2007 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

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. 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.

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.

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.