Pontiac GTO
Registered from 2004 to 2006.
About this model
The Pontiac GTO is a front-engine, rear-drive, two-door, and four-passenger automobile manufactured and marketed by the Pontiac division of General Motors over four generations from 1963 until 1974 in the United States—with a fifth generation made by GM's Australian subsidiary, Holden, for the 2004 to 2006 model years.
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Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2005 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2004 | 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Front strut to tire interference
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2007, closed August 2007.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Pontiac filed 619 bulletins about the 2006 GTO.
- Equipment: 251
- Electrical system: 99
- Engine and engine cooling: 64
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 40
- Power train: 32
- Wheels: 23
- Visibility: 19
- Engine: 18
- Tires: 13
- Exterior lighting: 9
- Other: 51
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. and Canada Dealers Only). · October 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires… · September 2024
- This service bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption. · September 2024
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating… · August 2024
611 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.