension problems

“IRREGULAR FRONT TIRE WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS CAUSING BLOW OUT AND FLATS. NUMEROUS WHEEL ALIGNMENTS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHY HAS GM NOT PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE? LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS. SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR LOSE THEIR LIFE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED BUT MANAGED TO STAY ON THE ROAD.”

“MY 2005 PONTIAC GTO WAS PURCHASED WITH 53000 MILES AND MANUFACTURED WITH 245MM TIRES THAT ARE TOO WIDE AND RUB ON THE FRONT STRUT. THIS HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. OTHER 04-05 GTOS HAVE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS CAUSED TIRE FAILURE AND ACCIDENTS IN OTHER GTOS. *JS”

“I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2005, I HAVE 38,000 MILES ON IT TODAY AND I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES AND FIFTH ALIGNMENT. MY TIRES ON THE REAR, WEAR SEVERELY ON THE INSIDE EACH TIME, SO I MORE CAREFULLY WATCHED AND HAD RECHECKING THE ALIGNMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS ALONG WITH TIRE ROTATION. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT ALIGN THE REAR END AND ALL COMPONENTS LOOK GOOD, GO TO DEALER. I WENT TO DEALER AND SHOWED THEM THE SPECKS WHAT THE CAR WAS OUT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO THE ALIGNMENT. THEY DID A ALIGNMENT FOR A FEE AND TOLD ME IT NEED PARTS, FRONT CAMBER KIT, REAR NEEDS TWO BUSHINGS AND GM PART 1 ON THE EXPLODED VIEW KNOWN AS DIFFERENTIAL BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE REAR END TOGETHER FOR A PRICE OF PARTS $1,249.00 AND LABOR $664.00 TOTAL $1913 AND ANOTHER FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR JUST A LITTLE OVER $2,000.00. I SAID WHY ARE YOU CHARGING ME FOR AN ALIGNMENT IF YOU CAN NOT DO IT PROPERLY AND I HAD ALREADY GIVEN YOU THE ALIGNMENT SPECS FROM DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY. THEY SAID ALL MACHINES ARE DIFFERENT AND WE HAVE TO DO OUR OWN. SO YOUR TELLING ME THAT THIS PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE NEW IS A STRUCTURAL PART FLAW THAT…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUTS AND ARE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WAY HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AGGRESSIVE WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,740. RVK”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED 01/27/11 PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED INTERNALLY, AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 04/15/11”

“TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON MY 2005 GTO. TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE. IT WAS NOT DETECTED BECAUSE IT ONLY OCCURS AT THE VERY INSIDE EDGE. TIRE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY OCCURRED AND WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TO THE DEALER THEY NOTICED THE OTHER WAS SHOWING STEEL THROUGH AS WELL. THEY SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. AFTER ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES THE CAR CONTINUES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY. GM MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR”