2007 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

THIS IS LIKE THE THIRD EMAIL I WRITE IN REGARDS TO THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY IRRESPONSIBLE WITH THE PROBLEM AND RECALLS. WITH BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE SINCE THEY ALREADY MADE US WASTE A DAY TO TELL US THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. WELL LAST SATURDAY (28 JUNE 2014) THE CAR SHUTOFF GOING DOWNHILL THANK GOD SHE MANAGED TO TAKE CONTROL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO. SHE SHOULD GET A CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM, ITS HER ONLY CAR AND SHE HAS TO GO TO WORK AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN PR IS REALLY BAD. *TR

I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FROM HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DONE ON IT(TOOK 2MONTHS) AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY STILL DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THAT I NEED TO PURCHASE AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE!! THIS SHOULD ALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!! THAT IS ALL YOU HEAR ABOUT ON THE NEWS IS ABOUT THIS RECALL AND THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A REFLECTOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND A TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT DID REPLACE THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP ON A RAMP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER HIT WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A REFLECTOR POLE, DAMAGING THE LEFT, REAR TIRE AND THE REAR BUMPER. UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS

STARTING SMELLING GAS. THE GAS SMELL WAS MILD AT FIRST. MOSTLY ONLY SMELLING IT WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. THEN THE GAS SMELL KEPT GETTING STRONGER. THE SMELL OF GAS COULD BE SMELLED AS DRIVING IT. THE GAS COULD BE SEEN EVENTUALLY DRIPPING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMPS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NOT FOR MY AREA. I BELIEVE ALL THE MAKES AND MODELS SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXHIBITED THE FAILURE.

WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SHUTS OFF. THERE HASN'T BEEN AN INCIDENT. I'M REPORTING THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. WHEN THE CAR GOES INTO THE SHOP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, I'LL HAVE THE AIR BAG PROBLEM REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR HAVE HAD TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES WHEN BREAKING FROM SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40MPH. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS REPEATEDLY TO NO AVAIL. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ALIGNED AND ROTATED REGULARLY YET THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. THE BRAKES ON THE 2007 PONTIAC G5 ARE FAULTY! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

DRIVING AROUND A CORNER IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON A ROUGH ROAD; TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULDN'T WORK (COULD PUSH DOWN, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE); TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ON THE SNOW; TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO MANIPULATE THE WHEEL. CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO TWO PARKED CARS; THE SEAT BELT MOUNT DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AFTER THE WRECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,400.