2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, I AM ALMOST THROWN FROM MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS COMPLETELY STOPPED TURNING WHEN THE CAR IS DOWNSHIFTING. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WENT BAD. LEAVES AIRBAG DISABLED WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I TOOK OUR SOLSTICE TO A GM DEALER IN ALCOA, TN ON JULY 28, 2014 FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER RECALL. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THE DEALER HAD MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE MAXIMUM TILT UP POSITION. WHEN I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL TO A MIDDLE TILT POSITION THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT AT THIS TIME. THIS WARNING HAD NEVER BEEN ACTIVATED BEFORE. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER ON AUGUST 7, 2014 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE AIR BAG CIRCUIT. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $852.29.

MY 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE, 4 CYLINDER, 2.0 ENGINE'S IS UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY SOLSTICE AND TONS OF OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS ALONG WITH THE IGNITION RECALL...ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT STAYING ON. GM NEEDS TO ADD THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE TO THEIR LISTS OF RECALLS TO OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGERS/DRIVER IF INVOLVED IN A FRONT OF SIDE COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON . AFTER DEALER QUOTED A PRICE OF $1080.14 A FOUND OUT ON SOLSTICEFORM.COM THAT THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND SEVERAL OTHER GM VEHICLES. SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE REPORTED MORE THEN ONE FAILURE. *TR

AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, MY THROTTLE STICKS AND ERRATICALLY IDLES. WHEN PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLING TO A STOP MY CAR IDLES UP TO 3000 RPM. *TR

HAD MESSAGE SERVICE AIR BAG COME ON . SYSTEM SHOWED PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALER. INSPECTION SHOWED A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR, COMPROMISING BOTH AIR BAGS. THIS WOULD REQUIRE A 800.00 REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD AND I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WHEELS ALMOST LOCK UP. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY THROWN INTO REVERSE & THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ADJUST. IT OCCURRED EVERY TIME I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN OR STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE WAS FAR ENOUGH BEHIND ME BUT HAD HE BEEN MUCH CLOSER, HE WOULD HAVE CRUSHED ME! WE JUST BOUGHT AN AUDI AND WERE GOING TO GIVE THE SOLSTICE TO OUR 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS A GRADUATION PRESENT BUT NOW I AM TERRIFIED FOR HER TO DRIVE IT!! THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL SO I NEED TO CALL OUR LOCAL DEALER ASAP!! *TR