Pontiac Solstice Complaints (2006)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10525215July 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY LIGHTLY DRIVEN 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE'S PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AT 24,300 MILE MARK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A POSSIBLE FIX AND OR RECALL. DURING MY SEARCH I NOTICED MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, NUMBERING IN THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO GM FOR MANY YEARS THEY MAKE GREAT VEHICLES AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BUY GM. BUT THIS AIR BAG LIGHT BUGS ME EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE FIX IS EXPENSIVE AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. MY LAST SIX NEW VEHICLES WERE GENERAL MOTORS AND I OWN TWO NOW NO OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, OR FOR THAT MATTER ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521268June 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND BEEN TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $900.00 TO REPAIR AS THE SENSOR HAS FAILED. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, AND THE COMMON COMPLAINT IS THAT PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, BUT DID NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. APPARENTLY, THE MAJORITY OF SENSOR FAILURES WERE AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY THAT HAD THE SENSOR FAIL WELL BEFORE THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513892May 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG IS INDICATED ON DASH; PASSENGER AIRBAG 'OFF ' (EVEN WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED)--OUR DEALERSHIP FOUND: "PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILED" -- ESTIMATE TO REPAIR, $768. 71. WAS TOLD PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. TRIED TO CHECK ON RECALLS; FOUND MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS (BUT NOT ON SOLSTICE OR SATURN SKY)----THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. ALSO TRIED CONTACTING THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (TO NO AVAIL); AFTER PLAYING PHONE TAG FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE; WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP US. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH OUR LOCAL DEALER; THEY ARE A GOOD FACILITY AND ARE APPARENTLY JUST FOLLOWING THEIR PROTOCOLS. I DO CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND WISH TO DOCUMENT THIS SITUATION--------- *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510948May 7, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH THE PASSANGER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENS TO MOST ALL PONTIAC SOLISTICE'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498329February 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
UPON STARTING OUR 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF FEB. 2013 TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE TO LET IT RUN A BIT SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS DUE TO US LIVING IN AN AREA THAT HAS COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES, I NOTICED THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON THE DIC AND DID NOT GO OFF. I SHUT THE CAR OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND RESTARTED IT THINKING THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE WOULD GO AWAY, BUT IT HASN'T. OUR PAMPERED 2006 SOLSTICE ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. NOT SURE WHY THIS MESSAGE WOULD BE SHOWING UP NOW OUT OF THE BLUE WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST FINE WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE 3 MONTHS AGO. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. HOW DOES SOMETHING ALL OF THE SUDDEN FAIL JUST SITTING THERE NOT BEING DRIVEN? AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND READING HUNDREDS, PROBABLY OVER A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY ISSUE THAT I ALONG WITH TOO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN TO OUR CAR'S. SEEMS LIKE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR PART THAT JUST FAILS RANDOMLY WHICH COULD PUT A PASSENGER IN GRAVE DANGER, AND IT SEEMS FROM WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED GM IS NOT OFFERING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LEAVING THE OWNERS TO PAY THE HIGH COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND REPAIRED. MOST PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AND SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A PROCEDURE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF THESE TYPE PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494529January 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SENOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED AFTER A CAR WASH AND INTERIOR CLEANING. I'M AFRAID FOR MY PASSENGERS THAT HAVE TO RIDE WITH ME THAT INCLUDES MY WIFE, I'VE SEEN THE REPAIR COST ($500-$800). AT THIS TIME I CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE FOR IT TO FAIL IN A SHORT TIME AGAIN, WHICH IS FROM WHAT I'VE READ IS A COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488925December 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, POWER TRAIN
IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE IN 2006, I BEGIN EXPERIENCING A NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR UNTIL FINALLY IN 2007, PONTIAC RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THE POWER TRAIN BEING DEFECTIVE AS LISTED BELOW. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALERSHIP AS THE ONE I PURCHASED FROM HAD CLOSED. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORST AND NOW THE NOISE IF GETTING VERY BAD AS I AM DECELERATING AND BRAKING. THE GEARS GET MORE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS THE SAME WAY IT WAS ACTING BEFORE THE DRIVE TRAIN REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY ONLY REPLACE THEM ONCE UNDER A RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE THEY SHOULD REPLACE REGARDLESS. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD CHANGE THE FLUID AND REPLACE FOR $700 AT MY COST. 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE POWER TRAIN RECALL 07V589000 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: N/A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 07V589000 REPORT DATE: DEC 20, 2007 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 275936 MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK. CONSEQUENCE: A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINION SEAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478892October 6, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY SAYS OFF, DOES NOT CHANGE, THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHES SERVICE AIR BAG, AND THE AIR BAG DUMMY LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478706October 5, 2012
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 80 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469272August 6, 2012
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR DISPLAYS AS NEEDING SERVICE. LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT WITH PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CARS EFFECTED BY THIS AND A RESOLVE IS NEEDED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465644July 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I MADE A TURN AND AS I WAS PROCEEDING I HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL . WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR CAME TO AN APRUPT , JOLTING STOP AND A BIG TRUCK BEHIND SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND NARROWLY STOPPED BEFORE HITTING ME IN THE REAR. I WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS DANGEROUS CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465092July 10, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON THAT IS AN "AIR BAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT" AND SAYS TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG. I JUST LOOKED UP OTHER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A LOT OF SIMILAR OR EXACT PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL IN MY OPINION DUE TO BEING SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND ARE WILLING TO CHARGE YOU FOR ATTEMPTED REPAIRS ONLY TO MAKE YOU SPEND MORE TIME AND MONEY TO BRING IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND KEEP TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS TYPICAL OF MANY NEW CAR DEALERS ON OTHER SERVICE AREAS TOO. PLEASE ASK THEM TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE HUMAN LIFE IS GREATLY AFFECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464593July 8, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON-OFF INDICATOR IS ALWAYS OFF WITH AN AIR BAG WARNING IDIOT LIGHT AND DIC MESSAGE. I ASSUME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND THE REPAIR COST FROM GM IS EXTREMELY HIGH. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE, WOULDN'T GM WANT TO VOLUNTARILY ISSUE A RECALL. IF THEY DON'T, CAN THEY BE FORCED TO DO THIS BY THE NHTSA? WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR A RECALL (SAFETY RISK, % VEHICLES AFFECTED, PRODUCTION NUMBERS)? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458590May 15, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY FOUND A MELTED WIRE ON THE CLOCK SPRING. TWO HOURS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,220 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,241.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457787May 8, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456642April 27, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON BY ITSELF. SENT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND IT IS SAID THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE IS BROKEN AND IT COSTS AROUND $700 TO FIX. SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE A HUGE BUNCH OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT. THE AIR BAG IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BEFORE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO COMPLAIN THIS. AND I AM SURE THERE ARE STILL MANY OTHER PONTIAC SOLSTICE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO REPORT AND COMPLAIN THIS PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF THE ONLINE FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE REPORT THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/DIC-SERVICE-AIR-BAG-FAMILIAR-ANYONE-69046/ I REALLY HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE APPROPRIATELY SOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455535April 17, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY SOLSTICE ON THE HIGH WAY AT 55MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT SEEMED LIKE THE MOTOR DIED I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AT A RAPID SPEED, DOWN TO 25MPH IN A BLINK OF AN EYE. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE IT ALSO WAS JOLTING FORWARD. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY THE CAR AGAIN JUMPED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO CLIP THE CURB WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SCRATCH THE DOOR. IT WAS ONLY AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THAT ANY OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT GM KNEW ABOUT A CATASTROPHIC CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE BACK IN 2009 AND WOULD FIX IT AT NO CHARGE. WHY DID THEY NOT MAKE A RECALL AND FIX THIS AT THAT TIME? AFTER CONTACTING THEM BY TELEPHONE THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE SCRATCH ON MY CAR. HOW ARE THEY NOT AT FAULT? IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME AND CRASHED INTO ME AND KILLED ME, WOULD THEY HAVE THE SAME ATTITUDE? IT WAS THEIR PART THAT FAILED, AND YET I AM STUCK BAILING THEM OUT ONCE AGAIN. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452492March 21, 2012
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON, THEN OFF AGAIN WHEN SOMEONE OVER 100# WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEN, IT STAYED OFF, AND THE DASH LIGHT "SERVICE AIR BAG SOON" NOW STAYS ON. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438909December 7, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,430 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425679September 15, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH AN UNUSUAL NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THIS VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY REAR END AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PONTIAC DID ISSUE A RECALL AND INSTALLED A NEW REAR END. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE BUT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A GM DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL NOT BE REPLACED AGAIN. IF IT IS FAULTY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE SECOND DEFECTIVE PART. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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