2008 Pontiac G5 air bags problems
28 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Pontiac G5, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 1 fire, 21 injuries.
What owners wrote
Paul mutersbaugh's 2008 pontiac g-5 was t-boned. He remembers trying to stop the car by pressing the brake, to no avail. The air bags in the back seat did not deploy. After impact, the car caught on fire. The fire spread so quickly that there was only enough time to get the occupants from the back seat out. Not even enough time to save anything in the car. The car burnt to the ground. Nothing but a shell is left. I met a gentleman at the las vegas truck show on june 25th.
There seems to be a common issue of the "service air bag" light going off for g5s and cobalts. It is clearly a defective part issue, as many people are having the same issue, at approximately the same mileage, and only GM knows how to fix this issue for a large sum of cash. Failed obsolescence at its finest.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Pontiac G5
- Fuel system 35 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Steering 23 complaints
Air bags problems in other years
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007