2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

ON JUNE 9, 2015 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER. WHILE DRIVING THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT AIR BAG INDICATOR. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON. THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE AND THE RED LIGHT DID NOT RE-APPEAR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS....SOMETIME LATER THAT DAY I STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT A PASSENGER, ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE DID NOT COME ON. I THEN DROVE THE CAR WITH A PASSENGER AND AGAIN THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE APPEARED. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT A PASSENGER AND THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE DID NOT APPEAR. HOWEVER LATER ON IN THE DAY, THE MESSAGE RE-APPEARED WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. FROM THEN ON THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE APPEARED CONSTANTLY THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THOMAS PONTIAC GMC IN COBOURG ONTARIO ON JUNE 11, 2015. THE FAULT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON JUNE 13, 2015....I OBTAINED THE OLD PART FROM THE DEALER AND FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE COPPER MAT THAT MAKES UP THE AIR BAG SENSOR....WHEN SEARCHING FOR SIMILAR INSTANCES ON A PONTIAC SOLSTICE FORUM, I FOUND THAT NOT ONLY ARE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURES COMMON, BUT THEY ARE ALSO OCCURRING AT AN EARLY AGE. IN ADDITION THE TYPE OF FAILURE IS SIMILAR IN MOST INSTANCES RIGHT DOWN TO THE SAME SPOT ON THE SENSOR. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ARE FINDING OUR AIR BAGS DISABLED BY A FAULTY SEAT SENSOR. TO REPLACE IT IS OVER $1000. SEEMS LIKE IT OUGHT TO BE A $300 ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

SAME PROBLEM AS STATED BY MANY SOLSTICE CUSTOMERS...AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE IS CONSTANTLY ON...CERTIFIED DEALER SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE...THIS IS A SEVERE LIABILITY ISSUE THAT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH...GM SHOULD ANNOUNCE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH IS CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE...LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

BRAKE FAILURE CAR IS GARAGED AND NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 4 WEEKS AT THE TIME AND WHEN FIRST DRIVEN THE BRAKES WERE MUCH WEAKER THAN NORMAL AND PULLED THE CAR SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ONE MILE WITH NO CHANGE. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND FOUND LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING(COLD ROTORS), RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR ROTORS WERE HOT. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE TO CHECK AGAIN, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WAS STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED AND THE LEVEL WAS NORMAL AND THE FLUID WAS CLEAN. I PULLED INTO STREET TO TEST FURTHER AND AFTER TRAVELING 30-50 FEET THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS HARD AND BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. SAME DAY I VISITED THE DEALER, POAGE CHEVROLET IN WENTZVILLE, MO. SERVICE MANAGER AND HIS ASSOCIATE HAD NO IDEAS ON THE CAUSE OTHER THAN TO SAY "SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK AND NOW IT'S NOT STUCK ANYMORE". ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANY DIAGNOSTICS IF THE PROBLEM WASN'T PRESENT. I ASKED AND THE DEALER CHECKED AND SAID NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS EXISTED ON THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I DID SEE A TSB ON SATURN SKY(SISTER CAR TO THE SOLSTICE) FOR BRAKE ISSUE FOR MODEL YEAR 2008. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST THE BRAKES TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN TWICE SINCE WITH NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE INOPERABLE WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON . I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH MOST PONTIAC SOLSTICES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL REQUIRING THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO BE FIXED? I'M SURE GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2006 , BUT HAVE DECIDED TO SETTLE LAW SUITS RATHER THAN RECALL CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEMATIC SENSORS WITH RELIABLE SENSORS. IT SEEMS THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH WITH THEIR DECISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLASHED INDICATING TO SERVICE THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DAUGHTERS IN 2006 SOLSTICE. DRUNK DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT GOING 50 MPH AND HIT OUR DAUGHTERS MAKING A LEFT TURN. SEVERE IMPACT ON AN ANGLE (FRONT/LEFT SIDE) WITH 2 FOOT INTRUSION INTO OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. REQUIRED PROLONGED EXTRICATION; SERIOUS INJURY WITH BAYFLIGHT TO HOSPITAL. 2006 SOLSTICE IS A GM RECALL VEHICLE FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

ON NOV 2014 I BOUGHT THIS PONTIAC ROADSTER FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ON WITH A MERE 32500 MILES ON IT, I DROVE THE CAR 1 MONTH & PARKED IT FOR THE WINTER, LAST WEEK 3-30-2015 I TOOK IT TO MY SHOP TO HAVE THE AIR BAG LITE CODE SCANNED & IT READ FAULTY SEAT REAR SEAT BELT MODULE GM PART # 15874981-15838918 & WOULD NOT CLEAR, I CALLED GM TO FIND OUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL & IT WAS OVER A 800 $ FIX, I WAS SHOCKED ! I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM THE 3 YEARS IN SERVICE ON THE SOLSTICE & SKY'S ALL SAYING THE SAME THING, FAULTY AIR BAG PASSENGER SEAT MODULE, THIS IS A GM PROBLEM THAT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, IT NEEDS RECALLED ASAP AS I UNDERSTAND I HAVE NO AIR BAGS & NO SEAT BELT TENSIONER ALSO , IM SCARED OF THIS CAR & I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT, THERE GOTTA BE A WAY GM CAN FIX THIS SO AT LEAST I CAN HAVE AIR BAGS & SEAT BELT TENSION TO THE DRIVER AT THE VERY LEAST, MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR WITH ME, I REFUSE TO SELL THIS CAR UNTIL ITS FIXED & SAFE , IF GM WILL NOT FIX THIS I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM, THEY ONLY MADE THIS CAR 3 YEARS & THEY NEED ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES IT CAN HAVE UP & RUNNING PROPERLY, HOW DARE GM NOT TO FIX THIS CAR IN NOV WITH THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH & NOT FIX THIS AIR BAG SAFETY FEATURE WHILE IT WAS IN THE GM SHOP, ALSO AM I CORRECT THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONERS UPON IMPACT WILL NOT WORK W/O THE AIR BAGS WORKING ? DO YOU REALIZE HOW MANY OF THESE CARS ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE SEAT BELT & AIR BAGS NOT WORKING. THIS NEEDS FIXED ASAP BY A RECALL !!! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX, SINCERELY [XXX] AGE 52 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR