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Pontiac Gto Suspension Front Safety Report | Aug 13, 2007
Reported on Aug 13, 2007
| THE INSIDE OF BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING THE STRUT HOUSING. THE TIRES HAD TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE, AND UNLESS I REACHED MY HAND INSIDE AND FELT THE INSIDE TREAD, THE EXCESSIVE, UNEVEN WEAR WAS NOT APPARENT. THIS RUBBING CAUSED A BLOWOUT AT 70 MPH, AND IF NOT FOR THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER POINTING OUT THAT THE OTHER TIRE WAS JUST AS BAD, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN AT ALL. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED MY TIRES, THE SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT THIS MONTH (MAY 2008) CAUSED BY THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FAILED A SECOND TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM OR SUGGEST REPAIRS, I DID SOME OF MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG PONTIAC GTOS. *TR | |
| 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: | MCKINNEY TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 6G2VX12G54L |
| Mileage: | 29500 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | LONESTAR PONTIAC MCKINNEY TX 75069 |
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