Pontiac G5 Complaints (2008)

115 consumer complaints on file.

#10579570April 14, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10577284April 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576583April 2, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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 EACH SLOT BUT NOT ENGAGE THE GEAR, WHICH LEAD ME TO ASSUME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. MY CAR REMAINED RUNNING, EVEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH, AND IN ANY GEAR, INCLUDING REVERSE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PUSH MY CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIGHWAY, WITH MY SON STILL INSIDE. ALTHOUGH I FELT THAT THIS WAS NOT THE SAFEST SITUATION FOR MY SON TO BE IN, I FELT THAT THE ALTERNATIVE OF REMAINING IMMOBILE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC MAY GET US IN A REAR-END COLLISION, OR HAVING MY SON STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE I PUSHED THE CAR MAY GET HIM HURT. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE, BUT THE COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A SHOP IS AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND A TRANSMISSION FOR SALE AT ANY AUTO PARTS STORE BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE PART. MOST OF THE MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKE WITH HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED MULTIPLE PONTIAC G5 TRANSMISSIONS IN THE RECENT MONTHS. AFTER ALL THE NEWS ABOUT GM VEHICLES, I FEEL THAT I MAY HAVE MADE A BAD INVESTMENT WHEN PURCHASING MY CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVING SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE OCCUR THIS SOON. MORE SO, I AM CONCERNED BY THE WAY MY CAR BROKE DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STOP MOVING AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT ALL I COULD THINK IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF MY TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED OR IN AN AREA WITHOUT A PLACE TO PULL OFF, IT IS A SCARY THOUGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576354April 1, 2014
STEERING
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 MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574370March 24, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING MODULE AND COLUMN FOR $1055.00. I AM EXPECTING A RECALL LETTER IN MID-APRIL. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND NEED TO DRIVE MY ONLY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WARNED ME THAT THE CAR IS IN DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HOPE THE RECALL INCLUDES MY NEEDED REPAIRS AND REIMBURSES ME FOR DOCUMENTED RELATED COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573559March 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD BE CAUSING MY AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE GOING ON AND OFF AND THE ONLY WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE IS TO PAY $100.00 JUST TO TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT FAULTY WIRING IS THE ISSUE. I'M PARANOID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT THERE COULD BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG OR MAYBE IT IS JUST FAULTY WIRING. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE IS AN ENTIRE WEBSITE DEVOTED FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T GET MY INSPECTION DONE BECAUSE THE LIGHT JUST POPS ON RANDOMLY. IF THIS IS A WIRING ISSUE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING, WHY ISN'T GM BEING HELD LIABLE FOR THE ISSUE? WHY IS THE AIRBAG ONLY COVERED IF IT IS DEPLOYED? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS ON AND OFF AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME KIND OF RESPONSE OR JUST A WAY TO HANDLE THIS. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT AND I DO NOT HAVE $100 LYING AROUND TO HAVE SOMEONE RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN PAY EVEN MORE JUST TO FIX A WIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547489October 10, 2013
STEERING
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 (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537523August 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CLEANED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. KMJ UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524104July 10, 2013
STEERING
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 TO A BODY SHOP FOR BODY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED A WAS FUSE FROM THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD BLOWN AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS A INCLUDED AND REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503246March 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 WORKED IN REVERSE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC PROBLEM THAT WAS HARD FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLICATE. EVENTUALLY, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. HOWEVER, NO ONE EVER STOPPED TO MENTION TO ME THAT MY PONTIAC G5 2008 WAS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. IN 2012 ONCE AGAIN A DIFFERENT CO WORKER INFORMED ME OF THE SAME PROBLEM AS THEY TRAVELED BEHIND ME INTO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED THAT THEY INSTALLED AN DEFECTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2013 BY ANOTHER CO WORKER THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL. I HAVE SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO GET ANOTHER BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH INSTALLED AGAIN FOR MARCH 19, 2013. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ALONG WITH A RECALL IT ALSO SEEMS TO SHOW UP IN PONTIAC G6 AS WELL. I DON'T WANT TO BE BLINDING PEOPLE WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS OR CONFUSING THEM ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. THE PONTIAC G5 SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A OPERATING FEATURE SUCH AS BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. I DO NOT WISH TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSE ONE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, MY BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY SO THAT PEOPLE BEHIND ME KNOW THAT I'M SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING BEFORE THEY REAR END ME. IT SEEMS THAT REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHT WHICH MAY NOT BE HELPING AT ALL. BY HUMAN NATURE NOT TO MANY PEOPLE WILL PUT FORTH THE EXTRA EFFORT TO CONFRONT AN INDIVIDUAL TO INFORM THEM THAT THERE VEHICLE HAS A MALFUNCTION THEY JUST WANT TO GO ABOUT THERE OWN BUSY SCHEDULES SO WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE HAS REALLY BEEN GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498186February 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/FUEL PUMP WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AND LEAKING GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK UNDERNEATH THE CAR. HE REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE SENDING UNIT/PUMP WITH A NEW UNIT FROM GM. HE STATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BEFORE THE REPAIR DUE TO THE LEAKAGE OF RAW GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE TANK AROUND MANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497855February 12, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495144January 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 VEHICLES. AFTER CHECKING THE WEB, I FOUND MANY OTHER G5 OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEMS. THERE IS A REPAIR BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS CAR, BUT GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO NOTIFY ME ABOUT A RECALL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494923January 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489304December 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE LOCATED ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT IS LOCATED IN SUCH A CONFINED PLACE THAT NOTHING COULD HAVE GOT UP THERE TO BREAK THE PLASTIC 90% LINE COUPLER. SO TO REPAIR IT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MODULE AS THE LITTLE 50 CENT PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS ATTACHED AND COULD NOT JUST REPLACE IT. THE REPAIR COST ME A TOTAL OF $691.03 FOR A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR, IT'S POOR ENGINEERING AN DESIGN AND IT'S ANOTHER WAY THE AUTO MANUFACTURES ROB THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT THEIR DEALERSHIPS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS PROBLEM AND I JUST GET STONED WALLED FROM GM. I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE IN TOWN.IF WE WERE ON INTERSTATE THIS WOULD HAVE COST US A SMALL FORTUNE AS WE COULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR HOME AND WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481191October 19, 2012
STEERING
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 TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 189,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480653October 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 THE HOSE FROM THE FUEL PUMP WAS BROKEN AND LEAKING. I HAD READ THAT GM HAD RECALLED THIS IN THE 5 HOT STATES OF ARIZONA CALIFORNIA FLORIDA NEVADA AND TEXAS. BUT HAVE NOT RECALLED IT IN TN EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478351October 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BECAUSE HE LIVED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,862.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472568August 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 OF THE HOSES. HE ADVISED ME THAT MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF FIRE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO ORDER A FUEL PUMP AND TOLD THEM I WAS UPSET THAT A LATE MODEL CAR WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2006-2007 COBALTS/G5'S BUT NOTHING FOR THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. I'M UPSET THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS ($700 WORTH) FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I VALUE MY SAFETY, APPARENTLY GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470130August 10, 2012
AIR BAGS
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 ITS FINEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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