Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND KEYS ARE TAKEN OUT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROX.A YEAR. NOW THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF LOWERING THE LIGHT TO OR FROM HIGHBEAM. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY RUNNING OFF ROAD IN THE DARK OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT LEAVING BRIGHT LIGHTS ON IN ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, THERE'S A CHIME AND ALL MY GAUGES DROP TO ZERO. I GET A "POWER STEERING" AND "LOW FUEL" ALERTS ON MY DASHBOARD (AND I'M PRETTY SURE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT). SEE VIDEO AT: HTTP://GOO.GL/NAW5NS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PASSENGER SAT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,880.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,420 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A GASOLINE ODOR WAS PRESENT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESPONDED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000(FUEL SYSTEM) BY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DURING BRAKING THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING PERIODICALLY IS SPORADIC, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE MANUAL STEERING AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE RACK AND PINION HAS DEVELOPED A GREAT DEAL OF SLACK ALLOWING THE CAR TO WANDER ON THE HIGHWAY, MAKING DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS VERY HARROWING. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE COMBINATION OF A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR AND THE SLACK IN THE RACK AND PINION IS THE COMBINED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE IN IT'S PRESENT CONDITION. ON NOVEMBER 11TH WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE CAR VEERED SUDDENLY AND CROSSED OVER THE CENTER LINE. IT WAS WINDY AND DURING THE DRIVE, I NOTICED THE WANDERING OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED. WHEN I GOT HOME, I BLOCKED UP THE FRONT END AND THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED THE WHEELS, BRAKES, ROTORS, TIE ROD ENDS, AND THE STEERING. I FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS GETTING INCREASINGLY SLOPPY. I HAVE PURCHASED THE PARTS AND PLAN TO INSTALL THEM MYSELF, BUT I HAVE LITTLE FAITH THAT THIS INFERIOR STEERING SYSTEM WILL BE A LONG TERM FIX. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR A SYSTEM THAT PUTS THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN GRAVE DANGER IS IMMINENT. NOT ONLY ARE THE OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES AT RISK, BUT SO ARE THE LIVES OF THOSE ON THE HIGHWAY THAT MIGHT MEET ONE OF THESE VEHICLES HEAD ON IN A COLLISION. GM BETTER COME UP WITH A REPEAT RECALL TO FIX THESE ISSUES THE RIGHT W
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
CRACKED FUEL PUMP 2ND TIME. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER GM WARRANTY RECALL 090226 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V419000. THE REPLACEMENT PUMP ALSO CRACKED 5 MONTHS AFTER INSTALL. LEADING TO POTENTIAL FIRE. *TR
FOLLOWING A 2007 OR 2008 PONTIAC G5 AS DRIVEN BY A FRIEND. NOTICED OCCASIONALLY (THOUGH NOT ALWAYS) THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE MAIN BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD LAG BEHIND CONSIDERABLY (PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2 TENTHS AND HALF A SECOND). *TR
MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. NEVER HIT NOTHING OR ANYTHING. SO SOME MALFUNCTION. ALL THE WIRES UNDERNEATH IS TOGETHER CHECKED THEM. SO NOT SURE WHAT IT MAY BE. *TR
2007 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILURE(OVERHEATING). *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. SHE ASSUMED IT WOULD BE AN EASY REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE LIGHT TO NO LONGER WORK. *JB
THE VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PUDDLES OR LEAKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THERE WAS A LEAK NEAR THE FUEL PUMP, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PART RIGHT AWAY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS VEHICLE DID HAVE A RECALL IN A FEW STATES NEARBY FOR A FAULTY RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND/OR INJURY, I FEEL ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS ARE WARRANTED INTO VEHICLES LOCATED IN OTHER STATES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN IT WAS BEING REPAIRED IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING A LEAK. AS A RESULT, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTER IN THE STATE SPECIFIED IN THE NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION OF DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SOMEONE CRASHING INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE OR THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
FUEL PUMP LEAKING. STRONG GAS FUMES IN THE CAB OF CAR AS WELL AS OUTSIDE. GAS POOLING ON TOP OF GAS TANK. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR FOR LEAKING FUEL PUMPS, BUT CONFINED TO SOUTHERN STATES, ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ ABOUT ISSUES IN OTHER STATES AS WELL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE RETURN PORT AT THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/10/12 *CN UPDATED12/17/2012*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL SYSTEM ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
I ATTEMPTED TO GET A TX VEHICLE INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A GAS LEAK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY REPLACED AND CHARGED ME $600 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AFTERWARDS AND FOUND THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED GM, THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I JUST THINK IT'S STRANGE THAT I AM SEEING OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE BEING TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT VIN SPECIFIC. IS IT NOT POSSIBLE SOME VINS WERE LEFT OUT? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY NOTICED THE LEAKING OF FUEL COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND GAS SMELL FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SMELL GASOLINE ABNORMALLY FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO GET INSPECTED WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS
"SERVICE AIRBAGS" SCREEN KEEPS POPPING UP ON DASHBOARD. I'VE NOTICED MANY OTHERS WITH A PONTIAC G5 2007 OR CHEVY COBALT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, I WAS TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP, THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SEAT DOESN'T REGISTER ANYONE SITTING ON THE SEAT EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING AND BUCKLED UP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THEN VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LEAKED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
TL* THE CONTACT WNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE PLASTIC SUPPLY ON THE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY CRACKED WHICH RESULTED TO FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE FUEL TANK. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT ORIGINALLY BEING SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE BEGAN TO SMELL A FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND FUEL WAS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO KEEP HIS RECEIPTS IN CASE THE RECALL WAS EXPANDED AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,700.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CEASE FASTER THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
MY PONTIAC G5 2007 TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO TURN OVER AND START. WE'VE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL AND UPON LOOKING UNDER THE CAR WE ARE HAVING A GAS LEAK. THE GAS ISN'T DRIPPING DOWN HOWEVER MORE LIKE A CONDENSATION ALL OVER THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. I NOTICED THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000) AND (GM RECALL NO. 090226), HOWEVER GM IS NOT CONSIDERING THIS AS A RECALL. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT STATES IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T CORRECT IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE! I FOR ONE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR LET ALONE MY WIFE (ESPECIALLY BEING HER CAR). THE ISSUE STATED IN THE RECALL IS (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY I HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED FOR THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE RECALL DEALS WITH MY CAR. *TT
STARTED TO NOTICE A LITTLE GAS SMELL ABOUT MIDDLE OF JAN OF 2012 DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND THEN SMELL GOT STRONGER AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND EVEN OTHERS STARTED TO NOTICE IT AND WOULD LET ME KNOW THAT DID I KNOW THEY SMELLED GAS,EVEN HAD SOME ONE FROM THE LIBRARY PAGE TO INFORM ME THAT SOMEONE WHO HAD PARKED NEXT TO ME SMELLED GAS AND THEY WANT TO LET ME KNOW AS OTHER THOUGHT CAR MAY BLOW UP OR CATCH ON FIRE (SOMEONE EVEN LEFT A NOTE ON MY WINDSHIELD ABOUT IT AND HOW I WAS HURTING THE ENVIRONMENT) THIS IS SOMETHING GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO LOOK INTO SINCE THEY AND I HELP GM FROM GOING UNDER BUY GOING WITH A GM PRODUCT AND NOT GET A FAMILY DEAL AND A FORD OR CHRYSLER. GM NEED TO STEP UP ON THIS AS THEY SAY IT'S A WARM WEATHER STATE ISSUE, WELL I GUESS IN THE MID WEST IT NEVER GET WARM AND THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S UP TO GM TO FIX THIS AND KEEP CUSTOMER LOYALTIES OR HAVE US MOVE ON TO A CHRYSLER OR FORD AND NEVER LOOK BACK. *TR
MY CAR GRADUALLY BEGAN SMELLING LIKE GASOLINE AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS CAP, REPLACED IT, AND IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND ONLY BECOME STRONGER SMELLING WHETHER THE CAR IS IN PARK OR DRIVING ON THE ROAD. IT ALSO IS HARD TO START AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, IT WILL NOT CRANK OVER ON THE 1ST ATTEMPT ANYMORE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON HERE, AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL AND 1000S OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. HOWEVER, BECAUSE I AM IN OHIO AND NOT PART OF THE "RECALL" STATES, MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND THE BEST ADVICE THEY GAVE ME IS TO SEND IT TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER. AFTER READING POSTS ON HERE, IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE CHARGING THE CONSUMER 500+ FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP AND THAT IS RIDICULOUS SINCE IT IS A RECALL ON THE OTHER CARS WITH THE SPECIFIC VINS. WHAT EXACTLY WILL IT TAKE FOR GM OR PONTIAC TO STEP UP AND SAY HEY WE MADE A MISTAKE ON MOST OF THESE MODELS, NOT JUST THE 69,000 WE RECALLED? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2007 G5 INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED THAT I HAD BEEN HEARING A VERY ANNOYING SOUND GOING OVER ANY IRREGULARITY IN THE PAVEMENT, ALSO SOUNDED LIKE THE SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN! THEY SAID THE CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS WERE WORN'. I SEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE G5 (AND COBALT) AND MY CAR HAS JUST 35K AND NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN ROUGH CONDITIONS, MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE , ONLY AN ANNOYANCE, BUT WILL BE TRYING TO VERIFY IT. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND I WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AT THIS LOW MILEAGE.... SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS TOO.... BUT FORTUNATELY FOR A FEW, IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, MINE ISN'T. (I FOUND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND WONDER IF THIS IS A BROADER FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND NOTICE A NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS FOR SPECIFIC STATES AND MARYLAND WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD A SMALL LEAK, THE MODULE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FUEL MODULE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL SHOULD NOT BE STATE SPECIFIC SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE RETURN PORT WAS CRACKED AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
"SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE AND LIGHT APPEARS ON IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DEALER DISASSEMBLED STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. CLEANED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, RESECURED WIRE CONNECTION, AND CLEARED ERROR CODE AT 88,002 MILES. WITHIN 1 DAY OF REPAIR SERVICE MESSAGE AND LIGHT WERE ON AGAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,500.
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE..ON 1/18/2011 I GOT IN MY CAR WENT TO THE STORE. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE MY VEHICLE. NEXT DAY I STARTED CAR AND BACKED IT OUT SMELLED STRONGER GAS SMELL. PULLED CAR BACK IN GARAGE. CAR WAS TOWED TO GM DEALER. GM DEALER STATED "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE" PAID $200 GOT CAR BACK STILL WREAKS OF STRONG GAS SMELL UPON STARTING (INSIDE THE VEHICLE). I HAVE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GM. I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH GETTING THIS VEHICLE REPAIR. BASICALLY THE TWO WARRANTIES AREN'T BEING USED BECAUSE THE GM DEALERS DON'T WANT TO WAIT ON THEIR MONEY AND OTHER PONTIAC G-5'S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL) THE FUEL MODULE AND FUEL PUMP ARE TO BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE I AM GETTING CONFLICTING STATEMENTS ON "MY CAR NOT BEING ON RECALL" AND FINDINGS WHERE THERE IS A RECALL. I AM CONSIDERING GIVING THE CAR BACK AND REQUESTING A FULL REFUND IF THEY ARE NOT BACKING THEIR WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS CAR HAS SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES AND I CANNOT DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD/EXPLOSION RISK. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD IF YOU SMELL GAS DON'T DRIVE A VEHICLE. I'M STARTING TO THINK WHEN THEY SOLD THE VEHICLE THEY KNEW THERE WAS SAFETY ISSUES AS I WAS FORCED INTO GAP INSURANCE AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHAT GOOD DID IT DO TO HAVE ALL THESE PROTECTIONS IF NONE OF THEM ARE GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. THE FIRST THING I DID AFTER SMELLING FUEL WAS LOOK UP ON RECALL INFORMATION.. VEHICLES ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO AND ALABAMA WERE ON REC
PONTIAC G5 2007 VIN [XXX] AFTER STEERING WHEEL RECALL REPAIR IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AT BILL STASEK, WHEELING, IL I STARTED TO HAVE KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH . AFTER THAT I WENT TO OCEAN CADILLAC, BAL HARBOR, FL TO CHECK THE PROBLEM-THE ANSWER WAS THAT "PROBABLY" THE STRUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $600-$800. I SAID NO. I CONTACTED PONTIAC.COM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY EXPLAINED THAT I NEED TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP-LEHMAN BUICK GMC, MIAMI, FL TO CHECK WITH THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER RESPONDED THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL KNOCKING NOISE" FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOR PONTIAC G5 AT ALL!!! THE PROBLEM IS THAT NOISE STARTED AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2010. SO TYPICAL OR NORMAL THIS IS ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE CAR IS ABOUT 34000 MILES. I REQUEST TO REPAIR MY PONTIAC G5 2007. GM REFUSE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2007 G5 AUTO. TRANS WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. RPMS JUMPED AROUND AND THE ENGINE/ TRANS "REV". IT WAS SEEN BY A DEALER, SOME ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE TRANS. WAS FIXED. IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS AND I'M SEEING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. (THIS CAR ONLY HAS 50,000MILES ON IT NOW.) I SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, IT NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS POPPING OUT. WE PURCHASED TWO BRAND NEW VEHICLES, BOTH G5S ON THE SAME DAY. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE CONTROL ARM BUSHING PROBLEMS! THE ONE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CONTROL BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THAT TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ONLY REPLACE THEM AT OUR COST. I'M SURE AFTER READING ONLINE COMPLAINTS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE MAJOR ISSUES WITH CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. I WOULD PROBABLY UNDERSTAND IF IT WERE ONE VEHICLE, BUT TO HAPPEN TO BOTH BRAND NEW VEHICLES? THERE IS A PROBLEM!
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 13, 2009, WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING IN TORRENTIAL RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE, THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER DIED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF SPEEDING OR ANY SKID MARKS. THE POLICE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) WHICH SHE PRESUMED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELATED FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
1. WE OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G5 WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WE COULDN'T GET IT OUT! WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM (#09-02-35-005B) DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2010. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (36 MONTH/36,000 MILES EXPIRED ON AUGUST 11, 2010) WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OURSELVES. OUR LOCAL DEALER (NOW THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS) WANTS $45.00 JUST TO LOOK AT IT! 2. KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ONLY OCCURRED ONCE SO FAR. 3. SINCE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WE WERE ABLE TO READ ON LINE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE KEY OUT AND, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, REPAIR IT OURSELVES. WE ARE SURE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! *TR
LEFT SIDE A ARM BUSHING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AFTER WARRANTY WENT OUT AT 36,000 MILE/ 3 YEARS RIGHT SIDE IS NOW BAD. THIS MAKING THE CAR SEEM/SOUND AS IF A STRUT OR SHOCK IS BROKEN. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE CHEVY COBALTS AND PONTIAC G5. HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS REMAINS TO BE SEEN. SEEMS TO ME GM SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT MINE, WITH A BETTER QUALITY BUSHING. A STUDY TO SEE HOW UNSAFE THIS MAKES THE SAID CARS, IS IN ORDER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ON IT'S OWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND CRASH INTO A BUILDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE GEAR SHIFT IN 2009 AND DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE OR ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WHICH CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,910.
THE U-SPRING HOLDING THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS TOGETHER RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH OF THE REAR BRAKE DRUM KITS AT A PRICE COST TO ME OF $117.40. *TR
MY 2007 PONTIAC LOST POWER STEERING AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND HIT A BANK. GM HAD A INDEPENDENT PERSON LOOK AT IT. THEN A GM REP LOOKED AT THE REPORT AND SAID IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. I ASK WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION SHE HAD AND SHE SAID THAT DIDN'T MATTER. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR 4 HOURS AND NO MILEAGE. *TR
THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT A SAFETY CONCERN. WE HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM THAT THIS VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE STEERING FAILURE BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR PONTIAC DEALER AND GM THAT IT DOES NOT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH FOR THIS ISSUE. FIRST TIME, THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WITHIN A HALF HOUR OF LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED AND HAS BEEN A THE DEALER FOR A WEEK BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEMS AND SEEM TO HAVE GIVEN UP. HAVE TALKED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE DURING THIS WHOLE TIME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING STILL DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN RELAY WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON A PONTIAC G5 2007 2D. MY 20 YR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT SON WAS DRIVING ON THE 101 FWY, WHERE THE CAR TO HIS LEFT SWITCHED LANE TO COME IN FRONT OF MY SON'S CAR, OTHER DRIVER HAD A SUDDEN BRAKE. MY SON COLLIDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM AT SPEED OF 40-50MPH BUT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. HE WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT, HOWEVER, HE IS NOW BEING TREATED FOR NECK AND BACK INJURY, CAN'T DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND THE AAA INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE CAR AS TOTAL LOSS DUE TO MAJOR FRONTAL DAMAGE. *TR
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