2008 PONTIAC G5 Complaints

FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS ON THE PONTIAC G5 AND PROBABLY CHEVROLET COBALT WEAR OUT RAPIDLY. ON MY VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUSHING FAILED AT 31,350 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AT 42,850 MILES. THE FACTORY REPLACEMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STARTING TO FAIL AGAIN AT 44,500 MILES. FAILURE IS DEFINED AS A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE GOING OVER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. THE DESIGN IS EITHER FAULTY OR THE PART IS PRODUCED BADLY AS NEITHER PART SHOWED EFFECTS OF THE RUBBER BEING BONDED TO THE METAL. ALL SUSPENSION BUSHINGS SHOULD HAVE THE RUBBER BONDED TO BOTH THE OUTER AND INNER METAL SLEEVE. WITHOUT BONDING, THE SUSPENSION BUSHING WILL MAKE NOISE IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT OVER TIME AS THE RUBBER DEGRADES, LARGE AMOUNTS OF SUSPENSION MOVEMENT THEN CAN CAUSE THE BOLT TO FAIL AND CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. GM SHOULD CORRECT THE DESIGN AND THEN PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS AS NEEDED. *TR

I SMELL FUEL AND SURE ENOUGH, I HAVE A FUEL LEAK WHICH IS A PROB/RECALL FOR THE MAKE, MODEL AND YR. HOWEVER I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND DEALER SAID ITS NOT ON NHTSA RECALL LIST. FROM 15 FEET AWAY WE SMELL GAS! IT HAS 93014 MILES AND THE INSIDE OF DRIVER DOOR STATES 8/07 MANUF DATE BUT HOWEVER IT ALSO SAYS 2008. I NEED TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED IN CASE OF FIRE, DUE TO AGAIN, 15 FT OR CLOSER THEIR IS STRONG GAS SMELL AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME FIGURE OUT THE REAL DATE OF THIS CAR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE INSIDE OF MY CAR REEKS OF GAS. IT SMELLS BAD AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR AS WELL. THE CAR DRIVES FINE BUT IT IS SLOW TO START FOR THE FIRST CRANK OF THE DAY. I TOOK THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT GAS WAS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PART, BUT HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND NUMEROUS FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH THE PONTIAC G5. NEED INFORMATION ON HOW/WHEN GM IS GOING TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING IN THESE CARS. STEERING WILL STILL LOCK UP, AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS. THE RECALL TWO YEARS AGO HAS NOT HELPED THE SITUATION. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING RACK WITH THESE CARS. SUSPENSION/STEERING CLUNKS AND RATTLES LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF! VERY UNSAFE! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE FAULTY GROUND WIRES IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WIRING WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY SONS 2008 PONTIAC G5 BURNT UP TODAY. IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OUR HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND THAT IT APPEARED TO START IN AN AREA NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. IT APPEARS TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVIN ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE FRONT RIGHT FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE CAR SPUN OUT AND SLID INTO A DITCH. THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILED AND BROKE APART. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE REPLACES BALL JOINTS ON THESE CARS AT THE RATE OF FIVE CARS PER MONTH. WHILE BEING REPAIRED, I HAD THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, TIE RODS, AND SWAY BAR ENDLINKS REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE THERE WERE RATTLING AND CLUNKING AGAIN. MY BROTHER WORKS AT A CHEVY DEALER AND HE SAYS THAT COBALT'S/G5'S/HHR'S COME IN ALL THE TIME FOR FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. GM KNOWS OF THESE ISSUES BUT DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING FOR IT'S CUSTOMERS WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. A CRASH CAN VERY WELL HAPPEN IF ONE OF THESE COMPONENTS FAILS WHEN DRIVING AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. EVERY SUSPENSION PART ON THESE CARS IS FAULTY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS FURTHER. THANK YOU. *TR

VEHICLE STARTING MAKING CLUNKING AND RATTLING SOUNDS IN FRONT SUSPENSION. HAD TO HAVE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED, NEW TIE RODS, AND SWAY BAR LINKS INSTALLED. BEFORE THE REPAIRS, THE STEERING HAD BECOME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND WAS HARD TO HANDLE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH SOMETIMES DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSITANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,486.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS SEEMED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK ON THEIR OWN. ONCE EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THE DOORS WOULD ALSO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE DOORS NEEDED TO REWIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.