Pontiac Gto Electrical Problems
41 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 3 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2005. Best year: 2006.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
WAS DRIVING CAR ON THE FREEWAY AT APROX 75 MPH HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL SPUN OUT IN CIRCLES, HITTING THE GUARD RAIL CAUSING IT TO ROLL 3 TIMES CAR ENDED UPSIDE DOWN I HIT STEERING WHEEL AND SERIOUSLY HURT MY BACK NO AIR BAGS...
DROVE OFF A MOUNTAIN IN WESTERN N.C. DUE TO LOOSE GRAVEL. WENT DOWN OVER 300 YARDS PLUS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I RECEIVED TWO SKULL FRACTURES AND TWO BROKEN NECK BONES. ALSO, THE SKIN ON MY LEFT ARM, WAS SCRAPED TO THE BONE. NUM...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN ...
2005 PONTIAC GTO 6/22/08 HAD LEFT TIRE REAR BLOWOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END CRASH, THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY,AND INJURIES OCCURRED. ALSO DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE SIDES AND REAR OF THE CAR. INSURANCE DECIDED IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO...
SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR STRIKING AND BREAKING A UTILITY POLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON EITHER SIDE OF 2004 PONTIAC GTO. NEW CAR, JUST 2500 MILES, NO MODIFICATIONS, STOCK. CAR TO BE SEEN BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER T...
2005 GTO AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TRE HEAD ON . *TS *NM UPDATED11/29/05. *JB
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 LAD...
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 BRAK...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAN USED FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE HEATER THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF OR ON. THERE WAS ALSO CONDENSATION ON THE FLOOR THRO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGE...
IGNITION LOCKED UP HAD HAVE CAR TOWED NEW IGNITION SWITCH INSTALLED $400.00. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHA...