2007 Pontiac G5 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE BCI AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE RELATED FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,400 UPDATED 8/21/15*CN UPDATED 03/03/14.*JB

AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE, THE COOLING FANS WOULD ENGAGE. THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 15-20 MINS REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TEMP OR RUN TIME. THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO LACK OF POWER FROM BATTERY. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK RUN ON SYSTEM THAT SHOWED THAT MOST PARTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD SOME TYPE OF ERROR OR ANOTHER. I REPLACED THE BATTERY DUE TO A BAD CELL AND RE-RAN DIAGNOSTIC. SHOWS THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY WHICH WAS TRIPPING THE REST OF THE ERROR MESSAGES. WOULD THIS BE A FACTORY DEFECT FOR THE COMPUTER?

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS (WITH THE REMOTE OR KEY THEN LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVERS DOOR) SOME DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK AND HAVE TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD FRACTURED AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FUEL LEAKS AND THEY REPLACED THE RECALL ITEMS( FUEL PUMP) ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. I DROVE HOME AND FILLED IT UP TO FIND GALLONS OF GASOLINE POURING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER AFTER HOURS SO THE COULD ENJOY THE GAS LEAK. CALLED THEM TO LEARN THAT THE TANK IS ALSO CRACKED NEAR THE FILL AREA. THEY DIDN'T FIND THIS DURING THE ORIGINAL FIX? VERY LUCK NOT TO HAVE HAD A MAJOR FIRE AND FROM RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK BEING CRACKED WHEN THE FUEL PUMP DELIVERY RECALL IS DONE. THE TANKS ARE CRACKED TOO. SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS ONE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE EVER SO OFTEN AND MORE AND MORE THE GAUGES WILL GO CRAZY ALL LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE, POWER STEERING, ANTITHEFT, ETC) WILL ALL GO ON AT ONCE! THIS HAPPENS AS I AM DRIVING IT AND WITHOUT WARNING (ON THE HIGHWAY, OR JUST DRIVING IN THE CITY). THE CAR ACTS AS IF I AM PRESSING THE GAS AND BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME AND I CAN'T STEER THE CAR! THIS NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL AS I KNOW OF NUMEROUS OTHER CARS THIS IS HAPPENING TO. JUST LOOK ONLINE! THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WHEN I TAKE IT IN AND SOMEONE WILL END UP DYING IF THIS DOESN'T GET RESOLVED. *TR

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE A GAS LEAK. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR GAS LEAKS IN WARM WEATHER STATES FOR A GAS LEAK ISSUE. I LIVE IN COLORADO AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. I THINK IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. *TR

AFTER 2 REPAIRS ON A RECALL FOR THE STEERING WHEEL POWER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM IS NOT FIXING THE ISSUE BUT JUT PATCHING IT-SO THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND GM ADVISE ME THAT THEY FIXED THE RECALL ALREADY TWICE AND NOT GOING TO FIX IT AGAIN. PLEASE SEE LINK TO YOUTUBE OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Z7GLEN5VIK4. *TR

OWNING A PONTIAC G5, I WAS PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. AFTER RECEIVING SERVICE FOR THIS RECALL, STARTED EXPERIENCING 'SERVICE AIR BAG' LIGHT AND VERBIAGE ON ODOMETER INTERMITTENTLY. AS OF THIS DATE, 11/03/2014, THE LIGHT AND MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMING ON EACH TIME I START THE CAR, ALONG WITH THE DINGING ASSOCIATED WITH THE MESSAGE, AND STAYS ON THE ENTIRE TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON AIR BAGS ON OVER 8,000,000 CARS, THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY AND SHOOT SHRAPNEL INTO THE DRIVER'S FACES, AND AM WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THEM. *TR

WHEN PEP BOYS FIRST REMOVED THE PASSENGER REAR ENGINE CRADLE BOLT BACK IN MARCH, THE FACTORY NUT BROKE OFF FROM BEING WELDED TO THE CAR BODY. WHEN A LOCAL MECHANIC RECENTLY REMOVED THE BOLT FOR RELATED SERVICE, HE SHOWED IT TO ME. THE THREADS ON THE MIDDLE OF THE BOLT SHAFT WERE ALL SEEMINGLY CHEWED UP. THE LOCAL MECHANICS BEST GUESS WAS THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER DRAINS ON TO THAT AREA, WHICH ORIGINALLY WEAKENED THE FACTORY WELDED NUT, AND CAUSING CORROSION ON THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLT. THE BOLT WON'T LAST LONG, AND I HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT BOLT, AT MY EXPENSE, TO REPLACE THE PREMATURELY 'WORN' ORIGINAL BOLT. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT MUCH CAN BE DONE TO RESTORE HAVING A FACTORY WELDED NUT TO RECEIVE SAID BOLT. HAD I NOT COMMISSIONED THE ADDITIONAL WORK, I MAY HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE, UNAWARE OF THE BOLT CORRODING AWAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,102.

GM HAS SENT NUMEROUS RECALL LETTERS ABOUT THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G5. I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PUT IN A REQUEST FOR PARTS. SEEMED ODD THAT I HAD TO REQUEST PARTS FOR A WELL KNOWN SAFETY RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS JUPITER CHEVROLET AT 11611 LBJ FWY, GARLAND, TX 75041. I PUT IN THIS REQUEST ABOUT 7 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM GM OR JUPITER CHEVROLET ABOUT THE PARTS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP OVER A WEEK AGO AND HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT ANSWER THE PHONE. STILL NO RETURN CALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE TO GET MY CAR IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,500.

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. *TR

STEERING GETS SO HARD, I AT 220LBS CAN BARELY STEER THE CAR GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE. MY DAUGHTER IS LEARNING ON THIS CAR FOR HER LICENSE BUT I AM NO LONGER LETTING HER DRIVE IT SINCE THE STEERING RANDOMLY GETS HARD AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE COME ON ALSO. IT ALSO SAYS IN THE INFORMATION SECTION TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM GM FOR THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY KILL PEOPLE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ON CAR. AFTER LOTS OF INVESTIGATION, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS AND G5. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES TO SHUT HEADLIGHTS OFF AND PUT THEM BACK IN TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS. NEEDED A NEW UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK WHICH COSTS AROUND $300. APPARENTLY THE RELAY MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE IS NOT AN EASY WAY TO REPLACE IT SINCE IT IS SOLDERED INTO A CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH IS PART OF THE WHOLE FUSE BLOCK. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED IF IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM? *TR

I HAD JUST GOT CAR THE VERY NEXT DAY AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING . CAUSING CAR TO FLIP . THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS AND WENT INTO TOP OF HAND . I WAS TOLD BY EMT THAT STITCHES COULD NOT BE PUT THERE .SO THEY BANDAGED IT JUST BANGED UP AND THEY SAID I SEEMED FINE IF I HAD ANY PROBLEMS IN NEXT FEW HOURS TO GO TO HOSPITAL. SO I WAS NOT TAKEN. SINCE THEN I'VE DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN HAND AND WRIST. *TR

THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR IN AND AROUND MY CAR. I SEE THAT THERE IS A FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL FOR 2007 G5S BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

2007 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEAT BELT, ENGINE AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JULY 30, 2012, THE SEAT BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE CHECK AIR BAGS LIGHT WAS FLASHING. SHE WAS CHARGED $100 FOR A SEAT BELT KIT. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 OR 30 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED AND RE-STARTED IT AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN DECEMBER 2013, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ONCE AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE DEALER CHARGED HER FOR AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TRUNK, TRUNK OPENER AND THE ELECTRIC START, NEVER WORKED SINCE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, SHE PROBABLY DROPPED THE KEYS AND BROKE SOMETHING INSIDE. HOWEVER, EVERYTHING WORKED UP UNTIL THAT POINT. *JB

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT ORIGINATED FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN UPDATED 2/3/2015*JS

WE OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G5 AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO WE STARTED NOTICING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON, BUT THEN IT WOULD GO BACK OFF ON ITS OWN. IT HAS EXHIBITED THIS ON AND OFF PATTERN FOR 4 MONTHS NOW AND THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR IT. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM BEFORE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. TODAY WE HAD OUR PONTIAC G5 IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, SO WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE AIR BAG LIGHT SITUATION AS WELL. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DRIVERS FRONT AIR BAG AND IT WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE AIR BAG AT OUR EXPENSE OF $1063.37. IN REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE IS APPEARS THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF PONTIAC G5 AND THE CHEVY COBALT'S. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERING THIS AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM AS A SAFETY RECALL SINCE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IF IT IS A DEFECT, SHOULDN'T GENERAL MOTORS BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX IT? *TR

I JUST GOT MY CAR YESTERDAY AND I NOTICED THAT I CAN'T HAVE THE KEY ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION TO GET IT TO START. THAT SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS ISSUE TO ME. *JS

I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FROM HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DONE ON IT(TOOK 2MONTHS) AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY STILL DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THAT I NEED TO PURCHASE AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE!! THIS SHOULD ALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!! THAT IS ALL YOU HEAR ABOUT ON THE NEWS IS ABOUT THIS RECALL AND THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *TR

THIS IS LIKE THE THIRD EMAIL I WRITE IN REGARDS TO THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY IRRESPONSIBLE WITH THE PROBLEM AND RECALLS. WITH BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE SINCE THEY ALREADY MADE US WASTE A DAY TO TELL US THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. WELL LAST SATURDAY (28 JUNE 2014) THE CAR SHUTOFF GOING DOWNHILL THANK GOD SHE MANAGED TO TAKE CONTROL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO. SHE SHOULD GET A CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM, ITS HER ONLY CAR AND SHE HAS TO GO TO WORK AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN PR IS REALLY BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A REFLECTOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND A TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT DID REPLACE THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP ON A RAMP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER HIT WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A REFLECTOR POLE, DAMAGING THE LEFT, REAR TIRE AND THE REAR BUMPER. UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS

STARTING SMELLING GAS. THE GAS SMELL WAS MILD AT FIRST. MOSTLY ONLY SMELLING IT WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. THEN THE GAS SMELL KEPT GETTING STRONGER. THE SMELL OF GAS COULD BE SMELLED AS DRIVING IT. THE GAS COULD BE SEEN EVENTUALLY DRIPPING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMPS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NOT FOR MY AREA. I BELIEVE ALL THE MAKES AND MODELS SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXHIBITED THE FAILURE.

WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SHUTS OFF. THERE HASN'T BEEN AN INCIDENT. I'M REPORTING THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. WHEN THE CAR GOES INTO THE SHOP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, I'LL HAVE THE AIR BAG PROBLEM REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES WHEN BREAKING FROM SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40MPH. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS REPEATEDLY TO NO AVAIL. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ALIGNED AND ROTATED REGULARLY YET THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. THE BRAKES ON THE 2007 PONTIAC G5 ARE FAULTY! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

DRIVING AROUND A CORNER IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON A ROUGH ROAD; TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULDN'T WORK (COULD PUSH DOWN, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE); TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ON THE SNOW; TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO MANIPULATE THE WHEEL. CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO TWO PARKED CARS; THE SEAT BELT MOUNT DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AFTER THE WRECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE NATIONWIDE RECALL OF GM VEHICLES DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES CAME TO LIGHT MONTHS AGO, AND I GOT A RECALL NOTICE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL PARTS YET AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED ONCE THEY WERE SENT. AFTER NOT HEARING ANYTHING FOR OVER A MONTH I CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS AGAIN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN SENT. THIS IS BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE. PEOPLE ARE DYING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND GM CLEARLY DOESN'T CARE. HOW A SAFETY RECALL COULD BE INITIATED AND PARTS STILL NOT BE AVAILABLE MONTHS LATER IS MIND BOGGLING. IF GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR DRIVERS SAFETY HOPEFULLY YOU DO. *TR

I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WHEN ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CALLED GM MY REFERENCE # [XXX] THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE AIRBAG DUE TO THE WARRANTY OVER 4,000 MILES OVER. I FINALLY GOT THEM TO PAY FOR 1/2 THE AIRBAG AND IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT THEY NEVER SAID WHAT WAS WRONG I AM FINDING OUT NOW THAT THE RECALL MAY BE PART OF THE PROBLEM I HAD EARLIER. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN GET BACK THE MONEY I SPENT ON A NEW AIRBAG THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THIS RECALL WITH THE IGNITION? I AM WORRIED NOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM I HAVE GREATER POTENTIAL OF THE IGINITION PROBLEM AS WELL. GM DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER SEVERAL DAYS AND PERSISTANCE THEY FINALLY WENT HALF ON THE COST WITH ME, BUT I FELT THEN THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY REALLY DIDN'T CARE. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR AND THE SAFETY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THERE HAS BEEN A RECURRING OCCASIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVING AND THE VEHICLE JUMPING FORWARD WHEN IN THE STOPPED POSITION(STOPPED BUT IN "DRIVE"). WHEN MY FOOT IS AT THE UPPER RIGHT EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL THIS OCCURS. MY FOOT DEFINITELY HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL ALTHOUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS CLOSEST TO THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST 6.5 YEARS BUT NOT FREQUENTLY ENOUGH FOR ME TO REPORT IT BEFORE NOW. I CONSIDERED IT AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC I OWNED FOR A YEAR WHICH DID SOMETHING SIMILAR BUT MORE FREQUENTLY AND IN A MORE PRONOUNCED WAY. THE RECENT RECALL OF MY PONTIAC FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM HAS BROUGHT THE ISSUE OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND MANUFACTURER VIGILANCE TO THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND. *TR

AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2013 I NOTICED A DISTURBING NOISE WHEN I STARTED MY CAR. IT WAS A LOUD RATTLING SOUND THAT LASTED ABOUT 3 SECONDS WHEN CRANKING MY CAR. TO MY SURPRISE THE TIMING CHAIN HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. ON OCTOBER 20-21, 2013, THE TIMING CHAIN SET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS LUCKY THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED. MY COMPLAINT IN QUESTION IS WHY AT ONLY 54,540 MILES DID THE TIMING CHAIN SNAP IN HALF? MY NEXT QUESTION IS HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE BY OTHER OWNERS OR MANUFACTURERS OF THIS MODEL RELATING TO THIS ISSUE? I WAS FRUSTRATED AS IT WAS HAVING TO HAVE THE SET REPLACED AT ONLY 54,540 MILES, BUT I AM EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED WITH THE LATEST RECALLS ON MY CAR (13454 AND 14063). ESPECIALLY WHEN I LEARNED GM HAD KNOWN THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS RECALL FOR AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME. I LOVED THIS CAR WHEN I GOT IT, BUT NOW I HAVE BEGUN TO QUESTION THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF MY VEHICLE STRUCTURALLY, ELECTRICALLY, AND MECHANICALLY. EVEN IF NOTHING RESULTS FROM FILING THIS COMPLAINT, HONESTLY ALL I WANT IS A HUMAN RESPONSE THAT GIVES ME SOME SORT OF BELIEF THAT SOMEONE GIVES A[ XXX] ABOUT THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I SAW ON THE INTERNET RE-CALLS FOR GM CARS AND FOUND THAT MY PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR CAR WAS BEING RECALLED. THE MORE READING I DID ON THE SUBJECT I REALIZED THAT EVERYTHING THAT I HAD TO HAVE FIXED ON MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS GETTING MY AIRBAGS, MY STEERING COLUMN, MY BRAKES, MY COMPUTER SENSORS, THE STEERING HARNESS, ETC. FIXED ON THIS CAR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN RE-CALLS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE 'LOCAL DEALERSHIP' TO FIND A 'GOOD USED' STEERING COLUMN FOR MY CAR SINCE MINE IS BREAKING DOWN AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T GET ONE. I ALSO OWN A GMC S-10 IN WHICH THE KEY FITS INTO MY CAR AND TURNS IT ON. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THAT I KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL RECENTLY AND THAT EVERYTHING I'VE HAD FIXED ON THAT PONTIAC G5 IS NOW BEING RECALLED. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME.

SERVICE AIR BAG IS APPEARING WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

SEEMS TO ME SEARCHING ONLINE ITS A COMMON THING TO HAVE THE GAS TANK CRACK. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF RECALLS ALREADY FOR THE CAR ONE INCLUDING THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE GAS PUMP WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE BUT WANTED TO CHARGE OVER 1,000 FOR THE CRACKED FUEL TANK WHICH BY THE WAY HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN ON A PRETTY RECENT CAR AND I AM NOT ALONE. THE SMELL ITS PRETTY STRONG AND I AM SURE ITS NOT SAFE BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE THROUGH JUNKERS BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD THE 1000 FOR SOMETHING THAT CAME DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE AIR BAG FAILURE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,052.

SAME ISSUE AS CADILAC RECALL FOR PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE DEFECT..WILL NOT DETECT PASSENGER PRESENCE IN SEAT, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS OFF...AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR DIAGNOSED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGERS SIDE BACK WHEEL LOCKS UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000. DYD

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE AND SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. AS I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE MOTION OF THE CAR, THE ENGINE SWITCHED OFF. AND BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD SWITCHED OFF, IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR SPUN AROUND AT LEAST 3 COMPLETE ROTATIONS (OF 360 DEGREES) BEFORE SLIDING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN DRIVE, AND COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY BE CHANGED TO PARK. BUT NATURALLY, THE CAR HAD TO BE RESTARTED, WHICH IT FINALLY DID AFTER MUCH EFFORT. AND THE CAR COULD BE PUT INTO PARK AFTER THE ENGINE HAD RESTARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK AND WHEN I ARRIVED HOME NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED FUEL LEAK COMING FROM FUEL TANK AREA. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE FUEL TANK HAS A 5 INCH CRANK ON THE TOP AREA WHERE THE FUEL NECK HOSE CONNECTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS A PRIOR RECALL FOR FUEL TANK PARTS THAT CAN CRACK AND LEAK FUEL LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. THE FUEL TANKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AS WELL AND ARE CRACKING. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICEMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE ADVISED HE HAS SEEN THREE CARS WITH THE SAME CONDITION IN THE SHOP. IS THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION RECEIVING THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT I AM WRITING ABOUT AND ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH GM? THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.... *TR

I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME AN ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JUST STOPPED, I WAS LUCKY THAT I COULD JUST COAST IN TO A SAFE AREA. AFTER AWHILE I TURNED IT ON AN IT STARTED UP.. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY 2/26/14 I STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON I WAITED ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND IT STARTED. IT SEEMS TO BE THE IGNITION. *TR

FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO, I COULD SMELL GASOLINE WHENEVER I STOPPED AND EXITED MY CAR. FINALLY AFTER SOMEONE ELSE SMELLED IT TOO, I SAW A LEAK JUST TO THE RIGHT OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE). IT WAS LEAKING QUITE QUICKLY AND HAD FORMED A PUDDLE IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. IF SOMEONE HAD WALKED BY ME AND TOSSED A LIT CIGARETTE, OR IF I WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN...I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD'VE/WOULD'VE HAPPENED. GM HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I'VE MANAGED TO FIND SEVERAL SITUATIONS EXACTLY AND/OR SIMILAR TO MINE ON SITES SUCH AS G5CLUB.NET AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM - GM DID PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND FOUND IT TO BE A RUSTED OUT FUEL LINE. ON THE G5CLUB.NET SITE, I SAW WHERE A 2009 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A YEAR OR 2 AGO. *TR