2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

CAR HAS AN UNBELIEVABLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING MOSTLY FROM 1ST THRU 3RD GEAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. AFTER 2 MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS(RESULTS FINE) I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM(IT WAS UNDER ITS 30 DAY FRONT TO BACK WARRANTY), WHEN THEY DROVE IT FOR 50FT SAID YES THERE IS A DEFINITE "CLUNKING" NOISE GOING ON AND WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. THEY TOOK IT TO THEIR PONTIAC/GM DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION. THAT DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE REAR END AND IT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER MINE WAS EXCESSIVE SO THEY RE-PLACED THE REAR END/DRIVESHAFT AND DIFFERENTIAL. WHEN CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME IT STILL WAS MAKING THE NOISE W/ A LETTER FROM GM STATING THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THESE PARTICULAR CARS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME KIND OF DEFECT GOING ON W THESE MAKES AND MODELS, IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT OF THIS CAR AND OTHERS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING IT BASICALLY SOUNDS LIKE THE BACK END OR TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT OR SOMETHING IS STICKING, THE GEARS ARE ALWAYS GETTING STUCK WHEN SHIFTING AND IT IS A FIGHT TO GET IT INTO GEAR MOST TIMES. ADDITIONALLY WHEN TRYING TO TURN CORNERS OR COME TO A STOP THE CAR APPEARS TO BE LOCKING UP, STEERING GETS TIGHT AND BREAKS JUST DON'T FEEL TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS IN MINT CONDITION FOR IT BEING A 2006 AND UNDER 26K MILES(W/ THE EXCEPTION OF THIS COMPLAINT). ALL THE PREVIOUS RECALL HAVE BEEN DONE AND THE NEWEST ONE HAS YET TO BE DONE EVEN THOUGH THE PONTIAC/GM DEALERSHIP ORDERED IT FOR ME 2 MONTHS AGO AND GM SENT ME A LETTER LAST WEEK TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED, THERE STILL ARE NO PARTS AND IM STILL WAITING AND IM BASICALLY ACCORDING TO GM STUCK W A CAR THAT CLUNKS AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY AND STICKS IN BETWEEN GEARS WHICH THEY STATE IS NORMAL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THESE MODELS, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND FOR THE PAST YEAR HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT FAILS INSPECTION IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT AT THIS POINT ARE NOT BEING MADE TO CORRECT IT. HOW CAN THAT BE ALLOWED. WE ENJOYED THE CAR VERY MUCH WHEN WE COULD DRIVE IT BUT JUST TAKING UP SPACE IN THE GARAGE IS NOT WHAT WE PURCHASED THE CAR FOR. WE HAVE REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR NOW TWICE AND CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOW TO HAVE THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED YET AGAIN, IS GM EVER GOING TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS? *TR

I PURCHASED THE CARE THREE YEARS FROM A DEALER. THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF I HAD NO PROBLEMS. THAT ALL CHANGED AS THE CHECK AIR BAG RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON RELATING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THAT FOLLOWED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITHOUT EVER RECEIVING A NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE SENT ONLY TO THE DEALERS, NOT THE OWNERS BY GM. UPON GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPLACE THE CONVERTER. MOST RECENT WAS A MAILED NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING RECALLED AND WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. HOWEVER, AFTER WRITING THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF GM AND INFORMING HER OF MY PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG ABOUT TWO MONTHS A REPLY CAME BACK WITH ANY RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. AS OF RECENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GM IS IN THE NEW AGAIN WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SPORT VEHICLES SUCH AS THE CADILLAC ESCALATE. IN OWNING CARS OR OVER 50 YEARS I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A CHECK AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MY CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME AIR BAG SENSING SYSTEM AS PLACED IN THEIR SPORT VEHICLES. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MAY BE IN FOR LETHAL ACCIDENT IF SUCH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DOES NOT OCCUR DURING AN ACCIDENT. NO ACCIDENT YET! THE ABOVE DATE IS WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AND STILL ON. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

THE ISSUE IS THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON . JUST ONE DAY WE GOT MESSAGE SERVICE AIR BAG. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON 2009 AND OTHER COMPLAINTS 2006 BUT HAVE NOT SEEN RECALL ON MY YEAR. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE . THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART THE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO NOTIFICATIONS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIRBAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WARNING LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON FOR AN AIR BAG PROBLEM (INDICATES PASSENGER BAG IS OFF) WHILE MY WIFE OF ABOUT 150 LBS. WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. IT WENT OUT BRIEFLY AND THEN CAME BACK ON PERMANENTLY. IT HAS REMAINED ON ANY TIME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, AND THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE SPEEDOMETER WARNS THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDS MAINTENANCE. FROM READINGS ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED, THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT MUST BE REPLACED AT BETWEEN $600.-$750, THAT THE AIR BAG WILL IN FACT FAIL TO DEPLOY AND THAT ANY REPLACEMENT SENSORS LIKELY WILL ALSO FAIL. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH ANY PASSENGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE START POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

INITIALLY MY SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD MALFUNCTION THEN WORK. FINALLY IT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER ABOUT THE DATE NOTED. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO EVIDENCE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT AS THE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING TO SHOW OCCUPANCY IN THE SEAT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MAYBE WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE OR ARE INJURED GM WILL ADMIT IT IS A FAULTY SEAT WIRE AND RECALL IT. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, SPENDING $850 TO REPLACE IT WILL NOT PREVENT IT FROM FAILING AGAIN. THEREFORE THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT CONTINUE TO REPLACE IT. *TR