2007 Pontiac G5 Fuel system Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V459000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 151,000.

NHTSA ID

11627595

Incident

Nov 26, 2024

Mileage

151,000 mi

Fuel leaking which appears to be on top of fuel tank. Smell of gas is present inside and outside of vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11528013

Incident

Jun 20, 2023

FUEL TANK INLET NIPPLE CRACKING AROUND TANK CAUSING FUEL LEAK WHEN TANK IS FILLED AND FULL. NOTICED PUDDLE OF FUEL AND FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAR. PULLED TANK DOWN AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS SEVERAL CRACKS AROUND INLET WHERE TANK IS LEAKING FUEL. THIS IS OF CONCERN DUE TO FIRE RISK.

NHTSA ID

11337420

Incident

Jul 4, 2020

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE, OIL LIFE INDICATOR, SPEEDOMETER, AND TRIP ODOMETER GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11286809

Incident

Dec 4, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY STARTED LEAKING GASOLINE FROM FUEL TANK AREA.

NHTSA ID

11138917

Incident

Sep 30, 2018

Mileage

110,320 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TUBE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11115380

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

40,000 mi

STRONG FUEL SMELL. FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.

NHTSA ID

11114186

Incident

Jul 13, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

IT HAS A FUEL LEAK, IT'S BEEN FIXED ONCE, BUT IT IS LEAKING AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11020240

Incident

Aug 2, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUMES OF FUEL AND A FUEL PUMP LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10934112

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

THE VEHICLE HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THE GAS TANK THAT PREVIOUS MODELS HAVE HAD. THE AUTO MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE GAS LEAK AROUND THE TANK.

NHTSA ID

10920512

Incident

Oct 25, 2016

Mileage

85,000 mi

I HAVE LEAKS IN MY FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK. ONE OF THE LEAKS IS RIGHT BESIDE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I KNOW THIS WAS CAUSE FOR RECALL I'M SOME STATES. WHY NOT ALL STATES. IT'S A SERIOUS HAZARD AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THERE'S FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND.

NHTSA ID

10872767

Incident

Jan 30, 2016

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

NHTSA ID

10870603

Incident

Mar 31, 2015

Mileage

116,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ

NHTSA ID

10870581

Incident

Apr 1, 2016

Mileage

108,000 mi

I HAVE A FUEL LINE LEAK BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AT THE ENGINE IS DIFFICULT TO START. NOW THERE IS FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10870022

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

Mileage

64,000 mi

ON OCTOBER 2, 2015 WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE, I ASKED SHAWN THOMAS IF THEY HAD REPROGRAMED MY DOOR TO WORK WITH THE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER THAT WAS REPLACED LAST TIME IT WAS IN FOR THAT RECALL. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THAT RECALL SERVICE, THEY GAVE ME MY ORIGINAL PONTIAC KEY AND 2 NEW KEYS TO THE IGNITION. WHEN I DRIPPED IT OFF FOR THE MOST RECENT RECALL (FUEL PUMP LEAK, FUEL TANK LEAK), I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD HAVE REPROGRAMED MY DOORS TO GO WITH THE NEW IGNITION AND THEY WOULD DO THAT WHILE IT WAS IN THIS TIME. IT WAS ON MY RECEIPT THAT THEY DID REPROGRAM BUT THEY DID NOT. THEY MADE ME ANOTHER KEY FOR THE IGNITION (NOT SURE WHY I WOULD NEED ANOTHER IGNITION KEY. SO NOW I HAVE 3 IGNITION KEYS AND 2 DOOR KEYS (5 TOTAL KEYS) AND 2 KEY FOBS WITH REMOTE START THAT WAS A FEATURE THAT I HAD PURCHASED ORIGINALLY WHEN PURCHASING MY CAR THAT NO LONGER WORK SINCE THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED SHAWN IF IT WAS REPROGRAMED HE TOLD ME YES THAT IS WHAT THE RECEIPT SAID. WHEN I GOT TO MY CAR, IT CLEARLY HAD NOT BEEN REPROGRAMED AND WHEN I WENT IN TO ASK SHAWN ABOUT IT, HE WENT AND CALLED THE 'MANAGER' WHO SAID THAT THEY TALKED TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE IF THEY REPROGRAMED IT. I NEVER HAD THIS CONVERSATION AND THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THEY WILL REPROGRAM MY DOORS TO GO WITH MY IGNITION AND THE FOBS SHOULD BE PROGRAMED FOR REMOTE START AS WELL AS THAT IS A FEATURE I HAD. SHAWN TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 2 HOURS LABOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TAKE DOOR PANEL APART AND IT WAS $165/HR. THAT WOULD BE $357.23 WITH TAX FOR SOMETHING THERE SHOULD NOT BE A CHARGE FOR UNDER RECALL. PLEASE SEE RECALL INFORMATION ATTACHED.

NHTSA ID

10783538

Incident

Oct 2, 2015

Mileage

145,450 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PENDING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). IN ADDITION, WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AT HALF A TANK IN ORDER TO PREVENT FUEL LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA UPDATED 02/04/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10764184

Incident

Aug 5, 2014

Mileage

103,000 mi

A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO SMELL FUEL AFTER I PARKED MY CAR AND NOTICED A LEAK IN THE LINES. THE LINES WERE INDEED RUSTED OUT AND I HAD THEM REPLACED. NOW A FEW DAYS AGO I NOTICED IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER I AM NOT IN ONE OF THE STATES THAT IT WAS ISSUED IN. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE NATIONWIDE AS IT IS A RATHER LARGE SAFETY CONCERN.

NHTSA ID

10748632

Incident

Aug 14, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP TUBE FRACTURED CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

NHTSA ID

10746465

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10736025

Incident

Jul 23, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE, THE COOLING FANS WOULD ENGAGE. THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 15-20 MINS REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TEMP OR RUN TIME. THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO LACK OF POWER FROM BATTERY. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK RUN ON SYSTEM THAT SHOWED THAT MOST PARTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD SOME TYPE OF ERROR OR ANOTHER. I REPLACED THE BATTERY DUE TO A BAD CELL AND RE-RAN DIAGNOSTIC. SHOWS THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY WHICH WAS TRIPPING THE REST OF THE ERROR MESSAGES. WOULD THIS BE A FACTORY DEFECT FOR THE COMPUTER?

NHTSA ID

10717706

Incident

Jan 7, 2015

Mileage

98,810 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD FRACTURED AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

NHTSA ID

10679010

Incident

Jan 21, 2015

Mileage

104,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10667055

Incident

Dec 17, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FUEL LEAKS AND THEY REPLACED THE RECALL ITEMS( FUEL PUMP) ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. I DROVE HOME AND FILLED IT UP TO FIND GALLONS OF GASOLINE POURING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER AFTER HOURS SO THE COULD ENJOY THE GAS LEAK. CALLED THEM TO LEARN THAT THE TANK IS ALSO CRACKED NEAR THE FILL AREA. THEY DIDN'T FIND THIS DURING THE ORIGINAL FIX? VERY LUCK NOT TO HAVE HAD A MAJOR FIRE AND FROM RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK BEING CRACKED WHEN THE FUEL PUMP DELIVERY RECALL IS DONE. THE TANKS ARE CRACKED TOO. SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10663059

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

68,000 mi

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE A GAS LEAK. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR GAS LEAKS IN WARM WEATHER STATES FOR A GAS LEAK ISSUE. I LIVE IN COLORADO AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. I THINK IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660153

Incident

Sep 7, 2014

Mileage

43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,500.

NHTSA ID

10636994

Incident

Sep 14, 2014

Mileage

143,500 mi