Pontiac Solstice Complaints (2008)

159 consumer complaints on file.

#10970989April 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968383March 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950040February 7, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN PARKED ON A INCLINED SURFACE. HANDLE IS EXTENDED TO IT'S MAXIMUM POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944460January 11, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR FAILED ON SEAT BOTTOM AFTER PASSENGER SAT ON SEAT DURING FREEZING WEATHER. APPARENTLY AN ALL TOO COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR. NO FIX OFFERED OTHER THAN REPLACING ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM AT A COST UPWARDS OF $1000. CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936376December 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON DURING INITIAL STARTING SEQUENCE AND NEVER EXTINGUISHES. I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULT ON MY DRIVE INFORMATION CONTROL (DIC) IN ORDER TO SELECT OTHER OPTIONS. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON NOW FOR TWO MONTHS. NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935623December 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH DRIVING AND STATIONARY. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS AN INTERNAL CIRCUIT SHORT IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. COST FOR REPAIR WAS $1,000.00. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 23,000 MI. ON IT. *TR
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
#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
#10894706August 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM HAS FAILED IN MY 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR IS NEAR MUSEUM CONDITION AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892048August 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. TAKEN TO GM DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED (PSS ERROR). THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 16000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS USED PERHAPS 5% OF THAT TIME. I WAS QUOTED $800 FOR REPAIR SINCE THE BOTTOM PASSENGER SEAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP16001
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877044June 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. FOUND THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS JUST OVER 64,000 MILES ON IT. WE WERE JUST GETTING INTO IT AND IT FAILED AND THE START OF THE ENGINE.
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
#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
#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
#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
#10820644January 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 571.401 IN THAT IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO RELEASE ALL LATCHES FROM INSIDE THE TRUNK. THE BUTTRESS RELEASE CABLES(2) ARE CONNECTED TO A SOLENOID THAT MUST BE OPERATED ELECTRICALLY AND ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE. IT IS ALSO A KNOWN COMMON FAILURE FOR THESE CABLES TO FAIL AND NOT RELEASE THE BUTTRESS FLAPS FROM THE EXTERIOR. MY CABLES HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE AND TRUNK RELEASE DESIGN DO NOT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819505January 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AT 67K. THE CAR WAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT AND HAS NO DAMAGE. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER, THEY WANT $900 TO FIX THE FAULTY SENSOR WHAT IT SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783495October 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECENTLY STARTED A RELATIONSHIP WHERE MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER HAS CHILDREN (ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO). I PREVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE PASSENGERS VERY OFTEN. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY STEPCHILD AGE 12 IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE THERE WAS A CHIME FROM THE CAR AND THE DASH DISPLAY SAID 'SERVICE AIRBAG'. THE AIR DIC LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ACTIVATION LIGHT SWITCHED TO OFF. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS BAD. THIS CAUSES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO BE ALWAYS OFF, PUTTING ALL MY PASSENGERS AT RISK OR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY CAR ONLY HAS 56K MILES ON IT, BUT A BRIEF SEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 AND 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICES -- OFTEN WITH MILES IN MID TO HIGH TWENTIES. THE FAILURE RATE OF THIS CRITICAL SYSTEM AND THE FACT IT DEFAULTS TO ALWAYS OFF WITH NO BYPASS FOR SELECTION PRESENTS A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THE COST OF DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR IS JUST SHORT OF $1000, WHICH MEANS THAT A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CARE THAT FAILS REGULARLY WITH LOW MILES AND IN MY CASE VERY LOW USE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE UNTIL RECENTLY WILL COST A MUCH MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD IN ORDER TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH AIR BAG SYSTEMS AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777957September 27, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WAS IN TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE ON 8/7/14. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE, APPARENTLY DUE TO A FAILED PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. THE CAR HAD FEWER THAN 13,000 MILES OF USE OVER SIX YEARS. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COMPONENT HAS BEEN RECALLED BY GM ON OTHER VEHICLES. WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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