Strut rubbing on inner wall of front tires. My 2006 pontiac gto has 28k miles and I had to replace all four tires. Even though I had the car serviced directly at the dealer since the original purchase, they only reported a concern with alignment. Come to find out the root cause was a rub on the struts which now requires me to replace all four tires. I had to park the vehicle for months to save enough for the $900 replacement. Had this done today only to be told they still rub. I plan to address this with the dealer bit don't expect positive results. After reading up on this from the internet it sounds like I'll need to purchase a camber kit ($350.00 retail) plus installation fees and re-alignment. This design flaw should be compensated by the vehicle's manufacturer not the buyer. Appreciate any advice or assistance you can offer.
2006 Pontiac Gto suspension complaints
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No abnormal event LED to failures; context was normal driving. Failures were front suspension components; prematurely worn (1) strut rod bushings (I.e., radius rod bushings), (2) strut mount bushings, (3) lower control arm bushings, & (4) end link bushings. The consequences of (I.e., symptoms caused by) combination of 1, 2 & 3 were excessive, irregular, out-of-spec movements in, & wandering of, front suspension & steering components & front tires (which are connected to suspension/steering components)--both in camber & castor--as evidenced by (a) excessive negative camber, which caused (a1) premature inner tire wear, (b) excessive movement or vibration in front wheels, which caused (b1) some inner front tire contact with front struts, & (c) significantly reduced control, & increased instability, of car on road. Front tires are secured to car by triangulation of three major suspension components: front strut (secured to strut tower through strut mount bushing & bearing), strut rod (secured to front of engine cradle through strut rod bushings), & lower control arm (secured to side of engine cradle through lower control arm bushings), each of which experienced failure. Servicing dealer replaced, under manufacturers warranty, strut rod bushings, strut mount bushings, bearings, & hardware, lower control arm bushings (& lower control arms, since comes as an assembly), & end link bushings (have photos of collapsed, crowned strut mount bushings). Not replace tires or pro-rate. However, gm's replacement with oem parts does not correct underlying problem of poor quality/design oem suspension parts. Substantial out-of-spec movements in geometry of front suspension components in 04-06 gtos serious safety issue not appropriately addressed by gm or ntsb (ntsb action #pe07010). Appropriate solution is safety recall 04-06 gtos to replace front strut mount bushings & radius rod bushings w/high quality, heavy-duty parts (e.g., $350 part number gtotirerubpack at www.peddersusa.com).
I took my 2006 gto into the dealer in jan. 2009 for some warranty repair work on the fan switch. While performing a safety inspection the dealer noticed the right front strut was rubbing on the tire and causing significant wear on the inner tread. I had noticed a clunking sound as I went over speed bumps or turned tight like you would in a parking lot for approximately 3 months prior to that. I asked if they were related and the service attendant said possibly, but that all the gtos made noise when cranking the wheel because of the wide tires. I asked if the strut was covered under the warranty and they said no, it was some type of front end damage that caused it. The car had a fender bender in nov. 2006, but it was re-aligned in dec. 2006. No mention was made at the time that the strut rubbed on the tire. I didn't have the money to have it repaired right away so I wasn't driving it until I april 2009 when circumstances made it my only vehicle. After a few days of driving, I noticed the car would sometimes suddenly shudder in the front suspension and pull very hard to the right. On may 8, 2009 after making a left hand turn from a stop, as I started to straighten the wheel the car jerked to the right onto the shoulder. I tried to steer it back onto the road and the car continued to slide into the ditch. A passerby pulled the car out of the ditch and I limped it back to a friends house where we jacked it up and inspected it. It seemed to drive fine and other than the unusually worn tire everything appeared fine. I'm now afraid to drive it and still don't have the money to get it repaired, so it is parked in my driveway. After doing some online research, it seems that I am not alone in this dilemma. Is pontiac, gm or macpherson looking into this?
I have a 2006 pontiac gto with just under 24,000 miles. While doing a brake job I noticed that I had major wear on the inner sidewalls of my tires due to contact with the struts. The driver's side front tire had major wear on the inner edge as well as shredding along the sidewall diameter. The passenger side was not as bad on the sidewall, but there was still wearing of the sidewall. The inner edge of the tread had also worn greatly. The dealership refused to do any repair work for this stating that I would have to replace the front tires and to get an alignment. I have done a lot of research regarding this subject and have found many other gto owners having the same issue or worse.
2006 pontiac gto had to have all 4 tires replaced as the car has the strut rub problem that I have heard and read about since I bought the car. One of tires developed a slow leak and I took it to the local dealer where it has had its regular service done. They called me out to look and showed me how all of the tires had wear on the inside and one in particular was virtually shredded. I have had frequent rotations done on this car as a precaution since learning of this problem. Although with each rotation I would ask the dealer if there were any signs of this abnormal tire wear and they always acted like they never heard of such a thing. It is obviously a design flaw as what vehicle needs all new tires every 10-15 thousand miles because of inner tire shredding? I find it hard to believe that there has not been a recall on this automobile to fix this problem. I am just thankful that I did not experience a blow out on the highway because of this obvious design flaw.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac gto. The contact stated that there was premature wear on the inner shoulders of his two front tires. The failure causes both front tire belts to be visible from the struts. In addition, the contact noticed sparks coming from the front tires while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The repair will cost $1,000. The vehicle is still under warranty; however, the dealer will not honor the warranty. The failure mileage was 30,000.
2006 pontiac gto engine failure at 15,000 miles. Front suspension pulls to the left, with tremendous vibration from the steering wheel at highway speeds, vehicle will not hold an alignment. Braking is harsh with further front end vibrations, occasional squealing and drifting from left to right before coming to a complete stop. Can hear the collapsing noise of the compressed strut towers, along with some inner wheel strut rub. The presence of mechanical knocking and popping noise with the vehicle sitting still and just turning the steering wheel from right to left and left to right. Rear suspension sagging on the passenger side, rolling over uneven road surfaces causes collapsing of right rear shocks and spring to rub the right rear tire. Normal acceleration from a stop with a full tank of fuel, the rear end bottoms out rubbing the right rear tire. Placing the vehicle in gear from a stop, causes the rear end to drop some 2 - 3 inches. Can hear the sound of a blown shock knocking and clanking on certain road surfaces, hard to duplicate for service manager at dealership. Vehicle has been with the dealership for seven days straight, dealership refuses to acknowledge that there is a problem. Gm customer service regional manager has been extremely helpful in seeking out a resolution to fix the problem. No accidents as of yet? Dealership stands by lead mechanic, stating that the vehicles suspension is within gm specification, and that the fault is with the fitment of aftermarket wheels and tires. I began complaining about the issue at about 18,000 mi, with factory setup still installed. The vehicle know is at 27,000 mi with after market wheels and tires on for 1,200 mi. Dealership is completely aware of this change and when.
I own a 2006 gto - purchased may 2007. Approx 8,000 miles the front passenger strut went out. Dealership replaced. Approx 11,000 miles, drivers side strut went out. Dealership also replaced. Now @ 31,000 miles our rear tires needed replacing. When we took the old tire off, we noticed that the inside of the tire had worn out. The dealership said that they would check into the problem. We know that the front tires will probably need to be replaced. We have not heard from the dealership in 4 weeks from the date we purchased the new tires. They did do a front wheel alignment @ no charge. We do plan on going to the dealership to see about them replacing our front tires @ no charge. Please note that I rely on my dealership to advise me that I should have purchased new tires. I have them rotated every other oil change since we purchased the vehicle. After researching thru the nafta reports, we have found that this problem has always persisted. Please advise if there is another way that we should resolve this issue. Thank you
When removing my summer tires, and installing my winter tires I noticed that my front right tires inner shoulder was worn down to the steel belt. I was very concerned, as the car has been aligned by the mfg regularly, and the tires had low mileage on them. The tire was in a condition such that it could lose pressure at any moment. After research, it appears as if the front radius rod bushings and front strut mounts have failed. A major contributor to this failure was the fact that the vehicle was made in australia and shipped to the us for distribution/sales. During the shipping process, the vehicles were strapped down such that their suspensions were fully compressed. This extended load allowed for key suspension components to fail prematurely. Another contributor to the failure is the fact that the tires mounted to the vehicle in the us are wider than the tires included with the vehicle in australia. The wider tires infringe upon the clearance between the tires and front struts. The early failure allows the tires to wear unevenly, and permits the tire to contact the strut mount during cornering, breaking and acceleration. Countless other owners of this vehicle have seen the same issue, and the mfg "fix" is to align the front tires such that the camber is so large that it spaces the tire away from the strut. This is a band aid repair, as the front suspension performance is now limited, and the tires wear the outside shoulders prematurely.
The car had been taken to the dealer in march 2008 regarding an issue of the front tires rubbing against the struts. The dealer identified the problem as an alignment issue and made a correction, however the excessive wear on the inside edges of the tires was not addressed. The excessive wear is not a tire defect and is a direct result of strut rub and alignment. Even when within alignment specs the excessive wear on the inside edges of the tires continues. At the time, in march, the front tires were rotated to the rear. In november the right rear tire, previously left front which had rubbed the strut, began to shred while driving 60 MPH. The tire did not go flat. The inside edge of the rubber peeled away from the tire in a 1/2 inch wide strip, exposing the steel belt. I am concerned that the other rear tire, previously right front, is about to do the same. I took the car to the dealer again and the dealer acknowledged the problem but said that because the alignment is within specs it is not a warranty issue. The dealer did offer to replace the one shredded tire at the expense of the dealership, but would not replace the other worn tire. The dealer also offered to recheck and adjust the front alignment because the front tires were again showing signs of premature wear on the inside edges. This is not a tire defect and is not normal wear and tear. This is a manufacturing and design issue that needs to be addressed by gm as many people are having the same problem. I want to be able to drive a car that I feel safe in, and this car has an increased risk of blowouts due to this problem. Gm not only needs to replace tires, it needs to determine how to solve the alignment/strut rub problem to prevent new tires from excessive and premature wear.
2006 pontiac gto with 11,500 miles. The inside tread was worn to the belts on all four tires. The rest of the tread looked in good shape. If it weren't for a flat the wear would not have been noticed and I would have run the tires until there was a blowout. These tires had been rotated twice by the dealer without a comment on the tread wear.
I purchased a 2006 pontiac gto and from the start I heard a clunking sound at the front end while driving or slowing to stop. It appears to be the struts or control arms. This does not sound like a car without any problems and my friends have noticed the odd sounds like the car is getting ready to breakdown.
Front struts replaced before purchase 8/07(leaking) front right strut replaced 10/07 rear valence flew off on parkway replaced 10/18/07 tire rub front right dealer blames manufacturing defect on frame dealer also states front bumper sprayed. Fraud car bought new no accidents on car.
Front struts on my 2006 pontiac gto failed after only 20 months of use. This failure results in loss of directional stability and causes an increase in stopping distance. The car has seen no track time. It is my daily driver, mostly highway use.
2006 pontiac gto tires worn down to chord on inbard sides - despite alignment and regular tire rotation. Suspension bushings the consistencies of "gummy bears" were replaced with aftermarket replacements along with new tires. Radius rod bushings have not been replaced at this time. This allows the tires to vary alignment during braking. Bushings and one pair of tires are available.
My car has worn out three sets of tires since 8/7/2006 when I purchased it new. I had a flat tire today. When I took the tire off the driver rear side of the car it was badly worn on the inner threads again. It looked to me that the tire had actually rubbed something as opposed to tire wear. I was so aggravated when I finally got home I went on [email protected] and was advised by other members that the issue is called strut rub. I will be contacting gm when they open today. I am in the process of finding out what parts will correct the problem.
I was doing an oil change and noticed that the inside of the front tires were worn to the steel belts. I removed the wheels and noticed there was bare metal showing on the inside of the strut tower brace. I replaced my entire set of tires and the same thing is occurring. I brought my car to the dealership and they tell me it is an alignment issue. I just had my alignment done 5 months ago at pep boys auto parts store. Now the dealer told me that they did it wrong. I am being charged for inspection of my vehicle.
I took my 2006 pontiac gto in to get tires rotated and balanced. As the mechanics took the tires off the car to balance them they observed severe tire damage on the inside of the tire. The mechanics stated that the front tires have been rubbing against the struts on both side of the car. I have replaced the original tires on the car prior to this incident due to the mechanic stating tire failure because of improper alignment. This is ridiculous my car is currently at the dealership as they look for a reason to not warranty the problem.
I am the original owner of a 2006 pontiac gto with 17" wheels. The struts rubbed the front tires until a chunk of rubber and metal coils were loose swinging around behind my tires. Both of my front tires have to be replaced, even though the right tire has a lot of tread left, because the strut rub has eaten almost all the way through the tire. I was lucky I didn't have a blowout, but I noticed it in time. Pontiac will not warranty anything, only offering me a free alignment in which they told me they were going to adjust to the maximum negative camber to try to move the tires as far away from the strut as possible. I have less than 24 thousand miles. I have had strut problems before. One side has been replaced 2 times and the other side once, not for strut rub. This sucks.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac gto. While driving 70 MPH, the contact traveled a distance of only 200 miles. After returning home down a dirt road, he heard scratching and rattling noises. The contact looked under the vehicle and noticed oil leaking. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the struts failed. The contact searched gmc's website and discovered that the struts were supposed to be replaced before the vehicle was sold due to a recall on both front struts. He is in the process of getting the struts replaced. The contact feels this is a safety issue because a serious crash could have occurred due to the faulty struts. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 7,100.
While driving on a local highway, the front driver's side tire blew out. The blow out was caused by tire contact with the strut. This is the second occurrence of blow outs on this car due to the same issue. The last fix was to replace the tires and realign the car per updated specifications. The first blow outs occurred at 17,000 miles. This one was at 35,991 miles (18,991 miles after new tires). This "fix" of realigning the vehicle is inadequate, and someone should have to be held accountable to fix this issue from gm.
Pontiac gto 2006. 1st incident happened with approx 4,950 miles on car. Front passenger tire blew out when I had just got off interstate (thank god). That was "fixed" by dealership after my car was parked in my driveway for approx 3 weeks while dealership got the specs from gm to re-align the front of my car. 2nd incident happened at over 16,000 miles. Pulled over after hearing a noise. Back passenger tire was severed and a long piece had hit my fender wheel alerting me to the fact before the tire blew out completely. After looking at the other back tire - I found it had similar wear pattern. Both were warn on the inside of the tire. Dealership told me this was caused from a alignment problem that had been there since the beginning. I am now scared to drive my car! Who knows what will happen in another 16,000 miles.
Driving 60 MPH on freeway and had a blow out. Almost hit two cars as a result of control loss. Removed flat tire (front passenger) and noticed the inside of tire was excessively worn down to the metal while the rest of the tire still had plenty of tread. Tire still had half its life left. Asked tire company to return the tire to me but they sent it to recycler before I picked the car up. I did take a picture of the tire and it does show the inside wear. There is a corresponding mark on the shock where the tire rubbed the paint off in one specific area on the shock. I have no alignment problems which is what the dealer said caused the blow-out. There is no question that the rubbing is what caused the problem. I don't feel safe driving and will have to prematurely replace tires which wii be expensive. There are alot of problems with the gto and gm should be responsible and accountable for the products they make. This isn't an isolated case like gm and its dealerships would like people to believe.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac gto. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle veered from side to side and began shaking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be inspected and they discovered a failed strip in the front passenger strut. The failure affected the alignment and the wheels, including the tires. In addition, the front passenger side tire had to be replaced because it was worn down to the steel belt. The contact wanted to be reimbursed for the repair. The failure mileage was 24,700.
Inside tread of both front tires prematurely worn at 6000 mi. Tires were rotated to the back and back tires wore the same way when placed in front. Car was brought to the dealer at 23,000 miles and the front and rear suspension was aligned at a cost of $110.00. I now have excellent tires with no rubber on the inside edges. Tires are 18' bridgestone portenza's that came on the car.
My 2006 pontiac gto drove normally for about 7,000 miles before the left front tire began rubbing against the strut. The rubbing has caused excessive tire wear on the inside of the tire and left visible marks on the strut where the rubbing has occurred. Gm warranty service says that no recall has been issued on the vehicle regarding this problem, although an "enhancement" was performed on the vehicle prior to my purchase in july 2007. There are many reports of continued problems even with the enhancement and gm appears to have no intention of addressing the issue. This is a severe safety issue as blowouts and crashes are inevitable. I only noticed the problem when it came time to rotate the tires. Others may not be so lucky to catch the problem in time. There is a known issue regarding the strut bushings collapsing and with the cars being sold with wider tires than designed for. The car now has less than 8,000 miles and is unsafe to drive. The dealer is going to repair the problem, however the problem is likely to reoccur without more adequate parts installed.
2 time tire failure on my 2006 pontiac gto, for the second time within the 1st 36,000 miles my pontiac gto has front tires shredding. These are the manufacture tires. Last time gm bought me 4 new tires but did not fix the problem causing them to shred. My warranty is almost up and I don't want to have to deal with this problem for safety reasons and also because of the expense of buying new tires everytime they are cut by they suspension. Please help with this, I know that there are numerous complaints out there about this problem. I've seen several stories about this issue.
* I purchased my new 2006 pontiac gto from "henry brown pontiac" dealership in mesa, az (march, 2006). * based on the gm published (and blog) information I reviewed in november 2007, I understood my vehicle build date (9/05) was supposedly not affected by the communicated issues. * while the vehicle was in the dealership (same dealership as purchased), their 'n' point inspection yielded vehicle steering rack leakage (since repaired), as well as premature tire wear on the right front tire (inner third of the tire). * I took the vehicle to my personal mechanic for review, and was highly advised to replace the front tires - while considering options for suspension bits replacement to compensate for the gm warranted parts. I was convinced the after market parts were of higher quality, and would have longer life then the gm warranted parts. * I talked to the dealership service manager about the issue, and shared some of the information I had for his consideration. The service manager confirmed there had been vehicles returned to the dealership with the same issue(s). * I elected to have the entire vehicle suspension replaced at my expense, as well as replace all four tires on the vehicle. Parts & tires taken off the vehicle have been preserved for future review. I have receipts for the work completed and tires purchased in the neighborhood of $5,000.00. * my expectation is to be compensated for my expenditures.
Strut rub in my 06 pontiac gto...tires rubbing against struts and causing dangerous wear on inside of tires. Dealership takes no responsibility and claims reason is alignment.
Was driving a 2006 pontiac gto with 19,100 miles on it and the car steering felt funny. Noticed extreme wear on the inside of the two front tires. Also, noticed slight rubbing on the front strut bar. Took car to dealer because cannot drive on these ruined tires which were ruined due to strut bar defeat. Now, I have to buy new tires and get an alignment. Dealer says I do not need a new strut bar which makes no sense. And they will not help me.
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