2008 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD SAY THEY WERE OFF SOMETIMES, BUT NOW THEY ARE ALWAYS OFF. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE. *TR

AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ON MY WAY TO DROP MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE BEFORE WORK, EARLY MARCH 27TH, 2014, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE STOP SIGN I WAS STOPPED AT. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH MY YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT. MY CAR IS A MANUAL, AND THE STICK SHIFT WOULD SLIP INTO EACH SLOT BUT NOT ENGAGE THE GEAR, WHICH LEAD ME TO ASSUME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. MY CAR REMAINED RUNNING, EVEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH, AND IN ANY GEAR, INCLUDING REVERSE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PUSH MY CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIGHWAY, WITH MY SON STILL INSIDE. ALTHOUGH I FELT THAT THIS WAS NOT THE SAFEST SITUATION FOR MY SON TO BE IN, I FELT THAT THE ALTERNATIVE OF REMAINING IMMOBILE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC MAY GET US IN A REAR-END COLLISION, OR HAVING MY SON STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE I PUSHED THE CAR MAY GET HIM HURT. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE, BUT THE COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A SHOP IS AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND A TRANSMISSION FOR SALE AT ANY AUTO PARTS STORE BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE PART. MOST OF THE MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKE WITH HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPAIRED MULTIPLE PONTIAC G5 TRANSMISSIONS IN THE RECENT MONTHS. AFTER ALL THE NEWS ABOUT GM VEHICLES, I FEEL THAT I MAY HAVE MADE A BAD INVESTMENT WHEN PURCHASING MY CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVING SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE OCCUR THIS SOON. MORE SO, I AM CONCERNED BY THE WAY MY CAR BROKE DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STOP MOVING AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT ALL I COULD THINK IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF MY TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED OR IN AN AREA WITHOUT A PLACE TO PULL OFF, IT IS A SCARY THOUGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFOMRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT AWRY. GAUGE NEEDLES FLOATED ABOUT GIVING FALSE READINGS ON SPEED AND GAS TANK GAS LEVEL. LOST POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH & RESET THE COMPUTER FOR $390.73. SAME PROBLEM RECURRED WEEKS LATER. 03/18/2014, ANOTHER GM DEALER INSPECTED FOR $158.00 & FOUND WE NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING MODULE AND COLUMN FOR $1055.00. I AM EXPECTING A RECALL LETTER IN MID-APRIL. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND NEED TO DRIVE MY ONLY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WARNED ME THAT THE CAR IS IN DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HOPE THE RECALL INCLUDES MY NEEDED REPAIRS AND REIMBURSES ME FOR DOCUMENTED RELATED COSTS. *TR

I'M EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. IT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE PONTIAC G5'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING AND THIS IS DUE TO IMPROPER WIRING UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OF THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD BE CAUSING MY AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE GOING ON AND OFF AND THE ONLY WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE IS TO PAY $100.00 JUST TO TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT FAULTY WIRING IS THE ISSUE. I'M PARANOID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT THERE COULD BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG OR MAYBE IT IS JUST FAULTY WIRING. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE IS AN ENTIRE WEBSITE DEVOTED FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T GET MY INSPECTION DONE BECAUSE THE LIGHT JUST POPS ON RANDOMLY. IF THIS IS A WIRING ISSUE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING, WHY ISN'T GM BEING HELD LIABLE FOR THE ISSUE? WHY IS THE AIRBAG ONLY COVERED IF IT IS DEPLOYED? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS ON AND OFF AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME KIND OF RESPONSE OR JUST A WAY TO HANDLE THIS. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT AND I DO NOT HAVE $100 LYING AROUND TO HAVE SOMEONE RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN PAY EVEN MORE JUST TO FIX A WIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED THE VOLUNTARY RECALL (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CLEANED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. KMJ UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR BODY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED A WAS FUSE FROM THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD BLOWN AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS A INCLUDED AND REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *TR

PURCHASED PONTIAC 2008 G5 COUPE BRAND NEW IN 2008. IN 2011 I WAS INFORMED BY A COWORKER THAT I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE WAY. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON AT ALL. IT SEEMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED IN REVERSE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC PROBLEM THAT WAS HARD FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLICATE. EVENTUALLY, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. HOWEVER, NO ONE EVER STOPPED TO MENTION TO ME THAT MY PONTIAC G5 2008 WAS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. IN 2012 ONCE AGAIN A DIFFERENT CO WORKER INFORMED ME OF THE SAME PROBLEM AS THEY TRAVELED BEHIND ME INTO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED THAT THEY INSTALLED AN DEFECTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2013 BY ANOTHER CO WORKER THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL. I HAVE SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO GET ANOTHER BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH INSTALLED AGAIN FOR MARCH 19, 2013. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ALONG WITH A RECALL IT ALSO SEEMS TO SHOW UP IN PONTIAC G6 AS WELL. I DON'T WANT TO BE BLINDING PEOPLE WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS OR CONFUSING THEM ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. THE PONTIAC G5 SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A OPERATING FEATURE SUCH AS BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. I DO NOT WISH TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSE ONE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, MY BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY SO THAT PEOPLE BEHIND ME KNOW THAT I'M SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING BEFORE THEY REAR END ME. IT SEEMS THAT REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHT WHICH MAY NOT BE HELPING AT ALL. BY HUMAN NATURE NOT TO MANY PEOPLE WILL PUT FORTH THE EXTRA EFFORT TO CONFRONT AN INDIVIDUAL TO INFORM THEM THAT THERE VEHICLE HAS A MALFUNCTION THEY JUST WANT TO GO ABOUT THERE OWN BUSY SCHEDULES SO WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE HAS REALLY BEEN GOING ON. *TR

WE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER PARKING THE CAR. WE CONTINUED RUNNING ERRANDS (STOP AND GO DRIVING) AND THE SMELL CONTINUED. WE THEN PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. UPON TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, HE INFORMED US THAT THE PLASTIC RETURN LINE FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/FUEL PUMP WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AND LEAKING GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK UNDERNEATH THE CAR. HE REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE SENDING UNIT/PUMP WITH A NEW UNIT FROM GM. HE STATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BEFORE THE REPAIR DUE TO THE LEAKAGE OF RAW GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE TANK AROUND MANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *TR