2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH OR WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,800.

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, RESULT IS AIR BAG FOR PASSENGER IS DEACTIVATED. I HAVE SEARCHED VARIOUS PONTIAC SOLSTICE FORUMS AND USER GROUPS AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM A CHRONIC, HOWEVER, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LISTED ON WEBSITES. THE REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE VERY HIGH TO REPLACE THE FAULTY SENSOR (ABOUT $750 FROM A GM DEALER). SINCE THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER, IT SHOULD BE GIVEN SERIOUS CONSIDERATION FOR A RECALL. SINCE GM WILL NOT STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM, I PETITION GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR RESOLUTION. A RECALL IS JUSTIFIED AND CRITICALLY NECESSARY FOR THIS AIR BAG FAILURE. *TR

BEGINNING MARCH, 2012, MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND HAS CONTINUED TO SEND A WARNING. PRIOR TO THE SERVICE LIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE ON/OFF INDICATOR WOULD PERIODICALLY NOT RECOGNIZE THAT SOMEONE WAS IN THE SEAT AND HAD THE SEAT BELT SECURLY ON. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PASSENGER IN MY CAR IS SAFE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED NOW THAT I LEARNED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ALSO HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE MY CAR TO CEASE RUNNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I LOVE THIS CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF IT. IN ADDITION, I WOULD NOT FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I WOULD BE SELLING A SAVE CAR TO A NEW OWNER. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SOLSTICE WEB SITES AND THIS SEAT BELT PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED??? *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN REFERENCE TO THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR A PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SISTER CAR THE SATURN SKY WHICH CAUSES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE, THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NOT LIMITED TO JUST A FEW VEHICLES BUT MOSTLY ALL! GM NEEDS TO STAND BY THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR REPLACED.. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON. AFTER REVIEWING MY OPTIONS AND A REVIEW OF SOLSTICE AND SKY ON-LINE SIGHTS THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MANY OF THESE CARS. INTERESTING THAT GM HAS NOW COME FORTH ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY THAT HAS CAUSED DEATHS THAT THYE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS WELL. CLEARLY THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS A FAULT. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD DEAL WITH THIS BEFORE ANY MORE DEATHS. THANK YOU *TR

THE "HAVE AIRBAGS SERVICED" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED, THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS NOT RESPONDING. APPARENTLY FROM WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, AND GM OFFERS AN $800 REPAIR WITH THE SAME LOW QUALITY SENSOR WHICH HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER BEING REPLACED. THESE SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF COST BASED ON THEIR POOR DESIGN. *TR

THE AIR BAG SENSOR, FOR THE PASSENGER, IN MY VEHICLE FAILED. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. WILL NOT RECOGNIZE PASSENGER. THE DEALER REPAIR IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY. *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER ITS 'BUMPER-TO-BUMPER' WARRANTY EXPIRED. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY LIGHTLY DRIVEN 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE'S PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AT 24,300 MILE MARK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A POSSIBLE FIX AND OR RECALL. DURING MY SEARCH I NOTICED MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, NUMBERING IN THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO GM FOR MANY YEARS THEY MAKE GREAT VEHICLES AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BUY GM. BUT THIS AIR BAG LIGHT BUGS ME EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE FIX IS EXPENSIVE AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. MY LAST SIX NEW VEHICLES WERE GENERAL MOTORS AND I OWN TWO NOW NO OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, OR FOR THAT MATTER ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. *TR