GM Engineering looking for GTO owners

[Keith Seymore]

All -

Saw this email at work today:

"The Engineering Brake group is seeking owners of 2004 - 2006 Pontiac GTO vehicles.

"I am interested in talking to you if you are the original owner and have not performed any brake fluid service procedures.

"If you have a vehicle that matches this description and would consider allowing us to inspect, please send me a note including model, year, and service history and I will contact you for further discussion.

Marq Apel
Global Brake QRD
1N10-17 WVEC Podium
Phone 586-492-3527
Fax 586-492-9831
Cell 925-337-5534"

If you are local to Southeast Michigan and would like to participate, please contact me at keith.seymore@gm.com or contact Marq directly per the info above.

marq.apel@gm.com

Thanks,

K

[jusjay]

Hi Keith, I just got a 2005 GTO from the original owner and it has only 10,000 miles on it. It has had no brake service done yet. I'm on the west coast if thats and issue.

[Verdoro 68]

Given that it's been almost 6 years since the car came out and nearly 3 years since they were even sold, the car isn't produced or sold any more, and Pontiac is gone I have to wonder why they are looking for owners now.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by jusjay

Hi Keith, I just got a 2005 GTO from the original owner and it has only 10,000 miles on it. It has had no brake service done yet. I'm on the west coast if thats and issue.

Thanks for the reply; it appears cars here in Southeast Michigan would be best.

Thanks again, though -

K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

Given that it's been almost 6 years since the car came out and nearly 3 years since they were even sold, the car isn't produced or sold any more, and Pontiac is gone I have to wonder why they are looking for owners now.

They are investigating various GM vehicles that were imported into North America, looking specifically at the brake fluid (since the standards are about to change).

Learnings from this investigation can be incorporated into future models regardless of nameplate.

K

[Skip Fix]

Original owner 2004 in Texas. No brake fluid changes that I know of.

[Scarebird]

Thanks for posting that - email sent.

[JLHarper]

if you are the original owner and have not performed any brake fluid service procedures.....

"would consider allowing us to inspect"

it appears cars here in Southeast Michigan would be best.

To bad...mine would qualify too.

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

They are investigating various GM vehicles that were imported into North America, looking specifically at the brake fluid (since the standards are about to change).

Learnings from this investigation can be incorporated into future models regardless of nameplate.

K

what kind of changes are coming?

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

what kind of changes are coming?

Currently, the standard recommended brake fluid change interval (for imported vehicles with DOT 4 fluid) is every two years.

The brake group is investigating the possibility of extending or eliminating that change interval for North America.

K

[muscle_collector]

what is the difference in dot3 and dot4 fluid and are they interchangeable and/or mixable?????

[Dick Boneske]

Seriously, do you think anyone changes brake fluid in two years----or 8 years?? It doesn't get changed with complete brake jobs, either, except for the amount needed to refill for bleeding the air out. I've NEVER changed brake fluid on any car, and I've put 265,000 on one Pontiac and over 200,000 on several others. I've not had a reason to regret not changing brake fluid.

[Keith Seymore]

Dick - it's a combination of export, DOT4 and ocean shipping (a car sitting on a boat/in a port for several weeks).

If those constraints don't apply then I'd say it's a moot point.

K