2006 Pontiac GTO Tires Problems

“Front tires rubbing on the struts/strut bushings worn out on my 2006 Pontiac GTO causing the tires to wear out within 2-3 thousand miles. Dealer repeatedly told me they could find nothing with the car which would cause the excessive front tire wear. Front tires were replaced by the dealer once, but wore out immediately, appox 2-3 thousand miles.”

“I have a 2006 Pontiac GTO with 24,000 miles on it. It has never been in an accident. I has to replace 3 tires due to the inside of the tires were worn to the cords. I went to the dealer and they have not been able to explain why this happened. The dealer say they are not responsible for a the problem and can not explain why it happened. After talking to other people it is a problem that continues to happen.”

“I was driving at approximately 40 MPH and the tire blew out. I went home and put on my donut to find out that the blow out occurred on the inside of the tire close to the tire wheel interface. I called my serviceman and had my two back wheels replaced.”

“At approximately 5,000 miles, I noticed tire wear on the inside of both front tires of my 2006 GTO where the tread meets the sidewall. I contacted my local dealer, who aligned the front suspension. I also rotated the tires every 5,000 miles. Now, at 17,000 miles, the two tires which are now in the rear both are split at the junction of the sidewall and the tread. One tire went completely flat. This happened at about 60 MPH. The other has only started leaking. …”

“When replacing a flat tire on my 2006 Pontiac GTO with standard 17 wheels and original tires (approx. 26k miles), I noticed that the whole inner side of the tire was shredded beyond the belts. When I had the tire replaced, two additional tires were found in even worse condition - all were shredded on the inner side. One tire that had previously been replaced, was in good condition. I remember that when I bought the car, there was a manufacturer's service bulletin addressing strut rub on the inside of the front wheels. …”