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Pontiac Gto Tires Safety Report | Dec 22, 2006
Reported on Dec 22, 2006
| I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GTO WITH 47K MILES ON IT NOW. DECEMBER 2006 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP 4 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END WAS RIDING KIND OF LOW. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TIRES FOR A PUNCTURE BUT I DID NOT SEE ONE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE FIRST GAS STATION TO GET AIR. THE TIRES LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS ENOUGH TREAD SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. WHEN I GO HOME I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CUT THE WHEELS AS FAR TO THE LEFT AS POSSIBLE. I WENT INSIDE AN DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIRES. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT I NOTICED BOTH TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAD WORN DOWN TO THE BELTS ON THE INSIDE TREAD ONLY. I COULD NOT SEE THE WEAR BY JUST LOOKING AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE A BLOW OUT. I WENT TO THE TIRE DEALER EARLY THE NEXT MORNING AND GOT NEW TIRES PUT ON THE FRONT. THEY ONLY HAD ABOUT 10K MILES ON THEM. I THOUGHT THE TIRES MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND THE MANAGER AT THE TIRE STORE SAID THEY WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STRUT ON THE CAR. I FIGURED IF GM HAD MEANT THESE TIRES TO GO ON THIS CAR THAN MAYBE IT IS JUST IN NEED OF AN ALIGNMENT, SO I HAD THAT DONE. THAT WAS 8 MONTHS AGO AND I CHECK THE TREAD ALL THE TIME LOOKING FOR ANY PRE-MATURE WEAR. THEN I SEE THE CHANNEL 5 CLEVELAND STORY ON THE INTERNET JUST LOOKING FOR RECALL INFORMATION ON MY CAR. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS LATELY. I LEARNED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM SO I DECIDED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE DEFECT. I WISH GM WOULD JUST TELL EVERYONE WHAT A BETTER TIRE SIZE WOULD BE RATHER THAN RISK BAD PUBLICITY. I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR TIRES AS THEY WEAR IN THE MIDDLE. I THINK THIS MAY BE ANOTHER PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 02-28-08 *BF UPDATED | |
| 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: | DALLAS TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 6G2VX12G64L |
| Mileage: | 38000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | VISTA RIDGE PONTIAC CARROLLTON TX |
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