2004 Pontiac Gto problems
NHTSA has received 333 complaints about the 2004 Pontiac Gto, and 55% of them involve suspension. Next are tires (20%) and electrical system (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 333 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 55% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 249 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 140 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 77 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 249 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 18,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 18,000 miles (141 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 13 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I have 29,222 miles on my 04 pontiac gto when this happened the first time. Over time all 6 bolts that hold my half shaft to the right rear wheel had backed out it left me stranded in a busy intersection right when I got off the freeway. I5 and 17th st. With no bolts holding the half-shaft in it was free to spin freely and hit other parts underneath my car, damaging the axle, and ripping the boot. I researched, and found out this has been a common problem with the early production 04 models.
The first complaint prompted me to do research and I find more complaints of 2004 pontiac gto's on various forums and websites with major front damage and no air bag deployment that resulted in injury, including a hairline crack in a ladies skull. One specifically a silver 2004 gto which was totaled from the front and the driver suffered a broken nose as per his post. As I continued I found several others.
I bought a brand new 2004 pontiac gto in june 2004. In august 2004 I was in an accident. I was driving when hit and as per my passenger(front seat) we hit a tree head on dead center at about 35 MPH. We were wearing seat belts. The brake pedal bent and neither airbag deployed. The inside of the car was twisted and cracked. The car was deemed a total loss. I was knocked unconscious and suffered injuries to my upper extremities including my head and face.
Strut rub on 2004 pontiac gto, both left and right front. Right front had very bad tire wear on inside and out side of tire. Took the car in for state inspection and had 4 new tires put on it, dealer found bad left tie rod end and replaced it, also aligned the car. But when I pointed out the tire rub on both struts, he told me this was ok (???) I don't think so but would like to have this on record for future reference, this car has been pampered and should have had no strut rub, no hard cornering ect and only 29k…
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 pontiac gto. While driving 65 MPH the struts began to rub on the rear driver side tire causing the tire to blow out. The contact replaced the tire and drove the vehicle to a dealer regarding the struts. The dealer refused to look at the vehicle but acknowledged that the struts were a concern. The contact called the manufacturer to have another dealer diagnose the failure. The contact stated that the blow out could have caused a crash to occur. The failure mileage was 35,000.