Pontiac Solstice Complaints

728 consumer complaints on file.

#10759952August 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE DEALER SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM IN JUST ABOUT ALL PONTIAC SOLSTICE VEHICLES AND SATURN SKY VEHICLES. FOR THIS REASON I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ANNOUNCE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH IS CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE.
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#10759574August 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY PASSENGERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS OVER 800.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND NOT TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL !!!
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0
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#10758624August 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE 'SERVICEAIRBAG' LIGHT BEGAN TO APPEAR AT DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SHORT PERIODS. I THE GM DEALER SAID THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE SERVICE LIGHT BE ON CONTINUOUSLY. JULY OF 2015 THE LIGHT DID STAY ON AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE 'MODULE' HAD SHORTED. A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $450.
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#10758518August 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FOR AIRBAGS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, NOW IT'S COMPLETELY BROKEN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY OWNERS (ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS). BUT GIVEN THE LOW NUMBER OF VEHICLES PRODUCED BY GM, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING RECALL STATUS...
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10750141August 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER (SERVICE) AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. THE LIGHT WHICH SAYS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN ARMED NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH MUST BE REPLACED. THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND BREAKS EASILY. I AM WORRIED THAT NOT ONLY IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT BUT THAT IF I DO GET THE PART REPLACED, IT WILL SOON BREAK AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY! THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART, WHICH SYSTEMATICALLY GOES OUT ON EVERY CAR, FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE IGNORED!
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No
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0
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0
#10749126August 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG / SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE, MY WIFE WAS IN THE SEAT AND WEIGHS MORE THAN 100LB. I'M TOLD THIS DISABLES THE AIRBAG, WHICH IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND WITH ONLY 26XXX MILES ON THIS CAR SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748861August 15, 2015
ENGINE
WHEN I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN OR ENGAGE THE BREAK, THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD . IT'S GOTTEN WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT DAILY SINCE I NOTICED IT, TO THE POINT WHERE I'M TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT ALL ANYMORE
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10748115August 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON DIC. RESEARCHED SEVERAL PONTIAC SOLSTICE, AS WELL AS SATURN SKY AND OPEL GT, FORUMS THAT ADDRESS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM MODULE, GM P/N 19124219, AS THE COMMON FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A WELL DOCUMENTED HIGH FAILURE RATE SAFETY PART.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#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.
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#10746297August 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR, INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MY WIFE HAS BEEN SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER AND TURNS OFF WHILE PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THROUGHOUT THE SOLSTICE COMMUNITY. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST IS $600-$800 DOLLARS FOR A SAFETY PRODUCT !! THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR MAIMED BY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT !!! THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A MANUFACTURER TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW AN INFERIOR PRODUCT TO BE USED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN ALL DIFFERENT AGE AND MILEAGES IN THIS VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM MAY ALSO NOT RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER DEPENDING ON THEIR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ON THE SEAT. A SIMPLE FIX IS A SOFTWARE FLASH TO "ALWAYS ON" OR A KEYED SWITCH LIKE OTHER VEHICLES WHERE THE AIRBAG CAN BE SWITCHED OFF IF REQUIRED. THIS ISSUE MAY CAUSE AS MANY DEATHS AND OR INJURIES AS THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHICH WAS IMPLEMENTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND FORCE GM TO FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT?
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745881August 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
SERVICE AIR BAG NOTICE DISPLAYED, RED AIR BAD WARNING IDIOT LIGHT ON AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS OFF EVEN THOUGH A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. TRIED POWERING THE CAR OFF AND ON WITH SAME RESULT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED WHILE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE READ THAT MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND NO SAFETY RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743332July 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED. NUMBER OF SOLSTICE OWNERS IN MY CAR CLUB HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. EXPENSIVE DEALERSHIP REPAIR COST CONSIDERING THE VALUE OF THE CAR.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736143July 23, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SOLSTICE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY READING "ESC SERVICE". WITH THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW, AS SOON AS WE START THE CAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND ARE STAYING ON WITHOUGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THERE IS NO ESC SERVICE LIGHT INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HIGH AND HARD TO PRESS. IN ADDITION WE'VE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHUTTING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CALLED OUT ON A GM RECALL #13036 FOR OVER 2 MILLION VEHICLES BUT THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. IT APPEARS IT SHOULD BE. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS NOTED ON THIS RECALL ARE SYMPTOMATIC TO WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH OUR CAR. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS POINT. IT'S NOTED ON THE RECALL THAT ANY OF THE ABOVE CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND OPENED A CLAIM. WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT ANY REPAIRS / ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE DONE WILL NEED TO COME OUT OF OUR POCKETS AS THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE IS NOT LISTED ON THIS RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSES EXPEDITIOUSLY.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10735669July 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON JUNE 9, 2015 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER. WHILE DRIVING THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT AIR BAG INDICATOR. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON. THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE AND THE RED LIGHT DID NOT RE-APPEAR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS....SOMETIME LATER THAT DAY I STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE DID NOT COME ON. I THEN DROVE THE CAR WITH A PASSENGER AND AGAIN THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE APPEARED. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT A PASSENGER AND THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE DID NOT APPEAR. HOWEVER LATER ON IN THE DAY, THE MESSAGE RE-APPEARED WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. FROM THEN ON THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE APPEARED CONSTANTLY THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THOMAS PONTIAC GMC IN COBOURG ONTARIO ON JUNE 11, 2015. THE FAULT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON JUNE 13, 2015....I OBTAINED THE OLD PART FROM THE DEALER AND FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE COPPER MAT THAT MAKES UP THE AIR BAG SENSOR....WHEN SEARCHING FOR SIMILAR INSTANCES ON A PONTIAC SOLSTICE FORUM, I FOUND THAT NOT ONLY ARE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURES COMMON, BUT THEY ARE ALSO OCCURRING AT AN EARLY AGE. IN ADDITION THE TYPE OF FAILURE IS SIMILAR IN MOST INSTANCES RIGHT DOWN TO THE SAME SPOT ON THE SENSOR. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN
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Deaths:
0
#10734987July 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSORS FAILED AT 50,000 MILES
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No
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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.
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No
Injuries:
0
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#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.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733921July 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733642July 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
I ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ARE FINDING OUR AIR BAGS DISABLED BY A FAULTY SEAT SENSOR. TO REPLACE IT IS OVER $1000. SEEMS LIKE IT OUGHT TO BE A $300 ISSUE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732638July 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT IS COMMING ON IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS AND HAPPENS BETWEEN 20K AND 50K MILES ON CAR WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR A PASSENGER IN A CONVERTIBLE. THIS REPAIR CAN COST UP TO $800. ON TOP OF THAT THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE THE NEW SENSOR FAILED WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO OF BEING INSTALLED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT IN HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EVERY FEW YEARS JUST TO MAKE SURE THEIR LIVES ONES ARE SAFE!
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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