2007 Pontiac Solstice problems
Owners have filed 352 complaints about the 2007 Pontiac Solstice with NHTSA. Air bags account for 64.8% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 7.7%.
Complaints352
Crashes18
Fires1
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 64.8% · 228
Electrical system 7.7% · 27
Power train 6.8% · 24
Seats 5.1% · 18
Engine 3.4% · 12
Service brakes 2.6% · 9
Structure 2.0% · 7
Unknown or other 1.4% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Pontiac Solstice in this data, 2007 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 17 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 42,495 miles.
In owners' own words
Recall 17036 - I need to get my car inspected how do I do this with the ppa light on in my car. I received a letter from gm stating that parts for the interim repair are now available to repair your vehicle. I took the car & to my Pontiac dealership but all they would say is there is not part available. Please let me know what I need to do to get this taken care of, like I said I need to get my car inspected. Air bags
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Solstice . The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) and stated that the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for when the remedy part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure. Air bags
gm recall March 2017 #17036 changed out a defective passenger presence module and now 5 years later the same switch went out again but repair shop said its not covered by any recalls. The vehicle has 60538 miles and is not a daily driver as I have 4 vehicles and very rarely carry any passengers. I feel like the switch replaced was still defective and should be covered by gm. it cost me $980.95 to replace it. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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