Pontiac G5 Complaints (2008)

115 consumer complaints on file.

#11102208June 15, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081945March 29, 2018
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY IN THE DIC WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025297September 25, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
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 HOME PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE MOMENTS LATER MY DAUGHTER ARRIVED HOME AND BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STRONG GAS FUMES IN THE GARAGE AND GAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I GOT OUT OF BED WENT INTO THE GARAGE, THEN I SMELT HEAVY GAS FUMES AND SAW THE GAS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND LEFT THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992865June 2, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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 AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND OIL WAS APPLIED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971799April 11, 2017
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARED SAFE TO DRIVE BY THE DEALER HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN HOWEVER FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930065December 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 A STEADY DROP AND PUDDLES UNDERNEATH HOT EXHAUST. THIS IS NOT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL PROBLEM ALREADY LISTED. REPAIR COSTS $951.87 AT DEALERSHIP. LOOKING UNDERNEATH CAR ALL THE LINE WAS RUST FREE EXCEPT THIS FUEL BRACKET AREA. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE FUEL LEAKING ON TO PAVEMENT AND UNDER HOT EXHAUST. AS GAS EVAPORATES ITS FUMES COULD START A FIRE. A PERSON MAY DRIVE FOR MANY MILES WITHOUT NOTICING THE FUEL LEAKING. THE GAS FUMES ENTER THE INSIDE OF CAR. IF A PERSON SMOKES THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE EXPLOSION ALL FROM POOR DESIGN AND NO RECALL TO REPLACE FUEL LINE AND BRACKET. THE FUEL LEAK IS CONSTANT STATIONARY, IN MOTION ON STREET AND HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914471October 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 MOISTURE (SHIELDING WAS FIBERGLASS LOOKING IN APPEARANCE AND COVERED IN SILVER COVERING AND MOST LIKELY IS A HEAT SHIELD AS LIKE ARE ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AS IT RETAINS MOISTURE AROUND THE LINE CAUSING IT TO RUST. DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPAIR (REPLACING ENTIRE FUEL LINE WAS $700+. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS (CHEVY AND SATURN VERSIONS TOO) SUGGEST DEALERS RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE WITH STAINLESS FUEL LINES IF LINES ARE RUSTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894457August 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
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 NUMBER 14E021000, THE ISSUE WITH SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH CAN CAUSE AIR BAG ISSUES. I WAS WONDERING HOW CAN I TELL THE DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR FREE BECAUSE THE SOURCE OF AIR BAG ISSUE SEEMS TO BE INITIATED FROM THE IGNITION PROBLEM. (FOR WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN, I INSERTED 08/02/2015, THE APPROX TIME THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR. BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE THIS WHEN I GOT THE CAR.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882599July 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871318May 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
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 PASSENGER SAT ON THE SEAT. PUT SEATBELT ON & CK AIRBAG CAME ON & ON EVER SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855065April 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 ONTO THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER LUGS USING Q TIPS, SMALL SCREWDRIVER AND GREAT CARE USING CONTACT CLEANER LIQUID FROM A SMALL 2 OUNCE SPRAY CAN OF DEOXIT-D100 MADE BY CAIG LAB INC OF POWAY, CAL.--WEBSITE WWW.CAIG.COM--I GOT MY CAN FROM YOU-DO-IT ELECTRONICS IN NEEDHAM MASS.-TEL:781-449-1005--SUGGESTION-AFTER REMOVING THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR FROM THE SPEAKER PLACE AN OLD TOWEL BETWEEN THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR AND THE SPEAKER TO PREVENT OVERSPRAY FROM LANDING ON ANYTHING BUT THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR--FORTUNATELY THE CAN HAS A METERED "ONE SHOT" TYPE SPRAY EVERY TIME YOU PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE CAN--AFTER WETTING THE HARNESS PIGTAIL CONNECTOR THOROUGHLY I PUSHED IT ONTO THE LEFT SPEAKER CONNECTOR AND REMOVED IT AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES--THEN REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE SEVERAL TIMES----THAT WAS THE END OF THE PROBLEM!! THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS THE NEED TO REMOVE THE LEFT FRONT DOOR PANEL TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SPEAKER BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT SINCE I LISTEN TO THE RADIO A LOT. MOSTLY JAZZ!! GOOD LUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851932March 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 APPROXIMATELY SIX OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850549March 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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, EVERYTHING WORKS. WHEN IT GOES OUT, IT ALL GOES OUT AT ONCE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL ASSY. BECAUSE THE INTERNAL WHITE PLASTIC PIECE THAT KICKS OFF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IS BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS FOR THE ALARM CHIME ISSUE FROM DIFFERENT BLOGS, BUT GM STILL INSISTS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW AT 99,765 MILES ON A 10 YEAR OLD CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839633March 3, 2016
STEERING
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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839536March 2, 2016
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823189January 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 SHIELD WRAP. I REMOVED THE WRAP TO FIND THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AROUND THE PLASTIC MOUNTING CLIP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AS THE FUEL LINE RUN INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE HENCE THE MANUFACTURERS HEAT SHIELD WRAP ATTEMPTING TO SHIELD THE FUEL LINES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AS IT IS LOCATED JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE HEAT SHIELD WRAP GETS SATURATED FROM WATER FROM THE TIRE THEN HAS NO PLACE TO GO, ACCELERATING CORROSION. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED. REQUEST GM CORRECT THE DESIGN AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE THUS ELIMINATING FUTURE OCCURRENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817081December 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE PRICE TO REPLACE THIS PART IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS AND I AM HIGHLY UPSET THAT NO ONE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WAS STARTING TO RUST FOR THE LAST YEAR. MY CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HIGHLY UNSAFE ISSUE THAT REQUIRES THE COMPANY TO DO A RECALL ON BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD BE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLE WHEN THERE IS A FUEL LEAK!!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816694December 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807320November 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806981November 17, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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, THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO NOTICE A SMALL GASOLINE PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. ON OCTOBER 21, 2015, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NON-GM DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WAS $ 630.42. IT WAS THE REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE RECALL. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST UNDER THIS RECALL THAT WERE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JUNE 30, 2014. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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