Pontiac Solstice Complaints

728 consumer complaints on file.

#10876600June 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR SHORTED OUT AND MELTED AND ALSO MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AS WELL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN SEEN IT COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SEE LINK. HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F62/HEATER-AC-BLOWER-STOPPED-WORKING-68002/ THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE H3 HUMMER FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE HUMMER AND PONTIACS USE THE SAME PART # FROM FACTORY. HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F11/NEW-RECALL-LOOMING-BLOWER-WIRING-HARNESS-115465/ THESE LINKS OUTLINE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS MYSELF. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY GM KNOWINGLY USES SAME PARTS ON VARIOUS VEHICLES AND ONLY RECALLS ONE IN SPECIFIC. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS WILL
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874402June 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SLOWING DOWN CAR SUDDENLY JERKS HARD LIKE BRAKES LOCK. TOOK TO DEALER GOT TROUBLE CODES P0700 AND P2735. I SEE THIS ALOT ON THE FORUMS AS WELL AS HERE. NO ACCIDENTS BUT CLOSE.COULD BE COSTLY REPAIRS AND DEALER SAYS MAY STILL EXPERIENCE SAME THING AFTER REPAIRS. DANGEROUS. COSTLY. AND MAY NOT FIX PROBLEM.GREAT DEAL..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874430June 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
DIC SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE CAME ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT CAME ON WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A PARKING GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874253June 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS READING SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS AFFECTING ME TO BE ABLE TO SEE MY ODOMETER READING, I HAVE TWO PONTIAC SOLSTICE CARS AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ARE GETTING THE SAME READING ON THEIR CARS,I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG IS JUST GOING TO GO OFF ON ITS OWN ONE DAY OR NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874256June 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS READING SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS AFFECTING ME TO BE ABLE TO SEE MY ODOMETER READING, I HAVE TWO PONTIAC SOLSTICE CARS AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ARE GETTING THE SAME READING ON THEIR CARS,I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG IS JUST GOING TO GO OFF ON ITS OWN ONE DAY OR NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873588June 10, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LOCATED IN SEAT FAILED, EXPENSIVE PART REPLACEMENT, AND RECALL ON SAME STYLE SENSOR IN DIFFERENT CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873674June 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. CAN'T RECALL IF THE LIGHT CAME ON DURING MOTION OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872413June 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR ACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871738June 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ITS NOT A RECALL ITEM OR COVERED REPAIR ITEM. COST TO REPLACE $1,000.00. I CALLED GM/PONTIAC AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL/COVERED SAFETY REPAIR ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS OR OFFER DISCOUNT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE PARKED FOR OVER A YEAR. IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE NOT THE CONSUMER. I'M STILL PAYING FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE.... (DATE SELECTED IS APPROXIMATE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871627May 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT'S NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, SO MANY OF THE SOLSTICE'S AND SKY'S ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. I FOR ONE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY OF MY PASSENGERS KILLED IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS OVER $800 TO FIX, THIS MAKES IT HARD ON LOW INCOME DRIVERS TO FIX THE ISSUE, WHEN IT SHOULD BE A GM RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871392May 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
VEHICAL WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 05/13/2016 DUE TO INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICAL HAS BEEN MATICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAD 31,911 MILES EFFECTIVE 05/13/2016. "DEALER SCAN AND ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE DTC 1063 DIAGED PER SI AS AN INTERNALLY SHORTED PPM". BASICALLY, THIS WAS A PERMANENT FAILURE OF THE PPM MANUFACTURED BY IEE IN LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY. THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION WAS TO REPLACE WITH A NEW SEAT CUSHION CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED PPM. THIS WAS AT A PROPOSED COST OF $818.35 INCLUDING ALL TAXES, SINCE THE VEHICAL WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARANTY. THERE IS ENOUGH DOCUMENTATION IN VARIOUS DATA BASES, INCLUDING A RECENT REQUEST TO NHTSA TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. MR. TROY LYMAN'S REQUEST DOCUMENTS SIGNIFICANT FAILURES IN THE PONTIAC SOLTICE AND SATURN SKY VEHICALS, AND PROVIDES A COMPELLING RATIONAL FOR NHTSA TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE WAS FIRST NOTICED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER. I WAW TAKING THE CAR TO THE CAR WASH, AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BEFORE LEAVING THE GARAGE, A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH CLUSTER. IT COULD BE RESET; HOWEVER, WOULD APPEAR AGAIN EACH TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED. I DID SOME RESEARCH FOR THIS FAILURE PRIOR TO TAKING IN TO THE DEALER. WHEN I AGREED TO HAVE THE DEALER FIX THE FAILURE, I ALSO REQUESTED THAT HE PROVIDE ME WITH THE FAILED PART. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE FAILED SEAT CUSHION APART TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANY BREAKS IN THE PPM THAT WOULD CAUSE A SHORT. I COULD SEE NOTHING AS APPARENT AS I HAD SEEN IN THE ONLINE RESEARCH REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MY OPINION IS THAT SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY INFERIOR WITH THE PPM THAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. I WILL ATTACH SOME PICTURES OF THE FAILED SEAT CUSHION PPM. I WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THE ACTUAL FAILED PRODUCT UPON YOUR REQUEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871138May 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE MORE THEN ONCE AND APPARENTLY NO ONE CARES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND RECALL DOESN'T COVERAGE PASSANGER PROBLEM. FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER AIR BAG AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I DO LIVE IN FLORIDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870957May 26, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SWITCH IN SEAT STOPPED WORKING ONLY AFTER TWO YEARS, OUT OF WARRANTEE AND WILL COST OVER $900.00 TO REPLACE. DROVE SOLO FOR MOST OF THAT TIME SO WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870898May 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
AFTER 60,000 MILES, "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON REFERENCING TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN SEAT. CLEARLY THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED VIA THE RECALL PROCESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10869975May 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. I SEE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD THAT MINE HAS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870032May 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE SENSOR THAT TELLS IF THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON AND IMPAIR THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865476May 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AT 67,000 MILES. VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER QUOTES APPX $1000 FOR REPAIR. INCREDIBLE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863861May 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
CAR HAS 46K MILES ON IT. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN KEY IS TURNED ON. PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS IS OFF WITH ADULT PASSENGER. LIGHT STAYS ON WITH NO PASSENGER SO AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. PASSENGER SENSOR HAS FAILED AS IT DID IN CADILLAC CTS THAT WERE RECALLED. WHY IS MY CAR NOT RECALLED SINCE IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND SAME PART AS THE CADILLAC CTS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862865May 9, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PETITION FOR NHTSA TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 2006 - 2010 PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND THE 2007 -2010 SATURN SKY, SPECIFICALLY THE AREA OF AIR BAGS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (CD ENCLOSED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE HAD REPEATED FAILURES OF THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM (PSS) SENSOR MAT. OVER TIME, THE MAT WILL KINK AND FOLD WITH USE AND EVENTUALLY A BREAK WILL DEVELOP IN THE CIRCUITRY OF THE SENSOR MAT CAUSING A FAILURE AND POSSIBLY LEADING TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861062April 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY PONTIAC SOLSTICE - LIKE 1000S OF OTHERS - RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILURE. THIS FAILURE IS A 'KNOWN DEFICIENCY' THAT GM HAS YET TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS. THIS FAILURE PREVENTS THE PASSENGER (AND MAYBE EVEN THE DRIVER-SIDE) AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING PLACING THE PASSENGERS AT GREAT RISK! THE FAILURE TENDS TO OCCUR AFTER THE WARRANTED PERIOD IS OVER THUS COSTING THE OWNER $1000 TO REPLACE. MANY OWNERS CANNOT AFFORD SUCH A COST AND SO DO NOT GET THE PART REPLACED - PLACING THE PASSENGERS AT RISK! THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD SUBMIT GIVEN THE PREVALENCE OF THIS ISSUE THAT IT IS A LARGER SAFETY ISSUE THAN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHICH WAS REALLY CAUSED BY THE FEW OWNERS WHO CARRIED THE WEIGHT OF A BOWLING BALL ON THEIR KEY CHAIN. IT'S ABOUT TIME THIS 'SAFETY ORGANIZATION' BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF GM AND GM CORRECTED THIS DEFICIENCY AS PART OF A RECALL! THE TAKATA RECALL IS BEING COMPLETED ON MILLIONS OF VEHICLES DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT HURTING/KILLING THE PASSENGER. HERE - WITH THIS SOLSTICE ISSUE - THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY AT ALL. ISN'T THAT EVEN WORSE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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