Increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the ‘PARK’ position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features. Any of these failed conditions increases the likelihood of a crash.
Here are some typical complaints.
Manufacturer: Chevrolet, General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AL15F977...
SUMMARY:
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A RECALL REPAIR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE INNER STEERING SHAFT IS BINDING AND IS CAUSING THE SHAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. SR
Date Complaint Filed: 05/07/2014
Component(s): SEAT BELTS , STEERING
Date of Incident: 03/03/2014
NHTSA ID Number: 10587007
Vehicle Make Model Model Year(s)
- Crash:Yes
- Fire:No
- Number of Injuries:0
- Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AL15F777...
SUMMARY:
DRIVING AROUND A CORNER IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON A ROUGH ROAD; TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULDN'T WORK (COULD PUSH DOWN, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE); TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ON THE SNOW; TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO MANIPULATE THE WHEEL. CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO TWO PARKED CARS; THE SEAT BELT MOUNT DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AFTER THE WRECK.
Date Complaint Filed: 04/28/2014
Component(s): STEERING
Date of Incident: 04/23/2014
NHTSA ID Number: 10585344
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
- Crash:No
- Fire:No
- Number of Injuries:0
- Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AL15F777...
SUMMARY:
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,400.
Date Complaint Filed: 03/24/2014
Component(s): AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , STEERING
Date of Incident: 03/03/2014
NHTSA ID Number: 10575580
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AN18B877...
SUMMARY:
I SAW ON THE INTERNET RE-CALLS FOR GM CARS AND FOUND THAT MY PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR CAR WAS BEING RECALLED. THE MORE READING I DID ON THE SUBJECT I REALIZED THAT EVERYTHING THAT I HAD TO HAVE FIXED ON MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS GETTING MY AIRBAGS, MY STEERING COLUMN, MY BRAKES, MY COMPUTER SENSORS, THE STEERING HARNESS, ETC. FIXED ON THIS CAR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN RE-CALLS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE 'LOCAL DEALERSHIP' TO FIND A 'GOOD USED' STEERING COLUMN FOR MY CAR SINCE MINE IS BREAKING DOWN AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T GET ONE. I ALSO OWN A GMC S-10 IN WHICH THE KEY FITS INTO MY CAR AND TURNS IT ON. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THAT I KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL RECENTLY AND THAT EVERYTHING I'VE HAD FIXED ON THAT PONTIAC G5 IS NOW BEING RECALLED. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME.
Date Complaint Filed: 02/26/2014
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE , STEERING
Date of Incident: 11/09/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10566107
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AL15F877...
SUMMARY:
I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME AN ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JUST STOPPED, I WAS LUCKY THAT I COULD JUST COAST IN TO A SAFE AREA. AFTER AWHILE I TURNED IT ON AN IT STARTED UP.. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY 2/26/14 I STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON I WAITED ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND IT STARTED. IT SEEMS TO BE THE IGNITION. *TR
Date Complaint Filed: 02/03/2014
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , STEERING
Date of Incident: 07/01/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10562768
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
- Crash:No
- Fire:No
- Number of Injuries:0
- Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AN18B177...
SUMMARY:
WHILE DRIVING, THERE'S A CHIME AND ALL MY GAUGES DROP TO ZERO. I GET A "POWER STEERING" AND "LOW FUEL" ALERTS ON MY DASHBOARD (AND I'M PRETTY SURE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT). SEE VIDEO AT: HTTP://GOO.GL/NAW5NS. *TR
Date Complaint Filed: 11/12/2013
Component(s): STEERING
Date of Incident: 11/11/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10552011
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available
SUMMARY:
THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DURING BRAKING THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING PERIODICALLY IS SPORADIC, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE MANUAL STEERING AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE RACK AND PINION HAS DEVELOPED A GREAT DEAL OF SLACK ALLOWING THE CAR TO WANDER ON THE HIGHWAY, MAKING DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS VERY HARROWING. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE COMBINATION OF A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR AND THE SLACK IN THE RACK AND PINION IS THE COMBINED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE IN IT'S PRESENT CONDITION. ON NOVEMBER 11TH WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE CAR VEERED SUDDENLY AND CROSSED OVER THE CENTER LINE. IT WAS WINDY AND DURING THE DRIVE, I NOTICED THE WANDERING OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED. WHEN I GOT HOME, I BLOCKED UP THE FRONT END AND THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED THE WHEELS, BRAKES, ROTORS, TIE ROD ENDS, AND THE STEERING. I FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS GETTING INCREASINGLY SLOPPY. I HAVE PURCHASED THE PARTS AND PLAN TO INSTALL THEM MYSELF, BUT I HAVE LITTLE FAITH THAT THIS INFERIOR STEERING SYSTEM WILL BE A LONG TERM FIX. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR A SYSTEM THAT PUTS THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN GRAVE DANGER IS IMMINENT. NOT ONLY ARE THE OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES AT RISK, BUT SO ARE THE LIVES OF THOSE ON THE HIGHWAY THAT MIGHT MEET ONE OF THESE VEHICLES HEAD ON IN A COLLISION. GM BETTER COME UP WITH A REPEAT RECALL TO FIX THESE ISSUES THE RIGHT WAY, OR BUY THEM ALL OFF THE ROAD. I KNOW THIS AFFECTS OTHER MODELS AS WELL. COBALTS, G6S, ETC. WHAT A CLUSTER THAT A COMPANY LIKE GM COULD MAKE SUCH AN EPIC BLUNDER AND NOW TRY TO SWEEP IT OUT WITH A SIMPLISTIC ONE-TIME RECALL THAT PUTS THE SAME INFERIOR QUALITY OF PARTS BACK IN THIS MACHINERY. I'LL BET THE EXECUTIVES AT GM HAVE BEEN SWEATING THIS DEAL, AND RIGHTLY SO. *TR
Date Complaint Filed: 02/16/2011
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STEERING
Date of Incident: 01/18/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10383792
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
0 Associated Documents
- Crash:No
- Fire:No
- Number of Injuries:0
- Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AL15F177...
SUMMARY:
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE..ON 1/18/2011 I GOT IN MY CAR WENT TO THE STORE. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE MY VEHICLE. NEXT DAY I STARTED CAR AND BACKED IT OUT SMELLED STRONGER GAS SMELL. PULLED CAR BACK IN GARAGE. CAR WAS TOWED TO GM DEALER. GM DEALER STATED "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE" PAID $200 GOT CAR BACK STILL WREAKS OF STRONG GAS SMELL UPON STARTING (INSIDE THE VEHICLE). I HAVE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GM. I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH GETTING THIS VEHICLE REPAIR. BASICALLY THE TWO WARRANTIES AREN'T BEING USED BECAUSE THE GM DEALERS DON'T WANT TO WAIT ON THEIR MONEY AND OTHER PONTIAC G-5'S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL) THE FUEL MODULE AND FUEL PUMP ARE TO BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE I AM GETTING CONFLICTING STATEMENTS ON "MY CAR NOT BEING ON RECALL" AND FINDINGS WHERE THERE IS A RECALL. I AM CONSIDERING GIVING THE CAR BACK AND REQUESTING A FULL REFUND IF THEY ARE NOT BACKING THEIR WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS CAR HAS SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES AND I CANNOT DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD/EXPLOSION RISK. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD IF YOU SMELL GAS DON'T DRIVE A VEHICLE. I'M STARTING TO THINK WHEN THEY SOLD THE VEHICLE THEY KNEW THERE WAS SAFETY ISSUES AS I WAS FORCED INTO GAP INSURANCE AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHAT GOOD DID IT DO TO HAVE ALL THESE PROTECTIONS IF NONE OF THEM ARE GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. THE FIRST THING I DID AFTER SMELLING FUEL WAS LOOK UP ON RECALL INFORMATION.. VEHICLES ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO AND ALABAMA WERE ON RECALL GM STATED "YOUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED" WHY I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE.? THE RECALL STATES THE FUEL MODULE MAY CRACK AND LEAK GAS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE/EXPLOSION. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD RECALL I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. FIRST DOOR LOCKS,THEN STEERING PROBLEM, NOW FUEL LEAK.
Date Complaint Filed: 12/27/2010
Component(s): STEERING
Date of Incident: 09/13/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10372525
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AL15F077...
SUMMARY:
PONTIAC G5 2007 VIN [XXX] AFTER STEERING WHEEL RECALL REPAIR IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AT BILL STASEK, WHEELING, IL I STARTED TO HAVE KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH . AFTER THAT I WENT TO OCEAN CADILLAC, BAL HARBOR, FL TO CHECK THE PROBLEM-THE ANSWER WAS THAT "PROBABLY" THE STRUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $600-$800. I SAID NO. I CONTACTED PONTIAC.COM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY EXPLAINED THAT I NEED TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP-LEHMAN BUICK GMC, MIAMI, FL TO CHECK WITH THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER RESPONDED THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL KNOCKING NOISE" FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOR PONTIAC G5 AT ALL!!! THE PROBLEM IS THAT NOISE STARTED AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2010. SO TYPICAL OR NORMAL THIS IS ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE CAR IS ABOUT 34000 MILES. I REQUEST TO REPAIR MY PONTIAC G5 2007. GM REFUSE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Date Complaint Filed: 10/01/2010
Component(s): STEERING
Date of Incident: 12/13/2009
NHTSA ID Number: 10358770
Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1G2AL15F677...
SUMMARY:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 13, 2009, WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING IN TORRENTIAL RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE, THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER DIED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF SPEEDING OR ANY SKID MARKS. THE POLICE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) WHICH SHE PRESUMED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELATED FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
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