Pontiac G5 Complaints (2008)

115 consumer complaints on file.

#10788037November 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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 FUEL LINE TO BE ROTTED! ITS A 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND CAN'T BELIEVE THEIR ISN'T A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HARMED MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN HAD A FIRE STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10774790September 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
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 TORSO TRAUMA AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED A FRACTURED NECK, VERTEBRAE, AND A CONCUSSION. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10733640July 13, 2015
STEERING
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 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733742July 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716275May 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694560March 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
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, 2015. IT WAS TOWED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694191March 13, 2015
STEERING
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 HAVE IT FIXED. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN SHE STARTS HER CAR. HAS LEFT HER SITTING IN A PARKING LOT LATE AT NIGHT, HAD TO KEEP TURNING CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD ACT RIGHT!! SHE HAS ONLY HAD THIS CAR ALMOST 2-YEARS!!! DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX THIS TILL I GET THE NOTICE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690585February 25, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690480February 24, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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. THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ISN'T ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE TANK AND WE FEEL THAT IT AHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT SEEMS TO BE AN ERROR IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE TANK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678238January 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
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 LOSS AND I SUFFERED A NECK/BACK/SHOULDER INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10663368December 10, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
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 NECK AND HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10658733November 17, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 CONTACTED ON THEIR 1-800 LINE TODAY 11/17/14 THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THIS AUTO MOBILE STATING ITS A "BRANDED TITLE" FROM OKLAHOMA IF I WANTED IT ADDRESSED TO CALL THE STATE OF OK???? ALLOWING CORPORATES TO DEFY REGULATIONS IS NOT THE WAY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC!!!!!!! VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS REQUIRED EMISSIONS TESTING WITH THE FUEL PUMP PUKING GASOLINE IT IS UNUSABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638690September 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630644September 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 SOON, LETTERS WHEN PARTS STARTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE, ETC. A MONTH AGO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD ORDER THE PARTS AS INSTRUCTED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY ARRIVED. I WAS INFORMED LAST WEEK THAT THE PARTS HAD ARRIVED AND WAS GIVEN A 10AM SERVICE TIME FOR TODAY (9/4/14). I ARRIVED TO GET THE WORK DONE, SIGNED THE PAPER TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THE WORK, AND HAD A SEAT IN THE WAITING ROOM. APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES LATER I WAS APPROACHED AND INFORMED THAT GM WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE WORK TO BE DONE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS AN "ALTERED" TITLE (IT HAD SOME FRONT END DAMAGE 50,000 MILES AGO THAT WAS FIXED 100% WITH ORIGINAL GM PARTS). NO WHERE IN ANY OF THE NOTIFICATIONS THAT I RECEIVED DID IT MENTION THIS. I ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE CONSIDERING AS OF FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR 13 DEATHS STEMMING FROM THIS FATAL DESIGN FLAW HAD ALREADY BEEN ADMITTED TO BY GM...I WAS TOLD IT WAS GM POLICY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THE DEALERSHIP COULD DO ABOUT. I ASKED WHAT FRONT END DAMAGE HAD TO DO WITH A FATAL DESIGN FLAW IN ANOTHER AREA OF THE CAR...I WAS TOLD IT WAS GM POLICY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THE DEALERSHIP COULD DO ABOUT. HOW IN THIS DAY CAN A COMPANY, THAT HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE INSTALLED A FAULTY PART IN NUMEROUS VEHICLES THAT HAS LEAD TO THE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE, WIPE THEIR HANDS OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE A VEHICLE HAS AND "ALTERED" TITLE?? I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SELL MY G5 FOR OVER A MONTH NOW, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THE NEXT OWNER WAS SAFE AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SHAPE...BUT HOW DO I DO THAT NOW WHEN GM WILL NOT HONOR THEIR OWN RECALLS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607414July 1, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598705June 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS, AIR BAGS
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 STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10597078June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594590May 28, 2014
ENGINE
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 OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,325.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593302May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS AND NOW I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS LESS SAFE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM! HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579564April 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
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 DEFECT BUT THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR SPEAKER IS WHAT IS USED FOR THE WARNING AND SAFETY CHIMES THAT THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE WHEN YOU START YOUR VEHICLE AND WHILE YOU USE IT. NOW THAT MY SPEAKER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, I HAVE NO TURN SIGNAL SOUNDS, NO WARNING CHIMES WHEN I START MY CAR TO REMIND ME TO PUT ON MY SEATBELT, NO WARNING SOUND THAT I'VE LEFT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND IF MY POWER STEERING WERE TO GO OUT I'D HAVE NO AUDIBLE WARNING TONE. VERY UNSAFE! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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