2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT REMEDY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO THE LACK OF PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, THIS LEAVES THE PASSENGER UNPROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MY CAR. THE FIRST WAS ON 5/18/2009 AT 15501 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WELL THIS TIME THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), BY VIEWING THE SOLSTICE FORUM ON-LINE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND AS A SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR AGENCY. THE WEB SITE IS: HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/DIC-SERVICE-AIR-BAG-FAMILIAR-ANYONE-69046/ PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND REQUIRE GM TO REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE UNITS. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENOR WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,481 UPDATED 11/12/13*LJ

FOR YEARS, THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT PASSENGERS. NOW THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, AND THE AIRBAG DASH WARNING LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON. A GM SERVICE CENTER REPORTS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $900. *JS

2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING WITH HIS WIFE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY AIR BAG SEAT MODULE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $1200.00. UPDATED 10/31/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

MY CAR SUDDENLY BRAKES HARD ON IT'S OWN AS I AM SLOWING AND GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES. IT STARTS AROUND 20 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. TO HAVE YOUR CAR SLAM ON IT'S BRAKES ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE POWERTRAIN/TRANSMISSION CAN THROW ERROR CODES P0700 AND P2637 AND THAT CAN CAUSE THE SAME SUDDEN BRAKING OF THE CAR ON IT'S OWN. ALSO MY COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE(DIGITAL) INTERMITTENTLY GOES BLANK SHOWING ONLY THREE DASHES INSTEAD OF THE TEMP. WHEN IT DOES THIS MY AIR/HEAT WILL NOT WORK. MY PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. ALSO MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I ALSO HAVE A MYSTERIOUS COOLANT LEAK BUT IT'S INTERMITTENT AS WELL. *TR

SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIT UP ON DISPLAY IN DASH AT THE SAME TIME PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WENT OFF AND DID NOT COME BACK ON I HAD DEALER CHECK THIS AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOW INOPERATIVE AS I DID NOT WANT MY WIFE RIDING IN THIS SEAT WITHOUT IT WORKING PROPERLY. HE INFORMED ME A SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AS I HAVE CHECKED WITH SEVERAL SOLSTICE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS SOME WITH AS LOW AS 2300 MILES ON THEIR VEHICLES THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I PURCHASED MY SECOND PONTIAC. TODAY THIS VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME SERVICE MESSAGE AS MY OTHER PONTIAC. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. MY OTHER PONTIAC HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS NOW, I CAN'T AFFORD THE $750 IT COSTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG ON THE FIRST PONTIAC IS THE MAIN REASON I STILL HAVE THE ISSUES, BUT NOW MY SECOND PONTIAC PURCHASE IS HAVING THE SAME ERROR. THIS HAS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR MORE THAN JUST ME. I DO SEE THAT THE AIR BAG HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR MY MODEL BUT A DIFFERENT YEAR. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE MORE THAN ONE MODEL ISSUE. THANKS *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THE MODULE WAS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $800.00. I BELIEVE WITH ONLY 39000 MILES GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR