Strong vibration developed from the front of the vehicle. Inspection of the front end revealed the inside edge of my right front tire was cut past the steel belts due to it rubbing on the strut. I had to replace all the tires on the car.
2005 Pontiac Gto suspension complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac gto. While driving 20 MPH, the contact heard a clicking noise coming from the front passenger side tire. He noticed that the tread had separated. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by the struts wearing into the tires, which was due to a design flaw with the vehicle. There is a defect investigation open (the federal safety agency action # pe07010) for the mcpherson strut. The dealer stated that they would contact a general motors representative and advised the contact to not drive the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 17,760.
Driver front tire rubbing on strut inside 3 inches warn down past the wear indicators while 3/16 tread still left on rest of tire. Tire went flat while traveling down residential roads, damage to the rim resulted. Driver's side camber was adjusted to allow tire not to contact strut, throwing alignment out, tire replaced. Passenger side noticed having the same problem only 2 inches warn away on inside of tire months later. Problem noticed after tire went flat on state highway, causing rim to be scuffed. Tire replaced, no suspension work done to fix issue.
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.
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.
Front tires rub the strut causing premature excessive wear to inside of tire revealing the cords.
My 2005 gto has strut rub with 20,000 miles on it. After many complaints to my dealership I can see that they are not concerned for mine or my wife's lives. They keep putting our service date back week after week. Both of the front tires are worn down to the metal belts on the inside wall. We are still trying to get assistance for this issue from anyone who will help before we are killed or someone else is.
Front tires are shredding, rubbing on struts. Steel belts on tires exposed. Must buy new tires and get front camber set and alignment.
In my 2005 pontiac gto there is a problem with the front tires rubbing the strut assembly. The marks on the struts are very visible and they have worn down to the bare metal. I noticed the problem when rotating my tires. An alignment has been done in order to increase the camber, however, the initial specs were well within manufacturer's specifications. The dealership did not perform the alignment. The pontiac dealership had no real solution to the problem nor were they very willing to finding one. I am not sure that the alignment has fixed the issue.
Tire failure due to tires rubbing on front struts on a 2005 pontiac gto
2005 gto strut rub. Recently I had the tires rotated and noticed that the inside of the front tires has been worn down significantly compared to the rear tires. I am worried that without a fix every set of tires will do the same.
2005 pontiac gto purchased in 6/2005 had tires rotated every 6,000 miles. After 19,000 miles in 2/200 2 tires had to be replaced due to struts scraping inside wall of tires. After 22,000 miles in 5/2007 other 2 tires had to be replaced because of same problem. Pontiac dealer charged me $50 for front alignment to move struts away from tires. Tire cost of $120 b.f. Goodrich tires, size 24545zr17+$21 installment +tax=$152 each.
Tire/strut rub - took 2005 gto with 24000 miles to the local dealer to fix a leak on the front seal of the transmission, and was informed when I went to pick up the car that the left front driver's tire was getting bald on the inner side, and the right front passenger tire was down to the belt and could blowout at any time. Drove it straight home and looked at the tires and couldn't believe what I saw. Upon an internet search found numerous other gto owners with the same tire/strut rub, especially with the right front passenger tire. Gm needed to acknowledge t and fix this problem now! This was a very dangerous and serious problem and gm was lucky that this was caught before anyone was killed. This needed to be taken care of now!!
Failure of upper strut bushing on 2005 pontiac gto caused front tires to rub against the struts , leading to irregular wear and eventual failure of front tires. Pontiac refused to repair strut bushing and charged customer for front end alignment with negative camber to compensate for strut rub.
2005 pontiac gto. Strut rub/ defective factory alignment. Caused premature wear to front driver and passenger tires which required replacement at 1200 miles. Noticeable rubbing on strut.
Both front tires rub against the macpherson strut ,causing excessive tire wear, the resulting tire wear could result in tire failure, resulting in loss of control.
2005 pontiac gto has strut rubbing ,the upper strut bushing is worn. The upper strut bearing also failed. Thus allowing the front tires to contact the front struts on the bottom of the spring perch. Dealer has done an alignment. They said strut bushing passed test. They will not remove strut to inspect bushing. I have ordered them, and will replace them myself. Car only has 5354 miles on it at this time. The federal safety agency investigation number is pe07010.
The 2005 pontiac gto with 18,000 miles was taken to tire service station for inspection and repairs of potential nail penetration to front passenger tire on april 14, 2007. Slow leak in tire after winter storage in garage caused the tire to be flat. Upon removal from car the defective tire determined the entire inner rim was worn out, exposing wires. Stated I was lucky the tire did not blow,out and rip my fender off, and causing an accident. I was informed that the driver's side tire was damaged as well, not safe to drive on, but not as bad as the passenger front tire. Something was severely wrong with car to cause that much damage. Paid for a replacement tire to drive to dealership. Researched information on internet through forums in regard to strut rub issue. Dropped car off at moormans pontiac in dayton, ohio on 05-07-07, and shared strut rub information with them, at which time they informed me that they had not been aware of this problem. They inspected the car and informed me that there was no evidence of tire rubbing on the struts, and that I would have to pay for alignment and new tires since I had evidently caused the problem myself due to my driving habits. Quoted cost of repairs would be $881 plus tax. Actual information entered in service ticket read customer stated tires were rubbing front struts and wearing out the tires.
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.
Front tires rubbing struts. Causing significant tire damage.
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.
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.
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 service center, this correction was not performed and the manufacturer was further negligent while not properly informing the owner or the service center staff about this tire rub issue. After having the tires rotated at the aforementioned service center the tires were not properly inspected for safety. The excessive tire wear was visible at approximately 18,000 miles. At this point, the front tires had failed and should have been replaced under warranty due to the factory alignment settings. During the first 12,000 miles on the car the original front tires had been damaged in such a way that steering alignment could not be maintained. This was observed from the service center staff. At that point on the said mentioned day, the rear tires were also failed. The service center was not properly informed about these issues causing an unsafe situation.
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.
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.
My 2005 pontiac gto is showing excessive front tire treadwear on the inside sidewall and tread. Also gets severe vibration/shimmie from the front when driving over 50 MPH.
Car has excessive strut rub on both front tires.
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.
Replaced 2 right rear tires from sidewall blowout. 2005 gto with 25000 miles, front and rear tires had inner wear. Left rear and right front were cut to the wire and were about to blow. Have pictures of the wear and of the lack of clearance between front strut and tire. Dealer towed vehicle to their shop. Replaced all tires, both rear coil springs,and aligned. Nothing was done to correct front of vehicle. When I picked up the vehicle from the dealer, I asked to see the clearance of the tires and struts on a model in stock. Clearance was less than one half inch. This is a major defect that can have serious consequences for drivers and their safety. Gm should be forced to correct the issue immediately and not just keep replacing parts until the warranty is up.
Inner tire wear on 2005 pontiac gto. Only 17k and inner front tires are gone.
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