2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

THE PASSENGER SENSOR IN MY PONTIAC SOLSTICE WENT OUT ON AUGUST 12TH WHILE THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM TO LONGER FUNCTION. IT IS A VERY COSTLY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY SOLSTICE OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MODULE FOR THE AIR BAG TO THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,300.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE AIR BAG ON THE DISPLAY. CONTACTED GM B0081 CODE. $900 TO REPAIR. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON AN INCLINE AND LEFT WITH ENGINE OFF, PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND IN 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS FOUND AFTER IT ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND WAS STOPPED BY HAVING RUN INTO A GROUP OF 7 FOOT HEIGHT HEDGES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE STILL ENGAGED WHEN RECOVERED. *JB

I NOTICED THE AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING OFF. THERE WAS AN ADULT IN THE SEAT WITH A WEIGHT OF 135 LBS. ALSO THE DIC DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG". *TR FROM WHAT I GATHER ON THE INTERNET, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS OVER $600. I CANNOT PAY THIS.

VEHICLE SHOWS "SERVICE AIR BAG" AFTER 42000 MILES, 80% OF WHICH WITHOUT A PASSENGER. PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF, WHILE PASSENGER IN CAR. NEVER COMES ON. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM, WILL NOT COVER IT, $1000+ REPAIR. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. CHECKED MANUAL AND MANUAL STATED TO SEE LOCAL DEALER IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY MEANS TO ME THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK TO AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE FOLLOWING: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON SCANNED CODE B0081 CODE STORED CURRENT CHECK OUT PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS AND PPS SYSTEM HAS NO DATA PPS HAS CURRENT CODES 2036-1063 INDICATING FAILED PPS MODULE. $575.92 PTL TO REPLACE AND PROGRAM REPLACED PPS SYSTEM ALL IN ONE ASSY WITH CUSHION WIRING MODULE, ETC. RECALIBRATE SYSTEM CLEAR CODES AND RECHECK OPERATION OK. SO BOTTOM LINE, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FILED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WENT BAD. INQUIRED WITH AUTHORIZED DEALER IF PONTIAC WOULD STAND BEHIND WHAT IS AN APPARENT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE MAKE AND YEAR OCCURRENCE WITH THE VEHICLE. PROVIDED THE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE. AUTHORIZED DEALER SIMPLY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. HOW MANY MORE 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE'S WITH LOW MILEAGE HAVE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A RECALL IS OBVIOUS? THIS IS NOT JUST A SQUEAKY RATTLE THIS IS SAFETY. THESE CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS FOR A REASON. THEY ARE SMALL COMPACT TWO SEATERS. WITHOUT A PROPERLY WORKING AIR BAG IT COULD BE FATAL FOR PASSENGER IN A COLLISION. BECAUSE OF THE SMALL SIZE OF THE CAR IT WOULD NOT TAKE A SUBSTANTIAL COLLISION FOR SAFETY TO BE A AN ISSUE. WILL IT REQUIRE SOMEONE BEING PERMANENTLY INJURED OR LOSING THEIR LIFE BEFORE A RECALL IS REQUIRED? I DON'T EVEN KNOW CARS AND I CAN READ THE POSTS ON THIS SITE AND KNOW 2 + 2 DOES EQUAL A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE INITIATE AND MAKE PONTIAC DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INDICATORS FOR THE AIR BAGS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE OF $600-$1000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 11/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE SENDING UNIT IN THE SEAT. IT WAS INVESTIGATED AND THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR WHICH WAS $200. UPDATED 11/16/11

OWN A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE GXP. FOR SOME TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS FAILED TO CHANGE WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT, SINCE APPROX 15,000 KMS. NOW THE DISPLAY PANEL READS "SERVICE AIRBAGS", SINCE APPROX 55,000 KMS. I TOOK IT INTO GM, WHO ADVISED THAT I NEED A SDM MODULE. I AM EXTREMELY SURPRISED. THIS IS AN ABNORMAL SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THROUGH RESEARCH, APPEARS TO BE A COMMON CLASS ISSUE WITH THE SOLSTICE, THIS BEGS FOR GM TO LEAN FWD WITH VOLUNTARY RECALL BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST AS A RESULT, OR BEFORE IT GROWS TO AN EXTENT AKIN TO WHAT TOYOTA RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WITH LACK OF FWD THINKING & PROACTIVE DUE DILIGENCE. *TR