2007 Pontiac G5 problems
The 2007 Pontiac G5 has 252 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns fuel system. Next are steering (23%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 252 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 218 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 24 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 38 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 31 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 15 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 218 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (59 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g5. The contact stated that on december 13, 2009, while her son was driving in torrential rainy weather conditions around a slight curve, the vehicle drove off of the road and crashed into a tree. The driver died as a result of the crash. There were no indications of speeding or any skid marks. The police could not determine the cause of the crash. The contact received recall notice 10v073000 (steering:electric power assist system) which she presumed to be the cause of the crash.
My daughter was involved in a car crash were someone made a left turn in front of her. Her new pontiac g5 hit the other car head on about 25-30 miles an hour. The airbag never deployed which allowed her head to hit the steering wheel. She had to be taken to the hospital were several test were taken. She is luck that she has only minor neck problems. The car had over $4500 in damage and needs new frame rails.
Air bags did not deploy on a pontiac g5 2007 2d. My 20 yr old college student son was driving on the 101 fwy, where the car to his left switched lane to come in front of my son's car, other driver had a sudden brake. My son collided into the car in front of him at speed of 40-50MPH but air bags didn't deploy. He was wearing the seat belt, however, he is now being treated for neck and back injury, can't drive to school and the aaa insurance company declared the car as total loss due to major frontal damage.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g5. While driving 40-45 MPH, the vehicle lost steering power and there was a knocking sound when turning the wheel. The contact also heard a loud clunking noise coming from the steering wheel occasionally. The brakes also failed and she crashed into a police vehicle. The dealer stated that the steering shaft needed to be replaced, as well as the rotors.
Pontiac g5 2007 VIN [xxx] after steering wheel recall repair in september 2010 at bill stasek, wheeling, il I started to have knocking noise from the steering wheel at low speeds on rough . After that I went to ocean cadillac, bal harbor, fl to check the problem-the answer was that "probably" the strut needs to be replaced for about $600-$800. I said no. I contacted pontiac.com customer service. They explained that I need to go to another dealership-lehman buick GMC, miami, fl to check with them.