Pontiac Solstice Complaints (2007)

290 consumer complaints on file.

#10747886August 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE,THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG..THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON SHOWING THIS AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING.I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT WORKING,I CALLED ON STAR AND THEY GAVE ME A CODE B0081 SAYING I SHOULD A TAKE TO DEALER. I CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL,THE COST TO REPAIR IS ON ME.LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS ON 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW,IT STAYS IN THE GARAGE,NOT DRIVEN MUCH AND VERY SELDOM ANYONE IN PASSENGER SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734749July 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES, NOT JUST WENT STARTING THE CAR. WANTING TO KNOW IF OTHER PONTIAC SOLSTICES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF THIS WILL BE PART OF THE AIR BAG RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734314July 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED AND RENDERED THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG NON-WORKING. THE REPAIR IS IN THE RANGE OF $1,000, SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE WITHOUT AN AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
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?
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
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
#10712674April 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR CAME ON INDICATING AIR BAG(S) ARE NOT OPERABLE- *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712469April 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES REPLACEMENT COST IS OVER $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
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
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
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701873March 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR HAS FAILED, DISABLING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS CAR, AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR OURSELVES AND ANY PASSENGERS. WE REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE REVIEWING THE GM RECORDS FOR THE NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD AS REPLACEMENTS WILL REINFORCE MY COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683344March 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE MODULE OR SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVEN OF A COLLISION. THE DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED WHEN DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL GM DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691228February 28, 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. HOPEFULLY GM CAN HELP ME AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THERE VEHICLE THEY SOLD ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10683133February 13, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE OCCUPANT MODULE SENSOR (GM PART #19124219) LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. THIS MODULE, WHEN FAULTY, CUTS OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE LIFETIME OF OWNERSHIP I ONLY HAD A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT APPROX 20% OF THE TIME SO WEAR IS NOT THE ISSUE.ON FURTHER CHECKING OF THE 40+ SOLSTICE OWNERS I KNOW, MOST HAVE THE PROBLEM.THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR PARTS LABOR AND RECALIBRATION IS BETWEEN $500 TO $800. MOST OWNERS IGNORE IT AND THE FACT THAT HALF THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF COST. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM PART BUT APPARENTLY DOES NOT SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. A ONE TIME REPROGRAMMING TO A "ALWAYS ON" STATE WOULD BE A CHEAP ACCEPTABLE FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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