2008 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

ON 2008 PONTIAC G5 THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE WEARING OUT AT OR NEAR 18000 MI/ 30000 KM'S, MANY OWNERS OF THESE CARS HAVE NO IDEA OF THIS FAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT A/S TIRES, LINE SIZE P195/60R15. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR COSMETIC DAMAGE DUE TO THE SEPARATION AND REPLACE THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,729.

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP COLLECTED DUST AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS SINCE IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE G5. ONE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO PULL ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE THE CAR STARTED JERKING ALMOST AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS, YET I HAD A FULL TANK. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OTHER THAN THAT, BUT THAT PARTICULAR TIME FRIGHTENED ME AND MY PASSENGERS. I NOTICE IT MOST OFTEN WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO GO UP HILLS. WHEN IT HAPPENS GOING UP HILLS, IT IS ALMOST LIKE I LOSE POWER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW HARD OR SOFT YOU HIT THE ACCELERATOR DURING THIS TIME, IT WILL STILL DO IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ORDER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. A MECHANIC FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED, LEADING TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG AND SUSTAINED A BRUISED EYE. THE VEHICLE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE REPAIRS, AS THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,175.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, SECONDS LATER THE POWER STEERING HAD SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK IT TO FIND OUT WHY IT WAS ON AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP NOT BEING TIGHT ENOUGH. ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER, I FIND A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH MY CAR. IT WAS DRIPPING FROM THE TANK. THEN, I TOOK IT IN TO A NEARBY SHOP AND THEY CALLED ME THIS MORNING AND TOLD ME THAT THE SEAL ON MY GAS TANK IS BAD. SO, I'M HAVING TO PAY TO GET THE WHOLE GAS TANK REPLACED. I LOOKED UP RECALLS, AND I NOTICE THAT THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 MODEL OF MY VEHICLE (ONE YEAR OLDER THAN MY CAR). *TR

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 17,000 MILES AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER SHOWING SERVICE MANAGER VEHICLE WARRANTY BOOK. ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AT 24,000 MILES AND FIXED AGAIN AFTER DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE MANAGER. ROTORS WERE TURNED IN BOTH CASES BY DEALER. ROTORS ARE WARPING AGAIN , AT 30,000 MILES, FOR THE THIRD TIME AND DEALER REFUSES TO ADDRESS ROTOR WARPING CAUSES BUT BLAMES DRIVER RATHER THAN ROTOR MATERIAL. DRIVER HAS HAD NO ISSUES WITH BRAKE PADS WHICH LEADS TO ROTORS WARPING TO EXCESSIVE HEAT DO TO POSSIBLE ROTOR MATERIAL DEFECTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM AN INTERIOR BOLT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONTO ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.