Pontiac Solstice Complaints (2006)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#11761835September 3, 2026
AIR BAGS
I have an alarm on my car that states the air bag needs service. I utilized a code reader which indicated there is a failure with the passenger air bag system. I checked for recalls and found one ( NHTSA : 17V061). The vehicle is a 2006 Pontiac Soltice. I contacted three local GM dealers about making a repair. All stated they do not make repairs only on types of vehicles they sell. Thet do not repair Pontiacs. I contacted GM at [XXX]. The representative stated the recall had been completed, which I strongly dispute. I told the representative I have no knowledge of any such repair being performed. The representative generated a case number, case #XXX. She told me it would be up to me to find a dealer to make the repairs. I am totally dissatisfied with the response from GM and its dealers and would ask for any assistance you can provide. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11651823March 31, 2025
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMP HOUSING IS CRACKING AND ALLOWING MOISTURE TO GET INTO HEADLIGHT AREA. IT MAKES THE LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING VERY POOR AND IS A NIGHT HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11620371October 17, 2024
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Solstice. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V061000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 192,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11610874August 26, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Hello i would like to make an agreement with someone to recover a seized vehicle by cbp at the border I made a mistake and i really want to fix it because i really need the car for work but all proof of ownership is inside the vehicle under the driver seat on a red docs bag the guy that sold it to me doesnt want to help me and im Just a young buddy I got it on payments with the condition that i was going to have the original tittle until i pay it all help
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11610284August 22, 2024
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Solstice. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the passenger’s side seat sensor air bag warning light was not illuminated; however, the passenger’s side seat was occupied. The contact was notified that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V061000 (Air Bags). The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed that the inflatable restraint passenger presence module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,153.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11530930July 7, 2023
AIR BAGS
Passenger seat position sensor for the air bag system has failed. This sensor was inspected and supposedly "reinforced" under the GM Recall on this item in 2018, vehicle mileage 22390. It is now 2023, with the vehicle mileage at 25,131. The passenger seat in this vehicle is used very rarely by my wife, so in these 5 years perhaps 400 miles of usage on the component in failure. Contacting GM, they will do nothing regarding this problem from a recall or warranty standpoint. Doing the "fix" that GM should have done in 2018 on this seat is going to cost me $1095 per the dealership phone call this afternoon. So what exactly did NHTSA approve in this recall (reference 17036)? A fix that will not even survive usage for 400 or so miles on an airbag system component? I believe NHTSA needs to revisit this campaign and force GM to supply correct components to enable system performance. How many subsequent failures have happened to the GM vehicle involved in this campaign after the supposed "reinforcement" was installed? If you are seeing these failures than the "fix" was not a "fix". In my vehicles case the "fix" failed, and I now have a vehicle that is not safe to operate with a major, important safety system off line. The fix was already failing in 2020, see complaint number 11353358. It is now a hard fail with the SIR light hard red on the instrument panel telltale.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11528318June 22, 2023
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Solstice. The contact stated that the "Service Air Bag" message was displayed. Additionally, the air bag light remained off while the front passenger's seat was occupied. Additionally, a beeping sound engaged, and the SRS warning light was illuminated while starting the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V061000 (Air Bags) however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,126.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11516902April 13, 2023
AIR BAGS
Service airbag indication. Passenger airbag light OFF. Previous recall completed in 2018 at 87k miles. Vehicle is at 104k miles and PPS sensor failed again. Previous completed recall for this issue is N17V061000. Failure is the same, dealer refuses to repair a second time. Issue is once again a safety issue with no airbag.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495876December 3, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
The electric system appears to be unsafe, the ignition doesn't turn over and drains the battery every day. I'm also worried about the airbags and other recalls on this car. I contacted the dealer "Dave Kirk Automotive" in Crossville, TN weeks ago. They took the vin # and looked up the recalls. This was a month ago. They said they would get the parts and call me. No one at the dealer has contacted me again. They know there are serious recalls on this vehicle. I need help on this. I'm 74, the car only has 39000 miles on it. This needs to be fixed at once.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442240December 1, 2021
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I purchased a 2006 Pontiac Solstice from a Lexus dealership in 2020. No known issues were discussed when I purchased the vehicle. The ignition switch turned off while I was driving around a curve which caused engine to stall, and my steering wheel to locked up preventing me from turning. I crashed into a guardrail at 60 mph and my car spun, hitting the back as well. The car is totaled. My airbag did NOT deploy in the crash, resulting in worsened injuries. Thankfully no other cars were involved, but the faulty ignition switch put my safety at risk. The car is available for inspection, and is currently in the hands of my insurance agency who has inspected and totaled it. I did not drive much, and had not experienced this issue prior with my car.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11418673May 26, 2021
AIR BAGS, SEATS, SEAT BELTS
my car had a recall on it when I bought it for the air bag sensor in the pass seat. I took it in and they patched it...not fixed it but a patch... it has been sat in about 20 times since and now has the light on. I will not pay them to repatch or fix this as they should of fixed it properly the first time, if you OKed the use of a tape patch than you can pay for the proper fix. these should never of been patched. they should of been fixed. it will not go back to the dealer that did the patch as I got the car back with grease on many portions of the neer new like leather as well as the new like exterior of the car along with scratch,dent etc. so somebody needs to find the correct fix and have these cars fixed!! not a patch that last 20 times sat in. this is a low millage car and garage or carport kept, still looks about like a 2 month old car. is is despicable that any body could be permitted to patch something like this!! it was patched by perston hood chevy in fortwalton beach florida.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407955April 13, 2021
AIR BAGS
CAR HAS LESS THAN 10000 MILES AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. MANUAL SAYS NEVER NEEDS SERVICE. THE IDIOT LIGHT ALSO CAME ON SHOWING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353358September 5, 2020
AIR BAGS
WENT FOR DQ, WIFE PURCHASED OUR ICE CREAM. UPON HER RETURN TO THE CAR AND SITTING DOWN, THE DASH PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STATED SYSTEM WAS "OFF" WITH HER SITTING IN THE SEAT ENGINE RUNNING. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED ON THE DRIVE HOME. NO SIR FAILURE LIGHT INDICATED. WHEN AT HOME, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND SHE EXISTED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND SHE GO BACK IN THE CAR AND SAT IN THE SEAT. INDICATOR LIGHT STATED SYSTEM WAS "ON". SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT SOMETIMES SENSES A PASSENGER, AND SOMETIMES NOT. SHE WEIGHS OVER 140 LBS., SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2018 FOR THE SEAT SENSOR RECALL FIX - - WHATEVER THEY DID. BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE ONLY A "REINFORCEMENT". CAR IS PRESENTLY AT JUST OVER 24,000 MILES. VERY, VERY LIMITED PASSENGER SEAT USAGE. THE ONLY "OTHER" ELECTRICAL CHANGE IN THIS JOURNEY WAS AT DQ AND DRIVE HOME THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS SET TO PARKING LAMPS. WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE I RESET THIS SWITCH TO "HEADLAMPS". SO THE "ON" CONDITION WAS WITH HEADLAMPS VERSUS THE "OFF INDICATION" WITH PARK LAMPS. THAT SHOULDN'T MATTER, BUT YOU ASKED FOR INFORMATION. REPORTED INFORMATION TO GM, CASE NUMBER 9-6235950579
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322009April 23, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEATS
AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED BY GM DEALER AND SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, HAS DONE THIS SINCE BEING REPLACED NO MATTER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258979September 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED. THIS CAUSES THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. I DO NOT KNOW IF AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257352September 23, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. *TR CONSUMER STATED I HAD A RECALL FOR MY 2006 PONTIAC SOLTICE I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND HAD IT WORKED ON TO FIX THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY SAID THEY WERE FINISHED, AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE FOR AWHILE. NOW THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT GOES FROM ON TO OFF FREQUENTLY WHILE SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT. I`M WONDERING IF THEY USED THE SAME SENSORS LEFT OVER FROM STOCK FROM 2006 WHICH MAYBE BAD ALSO. WHAT DO I DO BECAUSE I DON`T LIKE THE IDEA OF MY WIFE RIDING ALONG BEING UNCOMFORTABLE, WORRYING ABOUT BEING SAFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255600September 16, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED AT AROUND 51800 MILES . WITH THIS TYPE OF A SAFETY ISSUE ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR AND THE WEIGHT SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT DOSEN'T WORK COULD END CATASTROPHICALLY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER FOR A RECALL OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE ISN'T ONE FOR MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246587August 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE AXLE SEAL LEAK. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING DUE TO A FAULTY PINION SEAL. I CHECKED ALL RECALL INFORMATION, AND YES, IT WAS RECALLED. I WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE RECALL AND REQUEST THAT IT BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED THE LEAK. SMALL AMOUNT ON GARAGE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218531June 7, 2019
AIR BAGS
I TOOK MY SOLSTICE IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR IGNITION AND AIRBAG RECALL SEPT 2018. THEY FIXED IGNITION BUT SAID I NEEDED A NEW PART FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR (MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON). IT HAS BEEN 9 MONTHS AND I HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (FREDERICK MD) BUT THEY TELL ME THERE ARE NO PARTS TO FIX IT. I'VE ALSO CALLED 2 OTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIPS WHO HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TIME LIMIT FOR THESE REPAIRS IS 10YRS FROM ORIGINAL SALE DATE, WHICH IN MY CASE WOULD BE 2016, FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY THE RECALL. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS FIXED SO I CAN HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE IN MY CAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166065January 9, 2019
AIR BAGS
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY (WITHIN A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES) AFTER RECEIVING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL 17036 PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM TO ADD A REINFORCEMENT STRIP TO THE PASSENGER PPS SENSOR MAT, MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I VISITED MY DEALERSHIP, THEY DENIED THAT THEIR SERVICE COULD HAVE HAD ANY IMPACT ON THE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE THAT WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO A REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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