2009 Pontiac G5

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/16/2014· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT INSIDE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PART DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH TURNING THE KEY INTO THE ON POSITION TO START THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES THAT THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE BEFORE THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER CONTROLS DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS WITH A KEY DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE CONTACT WAS STUCK INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE WIRING TO TURN OFF THE TURN SIGNALS AND THERE WAS WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS STILL EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE KEY WAS HARD TO REMOVE SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,569. UPDATED 01/16/15*CN UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

• 12/09/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE ACCESS WATER FROM THE A/C UNIT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IS LEAKING INTO THE ELECTRICAL UNIT SYSTEM AND INTO THE A/C COMPARTMENT. NOW WE HAVE NO RADIO NO A/C OR HEATER IN THE CAR THE WINDOW WILL NOT DEFROST.

• 12/03/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,TIRES,EQUIPMENTCrash

  [XXX] ON OR ABOUT 8:50 P.M. ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2010, MY WIFE [XXX] ROCHESTER, NY 14624 [XXX] , WAS APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE DOLLAR TREE IN SOUTH TOWNS PLAZA, HENRIETTA, NY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, COASTING TO A STOP WITH HER FEET ON NEITHER THE GAS NOR BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN OUR 2009 PONTIAC G5 NY LICENSE [XXX] , LURCHED OUT OF CONTROL, JUMPED OVER THE MEDIAN CURB IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE, SO FAST THAT THE CAR BECAME MOMENTARILY AIR BORN, AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE BASE OF WHAT WAS ONCE EITHER A STOP SIGN OR LAMP POST IN THE SOUTH TOWNS PARKING LOT. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE MEDIAN AND THE CONCRETE PILLAR BETWEEN THE PARKING SPACE AND THE DOLLAR TREE STORE FRONT, THE GM PONTIAC G5 WOULD HAVE PLOWED THROUGH THE DOLLAR TREE STORE FRONT FULL OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS ON THE DAY AFTER BLACK FRIDAY, PERHAPS KILLING MY WIFE AND MANY, MANY DOLLAR TREE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS. THE RESULTING UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAVING IT IN ALMOST A FOOT, AND DENTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THIS CAR HAS A 2.2 LITRE, 155 HORSE POWER ENGINE, YOU CANNOT INTENTIONALLY STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR SO HARD, IN SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE, THAT IT WILL JUMP A MEDIAN CURB, BECOME AIR BORN, AND STRIKE A CONCRETE PILLAR WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT WILL CAVE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING SUCH DAMAGE. GM INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BLAMED THE SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC ACCELERATION ON THE CAR'S AFTER MARKET FLOOR MATS. GM REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR, STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND REFUSES TO CONSIDER THAT THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF AUTO INDUSTRY WIDE INCIDENTS OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES IN THE VEHICLE. GM CLAIMS TO HAVE RUN SUFFICIENT TESTS ON THE CAR TO DETERMINE THAT THE ECM IS WHOLLY SAFE AND WITHOUT PROBLEMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/26/2008· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAD FAULTY TERMINAL CONNECTION CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING AND PROBLEMS WITH DISPLAY/ODOMETER/TACHOMETER. THIS WAS REPAIRED. VEHICLE MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN PUTTING INTO 3RD GEAR, EVEN WITH FULLY DISENGAGED CLUTCH. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES, BUT ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM, 3RD GEAR DOES NOT GRIND. POTENTIALLY AN ISSUE WITH SYNCHRONIZATION. *TR

• 11/13/2011· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 11/06/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LEAKING FROM REAR OF CAR. STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE CAR. VERY POOR GAS MILAGE LEAKS PARKED OR DRIVING.

• 11/02/2016· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO RECALL INFORMATION ON IT. NOT SURE WHERE TO GO AFTER THAT. ALSO I HAD A RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID ITS NOT THE RECALL. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SO THAT COST A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET. JUST WONDERING WHERE TO GO FROM HERE?

• 10/23/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/23/2015· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO OBSERVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 02/12/2016*LJ UPDATED 02/17/16.8JB

• 10/12/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION CHEVROLET SOUTH CLEARWATER, 15005 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33764) WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WANTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-222-1020 AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. CASE NUMBER: 8/343/2735498 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

• 10/05/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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

• 10/04/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

• 10/04/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE KEY CANNOT DISENGAGE THE ENGINE. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE BY TRYING TO DISENGAGE BOTH IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. THE ISSUE RAISES A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE CAR BECOMES OUT OF CONTROL THERE IS NO WAY TO KILL THE ENGINE OTHER THAN DISCONNECTING FROM THE CARS BATTERY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT IT MAY CAUSE PANIC AND UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS BEING THAT THE CAR MAY BE LEFT ON IN ENCLOSED PLACES WHERE THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO KILL THE ENGINE IN THIS SITUATION. ALSO, UPON CALLING THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPONENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE SAME CAR (PONTIAC G5 AND CHEVY COBALT). *TR

• 09/27/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LINE IS LEAKING UNDERNEATH,BEHIND DRIVERS DOOR & IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL.ALONG WITH THE CHEVY COBALT (THE EQUIVALENT TO MY PONTIAC G5), THIS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE RESEARCH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME LEAK FROM THE SAME LOCATION. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD & I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING THE REPLACEMENT FUEL LINES.

• 09/25/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  LEAK AT FUEL LINE AT HOLDING CLIP RIGHT AFTER GAS TANK. WHEN KEY IS TURNED ON AND FUEL PUMP START TO RUN. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2006 COBALT 2 YEARS AGO. IT IS LIKE THE SAME CAR

• 09/25/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY WIFE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR AND AFTER SEARCHING FOR PROBLEM FOUND FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF TANK AND SEEPING DOWN ONTO THE FRAME AND OTHER AREAS. I FOUND THAT 2007 MODELS WERE RECALLED IN 2009 FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT NEWER MODELS. *TR

• 09/22/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 09/21/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES ON DRIVER SIDE JUST IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL WELL.

• 09/09/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION SWITCH IGNITION LOCKED AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION. HAD TO PAY TO HAVE CAR TOWED 100 MILES. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. 1ST TIME IN 3/10 AT 15,923 MILES WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM. DIAGNOSIS WAS DRY LOCK CYLINDER LUBED WITH WD40 (STATED IN INVOICE) 36,048 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENS. DID RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL 2009 PONTIAC G5 (BUILT PRIOR TO APRIL 14,2009) MINE MFG DATE-SEPT, 2008, TSB #SB-10256, NHTSA REF.# 10037828 =IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER BINDING. TOWED CAR TO DEALER (DIFFERENT FROM 1ST TIME) HOURS LATER RECEIVED CALL "VIN SPECIFIC RECALL MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY WILL COST $580.00 TO REPAIR BUT I WAS LUCKY IT WAS JUST MY CYLINDER NOT MY HOUSING" EXACT WORDING-INTERNAL LOCK CYL TUMBLERS FAILED DRILL AND EXTRACT OLD LOCK CYL (HOUSING OK) RECODE REPLACE LOCK CYL. PAID $580.00 TO GET CAR FIXED ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL 3 MORE TIME OVER THE WEEKEND, THE LAST TIME HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN. NEXT MORNING KEY TURNED IN IGNITION, WENT STRAIGHT TO DEALER. SERVICE REP UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS TIME WAS GIVEN A LOANER CAR. MANY HOURS LATER I RECEIVE CALL FROM GENERAL MANAGER, SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REPLICATE IT AND WOULD HAVE MECH FIX IN MORNING. NEXT MORNING RECEIVE CALL AGAIN NOW BEING CHARGED $120.00 FOR A BAD HOUSING. *TR

• 09/08/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER BEFORE STALLING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHEN LIFTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECONDS AND THE SPEED WOULD REMAIN THE SAME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

• 09/06/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 08/26/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT HEAD LAMPS INDEPENDENTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE CONTROL BUTTON FOR THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AS WELL AS WHEN SIGNALING TO MAKE TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 08/21/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE.

• 08/10/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LINES CORRODED AT LEFT REAR WHEEL CAUSING A MAJOR FUEL LEAK.

• 08/09/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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

• 08/07/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2009 PONTIAC G5, CAR IS RUNNING CAN NOT TURN ENGINE OFF WITH IGNITION SWITCH. CAN NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE TO SHUT ENGINE DOWN, CALLED PONTIAC DEALER TOLD TO BRING CAR IN THAT THEY WERE SEEING A LOT OF THIS. *TR

• 08/06/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LEAK. OVER DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL . FUEL FEED LINE IN AREA COVERED WITH MOON TAPE BEHIND HEAT SHIELD. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A FUEL LEAK ON FEED LINE JUST BEYOND THE FUEL FILTER. NOW HAVE TWO FUEL LEAKS. FUEL RETURN LINE ALSO LOOKS CORRODED .

• 08/05/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 08/01/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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

• 07/26/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WENT IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE DONE FOR MY CAR AND ONE OF THE WORKERS SAID THAT THEY HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THEY WERE SMELLING GAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR OF MY CAR. I THEN LATER FIND OUT THAT MY CAR HAS A FUEL LINE LEAK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE AS IT ALSO HAPPENS TO CHEVY COBALTS, WHICH MY CAR IS PRETTY MUCH A COPY OF.

• 07/24/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LINE RUSTED AT RETAINING BRACKET AND LEAKING FUEL

• 07/10/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL LINE IS LEAKING OVER DRIVERS REAR WHEEL ( FORWARD OF FUEL FILTER) FUEL LEAKS WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND CONTINUES TO LEAK UNTIL FUEL LINE IS EMPTY.

• 07/08/2010· STEERINGCrash

  MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2009 PONTIAC G5 IN A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH +/- AND WENT TO MAKE SUDDEN TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND EVEN PULLED THE E-BRAKE TO NO AVAIL AND HIT A BLOCK WALL. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT HE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AS WELL AS OTHER BUMPS AND BRUISES. THE VEHICLE HIT THE WALL AT APPROXIMATELY A 20 DEGREE ANGLE HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT CORNER AT THE HEADLIGHT AREA. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT CORNER PANEL, HOOD, DRIVER DOOR, RADIATOR, AND POSSIBLE BENT FRAME. AFTER BACKING THE CAR AWAY FROM THE WALL THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN BUT WITH LOSS OF FLUIDS THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY AND MY SON GETTING CHECKED OUT FOR HIS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ON-STAR BUT IT FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPACT SENSORS AND DID SEND ANY TYPE OF MESSAGE OR RESPONSE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. WE DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE POWER STEERING UNIT BUT IT DID NOT SAY THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE NOTICE DID NOT SAY TO QUIT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL A FIX WAS IN PLACE SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING NOW THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. WHY DIDN'T THE DEALER HAVE TO INFORM US BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. I WILL NEVER PUT MY SON IN THAT CAR AGAIN FIXED OR NOT. *TR

• 07/06/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CRACKED FUEL RETURN LINE AT FUEL PUMP. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED AND RECALLED ON THE 2007, 2008, AND SOME 2009 G5 MODELS. SYMPTOMS: WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, FUEL STARTS DRIPPING ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR.

• 06/30/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

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

• 06/23/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

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

• 06/19/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STATIONARY - EXPERIENCED A HARD START POST DRIVING, AFTER DRIVING I SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE VAPOR. BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS AND THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, THIS APPEARS TO BE A FUEL LEAK OF SOME SORT CAUSED BY A DETERIORATING PLASTIC TUBE IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL HTTPS://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2012/09/29/GENERAL-MOTORS-RECALL/1602747/

• 06/18/2019· STEERING

  LAST NIGHT MY VEHICLE COULD TURN NORMALLY, BUT THIS MORNING THE NOTIFICATION SCREEN SAID POWER STERING. SO ITS REALLY HARD TO TURN NOW.

• 06/14/2021· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present. Upon inspection, it was discovered that fuel had leaked from above the fuel tank. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local unknown dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 12V459000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 129,000.

• 06/13/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURECrash

  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

• 06/10/2021· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  My 2009 Pontiac G5 was driven to work this morning 6-10-21and parked in a Michigan State vehicle garage. Security notified me at work that my vehicle had a puddle of gas under and near a rear tire. I removed vehicle frome parking garage and parked it in a remote open parking lot. A gas leak in a car is dangerous, and a safety issue for me and others , especially in a parking garage!!! The vehicle has always been maintained as I am the original owner of the car. The car will be delivered to the dealer for inspection on 6/14/21. There are no recalls on this car . Opon my own investigation after the incident, there are numerous complaints logged into NHTSA of a rust issue of the fuel line where it is clamped near the fuel tank. There is also reports of crack developing at the intank fuel pump connection. ALL Cobalts,G5 's and other variations of this vehicle should be recalled immediately and inspections of the fuel system be reported back to NHTSA. Was there a fire? My answer is "NOT YET".

• 06/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  KEY WILL NOT TURN VEHICLE OFF IN 2009 PONTIAC G-5 BATTERY MUST BE DISCONNECTED TO SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. KEY SOLENOID REPLACED. DEALERSHIP SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I WAS THIRD SUCH PERSON IN TWO DAYS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN CHEVY COBALT/PONTIAC G-5. *TR

• 06/06/2014· STEERING

  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.

• 06/05/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 06/02/2017· STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE STEERING MECHANISM WENT OUT. IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL TURNING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CARS INCLUDING MY CARS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE BEING RECALLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. PLEASE ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

• 05/27/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 05/23/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 05/13/2011· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 2/29/12 *CN

• 05/12/2009· INTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5 COUPE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE DURING THE DAY TIME. WHEN IT BECAME NIGHT TIME, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GEAR LIGHTS WERE THE ONLY WORKING LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT HAVE ANY INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,000. UPDATED 6/4/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB