Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GTO / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110371 Incident Date: Jun, 28 2007
Consumer's City: NORTHVILLE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GTO Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:macpherson strut
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 6G2VX12U05L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 28 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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 (nhtsa 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.