Tyres ‘Too Wide’ on US Market Monaro
In the US the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) has called on the nation’s governmental motoring safety body, the NHTSA, to open an investigation into tyre failures and front suspension problems that have occurred on the 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO. The agency has received 65 complaints involving tyres on the 2004-2005 GTO, involving 8 blowouts and one crash. Many of these complaints cite tyre wear caused by contact with struts as the source of the failures. The problem seems to occur early in the lifespan of the vehicle, as a number of complaints cite mileages of less than 10,000 at the time of the failure.