2009 Pontiac G5 problems
The 2009 Pontiac G5 has 104 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (31%) concerns fuel system. Next are electrical system (24%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 104 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 84 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 | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 84 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 65,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 96,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries 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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g5. The contact stated that while driving downhill approximately 45 MPH on a gravel road, the vehicle spun out of control and landed upside down. The contact sustained bumps, bruises and lacerations to different parts of the body. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. A police report was filed of the incident. The air bags did not deploy during the impact.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiact g5. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who was not unable to determine the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100.