2004 Pontiac GTO Steering Problems

“I guess I was just wondering after reading so many people with complaints about the 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO with the same 3 problems, struts, steering column, and ignition problems, that nothing is being done to take care of this potentially deadly safety issue. Please can you help me understand that if you have 2004-2006 with all the same issues that should have long ago raised alot of attention still has not done anything about this.”

“Problem with steering control and slow air leak out of front right tire, LED me to bring my car to just tires in december 2005. The technicians removed the front right tire and found that the inner wall of the tire was shredded. I then took my car to the Pontiac dealer and paid over $700 for a faulty tire rod arm. On october 7, 2007 while driving 65 MPH down a busy interstate, the steering became unsteady as a loud rumbling noise commenced. …”

“Strut rub on 2004 Pontiac GTO, both left and right front. Right front had very bad tire wear on inside and out side of tire. Took the car in for state inspection and had 4 new tires put on it, dealer found bad left tie rod end and replaced it, also aligned the car. But when I pointed out the tire rub on both struts, he told me this was ok (???) I don't think so but would like to have this on record for future reference, this car has been pampered and should have had no strut rub, no hard cornering ect and only 29k miles. …”

“The contact owns a 2004 Pontiac GTO. The contact heard a loud metal noise while pulling out of a parking lot. The mechanic stated that the front driver side tie rod was worn and needed to be replaced; however, the part would not be available until a couple of months. The vehicle cannot be driven until the part arrives. The VIN and speed were unknown. The current mileage was 33,000 and failure mileage was 32,000.”