2007 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

"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 RECALL GM STATED "YOUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED" WHY I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE.? THE RECALL STATES THE FUEL MODULE MAY CRACK AND LEAK GAS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE/EXPLOSION. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD RECALL I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. FIRST DOOR LOCKS,THEN STEERING PROBLEM, NOW FUEL LEAK.

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.