2009 PONTIAC G5 Problems & Recalls

The contact owned a 2009 Pontiac G5. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 14V047000 (Air Bags, Electrical System) and 14V171000 (Electrical System). The contact requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted and re...

The contact owned a 2009 Pontiac G5. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 14V047000 (Air Bags, Electrical System) and 14V171000 (Electrical System). The contact requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted and re...

The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present. Upon inspection, it was discovered that fuel had leaked from above the fuel tank. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local unknown dealer and manufacturer were notifie...

Mileage: 129,000

My 2009 Pontiac G5 was driven to work this morning 6-10-21and parked in a Michigan State vehicle garage. Security notified me at work that my vehicle had a puddle of gas under and near a rear tire. I removed vehicle frome parking garage and parked it in a remote open parking lot. A gas leak in a ...

FUEL LINE LEAKAGE - GAS LEAKS OUT QUICKLY UNTIL THE TANK IS EMPTY. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A HUGELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 PONTIAC G5. A MASSIVE GAS LEAK IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 160,000

FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES ON DRIVER SIDE JUST IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL WELL.

Mileage: 79,000

FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE.

FUEL LINES CORRODED AT LEFT REAR WHEEL CAUSING A MAJOR FUEL LEAK.

Mileage: 89,000

FUEL LEAK. OVER DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL . FUEL FEED LINE IN AREA COVERED WITH MOON TAPE BEHIND HEAT SHIELD. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A FUEL LEAK ON FEED LINE JUST BEYOND THE FUEL FILTER. NOW HAVE TWO FUEL LEAKS. FUEL RETURN LINE ALSO LOOKS CORRODED .

Mileage: 175,000

FUEL LINE IS LEAKING OVER DRIVERS REAR WHEEL ( FORWARD OF FUEL FILTER) FUEL LEAKS WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND CONTINUES TO LEAK UNTIL FUEL LINE IS EMPTY.

Mileage: 165,000

AROUND 127000 MILES I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, AND A SMALL DRIP FROM UNDER MY CAR, AFTER TAKING A CLOSER LOOK I NOTICED THAT IT WAS GAS, AND IT WAS COMING FROM THE RETAINING CLIP THAT HOLDS THE FUEL/BRAKE LINES IN PLACE, I WAS NOT FINANCIALLY STABLE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE TIME, AND ...

Mileage: 125,000

AROUND 127000 MILES I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, AND A SMALL DRIP FROM UNDER MY CAR, AFTER TAKING A CLOSER LOOK I NOTICED THAT IT WAS GAS, AND IT WAS COMING FROM THE RETAINING CLIP THAT HOLDS THE FUEL/BRAKE LINES IN PLACE, I WAS NOT FINANCIALLY STABLE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE TIME, AND ...

Mileage: 125,000

AROUND 127000 MILES I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, AND A SMALL DRIP FROM UNDER MY CAR, AFTER TAKING A CLOSER LOOK I NOTICED THAT IT WAS GAS, AND IT WAS COMING FROM THE RETAINING CLIP THAT HOLDS THE FUEL/BRAKE LINES IN PLACE, I WAS NOT FINANCIALLY STABLE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE TIME, AND ...

Mileage: 125,000

MAJOR FUEL LEAK IN THE MAIN FUEL LINE BETWEEN TANK AND ENGINE DIRECLTY IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND NEAR THE EXHAUST. THE LINE CORRODED FROM BEING COVERED WITH POOR INSULATION TAPE THAT ALLOWED MOISTURE BEHIND. EVAP LINE BAD TOO AND NOW CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

Mileage: 139,000

LEAK AT FUEL LINE AT HOLDING CLIP RIGHT AFTER GAS TANK. WHEN KEY IS TURNED ON AND FUEL PUMP START TO RUN. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2006 COBALT 2 YEARS AGO. IT IS LIKE THE SAME CAR

Mileage: 91,000

LAST NIGHT MY VEHICLE COULD TURN NORMALLY, BUT THIS MORNING THE NOTIFICATION SCREEN SAID POWER STERING. SO ITS REALLY HARD TO TURN NOW.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 140,000

FUEL LINE IS LEAKING UNDERNEATH,BEHIND DRIVERS DOOR & IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL.ALONG WITH THE CHEVY COBALT (THE EQUIVALENT TO MY PONTIAC G5), THIS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE RESEARCH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME LEAK FROM THE SAME LOCATION. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD & I AM HAVING DI...

Mileage: 65,750

I WENT IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE DONE FOR MY CAR AND ONE OF THE WORKERS SAID THAT THEY HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THEY WERE SMELLING GAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR OF MY CAR. I THEN LATER FIND OUT THAT MY CAR HAS A FUEL LINE LEAK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE AS I...

Mileage: 122,000

FUEL LINE RUSTED AT RETAINING BRACKET AND LEAKING FUEL

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM EITHER THE FUEL PUMP OR THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER....

Mileage: 97,000

CAUSE UNKNOWN. NOTICED PROBLEM SOMETIME IN 2017. CAR RATTLES (IN FRONT OF CAR) OFF AND ON. DETERMINED IT'S NOT THE WHEELS OR TIRES. RATTLING COMES AND GOES. DRIVER CAN MAKE THE RATTLING GO AWAY BY CHANGING SPEEDS OR WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. (E.G. LANE CHANGE...

Mileage: 122,000

CAUSE UNKNOWN. NOTICED PROBLEM SOMETIME IN 2017. CAR RATTLES (IN FRONT OF CAR) OFF AND ON. DETERMINED IT'S NOT THE WHEELS OR TIRES. RATTLING COMES AND GOES. DRIVER CAN MAKE THE RATTLING GO AWAY BY CHANGING SPEEDS OR WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. (E.G. LANE CHANGE...

Mileage: 122,000

THE ACCESS WATER FROM THE A/C UNIT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IS LEAKING INTO THE ELECTRICAL UNIT SYSTEM AND INTO THE A/C COMPARTMENT. NOW WE HAVE NO RADIO NO A/C OR HEATER IN THE CAR THE WINDOW WILL NOT DEFROST.

Mileage: 65,000

THE ACCESS WATER FROM THE A/C UNIT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IS LEAKING INTO THE ELECTRICAL UNIT SYSTEM AND INTO THE A/C COMPARTMENT. NOW WE HAVE NO RADIO NO A/C OR HEATER IN THE CAR THE WINDOW WILL NOT DEFROST.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION CHEVROLET SOUTH CLEARWATER, 15005 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33764) WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE E...

Mileage: 96,000

CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINE AT FUEL PUMP. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED AND RECALLED ON THE 2007, 2008, AND SOME 2009 G5 MODELS. SYMPTOMS: WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, FUEL STARTS DRIPPING ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 92,359

VEHICLE STATIONARY - EXPERIENCED A HARD START POST DRIVING, AFTER DRIVING I SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR. BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS AND THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, THIS APPEARS TO BE A FUEL LEAK OF SOME SORT CAUSED BY A DETERIORATING PLASTIC TUBE IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL HTTPS:...

Mileage: 70,050

I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE STEERING MECHANISM WENT OUT. IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL TURNING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CARS INCLUDING MY CARS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE BEING RECALLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN HAS...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE STEERING MECHANISM WENT OUT. IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL TURNING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CARS INCLUDING MY CARS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE BEING RECALLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN HAS...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE STEERING MECHANISM WENT OUT. IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL TURNING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CARS INCLUDING MY CARS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE BEING RECALLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN HAS...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AS WELL AS THE REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AS WELL AS THE REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

GAS IS LEAKING (FAIRLY STEADY FLOW) NEAR REAR DRIVER-SIDE TIRE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING, IN PARK OR DRIVE, STOPS LEAKING ONCE CAR IS OFF. THIS APPEARS LIKE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY #12191B, BUT ACCORDING TO GM MY VIN IS NOT IN SYSTEM AS BEING COVERED. GM WILL NOT COVER UNLESS I TAKE CARE IN FOR DIA...

Mileage: 105,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IN 2010 THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. NOW I WAS TOLD ,BY THE COMPANY, THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

FUEL LEAKING FROM REAR OF CAR. STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE CAR. VERY POOR GAS MILAGE LEAKS PARKED OR DRIVING.

Mileage: 75,152

FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO RECALL INFORMATION ON IT. NOT SURE WHERE TO GO AFTER THAT. ALSO I HAD A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID ITS NOT THE RECALL. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SO THAT...

Mileage: 90,000

FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO RECALL INFORMATION ON IT. NOT SURE WHERE TO GO AFTER THAT. ALSO I HAD A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID ITS NOT THE RECALL. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SO THAT...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). ...

I PURCHASED ASPEN TOURING AS TIRES IN 12/2014. 20,000 MILES ON TIRES AND SIDEWALL HAS BUMP. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MERCHANTS TIRE CULPEPER VIRGINIA AND TAHEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $57.00 TO REPLACE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRE. WAS ONLY $60.00 TIRE TO BEGIN WITH. THEY WERE PRORATING TIRE AND CHARGING ME AN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A ...

Mileage: 100,000

THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. YOU WILL JUST BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CITY STREET OR INTERSTATE AND THE CAR WILL DING," THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON" AND YOU ARE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE PREVIOUS 2 TIMES, MY SON STATED HE WAS...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL ...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO OBSERVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHT...

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT HEAD LAMPS INDEPENDENTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE CONTROL BUTTON FOR THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPE...

Mileage: 105,000

I WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN WHERE I WAS NOT READY TO PERCEIVE NO POWER STEERING AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. ALSO I HAVE A PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN WHICH STARTED AFT...

Mileage: 20,000

I WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN WHERE I WAS NOT READY TO PERCEIVE NO POWER STEERING AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. ALSO I HAVE A PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN WHICH STARTED AFT...

Mileage: 20,000

STARTED CAR (2009 PONTIAC G5) WITH 55,907 MILEAGE MORNING OF 02/15/2015 AND VEHICLE DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND SHOWED RED AIRBAG DASH SYMBOL WHICH DID NOT TURN OFF INDICATING AIRBAGS WERE OFF AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. CAR ALSO DISPLAYS "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" EVEN IN THE I...

Mileage: 55,907

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT INSIDE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PART DO THE REPAIR WAS U...

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH TURNING THE KEY INTO THE ON POSITION TO START THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT DAM...

Mileage: 64,569

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER BEFORE STALLING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHEN LIFTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECO...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER BEFORE STALLING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHEN LIFTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECO...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD

2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING NORTH ON TULLS CREEK ROAD IN MOYOCK, MC JUST NORTH OF POYNER ROAD WHEN SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR AND WENT OFF INTO A DITCH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I DIDN'T MUCH ABOUT HER REASONING UNTIL READING ABOUT THE RECENT RECALLL ON THE IGNIT...

Mileage: 26,468

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING NORTH ON TULLS CREEK ROAD IN MOYOCK, MC JUST NORTH OF POYNER ROAD WHEN SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR AND WENT OFF INTO A DITCH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I DIDN'T MUCH ABOUT HER REASONING UNTIL READING ABOUT THE RECENT RECALLL ON THE IGNIT...

Mileage: 26,468

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED MORE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO STEERING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR T...

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR T...

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A TRAILER THAT HAD DETACHED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW...

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE WAITING FOR THE RECALL PARTS TO COME IN FOR MY PONTIAC I WAS THE VICTIM IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SPEED OF IMPACT WAS BETWEEN 35-40 MPH WHEN I HIT HEAD ON. AT MY DOCTOR VISIT I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE WHIPLASH IN WHICH I HAD TO TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK AS...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BUMPS, BRUISES AND LACERATIONS TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOW...

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BUMPS, BRUISES AND LACERATIONS TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOW...

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO CORRECTLY DISPLAY THE CURRENT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT...

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS T-BONED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD NUMEROUS INDICATIONS FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO CHECK THE AIRBAGS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009 AND AT LEAST THREE TIMES I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CHECKED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED RECENTLY AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPLACED AT THE NEAREST SHOP. I BROUGHT IN THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO MY GMC DEALER, AS I SAW IT ONLINE, AND MY RECEIPT OF THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL MATCHES MY VEHICLE AND I AM...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIACT G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ...

Mileage: 100

CAR STARTED SMELLING OF GAS. THEN GARAGE SMELLED OF GAS. THEN THE FUEL ECONOMY BECAME INACCURATE. THEN GAS STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDER CAR. THEN GAS STARTED STREAMING UNDER CAR. THEN TOLD GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO REMEDY UNTIL GM RECALLS TAKE EFFECT. NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER NO REPAIR OFF...

Mileage: 41,237

CAR STARTED SMELLING OF GAS. THEN GARAGE SMELLED OF GAS. THEN THE FUEL ECONOMY BECAME INACCURATE. THEN GAS STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDER CAR. THEN GAS STARTED STREAMING UNDER CAR. THEN TOLD GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO REMEDY UNTIL GM RECALLS TAKE EFFECT. NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER NO REPAIR OFF...

Mileage: 41,237

CAR STARTED SMELLING OF GAS. THEN GARAGE SMELLED OF GAS. THEN THE FUEL ECONOMY BECAME INACCURATE. THEN GAS STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDER CAR. THEN GAS STARTED STREAMING UNDER CAR. THEN TOLD GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO REMEDY UNTIL GM RECALLS TAKE EFFECT. NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER NO REPAIR OFF...

Mileage: 41,237

ON TODAY'S DATE MY IGNITION WAS STUCK PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING MY VEHICLE I CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK AND GIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL AS ADVISED BUT MY IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THERE IS A HUGE LEAK IN MY GAS LINE. I SEE THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE OLDER MODELS OF THE G5 AND THEY WERE RECALLED FOR IT, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY YEAR MODEL AND I AM HAVING THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM AS STATED IN THOSE OLDER MODEL RECALLS FOR THE GAS LINE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A...

Mileage: 64,607

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPA...

Mileage: 75,000

THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF THEN THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WE HAVE ANOTHER CAR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL THEY CLAIM THIS ONE IS NOT. *JS

Mileage: 51,503

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME STUCK AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WAS BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS PRESENTED WITH THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF BEING UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN MY IGNITION TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I REPEATEDLY SHIFTED THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE KEY...

Mileage: 59,474

I WAS PRESENTED WITH THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF BEING UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN MY IGNITION TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I REPEATEDLY SHIFTED THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE KEY...

Mileage: 59,474

MY WIFE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR AND AFTER SEARCHING FOR PROBLEM FOUND FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF TANK AND SEEPING DOWN ONTO THE FRAME AND OTHER AREAS. I FOUND THAT 2007 MODELS WERE RECALLED IN 2009 FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT NEWER MODELS. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION SWITCH IGNITION LOCKED AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION. HAD TO PAY TO HAVE CAR TOWED 100 MILES. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. 1ST TIME IN 3/10 AT 15,923 MILES WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM. DIAGNOSIS WAS DRY LOCK CYLINDER LUBED WITH WD40...

Mileage: 51,971

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION SWITCH IGNITION LOCKED AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION. HAD TO PAY TO HAVE CAR TOWED 100 MILES. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. 1ST TIME IN 3/10 AT 15,923 MILES WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM. DIAGNOSIS WAS DRY LOCK CYLINDER LUBED WITH WD40...

Mileage: 51,971

KEY WILL NOT TURN VEHICLE OFF IN 2009 PONTIAC G-5 BATTERY MUST BE DISCONNECTED TO SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. KEY SOLENOID REPLACED. DEALERSHIP SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I WAS THIRD SUCH PERSON IN TWO DAYS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN CHEVY COBALT/PONTIAC G-5. *TR

Mileage: 49,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAI...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE ...

Mileage: 11,000

THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER ENGAGING/DISENGAGING, REPEATEDLY EVERY 3 TO 7 SECONDS, UNDER STEADY THROTTLE, GOING BETWEEN 35 AND 42 MPH. IT WILL START THE ENGAGING/DISENGAGING "HICKUPS". WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS MISSING, OR A FEELING OF IT HAVING THE "HICKUPS" O...

Mileage: 6,000

[XXX] ON OR ABOUT 8:50 P.M. ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2010, MY WIFE [XXX] ROCHESTER, NY 14624 [XXX] , WAS APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE DOLLAR TREE IN SOUTH TOWNS PLAZA, HENRIETTA, NY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, COASTING TO A STOP WITH HER FEET ON NEITHER THE GAS NOR BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN ...

Mileage: 13,500

[XXX] ON OR ABOUT 8:50 P.M. ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2010, MY WIFE [XXX] ROCHESTER, NY 14624 [XXX] , WAS APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE DOLLAR TREE IN SOUTH TOWNS PLAZA, HENRIETTA, NY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, COASTING TO A STOP WITH HER FEET ON NEITHER THE GAS NOR BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN ...

Mileage: 13,500

[XXX] ON OR ABOUT 8:50 P.M. ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2010, MY WIFE [XXX] ROCHESTER, NY 14624 [XXX] , WAS APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE DOLLAR TREE IN SOUTH TOWNS PLAZA, HENRIETTA, NY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, COASTING TO A STOP WITH HER FEET ON NEITHER THE GAS NOR BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN ...

Mileage: 13,500

THE KEY CANNOT DISENGAGE THE ENGINE. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE BY TRYING TO DISENGAGE BOTH IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. THE ISSUE RAISES A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE CAR BECOMES OUT OF CONTROL THERE IS NO WAY TO KILL THE ENGINE OTHER THAN DISCONNECTING FROM THE CARS B...

Mileage: 15,000

THE KEY CANNOT DISENGAGE THE ENGINE. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE BY TRYING TO DISENGAGE BOTH IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. THE ISSUE RAISES A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE CAR BECOMES OUT OF CONTROL THERE IS NO WAY TO KILL THE ENGINE OTHER THAN DISCONNECTING FROM THE CARS B...

Mileage: 15,000

2009 PONTIAC G5, CAR IS RUNNING CAN NOT TURN ENGINE OFF WITH IGNITION SWITCH. CAN NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE TO SHUT ENGINE DOWN, CALLED PONTIAC DEALER TOLD TO BRING CAR IN THAT THEY WERE SEEING A LOT OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 10,200

MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2009 PONTIAC G5 IN A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH +/- AND WENT TO MAKE SUDDEN TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND EVEN PULLED THE E-BRAKE TO NO AVAIL AND HIT A BLOCK WALL. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT HE SUSTAINED NECK A...

Mileage: 4,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5 COUPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE DURING THE DAY TIME. WHEN IT BECAME NIGHT TIME, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GEAR LIGHTS WERE THE ONLY WORKING LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STA...

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5 COUPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE DURING THE DAY TIME. WHEN IT BECAME NIGHT TIME, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GEAR LIGHTS WERE THE ONLY WORKING LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STA...

Mileage: 4,000

VEHICLE HAD FAULTY TERMINAL CONNECTION CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING AND PROBLEMS WITH DISPLAY/ODOMETER/TACHOMETER. THIS WAS REPAIRED. VEHICLE MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN PUTTING INTO 3RD GEAR, EVEN WITH FULLY DISENGAGED CLUTCH. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES, BUT ONCE THE ENG...

Mileage: 2,800