2008 Pontiac Solstice Complaint Log

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.

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?

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LOCATED IN SEAT FAILED, EXPENSIVE PART REPLACEMENT, AND RECALL ON SAME STYLE SENSOR IN DIFFERENT CARS.

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.

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.

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.

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSORS FAILED AT 50,000 MILES

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY GIRLFRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MY CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OASSANGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN HE SEAT BROKE.

THE SOLSTICE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY READING "ESC SERVICE". WITH THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW, AS SOON AS WE START THE CAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND ARE STAYING ON WITHOUGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THERE IS NO ESC SERVICE LIGHT INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HIGH AND HARD TO PRESS. IN ADDITION WE'VE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHUTTING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CALLED OUT ON A GM RECALL #13036 FOR OVER 2 MILLION VEHICLES BUT THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. IT APPEARS IT SHOULD BE. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS NOTED ON THIS RECALL ARE SYMPTOMATIC TO WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH OUR CAR. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS POINT. IT'S NOTED ON THE RECALL THAT ANY OF THE ABOVE CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND OPENED A CLAIM. WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT ANY REPAIRS / ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE DONE WILL NEED TO COME OUT OF OUR POCKETS AS THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE IS NOT LISTED ON THIS RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSES EXPEDITIOUSLY.

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CAME ON DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING AND HAS REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY SINCE THAT TIME, APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS. THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO ANY ACCIDENT. DIAGNOSIS USING ON OBD SCAN TOOL WAS COMPLETED BY A REPUTABLE LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE, AT A MINIMUM, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH DUE TO THIS FAULTY SEAT SENSOR. FURTHER RESEARCH COMPLETED BY MYSELF INDICATES THIS FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($800+) BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THE ASSOCIATED REPAIR COSTS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

FROM THE BEGINNING UPON PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WE FOUND THE PASSENGER SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, DUPLESSIS GMC IN GONZALES, LA COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM SO AFTER MANY EFFORTS WITH THEM WE GOT A LOCAL SHOP TO INSTALL THE NEW SENSOR THAT WE PURCHASED FROM DUPLESSIS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMPENSATION FOR THAT DEVICE AND THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT NEVER WENT AWAY UNTIL WE HAD THIS WORK DONE. I HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE THIS WAS DONE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THAT CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE RADIATOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/23/2015 *JS

AFTER A HARD BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STOPPED FINE WITH THE ABS BRAKES KICKING IN AS NEEDED. HOWEVER, AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY. AS IT CAME TIME TO STOP AGAIN, I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT TO PUMP THE BRAKES, BUT BY THAT TIME, I WAS RIGHT UP ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND I REAR ENDED THAT VEHICLE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BOTH THAT CAR AND MINE. GIVEN THAT I ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES NOT SEEMING TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT OR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, I AM UNFORTUNATELY NOT SURPRISED THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR SAT ALL DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK ON A RELATIVELY COLD DAY FOR ME TO HAVE IT ON THE ROAD, AND I HADN'T USED THE BRAKES SINCE THE MORNING. JUST RECENTLY, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON IN THE CAR, BUT AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS SOMEHOW RELATED TO THE BATTERY (WHICH I SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED) AND THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BUT NOW I AM THINKING THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE GXP AND HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSORS FAILED AT 50,000 MILES, OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. AS A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN GOOD FAITH. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING PASSENGER PRESENT SENSOR WHICH DETECTS THE WEIGHT OF A PASSENGER TO TURN THE AIRBAG ON OR OFF. THE COST WAS $885. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, SO I AM RIDING AROUND WITH NONOPERATIONAL AIRBAGS WITH A CAR WITH ONLY 34K. BASED ON PONTIAC SOLSTICE FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC SOLSTICE, BUT NO RECALL TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY FLAW. I WOULD BE GLAD TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE DEALER INVOICE WITH THE ERROR CODES FROM 11/14/14. *TR

AIRBAG SERVICE REQUIRED DTC. PROBLEM IS WITH THE PPS SYSTEM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED FOR THESE CARS, AS WELL AS, OTHER GM PRODUCTS. THIS CONDITION EFFECTIVELY RENDERS THE AIRBAG PROTECTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAR INOPERATIVE EVEN IF THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. GM IS AWARE THE PROBLEM AND THEIR DEALERS WANT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN $800 AND $1,000 TO REPLACE THE FAILED SEAT COMPONENTS. THEY FAIL BECAUSE THE DESIGN IS FAULTY IN THAT THE SENSOR PAD SENSOR CONDUCTIVE PATHWAYS SUFFER BREAKAGE. THE FORUM BLOG FOR OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE, INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE COMPONENT FAILURE AND POOR DESIGN, THAT CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/PASSENGER-AIRBAG-SENSOR-75353/ . *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG IN DIC TURNED ON AND AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR FOR PASSENGER SEAT TURNED OFF WHILE THE AUTO WAS ZERO (0) SPEED, DRIVER'S SEAT AND PASSENGER'S SEAT WERE BOTH OCCUPIED . THIS IS A DESPICABLE DESIGN ERROR AS WELL AS A REAL WORLD OPERATIONAL FLAW, A POTENTIALLY FATAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF SOLSTICE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AND THAT THOUSANDS MORE WILL EXPERIENCE. HOW MANY FATALITIES MUST THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ENDURE BEFORE GM ACCEPTS FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND FINALLY, HOWEVER RELUCTANTLY, COWARDLY, IMMORALLY, AND DECEITFULLY , CORRECT THIS QUINTESSENTIALLY DEATH TRAP VEHICLE? *TR

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED ON VEHICLE OUT OF NOWHERE. I DO NOT CARRY PASSENGERS IN MY CAR YET THE SENSOR FAILED ON ME. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT ACTUALLY SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN PONTIAC SOLSTICE'S AND IT'S SIMPLY DISHEARTENING TO SEE IT. HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/PANSSENGER-AIRBAG-SENSOR-75353/ LOOK HOW FAR SOME OF US HAVE GONE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT WE'VE DISCOVERED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND INSTEAD FORCES US TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT CUSHION OUT OF POCKET. TO MAKE MATTERS WORST THE POINT OF FAILURE SEEMS TO LIE WITH GM. A DEFECTIVE SENSOR DESIGN HAS CAUSED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF SOLSTICE OWNERS TO HAVE ISSUES. I DON'T THINK IT'S ACCEPTABLE TO MAKE US PAY UPWARDS OF $800 FOR REPAIRS ON SOMETHING THAT IS A COMMON FAILURE ON SO MANY OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE APP SENSOR MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

GIRLFRIEND SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT AND A "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAM ON MY INFO SCREEN. TURNED OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEN TURNED BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. *TR

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?

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE RELEASE IS BROKEN AND NO LONGER CONNECTED TO RELEASE/OPEN DOOR IN VEHICLE. NOW ONLY WAY FOR DRIVER TO EXIT VEHICLE IS TO HAVE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW-REACH OUTSIDE TO OPEN MY DOOR WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. SAFETY ISSUE, AS I CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY IN EMERGENCY AND ONLY CAN EXIT IF WINDOW IS DOWN. HAVE ASKED DEALER TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND STILL NOT AVAILABLE FROM GM. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IN SCANNING SOLSTICE INTERNET FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE AMONG OWNERS. MY VEHICLE IS LOW MILEAGE, YET I CANNOT GET THE GM/PONTIAC DEALER TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THEY ARE STILL AWAITING PARTS FROM GM. FORUM REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/DOOR-HANDLE-REPLACEMENT-HOW-69171/. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED TO 15 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE POWER TRAIN COMPUTER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

ON A TRIP 6/14/14 HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION, THERE WAS A LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWING A CAR/LOCK SYMBOL. I CHECKED ALL DOORS, TRUNK AND HOOD, ALL WERE CLOSED. APPX. 10 MILES LATER I FELT THE POWER SUDDENLY STALL. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAGE WERE ALL GOING UP AND DOWN. THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED A WARNING SIGNAL. ALL SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. IN ABOUT ONE MINUTE THE LOCK SYMBOL CAME ON AGAIN. AS I PROCEEDED THE SAME GAUGES STARTED TO GO CRAZY. ON APPROACHING MY TURNOFF, I EASED OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. ABOUT MID-BRAKE, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED AND I WAS JOLTED. THE FOLLOWING 2 STOPS WERE A REPEAT. I DROVE HOME NEXT DAY AT ABOUT 35 MPH. A NORMAL TRIP OF 2 1/2 HOURS TOOK OVER 4 BUT I WAS AFRAID OF HAVING THE BRAKES LOCK ON ME. THE LOCAL GM DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR RECALL. IT TOOK FROM MID-JUNE TO SEPT. 12 FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN AND BE INSTALLED. THE TRIP HOME WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR THE KEY BEING VERY HARD TO TURN. ON 9/22 I HAD TO MAKE AN APPROX. 400 MILE TRIP. FEELING ASSURED THAT ALL PROBLEMS HAD BEEN FIXED, I DROVE THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT. UPON REACHING MY FIRST DESTINATION THE BRAKE SEEMED TO STOP SHARPLY. BELIEVING THAT I WAS JUST OVERLY CONCERNED I CONTINUED TO MY 2ND DESTINATION. ABOUT 20 MILES LATER LOCK LIGHT TURNED ON FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY THE OTHER MONITORED SYSTEM LIGHTS FLASHING. THE BRAKES LOCKED AS SOON AS I APPLIED PRESSURE. I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY CELL OR ON-STAR. I WENT TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER IN PUEBLO. I HAD NO MONEY TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I WAS TOLD BY THE SAME SERVICE AGENT THAT HAD CHANGED DEALERSHIPS THAT I WOULD BE SAFE AS LONG AS I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING "WILD". I MADE THE SAME 4 + HOUR TRIP. AS I REACHED MY HOME THE CAR WAS BREAKING BY ITSELF. REPLACING THE RECALLED PART DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. A RECALL ON THE RECALL? *TR

GOT IN ONE DAY AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. NOW IT COMES ON AND DINGS AT ME EVERY DAY AND UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED, DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL.. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS TURNED ON WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR - CAUSES PASSENGER AIR BAG TO NOT FUNCTION, EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. *TR

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...

WHILE MAKING A LOW SPEED LEFT TURN PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG "ON" LIGHT DIMMED. 145 LB PASSENGER WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. DIC WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON: "SERVICE AIRBAG". 1/2 HOUR LATER WHILE GOING STRAIGHT WITH SAME PASSENGER IN SEAT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG "ON" LIGHT DIMMED AND THEN "OFF". STAYED "OFF" FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE, THEN WENT BACK TO "ON". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCHES), 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR, BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY 2008 SOLSTICE OUT OF STORAGE AND WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DIC DISPLAY SAYING THE AIRBAGS NEEDED SERVICE. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD WITH ONLY 25000 MILES AND BEING DRIVEN ABOUT 4 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. I LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SOLSTICE. AFTER ABOUT 10 CALLS TO PONTIAC THEY AGREED TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE IT AND THE DEALER SAID THE SIR COIL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $212.00. MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT DO TO TIME AND NOT THE AMOUNT OF MILES. I HAVE SINCE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH PONTIAC ABOUT THEM PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, HOWEVER THEY ALWAYS CALL BACK AND LEAVE A MESSAGE AT A TIME THEY KNOW I'M AT WORK. I PAID OVER $30,000 FOR THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD IT DEALER SERVICED REGULARLY AND FEEL PONTIAC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CAR HAS NOW BEEN SITTING IN THE DEALERSHIP TORN APART FOR A WEEK WAITING FOR PONTIAC TO GIVE THEM THE OKAY TO FIX IT, THIS IS CRIMINAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DO REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

IGNITION REPAIR IS STILL PENDING PARTS 6 MONTHS AFTER RECALL IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SAFETY ISSUE. DAY FOR DAY PENALTY SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON GM FOR UNACCEPTABLE DELAY IS COMPLETING RECALL REPAIR. *TR

2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH , AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF BY ITSELF. THE DEALER CLEARED THE COMPUTER FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *JB

IN JANUARY 2014..MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DIC SAYING TO SERVICE AIRBAG??? I HAVE VERY FEW PASSENGERS FROM TIME TO TIME..MAYBE THREE A MONTH..NONE ARE HEAVY ENOUGH AS TO PLOP DOWN ON SEAT WITH ENOUGH WEIGHT TO INFLICT DAMAGE ON WHATEVER THE PROBLEM MAY BE!!! ALSO, WHEN I CLEAN THE CAR, I MAKE CERTAIN AS TO NOT KNEEL OR PUT ANY SORT OF WEIGHT AS TO BREAK THE CIRCUIT IN WHICH I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT ALL THE MANY OTHERS!!! HAS ANYBODY GIVEN ANY THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT'S A DEFAULT?? IT HAPPENS SO VERY OFTEN WITH MANY OF THE OTHER AUTOMOBILES...SO WHAT MAKES OUR CAR ANY DIFFERENT??? IT HAPPENS!!! AS MY WORD, I DID NOTHING IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM TO DAMAGE IT!!!! I LOVE MY SOLSTICE, BUT IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS, I , MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND WHOEVER ELSE I MAY INFORM WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH GM AGAIN..SORRY, BUT THIS JUST ISN'T RIGHT...SAFETY!!!LOL *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS PEELING AND THE CHROME WAS RAZOR SHAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE ON DASH. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT "OFF" EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PERSON SITTING ON PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. DEALER PERFORMED SCAN TEST. FOUND CODES B0081-71 IN THE SIT. FOUND CODE 1063 IN PP MODULE. DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER PRESENT MODULE. PART # 19124219, MODULE KI 11,419. COST = $460.00 PLUS LABOR OF $165.00. MILEAGE WHEN REPLACED, 47,400. DATE OF REPAIR SERVICE, 9/12/2013. A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. FOR 47,400 MILES.

THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR THAT DETERMINES WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. CURRENTLY, THE LIGHT SIGNAL THAT INDICATES WHETHER THE AIR BAGS ARE ON OR OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE SHOWS THE AIR BAGS OFF WITH A PASSENGER PRESENT. I WOULD ASSUME THAT A SENSOR DETERMINES WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. AS A RESULT, IF THERE WAS AN IMPACT, THE AIR BAG FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AND WOULD COST A LIFE IF THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE. *JS

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER STATES THAT SENSOR IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHY HAS IT GONE OUT WITH MINIMAL USE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CAME ON DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING AND HAS REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY SINCE THAT TIME, APPROXIMATELY 1 - 1.5 YRS. THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO ANY ACCIDENT. DIAGNOSIS USING ON OBD SCAN TOOL WAS COMPLETED BY A REPUTABLE LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN SINCE, AT A MINIMUM, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH DUE TO THIS FAULTY SEAT SENSOR. FURTHER RESEARCH COMPLETED BY MYSELF INDICATES THIS FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($800+) BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THE ASSOCIATED REPAIR COSTS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN A PERSON SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE AIR BAG IS DISPLAYED ON THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. ANY PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED BY GM THAT NOT REPLACING THE MODULE CAN LEAD TO ARBITRARY INFLATION OF THE AIRBAG OR FAILURE OF ALL AIR BAGS. I HAD IT REPAIRED TODAY FOR $793.16 A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. FOR 47500 MILES. *TR

2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. *JB

THE AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT IS COMMING ON IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS AND HAPPENS BETWEEN 20K AND 50K MILES ON CAR WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR A PASSENGER IN A CONVERTIBLE. THIS REPAIR CAN COST UP TO $800. ON TOP OF THAT THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE THE NEW SENSOR FAILED WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO OF BEING INSTALLED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT IN HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EVERY FEW YEARS JUST TO MAKE SURE THEIR LIVES ONES ARE SAFE!

INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN LATCH. CHEAP PARTS COMPONENTS FOR AN ESSENTIAL PART ON THE CAR IS WHAT GM IS ALL ABOUT. CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE CRASH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL AFTER REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.