Ownership Cost for 2007 Pontiac G5 Base
Estimated: $34889 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1530 | $735 | $643 | $582 | $520 | $4010 |
| Insurance | $1537 | $1591 | $1647 | $1704 | $1764 | $8243 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1623 | $873 | $535 | $2291 | $8085 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $421 | $421 | $421 | $421 | $421 | $623 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8621 | $6569 | $6006 | $5821 | $7871 | $34889 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS PRESENTED WITH THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF BEING UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN MY IGNITION TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I REPEATEDLY SHIFTED THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE KEY. MY ATTEMPTS ALSO INCLUDED ENLISTING THE HELP OF MY WIFE TO MAKE SURE I WAS TRYING TO SHUT THE CAR OFF CORRECTLY. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PULLED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TO STARVE THE VEHICLE OF FUEL AND IT SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY STILL STUCK IN THE RUN POSITION. I THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS. I HAD A SPARE SET OF KEYS SO I LOCKED THE CAR DOORS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEYS STILL IN THE IGNITION. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I CALLED MY EMPLOYER AND NOTIFIED THEM I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET TO WORK. I THEN UNLOCKED THE DOORS WITH MY SPARE KEYS, RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND TOOK MY CAR TO MARTIN CHEVROLET IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. UPON ARRIVING I WAS AGAIN UNABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT IDLED WHILE I WAS CHECKED IN. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES. FACED WITH NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED, I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER (02188-PCK) AND PROVIDE ME WITH A NEW KEY. THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF BEING UNABLE TO SHUT OFF A RUNNING VEHICLE IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE DONE SEVERAL SEARCHES ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES. GM HAS ALSO RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (#09-02-35-005B) REPORTING THIS PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE APRIL 2009. THEY HAVE ALSO RELEASED A NEWLY DESIGNED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR A RECALL. *TR |
| 2007 | STEERING | THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT A SAFETY CONCERN. WE HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM THAT THIS VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE STEERING FAILURE BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR PONTIAC DEALER AND GM THAT IT DOES NOT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH FOR THIS ISSUE. FIRST TIME, THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WITHIN A HALF HOUR OF LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED AND HAS BEEN A THE DEALER FOR A WEEK BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEMS AND SEEM TO HAVE GIVEN UP. HAVE TALKED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE DURING THIS WHOLE TIME. *TR |
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