2008 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY 2008 PONTIAC G5, THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. NO WARNING LIGHT OR WARNING MESSAGES COME ON. THE STEERING LITERALLY LOCKS FOR A SECOND AND THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. IT WILL DO THIS OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON A 2008 PONTIAC G5 WAS REPLACED DUE TO CLUNKING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 15,000 MILES AND THE PART WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 29,000 MILES. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR AXLE BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 WITH 34,000 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD METAL TO METAL SOUND WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. REAR SHOCKS WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO RUBBER MOUNTING BUSHINGS THAT HAD CRACKED AND FALLEN APART. *TR

CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 (CHEVY COBALT TWIN) NEEDED REPLACING AT 34,000 MILES. STEERING WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING CAN FALL APART IF NOT REPAIRED. *TR

APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY PONTIAC G5'S BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I COULD TELL THE HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS WAS WORKING AS I COULD HEAR METAL ON METAL BUT IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CDR SHOWED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT FULL THROTTLE ALTHOUGH I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS EVIDENCED BY THE METAL ON METAL SOUND. PLUS A WITNESS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN PRIOR TO GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND AIMED FOR A FIRE HYDRANT TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN. IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT TO JOIN THE TRAFFIC DIRECTION, BUT THE STEERING DID NOT WORK. I THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5 COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE CONTACT TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO TURN CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE POST. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED CLUTCHES THAT WERE BINDING AND REPLACED MANY OTHER PARTS. THE TRANSMISSION TO THIS DAY STILL ACTS UP AND HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE JOLT WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAR BREAKS DOWN AGAIN. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FALL OF 2009 IN A 2008 PONTIAC G5 [XXX]TRAVELING NORTH ON RT 119 TOWARD INDIANA PA, SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT CAR STEERING FAILED CAR WENT DIRECTLY INTO THE GUARD CAUSING MY MOTHER , SISTER AND HER FRIEND TO BE BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AT ALL. *TR

I HIT AN OIL SPOT ON I-24 WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOST OF A 2008 G5 IN 9/09 ; THE CARS FRONT HIT HEAD ON @ 55 MILES AN HR.THE OUTSIDE GUARD RAIL , THEN THE CAR TURN SERVERAL TIMES HITTING THE INSIDE CONCRETE WALL ON BOTH SIDES AND REAR , THE CAR HAD SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY, THE STATE TROOPER SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. MY WIFE CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER WERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO. MY WIFE WAS ASKED HOW BAD WAS I HURT SINCE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY,WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. *CN

PAUL MUTERSBAUGH'S 2008 PONTIAC G-5 WAS T-BONED. HE REMEMBERS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING THE BRAKE, TO NO AVAIL. THE AIR BAGS IN THE BACK SEAT DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER IMPACT, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD SO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS ONLY ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE OCCUPANTS FROM THE BACK SEAT OUT. NOT EVEN ENOUGH TIME TO SAVE ANYTHING IN THE CAR. THE CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND. NOTHING BUT A SHELL IS LEFT. I MET A GENTLEMAN AT THE LAS VEGAS TRUCK SHOW ON JUNE 25TH. HE SAID YOU COULD SEND SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THE INSURANCE CARRIER IS KEEPING THE CAR AT: COPART SALVAGE YARD, LOT 13749849, 1475 BLUFF CITY BLVD., ELGIN, IL. 60120. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOMEONE VERIFYING THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE CAR SHOULD NEVER HAVE BURNT TO THE GROUND WITH OUT SOMETHING BEING DEFECTIVE WITH THE CAR AND TO SEE IF THE BRAKES FAILED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR