Pontiac Solstice Complaints

728 consumer complaints on file.

#10934963December 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
OUR SOLSTICE NOW HAS A PASSENGER SEAT SEAT BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WERE INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY PROMPTLY TOLD US IT WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO FIX. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. THIS LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT EVEN REPLACING THE SENSOR MAY NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX AS THE SENSOR GOES OUT FREQUENTLY. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM? WILL IT TAKE A FEW DEATHS FOR THE RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930118December 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE PASSENGER SEAT IS SELDOM USED. THE SENSOR FAILED AND NOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE. A 20 POUND LAPTOP BAG WAS ALL THAT WAS ON THE SEAT WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. I CAN NO LONGER CARRY A PASSENGER IN MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927538November 22, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR BROKEN/DEFECTIVE. I STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING AND THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE SEAT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS BROKEN. HE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL, AND ADVISED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926638November 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND THERMOSTAT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924533November 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SEAT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924336November 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG NOT WORKING DUE TO FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR (PPS - PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919929October 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED. GM ISSUED NO RECALL, YET DID SO FOR A KNOWN FAULTY SENSOR IN A CADILLAC MODEL. SAFETY IS NEVER OUT OF WARRANTY, YET GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN MINE, AND OTHER MODEL YEARS OF THE GM SOLSTICE AND SKY. A DETAILED REPORT WAS ISSUED WITH NHTSA CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION: HTTP://B17QUEENOFTHESKY.COM/SKY/RESRCH/OUTPUT/FINAL_WORK/FINAL_DRAFT_20160209.PDF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918480October 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. ...UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE PPM MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 01/04/17.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918670October 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILED AT ABOUT 47,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917809October 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASENGER PRESENCE MODULE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES. EACH REPAIR IN EXCESS OF $1000. CAR IS LOW MILEAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. TECHNICIAN REPAIRING THE CAR INDICATED THEY BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. DATES OF FAILURE REPAIR: 12/09/09, 12/05/12 AND 10/19/16. EACH TIME THE SAME PART AND SAME DIAGNOSTIC CODE FAILURE. ALL SERVICED BY GM SERVICE. FILED COMPLAINT WITH GM CASE # 8-2463003227 ON 10/21/16. RELIEF DENIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914031October 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAS FAILED AND HAS DISABLED MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT ON MY DASH BOARD AND A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DLC AT STARTUP. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG (AND POSSIBLY THE DRIVER AIRBAG) ARE OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE REGARDLESS OF PASSENGER OCCUPANCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909881September 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHENEVER THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908009September 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
AFTER NORMAL CITY DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON AUGUST 20TH, 2016 WITH A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, THE CAR'S DIC DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND CHIMED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SWITCHED FROM "ON" TO "OFF". MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SITTING NORMALLY. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ROUGHLY 45 MPH IN 4TH GEAR ON A HIGHWAY. WE DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLE OR SIMILAR IMPACT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ISSUE. EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY OTHERWISE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AT LEAST THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NO LONGER OPERATE. NUCAR CHEVROLET IN NEW CASTLE, DE WAS UNSURE AS TO WHETHER BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER OPERATING OR IF ONLY THE PASSENGER NO LONGER OPERATES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER AND THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE FANTASTIC MECHANICAL CONDITION. THIS MEANS THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR, OR HOW CAREFUL I AM WITH ITS SAFETY DEVICES, IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THAT PARTICULAR TRIP MY WIFE'S AIRBAG WOULD NOT HAVE FUNCTIONED. THE WARNING INDICATING THAT MY WIFE'S AIRBAG WAS NOT OPERATING DID NOT SHOW UP UNTIL WE HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME TO DROP HER OFF, BUT FOR THOSE TENSE MOMENTS SHE WAS NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906306September 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, MY 110 PD. WIFE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" INDICATOR MESSAGE CAME ON THE MESSAGE CENTER AND THE "AIRBAG WARNING" LIGHT IS NOW ON THE DASHBOARD "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS LIT. BASED ON RESEARCH ON THIS SITE AND A LOCAL GM DEALER, THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THE "PPM" MODULE IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THIS PART, THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 28,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905170September 10, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THEY SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PROBABLY WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS OVER $800.00. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 33,598 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS WEBSITES, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER CONCERNED OWNERS OUT HERE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP GET A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904338September 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING AT APX 60MPH THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON.AFTER A VISIT AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME A DRIVER SIDE SEAT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER 800$ CANADIAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902050August 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
AT APPROXIMATELY 72K MILES, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS LIT UP ON MY DASH, AND IT WILL NOT TURN OFF. IT HAPPENED AT START UP ONE MORNING IN MY GARAGE. THE WARNING NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, TURNING, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF VEHICLE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898753August 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
IN 2015 I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER, AND THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON IN MY DASH WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD "LOOK INTO" THIS AND CALL ME BACK AT PH [XXX]. I HAD TO LATER CALL. THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE GM BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED. MY LOCAL GM DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION, TRYING TO GET GET A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT HONOR AS TIME EXPIRED. NOW AS THEY WANT ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS, MY PASSENGER IS IN DIRE RISK OF THE EMINENT DANGER OF AN INJURY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, AND I AM IN A POSITION OF RISK. I WAS INFORMED GM KNEW OF THE AIRBAG FAILURES THAT WERE OCCURRING ON 2007 GM MODELS. 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
#10897077August 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG (RED LIGHT) CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TURNED OFF AND NOTHING ON PASSENGER SEAT. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FAULTY PPS MODULE IN PASSENGER SEAT. VEHICLE HAS 52'000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895454August 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE INDICATOR SCREEN ON THE DASH BOARD IS READING SERVICE AIRBAG REQUIRED. THERE IS ALSO A MESSAGE READING PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN MESSAGES APPEARED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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