NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Pontiac G5 Recalls
The 2009 Pontiac G5 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Pontiac G5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 76
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Pontiac G5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2009 Pontiac G5
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V171000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,191,014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 G5, 5 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V047000
- Reported
- February 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,190,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 G5, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 12V459000
- Reported
- September 19, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,768
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 G5, 4 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 10V073000
- Reported
- March 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,050,889
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 G5, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 09V073000
- Reported
- March 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 276,729
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 G5, 6 other models
2009 Pontiac G5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 76 owner complaints about the 2009 Pontiac G5, the newest on April 7, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Pontiac G5, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (36%), followed by the electrical system (29%) and the steering (16%).
2 of the 2009 Pontiac G5's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2009 Pontiac G5 owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 70,050 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System27
- Electrical System22
- Steering12
- Air Bags10
- Power Train6
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Pontiac G5 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 17. 25% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 76 complaints about the 2009 Pontiac G5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac G5 by model year
Other 2009 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: April 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted