2004 Pontiac GTO problems and owner complaints

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT, FRONT TIRE WHEN TURNING AND BACKING UP. ALSO NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. BEFORE 5000 MILES I NOTICED AN EVER INCREASING ROUGH RIDE AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED BADLY WHILE DRIVING, ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN COMPLETELY BALD. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EVEN HAD THE CORDS HANGING OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCOVERING THIS, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST PONTIAC DEALER. AFTER BEING …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088783 at NHTSA ↗

SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR STRIKING AND BREAKING A UTILITY POLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON EITHER SIDE OF 2004 PONTIAC GTO. NEW CAR, JUST 2500 MILES, NO MODIFICATIONS, STOCK. CAR TO BE SEEN BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER THIS WEEK. DRIVER, WEARING SEAT BELT, HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND HAS VERY SORE BACK. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 2,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146648 at NHTSA ↗

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. *LA

Owner-reported narrative. 2,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10073298 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 PONTIAC GTO IN JUNE 2004. IN AUGUST 2004 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING WHEN HIT AND AS PER MY PASSENGER(FRONT SEAT) WE HIT A TREE HEAD ON DEAD CENTER AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL BENT AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS TWISTED AND CRACKED. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY UPPER EXTREMITIES INCLUDING MY HEAD AND FACE. AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER SERIOUS DEFICITS IN MEMORY AND THOUGHT ETC. I SUFFER FROM SEVERE MI…

Owner-reported narrative. 950 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130721 at NHTSA ↗

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 RE…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088748 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2004 GTO HAS PLENTY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FROM THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING WHEN I PUT GAS IN, TO WHILE I START AND DRIVE MY CAR THE MILES UNTIL EMPTY AND LOW FUEL AND VERY LOW FUEL WARNINGS GO ON AND OFF. TO ALL MY GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DO WHAT THEY WANT. THE RPM NEEDLE WENT CRAZY IN PARK BEFORE AND WHILE DRIVING. MY TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WHILE ONLY DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AS SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS IN HERE THE FLUIDS ALL BEING FULL WENT TO HOT AND WARNINGS CAME ON AND WENT OFF WITH TEMPERATURE NEEDLE GOING BACK TO NO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10131617 at NHTSA ↗

MY CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. MY MAIN CONCERN IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHOW AN ERROR LIGHT AND DISABLE BOTH THE TRACTION AND ABS SYSTEMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS REGARDING THE ISSUE, IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 4 OR 5 TIMES, AND THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO BUY THE CAR BACK DESPITE THE FAILURE OF A TOUTED SAFETY SYSTEM. THE ERROR OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SO THE "NUMBER OF FAI…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,589 miles reported. Look up ODI 10153069 at NHTSA ↗

HAD CAR FOR 3 DAYS, STARTED MISSING AND STALLING. APPEARED TO GO AWAY. THEN WENT TO GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND I COULDN'T GET THE GAS TO GO IN THE TANK. HAD TO PUT A LITTLE AT A TIME. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BACK TO STALLING AND MISSING. A NEW TURN WAS THE DIGITAL DISPLAY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE DIAL SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE SAME SPEED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE HAD IT EVER SINCE. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND A WEEK OF IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER. A NEW GAS TANK WAS ORDERED, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT OREDERED CORRECTLY …

Owner-reported narrative. 333 miles reported. Look up ODI 10078360 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE EVAPORATED CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 132,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10549477 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 103,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10622201 at NHTSA ↗