Pontiac Solstice Complaints (2006)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10819540January 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR HAS GONE BAD FOR THE SECOND TIME. ONLY LASTED ABOUT THREE YEARS. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME THERE IS NO ONE SETTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818833January 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, GIVING ERROR ON DASHBOARD. RESEARCHED ERROR TO FIND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR IS REPORTED TO BE VERY TEMPORARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817660January 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED. DEALER QUOTED COST TO REPAIR IS NEARLY 10% OF WHAT VEHICLE IS WORTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809399December 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER LOGGING 25,000 MILES. THE FAILURE INDICATION HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO A BUMPY ROAD. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($800 OR MORE), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. DISCUSSING THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND THE EXPENSIVE FIX ONLY TEMPORARILY SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS CAN LEAD TO A DEPLOYMENT FAILURE OR AN UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS AN UNRELIABLE SAFETY CRITICAL COMPONENT THAT HAS NO PLACE IN A PASSENGER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806556November 24, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED WHICH INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT LATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790205November 13, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PONTIAC SOLSTICE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR HAS FAILED THEREBY CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THE CONTINUAL ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766553September 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
DEAR NHTSA CSR, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT APPEARS GM IS IGNORING A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE REVIEW THE COMPLAINT I FILED WITH GM BELOW AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEAR GM CSR, ON AUGUST 27, 2015 I HAD MY 2006 SOLSTICE IN FOR SERVICE AT RENTSCHLER, SLATINGTON, PA. THE ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATING FOR MY WIFE BUT DOES FOR ME. SHE WEIGHS 119 LBS. RENTSCHLER REPORTED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKING FINE. I ASKED WHAT IS WEIGHT OF PERSON THAT SAT IN PASSENGER SIDE SEAT? THEY INDICATED A MALE TECH. I STATED WORKS FOR ME ALSO BUT NOT FOR MY WIFE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE ONE OF THEIR GIRLS (ROBIN) TRY. THEY THEN WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ROBIN WEIGHS 110LBS. THE RENTSCHLER SERVICE PERSON THEN SHARED THEY CALLED GM AND WERE TOLD BY GM THAT THE AIR BAG ACTIVATION SENSOR IS WORKING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. I FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WORKED FINE FOR MY WIFE FROM THE YEAR I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006 UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS BREACH OF SAFETY PROTOCOL WHEN AIR BAG IS NOT BEING ACTIVATED FOR A 119LB ADULT. I DID NOT ARGUE WITH RENTSCHLER SINCE THEY CONTACTED GM, FELT MOST EXPEDIENT TO CONTACT GM. SINCERELY, [XXX] IN SUMMARY, THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR WORKED FINE FOR NEARLY 9 YEARS THEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED WORKING. GM / RENTSCHLER CLAIM THE AIRBAG SENSOR WORKING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. THIS JUST SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS BREACH OF SAFETY PROTOCOL. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A 119 LB ADULT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND BE PROTECTED BY THE AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. COINCIDENTALLY THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED PER RECALL. I AM NOT SAYING THIS DOES OR DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG / AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE, JUST NOTING TIME FRAME OF EVENTS. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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 !!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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?
Crash:
No
Fire:
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721871May 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721111May 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SAME PROBLEM AS STATED BY MANY SOLSTICE CUSTOMERS...AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE IS CONSTANTLY ON...CERTIFIED DEALER SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE...THIS IS A SEVERE LIABILITY ISSUE THAT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH...GM SHOULD ANNOUNCE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH IS CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE...LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713431April 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE CAR IS GARAGED AND NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 4 WEEKS AT THE TIME AND WHEN FIRST DRIVEN THE BRAKES WERE MUCH WEAKER THAN NORMAL AND PULLED THE CAR SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ONE MILE WITH NO CHANGE. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND FOUND LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING(COLD ROTORS), RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR ROTORS WERE HOT. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE TO CHECK AGAIN, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WAS STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED AND THE LEVEL WAS NORMAL AND THE FLUID WAS CLEAN. I PULLED INTO STREET TO TEST FURTHER AND AFTER TRAVELING 30-50 FEET THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS HARD AND BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. SAME DAY I VISITED THE DEALER, POAGE CHEVROLET IN WENTZVILLE, MO. SERVICE MANAGER AND HIS ASSOCIATE HAD NO IDEAS ON THE CAUSE OTHER THAN TO SAY "SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK AND NOW IT'S NOT STUCK ANYMORE". ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANY DIAGNOSTICS IF THE PROBLEM WASN'T PRESENT. I ASKED AND THE DEALER CHECKED AND SAID NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS EXISTED ON THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I DID SEE A TSB ON SATURN SKY(SISTER CAR TO THE SOLSTICE) FOR BRAKE ISSUE FOR MODEL YEAR 2008. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST THE BRAKES TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN TWICE SINCE WITH NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706088April 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE INOPERABLE WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON . I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH MOST PONTIAC SOLSTICES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL REQUIRING THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO BE FIXED? I'M SURE GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2006 , BUT HAVE DECIDED TO SETTLE LAW SUITS RATHER THAN RECALL CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEMATIC SENSORS WITH RELIABLE SENSORS. IT SEEMS THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH WITH THEIR DECISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705624April 14, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLASHED INDICATING TO SERVICE THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705501April 13, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DAUGHTERS IN 2006 SOLSTICE. DRUNK DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT GOING 50 MPH AND HIT OUR DAUGHTERS MAKING A LEFT TURN. SEVERE IMPACT ON AN ANGLE (FRONT/LEFT SIDE) WITH 2 FOOT INTRUSION INTO OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. REQUIRED PROLONGED EXTRICATION; SERIOUS INJURY WITH BAYFLIGHT TO HOSPITAL. 2006 SOLSTICE IS A GM RECALL VEHICLE FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

← Back to Pontiac Solstice