My 04, which I regret selling to this day, was pretty reliable. Most of the issues were from normal wear and tear. As delivered, it came with several of the problems associated with the 04 model; needed a front end alignment due to the dealer not doing proper prep(many dealers didn't know to remove the spacers or whatever they were that were supposed to keep the struts from collapsing on the trip over), Also had the dealer adjust the tire inflation, which they had not checked before delivery and the gauges had to be reflashed due to a glitch. Very common on 04's. Also had the sticking ignition switch problem, but that seemed to take care of itself. Over the course of nearly 8 years and 154,000 miles, I would call the following repairs/replacements normal wear and tear.... Several sets of headlight and tail light bulbs, including two sets of HIDs 1 radiator, which I replaced with a Griffin radiator designed only for 04 GTOs 1 serpentine belt 3 thermostats Lots of oil. Usually Mobil 1, but I also tried Amsoil and Royal Purple, always with Wix filters. Ran Royal Purple in the gearbox as well 3(maybe 4) batteries, including an Optima red top which lasted less than 2 years. Brakes twice. Replaced the front rotors with DBA slotted rotors and C5 pads Right front hub assembly( Don't remember the exact mileage, but over 100K). Headliner. Also had the driver's side lower seat bolster repaired and repadded at the same time Reglued the Alcantara on the driver's side door Replaced the motor mounts with poly mounts, which ripped apart in about 3 1/2 years. Replaced those with mounts from Whiteline and they were great! Repaired the trunk release wire ( three times) that was a common problem on 04's and was redesigned for 05/06. Replaced two windshields and had the hood repainted twice. And tires. Lost count. Sorry for the length of the reply....

It says in the GTO owners manual to add an extra quart of engine oil for racing!! never read that in any other car owners manual!! awesome!!

The GTO at 22 seconds was mine. Appreciate the love homie.

Rear tires are not wide enough.

My horn just randomly honks once in a while. Doesn't bother me, just makes me laugh

2004 here. No issues after almost 15 years. The LS1's are much more proven motors than the LS2's though. Pretty much the reason the LS2's did not stay around for long.

Body control module wiring rubs on dashboard bracket on passenger side behind the glove box. Mine blew fuses while using the turn signals. I taped the exposed wire and wrapped a 2 inch section of fuel hose around the bracket. No problems for 10 years.

Only problem is GM killed Pontiac and thereby the GOAT. Love my '05.

Strut mounts have always been a problem on the Holden VT VX VY VZ sedans since they rolled out of the Holden plant. Just buy aftermarket ones. Holden seats are not the best quality seats. If you can grab a set from from a wrecker, grab it even if you don't need it just yet. If anyone is after parts, I'd suggest go on eBay & go to Australian wreckers that do ship to the USA. Look up under Holden V2/VZ Monaro. I don't know how much an upholsterer will charge in the US but here in Australia, they charge like a wounded bull. Keep your Monaro/GTO's going!

These things are pretty bulletproof, it overheated once due to a bad thermostat and temp was 260-270+ degrees F, and overheated again in idle when a tune forgot to kick my fans on and temp was also 260+ and engine is still fine with 85K miles

128k miles strong, fixed the BCM wire harness problem causing my window switches to stay on. Love my GTO

My wife and I are both into old school muscle cars. Part of the reason is we were teenagers in the 70s, and those were the cool new and "new used" cars that we and others had or drove. The other thing is the look, sound, and mechanical vs electronic adjustments. Having said that, out of all of the styles of "muscle" cars in the timespan of the last GTO models, I love the look and performance of those cars. I wouldn't mind having a procharged 6.0 with a few durability upgrades. I have a 70 440 6bbl 5 speed manual Roadrunner and my wife has a 65 421 Tripower 4 speed manual GTO.

yo, you forgot the front radius rod bushings thing. When you brake it causes the steering wheel to start shaking because of bad oem rubber bushing. upgrading them is easy and very effective

The seats were sewn with thread that was not UV stabilized / treated so it disintegrates over time. Mechanically, pretty good for the age. On manuals, the clutch slave cylinder tends to go out as well as the throw out bearing.

great video! my 04 has some really weird electrical issues but all in all I agree! GTOs are surprisingly very reliable and a great daily if you wanted to treat it that way. Keep it up Trey

Hey guy on your comment you was talkin about the struts collapsing when they put them on the boats and tie them down I was a car hauler I drove a portable parking lot a lot of times the struts were broken when they was put on the trucks because they would use chain on the frames and a pull-down like they would do o other cars they actually sent us out a notice do not chain those cars down we were too soft tie them in other words we had to put straps around the tires

I had an 04. Cam, Heads, Headers, throttle body, Intake, intake manifold, 3800 stall, SLP Loudmouth exhaust. The problems I had with mine was the steering column went bad, window regulators were going out, The gas tank fuel filler neck had to get replaced, had to get a new radiator, and that's really it. No oil or electrical problems. None with the drive shaft. It's untimely demise is when the trans started slipping. But it gave me 130,000 miles out of it

05 GTO all stock. I bought it brand new has 186000 miles on it. My issues mainly center around little annoying things. Trunk release doesn't work. I find myself having to use the emergency release behind the rear passenger seat too open the trunk. My seat backs have come off on both sides. The glove compartment doesn't work anymore. In fact the whole thing fell apart so I just took it off all together. I know you young cats don't use CDs anymore but my CD player doesn't really play my CDs anymore. Outside of that this is been an extremely reliable car. The only mechanical issue that I currently deal with periodically is coming from the rear end and that clicking sound it comes and goes it's annoying and you looking on KZfaq I can't really find a fix for it. The local dealerships don't seem to have a fix for it either they're giving me blah blah blah remedies so I know they don't know what exactly they would be fixing without just replacing all the parts hoping to fix the issue.

Bruh thank you for this video🙏🏼 looking into getting one and this is huge. God bless brotha

On manual transmission cars the clutch master cylinder kind of sucks. That, in combination with the rubber high pressure line feeding to the slave, can result in issues with the clutch not fully disengaging- especially under 'spirited' driving conditions. The stock clutch isn't all that great either- even more so when you start throwing power mods at it. It is also extremely frustrating flushing and bleeding the stock hydraulics due to the location of the bleed screw.. I replaced my entire clutch system with a Tick master cylinder, stainless braided hydraulic line, new slave, a LS7 clutch, and remote bleeder. It completely changed the driveability of the car. Night and day difference. Also, the stock shifter is pretty bad.

I have an 04 with less than 20k. One main issue is the rear seat stitching. Fixed with my favorite Upholstry guy. From that time on, leather maintaintance and keep out of the sun when not driving it...... I get the most attention with this car from Subaru WRX and Mustang owners. They seem to know about this car. Otherwise, a real sleeper.

Oil starvation occurs in the GTO and Trailblazer SS because they have a front sump oil pan. Under hard acceleration, all the oil rushes to the back of the pan and away from the sump, away from the pickup tube and there's your low oil pressure. Improved racing's baffled oil pan is a must if you do a lot of hard acceleration. As far as your backup lights, you might consider switching to LED bulbs which use a lot less power and have a lot less resistance. I did a video on upgrading all the bulbs in my car to LEDs you might want to check out. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oamhgax6v9fQc30.html

Changed out radius rod bushings, to Kollar urethane, also wiring cover over fuel line in engine bay.

Headliner lol

Paint chipping on door handles.

Sagging headliners..peeling suede on panels..seat stitching..missing paint on the door handles..shuddering and steering wheel shake when braking..hazy/fogged headlights..bumper fitment where it meets the fenders...youre welcome

One other thing, the stock radiator is known to develop cracks in the plastic ends and will leak.

thanks for the info man! and everyone in the comments! looking to purchase an 05-06 for my 30th bday in a couple years. definitely will keep all this in mind!

I bought an 06 a few years ago and the rear main seal gave out..other than that i loved the car.. i put a cai, american racing header, and slp loudmouth exhaust on it.. it was loud and mean..

My stock 2 piece driveshaft was falling apart (carrier and couple bearings wear out over the years.) Replaced with a 1 piece aluminum DS from Gforce1320. My ABS module was bad, so I had an ABS fault, airbag fault, and traction control wasn't adjustable. I recommend testing yours before you replace your BCM if you run into this issue. I got a used one off of a junkyard site for $102 shipped. Brand new they are $900. Stock Radiators like to crack and leak over the years. Steering Rack does the same and also gets loose.

i had a 04 with 115k and the only problems i had was first gear syncros, cracked plastic on the radiator, rear seat stitching from sitting in the sun, and had bad wheel hop

This video helped my research about the GTO

I know this is a 3 year old video, but I’ll make comments anyway. I’ve been in AK for over 40 years and I’ve owned my 04 GTO for over 10 years and love it! Too many mods to list here, but it’s a summer DD that makes close to 750rwhp. It runs mid 10’s (I know it has more in it, but traction is an issue. My next steps are rear adjustable coil overs and 275/50-15 drag radials), Autocrosses fairly well too. If you’re still here in AK or are coming back, let me know!

Top mounts and bearings crumble to dust on the regular, need to be upgraded on stock cars.

I bought a gto about a year ago and randomly seen this vid on my homepage. i also lived in alaska for 4 yrs, when you said you were in alaska i said oh shit let me see if i know where hes at. Bro i stayed in those same cabins!! lol. So crazy.

interior seems to fall apart on these cars like headliners, seat stitching, door panel fabric.. some faster than others depending on what state you're in..recently moved to a more humid area and my headliner started to sag, door panel suade began bubbling up in some places

I had a 04 5.7 GTO beater and a 06 garage queen. I never had any issues with either. I Did replace a cracked radiator on my 06 but its fisher price working on these and the rad was Japanese so a $200 fix. Use Mobil 1 synthetic like it says on the cap. Change it every 3500mi and you beat the hell out of them. They are bulletproof

On the 2004, the gauge clusters are known to just go out. The computer gets stuck on stupid. Mine needs to be reset it thinks it needs an oil change. Also the blaupunkt stereo can have problems. I havent heard of the 04's having any of the problems you mentioned though. Interesting how just a year can change so many things. But I'm not complaining at all. I absolutely love my car. I have an 04 phantom black. It's the best, total sleeper.

Watch the computer. Mine went out at 62,000. Could not get a new one so bought used and reprogrammed, found out the car that shed this computer was on its #2 computer too. It was not the original one. The car I got this from had only 20,000 miles on the car when it went in for this second computer.

My traction control liked to turn itself off when driving it hard. After I installed depo led taillights as soon as I start the car traction control turns itself off. Alternator likes to overcharge every now and again causing the car to go into a protection mode I guess. When I turn the car off it will act like the battery is dead. Take off the battery terminals for a few seconds then reconnect and the car will start right up. My 05 likes to get heat soaked and is very noticeable in throttle response and acceleration. Headliner, seats, and oil consumption lol Still love my Goat though

bought mine in 2007 3300 mi, love it, still call it an ugly corvette i am aware of all the issues.waterpump, alternator,batteries,stiching.brake cylinder.,sorry to say love it more than my 70 gto.

Wire harness under the dash rubs and will cause Tai light fuses to blow if not wrapped

Also what all LS engines have, and my 05 had, was a collapsed lifter. This will cause a tick tick tick tick until it fills with oil.

Oh yeah! I like the end bit of this video !

Forward stop backs out. Literally a nut on the front of the shifter that kinda stops you from "popping gears" backed out too far. You could imagine awe as I'm going full race car my buddy's RT and I go to slam in in 5th and it throws the shifter back at me lmfao. (You lose all forward gears (1st, 3rd, 5th, Reverse)) Heard it was a pretty common problem on the Trans Ams as well.

Have u ever had problems with the key fob not working with the car ? And anti theft system lock keeps blinding ? The key worked before now it’s not working and my GTO is stuck in theft mode

Needed to replace my oil pressure switch. Put a C5 Corvette part in. Needed a bigger clutch master cylinder because my clutch would stick to the floor during high rpm pulls. Blew up my ecm using a flash tuner. But getting a all new computers fixed my blinker problem lol. Now it's just my driver side door lock is funky

Batteries die if not driven on a regular basis. Something drains them. On 4th battery with 65K miles. Bought new in 2006. Love the car. Hard to find these days. Estimated only 5K left in circulation.

Trey in one of your other vids you say you were thinking about running a 3.9 crown wheel and pinion. I have a 3.9 fitted to my Ute, it is putting out 670fwhp and I am thinking of fitting a 3.7 as I find the 3.9 a little low. With it being supercharged I have loads of low down torque. Just a thought for you. Keep up the great vids.

Throttle pedal position sensor only way to fix is to convert it over to a c6 Corvette pedal w and tech takes careful wiring and will have to figure out a new mount do to the discontinued pedal that pontiac used they are impossible to find and wen you do find one it's used and may also fail and want both your arms for it

Got a 04 with 22k miles and man love that fuckin thing

Rear ends suck on these cars, aftermarket pinion like motives gears are known for whining and clunking. Then when u upgrade to one piece they vibrate like crazy.

The slave cylinder seems to go bad. I wouldn't call it a coincidence that mine and two other peoples have gone bad. If you replace the slave and clutch, I highly recommend a remote bleeder from Tick Performance. Makes it much simpler!

Is oil starvation an issue on ascending steep grades, such as the "Grapevine" or the "Cajon Pass", which both have a 7% grade?! Is the stock oil pan adequate for traveling up steep grades, or should the oil pan and baffles system be replaced? Thanks.

I have an 04 and I just replaced my one piece shaft since the previous one broke and what I’ve done to avoid popping my fuse is just pull it before I go in reverse. The new reverse switch thing worked for a while but it did break again.

I haven’t had to fix anything on my 04 with 92k miles thank god. Only modification I’ve done is ported the throttle body and i bought some pacesetter headers and some slp exhaust but haven’t installed them yet:/

Plastic interior pieces suck. Would love if there were brushed aluminum etc. Replacement/dress up parts.

2004 GTO - Ignition Lock Cylinder Sticks and may prevent the car from starting. However, in some cases, you might just need to find the sweet spot. As pressing the key in too far may be the cause. Also, not using the key to unlock the door occasionally may be an issue if the Key Fob Battery dies.

2 piece drive shaft with a carrier bearing is junk, clutch packs in rear end will go out and sound like a bowling ball rolling around in the trunk. Synchronizers in the transmission around just (gears pop out on the regular while your driving including reverse). The whole stock suspension is junk and needs to be upgraded. Evap canister will clog up and cause you the pump about 25 cents worth at a time before the pump cuts off (will REALLY piss you off).Fenders will split at the wheel well. Tires will rub against the struts causing blow outs (should have been a safety recall but it doesn’t effect ALL of the cars so we never saw one). Fuel line will rub against the block from vibration (on some) risking your car to burn down to the ground with you in it (was also never recalled). Even with all of this, I was the proud owner of an 04’ PBM MT and I went out after (about 6 grand in upgrades) I was hit head on and bought an 06 PBM MT. Why you ask? Because these cars are so few and far between and they’re B.A.D A.S.S!

So the only problem I had in my best friends '06 GTO when I drove it.... Was blowing out the tranny, TWICE! On two separate occasions doing 165mph & he swears it was 173mph (on the digital read out under the speedo. I always set it there as well as turned the traction control off which he hated me doing..lolol). If you're familiar with the Inland Empire...With me driving on my birthday, Jan 18, 2007. We made it from Moreno Valley too Pomona in 15 minutes. It was my birthday, I was driving, because he didnt have his license...I punched that muthafucka GOAT as soon as I hit the on ramp. No traffic, it was like 10:30 ish....We got to L.A. in 45 minutes...From Moreno Valley to Pomona is about 30/45 minutes depending on traffic. Moreno Valley to L.A. an hour....That was the first time I blew his granny. We had no reverse gear later in that night...lolol....We had smoke in the inside of the car from, I guess the tranny smoking.....lololol....But it it was an awesome fucking run.

Always wanted an 06 gto but where I live its few and far between and the one thing that sucks is most of the fair deal ones have high mileage [100,000/+]and they ask roughly 8000-12000. Might have to look out of state for one that's got good mileage and is a decent price.

Hey bro I have a 06 gto. It runs nice and all. But ah when I rev it up while in neutral a burnt smell comes through the vents. There's no knocking coolant is fine oil levels are fine. Just wondering is it something to worry about?

Rear seat back stitching comes apart..

My passenger seat is starting to come apart and hardly anyone sits there. The drivers seat 💺 is toast. Waiting on a new seat cover from AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺.

Nice. Mine looks very similar to that red one in the video, except I have a Dtm widebody kit. Same rims. The exhaust sounds identicle to it also. I love my Goat :)

Mine an 05 lately it has me baffled. It will run fine for a long time then without warning it goes into a hesitation like running out of gas then my Air con quits and my heat gauge quits working. It gets so bad I cannot drive it around much. Stays in the garage mostly. It has 62,000 miles on it. Looks like new. Had it over 4 years now been good for me till lately. I am having to putt around in my other machine my 2002 Retrobird Thunderbird. Its ok but does not have the muscle my GTO does. I miss driving my GTO. I have spent a lot of money trying to figure out the problem it has. I was told it was the ETC sensor and I replaced it but that was NOT it. Replaced the Sensor Cable and Plug but no that was not it. I unhooked the battery and hooked it back up to reset things no not it either. The car just sets. Spent so much $ on it for no change in the way it acts. Sure wish I had a good lead on what to do next. Also sometimes my Traction Control displays for a couple seconds as it starts conking out on me. I tried turning it TC on or off no that is not it either.

The seats. When I bought it the back seats had split up top.i just noticed about 2 days ago My passenger seat now has about 5 inch split on outside top bolster. My trunk won't lock. It stays down but anyone can't lift it up. My hood hydraulics went out so and there's no prop stick.

Mine give me speeding tickets. The worst being 129 mph.

Low oil because LS2.

I really want a 6.0 one but I was told the 5.7 was better since the 6.0 has “problems “ apparently

I have an 2004 gto havent had that many problems but one issue i had to solve was my ignition switch...Kept locking up but i thing i solved that problem...

Only problem I ever had was the clutch. The Vette clutch on ls2 just isn't made to race with

Definitely check for paint finish issues too. The clear coat on my gas cap completely bubbled off out of nowhere. Crazy! Not sure what I am going to do. Try to get them to try to match the paint or just paint it black?? My original color is Torrid Red.

Mine throws the traction control off warning on the dash when my transmition shifts hard, as in on a hill or etc. Which in turn causes the car to slam into gear and my traction control switch no longer works. Kill the car and pull the key, put it right back in and start it up and the car runs fine, shifts fine and everything works as it should. Still have no idea what the problem is

The front strut mounts are definitely a weak point. I'm surprised how few companies that make polyurethane parts for GTOs make poly strut mounts. Most of them are just rubber.

Thanks good pointers I am wanting to buy a ride for the track a gto sounds like good candidate.

I've had a lot of trouble with the stitching coming undone in my factory seats. I do live in Dallas Texas so it's hot as balls during the summer but wonder if anyone else had this problem. I already bought some used seats and replaced them, same factory seats. Mine actually started splitting way back in 2007.

Unplug the backup switch, replace the fuse, and forget about it. What I did.

Sagging suspension, fuel lines rubbing on 05, hanger bearing, some people have said weak shift knob. I recently had the rearmain seal and oilpan gasket go bad at 23k miles.

In Uk .i Just drive it . No Burn/Out No Mods No Dino Just a 6.0 Monaro VXR. Go Fast When Boy Races Try it On . Then That V8 Comes 2 Life

No crank no click but still have accessory lights may be starter wires or ignition switch my GTO has long tubes ive heard after market exhaust can cause things like burned starter wires or even shortening the life of the starter from the excess heat once i figure this problem out ill post the solution

The ignition lock housing is a common problem the the gto has. My 06 gto is in the shop now with that problem. And with this General Motors strike going on I can get mine out the shop 👎🏽

I have a 2005 gto LS2, that I always had an issue were my battery gets drain after 3 days of not starting it, do you have any tips that can help to resolve this.

Fuel line rubbing and causing fires.

The pin inside your key fob. Reach out goatw

The black gto with Missouri plates was my cousin they wrecked it on a rainy day smh!!

The tires wearing on the insides and not evenly.

"Reduced performance, safety mode" that suddenly pops up every now and then . I've read it may be an issue with the gas pedal, don't know why. But I've also seen it may be something else.

Yea problem number 1...I live in a fucking rain forest

Only problem I've noticed is my window switches the sometimes do not work I'm sure it's just dirty contacts I've also had to replace them because the first set went straight through and broke lol

So how many quarts of oil with oil change

Love my goat 🐐 I do agree with the fucking driver seat by left shoulder ripping pretty much..and coming to stop sometimes can feel the back kinda clump or jerk in the wheels not exactly sure what it is YET. I did have a trans flush and new filter put on cause of slipping when i first got it

My strut mounts blew out on my 04 for sure.

Address the security system with the bcm.

I own a 06 BOM now and its so problematic.. before i had an 04 and hardly ever had any problems.. it was my workhorse..

I will let you know of a bear behind you

Gas line updated

Is piston hitting the spark plug common? Just had that happen this weekend my gto is outta commission now :(

I don’t think what I have as common problems but my 3 are: 1 my rear driver license plate lamp don’t work anymore. 2 l upgraded to the better ignition cylinder housing and every time I start the car I have to jam the key 🔑 into the hole hard several times before it will finally go in so I can start the car. And lastly which also happened after the ignition cylinder upgrade. When l turn the steering wheel fully to the right or left I hear 👂 a click. Any suggestions before I go to the Stealership?

I think I'm just going to hold out for a used Corvette Stingray.