2009 Pontiac G5 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 13%of 76 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Pontiac G5, 13% of the 76 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“For the last couple months the check air bag light comes on and won't go off. I took to dealership and they said that they have no recall information on it. Not sure where to go after that. Also I had a recall for transmission and they said its not the recall. My transmission went out. So that cost a lot of money out of my pocket. Just wondering where to go from here?”
NHTSA complaint #10923800, filed 2016-11, 90,000 miles“I was t-boned and the airbag did not deploy. I had numerous indications from the instrument panel to check the airbags since I bought the car in 2009 and at least three times I took the car to two different dealerships and they checked and said they could not find anything wrong.”
NHTSA complaint #10567591, filed 2014-03, 38,000 miles“While waiting for the recall parts to come in for my Pontiac I was the victim in a head on collision in which my air bags failed to deploy. The speed of impact was between 35-40 MPH when I hit head on. At my doctor visit I was diagnosed with severe whiplash in which I had to take time off of work as well. I wanted to bring this defect to your attention in case you can fix this defect before there are any other victims involved. …”
NHTSA complaint #10587127, filed 2014-05, 48,000 miles“Started car (2009 Pontiac G5) with 55,907 mileage morning of 02/15/2015 and vehicle displayed service air bag and showed red airbag dash symbol which did not turn off indicating airbags were off and would not deploy in the case of an accident. Car also displays passenger airbag off even in the instance there is a passenger in the vehicle. This has been happening everyday for the last week. I've noticed a lot of people with this same issue even after ignition switch was replaced with the recent recall. …”
NHTSA complaint #10689758, filed 2015-02, 55,907 miles“The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G5. While driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10680947, filed 2015-02, 10,000 milesRelated recalls
- 14V047000Feb 10, 2014This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings…Covers: Pontiac G5 2007–2010, Chevrolet Cobalt 2005–2010, HHR 2006–2011 +3 more
Related service bulletins
- 10201252Jul 21, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Pontiac G5
32 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsSteering
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Pontiac G5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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