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 repurchase the car or fix the car. Gm will not do anything even though we have found service bulletins for this same problem on your website. Your help is greatly appreciated.
2004 Pontiac Gto transmission complaints
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I had been waiting for traffic to clear to turn right on red at a traffic light. It appeared that cross traffic was begining to slow down to stop. I pulled out only to realize I had made a grave error in judgement and that the cross traffic was still coming. In a moment of panic I hit the accelerator only to get little response at wide open throttle. The car did not down shift nor accelerate properly creating a very dangerous situation.
While driving my new pontiac gto the bolts that hold drivers side half shaft in fell out causing the half shaft to fall out if I would of been going faster then 20 MPH it could of caused serious damage and or injury. When I shifted from first to second that's when it fell out. It is at dealer currently will call to see what's going on. Do not know why they were not tight in the first place as I was on www.ls1gto.com and found people with similar problems I do believe six of them all had the driver's side inner half shaft bolts fall out!
Driving in 2nd gear (manual transmission), 25mph, I heard a loud clunk and the car no longer accelerated. Got out and found 6 bolts that hold the drivers side half shaft to the differential were lying in the road. Had the car towed to ultimate pontiac,fredericksburg, va. It has been there since august 9th with parts on back order.
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.
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 replacing the inner cv joint, output hub and installing new bolts and retainers. Since my mishap, this has happened to at least 3 other cars. Both dealerships are incompetent and do not know the car, their customer service is horrible.
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.
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