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2004 Pontiac GTO Wheels Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
2%of 245 total for the year
Median mileage
30,492miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the wheels of the 2004 Pontiac GTO, 2% of the 245 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,492 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“2004 Pontiac GTO tire blow out we purchased our 2004 Pontiac GTO new, and have had issues with rubbing sounds and vibrations since it was new. The car currently has 45,000 miles and we had a blow out. Apparently the tires on 2004 GTO's rub the spring pocket of the strut causing the inner side wall of the tires to fail prematurely. It is impossible to see the wear unless the tire is removed from the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10336689, filed 2010-06, 44,985 miles

“After I had put 20,000 miles on my car I could hear a rubbing noise from the front wheel. Upon closer inspection I noticed the inside of the tire was rubbing against the struts on both front wheels. Since I had the tires rotated on a regular basis all four wheels had the wear on the inside. Since the tires were bubbling out on the inside wall of the front tires I purchased new tires. The new tires were still rubbing the struts. I took it to the first dealership and they suggested grinding down the struts. The next dealership I took it to changed the camber in my alignment. …”

NHTSA complaint #10159370, filed 2006-06, 16,000 miles

“Near miss - at least thus far. . . 2004 Pontiac GTO found both front tires to be worn through on inside of tire such that cord was showing through. Lucky I found the wear as it was on the far inside of a very wide tire with low clearances all around. Fortunately I parked the car the other day with the tires turned all the way one direction, which is why it was spotted before a blow out on the interstate. I had the tires replaced at 20k miles with similar wear and was told it was an alignment issue. So I bought the new tires and had all the wheels aligned. …”

NHTSA complaint #10327333, filed 2010-04

“In reference to recall campaign pe07010. Strut rub wear marks have been observed on the strut towers of my 2004 Pontiac GTO. The front two tires are rubbing against the strut towers while the vehicle is in motion. At approximately 20,000 miles I heard a popping sound coming from the front suspension on several different occasions. Nothing was done at that time because the symptom was not able to be reproduced and no actual problem had been observed. At 25,000 miles the original tires had to be replaced due to unexplained irregular wear. …”

NHTSA complaint #10189879, filed 2007-05

Related service bulletins

Wheels: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200610%
200521%
200442%

Other parts of the 2004 Pontiac GTO

Suspension
169 complaintsTires
65 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Pontiac GTO

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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