2006 Pontiac Solstice complaints

NOTICED "SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE AS WELL AS RED AIRBAG LIGHT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO CLEAR THE INFORMATION AND IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. HAS REMAINED ON AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY FOR ONE WEEK NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS SEEM TO STATE THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH WELL UNDER 100,000 MILES. THE PRICE TO FIX APPEARS TO BE ANYWHERE FROM 400.00 TO 800.00. ADD TO THAT THE DECLINING VALUE OF OUR CARS, DUE TO RECALLS AND OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, I FEEL GM SHOULD ISSUE THIS RECALL AS WELL. THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED DUE TO A FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT GM IS CLEARLY AWARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

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 T

WE PURCHASED THE 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND FOR THE PAST YEAR HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT FAILS INSPECTION IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT AT THIS POINT ARE NOT BEING MADE TO CORRECT IT. HOW CAN THAT BE ALLOWED. WE ENJOYED THE CAR VERY MUCH WHEN WE COULD DRIVE IT BUT JUST TAKING UP SPACE IN THE GARAGE IS NOT WHAT WE PURCHASED THE CAR FOR. WE HAVE REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR NOW TWICE AND CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOW TO HAVE THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED YET AGAIN, IS GM EVER GOING TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS? *TR

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

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 . THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART THE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO NOTIFICATIONS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIRBAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE START POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

INITIALLY MY SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD MALFUNCTION THEN WORK. FINALLY IT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER ABOUT THE DATE NOTED. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO EVIDENCE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT AS THE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING TO SHOW OCCUPANCY IN THE SEAT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MAYBE WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE OR ARE INJURED GM WILL ADMIT IT IS A FAULTY SEAT WIRE AND RECALL IT. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, SPENDING $850 TO REPLACE IT WILL NOT PREVENT IT FROM FAILING AGAIN. THEREFORE THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT CONTINUE TO REPLACE IT. *TR

PASSENGER PRESENCE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS A THIN SENSOR MAT AND THE BREAK IN THE COPPER IS VERY CLEAR TO SEE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AN ERROR MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REQUIRES SERVICE. THE DASH LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WEIGHING MORE THAN 150 LBS. IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH A PASSENGER AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DIC. TOOK SOLSTICE IN TO BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC DEALER, FOR IGNITION RECALL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DIAGNOSED AS A BAD PASSENGER PRESSENCE SENSOR. ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT CHARGE OF $850. CHARGED $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS. SEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED SEAT SENSOR. OWNERS ARE PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT ONLY FOR THE PART TO BREAK AGAIN. MAKING THIS A $970 REPAIR (DIAGNOSIS + PARTS + LABOR). PLEASE EXPEDITE A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS MAKES THIS TWO SEAT CONVERTIBLE, A ONE PERSON CAR! *TR UPDATED 10/9/2014 *JS

DEALER DIAGNOSED WARNING LIGHT TO FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR, PART #19124219 AND QUOTED OVER $800 TO FIX. QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE, BUT AS OF YET NO RECALL ISSUED. GIVEN THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, AND THE FACT THIS IS DIRECTLY TIED TO SAFETY ISSUE, ITS APPALLING THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THE KNOWN ISSUE. I'M GOING TO BUY AND INSTALL THE PART MYSELF, WHICH WILL STILL COST $400 BUT WILL ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE MEETS THE SAFETY STANDARDS IT WAS DESIGNED AND TESTED FOR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR

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

ON THE SOLSTICE WEBSITE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER PRESENT SENSOR FAILS. THE HAVE AIRBAG SERVICED WARNING LIGHT IS ON. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. THIS MEANS MY PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

PURCHASED THIS CAR USED 2/4/14 FROM A LOCAL REPUTABLY DEALER.THIS 06 SOLSTICE SHOWED ONLY 36998 MILES AND HAD A CLEAN CAR FAX REPORT. HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ONLY A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES DUE TO THE FOLLOWING . THE FEW TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN THERE SEEMS TO BE A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR END ONLY AT LOW SPEED AND ONLY WHILE TURNING ,MOSTLY PARKING LOT SPEED .THE CAR WILL GRIND AND "VIOLENT SNATCH" AS IF SOMETHING IS BINDING OR CATCHING. THE LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A DEFECT IN CLUTCHES OF THE REAR END ON THESE MODELS (06) AND THAT GM SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED IT A LONG TIME AGO .WELL, APPARENTLY MINE WAS NOT .ADDED THE REQUIRED GM ADDITIVE TO THE REAR ,BUT CAR CONTINUES TO GRIND.I HAVE READ MANY HORROR STORIES ON LINE FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THERE REAR WHEELS" LOCKING UP "AT SPEED AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL IN THESE CARS (.I AM NOT ABOUT TO LET MY WIFE EVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN.) PROBLEM #(2) I THOUGHT WAS INSIGNIFICANT UNTIL I SAW THIS CAR WAS RECALLED LAST WEEK ,AND NOW MY EXPERIENCE MAKES SENSE. NOT ONLY WILL THESE SWITCHES SHUT OFF DURING OPERATING THEY WILL ALSO UNINTENTIONALLY START DUE TO WEAK DETENTE IN SWITCH. ( NO HARM NO FOUL )...SO FAR....PROBLEM#3 MY PASS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THIS CAR WORKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME. MEANING THE PASS SIDE BAG IS ACTIVE AND OPERATING ABOUT HALF THE TIME.(MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD HER LAST RIDE AS WELL) THE REAL PROBLEM HERE IS THAT I STILL OWE 14000 ON A CAR THAT LOOKS GREAT BUT CAN'T BE SAFELY DRIVEN . THIS PURCHASE IS MY

I RECEIVED A LETTER ON THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND HOW IMPORTANT (BOLDED AND UNDERSCORED) THAT IT WAS TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND GET THE REPORT COMPLETED. HOWEVER THE DEALER WON'T TAKE AN APPOINT BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT IN. THE THINKS NEXT WEEK, BUT NOW HE SAID I'D NEED ANOTHER LETTER FROM GM BEFORE I CAN SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. ALSO THE GM GUY WON'T SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT EVEN IF HE HAS THE PARTS IN. IF I WANT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINT FOR A DATE NEXT WEEK I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE SERVICE -- LIKE AN OIL CHANGE TO SECURE THAT DAY/TIME. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIFIC TO THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT PARTS SHOULD BE AT THE DEAL IN ABOUT A WEEK AND LIKELY RECEIVE A SECOND LETTER. SO NOW THAT I'VE WASTED AN HOUR OF TIME GOING THRU ALL THE STEPS THE FIRST LETTER ASKS, I'M GOING TO BE DRIVING A "DANGEROUS VEHICLE", UNTIL I GET A LETTER -- REGARDLESS OF THE PARTS ARE IN. BUT -- IF I PAY FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE I WILL BE GRANTED AN APPOINTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD NOT PROPERLY SENSE WHEN A OCCUPANT WAS UTILIZING THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO OFFER A REMEDY TO REPAIR THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,600. UPDATED 05/19/14 MA..UPDATED 06/10/14 *BF UPDATED 06/16/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,800.

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, RESULT IS AIR BAG FOR PASSENGER IS DEACTIVATED. I HAVE SEARCHED VARIOUS PONTIAC SOLSTICE FORUMS AND USER GROUPS AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM A CHRONIC, HOWEVER, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LISTED ON WEBSITES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE VERY HIGH TO REPLACE THE FAULTY SENSOR (ABOUT $750 FROM A GM DEALER). SINCE THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER, IT SHOULD BE GIVEN SERIOUS CONSIDERATION FOR A RECALL. SINCE GM WILL NOT STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM, I PETITION GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR RESOLUTION. A RECALL IS JUSTIFIED AND CRITICALLY NECESSARY FOR THIS AIR BAG FAILURE. *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

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

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

THE "HAVE AIRBAGS SERVICED" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED, THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS NOT RESPONDING. APPARENTLY FROM WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, AND GM OFFERS AN $800 REPAIR WITH THE SAME LOW QUALITY SENSOR WHICH HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER BEING REPLACED. THESE SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF COST BASED ON THEIR POOR DESIGN. *TR

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 PA

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE IN 2006, I BEGIN EXPERIENCING A NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR UNTIL FINALLY IN 2007, PONTIAC RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THE POWER TRAIN BEING DEFECTIVE AS LISTED BELOW. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO MAKE THE SAME NOISE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALERSHIP AS THE ONE I PURCHASED FROM HAD CLOSED. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORST AND NOW THE NOISE IF GETTING VERY BAD AS I AM DECELERATING AND BRAKING. THE GEARS GET MORE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS THE SAME WAY IT WAS ACTING BEFORE THE DRIVE TRAIN REPLACEMENT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY ONLY REPLACE THEM ONCE UNDER A RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE THEY SHOULD REPLACE REGARDLESS. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD CHANGE THE FLUID AND REPLACE FOR $700 AT MY COST. 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE POWER TRAIN RECALL 07V589000 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: N/A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 07V589000 REPORT DATE: DEC 20, 2007 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 275936 MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK. CONSEQUENCE: A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINIO

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 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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH AN UNUSUAL NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THIS VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY REAR END AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PONTIAC DID ISSUE A RECALL AND INSTALLED A NEW REAR END. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE BUT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A GM DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL NOT BE REPLACED AGAIN. IF IT IS FAULTY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE SECOND DEFECTIVE PART. *KB