2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ONLY COMES ON ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEAT CUSHION TWICE AND I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CONTACTED PONTIAC MANUFACTURER AND THEY HAVE SO FAR HAD ABOUT 10 CASES OF THE SENSOR NOT WORKING. THEY ARE NOT NOTIFYING OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE ARE SO FEW CASES OUT THERE. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO RUSH THEIR EFFORTS IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM?*JB

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 1/8/06. PINION SEAL ON REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING 10 DAYS LATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON 1/19/06. 1/31/06 DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PINION SEAL AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME. 3/8/06 PINION SEAL BEGAN LEAKING AGAIN, HEAVILY. TOOK BACK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 3/9/06. 3/16/06 DEALERSHIP REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY (GM CASE #8733080). 7/10/06 REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID AGAIN (FOR THE 3RD TIME). 7/11/06 TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. AS OF TODAY WAITING FOR INFO FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JUMP. ONCE GETTING TO THE DESTINATION, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE JUMPED WHEN IN PUT IN DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE DRIVEN IN. WHILE IN ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE COMPUTER LISTED THE O CIRCUITS FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERABLE. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP ALERTED THE CONTACT CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE FACTORY CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO COMPLETELY FAIL.

2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION GASKET LEAK REPAIRED BY GM ON 5/2/06. *JB

DIFFERENTIAL LEAK LEADING TO TRANSMISSION WHINE, TRANSMISSION CLUNK AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF DIFFERENTIAL. GM WILL REPLACE PINION SEAL WHEN THE PERMANENT FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL WITH A REDESIGNED PART. *JB

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHEN I BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP, THE ENGINE REVS UP FOR A FEW SECONDS EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED AND MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. *NM

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE THAT MIGHT LEAD TO INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SEAT BACK RELEASE LEVER IS LOCATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT WHEN THE SEAT IS ALL THE WAY BACK AND RECLINED AS FAR AS IT WILL GO THE LEVER TOUCHES THE PLASTIC BACK WALL OF THE CAR AND MINE IS ALREADY STARTING TO WEAR A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC. IF THIS PROCEEDS AND WEARS A HOLE IN AN ACCIDENT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT BACK RELEASE TO CATCH AND CAUSE THE SEAT TO RELEASE WHEN THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER IS THROWN FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION. *JB

REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE IF DIFFERENTIAL WAS TO DRY OUT BEFORE VEHICLE IS TAKEN IN TO SERVICE. NEW DIFFERENTIAL SEAL WAS INSTALLED. *NM

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AFTER TRAVELING 65 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. AS I COASTED UP THE EXIT RAMP W/CLUTCH IN AND FOOT OFF THE GAS THE CAR REVVED TO OVER 3000 RPMS. BY THE TIME I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RAMP BY USING THE BRAKE THE CAR RETURNED TO IDLE AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. *AK