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Pontiac Gto Suspension Front Macpherson Strut Safety Report | July 17, 2007



Reported on July 17, 2007


TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS HAVE CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO SHRED. THE SUSPENSION/STRUTS ARE THE ISSUE, NOT THE TIRES. BOTH FRONT STRUTS AND TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND THE STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE. COMPLAINT # 71-538194245 WAS FILED WITH PONTIAC. THE OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION # IS PE07010. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATE AND ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL TREAD WEAR. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE BF GOODRICH G-FORCE, SIZE P245/45/ZR17. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE AN INVOICE AND PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000.
Make: Pontiac
Model: Gto
Manufactured by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 2004
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 6G2VX12G64L
Mileage: 31000 miles.
Speed: 55 MPH
Number of cylinders: 8
Vehicle type: RWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Fuel injection.
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location: BILL SULLIVAN PONTIAC ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
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