2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH AND REVIEW, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT CUSHION HAS FAILED DUE TO HORRIBLE DESIGN. MANY OTHERS HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AND HAVE HAD NO RECALL. PLEASE HELP AS WE AS OWNERS HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR THIS ISSUE, SOME EVEN MORE THAN ONCE.

WE ARE GETTING A WARNING THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT MODULE NEEDS SERVICING. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THE MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 25100 MILES ON IT AND I SEE ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOTS OF FOLKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN CAR SUDDENLY JERKS HARD LIKE BRAKES LOCK. TOOK TO DEALER GOT TROUBLE CODES P0700 AND P2735. I SEE THIS ALOT ON THE FORUMS AS WELL AS HERE. NO ACCIDENTS BUT CLOSE.COULD BE COSTLY REPAIRS AND DEALER SAYS MAY STILL EXPERIENCE SAME THING AFTER REPAIRS. DANGEROUS. COSTLY. AND MAY NOT FIX PROBLEM.GREAT DEAL..

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS READING SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS AFFECTING ME TO BE ABLE TO SEE MY ODOMETER READING, I HAVE TWO PONTIAC SOLSTICE CARS AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ARE GETTING THE SAME READING ON THEIR CARS,I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG IS JUST GOING TO GO OFF ON ITS OWN ONE DAY OR NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. CAN'T RECALL IF THE LIGHT CAME ON DURING MOTION OR NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR ACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT'S NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, SO MANY OF THE SOLSTICE'S AND SKY'S ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. I FOR ONE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY OF MY PASSENGERS KILLED IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS OVER $800 TO FIX, THIS MAKES IT HARD ON LOW INCOME DRIVERS TO FIX THE ISSUE, WHEN IT SHOULD BE A GM RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

VEHICAL WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 05/13/2016 DUE TO INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICAL HAS BEEN MATICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAD 31,911 MILES EFFECTIVE 05/13/2016. "DEALER SCAN AND ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE DTC 1063 DIAGED PER SI AS AN INTERNALLY SHORTED PPM". BASICALLY, THIS WAS A PERMANENT FAILURE OF THE PPM MANUFACTURED BY IEE IN LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY. THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION WAS TO REPLACE WITH A NEW SEAT CUSHION CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED PPM. THIS WAS AT A PROPOSED COST OF $818.35 INCLUDING ALL TAXES, SINCE THE VEHICAL WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARANTY. THERE IS ENOUGH DOCUMENTATION IN VARIOUS DATA BASES, INCLUDING A RECENT REQUEST TO NHTSA TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. MR. TROY LYMAN'S REQUEST DOCUMENTS SIGNIFICANT FAILURES IN THE PONTIAC SOLTICE AND SATURN SKY VEHICALS, AND PROVIDES A COMPELLING RATIONAL FOR NHTSA TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE WAS FIRST NOTICED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER. I WAW TAKING THE CAR TO THE CAR WASH, AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BEFORE LEAVING THE GARAGE, A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH CLUSTER. IT COULD BE RESET; HOWEVER, WOULD APPEAR AGAIN EACH TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED. I DID SOME RESEARCH FOR THIS FAILURE PRIOR TO TAKING IN TO THE DEALER. WHEN I AGREED TO HAVE THE DEALER FIX THE FAILURE, I ALSO REQUESTED THAT HE PROVIDE ME WITH THE FAILED PART. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE FAILED SEAT CUSHION APART TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANY BREAKS IN THE PPM THAT WOULD CAUSE A SHORT. I COULD SEE NOTHING AS APPARENT AS I HAD SEEN IN THE ONLINE RESEARCH REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MY OPINION IS THAT SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY INFERIOR WITH THE PPM THAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. I WILL ATTACH SOME PICTURES OF THE FAILED SEAT CUSHION PPM. I WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THE ACTUAL FAILED PRODUCT UPON YOUR REQUEST.

THE SENSOR THAT TELLS IF THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON AND IMPAIR THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.

MY PONTIAC SOLSTICE - LIKE 1000S OF OTHERS - RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILURE. THIS FAILURE IS A 'KNOWN DEFICIENCY' THAT GM HAS YET TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS. THIS FAILURE PREVENTS THE PASSENGER (AND MAYBE EVEN THE DRIVER-SIDE) AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING PLACING THE PASSENGERS AT GREAT RISK! THE FAILURE TENDS TO OCCUR AFTER THE WARRANTED PERIOD IS OVER THUS COSTING THE OWNER $1000 TO REPLACE. MANY OWNERS CANNOT AFFORD SUCH A COST AND SO DO NOT GET THE PART REPLACED - PLACING THE PASSENGERS AT RISK! THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD SUBMIT GIVEN THE PREVALENCE OF THIS ISSUE THAT IT IS A LARGER SAFETY ISSUE THAN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHICH WAS REALLY CAUSED BY THE FEW OWNERS WHO CARRIED THE WEIGHT OF A BOWLING BALL ON THEIR KEY CHAIN. IT'S ABOUT TIME THIS 'SAFETY ORGANIZATION' BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF GM AND GM CORRECTED THIS DEFICIENCY AS PART OF A RECALL! THE TAKATA RECALL IS BEING COMPLETED ON MILLIONS OF VEHICLES DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT HURTING/KILLING THE PASSENGER. HERE - WITH THIS SOLSTICE ISSUE - THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY AT ALL. ISN'T THAT EVEN WORSE?