Pontiac Gto Engine Problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 3 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2004. Best year: 2006.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW. MOTOR FAILED AT APPROX 6,555 MILES. LOUD POOF FOLLOWED BY FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF BOTTOM END OF MOTOR. ENGINE FAILURE ALSO SPRAYED HOT MOTOR OIL OVER UNDERCARRIAGE AND BODY PANELS. BLACK SMOKE FILLED PASSENGER C...
WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, 2004 PONTIAC GTO, WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I AM PRESUMING IT WAS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ENGINE COVERS RUBBING ON THE FUEL LINE. *JB
WHILE DOING A SPRINGTIME CHECK OF MY GTO, NOTICED COIL COVER RUBBING ON FUEL RAIL FEED LINE. ABRASION WAS ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE LINE. HAD TO REPLACE WITH STEEL BRAIDED LINE FROM RUSSELS. COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE IN THE ENGINE BAY....
2006 GTO AND HAD ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM. ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND BROUGHT IT IN TO BE CHECK OUT BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL. COME TO FIND OUT WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED AND BLOWN OUT LEAKING OIL EVERYWHE...
LOST OIL PRESSURE. *TR
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. REMOVAL OF THE FUEL RAIL COVERS INDICATES THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS IMPINGED UPON BY THE FUEL RAIL COVER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF GTO'S ON THE WEBSITE THAT HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND MA...
BASED ON A TIP FROM THE LS1GTO.COM MESSAGE BOARD, I CHECKED MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 'CERTIFIED" 2004 PONTIAC GTO FOR A FUEL LINE RUBBING THE FUEL RAIL PLASTIC COVER - AND EVENTUALLY WEARING THROUGH THE FUEL LINE, AND CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ...
2005 PONTIAC GTO THE FUEL RAIL COVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE RUBS THE FUEL DELIVERY LINE CAUSING A CUT IN THE LINE. THIS CUT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WILL EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL LINE. THERE HAVE B...
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES TWICE DUE TO INSIDE TIRE WEAR/PREMATURE WEAR/STRUT RUB (ALL INSIDE WEAR NEAR STRUT). THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY (ALL THE TIME). GIVE A FALSE ERROR OF OVERHEATING WITHIN MINUTES...
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 26, 2005 THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, HARNESS, THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE RELAY SWITCH, CLAMPS AND HANGERS TO THE EXH...
TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAULTY. DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT FOR 10 SECONDS THEN SLOWLY WENT BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. ENGINE ISN'T OVERHEATING BECAUSE ALL FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. BELIEVE PROBLEM TO BE ELECTRONIC RELATED. ...
WHILE WASHING MY NEW VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DISCOVERED ON MY GTO THAT THE RIGHT HEAD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ON THE LS-1 ENGINE. *JB