The 1st generation G5 (2007—2009) has 91 owner complaints, mostly about suspension problems. Overall it ranks 20th in reliability out of 27 eligible Pontiac generations.
Reliability rankings are based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average score for a Pontiac generation is 7.46, while this generation comes in at 9.07.
What Owners Complain About
Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Overall reliability rank out of 27 eligible generations.
Recent 1st Generation G5 News
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The
a href="https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2018/federal-gm-ignition-switch-case-dismissed.shtml">federal case against GM’s handling of their ignition switch recall might be over, but a judge has left the door open for owners to sue the automaker for economic losses if they want.
Judge Jesse Furman ruled on claims of "manifest defects," or what claims can proceed based on if the defect manifested itself to a customer. The consolidated lawsuit is a massive 1,700 pages of arguments that GM should pay any vehicle owner who owned a recalled car equipped with bad ignition switches.
If you own (or have owned) one of the affected cars, this judge says you should be able to sue GM even if problems related to the ignition switch never affected you personally.
Normally I’d say there’s no way that’ll hold up in court … but it just did.