2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Complaints

OUR SOLSTICE NOW HAS A PASSENGER SEAT SEAT BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WERE INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY PROMPTLY TOLD US IT WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO FIX. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. THIS LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT EVEN REPLACING THE SENSOR MAY NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX AS THE SENSOR GOES OUT FREQUENTLY. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM? WILL IT TAKE A FEW DEATHS FOR THE RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND THERMOSTAT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

PASENGER PRESENCE MODULE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES. EACH REPAIR IN EXCESS OF $1000. CAR IS LOW MILEAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. TECHNICIAN REPAIRING THE CAR INDICATED THEY BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. DATES OF FAILURE REPAIR: 12/09/09, 12/05/12 AND 10/19/16. EACH TIME THE SAME PART AND SAME DIAGNOSTIC CODE FAILURE. ALL SERVICED BY GM SERVICE. FILED COMPLAINT WITH GM CASE # 8-2463003227 ON 10/21/16. RELIEF DENIED.

THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAS FAILED AND HAS DISABLED MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT ON MY DASH BOARD AND A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DLC AT STARTUP. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG (AND POSSIBLY THE DRIVER AIRBAG) ARE OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE REGARDLESS OF PASSENGER OCCUPANCY.

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THEY SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PROBABLY WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS OVER $800.00. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 33,598 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS WEBSITES, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER CONCERNED OWNERS OUT HERE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP GET A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ?

WHEN DRIVING AT APX 60MPH THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON.AFTER A VISIT AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME A DRIVER SIDE SEAT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER 800$ CANADIAN

SERVICE AIR BAG (RED LIGHT) CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TURNED OFF AND NOTHING ON PASSENGER SEAT. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FAULTY PPS MODULE IN PASSENGER SEAT. VEHICLE HAS 52'000 MILES.

2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE WITH 12,901 MILES HAS FAILING PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM FAULT (71), CAUSING BOTH AIRBAGS TO BE DEACTIVATED. CONSIDER THIS A REQUIRED SAFETY DEVICE. PASSENGER SEAT RARELY USED, IN A RARELY USED VEHICLE. JUST HAD THIS REPLACED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AT A COST OF OVER $800. SIMILAR TO *MANY* OTHER AIRBAG ISSUES CURRENTLY LISTED FOR SOLSTICE/SKY.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR "AIRBAG SERVICE" AND PASSENGER WARNING LIGHT FOR SAME. HAD INSPECTED $100 AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION. INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME IS THAT SENSOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND IT WILL COST ME $725 APPROX TO HAVE FIXED. I'VE ATTACHED PHOTO OF THE DETERMINATION FROM THE SERVICE STATION. CODE B0081 - ABS IS REFLECTED WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? I THOUGHT SAFETY ITEMS HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY THE MFG. MY CAR HAS 52000 MILES ONLY.

PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT WORKING, HAPPENED EARLIER AND WAS REPAIRED, HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY AND PAID PART OF THE COST WAS ABSORBED BY WARRANTY, AFTER THE IGNITION ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN THIS IS A CON TINUING PROBLEM WITH 2006 SOLTICE MANY COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA POOR DESIGN UNDER SEAT SEEMS TO BE CAUSING ALL THE PROB LEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG.