Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Pontiac G5.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. Fuel Leak 2. Fuel leaking in driveway, car has potential to catch fire if driven 3. Suspected leak and odor was repo… |
| 2024-04-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | Not sure if ignition has ever been changed but I’ve been reading that there is a recall on my eps system as to that mat… |
| 2023-04-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while making a right turn in an intersection the vehicle fa… |
| 2023-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while driving at 2 MPH, the steering wheel had become firm.… |
| 2022-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag warning light came on having no prior issues with the car. The car was taken to the local GM dealer, [XXX]. … |
| 2022-04-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated while driving the vehicle into the garage, there was an abnormal… |
| 2020-10-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKY FUEL LINES TOWARD THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. LARGE PUDDLES OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR WHEN PARKED. VISIBLE GAS LEAK |
| 2020-05-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR LEAKS GAS TOWARD FRONT OF CAR DRIVER SIDE AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING. IT ALSO HAS AN ODOR OF GAS RADIATING AROUND TH… |
| 2020-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AROUND OTHER VEHICLES NAMELY THOSE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. IT FELT AS THOUGH THERE… |
| 2020-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHEN TURNING A CORNER. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE STEERING SEEMS FINE. WHEN TURNING RIGHT … |
| 2019-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. GOT IT REPLACED NOW THE KEY BROKE OFF IN IT |
| 2019-09-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIR BAGS SHOWS ON DASH ON STARTUP, BOUGHT THIS WAY FROM HOLZ CHEVY IN HALES CORNERS, WI. WAS TOLD IT WAS A NON … |
| 2019-05-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2008 G5 HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND SAW THAT 2008 G5'S HAVE BE… |
| 2019-03-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN GARAGE. NOTICED ABOUT A FOOT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE DRIPPING GASO… |
| 2019-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BROKEN PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. BROKEN SEATBELT RETRACTOR= AIRBAG NOT WORKING=DEATHTRAP. |
| 2018-11-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. PERIODICALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CH… |
| 2018-09-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR SPEEDS UP WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PETAL AND IT'S HARD TO STOP IT WHEN IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE IT STOPPED OUT OF N… |
| 2018-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON THE26TH OF JUNE 2018 I WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN ALL IF A SUDDEN WHEN I STARTED IT UP THERE WAS BAD KNOCKING COMING FROM… |
| 2018-06-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR IS LEAKING G FUEL BY DRIVERS DOOR AND TIRE.MY CAR WAS IN THE RECALL BUT NOT MY STATE. MAKES NO SENSE. MY CAR WAS… |
| 2018-03-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY IN THE DIC WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. |
| 2017-09-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HI! I NOTICED VERY STRONG GAS FUMES AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22… |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE… |
| 2017-03-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAUGHTER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED TO AC… |
| 2016-12-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS FUEL LINES ALSO RETAINS SALT AND BRINE DEPOSITS AND I… |
| 2016-09-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 PONTIAC G5, APPROX. 77,000 MILES. FAILED ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO FUEL LEAK IN FUEL LINE, DRIVERS SIDE, REAR, JUST… |
| 2016-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TAN… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD & DOESN'T GO OFF. SE… |
| 2016-03-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER … |
| 2016-03-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND … |
| 2016-02-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING SEEMS TO STALL OR STICK AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL. I HAVE TO STEER THE CAR BACK TO THE FRONT OR IT JUST STAY… |
| 2015-12-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO THE STORE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE … |
| 2015-12-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER NOTICING A GASOLINE SMELL AND A PUDDLE COLLECTING UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN PARK, I TOOK IT TO THE DE… |
| 2015-12-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. T… |
| 2015-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REFERENCE NHTSA ID NUMBER10850549--LOSS OF LEFT FRONT SPEAKER CHIMES AND RADIO SOUND --OK AFTER BOTH SPEAKERS WERE REPL… |
| 2015-11-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR, THEN HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR. AFTER A FEW DAYS THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF LIQUID UNDE… |
| 2015-10-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2008 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 12V-459 ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEI… |
| 2015-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO L… |
| 2015-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I GOT THIS USED CAR LAST YEAR AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL SYSTEM. RECENTLY I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND I SAW … |
| 2015-07-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE MERGING TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME D… |
| 2015-01-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHI… |
| 2015-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN WE FILL UP THE FUEL TANK THE CAR HAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR AND SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR … |
| 2014-11-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS THE FOLLOWING RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V… |
| 2014-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER IS A COLLAGE STUDENT, SHE WAS DRIVING HOME, WHICH IS 180 MILES FROM HOME, SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, P… |
| 2014-11-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE … |
| 2014-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SENSOR WILL NOT D… |
| 2014-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ORIGINAL IGNITIO… |
| 2014-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FRONT SPEAKERS OF THE RADIO SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO WORK. AT THE SAME TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED MAKING T… |
| 2014-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" LETTERS AND POST CARDS FROM GM AND PONTIAC URGING ME TO HAVE THE DEF… |
| 2014-06-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE… |
| 2014-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART T… |