2009 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING NORTH ON TULLS CREEK ROAD IN MOYOCK, MC JUST NORTH OF POYNER ROAD WHEN SHE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR AND WENT OFF INTO A DITCH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I DIDN'T MUCH ABOUT HER REASONING UNTIL READING ABOUT THE RECENT RECALLL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED MORE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO STEERING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER. 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO NO AVAIL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER FAILED TO RETURN ANY CALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A TRAILER THAT HAD DETACHED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

WHILE WAITING FOR THE RECALL PARTS TO COME IN FOR MY PONTIAC I WAS THE VICTIM IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SPEED OF IMPACT WAS BETWEEN 35-40 MPH WHEN I HIT HEAD ON. AT MY DOCTOR VISIT I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE WHIPLASH IN WHICH I HAD TO TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK AS WELL. I WANTED TO BRING THIS DEFECT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN CASE YOU CAN FIX THIS DEFECT BEFORE THERE ARE ANY OTHER VICTIMS INVOLVED. I'M NOW VERY SCARED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR I HAVE WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT DUTTON MOTOR CO IN RIVERSIDE AWAITING IT'S TREMENDOUS REPAIRS ALTHOUGH THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL IN TACT. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION FOR ME OR ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BUMPS, BRUISES AND LACERATIONS TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE IMPACT. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE CONSEQUENCE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO CORRECTLY DISPLAY THE CURRENT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.