During inspection of the front suspension, noticed that the front tires were rubbing against a metal plate on the front struts. This caused the paint on the strub to wear and the rubber tire will eventually be damaged by constantly rubbing against steel.
2005 Pontiac Gto suspension complaints
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Alignment is bad out of the factory and the tires are rubbing against the front struts. Common problem according to online forums. Tires are worn to the belts on the inside. Car only has 17000 miles.
When rotating my tires at 6000 miles, I noticed that there was pain missing on the front struts by the top of the tires. On the passenger side there was also a small build up of rubber on the strut and visible wear on the tire. I looked up on a gto forum and found that this is a common problem. I took the car to the dealer and informed them of the information I found on the internet. The dealer realigned the front wheels because they had too much negative camber. The people on the forums think the real problem is that the front strut bushings have collapsed from being tied down during transportation from australia. Time will tell if the realignment fixed my problem but I suspect that the front strut bushings will collapse even more over time and the tire rub issue will be back.
Cupping of in side tire.
Rear springs are weak causing rear height to be 1" out of spec creating accelerated rear tire wear. Request new rear springs to correct problem.
Right front tire has excessive wear on inside. This was noticed at each tire rotation and now the vehicle has 18000 miles and is showing more wear than should be.
I discovered severe inside tire damage at only 17,000 miles. Research found that many other 2005 pontiac gto's are suffering from similar damage due to the front tires rubbing on the struts. I took the car to my local dealer, and he refused to do any aside from selling me two new tires and an alignment.
I purchased a pontiac gto one week prior to the incident. I had my tires replaced by the dealer consistent with a written agreement between the car dealer and I. The tire tech who replaced my tires wanted me to see one of the tires, it was sliced on the inside , hidden part of the tire. The tire did not fail because of this, but was very close to doing so. Could be deadly at freeway speeds if it had failed there. Then I read an online article on this very condition, and followed the links at this point. I can't believe that the car manufacturer has been allowed to let this happen and not come up with a solution to an obvious manufacturer defect.
Three tire replacements due to tire blow outs at unsafe speeds during the past year (2006-2007). Mechanics noted rubbing of both front tires against the struts of my 2005 pontiac gto.
Tl*- the contact stated that on a routine tire rotation on the 2005 pontiac gto with 11700 current mileage the tire shop discovered that the front struts were rubbing against the tires. And the tires were worn on the inside. The contact stated that there were no failures. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and the problem will be repaired soon. The contact was not sure what type of strut he had, he stated that was part of the original equipment.*ak updated 04/05/07.
05 gto 18,000 miles. Front tires rub struts.
2005 pontiac gto suffered a flat front driver's tire. Upon my own inspection, both front tires had severe inner wear from rubbing the struts.
Tire blowout on 2005 pontiac gto on february 27,2007 on interstate 95. Possibility of tire rubbing against strut. Took shredded tire back to dealership but was told cause of failure unknown. They stated corporate had not informed them of any gto defects. They offered to replace blown out tire with same size tire. If 245mm tire are rubbing the struts now replacement with same tire may eventually lead to another blowout.
2005 pontiac gto owner, noticed slight wear on inside of front tires at 7500 miles. Rotated tires as needed, now at 24430 miles right front tire shows excessive cord exposure on inside, and left front shows extreme wear on inside. One set of rear tires already replaced (originally on the front) due to excessive cord exposure. This is a safety concern. Numerous cases already documented on several websites.
Tl*- the contact's 2005 pontiac gto with 20019 current mileage was in the repair shop being looked at to determine if there was a tire rubbing on the strut. After researching complaints he was concerned about this vehicle. There have been no failures to date.
Tl* -the contact owns a 2005 pontiac gto. He received a the federal safety agency report via email stating that there is an open investigation for the following components: suspension, suspension:front suspension:front:macpherson strut, tires, tires:sidewall. The federal safety agency action number is pe07010. The contact's vehicle demonstrated the same failures. The front passenger and driver tires are rubbing against the struts; the steel belts are showing , and the tires are shredding because of it. The tire brand is bf goodrich, dot be8r3u113304, tire size, 17/245. The original tires were replaced due to the related failure. The failure mileage was 20,000 for the original set tires, and 44,000 for the second set of tires. The current mileage on the vehicle is 48,000. The second set of tires is also making contact with the struts and need to be replaced. The contact does not feel the vehicle is safe to drive due to the tire failure. The dealer and the manufacturer stated that they were not aware of the failure or the investigation. The contact wants the struts to be repaired. *ak update 4/9 * tr
The tires rub the front struts of my car. Had to purchase four new tires and get a re-alignment to fix the problem. This problem is not a result of the oem tires used on the vehicle, but a problem with the alignment. When gm brought the holden monaro over to the united states badged as a gto, the monaro was aligned for a 235 tire. Gm put a 245 tire at all four corners and didn't change the alignment specs. This is what is causing the rub. It has absolutely nothing to do with the tire's structure/rubber compound/manufacturing. It is solely an alignment issue that has been in existence since the 2004 gto first came over.
Front tires are rubbing against the inside strut. Took the car to the local dealer and they said nothing was wrong with the car. It was just out of alignment. They billed me for an alignment and I replaced the tires with new tires. Just over 18k miles. Middle and outside of tire was just fine, plenty of tread left. Inside had a groove cut into the tire and had cut the tire down to the belt.
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 front was off slightly negative camber causing the tire to rub against the strut the clearance is very close when properly aligned. After replacing the tires with pirelli pzero m+s 245/45-17 I had the technician verify clearance with the struts, and he said you can see light meaning the clearance was close. I have logged 10,000 miles on these tires and have rotated them twice noticing very minor inside wear and slight wear indications on the struts themselves. Since I have lifetime wheel alignments with firestone, I have had the alignment checked 4 times since then with minor camber and toe adjustments up front. My primary concern is a minor misalignment can shred a tire in 4,400 miles, or less. Thank you for your attention.
Noticed tires rubbing against struts on 2005 pontiac gto. Contacted dealership was told gm would cover an alignment, but possibly would not cover new tires. Gm informed to have alignment done to full positive camber, after complaints was reimbursed for tires, was told this would not be covered again as it was a maintenance issue. Had to have vehicle aligned again after 4 months due to rubbing again.
I have a 05 gto with strut rub. If you go to www.ls1gto.com you will see many people have the same problem. I just want to make you aware of the problem because it wears the inside of the front tires and can lead to blow outs.
2005 pontiac gto. Massive tire to strut rub. Causing the tire to rip apart. The car is under warranty and the dealer would not fix this problem. I purchased an aftermarket strut mount and bearing and spent my own money to get the car aligned. Total out of pocket for fix $650.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2005 pontiac gto. The front tires rub on the struts each time the vehicle came in contact with a bump in the road. The dealer and the manufacturer told the contact that it was not their problem. The contact purchased the second set of tires due to the failure. The current and failure mileage was 28,000.
The front tires of my 2005 pontiac gto was rubbing against the struts. Both front tires were showing the metal tread. I took it to the dealership (beck and masten pontiac, houston,texas) and they said that the tires needed an alignment. I had 19000 miles on my car and my front tires were virtually about to blow because it needed an alignment. I had to pay for both front tires and an alignment. Please do a recall for this known issue.
Dt*: the contact stated while inspecting the tires, it was noticed that both of the front tires were rubbing the struts. The strut bushings were busted and out of line. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined the tires needed to be rotated and the front end aligned.
I reference claim odi#10116796. I am having this same problem. My tires are rubbing on my front strut." my wife suffered a blowout on the front passenger tire. When I pulled the tire off, you could plainly see where the paint was rubbed off the strut. I then examined the tire and noticed the inner sidewall was slashed, as if by a knife, due to the strut rubbing against it. This is completely unsafe and needs to be rectified immediately! So far, my attempts at having the dealer correct the issue have been shrugged off.
Dt*: the contact stated the struts on the front end of the vehicle are rubbing on the tires causing premature wear to the front tires. This was noticed while the vehicle was on a rack having other repair work performed. The dealership determined this was an acceptable condition according to the manufacturer.
Dt: both tires on the front of the vehicle are causing wear on front struts and shock absorbers .the car has been realigned, but was still experiencing rubbing of the struts. Contacted dealer, who was suppose to contact gm of this situation. But currently no other repairs were done.
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.
Reference complaint oid#10116796 concerning front suspension. I am having the same problem as are many others.
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