2008 PONTIAC G5 Problems & Recalls

1. Fuel Leak 2. Fuel leaking in driveway, car has potential to catch fire if driven 3. Suspected leak and odor was reported 4 years ago. Dealer said the recall did not apply to my car. After receiving an email reply back from GMLegalUpdate department indicating they would cover the "fuel line" under...

Not sure if ignition has ever been changed but I’ve been reading that there is a recall on my eps system as to that matter I have no power steering and would like to kno if it will be covered if I take it to gm dealership close to me

Not sure if ignition has ever been changed but I’ve been reading that there is a recall on my eps system as to that matter I have no power steering and would like to kno if it will be covered if I take it to gm dealership close to me

The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while driving at 2 MPH, the steering wheel had become firm. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not towed or taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approx...

Mileage: 121,400

The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while making a right turn in an intersection the vehicle failed to accelerate causing a crash with a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained a shoulder and back injury and the passenger sustained ...

The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while making a right turn in an intersection the vehicle failed to accelerate causing a crash with a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained a shoulder and back injury and the passenger sustained ...

The airbag warning light came on having no prior issues with the car. The car was taken to the local GM dealer, [XXX]. Diagnostics have revealed the Passenger Presence Module may be defective and was not communicating with the SDM. The passenger airbag goes into default mode and turns the airbag off...

The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated while driving the vehicle into the garage, there was an abnormal gasoline fumes odor. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with rusted fuel lines from underneath the engine to the rear...

Mileage: 33,000

LEAKY FUEL LINES TOWARD THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. LARGE PUDDLES OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR WHEN PARKED. VISIBLE GAS LEAK

CAR LEAKS GAS TOWARD FRONT OF CAR DRIVER SIDE AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING. IT ALSO HAS AN ODOR OF GAS RADIATING AROUND THE CAR AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUN. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN REGIONALLY HOT STATES. GM ALAN ADLER SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR CARS THAT HAS THE PROBLEM OUTSIDE OF THE DESI...

Mileage: 83,658

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AROUND OTHER VEHICLES NAMELY THOSE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. IT FELT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A TON OF PRESSURE INSIDE MY VEHICLE ALMOST LIKE THE THE WINDOWS WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. IM NOT SURE HOW TO EXPLAIN IT MAYBE A GRAVATAIONAL DOWNWARD PULL? ALMOST LIKE A CHEMICAL ...

Mileage: 152,190

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AROUND OTHER VEHICLES NAMELY THOSE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. IT FELT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A TON OF PRESSURE INSIDE MY VEHICLE ALMOST LIKE THE THE WINDOWS WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. IM NOT SURE HOW TO EXPLAIN IT MAYBE A GRAVATAIONAL DOWNWARD PULL? ALMOST LIKE A CHEMICAL ...

Mileage: 152,190

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AROUND OTHER VEHICLES NAMELY THOSE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. IT FELT AS THOUGH THERE WAS A TON OF PRESSURE INSIDE MY VEHICLE ALMOST LIKE THE THE WINDOWS WERE GOING TO EXPLODE. IM NOT SURE HOW TO EXPLAIN IT MAYBE A GRAVATAIONAL DOWNWARD PULL? ALMOST LIKE A CHEMICAL ...

Mileage: 152,190

POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHEN TURNING A CORNER. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE STEERING SEEMS FINE. WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT TO GO AROUND A CORNER, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT EASILY TURN BACK TO THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 30 MPH AND SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND ...

Mileage: 156,000

HAD RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. GOT IT REPLACED NOW THE KEY BROKE OFF IN IT

SERVICE AIR BAGS SHOWS ON DASH ON STARTUP, BOUGHT THIS WAY FROM HOLZ CHEVY IN HALES CORNERS, WI. WAS TOLD IT WAS A NON ISSUE. ELECTRICAL- CHANGES FROM RADIO TO AUX RANDOMLY, THE BACK SPEAKERS WORK CONSTANTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE NEVER WORKS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKS ON OCCASION (IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE...

Mileage: 179,000

SERVICE AIR BAGS SHOWS ON DASH ON STARTUP, BOUGHT THIS WAY FROM HOLZ CHEVY IN HALES CORNERS, WI. WAS TOLD IT WAS A NON ISSUE. ELECTRICAL- CHANGES FROM RADIO TO AUX RANDOMLY, THE BACK SPEAKERS WORK CONSTANTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE NEVER WORKS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKS ON OCCASION (IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE...

Mileage: 179,000

SERVICE AIR BAGS SHOWS ON DASH ON STARTUP, BOUGHT THIS WAY FROM HOLZ CHEVY IN HALES CORNERS, WI. WAS TOLD IT WAS A NON ISSUE. ELECTRICAL- CHANGES FROM RADIO TO AUX RANDOMLY, THE BACK SPEAKERS WORK CONSTANTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE NEVER WORKS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKS ON OCCASION (IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE...

Mileage: 179,000

MY 2008 G5 HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND SAW THAT 2008 G5'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR A FUEL LEAK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULE BUT ONLY IN HOTTER STATES. I'M IN SC AND WE CERTAINLY SHOULD QUALIFY AS A HOTTER STATE WITH TEMPS IN THE UPPER 90'S I...

Mileage: 31,903

STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN GARAGE. NOTICED ABOUT A FOOT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE DRIPPING GASOLINE FROM FUEL LINE NEXT TO THE PLASTIC CLIP THERE. THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND VERY DANGEROUS. WENT ONLINE AND SAW SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HO...

Mileage: 93,000

BROKEN PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. BROKEN SEATBELT RETRACTOR= AIRBAG NOT WORKING=DEATHTRAP.

BROKEN PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. BROKEN SEATBELT RETRACTOR= AIRBAG NOT WORKING=DEATHTRAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. PERIODICALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WENT AWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGN...

Mileage: 90,915

CAR SPEEDS UP WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PETAL AND IT'S HARD TO STOP IT WHEN IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE IT STOPPED OUT OF NOWHERE AND TURNED OFF WITH AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME LIKE TO HAVE KILLED ME GOT CAR IN NEUTRAL FINALLY FORCEFULLY PRAYING THAT JESUS PROTECT ME BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AN...

Mileage: 100

CAR SPEEDS UP WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PETAL AND IT'S HARD TO STOP IT WHEN IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE IT STOPPED OUT OF NOWHERE AND TURNED OFF WITH AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME LIKE TO HAVE KILLED ME GOT CAR IN NEUTRAL FINALLY FORCEFULLY PRAYING THAT JESUS PROTECT ME BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AN...

Mileage: 100

CAR SPEEDS UP WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PETAL AND IT'S HARD TO STOP IT WHEN IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE IT STOPPED OUT OF NOWHERE AND TURNED OFF WITH AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME LIKE TO HAVE KILLED ME GOT CAR IN NEUTRAL FINALLY FORCEFULLY PRAYING THAT JESUS PROTECT ME BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AN...

Mileage: 100

ON THE26TH OF JUNE 2018 I WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN ALL IF A SUDDEN WHEN I STARTED IT UP THERE WAS BAD KNOCKING COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN INCREASING RPM'S. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND REQUESTED MY OIL TO BE CHANGED AND TO CHECK WHY IT WAS KNOCKING. AT THAT POINT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OL...

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR IS LEAKING G FUEL BY DRIVERS DOOR AND TIRE.MY CAR WAS IN THE RECALL BUT NOT MY STATE. MAKES NO SENSE. MY CAR WAS A RENTAL FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT . WHY IS MY VIN# NOT IN RECALL.. IF I BLOW UP SOMEONE WILL LET YOU KNOW. THANKS.

Mileage: 79,000

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY IN THE DIC WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 130,000

HI! I NOTICED VERY STRONG GAS FUMES AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH A TANK OF GAS, I NOTICED STRONG FUMES IN THE CAR. I NOTICED THE FUEL NEEDLE WENT FROM 401 MILES TO 388. I DROVE HOM...

Mileage: 158,000

HI! I NOTICED VERY STRONG GAS FUMES AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH A TANK OF GAS, I NOTICED STRONG FUMES IN THE CAR. I NOTICED THE FUEL NEEDLE WENT FROM 401 MILES TO 388. I DROVE HOM...

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE KEY TURNED ENOUGH TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT DID NOT TURN ENOUGH TO SHUT OFF THE ELECTRONICS AND LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAUGHTER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, THE VEHICLE THEN VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE INTO A MEDIUM AND CRASHED HEAD ON IN OR...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAUGHTER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, THE VEHICLE THEN VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE INTO A MEDIUM AND CRASHED HEAD ON IN OR...

Mileage: 143,000

FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS FUEL LINES ALSO RETAINS SALT AND BRINE DEPOSITS AND IS OF POOR DESIGN CAUSING FUEL LINES TO RUST THROUGH ONE SPOT ONLY. IT IS LOCATED A FOOT IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE UNDERNEATH. ABOUT A INCH AWAY FROM EXHAUST. FUEL POURS OUT ...

Mileage: 163,000

2008 PONTIAC G5, APPROX. 77,000 MILES. FAILED ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO FUEL LEAK IN FUEL LINE, DRIVERS SIDE, REAR, JUST IN FRONT OF TIRE. CLOSE INSPECTION OF FUEL LINE, SHOWED IT TO BE THE FUEL RETURN LINE, THAT HAD RUSTED A SMALL HOLE DUE TO SHIELDING THAT WAS AROUND THE LINE IN THAT AREA RETAINING...

Mileage: 77,000

I GOT THIS USED CAR LAST YEAR AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL SYSTEM. RECENTLY I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND I SAW THE RECALL NUMBER 14E021000 FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. I GOT THAT ONE FIXED BUT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IS ALSO HAVE PROBLEM. AS IT IS MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY OF RECALL NUMB...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MIL...

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD & DOESN'T GO OFF. SENSOR WILLNOT DETECT SOMEONE SEATED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. NOTHING CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN & THEY WANT ABOUT $400 TO FIX IT. WE WERE SITTING STILL & A PAS...

Mileage: 73,000

REFERENCE NHTSA ID NUMBER10850549--LOSS OF LEFT FRONT SPEAKER CHIMES AND RADIO SOUND --OK AFTER BOTH SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED--AFTER A WHILE PROBLEM RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER AGAIN-- FINALLY HAD AN "EPIPHANY" AND REMOVED CORROSION ON THE HARNESS PIGTAIL CONNECTOR WHICH PUSHES O...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2014. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 122,000

ALL CHIMES HAVE STOPPED WORKING. FRONT SPEAKERS OUT AS WELL. NOTICED FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO THAT WHEN THE SPEAKERS KICK OUT (MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF DRIVING OR STATIONARY), THE CHIMES STOP WORKING. NO "KEY IN THE IGNITION" ALARM, NO TURN SIGNAL CLICKING, NO SEAT BELT ALARM, ETC. WHEN IT DOES WORK, E...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI...

Mileage: 89,000

THE STEERING SEEMS TO STALL OR STICK AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL. I HAVE TO STEER THE CAR BACK TO THE FRONT OR IT JUST STAYS TURNING POSITION. THE STEERING DOES NOT COME BACK TO THE FRONTAL POSITION.

Mileage: 97,000

NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO THE STORE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW A PUDDLE OF FUEL FORMING ON DRIVERS SIDE IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE. LOOKED AT THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SAW A STEADY FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL LINE BENEATH THE SILVER HEAT SHIE...

Mileage: 63,989

AFTER NOTICING A GASOLINE SMELL AND A PUDDLE COLLECTING UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN PARK, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SERIOUSLY LEAKING FUEL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK TO THE ENGIN...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN...

Mileage: 103,000

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SENSOR WILL NOT DETECT SOMEONE SEATED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 65,000

2008 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 12V-459 ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ABOVE RECALL. HOWEVER, HE DID RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES 14V047000 AND 14V171000. AFTER SMELLING FAINT GASOLINE FUMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS,...

NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR, THEN HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR. AFTER A FEW DAYS THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF LIQUID UNDER MY CAR AS I LEFT THE GROCERY STORE. FUEL SMELL WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. GOT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER CAR AND FOUND A FUEL HOSE LEAKING GAS. TOOK INTO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND THE WHOLE F...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. DURING THE CRASH, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND UPPER TO...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. DURING THE CRASH, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND UPPER TO...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. DURING THE CRASH, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND UPPER TO...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE MERGING TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (...

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...

Mileage: 85,000

2008 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ORIGINAL IGNITION RECALL WAS FIXED IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2014, AFTER THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER FAILURE ON JANUARY 20,...

2008 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ORIGINAL IGNITION RECALL WAS FIXED IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2014, AFTER THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER FAILURE ON JANUARY 20,...

MY DAUGHTER IS A COLLAGE STUDENT, SHE WAS DRIVING HOME, WHICH IS 180 MILES FROM HOME, SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, POWERSTEERING GAVE OUT, ALMOST HAD A WRECK 3 TIMES WITH SAME SITUATION, HAD TO MUSCLE IT TO PULL OVER......... I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE TO HA...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $900. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN WE FILL UP THE FUEL TANK THE CAR HAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR AND SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE CAR. ONCE THE TANK IS 1/2 DOWN THE SMELL SUBSIDES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK, LINES AND PUMP.AND SEAL. T...

Mileage: 38,000

I WAS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THEN SLAMMED THEIR BRAKES, I HIT THE REAR OF THAT VEHICLE IT WAS A 2011 FORD FOCUS THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL L...

Mileage: 74,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A NEC...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A NEC...

Mileage: 35,000

PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS THE FOLLOWING RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 CAR HAS ISSUES DYING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT AND REEKS OF GASOLINE WHEN DECELERATING OR OPERATED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME GM WAS CON...

Mileage: 105,000

PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS THE FOLLOWING RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 CAR HAS ISSUES DYING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT AND REEKS OF GASOLINE WHEN DECELERATING OR OPERATED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME GM WAS CON...

Mileage: 105,000

PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS THE FOLLOWING RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 CAR HAS ISSUES DYING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT AND REEKS OF GASOLINE WHEN DECELERATING OR OPERATED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME GM WAS CON...

Mileage: 105,000

THE FRONT SPEAKERS OF THE RADIO SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO WORK. AT THE SAME TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED MAKING THE BLINKING SOUND--BOTH RANDOMLY RETURN THEN DISAPPEAR AGAIN. ALSO, THE CABIN AIR FILTER MAKES A CLICKING SOUND AS IT GOES FROM RECYCLED AIR TO LETTING OUTSIDE AIR IN. *TR

Mileage: 89,500

I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" LETTERS AND POST CARDS FROM GM AND PONTIAC URGING ME TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION & START SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE REPLACED. I RECEIVED LETTERS WHEN THEY FIRST ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE, LETTERS SAYING THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE SO...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WENT HAY WIRE TO WHERE WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND IT VEERED OFF INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S LANE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND ARE STRUGG...

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WENT HAY WIRE TO WHERE WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND IT VEERED OFF INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S LANE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND ARE STRUGG...

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WENT HAY WIRE TO WHERE WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND IT VEERED OFF INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S LANE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND ARE STRUGG...

Mileage: 89,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT E...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED ...

Mileage: 90,325

DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS STOPPED WORKING ON MY VEHICLE. TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE NOTED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WAS BURNT TO A CRISP. COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES. MY CAR IS FACTORY ORIGINAL AND NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS ELECT...

Mileage: 30,000

DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS STOPPED WORKING ON MY VEHICLE. TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE NOTED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WAS BURNT TO A CRISP. COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES. MY CAR IS FACTORY ORIGINAL AND NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS ELECT...

Mileage: 30,000

FRONT LEFT DRIVER DOOR SPEAKER IN MY CAR WILL STOP WORKING WHEN IT RAINS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR HAS A DRAIN TUBE THAT IS RIGHT OVER THE SPEAKER CONNECTION AND WILL CAUSE THE SPEAKER TO SHORT CIRCUIT. I NORMALLY WOULDN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS DEFEC...

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT LEFT DRIVER DOOR SPEAKER IN MY CAR WILL STOP WORKING WHEN IT RAINS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR HAS A DRAIN TUBE THAT IS RIGHT OVER THE SPEAKER CONNECTION AND WILL CAUSE THE SPEAKER TO SHORT CIRCUIT. I NORMALLY WOULDN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS DEFEC...

Mileage: 80,000

WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS CUT BUT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. WASN'T SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT UPON INSPECTION OF THE HANDLE, I NOTICED THAT THE CHROME COATING IS COMING OFF AND HAS SHARP EDGES. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T CUT MYSELF DEEPER. *JS

Mileage: 115,000

I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD SAY THEY WERE OFF SOMETIMES, BUT NOW THEY ARE ALWAYS OFF. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE. *TR

AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ON MY WAY TO DROP MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE BEFORE WORK, EARLY MARCH 27TH, 2014, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE STOP SIGN I WAS STOPPED AT. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. MY CAR IS A MANUAL, AND THE STICK SHIFT WOULD SLIP INTO EA...

Mileage: 142,000

AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ON MY WAY TO DROP MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE BEFORE WORK, EARLY MARCH 27TH, 2014, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE STOP SIGN I WAS STOPPED AT. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. MY CAR IS A MANUAL, AND THE STICK SHIFT WOULD SLIP INTO EA...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFOMRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 17,000

DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT AWRY. GAUGE NEEDLES FLOATED ABOUT GIVING FALSE READINGS ON SPEED AND GAS TANK GAS LEVEL. LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH & RESET THE COMPUTER FOR $390.73. SAME PROBLEM RECURRED WEEKS LATER. 03/18/2014, ANOTHER GM DEALER INSPECTED FOR $158.00 & FOUND WE NEE...

Mileage: 75,069

DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT AWRY. GAUGE NEEDLES FLOATED ABOUT GIVING FALSE READINGS ON SPEED AND GAS TANK GAS LEVEL. LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH & RESET THE COMPUTER FOR $390.73. SAME PROBLEM RECURRED WEEKS LATER. 03/18/2014, ANOTHER GM DEALER INSPECTED FOR $158.00 & FOUND WE NEE...

Mileage: 75,069

I'M EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. IT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE PONTIAC G5'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING AND THIS IS DUE TO IMPROPER WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OF THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PON...

Mileage: 67,000

I'M EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. IT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE PONTIAC G5'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING AND THIS IS DUE TO IMPROPER WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OF THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PON...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED THE VOLUNTARY RECALL (ELE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEH...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEH...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...

Mileage: 105,000

PURCHASED PONTIAC 2008 G5 COUPE BRAND NEW IN 2008. IN 2011 I WAS INFORMED BY A COWORKER THAT I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE WAY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON AT ALL. IT SEEMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORK...

Mileage: 77,000

PURCHASED PONTIAC 2008 G5 COUPE BRAND NEW IN 2008. IN 2011 I WAS INFORMED BY A COWORKER THAT I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE WAY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON AT ALL. IT SEEMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORK...

Mileage: 77,000

PURCHASED PONTIAC 2008 G5 COUPE BRAND NEW IN 2008. IN 2011 I WAS INFORMED BY A COWORKER THAT I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE WAY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON AT ALL. IT SEEMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORK...

Mileage: 77,000

WE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER PARKING THE CAR. WE CONTINUED RUNNING ERRANDS (STOP AND GO DRIVING) AND THE SMELL CONTINUED. WE THEN PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. UPON TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, HE INFORMED US THAT THE PLASTIC RETURN LINE FROM T...

Mileage: 68,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE HESITATED THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT T...

Mileage: 91,000

ENGINE WOULD NOT START CLEANLY. WHEN IT DID THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND YOU COULD SEE GAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF $889.06. MECHANIC SAID HE HAD PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIR TO SEVERAL OTHER GM VEHICL...

Mileage: 58,524

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WA...

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING WITH HEAVY GAS FUMES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IT WAS SO BAD YOU COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. CHECKED ALL COMMON AREAS FOR LEAKS, NOTHING WOULD SHOW ON THE GROUND AND NO OTHER AREAS SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT THE GAS SMELL...

Mileage: 91,251

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE...

Mileage: 189,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY ANTI THEFT LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. THEY CAR WOULD NO LONGER LET ME ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. IT CONTINUED FINE UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN IT BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GAS. THE PLASTIC PART ON...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...

Mileage: 63,862

BEGINNING IN AUGUST OF 2012, I STARTED TO NOTICE A FAINT GAS SMELL WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS I REALIZED IT MUST BE MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS A CRACK IN ONE ...

Mileage: 91,500

THERE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE OF THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT GOING OFF FOR G5S AND COBALTS. IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE, AS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE, AND ONLY GM KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE FOR A LARGE SUM OF CASH. FAILED OBSOLESCENCE AT IT...

Mileage: 50,000

I NOTICED A WHILE BACK THAT MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I HAD NOT TURNED THEM OFF BY ACCIDENTALLY TURNING THEM OFF ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I THEN CHECKED ALL MY FUSES IN THE FUSE BOX, INCLUDING THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP FUSE, AND THEY W...

Mileage: 78,000

FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS ON THE PONTIAC G5 AND PROBABLY CHEVROLET COBALT WEAR OUT RAPIDLY. ON MY VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUSHING FAILED AT 31,350 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AT 42,850 MILES. THE FACTORY REPLACEMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STARTING TO FAIL AGAIN AT 44,500 MILES. FAILURE IS DEFI...

Mileage: 31,350

I SMELL FUEL AND SURE ENOUGH, I HAVE A FUEL LEAK WHICH IS A PROB/RECALL FOR THE MAKE, MODEL AND YR. HOWEVER I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND DEALER SAID ITS NOT ON NHTSA RECALL LIST. FROM 15 FEET AWAY WE SMELL GAS! IT HAS 93014 MILES AND THE INSIDE OF DRIVER DOOR STATES 8/07 MANUF DATE BUT HOWEVER IT...

OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE INSIDE OF MY CAR REEKS OF GAS. IT SMELLS BAD AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR AS WELL. THE CAR DRIVES FINE BUT IT IS SLOW TO START FOR THE FIRST CRANK OF THE DAY. I TOOK THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT GAS WAS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND COULD POSSIBL...

Mileage: 55,000

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING IN THESE CARS. STEERING WILL STILL LOCK UP, AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS. THE RECALL TWO YEARS AGO HAS NOT HELPED THE SITUATION. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING RACK WITH THESE CARS. SUSPENSION/STEERING CLUNKS AND RATTLES LIKE IT IS ...

Mileage: 85,500

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING IN THESE CARS. STEERING WILL STILL LOCK UP, AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS. THE RECALL TWO YEARS AGO HAS NOT HELPED THE SITUATION. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING RACK WITH THESE CARS. SUSPENSION/STEERING CLUNKS AND RATTLES LIKE IT IS ...

Mileage: 85,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE FAULTY GROUND WIRES IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WIRING WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 40,000

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY SONS 2008 PONTIAC G5 BURNT UP TODAY. IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OUR HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND THAT IT APPEARED TO START IN AN AREA NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. IT APPEARS TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

NO STEERING, CRASHED INTO A POLE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVIN ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE FRONT RIGHT FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE CAR SPUN OUT AND SLID INTO A DITCH. THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILED AND BROKE APART. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE REPLACES BALL JOINTS ON THESE CARS AT THE RATE OF FIVE CARS PER MONTH. WHILE BEIN...

Mileage: 77,000

VEHICLE STARTING MAKING CLUNKING AND RATTLING SOUNDS IN FRONT SUSPENSION. HAD TO HAVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED, NEW TIE RODS, AND SWAY BAR LINKS INSTALLED. BEFORE THE REPAIRS, THE STEERING HAD BECOME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND WAS HARD TO HANDLE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE STARTING MAKING CLUNKING AND RATTLING SOUNDS IN FRONT SUSPENSION. HAD TO HAVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED, NEW TIE RODS, AND SWAY BAR LINKS INSTALLED. BEFORE THE REPAIRS, THE STEERING HAD BECOME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND WAS HARD TO HANDLE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH SOMETIMES DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERA...

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS SEEMED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK ON THEIR OWN. ONCE EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THE DOORS WOULD ALSO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS...

Mileage: 58,000

ON 2008 PONTIAC G5 THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE WEARING OUT AT OR NEAR 18000 MI/ 30000 KM'S, MANY OWNERS OF THESE CARS HAVE NO IDEA OF THIS FAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT A/S TIRES, LINE SIZE P195/60R15. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSTALLED...

Mileage: 27,729

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP COLLECTED DUST AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO...

Mileage: 14,000

I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE G5. ONE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO PULL ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE THE CAR STARTED JERKING ALMOST AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS, YET I HAD A FULL TANK. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OTHER THAN THAT, BUT THAT PAR...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE G5. ONE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO PULL ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE THE CAR STARTED JERKING ALMOST AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS, YET I HAD A FULL TANK. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OTHER THAN THAT, BUT THAT PAR...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. A MECHANIC FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG AND SUSTAINED A BRUISED EYE. THE VEHICLE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 25,175

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, SECONDS LATER THE POWER STEERING HAD SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE...

Mileage: 69,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK IT TO FIND OUT WHY IT WAS ON AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP NOT BEING TIGHT ENOUGH. ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER, I FIND A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH MY CAR. IT WAS DRIPPING FROM THE TANK. THEN, I TOOK IT IN TO A NEARBY SHOP AND THEY CALLED ME ...

Mileage: 46,675

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 17,000 MILES AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER SHOWING SERVICE MANAGER VEHICLE WARRANTY BOOK. ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AT 24,000 MILES AND FIXED AGAIN AFTER DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE MANAGER. ROTORS WERE TURNED IN BOTH CASES BY DEALER. ROTORS ARE WARPIN...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM AN INTERIOR BOLT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONTO ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE F...

Mileage: 38,500

WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY 2008 PONTIAC G5, THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. NO WARNING LIGHT OR WARNING MESSAGES COME ON. THE STEERING LITERALLY LOCKS FOR A SECOND AND THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. IT WILL DO THIS OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 (CHEVY COBALT TWIN) NEEDED REPLACING AT 34,000 MILES. STEERING WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING CAN FALL APART IF NOT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 (CHEVY COBALT TWIN) NEEDED REPLACING AT 34,000 MILES. STEERING WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING CAN FALL APART IF NOT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR AXLE BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 WITH 34,000 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD METAL TO METAL SOUND WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. REAR SHOCKS WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO RUBBER MOUNTING BUSHINGS THAT HAD CRACKED AND FALLEN APART. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON A 2008 PONTIAC G5 WAS REPLACED DUE TO CLUNKING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 15,000 MILES AND THE PART WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 29,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY PONTIAC G5'S BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I COULD TELL THE HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS WAS WORKING AS I COULD HEAR METAL ON METAL BUT IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CDR SHOWED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT FULL THROTTLE ALTHOUGH I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BR...

APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY PONTIAC G5'S BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I COULD TELL THE HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS WAS WORKING AS I COULD HEAR METAL ON METAL BUT IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CDR SHOWED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT FULL THROTTLE ALTHOUGH I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BR...

APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY PONTIAC G5'S BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I COULD TELL THE HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS WAS WORKING AS I COULD HEAR METAL ON METAL BUT IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CDR SHOWED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT FULL THROTTLE ALTHOUGH I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BR...

APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY PONTIAC G5'S BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I COULD TELL THE HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS WAS WORKING AS I COULD HEAR METAL ON METAL BUT IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CDR SHOWED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT FULL THROTTLE ALTHOUGH I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE CONTACT TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO TURN CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE POST. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VIN WAS NO...

Mileage: 35,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FALL OF 2009 IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 [XXX]TRAVELING NORTH ON RT 119 TOWARD INDIANA PA, SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT CAR STEERING FAILED CAR WENT DIRECTLY INTO THE GUARD CAUSING MY MOTHER , SISTER AND HER FRIEND TO BE ...

Mileage: 40,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FALL OF 2009 IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 [XXX]TRAVELING NORTH ON RT 119 TOWARD INDIANA PA, SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT CAR STEERING FAILED CAR WENT DIRECTLY INTO THE GUARD CAUSING MY MOTHER , SISTER AND HER FRIEND TO BE ...

Mileage: 40,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FALL OF 2009 IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 [XXX]TRAVELING NORTH ON RT 119 TOWARD INDIANA PA, SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT CAR STEERING FAILED CAR WENT DIRECTLY INTO THE GUARD CAUSING MY MOTHER , SISTER AND HER FRIEND TO BE ...

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED CLUTCHES THAT WERE BINDING AND REPLACED MANY OTHER PARTS. THE TRANSMISSION TO THIS DAY STILL ACTS UP AND HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE JOLT WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PE...

Mileage: 29,000

I HIT AN OIL SPOT ON I-24 WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOST OF A 2008 G5 IN 9/09 ; THE CARS FRONT HIT HEAD ON @ 55 MILES AN HR.THE OUTSIDE GUARD RAIL , THEN THE CAR TURN SERVERAL TIMES HITTING THE INSIDE CONCRETE WALL ON BOTH SIDES AND REAR , THE CAR HAD SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY, T...

Mileage: 46,000

I HIT AN OIL SPOT ON I-24 WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOST OF A 2008 G5 IN 9/09 ; THE CARS FRONT HIT HEAD ON @ 55 MILES AN HR.THE OUTSIDE GUARD RAIL , THEN THE CAR TURN SERVERAL TIMES HITTING THE INSIDE CONCRETE WALL ON BOTH SIDES AND REAR , THE CAR HAD SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY, T...

Mileage: 46,000

PAUL MUTERSBAUGH'S 2008 PONTIAC G-5 WAS T-BONED. HE REMEMBERS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING THE BRAKE, TO NO AVAIL. THE AIR BAGS IN THE BACK SEAT DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER IMPACT, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD SO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS ONLY ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE OCCUPANTS FROM THE ...

Mileage: 5,000

PAUL MUTERSBAUGH'S 2008 PONTIAC G-5 WAS T-BONED. HE REMEMBERS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING THE BRAKE, TO NO AVAIL. THE AIR BAGS IN THE BACK SEAT DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER IMPACT, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD SO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS ONLY ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE OCCUPANTS FROM THE ...

Mileage: 5,000

PAUL MUTERSBAUGH'S 2008 PONTIAC G-5 WAS T-BONED. HE REMEMBERS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING THE BRAKE, TO NO AVAIL. THE AIR BAGS IN THE BACK SEAT DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER IMPACT, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD SO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS ONLY ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE OCCUPANTS FROM THE ...

Mileage: 5,000

2008 PONTIAC G5 GT TRUNK MOUNTED REAR SPOILER IS MOUNTED SO HIGH THAT IT SIGNIFICANTLY OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VALID SAFETY FACTOR AND THE SPOILER SHOULD BE REMOVED. *TR

Mileage: 122

2008 PONTIAC G5 GT TRUNK MOUNTED REAR SPOILER IS MOUNTED SO HIGH THAT IT SIGNIFICANTLY OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VALID SAFETY FACTOR AND THE SPOILER SHOULD BE REMOVED. *TR

Mileage: 122

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 PONTIAC G5, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A 3 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. A CAR IMPACTED A MINI VAN ON THE SIDE CAUSING THE CAR TO BOUNCE OFF THE MINIVAN AND TRAVELING SIDEWAY INTO OUR PONTIAC G5. THE G5 WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER DOOR SENDING THE G5 SIDEWAYS AND ALMOST TURNING OVER. A TRE...

Mileage: 513

2008 PONTIAC G5 PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT ARM WHEN WIFE SITS ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 21