2007 Pontiac G5

I was driving my car and it just became manual steering.I pulled over into a parking lot,not sure what happened.Ive only has the car a little over a year and had not driven it much.Still learning about everything.Thank God I knew what had happened, because another person might have freaked out. Anyway I proceeded to drive manually and then the power steering was just there again.Like it healed itself.The power steering did go to manual a few more times since then,June 2025. My concern is if it happens again and I can't get of the road fast enough because I can't steer it. Is there something that needs to be done? I'm afraid to drive my car very far in case it gets worse and I get in a accident and hurt someone or myself. Please let me know what to do,and if I'm taking somewhere to be looked at. Thank you for your time Have a blessed day

low speed the steering wheel locks up and when turning left the light will dim as it locks

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V459000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 151,000.

Fuel leaking which appears to be on top of fuel tank. Smell of gas is present inside and outside of vehicle.

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel locked inadvertently. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that both the power steering motor and steering column needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. Upon investigating the cause of the failure, the contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V073000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The power steering has gone out 3 times in the last 3 years. I took my car into an auto repair shop each time as it stopped working and wouldn't come back on. Each time they replaced my rack and pinion. The replacements were on 10-02-2019….....10-06-2020......and July 22, 2021. I shouldn't have to replace the rack and pinion 3 times in less than 3 years.

ON 9/28/2020 POWER STEERING COMPUTER LIGHT CAME ON CAR WOULD NOT STEER AT ALL. FELT LIKE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED UP.BACKED CAR BACK TO FRONT OF HOUSE. WHEN THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED, THE CAR WAS ONLY MOVED A HALF OF CITY BLOCK.

FUEL TANK INLET NIPPLE CRACKING AROUND TANK CAUSING FUEL LEAK WHEN TANK IS FILLED AND FULL. NOTICED PUDDLE OF FUEL AND FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAR. PULLED TANK DOWN AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS SEVERAL CRACKS AROUND INLET WHERE TANK IS LEAKING FUEL. THIS IS OF CONCERN DUE TO FIRE RISK.

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE, OIL LIFE INDICATOR, SPEEDOMETER, AND TRIP ODOMETER GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FELT VEHICLE BEGIN TO LOSE POWER. NOTICED THAT WHEN I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD LOST MY POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. DUE TO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO DASH, POWER STEERING, ENGINE, AND LIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO KEEP VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AND COAST TO NEAREST EXIT. ONCE I STOPPED THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. TOW TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE SHOWED NO TRANSFER OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED HOME.

IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY BUT MY CARS VINYL DOESN'T BRING UP A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL IS OUT FOR OTHER MAKERS AND MODELS

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 02/06/19 PASSANGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF AN WILL NOT COME ON WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN THE PASSANGER SIDE .ALSO WILL NOT ALOW YOU TO TURN IT ON THATS WHEN I STARTED LEARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. TAKATA RECALL

WHEN IN IDLED PARK I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IT'S HARD. I JUST LEASED THIS CAR BEGINNING 12/07/18. BUT WHILE DRIVING IT'S FINE UNTIL I MAKE A TIME AND IT AND IT STRUGGLE TO RETURN TO CENTER.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY STARTED LEAKING GASOLINE FROM FUEL TANK AREA.

TAKATA RECALL:. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED THAT TOTALED MY CAR AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY..I HAVE SEVERE WHIPLASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TUBE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

STRONG FUEL SMELL. FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK.

DOOR LATCH IS CAUGHT, AND DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. NEITHER HANDLE (INSIDE OR OUTSIDE) WILL OPEN DOOR. CAR WAS IN PARKING LOT AT WORK AND HAD NOT BEEN OPENED IN APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS. IT HAS BEEN RAINING FOR ABOUT A WEEK STRAIGHT.

110,000 MILES, WHEEL STARTING TO GET HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. IF MAKING A TURN, THE TURNS NEEDS MORE EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WHEN STATIONARY THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN.