2007 Pontiac Solstice complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET ARROWHEAD (9055 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

LETTER FROM SENATOR BALDWIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 PONTIAC SOLTICE RECALL #17V-06, UNAVAILABLE PARTS FROM GM. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEEHAN BUICK GMC (2800 N FEDERAL HWY, LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL 33064), BUT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RADLEY CHEVROLET (3670 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408 (540), 898-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THREE WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO RADLEY CHEVROLET WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TAKATA RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED CHEVROLET OF HUNTINGTON AT (631) 547-3200 (1072 E JERICHO TURNPIKE, HUNTINGTON, NY 11743) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BOCH CHEVROLET DEALER (391 PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/ PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

RECALL 17036 - I NEED TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED HOW DO I DO THIS WITH THE PPA LIGHT ON IN MY CAR. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT PARTS FOR THE INTERIM REPAIR ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR & TO MY PONTIAC DEALERSHIP BUT ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THERE IS NOT PART AVAILABLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, LIKE I SAID I NEED TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE GM DEALER (ALPENA BUICK GMC, 133 JOHNSON ST, ALPENA, MI 49707) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT *TR

TAKATA RECALL: AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER PUT IN A TEMP FIX AND THE LIGHT IS OFF, BUT THEY TOLD ME A NEW FIX IS COMING FROM GM. I DRIVE BY MYSELF 90% OF THE TIME BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THEY COULD BE INJURED.

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THESE FIRE HAZARD'S THAT THREATEN THE LIVES OF OCCUPANTS. MY17 YR OLD DAUGHTER BABYSITS OUR 13 MONTH OLD NEPHEW. IT'S AT INTEGRITY GM OF CHATTANOOGA. THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE THE SWITCH RECALL AND WANT ME TO PAY$350 WIRING PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE.

I TOOK MY SOLSTICE TO HIESTER CHEVROLET IN LILLINGTON, NC FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V061 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.

RECALL 17036 PASSANGER AIRBAG TELLTALE INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF WHILE AN ADULT IS IN THE FRONT SEAT

2007 PONTIAC SOLTICE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. UPDATED 9/29/2017*JS

TAKATA RECALL. APPROACHING NINE MONTHS AND NO RESOLUTION. UNACCEPTABLE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT DISPLAY ANYTHING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RON WESTPHAL CHEVROLET (1425 WEST OGDEN AVE, AURORA, IL) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ UPDATED 11/02/2017*JS

WARNING INDICATOR APPEARED THAT AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON 11/08/16 AND A REPAIR COMPLETED AT A COST OF $1,138.39. SUBSEQUENT NOTICES FROM PONTIAC IN MARCH 2017 AND MAY 2017 INDICATE THAT RECALL IS IN EFFECT (NTSA 17V061) BUT PARTS ARE BEING ENGINEERED. PRIOR REPAIRS ARE CONSIDERED TEMPORARY AND WILL BE REIMBURSED WHEN PERMANENT PARTS AVAILABLE. AS OF 9/5/17 THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY STATE THEY WILL OPTIMISTICALLY BE AVAILABLE BEFORE MAY 2018.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE RELIABLE CHEVROLET DEALER LOCATED AT 9901 COORS BLVD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114; (505) 216-2993 WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE GM CANCELLED THE RECALLS AS OF JANUARY 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V036000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (JEFF WYLER BUICK/GMC OF BATAVIA, OHIO) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*JS

THE BLOWER FAN DID NOT COME ON WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING. I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL, AND TURNED THE FAN TO THE OFF POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME OF ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE FAN. UPON HAVING IT INSPECTED AND REMOVED, IT HAD AN OBVIOUS BURNED AREA. WHEN I INVESTIGATED THE PART NUMBER, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME PART FOR HUMMERS AND CHEVY CANYON AND COLORADOS. THERE WAS NO RECALL OR INFORMATION REGARDING THE SAME PART FOR THE SOLSTICE. THE PART NUMBER IS OBSOLETE NOW BECAUSE OF THE REDESIGN OF THE PART FROM KNOWN FIRE DANGER OF THE PART. I FIND THIS HIGHLY NEGLIGENT OF GM TO NOT MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL/OR FREE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. THE LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNS ME GREATLY, SINCE A FIRE WITH THIS PART HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MY FAMILY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT IN DANGER BY GM'S LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. IF THERE WAS A FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE, THAT ENGULFED MY HOME AND FAMILY WHILE GM WAS AWARE OF THE DANGER,THE DAMAGES WOULD BE ASTRONOMICAL IN GRIEF AND FINANCIALLY. THE EVIDENCE OF THE MELTED PARTS CLEARLY IS PROOF OF THE FIRE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. DEPENDING UPON THE RESPONSE TO MY SITUATION AND COMPLAINT, I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES, LEGAL AVENUES AND INFORMATION NETWORKS. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG DUE TO FAULTY PASSENGER SYSTEM. RECALL ISSUED 7 MONTHS AGO WITH NO RESOLUTION YET. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY FOR PASSENGER IN CRASH. RECALL 17V-061 ISSUED WITH NO RESOLUTION.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AS EVIDENCED BY A WARNING LIGHT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IMPACTED. UNABLE TO SELL CAR DUE TO CONCERN BY BUYERS.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WE WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE TCM MODULAR, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALLER(S) HAVE ONLY BEEN INTERESTED IN MY $1,000.00, BUT NOT IN WHAT IS CAUSING THE PART TO FAIL EVERY 15 MONTHS.

I HAVE RECEIVED TWO NOTICES ABOUT RECALL NUMBER GM 17036. MY WIFE AND I TOOK A TRIP THIS PAST WEEKEND IN THE CAR AND I NOTICED THE VHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TELLTALE LIGHT INDICATING THE AIRBAG WAS OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ON MONDAY 06/19/2017 I CALLED WILKINSON GM IN SANFORD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY 06/23/2017 AT 1:00 PM. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS THERE WAS NO STORED CODE AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. AND I WILL NEED TO WAIT UNTIL GM HAS A PERMANENT SOLUTION. I QUESTIONED WHAT THEY WOULD DO IF THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PRESSURE SWITCH UNDER SEAT BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE TELLTALE LIGHT FOR AIRBAG GO OFF. THE TELLTALE INDICATING LIGHT WENT OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING, IN MARION ON SECONDARY ROADS AND HIGHWAY ROADS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE DEALER MECHANIC ONLY TRIED TO REPRODUCE SYMPTOMS IN THE GARAGE SITTING STILL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR MONTHS AGO. THE REMEDY AND PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A SECOND NOTICE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN INTERIM REPAIR WITH AN INTERIM REPAIR PART UNTIL THE PERMANENT PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE INTERIM REPAIR WAS ONLY FOR THE VEHICLES WHERE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO WAIT FOR THE REMEDY AND PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS) AS WELL AS A SECOND NOTICE STATING THAT INTERIM REPAIR PARTS WERE AVAILABLE HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT NEITHER INTERIM NOR FINAL REPAIR PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A CHIME COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: WHY IS THIS RECALL PROCESS TAKING SO LONG TO RESOLVE? THE FIRST NOTICE WAS RECEIVED 3/2017--TWO MONTHS AGO!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONTAL PASSENGER INFLATOR; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A TEMPORARY REMEDY AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REMEDY AND LATER BE REIMBURSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 82945804627. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CHARGED $125 TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO PAY $1,100 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG ON/OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DESPITE PASSENGERS OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,508. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A TEMPORARY REPAIR THROUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE WAS REPLACED AND RE PROGRAMED 08/20/2016 DUE TO MAL FUNCTION OF EXISTING AIR BAG MODULE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2008 WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ UPDATED 08/03/2017*JS

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.

THIS IS ON A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE BASE MODEL, CURRENTLY WITH 49,801 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG JUST CAME ON LAST WEEK AND A MESSAGE TO "SERVICE AIR BAG" ALSO CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS A DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT NOW, ALWAYS SHOWS "OFF", EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS ALWAYS WORKED PROPERLY IN THE PAST, I.E. SHOWING AN "ON" LIGHT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED. THIS INDICATES THAT WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO WORKING AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS VIOLATES THE MANDATED VEHICLE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. BASED ON THE MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, THIS IS A CLEAR DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007. SELDOM CARRIED A PASSENGER. STARTED CARRYING A PASSENGER ON A REGULAR BASES SUMMER 2015. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DIDN'T BOTHER TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WANTED OVER $800. MY CAR JUST FAILED THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION ON 1/16/2017 BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. NOW I'M FORCED TO GET THIS FIXED. SEARCHED ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND THE SATURN SKY HAVE A HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THE SMALL AMOUNT OF CARS THAT WERE EVEN MANUFACTURED. THE ISSUE IS WITH MY PASSENGER SENSOR WHICH DOES NOT REGISTER IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. EVERYONE SEEMS SURE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT BUT NOBODY COULD VERIFY IF THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS ALSO DISABLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS HARD THROUGH ALL GEARS. STARTED AS OCCASSIONALLY, BUT PROGRESSIVELY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. UPSHIFTS ARE ENGAGING HARDER AS WELL NOW. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LOOKING INTO THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. IS THIS BEING INVESTIGATED? HOW SHOULD I ADDRESS THIS? SEEMS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON WET PAVEMENT.

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LOCATED IN THE SEAT CUSHION FAILURE !! PLEASE HELP US !! THERE ARE ALOT OF FAILURES !!! CAR WAS IN MOTION. MY CAR IS NOW WORTH A $1'000 DOLLARS AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE !!!

HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC SOLSTICE, SATURN SKY, OPEL GT (WHETHER TURBO OR NOT) EXPERIENCE, JUST LIKE MYSELF, SRS FAULTS THAT TURN OFF ALL AIRBAGS IN THE CAR. WHEN I SAY SOLSTICE, I MEAN ALL THE KAPPA PLATFORM, 2 SEATER, SPORTS CARS. DUE TO, THE PASSENGER PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE SEAT THAT TEARS. AFTER THE PRESSURE SENSOR IS BROKEN, THE GAUGE CLUSTER SHOWS A CODE: SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS DISABLES ALL THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG. MANY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM RECALLED. AS A COMMUNITY OF SOLSTICE OWNERS, WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CARS ARE NOT RECALLED BECAUSE THERE WERE LESS SOLSTICE'S PRODUCED. AND OF THE CARS THAT WERE PRODUCED, MANY ARE IN STORAGE AND/OR HAVE VERY VERY LOW MILES (WHICH THE PRESSURE SENSORS WILL ONLY BREAK UNDER FATIGUING OF THE PASSENGER ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE) BECAUSE OF BEING A RARE SPORTS CAR. THE EARLIEST RECORDED DATE OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE IS IN 2008, WHICH THE SOLSTICE CAME OUT IN 2006. WE HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO PAY NEAR 700$ TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, WHICH IS JUST AS PRONE TO FAILING AS THE ONE THAT THEY ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. A FEW OWNERS HAVE TRIED TO HARD WIRE THE SYSTEM TO HAVE ALL AIRBAGS OPERATIONAL ALL THE TIME, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT SUCCEED. MINE, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS ARE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH NON FUNCTIONAL SRS BECAUSE OF THIS. WHICH WILL POTENTIALLY HURT OR KILL THE DRIVER. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS NO MATTER IF STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, BR

THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE PASSENGER SEAT IS SELDOM USED. THE SENSOR FAILED AND NOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE. A 20 POUND LAPTOP BAG WAS ALL THAT WAS ON THE SEAT WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. I CAN NO LONGER CARRY A PASSENGER IN MY CAR.

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR BROKEN/DEFECTIVE. I STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING AND THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, WHO SAID THE SEAT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS BROKEN. HE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL, AND ADVISED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SEAT?

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG NOT WORKING DUE TO FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR (PPS - PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. ...UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE PPM MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 01/04/17.*JB

THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILED AT ABOUT 47,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHENEVER THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

AFTER NORMAL CITY DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON AUGUST 20TH, 2016 WITH A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, THE CAR'S DIC DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND CHIMED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SWITCHED FROM "ON" TO "OFF". MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SITTING NORMALLY. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ROUGHLY 45 MPH IN 4TH GEAR ON A HIGHWAY. WE DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLE OR SIMILAR IMPACT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ISSUE. EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY OTHERWISE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AT LEAST THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NO LONGER OPERATE. NUCAR CHEVROLET IN NEW CASTLE, DE WAS UNSURE AS TO WHETHER BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER OPERATING OR IF ONLY THE PASSENGER NO LONGER OPERATES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER AND THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE FANTASTIC MECHANICAL CONDITION. THIS MEANS THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR, OR HOW CAREFUL I AM WITH ITS SAFETY DEVICES, IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THAT PARTICULAR TRIP MY WIFE'S AIRBAG WOULD NOT HAVE FUNCTIONED. THE WARNING INDICATING THAT MY WIFE'S AIRBAG WAS NOT OPERATING DID NOT SHOW UP UNTIL WE HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME TO DROP HER OFF, BUT FOR THOSE TENSE MOMENTS SHE WAS NOT SAFE.

WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, MY 110 PD. WIFE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" INDICATOR MESSAGE CAME ON THE MESSAGE CENTER AND THE "AIRBAG WARNING" LIGHT IS NOW ON THE DASHBOARD "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS LIT. BASED ON RESEARCH ON THIS SITE AND A LOCAL GM DEALER, THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THE "PPM" MODULE IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THIS PART, THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 28,000 MILES ON IT.

IN 2015 I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER, AND THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON IN MY DASH WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD "LOOK INTO" THIS AND CALL ME BACK AT PH [XXX]. I HAD TO LATER CALL. THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE GM BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED. MY LOCAL GM DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION, TRYING TO GET GET A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT HONOR AS TIME EXPIRED. NOW AS THEY WANT ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS, MY PASSENGER IS IN DIRE RISK OF THE EMINENT DANGER OF AN INJURY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, AND I AM IN A POSITION OF RISK. I WAS INFORMED GM KNEW OF THE AIRBAG FAILURES THAT WERE OCCURRING ON 2007 GM MODELS. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE INDICATOR SCREEN ON THE DASH BOARD IS READING SERVICE AIRBAG REQUIRED. THERE IS ALSO A MESSAGE READING PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN MESSAGES APPEARED.

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED WITH PASSENGER IN VEHICLE DISABLING AIRBAG SYSTEM