NHTSA Complaint #10631423 — 2009 PONTIAC G5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER BEFORE STALLING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHEN LIFTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECONDS AND THE SPEED WOULD REMAIN THE SAME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.