2004 Pontiac GTO Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I got new tires put on yesterday. They are the stock sized tires. Shortly after I heard a loud sound coming from the back right side. I noticed the tire was rubbing on the fender. The car sags more and more each day. Then yesterday, I was just driving normally from stop light to stop light, and my car would wouldn't go into 3rd or 4th gear. So I checked fluids and it was ok on that. I had to drive 30mph back home.”

“Put key in ignition, turned key to start postition, radio, everything was right, then bells started going off, and error said ABS fault, went to start vehicle, and error said airbag fault. Car wouldnt even turn over, just a click. I have also had problems getting transmission into gear, any gear, have had it pop out of gear while driving, and there is also a grind in the front right when I turn. Very unsatisfied.”

“I had been waiting for traffic to clear to turn right on red at a traffic light. It appeared that cross traffic was begining to slow down to stop. I pulled out only to realize I had made a grave error in judgement and that the cross traffic was still coming. In a moment of panic I hit the accelerator only to get little response at wide open throttle. The car did not down shift nor accelerate properly creating a very dangerous situation.”

“My problem was with the 6 speed manual transmission which would cause a grinding sound while shifting and popping out of gear while driving. I took it to the dealer who diagnosed the problem as the clutch. They replaced the clutch but the problem not only still existed but it got worse. It became so bad that it was impossible to shift into any gear at any speed. I had the car towed back to the dealer about a week later. Now they told me that it was the transmission. Ok. So I told them to replace it but it took 4 weeks until GM could supply one. …”

“When proceeding normally from a traffic light the car stopped accelerating right after shifting into second gear. Car was towed to local dealer. Found that all 6 bolts and 3 retainers holding the driver's axle shaft to the differential had fallen out. Next day I found all bolts and retainers within 50 feet of each other on the side of the road. I was severely harassed by the dealer and they refused to fix it. Had the car towed to the selling dealership and I was harassed there also, but they fixed it under warranty as a favor . …”