There are 6 owner-reported electrical system complaints for the 2009 Pontiac Solsticein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
SERVICE AIR BAG NOTICE DISPLAYED, RED AIR BAD WARNING IDIOT LIGHT ON AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS OFF EVEN THOUGH A PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. TRIED POWERING THE CAR OFF AND ON WITH SAME RESULT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED WHILE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE READ THAT MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND NO SAFETY RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
2006,2008,2009 PONTIAC G6 AND SOLSTICE HAS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES ON ALL THREE VEHICLES AND CARS HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED YET. *TA THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A LIST. *JB
MY SOLSTICE IS PART OF THE IGNITION RECALL ID # 102546 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. DURING THE REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED OCT 13 2014.AND AFTER THE CAR WAS BROUGHT OUT TO ME I NOTICED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD CAME ON. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON THEY RAN A DIAGNOSES AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR GM MODULE KIT HAD FAILED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WILL COST ME $900 TO REPLACE PART NUMBER 19124219. MY RESPONSE WAS THAT I WOULD BE CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS AS IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE BEFORE THE REPAIR OF THE IGNITION RECALL. AFTER CONTACTING GM THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY A PART OF THE COST, HOW MUCH I WAS NEVER TOLD. AS WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FAULTY IGNITION HAS A DIRECT AFFECT ON THE PROPER OPERATION AND SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS. NOT TO MENTION THAT IT WILL NOT PASS A STATE INSPECTION UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. HAD I NOT BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE FAULTY IGNITION I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT INSPECTED AND BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. AS OF NOW IF I DON'T PAY THE FEE FOR THIS REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS RENDERED USELESS AND UNSAFE. AND MY INVESTMENT IS WORTHLESS EXCEPT FOR PARTS I FEEL GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY SENSOR AT THEIR COST. I HAVE READ IN SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT SOMETHING AS EASY AS PLACING A KNEE ON THE SEAT CAN CAUSE THE SENSOR TO FAIL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *TR
MY SOLSTICE IS PART OF THE IGNITION RECALL. PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE AUG. 2014. IGNITION REPLACED TODAY 10/8/14. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I HAVE A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. FIRST I'M TOLD IT WILL COST ME $800 TO REPLACE. MY RESPONSE WAS THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTING GMC ABOUT THIS. THEN I'M TOLD TO HOLD OFF THAT THEY WOULD PUT THEIR "GMC CALCULATOR" ON IT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT GMC SAYS. A FEW MINUTES LATER I GET A CALL SAYING THAT GMC WOULD COVER $500 OF THE $800 CHARGE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FAULTY IGNITION HAS A DIRECT AFFECT ON THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIRBAGS. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED "WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY" BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO OFF. THE SECOND FAULTY IGNITION HAS NOW AFFECTED THE SAFE OPERATION OF MY AIRBAGS WHICH, SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER AIRBAG WILL NOT EVEN OPEN. I FEEL GMC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY SENSOR. SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED, I HAVE ESCALATED THIS INFORMATION TO MY FAMILY AND LEGAL COUNSEL. *TR
MY FATHER-IN-LAW,[XXX] RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH TO HAVE HIS IGNITION REPLACED BY GM DUE TO FAULTY SWITCHES. HE HAS GONE IN MONTHLY SINCE THEN AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. IN THE MEANTIME HE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM. HE IS 84 YEARS OLD AND FEELS LIKE GM IS GIVING HIM THE RUNAROUND. THE DEALER IS VALLEY AUBURN BUICK GMC IN AUBURN, WA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THEY IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR KEPT RUNNING EVEN WHEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026