Pontiac Solstice Complaints (2007)

290 consumer complaints on file.

#10524485July 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR INDICATES THAT IT IS "OFF" EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS DISPLAYED ON DASH. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR GOING OUT. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COSTLY REPAIR THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE OWNER! GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY FEATURE SINCE IT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG SOLSTICE OWNERS. IS OUR SAFETY NOT IMPORTANT?... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522478June 30, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE AIRBAG WASN'T WORKING. DIAGNOSTIC TOOL SHOWED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR MAY BE BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521109June 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER PRESENCE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE IN MY VEHICLE FAILED AT JUST OVER 11K MILES. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516161June 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARED ON LCD DISPLAY, PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED WITH MY DAUGHTERS SAFETY, I PAID OVER $900 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL DUE TO ITS DIRECTLY PREVENTING THE FUNCTION OF A CRASH SAFETY SYSTEM INTENDED TO SAVE LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510233May 1, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505908April 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARED ON LCD DISPLAY, PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS THAT THIS SENSOR FAILURE IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE AND SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL DUE TO ITS DIRECTLY PREVENTING THE FUNCTION OF A CRASH SAFETY SYSTEM INTENDED TO SAVE LIVES. IF THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT FALL UNDER FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR A NECESSARY RECALL, GM SHOULD INSTITUTE A GOOD-CONSCIENCE RECALL DUE TO THE PROHIBITIVE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THIS SIMPLE SENSOR (<$800). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503152March 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INFORMATION LIGHT CAM ON. BROUGHT TO GM DEALER SAID TO BE PAS,SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO REPAIR AT A COST OF 800.00 DOLLARS I THINK THIS SAFETY ITEM SHOULD BE GMS CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500198February 26, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 SOLSTICE AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CHECKED AND ESTIMATED $770. FOR REPAIR. IN MY OPINION, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493426January 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY (2 MOS) AFTER ITS 'BUMPER-TO-BUMPER' WARRANTY EXPIRED. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE BRAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470544August 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN APPROXIMATE 30 DEGREE INCLINE WHEN IT ROLLED DOWN THE PAVED SURFACE AND STRUCK A CONRETE CURB. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND ADJUSTED SUBSEQUENT TO AN EARLIER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY PARKED WITHOUT ROLLING ON ANY INCLINED SURFACE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN AT ALL WHEN ENGAGED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ROLLING AT LESS THEN 1 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470373August 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SENSOR IN MY PONTIAC SOLSTICE WENT OUT ON AUGUST 12TH WHILE THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM TO LONGER FUNCTION. IT IS A VERY COSTLY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY SOLSTICE OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469700August 8, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE LIGHT IS ON ABOUT MY SAFETY AIR BAG NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467635July 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MODULE FOR THE AIR BAG TO THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464472July 6, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEATS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE AIR BAG ON THE DISPLAY. CONTACTED GM B0081 CODE. $900 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463878July 1, 2012
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463109June 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON AN INCLINE AND LEFT WITH ENGINE OFF, PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND IN 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS FOUND AFTER IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND WAS STOPPED BY HAVING RUN INTO A GROUP OF 7 FOOT HEIGHT HEDGES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE STILL ENGAGED WHEN RECOVERED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459863May 29, 2012
AIR BAGS
I NOTICED THE AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING OFF. THERE WAS AN ADULT IN THE SEAT WITH A WEIGHT OF 135 LBS. ALSO THE DIC DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG". *TR FROM WHAT I GATHER ON THE INTERNET, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS OVER $600. I CANNOT PAY THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448875February 21, 2012
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE SHOWS "SERVICE AIR BAG" AFTER 42000 MILES, 80% OF WHICH WITHOUT A PASSENGER. PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF, WHILE PASSENGER IN CAR. NEVER COMES ON. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM, WILL NOT COVER IT, $1000+ REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432249October 20, 2011
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. CHECKED MANUAL AND MANUAL STATED TO SEE LOCAL DEALER IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY MEANS TO ME THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK TO AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE FOLLOWING: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON SCANNED CODE B0081 CODE STORED CURRENT CHECK OUT PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS AND PPS SYSTEM HAS NO DATA PPS HAS CURRENT CODES 2036-1063 INDICATING FAILED PPS MODULE. $575.92 PTL TO REPLACE AND PROGRAM REPLACED PPS SYSTEM ALL IN ONE ASSY WITH CUSHION WIRING MODULE, ETC. RECALIBRATE SYSTEM CLEAR CODES AND RECHECK OPERATION OK. SO BOTTOM LINE, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FILED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WENT BAD. INQUIRED WITH AUTHORIZED DEALER IF PONTIAC WOULD STAND BEHIND WHAT IS AN APPARENT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE MAKE AND YEAR OCCURRENCE WITH THE VEHICLE. PROVIDED THE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE. AUTHORIZED DEALER SIMPLY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. HOW MANY MORE 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE'S WITH LOW MILEAGE HAVE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A RECALL IS OBVIOUS? THIS IS NOT JUST A SQUEAKY RATTLE THIS IS SAFETY. THESE CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS FOR A REASON. THEY ARE SMALL COMPACT TWO SEATERS. WITHOUT A PROPERLY WORKING AIR BAG IT COULD BE FATAL FOR PASSENGER IN A COLLISION. BECAUSE OF THE SMALL SIZE OF THE CAR IT WOULD NOT TAKE A SUBSTANTIAL COLLISION FOR SAFETY TO BE A AN ISSUE. WILL IT REQUIRE SOMEONE BEING PERMANENTLY INJURED OR LOSING THEIR LIFE BEFORE A RECALL IS REQUIRED? I DON'T EVEN KNOW CARS AND I CAN READ THE POSTS ON THIS SITE AND KNOW 2 + 2 DOES EQUAL A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE INITIATE AND MAKE PONTIAC DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430207October 14, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INDICATORS FOR THE AIR BAGS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE OF $600-$1000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 11/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SENDING UNIT IN THE SEAT. IT WAS INVESTIGATED AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR WHICH WAS $200. UPDATED 11/16/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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