NHTSA Safety Recalls
Pontiac G5 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Pontiac G5, across 4 model years from 2007 to 2010. The 2009 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2010 (4).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2009
- Owner complaints
- 381
2007–2010, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 381 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac G5 across 4 model years; the most, 188, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 40 of the Pontiac G5 complaints (10%) and a fire on 4.
Across all Pontiac G5 model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 97 complaints), then the steering (96).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac G5 in 2014: 81, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Pontiac G5 is air bags, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Pontiac G5 recall, 14V171000, was reported on April 10, 2014 and concerns the electrical system: ignition.
Pontiac G5 years to avoid
Too few Pontiac G5 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac G5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Pontiac G5
- AIR BAGS4
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION4
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM4
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
Pontiac G5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Pontiac G5 recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14V171000April 10, 2014 | electrical system: ignition | 2007–2010 | crash and injury | 2,191,014 |
| 14V047000February 10, 2014 | air bags | 2007–2010 | crash and injury | 2,190,934 |
| 12V459000September 19, 2012 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2007–2009 | fire | 49,768 |
| 10V073000March 3, 2010 | steering: electric power assist system | 2007–2010 | crash | 1,050,889 |
| 09V419000October 29, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2007 | fire | 69,139 |
| 09V073000March 6, 2009 | power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 2009 | crash | 276,729 |
| 14E021000 | electrical system: ignition: switch | 2007–2010 | crash and injury | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac G5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted