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 airbags complaints
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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 the federal safety agency poor design under seat seems to be causing all the prob lem with the passenger air bag.
Passenger seat sensor failed. Passenger side air bag service warning light comes on. Passenger seat air bag will not deploy in a crash according to service manual
My instrument panel is reading service passenger airbag is affecting me to be able to see my odometer reading, I have two pontiac solstice cars and they both have the same problem. I have friends with the same vehicle and they are getting the same reading on their cars,I don't know if the airbag is just going to go off on its own one day or not go off in an accident, this should be a recall issue.
The passenger airbag module stopped working in my 2006 pontiac solstice. There's only about 80,000 miles on the car. The dealership told me its not a recall item or covered repair item. Cost to replace $1,000.00. I called gm/pontiac and told them that this should be a recall/covered safety repair especially since there are hundreds of complaints of this exact issue. They told me that there are not enough complaints to issue a recall and that they would not cover repairs or offer discount for replacement parts. My car has been sitting in the garage parked for over a year. It will not pass inspection until the airbag system is replaced. This is a safety issue!! This should be covered by the manufacture not the consumer. I'm still paying for a car I can't drive.... (date selected is approximate)
Takata recall I have reported this issue more then once and apparently no one cares because you have told me before not enough complaints and recall doesn't coverage passanger problem. For at least 3 years I have been complaining about a problem with passenger air bag and nothing has been done. I do live in florida.
Passenger side airbag switch in seat stopped working only after two years, out of warrantee and will cost over $900.00 to replace. Drove solo for most of that time so why did it happen?
Passenger air bag sensor failed. I see that there is an investigation so I thought I would add that mine has failed.
Petition for the federal safety agency to commence proceedings for an investigation of the 2006 - 2010 pontiac solstice and the 2007 -2010 saturn sky, specifically the area of air bags electrical system (cd enclosed). *smd the consumer stated the above mentioned vehicle had repeated failures of the passenger sensing system (pss) sensor mat. Over time, the mat will kink and fold with use and eventually a break will develop in the circuitry of the sensor mat causing a failure and possibly leading to the passenger air bag not deploying in the case of an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a recall for the ignition switch. The dealer stated that the passenger side air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
Airbag seat sensors on passenger seat failed due to normal use and will not allow air bag system to operate. Vehicle is stationary
The air bag indicator light does not come on when a person is setting in the passenger seat. This car only has about 19800 miles on it (passenger side) it was working earlier I don't drive very often
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that the air bag, anti-theft, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle failed to start because the anti-theft system activated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.
I bought the car with a defective passenger airbag sensor mat, should be a recall.
Passenger side airbag apparently is inoperable as dashboard indicator light is now always off, indicating that there is no passenger when in actuality my wife is sitting in the seat and seatbelt buckled. This has occurred often over the last 5 years but now it always is "off". However, now, the red airbag warning light is lit, also along with the check airbag message. According to several solstice forums on the internet, this seems to be a common problem with many solstice and sky owners. I firmly believe that gm should recall these vehicles and fix them asap as this is a safety problem. The red light and check airbag message came on while driving down a highway, and stayed on for the duration of the ride. And every time we use the vehicle these warnings come on.
Passenger side airbag warning light came on @83,000. Gm should fix this as a recall considering all the of the same complaints I'm seeing !!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that the service air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained illuminated. In addition, the passenger side air bag would independently activate even when the passenger seat was unoccupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,775.
Service airbag light came on, I took the vehicle to an auto shop, they said they have heard of this problem and said it should be a recall item but so far gm refuses to accept responsibility. I believe this is a very real safety issue and sooner or later someone will be hurt or killed. The repair of the passenger presence sensor costs about $800.
Passenger seat air bag sensor has gone bad for the second time. Only lasted about three years. About 80% of the time there is no one setting in the passenger seat.
The vehicle passenger airbag seat sensor is defective. The vehicle has only 40k original miles but the sensor failed just after the 36k mile ended. The sensor is poorly designed and the dealer wants 900 to replace it. I have see hundreds of other owners with this same problem.
Passenger side airbag sensor malfunctioned, giving error on dashboard. Researched error to find this is a very common problem that occurs frequently and the expensive repair is reported to be very temporary.
Passenger airbag sensor failed. Dealer quoted cost to repair is nearly 10% of what vehicle is worth.
The air bag sensor in my vehicle failed shortly after logging 25,000 miles. The failure indication happened at slow speed while turning left onto a bumpy road. Any passenger in the car faces added risk if an accident were to occur. It is my understanding that the owner's cost to fix this item is prohibitive ($800 or more), and that the early failure of this part is somewhat common for this vehicle. Discussing this with other owners, I understand this is a common failure and the expensive fix only temporarily solves the problem. I understand this can lead to a deployment failure or an unexpected air bag deployment. This is an unreliable safety critical component that has no place in a passenger vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. In addition, the warning chime sounded which indicated that the seat belt was not latched. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Pontiac solstice passenger presence sensor has failed thereby causing a failure of the passenger airbag system and the continual illumination of the airbag failure light.
Csr, I am filing this complaint because it appears gm is ignoring a critical safety issue. Please review the complaint I filed with gm below and additional information. Dear gm csr, on august 27, 2015 I had my 2006 solstice in for service at rentschler, slatington, pa. The issue is the passenger side air bag is not activating for my wife but does for me. She weighs 119 lbs. Rentschler reported passenger side air bag working fine. I asked what is weight of person that sat in passenger side seat? They indicated a male tech. I stated works for me also but not for my wife. They said they would have one of their girls (robin) try. They then were able to duplicate the problem. Robin weighs 110lbs. The rentschler service person then shared they called gm and were told by gm that the air bag activation sensor is working within normal parameters. I find this difficult to believe. The air bag sensor worked fine for my wife from the year I purchased the vehicle in 2006 until approximately 3 months ago. This seems like a serious breach of safety protocol when air bag is not being activated for a 119lb adult. I did not argue with rentschler since they contacted gm, felt most expedient to contact gm. Sincerely, [xxx] in summary, the air bag sensor indicator worked fine for nearly 9 years then suddenly it stopped working. Gm / rentschler claim the airbag sensor working within normal parameters. This just seems like a very serious breach of safety protocol. I cannot believe that a 119 lb adult would not activate the airbag sensor and be protected by the air bag in the event of an accident. Coincidentally the problem started after the ignition switch changed per recall. I am not saying this does or does not have anything to do with the airbag / airbag sensor issue, just noting time frame of events. Regards, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When starting the vehicle, the passenger side airbag warning light comes on and stays on. The dealer says passenger side airbag sensor is defective. I believe this is a problem in just about all pontiac solstice vehicles and saturn sky vehicles. For this reason I believe gm should announce an immediate recall to have this defect repaired before injury or death is caused by their negligence.
Passenger airbag sensor failed with less than 30,000 miles on the car. This is a safety issue for my passengers as well as myself. The replacement part is over 800.00 not including labor to inspect what the problem was and not to include installation. This needs to be a recall !!!
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