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CLEVELAND -- A 5 On Your Side investigation was the first to uncover a potential safety defect in thousands of U.S. cars.

The nation's top auto safety agency is taking action.



Investigator Ron Regan reported the Department of Transportation has opened an official defect investigation into the Pontiac GTO.

This action comes just one week after our report first aired.

The investigation found that the tires suddenly exploded on a Cleveland freeway. WEWS found the front struts on the GTO could be actually rubbing against the inside of the tires, causing catastrophic failure on model years 2004-2006.

A defect investigation has been opened by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

General Motors will be required to turn over complaints and warranty repairs.

The process will take about three months to complete. If warranted, a complete engineering analysis will be ordered.

So far, 69 complaints have been officially received.

Regan reported that number is expected to rise.

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Randy

 

2006GTOLS2

Old news to most of us. We have known about this for a while now.

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DrFix2Fly

Finally this problem is getting the recognition it deserves. My front tires shredded at 20K with only half of those miles with those tires on the front. Both of mine rubbed the struts, even the one that was within spec. The one that was out of spec by .03 Degree got torn up. My dealer claims to have never seen another with this problem but says he inspects all GTOs for it. Somehow I think GM will get away with this until the fleet is past warranty. My advice it to save your shredded tires for evidence and if anyone knows how to add our complaints to the list, please put it here.

baron_iv

Gotta love the government...jumping in nearly 3 years after the problem reared its ugly head!

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-Scott
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? --Frank Zappa

Xrover

Wow, I just joined this forum yesterday and read a lot of posts here as part of my research into buying an 06 GTO. I learned about this problem during my reads on this forum. This is something I will be checking out before I purchase as well as after.

It sounds like a different style strut is needed.

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Traded in 2007 Chevy Avalanche and got a 2006 GTO. Installed 4300k HID kit 10 minutes after getting it home.

II-Savy

Figures...go Pontiac.

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Some people just don't know how to drive, I call these people "Everybody But Me"

why2kmax

Its only a problem on the 17" rims with 245 series tires. Correct alignment from pontac TAC and tires at 35 psi COLD usually fixes the problem but yeah it IS a problem.

18" rims with 235 dont have the problem If you want intricate details go to ls1gto.com and do a search on strut rub. more info than you can handle

B/STOCK

I am putting on my 18s when the car comes out of winter storage. I was afaird of strut rub with the 18s but I guess I had it backward.

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Michael

05GTO

Not really old news, the investigation was opened on 2-16-07

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Randy

2006GTOLS2

Well, I heard read about it on a different GTO site on the same day it was opened (2-16-07)....so that is old to me, and anyone that owns a GTO and is emphatic about knowing all there is to know, knows about the strut rub issue. It has been a known problem for a LONG time now. It's just now that it has been made "official". Thx for posting though. Some guys may not know of the seriousness that this issue could potentially be. I advise everyone with 17" wheels to check your front tires. If there is the least bit of rubbing noticed, take it to the dealer at once!!!

The last time I was at the dealer having my oil changed, I walked in to the service bay area and inspected the tires myself. I mentioned it to the Service Manager, but I take nobody's word when it comes to me and my family's safety. They didn't say anything about me inspecting my car, but if they ever do, I would tell them to kiss my A$$, and to let my car down off the lift. They seem to think that they know everything about our vehicles, but in essence...they don't.....even after over 3 years of production. We know much more than they ever could, because we own them, drive them every day, read the message boards of other users experiences, and we are emphatic about them.

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2006 Spice Red M6 - StolenFox Flowmaster Super 44 Axlebacks, StolenFox H-Pipe, U7191 Predator Rev. 9r01 - Custom tuned
2005 Torrid Red M6 - Sold
2001 Chevrolet S10 LS, Pewter Metallic, Ext. Cab, 4.3L, 4L60E, 3.42