2007 Pontiac Solstice Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENOR WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,481 UPDATED 11/12/13*LJ

AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR FAILS TO ACTIVATE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON INDEFINITELY WHETHER PASSENGER IS IN PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. REPLACEMENT COST NEARLY $900. *TR

AFTER STARTING MY 2007 SOLSTICE, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A CAR THAT ONLY HAD 21,139 MILES ON IT, AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT. ALSO, THERE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I FEEL THAT SUCH A SAFETY ITEM SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 21,139 MILES. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF

FOR YEARS, THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT PASSENGERS. NOW THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, AND THE AIRBAG DASH WARNING LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON. A GM SERVICE CENTER REPORTS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $900. *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SCANNED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PPS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DECIDED NOT TO DO THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER $800. I AM QUITE UPSET BECAUSE THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT, BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ( BEING OVER 36 MONTHS). WHY WOULD A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT HAVE A FAULTY AIRBAG MODULE? *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING STAYS ILLUMINATED, PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT ENGAGED WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. I HAVE SEEN MANY CASES REPORTED BY OTHER CUSTOMERS. VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. DEALERSHIP STATES NOT A DEFECT. FAILURE CAUSED BY WATER GETTING TO THE UNIT (IE COFFEE SPILL ON PASSENGER SEAT?). PERSONALLY, I HAD NO COFFEE SPILL, BUT DEALERSHIP "DETAILED" MY CAR TWO TIMES. IF THIS IS SO COMMON, PERHAPS THE UNIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROTECTED AGAINST WATER CAUSING AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO MALFUNCTION. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL DUE TO THE AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM INTENDED TO SAVE LIVES COMMONLY MALFUNCTIONS. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS DUE TO THE FACT I CANNOT GET A STICKER AND IT WILL COST $1,000 TO FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

PASSENGER SAT DOWN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IN A PARKING LOT .DEALER SAID $800.TO REPAIR, NOW AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY.

2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING WITH HIS WIFE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY AIR BAG SEAT MODULE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $1200.00. UPDATED 10/31/13

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME NOW. I TOOK IT TO GM DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING. GM SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE PART BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY ACCIDENTS NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY BRAKES HARD ON IT'S OWN AS I AM SLOWING AND GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES. IT STARTS AROUND 20 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. TO HAVE YOUR CAR SLAM ON IT'S BRAKES ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE POWERTRAIN/TRANSMISSION CAN THROW ERROR CODES P0700 AND P2637 AND THAT CAN CAUSE THE SAME SUDDEN BRAKING OF THE CAR ON IT'S OWN. ALSO MY COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE(DIGITAL) INTERMITTENTLY GOES BLANK SHOWING ONLY THREE DASHES INSTEAD OF THE TEMP. WHEN IT DOES THIS MY AIR/HEAT WILL NOT WORK. MY PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. ALSO MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I ALSO HAVE A MYSTERIOUS COOLANT LEAK BUT IT'S INTERMITTENT AS WELL. *TR

MY 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE, 4 CYLINDER, 2.0 ENGINE'S IS UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY SOLSTICE AND TONS OF OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS ALONG WITH THE IGNITION RECALL...ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT STAYING ON. GM NEEDS TO ADD THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE TO THEIR LISTS OF RECALLS TO OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGERS/DRIVER IF INVOLVED IN A FRONT OF SIDE COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY WIDE-SPREAD EVENT THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN THIS MAKE/MODEL AND AFFILIATED CARS (I.E. SATURN SKY). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT IN THE SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 12/26/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STAYED ON. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATED AN OFF STATUS CONSTANTLY, REGARDLESS OF THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER.

IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I PURCHASED MY SECOND PONTIAC. TODAY THIS VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME SERVICE MESSAGE AS MY OTHER PONTIAC. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. MY OTHER PONTIAC HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS NOW, I CAN'T AFFORD THE $750 IT COSTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG ON THE FIRST PONTIAC IS THE MAIN REASON I STILL HAVE THE ISSUES, BUT NOW MY SECOND PONTIAC PURCHASE IS HAVING THE SAME ERROR. THIS HAS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR MORE THAN JUST ME. I DO SEE THAT THE AIR BAG HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR MY MODEL BUT A DIFFERENT YEAR. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE MORE THAN ONE MODEL ISSUE. THANKS *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THE MODULE WAS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $800.00. I BELIEVE WITH ONLY 39000 MILES GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

THE PASSENGER PRESENCE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE IN MY VEHICLE FAILED AT JUST OVER 11K MILES. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. 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

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARED ON LCD DISPLAY, PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED WITH MY DAUGHTERS SAFETY, I PAID OVER $900 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL DUE TO ITS DIRECTLY PREVENTING THE FUNCTION OF A CRASH SAFETY SYSTEM INTENDED TO SAVE LIVES. *TR

SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIT UP ON DISPLAY IN DASH AT THE SAME TIME PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WENT OFF AND DID NOT COME BACK ON I HAD DEALER CHECK THIS AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOW INOPERATIVE AS I DID NOT WANT MY WIFE RIDING IN THIS SEAT WITHOUT IT WORKING PROPERLY. HE INFORMED ME A SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS I HAVE CHECKED WITH SEVERAL SOLSTICE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS SOME WITH AS LOW AS 2300 MILES ON THEIR VEHICLES THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I HAD A PASSENGER SIT IN MY PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE SUDDENLY IT STAYED ON AND GAVE ME A WARNING LIGHT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE NOW ALL MY PASSENGERS DO NOT HAVE A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG. *TR I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS OWNERS ON THE SOLSTICE FORUMS ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INFORMATION LIGHT CAM ON. BROUGHT TO GM DEALER SAID TO BE PAS,SEAT SENSOR WAS BAD OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO REPAIR AT A COST OF 800.00 DOLLARS I THINK THIS SAFETY ITEM SHOULD BE GMS CONCERN. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR INDICATES THAT IT IS "OFF" EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS DISPLAYED ON DASH. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR GOING OUT. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COSTLY REPAIR THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE OWNER! GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS SAFETY FEATURE SINCE IT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG SOLSTICE OWNERS. IS OUR SAFETY NOT IMPORTANT?... *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE AND AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS NOT DETECTING WHEN SOMEONE IS ON THE SEAT. SYSTEM STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. WONDERING IF THIS MALFUNCTION IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN I GO TO SLOW DOWN EITHER BY COASTING OR LIGHT BRAKING WHEN MY CAR GETS TO ABOUT 20MPH IT FEELS LIKE IT SUDDENLY BRAKES OR DOWN SHIFTS BUT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE SEAT BELT IT WOULD SEND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS INTO THE WINDSHIELD!! IT IS TERRIFYING!! I AM A MASTER MECHANIC AND I VERIFIED THAT IT WASN'T THE BRAKES GRABBING BY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE IT SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WHEN YOU DO THAT THE CAR WILL NOT SUDDENLY JERK STOPPED. IT SETS MANY CODES TCM ETC. I HAD THE TCM REPLACED AND SYNCED AT DEALERSHIP BUT THE CAR IS STILL DOING IT. THE CODE NOW READS THAT "COMMUNICATION TO THE TCM IS LOST" I WAS TOLD BY GM WHEN SPEAKING TO THEM ABOUT THE LATEST RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT THEY SAID IT COULD BE RELATED BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AFFECTS THE CAR SHUTTING OFF, ROLLING AWAY AND THE AIRBAG INOPERATIVE LIGHT. MANY OTHER PONTIAC SOLSTICE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF NOT FIXED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 SOLSTICE AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CHECKED AND ESTIMATED $770. FOR REPAIR. IN MY OPINION, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SENSOR IN MY PONTIAC SOLSTICE WENT OUT ON AUGUST 12TH WHILE THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM TO LONGER FUNCTION. IT IS A VERY COSTLY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY SOLSTICE OWNERS. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE AIR BAG ON THE DISPLAY. CONTACTED GM B0081 CODE. $900 TO REPAIR. *TR

I NOTICED THE AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING OFF. THERE WAS AN ADULT IN THE SEAT WITH A WEIGHT OF 135 LBS. ALSO THE DIC DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG". *TR FROM WHAT I GATHER ON THE INTERNET, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS OVER $600. I CANNOT PAY THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 03/02/15*LJ UPDATED 6/15/2015 *JS

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE AIRBAG WASN'T WORKING. DIAGNOSTIC TOOL SHOWED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR MAY BE BAD. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON AN INCLINE AND LEFT WITH ENGINE OFF, PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND IN 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS FOUND AFTER IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND WAS STOPPED BY HAVING RUN INTO A GROUP OF 7 FOOT HEIGHT HEDGES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE STILL ENGAGED WHEN RECOVERED. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN APPROXIMATE 30 DEGREE INCLINE WHEN IT ROLLED DOWN THE PAVED SURFACE AND STRUCK A CONRETE CURB. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND ADJUSTED SUBSEQUENT TO AN EARLIER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY PARKED WITHOUT ROLLING ON ANY INCLINED SURFACE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN AT ALL WHEN ENGAGED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ROLLING AT LESS THEN 1 MPH. *TR

VEHICLE SHOWS "SERVICE AIR BAG" AFTER 42000 MILES, 80% OF WHICH WITHOUT A PASSENGER. PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF, WHILE PASSENGER IN CAR. NEVER COMES ON. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM, WILL NOT COVER IT, $1000+ REPAIR. *TR

I AM NOT SURE IF I ALREADY REPORTED THIS ON YOUR SITE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ROUGHLY 2011 WITH VEHICLE MILEAGE PROBABLY AROUND 20,000 MILES THE 'AIRBAG' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS INOPERABLE. THE LIGHT HAS STAYED UNTIL THIS WHOLE TIME AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 47,000 MILES ON IT.

THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY (2 MOS) 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 FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE BRAND. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. CHECKED MANUAL AND MANUAL STATED TO SEE LOCAL DEALER IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY MEANS TO ME THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK TO AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE FOLLOWING: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON SCANNED CODE B0081 CODE STORED CURRENT CHECK OUT PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS AND PPS SYSTEM HAS NO DATA PPS HAS CURRENT CODES 2036-1063 INDICATING FAILED PPS MODULE. $575.92 PTL TO REPLACE AND PROGRAM REPLACED PPS SYSTEM ALL IN ONE ASSY WITH CUSHION WIRING MODULE, ETC. RECALIBRATE SYSTEM CLEAR CODES AND RECHECK OPERATION OK. SO BOTTOM LINE, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FILED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WENT BAD. INQUIRED WITH AUTHORIZED DEALER IF PONTIAC WOULD STAND BEHIND WHAT IS AN APPARENT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE MAKE AND YEAR OCCURRENCE WITH THE VEHICLE. PROVIDED THE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE. AUTHORIZED DEALER SIMPLY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. HOW MANY MORE 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE'S WITH LOW MILEAGE HAVE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A RECALL IS OBVIOUS? THIS IS NOT JUST A SQUEAKY RATTLE THIS IS SAFETY. THESE CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS FOR A REASON. THEY ARE SMALL COMPACT TWO SEATERS. WITHOUT A PROPERLY WORKING AIR BAG IT COULD BE FATAL FOR PASSENGER IN A COLLISION. BECAUSE OF THE SMALL SIZE OF THE CAR IT WOULD NOT TAKE A SUBSTANTIAL COLLISION FOR SAFETY TO BE A AN ISSUE. WILL IT REQUIRE SOMEONE BEING PERMANENTLY INJURED OR LOSING THEIR LIFE BEFORE A RECALL IS REQUIRED? I DON'T EVEN KNOW CARS AND I CAN READ THE POSTS ON THIS SITE AND KNOW 2 + 2 DOES EQUAL A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE INITIATE AND MAKE PONTIAC DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INDICATORS FOR THE AIR BAGS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE OF $600-$1000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 11/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SENDING UNIT IN THE SEAT. IT WAS INVESTIGATED AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR WHICH WAS $200. UPDATED 11/16/11

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARED ON LCD DISPLAY, PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS THAT THIS SENSOR FAILURE IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE AND SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL DUE TO ITS DIRECTLY PREVENTING THE FUNCTION OF A CRASH SAFETY SYSTEM INTENDED TO SAVE LIVES. IF THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT FALL UNDER FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR A NECESSARY RECALL, GM SHOULD INSTITUTE A GOOD-CONSCIENCE RECALL DUE TO THE PROHIBITIVE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THIS SIMPLE SENSOR (<$800). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ..UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF UPDATED 10/24/11 UPDATED 11/07/11*JB

2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE PASSNEGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTANT WITH PASSENGER SITTING IN SIT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE AIRBAG PROBLEMS. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. OVER $600 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

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! *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT PASSENGERS. EVENTUALLY, THE SENSOR COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON AT ALL TIMES. GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF PPS MODULE ($1,100 FOR PARTS/LABOR). *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME AND THE ROAD CURVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T AND SHE HIT A SIGN THEN A PINE TREE THAT STOPPED HER. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE NEVER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL THE IGNITION PROBLEM CAME TO LIGHT. SHE NEVER DROVE AGAIN AND DEVELOPED MULTIPLE INFECTIONS UNTIL SHE DIED FEB. 24,2013 AT AGE 57. NOT KNOWING THE WRECK WAS NOT HER FAULT. *TR

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.

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AT 39000 MILES, FOUND ON INTERNET WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, CALLED DEALERSHIP IN ALVIN TX AND ASKED ABOUT RECALL, TOLD NO RECALL AND I SAID "THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT NEEDS A RECALL", WAS TOLD BY SERVICE WRITER THAT "AIR BAGS ARE NOT A SAFETY ITEM, ONLY REASON THEY ARE PUT IN A CAR IS BECAUSE OF BEING MANDATORY BY GOVERNMENT, AND AS LONG AS PASSENGER HAS SEAT BELT ON THEN EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE", WHO ARE THESE FOOLS THAT GENERAL MOTORS HIRE? DO THEY REALLY BELIEVE THIS S*&%? OR IS IT A WAY TO GET PEOPLE FROM PUSHING FOR REPAIRS? ANYWAYS, I WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE BUT WHO WOULD BUY A VEHICLE FOR A REASONABLE PRICE FOR A DEATH TRAP, WELL, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT GM BUILDS, THEY WONT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS OR FOR THE CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE MADE THEM SOOOO MUCH MONEY OVER THE YEARS, AND WITH OUR TAXES THAT BAILED THEM OUT AND PAID TO KEEP THEM WITH JOBS THEY JUST KEEP SCREWING THE CUSTOMERS OVER, WHEN WILL EVERYONE WISE UP AND JUST SHUT THEM DOWN WITH THE QUALITY THAT THEY HAND OUT, WELL, FOR NOW ON I AM GOING TO DO MY PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,307.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR BAGS SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 71-977-959082 , BUT DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR