Pontiac G5 Complaints

381 consumer complaints on file.

#10319120March 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE BRAKE APPLIED ON MY G5 THE STEERING SHAKES. TOLD ROTORS NEEDED "TURNING". WHEN MECHANIC WENT INTO THE BRAKES HE FOUND NO BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WARPED AND CALIPERS HAD A RIP IN THE RUBBER BOOT LEAKING FLUID! THEN HE TELLS ME I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T LOSE BRAKES AND CRASH!! I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I'M AN FIREFIGHTER/EMT WHO NEEDS TO GET TO WHERE SHE'S GOING WHEN SOMEONE LIFE IS ON THE LINE!! WOULD APPRECIATE IT NOT BEING MY OWN!! NOW I KNOW WHY PONTIAC IS OUT OF BUSINESS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318887March 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 BRAKE PEDAL AS EVIDENCED BY THE METAL ON METAL SOUND. PLUS A WITNESS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN PRIOR TO GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND AIMED FOR A FIRE HYDRANT TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN. IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT TO JOIN THE TRAFFIC DIRECTION, BUT THE STEERING DID NOT WORK. I THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
6
Deaths:
5
#10318186March 9, 2010
STEERING
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 NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316255March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 PEDAL. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAR BREAKS DOWN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315982March 3, 2010
STEERING
LONG DISTANCE TRIP WITH POWER STEERING NOT WORKING AT VARIOUS TIMES (G5, 2007). WAS GOING TO HAVE DEALER EVALUATE UNTIL SEEING JUST THIS MORNING 03/02/2010 THAT A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING WAS BEING ISSUED. ANYWORD WITH REGARD TO POWER STEERING RECALL. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING. SHE MAY BE IN A SCENARIO THAT COULD MAKE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE WHEEL HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. POWER STEERING IS DISPLAYED ON DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316055March 3, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10315719March 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
2007 PONTIAC G5. STEERING GAVE OUT TWICE CAUSING NEAR COLLISION BOTH TIMES, BRAKE FAILURE AT TIMES. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ARE FINE SOMETIMES THEY CANT EVEN SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. DASH LIGHTS, ALL GAUGES, SIGNAL LIGHTS, RADIO, HEATER FAN, REAR DEFROST COMES ON AND GOES OUT RAPIDLY AT TIMES CAUSING INSIDE OF CAR CABIN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. GM CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND THAT NONE OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SAFETY ISSUES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 44000KMS ON IT. THERE WAS 42000 WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED GETTING SERIOUS. THEY SAY THE HAVE THE STEERING PROBLEM FIXED, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR BACK LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW AS IT ENDS UP IN THE GARAGE EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CAR DUPLICATED THE PROBLEMS FOR THE MECHANIC AT THE GM DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. THE GAVE THE CAR BACK WITH THE PROBLEMS AND SAID THAT I AM STUCK WITH IT. WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT IT FILLING UP WITH SMOKE THEY SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN GET OUT AND LET IT BURN. EASY FOR THEM TO SAY....IT IS MY FAMILY THAT IS IN THIS CAR INCLUDING TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. SOMEONE HAS TO STOP THIS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE AND SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF GM'S JUNK THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE ROAD. ANY HELP IN THESE MATTERS WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315319March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON 10/3/09, HAD FUEL LEAK ON 2007 PONTIAC G5. FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ON 12/8/09, SAME VEHICLE HAD A LARGER FUEL LEAK AT WHICH TIME THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313605February 24, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G5. IN DECEMBER 2009 MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS CAR HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT MY POWER STEERING SHOULD BE GOING OUT. NOW, IT GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. I DO THIS ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY. I READ WHERE GE SUED THEIR POWER STEERING SUPPLIER, SO WHEN ARE THEN GOING TO FIX OUR CARS! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312035February 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN 1 MILE SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED AND BEGAN WORKING PROPERLY FOR 1 MILE BEFORE THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307273February 7, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THE DIGITAL READ OUT ON THE PANEL ADVISED THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW, LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY APPROXIMATELY 38,700 MILES. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306978February 6, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
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, THE STATE TROOPER SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. MY WIFE CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER WERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO. MY WIFE WAS ASKED HOW BAD WAS I HURT SINCE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY,WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306572February 5, 2010
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEER AT 22,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 1 MONTH BEYOND 36 MONTHS... OUT OF WARRANTY. TOLD ELECTRIC MOTOR OR STEERING COLUMN NEED REPLACEMENT...OVER $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305657February 4, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304650February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON DASH AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SON WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT SO SPEED WAS LOW AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. IF THIS HAD BEEN AT A HIGHER SPEED, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON IT. SON IS SUPPOSE TO GET AN APPT TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK. IT SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT A RECALL OR INVESTIGATION. SEEMS VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT THE FORD COBALT, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR AS THE G5, IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302180January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299989January 16, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (PONTIAC G5 2007) STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING CAR. IT WILL OCCUR A RANDOM INTERVALS AND THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. OF COURSE THIS IS EXTREMELY HARD AND DANGEROUS TO DO SINCE YOU HAVE HARDLY ANY CONTROL OF THE CAR. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SEEKING REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299694January 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I NEED THIS INVESTIGATED PLEASE !!!!!!!I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G5 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING ERRATICALLY. THE RPM WILL JUMP UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND IT SPEED UP AND RED LINED AND LURCHED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THANK GOD EVERYONE AVOIDED EACH OTHER. IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR !!! IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING AND I WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY A SEMI !!! I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND NO ONE HAS FOUND ANYTHING!! THERE WAS A MECHANIC THAT HAD IT CUT UP SOME WHEN HE DROVE IT BUT SAID IT WAS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND IT IS RANDOM DOING IT. WE HAVE TRIED PUTTING IT IN THE SAME SITUATIONS TO GET IT TO DO IT SO THE MECHANICS CAN SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES,BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK !!!!! I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND WANT SOMETHING DONE !!!!! IF MORE OF THESE CARS ARE DOING THIS SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE !!!! IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS INVESTIGATED PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293763November 28, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING PROBLEM IN PONTIAC G5 - DRIVES NORMAL DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY (STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284890September 22, 2009
STEERING
THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD, I AM TIRED AS ?!@#$% GOING THROUGH THIS RECURRING PROBLEM EVERY FEW WEEKS. I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP OR GONE TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE MY CAR IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AT LEAST 8-10 TIMES. ALTHOUGH, THE CAR GETS TEMPORARY FIX, THIS CONCERN IS A PAIN AND REALLY AGGRAVATED. ALSO, CONSIDERING THE DEALERSHIPS USES POOR QUALITY MATERIALS OR SHALL I SAY CHEAP PARTS I AM RIGHT BACK AT SQUARE ONE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT REPEATEDLY AND THE SERVICES TECH'S AND SERVICES MANAGERS TELLS YOU TO PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THEM SO THEY CAN SEE THAT THE POWERING STEERING IS OUT AND THEN MAKE THE DECISION THAT THE POWERING STEERING COLUMN HAS GONE OUT. ALTHOUGH THIS IS WHAT I AM TELLING THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I GUESS I SHOULD BE HAPPY THAT THE CONCERN IS BEING FIXED RIGHT? WELL HELL NO BECAUSE, I AM PAYING FOR EXTENDED SERVICES TO COVER CONCERNS LIKE THIS. I HAVE TO PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY BY DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THAT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!! I AM MAD AS?!@#$% AND I WANT SOMEONE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE I AM COMING FROM. I DON'T EVEN WANT THE CAR NO MORE BUT I AM STUCK! PONTIAC G5'S ARE A NICE LITTLE CAR FOR A ONE PERSON BUT IF I COULD GET OUT OF THIS CAR I WOULD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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