2006 Pontiac Solstice Complaint Log

STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED A FAILED PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR AND QUOTED A PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE PRICE TO FIX IT. DEFECTIVE SENSOR FAILS AND PREVENTS NORMAL OPERATION OF AIR BAGS. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR MAT, SHOULD BE A RECALL.

I AM PART OF THE GM IGNITION RECALL... AND HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH NOW ON HOW IT MAY BE TIED TO THE AIRBAG ISSUE I SEEM TO BE HAVING. THE WARNING THAT MY AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK AND NEED TO BE SERVICED KEEPS COMING UP. (SO I AM DRIVING WITH NO AIRBAGS ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS NO RECALL!!). *TR

AIRBAG SEAT SENSORS ON PASSENGER SEAT FAILED DUE TO NORMAL USE AND WILL NOT ALLOW AIR BAG SYSTEM TO OPERATE. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY

PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BROKEN SEAT SENSOR WHICH NEEDS TO BE PLACED AT A COST OF $ 750 - $800. DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS EFFECTS THE OPERATION OF ALL AIRBAGS. SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THIS WEBSITE. *TR

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.

MY LIGHTLY DRIVEN 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE'S PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AT 24,300 MILE MARK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A POSSIBLE FIX AND OR RECALL. DURING MY SEARCH I NOTICED MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, NUMBERING IN THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO GM FOR MANY YEARS THEY MAKE GREAT VEHICLES AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BUY GM. BUT THIS AIR BAG LIGHT BUGS ME EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE FIX IS EXPENSIVE AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. MY LAST SIX NEW VEHICLES WERE GENERAL MOTORS AND I OWN TWO NOW NO OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, OR FOR THAT MATTER ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. *TR

THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAS FAILED AND HAS DISABLED MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT ON MY DASH BOARD AND A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DLC AT STARTUP. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG (AND POSSIBLY THE DRIVER AIRBAG) ARE OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE REGARDLESS OF PASSENGER OCCUPANCY.

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.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH THE PASSANGER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENS TO MOST ALL PONTIAC SOLISTICE'S. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN REFERENCE TO THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR A PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SISTER CAR THE SATURN SKY WHICH CAUSES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE, THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NOT LIMITED TO JUST A FEW VEHICLES BUT MOSTLY ALL! GM NEEDS TO STAND BY THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR REPLACED.. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG IS INDICATED ON DASH; PASSENGER AIRBAG 'OFF ' (EVEN WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED)--OUR DEALERSHIP FOUND: "PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILED" -- ESTIMATE TO REPAIR, $768. 71. WAS TOLD PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. TRIED TO CHECK ON RECALLS; FOUND MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS (BUT NOT ON SOLSTICE OR SATURN SKY)----THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. ALSO TRIED CONTACTING THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (TO NO AVAIL); AFTER PLAYING PHONE TAG FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE; WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP US. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH OUR LOCAL DEALER; THEY ARE A GOOD FACILITY AND ARE APPARENTLY JUST FOLLOWING THEIR PROTOCOLS. I DO CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND WISH TO DOCUMENT THIS SITUATION--------- *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON. AFTER REVIEWING MY OPTIONS AND A REVIEW OF SOLSTICE AND SKY ON-LINE SIGHTS THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MANY OF THESE CARS. INTERESTING THAT GM HAS NOW COME FORTH ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY THAT HAS CAUSED DEATHS THAT THYE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS WELL. CLEARLY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS A FAULT. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD DEAL WITH THIS BEFORE ANY MORE DEATHS. THANK YOU *TR

CAR HAS AN UNBELIEVABLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING MOSTLY FROM 1ST THRU 3RD GEAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. AFTER 2 MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS(RESULTS FINE) I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM(IT WAS UNDER ITS 30 DAY FRONT TO BACK WARRANTY), WHEN THEY DROVE IT FOR 50FT SAID YES THERE IS A DEFINITE "CLUNKING" NOISE GOING ON AND WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. THEY TOOK IT TO THEIR PONTIAC/GM DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION. THAT DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE REAR END AND IT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER MINE WAS EXCESSIVE SO THEY RE-PLACED THE REAR END/DRIVESHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL. WHEN CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME IT STILL WAS MAKING THE NOISE W/ A LETTER FROM GM STATING THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THESE PARTICULAR CARS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME KIND OF DEFECT GOING ON W THESE MAKES AND MODELS, IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT OF THIS CAR AND OTHERS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING IT BASICALLY SOUNDS LIKE THE BACK END OR TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT OR SOMETHING IS STICKING, THE GEARS ARE ALWAYS GETTING STUCK WHEN SHIFTING AND IT IS A FIGHT TO GET IT INTO GEAR MOST TIMES. ADDITIONALLY WHEN TRYING TO TURN CORNERS OR COME TO A STOP THE CAR APPEARS TO BE LOCKING UP, STEERING GETS TIGHT AND BREAKS JUST DON'T FEEL TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS IN MINT CONDITION FOR IT BEING A 2006 AND UNDER 26K MILES(W/ THE EXCEPTION OF THIS COMPLAINT). ALL THE PREVIOUS RECALL HAVE BEEN DONE AND THE NEWEST ONE HAS YET TO BE DONE EVEN THOUGH THE PONTIAC/GM DEALERSHIP ORDERED IT FOR ME 2 MONTHS AGO AND GM SENT ME A LETTER LAST WEEK TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED, THERE STILL ARE NO PARTS AND IM STILL WAITING AND IM BASICALLY ACCORDING TO GM STUCK W A CAR THAT CLUNKS AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY AND STICKS IN BETWEEN GEARS WHICH THEY STATE IS NORMAL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THESE MODELS, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND BEEN TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $900.00 TO REPAIR AS THE SENSOR HAS FAILED. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, AND THE COMMON COMPLAINT IS THAT PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, BUT DID NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. APPARENTLY, THE MAJORITY OF SENSOR FAILURES WERE AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY THAT HAD THE SENSOR FAIL WELL BEFORE THAT. *TR

UPON STARTING OUR 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF FEB. 2013 TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE TO LET IT RUN A BIT SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS DUE TO US LIVING IN AN AREA THAT HAS COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES, I NOTICED THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON THE DIC AND DID NOT GO OFF. I SHUT THE CAR OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES AND RESTARTED IT THINKING THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE WOULD GO AWAY, BUT IT HASN'T. OUR PAMPERED 2006 SOLSTICE ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. NOT SURE WHY THIS MESSAGE WOULD BE SHOWING UP NOW OUT OF THE BLUE WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST FINE WHEN IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE 3 MONTHS AGO. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. HOW DOES SOMETHING ALL OF THE SUDDEN FAIL JUST SITTING THERE NOT BEING DRIVEN? AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND READING HUNDREDS, PROBABLY OVER A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY ISSUE THAT I ALONG WITH TOO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN TO OUR CAR'S. SEEMS LIKE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR PART THAT JUST FAILS RANDOMLY WHICH COULD PUT A PASSENGER IN GRAVE DANGER, AND IT SEEMS FROM WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED GM IS NOT OFFERING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LEAVING THE OWNERS TO PAY THE HIGH COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND REPAIRED. MOST PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AND SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A PROCEDURE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF THESE TYPE PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS FAILING. *TR

THE VEHICLE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40K ORIGINAL MILES BUT THE SENSOR FAILED JUST AFTER THE 36K MILE ENDED. THE SENSOR IS POORLY DESIGNED AND THE DEALER WANTS 900 TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE SEE HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.

FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. WILL NOT RECOGNIZE PASSENGER. THE DEALER REPAIR IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY. *TR

THE AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY SAYS OFF, DOES NOT CHANGE, THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHES SERVICE AIR BAG, AND THE AIR BAG DUMMY LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 80 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR DISPLAYS AS NEEDING SERVICE. LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT WITH PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CARS EFFECTED BY THIS AND A RESOLVE IS NEEDED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. *TR

I MADE A TURN AND AS I WAS PROCEEDING I HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL . WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR CAME TO AN APRUPT , JOLTING STOP AND A BIG TRUCK BEHIND SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND NARROWLY STOPPED BEFORE HITTING ME IN THE REAR. I WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS DANGEROUS CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *TR

THE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON THAT IS AN "AIR BAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT" AND SAYS TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG. I JUST LOOKED UP OTHER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A LOT OF SIMILAR OR EXACT PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL IN MY OPINION DUE TO BEING SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE DEALERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND ARE WILLING TO CHARGE YOU FOR ATTEMPTED REPAIRS ONLY TO MAKE YOU SPEND MORE TIME AND MONEY TO BRING IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND KEEP TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS TYPICAL OF MANY NEW CAR DEALERS ON OTHER SERVICE AREAS TOO. PLEASE ASK THEM TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE HUMAN LIFE IS GREATLY AFFECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

THE ISSUE IS THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON . JUST ONE DAY WE GOT MESSAGE SERVICE AIR BAG. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON 2009 AND OTHER COMPLAINTS 2006 BUT HAVE NOT SEEN RECALL ON MY YEAR. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

I PURCHASED THE CARE THREE YEARS FROM A DEALER. THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF I HAD NO PROBLEMS. THAT ALL CHANGED AS THE CHECK AIR BAG RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON RELATING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THAT FOLLOWED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITHOUT EVER RECEIVING A NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE SENT ONLY TO THE DEALERS, NOT THE OWNERS BY GM. UPON GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPLACE THE CONVERTER. MOST RECENT WAS A MAILED NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING RECALLED AND WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. HOWEVER, AFTER WRITING THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF GM AND INFORMING HER OF MY PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG ABOUT TWO MONTHS A REPLY CAME BACK WITH ANY RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. AS OF RECENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GM IS IN THE NEW AGAIN WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SPORT VEHICLES SUCH AS THE CADILLAC ESCALATE. IN OWNING CARS OR OVER 50 YEARS I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A CHECK AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MY CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME AIR BAG SENSING SYSTEM AS PLACED IN THEIR SPORT VEHICLES. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MAY BE IN FOR LETHAL ACCIDENT IF SUCH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DOES NOT OCCUR DURING AN ACCIDENT. NO ACCIDENT YET! THE ABOVE DATE IS WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AND STILL ON. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY FOUND A MELTED WIRE ON THE CLOCK SPRING. TWO HOURS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,220 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,241.

I WAS DRIVING MY SOLSTICE ON THE HIGH WAY AT 55MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT SEEMED LIKE THE MOTOR DIED I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AT A RAPID SPEED, DOWN TO 25MPH IN A BLINK OF AN EYE. I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE IT ALSO WAS JOLTING FORWARD. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY THE CAR AGAIN JUMPED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO CLIP THE CURB WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SCRATCH THE DOOR. IT WAS ONLY AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THAT ANY OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT GM KNEW ABOUT A CATASTROPHIC CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE BACK IN 2009 AND WOULD FIX IT AT NO CHARGE. WHY DID THEY NOT MAKE A RECALL AND FIX THIS AT THAT TIME? AFTER CONTACTING THEM BY TELEPHONE THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE SCRATCH ON MY CAR. HOW ARE THEY NOT AT FAULT? IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME AND CRASHED INTO ME AND KILLED ME, WOULD THEY HAVE THE SAME ATTITUDE? IT WAS THEIR PART THAT FAILED, AND YET I AM STUCK BAILING THEM OUT ONCE AGAIN. *JS

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON BY ITSELF. SENT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND IT IS SAID THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE IS BROKEN AND IT COSTS AROUND $700 TO FIX. SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE A HUGE BUNCH OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT. THE AIR BAG IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SAFETY. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BEFORE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO COMPLAIN THIS. AND I AM SURE THERE ARE STILL MANY OTHER PONTIAC SOLSTICE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO REPORT AND COMPLAIN THIS PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF THE ONLINE FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE REPORT THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/DIC-SERVICE-AIR-BAG-FAMILIAR-ANYONE-69046/ I REALLY HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE APPROPRIATELY SOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

BEGINNING MARCH, 2012, MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND HAS CONTINUED TO SEND A WARNING. PRIOR TO THE SERVICE LIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE ON/OFF INDICATOR WOULD PERIODICALLY NOT RECOGNIZE THAT SOMEONE WAS IN THE SEAT AND HAD THE SEAT BELT SECURLY ON. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PASSENGER IN MY CAR IS SAFE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED NOW THAT I LEARNED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ALSO HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE MY CAR TO CEASE RUNNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I LOVE THIS CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF IT. IN ADDITION, I WOULD NOT FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I WOULD BE SELLING A SAVE CAR TO A NEW OWNER. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SOLSTICE WEB SITES AND THIS SEAT BELT PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED??? *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED OFF, THEN BACK ON, THEN OFF AGAIN WHEN SOMEONE OVER 100# WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEN, IT STAYED OFF, AND THE DASH LIGHT "SERVICE AIR BAG SOON" NOW STAYS ON. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM. *JS

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES I GET A "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE WHICH INHIBITS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FROM ARMING REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH SOMEONE WEIGHS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS APPEAR TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF AN ADULT PASSENGER SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,430 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,400.

THE AIR BAG SENSOR, FOR THE PASSENGER, IN MY VEHICLE FAILED. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON. 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 ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE AIR BAG SENOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED AFTER A CAR WASH AND INTERIOR CLEANING. I'M AFRAID FOR MY PASSENGERS THAT HAVE TO RIDE WITH ME THAT INCLUDES MY WIFE, I'VE SEEN THE REPAIR COST ($500-$800). AT THIS TIME I CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE FOR IT TO FAIL IN A SHORT TIME AGAIN, WHICH IS FROM WHAT I'VE READ IS A COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON-OFF INDICATOR IS ALWAYS OFF WITH AN AIR BAG WARNING IDIOT LIGHT AND DIC MESSAGE. I ASSUME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND THE REPAIR COST FROM GM IS EXTREMELY HIGH. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE, WOULDN'T GM WANT TO VOLUNTARILY ISSUE A RECALL. IF THEY DON'T, CAN THEY BE FORCED TO DO THIS BY THE NHTSA? WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR A RECALL (SAFETY RISK, % VEHICLES AFFECTED, PRODUCTION NUMBERS)? *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER ITS 'BUMPER-TO-BUMPER' WARRANTY EXPIRED. 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 ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CHANGED LANES TO THE CENTER LANE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS LOST ALL TRACTION; BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THE FRONT AXLE CRACKED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 07V589000(POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL) ON HIS VEHICLE AND THE REPAIRS WERE DONE, BUT HE CONTINUED TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER AXLE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DECK LID ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OPENED UP ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTROL FOR THE DECK LID WAS ELECTRONIC. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED AND CASE 71862322670 WAS ASSIGNED TO AN INVESTIGATOR. HE FINALLY TALKED TO THE INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED THAT IT WAS NOT MECHANICAL; THEREFORE, THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SWITCHES ON AND OFF WITH PASSENGER PRESENT. AIRBAG NO LONGER HAS FUNCTION OR WORKING CORRECTLY AND A TROUBLE CODE HAS POSTED. THERE IS NO WAY TO COMPLETELY DISABLE THE AIRBAG SO MY FAMILY AND I COULD BE TRAVELING OR DELIVERING THE CAR TO BE FIXED AND THE AIRBAG COULD POSSIBLY BE DEPLOYED RESULTING IN INJURY OR EVEN WORSE POSSIBLE FATALITY. GM SHOULD RECALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEMS AS IT IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO A FEW BUT SEVERAL THOUSAND CASES. *TR

DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR SHOWING THE AIR BAG IS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN SEAT WEIGHING OVER 160 LBS. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T AND WE HAVE TRIED GETTING IN THE CAR AND SITTING IN THE SEAT DIFFERENT WAYS. NOT SURE WHAT WE NEED TO DO. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND I WORRY WHEN IT SHOWS NOT ON AND I'M SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND FEEL GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS EVEN IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY. OUR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED JUNE 2, 2009. DON'T KNOW IF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAVE PROBLEMS OR NOT. INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHEN OR IF IT HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION - PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILS TO REGISTER WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. AIRBAG IS "OFF" WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. *TR

WARNING LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON FOR AN AIR BAG PROBLEM (INDICATES PASSENGER BAG IS OFF) WHILE MY WIFE OF ABOUT 150 LBS. WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. IT WENT OUT BRIEFLY AND THEN CAME BACK ON PERMANENTLY. IT HAS REMAINED ON ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, AND THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE SPEEDOMETER WARNS THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDS MAINTENANCE. FROM READINGS ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED, THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT MUST BE REPLACED AT BETWEEN $600.-$750, THAT THE AIR BAG WILL IN FACT FAIL TO DEPLOY AND THAT ANY REPLACEMENT SENSORS LIKELY WILL ALSO FAIL. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH ANY PASSENGER.

2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE...DIFFERENTIAL NOISES AND CLUNKING WHILE TURNING SLOW CORNERS. DEALER INSTALLED RECALL FOR SEAL AND LUBE..STILL MAKES LOUD NOISES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOW . SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SOME OF THEM HAVE HAD LOCK UPS THAT CAUSED THEM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE...SOME ONE HAS TO STEP UP TO GM AND GET THEM TO MAKE A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS PROBLEM...OR I GUESS IT WILL HAPPEN AFTER SOMEONE DIES FROM THE DEFECTIVE DRIVE TRAIN. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. I SEE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD THAT MINE HAS FAILED.

WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. SINCE THEN WE HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT YOUR AGENCY KNOWS THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN "NO PARTS TO FIX THIS". IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHY NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE MANUFACTURERS?? SO DRIVING THIS PUTS US AT RISK AND OTHERS ON THE ROADS !! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WHY HAVE YOUR AGENCY AND THEN DO NOTHING?

MY WIFE SUGGESTED TO ME THAT THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION TO THE CAR. I DIDN'T REALLY CONSIDER THAT A POSSIBILITY. HOWEVER, SHE HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE ACCIDENT BEYOND SAYING "ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR". WHILE I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CAR TITLE, WHICH I'VE STILL NOT FOUND BY THE WAY, I DISCOVERED A RECALL NOTICE FROM EARLY 2008. I REVIEWED THE DOCUMENT AND DISCOVERED THE 3RD CONDITION WHICH MAY OCCUR SOUNDS LIKE A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. I'M NOT SURE OF THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION AT THIS POINT. I'M NOT A MECHANICAL EXPERT BUT IT SEEMS TO ME WE COULD EASILY DISCOVER IF THE DIFFERENTIAL IS JAMMED. IF SO, I SUSPECT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY WIFE. IF NOT, I DON'T KNOW IF THESE THINGS CAN JAM AND RELEASE OR NOT. OF COURSE, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE ISN'T PLACED IN JEOPARDY LIKE MY WIFE MAY HAVE BEEN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WORK TO GET THE TICKET AGAINST HER DISMISSED AND REMOVE THIS FROM OUR RECORDS AS AN "AT FAULT" ACCIDENT. PERHAPS TRAVELERS COULD FIND SOME RELIEF IF THE CAR REALLY MALFUNCTIONED. WE HAD THE RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED BY THE DEALER WHEN WE RECEIVED THE RECALL IN 2008. WHEN MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON DECEMBER 3, 2009 SHE ASKED THAT THEY ALSO EXAMINE A NOISE SHE WAS HEARING. THE DEALERS NOTES ON THE SERVICE TICKET INDICATE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL IN 2008. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND ORDERED PARTS. THE PARTS DID NOT ARRIVE SO THEY LET MY WIFE DRIVE OFF - KNOWING A POSSIBLE SERIOUS PROBLEM MIGHT EXIST. *TR

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