BLK GOAT

How many out of how many have the rear end whine and safe mode crap? Is this to be expected on the majority of them? God I don't want issues. I have had terrible trouble in the past with GM's lack of Customer Service. I sued them and won, don't think they like me. I had coverage on TV and news papers, they just paid me off to shut me up. Thought I would try the Goat since I have a 65 389 tri power.

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I drive it like I stole it

 

The_Goat

I don't have the rear end whine... I don't think anyways. Safe-mode has come on twice. Its at the shop right now just waiting for the new throttle position sensor. Wouldn't you know it, now that I am driving a stupid Grand Prix, I saw 2 other GTO's tonight(first two since April) - Torrid Red and a Barbados Blue ... will probably never see them again.

Groucho

I have an '04, so the safe mode issue isn't a factor.

After 45,000 miles, I haven;'t had the rear whine problem, except when on a long drive with my kids in the back.

My only major problem has been a tranny disintegrating at 30,000 miles. Fixed afet some back and forth with dealer under warranty.

one minor annoyance is the sooty build-up on the back due to what I still maintain is a rich mixture. I've since learned to stop b1tching and live with it.

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Old Goat / new GTO

Bought my 04 GTO in Sept of 04 and after 3k the rear started singing like an opera star between 45 to 60 mph. Took to the dealer 3 times and finally last week they acknowldged the problem and said GM will be giving me an new rear. I had to get very agressive to get them to move. My final quote was "I did not pay $27K for a car that has a rear noise louder than the radio.

Dealer called today to say new rear was in & ready for installation. See the general forum for a whole raft of folks who have the "singing rear" problem.

EEZ GOAT

just got mine from the dealer friday for saftey mode. new gas pedal sensor or something like that (7500 miles)

slonlo_350

I hope mine isn't gonna have issues either. But my theory is that when people on here ask, "Who has the rear end whine" only people who HAVE the whine are going to complain. And if the fix is to just put a new rear in it, wouldn't the chances be equal that the new rear has a problem too? If that is the case, then the occurance of the problem should be pretty low for it to work.

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impulsive05

was having the whining rear problem too, but it didn't surface on mine till about 4,000 miles...never had it looked at cause my 05 Yellowjacket got flooded in Mississippi before I had a chance to...other than being annoying, it didn't seem to affect anything else...

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mumrah

What is safety mode? What happens to the car?

StocktonRaider

I just sold back(dealer re-purchase) my 05 a4 gto due to the pedal sensor causing "Safety Mode"

What is Safety Mode?

I like to think of it as GM's version of 1984. Corporate/Government control over the way you live your life/drive your car.

It forces you to drive it below 2600rpms, if you try to manual shift it, the computer still cuts power. You can't brake stand, once the brake is engaged you disengage the gas.

O and it beeps about five more times than normal once you turn on the car. These beeps eventually will make any sane man go insane.

Im still thinking of getting another gto, I told the dealer even with all my problems Ive had, I will buy another one, and when that one starts to have the "Safety Mode" problems the only thing I will buy afterwards will be ammo.

1BadGoat

I have not had either, I now have 10,400 on her.