Pontiac Solstice Complaints

728 consumer complaints on file.

#11407099April 8, 2021
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND IS ALWAYS ON. DRIVER INFO DISPLAY INDICATES "SERVICE AIRBAG" EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. PPS MAT RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE REINFORCEMENT REPAIR HAS FAILED. THE EXACT SAME PPS MAT IS USED ON THE CADILLAC CTS, AND THE RECALL FOR THAT WAS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS DETERMINED THE MATERIAL MAY FATIGUE AND CRACK. THUS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE PPS MAT AND THEREFORE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, NOT REPAIRED IN THE SOLSTICE/SKY. A TAPE-ON REINFORCEMENT STRIP IS NOT SUFFICIENT.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#11404106March 21, 2021
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SERVICE IS ON THEIR IS A RECALL ON THIS JUNK BUT GENERAL MOTORS WONT FIX IT ! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS FIXED BAD CAN YOU PLEASE HELP GET THEM TO FIX THEIR NIGHT MARE OF DEATH MOBILE ! THE CAR ONLY HAS 35000 MILES ITS BEEN SCREWED UP TO LONG SCARED TO HAVE PASSENGER IN IT NO AIR BAG AND ARENT THEY LIBEL IF KNOWING ITS DEFECTIVE AND WONT FIX IT ! THANKS PLEASE HELP
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384260December 20, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE PPS IS THROWING SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON DASH AND ITS NOT ARMING ITS SELF > THE CAR DONT EVEN HAVE 40 THOUSAND MILES , MY UNDERSTANDING THEIR IS A RECALL ON THIS JUNK BUT GENERAL MOTORS SAID THE WHEN I CALLED THEY SAY NO OPEN RECALLS ! WHAT HE HECK ? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE PASSENGER AND LILABLE FOR ME< INS CO< AND GENERAL MOTORS
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0
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#11384058December 18, 2020
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ALWAYS ON. DRIVER INFO DISPLAY ALWAYS INDICATES "SERVICE AIRBAG" (WITH ALERT TONE) EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED RECALL 17V061000 FOR FAILURES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR PPS MAT. SOLSTICE REPAIR WAS ADDED REINFORCED TAPE. CTS REPAIR FOR SAME ISSUE WAS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. MANY SOLSTICE/SKY OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING THE RECALL REPAIR JOB FAILED A YEAR AFTER THE FIX, RESULTING IN NEED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR MAT. AS THE PPS MAT IS AN FMVSS MANDATED SAFETY FEATURE, IT SHOULD BE [AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN] REPLACED ENTIRELY, NOT JUST REPAIRED WITH REINFORCED TAPE. GM INDICATES THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED, SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY NEARLY $800 TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE FAILURE INDICATORS. THIS IS UNREASONABLE. ONE CANNOT EXPECT REINFORCED TAPE TO PREVENT AN UNKNOWN FATIGUE CONDITION ON AN 8-10 YEAR OLD SENSOR. REPLACEMENT WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN AS IN THE CTS IS THE ONLY CERTAIN SOLUTION AND NHSTA SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED GM TO USE REINFORCED TAPE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377236November 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING TO MY SONS HOUSE, THE ENGINE STOPPED. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT FAR FROM THE HOUSE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST IN. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS UP TO DATE ON THE RECALLS. A MECHANIC CHECKED THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY AS WELL
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353358September 5, 2020
AIR BAGS
WENT FOR DQ, WIFE PURCHASED OUR ICE CREAM. UPON HER RETURN TO THE CAR AND SITTING DOWN, THE DASH PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STATED SYSTEM WAS "OFF" WITH HER SITTING IN THE SEAT ENGINE RUNNING. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED ON THE DRIVE HOME. NO SIR FAILURE LIGHT INDICATED. WHEN AT HOME, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND SHE EXISTED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND SHE GO BACK IN THE CAR AND SAT IN THE SEAT. INDICATOR LIGHT STATED SYSTEM WAS "ON". SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT SOMETIMES SENSES A PASSENGER, AND SOMETIMES NOT. SHE WEIGHS OVER 140 LBS., SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2018 FOR THE SEAT SENSOR RECALL FIX - - WHATEVER THEY DID. BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE ONLY A "REINFORCEMENT". CAR IS PRESENTLY AT JUST OVER 24,000 MILES. VERY, VERY LIMITED PASSENGER SEAT USAGE. THE ONLY "OTHER" ELECTRICAL CHANGE IN THIS JOURNEY WAS AT DQ AND DRIVE HOME THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS SET TO PARKING LAMPS. WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE I RESET THIS SWITCH TO "HEADLAMPS". SO THE "ON" CONDITION WAS WITH HEADLAMPS VERSUS THE "OFF INDICATION" WITH PARK LAMPS. THAT SHOULDN'T MATTER, BUT YOU ASKED FOR INFORMATION. REPORTED INFORMATION TO GM, CASE NUMBER 9-6235950579
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351821August 28, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY INDEPENDENT OF A CRASH. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351162August 25, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE AND A REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED HER THAT HER AIR BAGS WERE FINE DUE TO THE FACT THAT HER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER, THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT HER PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF AND SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING MESSAGES HAD ILLUMINATED ON HER INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME NUMBER BACK FOR A SECOND TIME AND WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE DESPITE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE FOR HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341866July 28, 2020
AIR BAGS
MY CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SO IT SHOWS THE AIRBAG AS BEING "OFF" BECAUSE THE PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS BAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338905July 12, 2020
AIR BAGS
DUE TO RECALL HAD PPS MAT WORK PERFORMED (WITHOUT AIR BAG LIGHT EVER COMING ON), ONLY TO HAVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON TWO YEARS AFTER RECALL WORK. AIRBAG LIGHT NOW COMES ON UPON STARTUP. DEALER SAYS TOTAL SENSOR REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. PPS MAT FAILED - RECALL DID NOT WORK. USE VEHICLE ONLY IN SUMMERS PUTTING LIMITED MILEAGE ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337373July 3, 2020
SEATS
ALMOST 36K MILES AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH A PARTNER (ADULT OVER 150 LBS) AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF, I WENT OUT OF THE HIGHWAY FOR HIS SAFETY AND DRIVE SLOWER OUR WAY BACK TO WORK, BUT SUDDENDLY HE KIND OF ACCOMODATE HIMSELF ON THE SEAT AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT DISAPPERED, SO I ASKED HIM TO MOVE/CHANGE HIS SITTING POSITION ON THE SEAT AND THIS WAY THE LIGHT RETURNED AND THEN DISAPPEARD WHEN HE CHANGED RANDOMLY HIS WEIGHT OVER THE SEAT. RIGHT NOW THE LIGHT IS PERMANENT ON MY DASHBOARD NO MARE THER IS NO WEIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIT OR SOMEONE OVER 150 POUNDS SITS AND CHANGES SITTING POSITION. MY CAR ATTENDED THE RECALL 17036 AUG 2018 AT THAT TIME THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PRESENT ON MY PPS SO THEY PROCEED TO MAKE THE REINFORCEMENT, BUT NOW IT APPEARED THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME THE DIAGNOSTIC AND IF THE PPS IS THE FAILURE (AS IT SEEMS TO BE); THE PPS COST, AS IS OVER A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS ATTENDED AND THE PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330760June 25, 2020
AIR BAGS
TOOK THE CAR IN FOR RECALL. NO LIGHT ON. PARKED ALL WINTER TOOK FOR A DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. CALL DEALER WANT 120$ TO CHECK IT OUT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330595June 24, 2020
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE DOCTOR ON THE HIGHWAY AND A GIRL DIDN'T SEE OR STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AS SHE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HER BROADSIDE AT 70MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ALMOST COME THROUGH TO MY LAP. I SUFFERED EXTENSIVE INJURIES DUE TO THIS AND HAD TO BE AIR MED'D TO NEW ORLEANS TRAUMA HOSPITAL DUE TO THIS. AS A RESULT I AM STILL SUFFERING WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL INJURIES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OR SENT ANY NOTIFICATION OR INFORMATION REGARDING THE SAFETY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN IT AND WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP IF I WAS NOTIFIED. I BELIEVE THAT MY INJURIES WOULDN'T BE SO EXTENSIVE IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE SAFETY RECALL ISSUES ON MY CAR, WHICH IS NOW TOTALED. I AM VERY UPSET THAT SOMEONE FAILED TO DO THEIR JOB AND INFORM ME OF HOW UNSAFE MY CAR WAS. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND HOPE THAT NO ONE ELSE WAS AS SEVERELY INJURED DUE TO SOMEONE ELSE'S NEGLIGENCE. I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND CANNOT WORK DUE TO MY SUFFERING FROM THIS ACCIDENT AND BELIEVE THAT MY INJURIES WOULDN'T BE SO SEVERE IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED ON MY CAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11322009April 23, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEATS
AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED BY GM DEALER AND SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, HAS DONE THIS SINCE BEING REPLACED NO MATTER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270169October 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED (NOT REPLACED) UNDER PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALL. HOWEVER THE SENSOR STILL DOES NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES "OFF" WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THERE ARE NO FURTHER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258979September 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED. THIS CAUSES THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. I DO NOT KNOW IF AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258416September 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOLLOWING RECALL 17036 OF INSTALLMENT PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR REINFORCEMENT.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257352September 23, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. *TR CONSUMER STATED I HAD A RECALL FOR MY 2006 PONTIAC SOLTICE I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND HAD IT WORKED ON TO FIX THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY SAID THEY WERE FINISHED, AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE FOR AWHILE. NOW THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT GOES FROM ON TO OFF FREQUENTLY WHILE SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT. I`M WONDERING IF THEY USED THE SAME SENSORS LEFT OVER FROM STOCK FROM 2006 WHICH MAYBE BAD ALSO. WHAT DO I DO BECAUSE I DON`T LIKE THE IDEA OF MY WIFE RIDING ALONG BEING UNCOMFORTABLE, WORRYING ABOUT BEING SAFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255600September 16, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED AT AROUND 51800 MILES . WITH THIS TYPE OF A SAFETY ISSUE ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR AND THE WEIGHT SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT DOSEN'T WORK COULD END CATASTROPHICALLY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER FOR A RECALL OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE ISN'T ONE FOR MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246587August 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE AXLE SEAL LEAK. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING DUE TO A FAULTY PINION SEAL. I CHECKED ALL RECALL INFORMATION, AND YES, IT WAS RECALLED. I WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE RECALL AND REQUEST THAT IT BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED THE LEAK. SMALL AMOUNT ON GARAGE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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