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2010 Pontiac G5 problems
Owners filed 2 complaints about the 2010 Pontiac G5 with NHTSA between Mar 2015 and Aug 2019. The most-cited component is steering (2).
Complaints
2
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
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Reported by owners
Fires
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Reported by owners
Injuries
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People reported injured
Deaths
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Reported to NHTSA
Complaints by component
One complaint can cite several components
- Steering2
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.
Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
When complaints were filed
Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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| Model year | Complaints filed per calendar year |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 |
Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.
Top problems in owners’ words
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
Steering
2 reports1 related recall
“SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE WAS IN PLACE. TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE THE PART (POWER STEERING MOTOR) HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. CALLED THE GM LINE AND ONCE MORE THEY WOULDN'T GIVE AN ANSWER EVEN AFTER TALKING TO THE SUPERVISOR. VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE RECALL LOOKUP, BUT THE VIN NUMBER FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF COVERED VEHICLES ON THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN. IN MY OPINION, REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL. 2010 PONTIAC G5 BULLETIN NO.: 10023 RECALL NO.: 10V073000 RECALL DATE.: 03/03/2010 VIN: [XXX] DATE OF FAILURE: 08/01/2019 PART: POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEWEST PART #: 19368293 THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART # NUMEROUS TIMES. (WHICH I BELIEVE INDICATES A RECURRING ISSUE) WHEN CALLING THE GM LINE THEY COULD NOT GIVE A COMPLETE ANSWER. TALKED WITH THE SUPERVISOR, WHO SAID IT HAD TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE ADVISOR. I REQUESTED WHAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE IF IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL AND STILL THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY CLEAR…”
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.