2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS NEEDED TO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. COUNSEL REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PARTS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT COME ON WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN THE SEAT. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE A TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHOM SITS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS IN DEALERSHIP FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WORK (RECALL 14063 AND 14113). WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES START, AND SOMETIMES NOT. I START WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR, CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE ISSUE, WHICH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HALL EFFECT DEVICES IN THE KEY HEAD. I AM AN EX GM ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - I UNDERSTAND NEUTRAL SAFETY. THIS IS NOT A CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION NEUTRAL SAFETY ISSUE, THIS IS A KEY SWITCH FAILURE TO ENGAGE CRANK ISSUE. THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH ALWAYS STARTED IN THIS CRANK CONFIGURATION. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE MY VEHICLE AT HOME, AND BOTH RECALL KEYS HAVE DEMONSTRATED A REFUSAL TO START THE CAR AT TIMES. TURN THE KEY, NO CRANK. GREAT, IF I DUMP THE CLUTCH AND STALL THE VEHICLE, I MAY BE IN A ROAD CONDITION THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND BE UNABLE TO START MY CAR. IT "COULD" BE A WALK HOME FAILURE PER THE TECHNICIANS COMMENTS IF I UNDERSTOOD HIM CORRECTLY. IN RETURNING "ONE" OF THE "TWO" SUPPLIED KEYS SO THEY COULD ORDER REPLACEMENTS, THE COMMENT WAS MADE THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE WITH HALL KEY HEADS BEFORE. EXCUSE ME, I WOULD THINK A "NO START" CONDITION IS A RECALL CONDITION -- YOU CAN GET SOMEONE HURT IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD ALSO THINK ALL KEY HEAD SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR PERFORMANCE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION IN SERVICE. HOW MANY OF THE RECALLED "FIXED" VEHICLES HAVE THESE UNSAFE KEYS IN CUSTOMERS HANDS? I CHALLENGE THIS SOLUTION AS A "FIX", AND QUESTION THE RECALL SOLUTION. *TR

AT 33800 MILES , THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED AN OFF CONDITION FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT EVEN WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER SEATED. I CONSIDER THIS AS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF. MANY SOLSTICE OWNER HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY GM TO FIX THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. UPDATED 09/24/14. *JB UPDATED 10/22/14. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE GM RECALL. *SMD 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER BACK A MONTH LATER, AND WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

NOTICED "SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE AS WELL AS RED AIRBAG LIGHT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO CLEAR THE INFORMATION AND IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. HAS REMAINED ON AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY FOR ONE WEEK NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS SEEM TO STATE THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH WELL UNDER 100,000 MILES. THE PRICE TO FIX APPEARS TO BE ANYWHERE FROM 400.00 TO 800.00. ADD TO THAT THE DECLINING VALUE OF OUR CARS, DUE TO RECALLS AND OTHER SAFETY ISSUES, I FEEL GM SHOULD ISSUE THIS RECALL AS WELL. THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED DUE TO A FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT GM IS CLEARLY AWARE OF. *TR