Pontiac Solstice Complaints

728 consumer complaints on file.

#10969023March 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ UPDATED 07/12/2017*JS
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10968666March 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
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Deaths:
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#10968354March 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE WAS REPLACED AND RE PROGRAMED 08/20/2016 DUE TO MAL FUNCTION OF EXISTING AIR BAG MODULE.
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0
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#10968383March 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *AS
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0
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#10967315March 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2008 WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ UPDATED 08/03/2017*JS
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959144March 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
I AM NOT SURE IF I ALREADY REPORTED THIS ON YOUR SITE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ROUGHLY 2011 WITH VEHICLE MILEAGE PROBABLY AROUND 20,000 MILES THE 'AIRBAG' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS INOPERABLE. THE LIGHT HAS STAYED UNTIL THIS WHOLE TIME AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 47,000 MILES ON IT.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955323February 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SEAT DO NOT REGISTER OCCUPIED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, WONT GO OFF
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0
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#10950040February 7, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN PARKED ON A INCLINED SURFACE. HANDLE IS EXTENDED TO IT'S MAXIMUM POSITION.
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#10946772January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG NOT FUNCTIONING LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR IDLING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY REPORTED THERE WERE NO ACTIVE CODES. AFTER READING ONLINE ABOUT THIS I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT I AM DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS FUNCTIONING AND EITHER A DISHONEST DEALER OR AN INCOMPETENT TECH. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10945676January 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
THIS IS ON A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE BASE MODEL, CURRENTLY WITH 49,801 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG JUST CAME ON LAST WEEK AND A MESSAGE TO "SERVICE AIR BAG" ALSO CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS A DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT NOW, ALWAYS SHOWS "OFF", EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS ALWAYS WORKED PROPERLY IN THE PAST, I.E. SHOWING AN "ON" LIGHT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED. THIS INDICATES THAT WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO WORKING AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS VIOLATES THE MANDATED VEHICLE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. BASED ON THE MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, THIS IS A CLEAR DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945593January 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007. SELDOM CARRIED A PASSENGER. STARTED CARRYING A PASSENGER ON A REGULAR BASES SUMMER 2015. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DIDN'T BOTHER TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WANTED OVER $800. MY CAR JUST FAILED THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION ON 1/16/2017 BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. NOW I'M FORCED TO GET THIS FIXED. SEARCHED ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND THE SATURN SKY HAVE A HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THE SMALL AMOUNT OF CARS THAT WERE EVEN MANUFACTURED. THE ISSUE IS WITH MY PASSENGER SENSOR WHICH DOES NOT REGISTER IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. EVERYONE SEEMS SURE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT BUT NOBODY COULD VERIFY IF THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS ALSO DISABLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944460January 11, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR FAILED ON SEAT BOTTOM AFTER PASSENGER SAT ON SEAT DURING FREEZING WEATHER. APPARENTLY AN ALL TOO COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR. NO FIX OFFERED OTHER THAN REPLACING ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM AT A COST UPWARDS OF $1000. CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938979January 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
AT 80,000 MILES AND VERY LITTLE TIME SPENT WITH A PASSENGER, THE AIRBAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED. THIS DISABLES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND CONTINUALLY DISPLAYS BOTH A WARNING ON THE VEHICLE'S DIC AND A LIGHT ON THE DASH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE AGE AND USE OF THE CAR. THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND EXAMINED TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT. A BREAKAGE WAS FOUND OF THE INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CONTACTS AT THE CENTER OF THE SENSOR MAT. THE FAULT DISPLAYED WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS REMAINED SINCE.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938985January 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS HARD THROUGH ALL GEARS. STARTED AS OCCASSIONALLY, BUT PROGRESSIVELY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. UPSHIFTS ARE ENGAGING HARDER AS WELL NOW. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LOOKING INTO THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. IS THIS BEING INVESTIGATED? HOW SHOULD I ADDRESS THIS? SEEMS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON WET PAVEMENT.
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Injuries:
0
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#10938913December 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROAD AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH "SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE ON INFO SCREEN. HAD A DEALER SCAN CODES AND FOUND PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR BAD. AFTER GOOGLING IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT.
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0
Deaths:
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#10937849December 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE SEAT CUSHION FAILURE !! PLEASE HELP US !! THERE ARE ALOT OF FAILURES !!! CAR WAS IN MOTION. MY CAR IS NOW WORTH A $1'000 DOLLARS AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE !!!
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#10937610December 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC SOLSTICE, SATURN SKY, OPEL GT (WHETHER TURBO OR NOT) EXPERIENCE, JUST LIKE MYSELF, SRS FAULTS THAT TURN OFF ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CAR. WHEN I SAY SOLSTICE, I MEAN ALL THE KAPPA PLATFORM, 2 SEATER, SPORTS CARS. DUE TO, THE PASSENGER PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE SEAT THAT TEARS. AFTER THE PRESSURE SENSOR IS BROKEN, THE GAUGE CLUSTER SHOWS A CODE: SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS DISABLES ALL THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG. MANY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM RECALLED. AS A COMMUNITY OF SOLSTICE OWNERS, WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CARS ARE NOT RECALLED BECAUSE THERE WERE LESS SOLSTICE'S PRODUCED. AND OF THE CARS THAT WERE PRODUCED, MANY ARE IN STORAGE AND/OR HAVE VERY VERY LOW MILES (WHICH THE PRESSURE SENSORS WILL ONLY BREAK UNDER FATIGUING OF THE PASSENGER ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE) BECAUSE OF BEING A RARE SPORTS CAR. THE EARLIEST RECORDED DATE OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE IS IN 2008, WHICH THE SOLSTICE CAME OUT IN 2006. WE HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO PAY NEAR 700$ TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, WHICH IS JUST AS PRONE TO FAILING AS THE ONE THAT THEY ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. A FEW OWNERS HAVE TRIED TO HARD WIRE THE SYSTEM TO HAVE ALL AIRBAGS OPERATIONAL ALL THE TIME, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT SUCCEED. MINE, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS ARE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH NON FUNCTIONAL SRS BECAUSE OF THIS. WHICH WILL POTENTIALLY HURT OR KILL THE DRIVER. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS NO MATTER IF STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, BRAKING, ETC. AFTER THE SENSOR BREAKS, THE SRS IS COMPLETELY DISABLED, WHETHER MOVING OR SITTING STILL. I AND THE REST OF THE SOLSTICE COMMUNITY SINCERELY HOPE NHTSA WILL CONSIDER REQUIRING GM TO REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG PRESSURE SENSOR. NOT ALL OWNERS HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF A BROKEN PASSENGER PRESSURE SENSOR. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936376December 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON DURING INITIAL STARTING SEQUENCE AND NEVER EXTINGUISHES. I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULT ON MY DRIVE INFORMATION CONTROL (DIC) IN ORDER TO SELECT OTHER OPTIONS. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON NOW FOR TWO MONTHS. NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935623December 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH DRIVING AND STATIONARY. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS AN INTERNAL CIRCUIT SHORT IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. COST FOR REPAIR WAS $1,000.00. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 23,000 MI. ON IT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935923December 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE THAT IS NOT DRIVEN VERY MUCH. I WENT ON VACATION AND REALIZED MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN SOME ONE SEATS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE LIGHT STAYS OFF ALL THE TIME. NOW THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAGS NEED TO BE SERVICED. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE AIR BAGS AND WHY ARE THEY NOT WORKING PROPERLY?
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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