2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

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

07 - GXP CURRENTLY 46K MILES. I TURN MY CAR ON ONE DAY AFTER CLEANING IT AT HOME AND I AM GREETED WITH A MESSAGE ON MY DISPLAY SAYING SERVICE AIR BAG AND FOUR RAPID AUDIBLE CHIMES. THAT PASSENGER SEAT NEVER HAD ANYONE MORE THAN THE WEIGHT OF AN AVERAGE HUMAN ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE YET I AM FORCED TO DEAL WITH IT UNLESS I FORK OVER CLOSE TO $1000 AT THE DEALER. OTHER VEHICLE MAKES HAVE BEEN REWARDED A RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT NOT FOR PONTIAC/SATURN!!! COME ON! IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THEY PHASED OUT. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY CAR IN FEAR OF THEIR SAFETY. I USED TO LOVE HAVING A PASSENGER WITH ME WITH THE TOP DOWN ENJOYING LIFE AND THE FUN OF THIS CAR - AS IT WAS BUILT FOR. FIX THIS MESS PLEASE....FOR ALL OF US SOLSTICE/SKY OWNERS AND FUTURE OWNERS. THANK YOU! *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE EVEN ON A MILD INCLINE WITHOUT ENGAGING A GEAR WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

THE BAG IN THIS CAR WAS ALREADY WORKED ON FOR A RECALL THAT I BELIEVE INVOLVED A SWITCH. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER SENSING THE PASSENGER. NO MATTER THAT WELL OVER 100 POUNDS IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS OFF.

I HAVE A 2007 SOLSTICE. 56,000 MILES. SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE AND WARNING LIGHT ARE ON. IT FIRST APPEARED ON A VERY HOT DAY AND SOON WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN CAME BACK ON. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE NO ONE DIES RIDING WITH ME.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I GOT THE CODE B0081 AND NEED THE SENSOR REPLACED. IT IS ON AT ALL TIMES