2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED A FAILED PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR AND QUOTED A PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE PRICE TO FIX IT. DEFECTIVE SENSOR FAILS AND PREVENTS NORMAL OPERATION OF AIR BAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK. ALSO THE DOOR CHIMES FAILED TO ALERT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DONE, NOT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND I GET A SERVICE AIR BAD DISPLAY ON DASH. IT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MORE THAN JUST A FEW OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER DEALER RECALL REPAIR TO IGNITION. TAKEN TO JOYCE KOONS GM. PAID $54.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH SHOWED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE NEEDED REPLACED. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS $779.00 PLUS TAX. DID NOT REPAIR DUE TO COST. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MANY, MANY OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND NEEDS RECALLED. IT COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME, THUS DISABLING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND MANY SUCH AS MINE HAVE ALREADY FAILED. *TR

AIR BAG MODULE WENT OUT. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS HAPPENING TOO FREQUENTLY IN THESE CARS. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER. REPAIR IS OVER $800. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING ICON ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS LIT AND "SERVICE AIRBAGS" MESSAGE IS ON MESSAGE WINDOW. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISARMED EVEN WHEN PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT A LARGE PORTION OF SATURN SKYS AND PONTIAC SOLSTICES SHARE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. SINCE SO MANY OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME MALFUNCTION, I FEEL GM SHOULD CONSIDER THIS FOR RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED AS A RESULT OF THEIR FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS REPLACED AS CAR WAS REPORTING "SERVICE AIRBAGS". NOW PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT RELIABLY DETECT AN ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES IT NEVER DETECTS PASSENGER. SOMETIMES IT DETECTS A PASSENGER, THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES DOES NOT DETECT PASSENGER. SOMETIMES IT DETECTS A PASSENGER WELL. PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS UNRELIABLE. MAY NOT WORK WHEN NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMOTE KEY DID NOT OPEN THE DOORS OR THE TRUNK. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ THE CONSUMER FEELS THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED. UPDATED 05/19/2015 *JS

VEHICLE DISPLAY INDICATES SERVICE AIRBAGS. AIRBAG INDICATOR TURNS RED AS WELL TO INDICATE A AIRBAG PROBLEM. CAUSE OF ISSUE IS A BAD PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. A COSTLY ITEM TO REPAIR. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY CARS. OWNERS MANUAL SUGGEST THAT WHEN THE SERVICE AIR BAG FAULT IS INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY PROBLEM. SHOULD SOMEONE HAVE A COLLISION BEFORE THEY CAN GET THIS FIXED GREATER INJURY COULD HAPPEN. SUGGEST THAT MANUFACTURER ADDRESS THE RELIABILITY ISSUE OF THESE SENSORS. *TR