Pontiac GTO brakes problems
40 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
615 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
14,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1967 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 510 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
40 of 615 complaints match this topic (6.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10073298 · 2004-05-28 (May 28, 2004)
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 ↗
Owner report 10130721 · 2005-07-31 (July 31, 2005)
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 ↗
Owner report 10153069 · 2006-03-17 (March 17, 2006)
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 ↗
Owner report 10170544 · 2006-10-11 (October 11, 2006)
2004 GTO I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREME BRAKE VIBRATION AND PULSATION SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND THE PULSATION IS JUST AS BAD AS IT EVER WAS. I CHANGED TIRES AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. ALSO, THE CAR IS HARD TO STOP DUE TO BOTH PULSATION AND FADE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A FEW NEAR MISSES.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10170544 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10189879 · 2007-05-05 (May 5, 2007)
IN REFERENCE TO RECALL CAMPAIGN PE07010. "STRUT RUB" WEAR MARKS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ON THE STRUT TOWERS OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE FRONT TWO TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT TOWERS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES I HEARD A "POPPING" SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. NOTHING WAS DONE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE SYMPTOM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPRODUCED AND NO ACTUAL PROBLEM HAD BEEN OBSERVED. AT 25,000 MILES THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO UNEXPLAINED IRREGULAR WEAR.…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10189879 at NHTSA ↗