2004 Pontiac Gto tires problems

Filed Jun 16, 2010 · Suspension, Tires · 44,985 miles · GA

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 to this problem. I have researched and spoken to many gto owners only to find that they all have the same issue, and some dealers have retrofitted gto's with the appropriate 18" wheel and tire combination, but carl black in roswell ga and the district manager "rod" will do nothing to help us. Please - can you help?

Filed May 21, 2010 · Brakes, Suspension · 32,754 miles · WA

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 most certainly be eather a gradual loss of air pressure or if running freeway speeds a sudden blowout. Simply replacing the tires (with oem replacements) and adjusting the front end alignment will not prevent the problem from occurring again. 3. I'm currently in the process of researching options to correct the problem. We purchased the car used but with very low miles and got an extended warranty. Since other items contribute to the tire rub such as premature failure of bushings and brearngs I hope to get at least those replaced since they are covered. A formal recall has not yet been required, so any replacement parts would be the same as those that failed in the firstplace. I'm strongly looking at installing an aftermarket kit designed to correct all the problems.

Filed May 21, 2010 · Suspension, Tires · 28,000 miles · CT

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.

Filed Feb 13, 2010 · Suspension, Tires · WA

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!

Filed Apr 28, 2009 · Suspension, Tires · 71,000 miles · KS

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?

Filed Jan 30, 2009 · Tires · 16,782 miles · OH

Pontiac gto uneven tire ware. 16700 miles and the tires are shot. One went flat, luckily not on the highway.

Filed Jan 10, 2009 · Suspension, Tires · 28,000 miles · MD

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.

Filed Nov 8, 2008 · Tires · 7,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Sep 9, 2008 · Tires · GA

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.

Filed May 20, 2008 · Tires · MI

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.