Pontiac Solstice Complaints

728 consumer complaints on file.

#10730536June 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
RECALL 2007 FOR REAR AXLE PINION SEAL AND FOR AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN GOING ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES WHICH GM REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. BOTH WERE "REPAIRED" IN ORIGINAL RECALL BUT ARE RECURRING. I MADE CONTACT WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON EITHER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 51000 ORIGINAL MILES. REPAIRS COST ME OVER $3500.00 FOR BOTH ON 6/19/2015. GM CASE # 71-1488399100.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726884June 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WITH A WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,560. UPDATED 09/02/15*LJ UPDATED 12/15/2015 *JS
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No
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0
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0
#10725879June 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE MY CAR JERKS HARD WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 20-30 MPH. WHEN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS WHILE SLOWING DOWN IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS BRAKING HARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING!!! WHILE DRIVING TO WORK OR WITH MY CHILD I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I KNOW THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL LEAD TO ME OR ONE OF MY LOVED ONES BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!!! I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THOSE IT HAVE A RECALL.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723759June 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER ACTIVATED INSTRUMENT PANEL ICON "SERVICE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG." TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE #1924219 FOR $362.47 (OUR HALF) GM PICKED UP THE OTHER HALF. AGAIN ON 5/27/2015, 33,612 MILES SAME CONDITION OCCURRED. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THE SAME MODULE COSTS US $1,02 9.21. GM FEELS NOT THEIR PROBLEM? THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE AND RARELY IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT! THE DEALER CANNOT TELL US IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON? CAN YOU TELL US IF GM HAS A DEFECTIVE MODULE PROBLEM?
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721871May 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721558May 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721569May 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD SAYS"SERVICE AIR BAG". HAD IT DIAGNOSED. DEALER SAYS SENSOR OF AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COST 1100
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721111May 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SAME PROBLEM AS STATED BY MANY SOLSTICE CUSTOMERS...AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE IS CONSTANTLY ON...CERTIFIED DEALER SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE...THIS IS A SEVERE LIABILITY ISSUE THAT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH...GM SHOULD ANNOUNCE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH IS CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE...LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717496May 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY GIRLFRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MY CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OASSANGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN HE SEAT BROKE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717393May 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE LOCATED IN PASSENGER SEAT FAILED. THIS CAUSES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO BE TURNED OFF. FAILURE WAS AT 17000 MILES. GM REPLACED THE MODULE UNDER THE GM GOODWILL PROGRAM. NO COST TO ME. THE REPLACEMENT MODULE HAS FAILED AFTER ONLY 13000 MILES. THIS TIME GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED PART. REPLACEMENT COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS 700.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716739May 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSED AS AIR BAG SWITCH ON PASSANGER SEAT. AIR BAG INOPERABLE WHILE LIGHT IS ON. SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE KAPPA BODY THROUGH MULTIPLE YEARS.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715368May 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CAME ON DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING AND HAS REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY SINCE THAT TIME, APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS. THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO ANY ACCIDENT. DIAGNOSIS USING ON OBD SCAN TOOL WAS COMPLETED BY A REPUTABLE LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE, AT A MINIMUM, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH DUE TO THIS FAULTY SEAT SENSOR. FURTHER RESEARCH COMPLETED BY MYSELF INDICATES THIS FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($800+) BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THE ASSOCIATED REPAIR COSTS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714049May 1, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP, MY CAR JERKED REALLY HARD. AT FIRST I WONDERED IF MY BRAKES WERE NOT APPLYING. THIS HAPPENED MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE MORE THAT DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED. BUT I TOLD THEM THE ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE GETTING WORSE SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY GAVE ME A LAUNDRY LIST OF ISSUES TOTALING IN THE EXCESS OF $1,800.00. NONE OF THE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THE JERKING HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I SOUGHT OUT THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE FORUM AND FOUND THAT THE POWER TRAIN PINION ISSUE (RECALL # 07204) IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM BUT THEY ARE SAYING THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED TO SEE IF THIS ISSUE IS A RECALL ISSUE AND THAT THE CAR IS PAST THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. I AM PAYING A MONTHLY NOTE. A POWERTRAIN ISSUE IS LIABLE TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. FURTHERMORE IN READING ABOUT THIS RECALL, I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE...IN 2008. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE? THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR SO EITHER IT IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE OR IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713431April 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE CAR IS GARAGED AND NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 4 WEEKS AT THE TIME AND WHEN FIRST DRIVEN THE BRAKES WERE MUCH WEAKER THAN NORMAL AND PULLED THE CAR SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ONE MILE WITH NO CHANGE. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND FOUND LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING(COLD ROTORS), RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR ROTORS WERE HOT. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE TO CHECK AGAIN, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WAS STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED AND THE LEVEL WAS NORMAL AND THE FLUID WAS CLEAN. I PULLED INTO STREET TO TEST FURTHER AND AFTER TRAVELING 30-50 FEET THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS HARD AND BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. SAME DAY I VISITED THE DEALER, POAGE CHEVROLET IN WENTZVILLE, MO. SERVICE MANAGER AND HIS ASSOCIATE HAD NO IDEAS ON THE CAUSE OTHER THAN TO SAY "SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK AND NOW IT'S NOT STUCK ANYMORE". ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANY DIAGNOSTICS IF THE PROBLEM WASN'T PRESENT. I ASKED AND THE DEALER CHECKED AND SAID NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS EXISTED ON THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I DID SEE A TSB ON SATURN SKY(SISTER CAR TO THE SOLSTICE) FOR BRAKE ISSUE FOR MODEL YEAR 2008. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST THE BRAKES TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN TWICE SINCE WITH NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712674April 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR CAME ON INDICATING AIR BAG(S) ARE NOT OPERABLE- *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712469April 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES REPLACEMENT COST IS OVER $800. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712223April 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS FAILED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST GM. I NEVER SEEN AN AIRBAG SENSOR FAIL ESPECIALLY WITH SO FEW MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711930April 21, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG WEIGHT SENSOR HAS FAILED ON MY SOLSTICE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS EFFECTING EVERY SINGLE SOLSTICE AND SKY BUILT BY GM FROM 2006-2010. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING NEARLY $1,000 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS ON THESE CARS AND MOST CUSTOMERS ARE CHOOSING NOT TO REPLACE THEM DUE TO HIGH COST. THE SAME ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON CADILLAC CTS MODELS BUILT IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE PART WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME COMPANY INVOLVED IN THE CADILLAC RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN THE CAUSE OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH; IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THE NEGLIGENCE OF THESE AUTO COMPANIES NEEDS TO STOP. THIS IS A 100% EFFECTED ISSUE, WHERE EVERY ONE OF THESE CARS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE. THAT WOULD MEAN THERE ARE POTENTIALLY 100,000 VEHICLES DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSORS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND HOLE THESE CRIMINALS ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706088April 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE INOPERABLE WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON . I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH MOST PONTIAC SOLSTICES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL REQUIRING THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO BE FIXED? I'M SURE GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2006 , BUT HAVE DECIDED TO SETTLE LAW SUITS RATHER THAN RECALL CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEMATIC SENSORS WITH RELIABLE SENSORS. IT SEEMS THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH WITH THEIR DECISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705976April 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE WITH JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I AM MEMBER OF PONTIAC FORUM, I KNOW OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND YOU HAVE THEIR INFO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. PASSENGER AIR BAG ON LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, STAYS OFF WITH PASSENGER. , SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE ON DIC.. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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