2009 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

I WAS T-BONED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD NUMEROUS INDICATIONS FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO CHECK THE AIRBAGS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009 AND AT LEAST THREE TIMES I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CHECKED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED RECENTLY AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND REPLACED AT THE NEAREST SHOP. I BROUGHT IN THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO MY GMC DEALER, AS I SAW IT ONLINE, AND MY RECEIPT OF THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL MATCHES MY VEHICLE AND I AM TOLD I AM UNABLE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE RECALL IS "VIN SPECIFIC". MY CAR MATCHES THE EXACT DETAIL OF THE RECALL, BUT THE RECALL IS NOT APPLIED TO MY VIN?! I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY! I HAVE THE CARFAX TO SHOW THAT MY VEHICLE APPLIES TO THE STANDARDS OF THE RECALL. I'D LIKE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY ON THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIACT G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

CAR STARTED SMELLING OF GAS. THEN GARAGE SMELLED OF GAS. THEN THE FUEL ECONOMY BECAME INACCURATE. THEN GAS STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDER CAR. THEN GAS STARTED STREAMING UNDER CAR. THEN TOLD GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO REMEDY UNTIL GM RECALLS TAKE EFFECT. NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER NO REPAIR OFFERED. CAR IS UNSAFE AND LEAVES ME STRANDED REGULARLY AS IT POURS GAS OUT OF CAR. I WILL TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND EXPECT IMMEDIATE REPAIR. *TR

ON TODAY'S DATE MY IGNITION WAS STUCK PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING MY VEHICLE I CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK AND GIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL AS ADVISED BUT MY IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. *TR

THERE IS A HUGE LEAK IN MY GAS LINE. I SEE THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE OLDER MODELS OF THE G5 AND THEY WERE RECALLED FOR IT, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY YEAR MODEL AND I AM HAVING THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM AS STATED IN THOSE OLDER MODEL RECALLS FOR THE GAS LINE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I AM HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING IT SERVICED, NOT AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. IT STARTED AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO GET TWO RECALL ITEMS DONE ON IT RECENTLY (A WEEK AGO). I AM NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS THE CAUSE, BUT I HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE OTHER THAN THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK INTO THERE BEING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IN THE FUEL LINE OF THE NEWER MODEL 2009 PONTIAC G5'S AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ

THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF THEN THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WE HAVE ANOTHER CAR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL THEY CLAIM THIS ONE IS NOT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAME STUCK AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WAS BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS PRESENTED WITH THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF BEING UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN MY IGNITION TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I REPEATEDLY SHIFTED THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE KEY. MY ATTEMPTS ALSO INCLUDED ENLISTING THE HELP OF MY WIFE TO MAKE SURE I WAS TRYING TO SHUT THE CAR OFF CORRECTLY. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PULLED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TO STARVE THE VEHICLE OF FUEL AND IT SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY STILL STUCK IN THE RUN POSITION. I THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS. I HAD A SPARE SET OF KEYS SO I LOCKED THE CAR DOORS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEYS STILL IN THE IGNITION. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I CALLED MY EMPLOYER AND NOTIFIED THEM I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET TO WORK. I THEN UNLOCKED THE DOORS WITH MY SPARE KEYS, RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND TOOK MY CAR TO MARTIN CHEVROLET IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. UPON ARRIVING I WAS AGAIN UNABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT IDLED WHILE I WAS CHECKED IN. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES. FACED WITH NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED, I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER (02188-PCK) AND PROVIDE ME WITH A NEW KEY. THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF BEING UNABLE TO SHUT OFF A RUNNING VEHICLE IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE DONE SEVERAL SEARCHES ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES. GM HAS ALSO RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (#09-02-35-005B) REPORTING THIS PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE APRIL 2009. THEY HAVE ALSO RELEASED A NEWLY DESIGNED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR A RECALL. *TR