The sensor that tells if the seat is occupied has malfunctioned causing the airbag light to remain on and impair the operation of the airbag system.
2007 Pontiac Solstice airbags complaints
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My pontiac solstice - like 1000s of others - recently experienced the passenger airbag failure. This failure is a 'known deficiency' that gm has yet to recognize and address. This failure prevents the passenger (and maybe even the driver-side) airbag from deploying placing the passengers at great risk! The failure tends to occur after the warranted period is over thus costing the owner $1000 to replace. Many owners cannot afford such a cost and so do not get the part replaced - placing the passengers at risk! This is a known problem and an obvious safety issue. I would submit given the prevalence of this issue that it is a larger safety issue than the ignition switch recall which was really caused by the few owners who carried the weight of a bowling ball on their key chain. It's about time this 'safety organization' brought this to the attention of gm and gm corrected this deficiency as part of a recall! The takata recall is being completed on millions of vehicles due to the possibility of an airbag deployment hurting/killing the passenger. Here - with this solstice issue - the airbag won't deploy at all. Isn't that even worse?
Takata recall. The airbag service maintenance light turned on two different times & serviced the last 3 years costing me a lot of money.
Have replaced passenger seat sensor mat two times. Why is it that people have to die before the federal safety agency will react to a known problem? Cadilac ats was recalled for the exact same thing, and while the mats may be slightly different, they indeed have the same problem. You have enough documentation to prove this. So I am wondering why you keep ignoring this.
My passenger airbag sensor system stopped working without any cause resulting in a "service airbag" warning on the dic in the dash. Searching forums for all varieties of the gm kappa platform (saturn sky, opel gt, and pontiac solstice) it appears this failure is happening to every single vehicle made with this system and is not caused by usual wear, or any sort of mistreatment of the device or the car - it is a clear manufacturing defect. Gm holds your car hostage for $1000 to fix this problem when the part can be obtained from europe for $99 - disgusting. In my case, the car sat in the garage over the winter, and upon getting in the car this spring to start it, the warning light came on, the last time the car was driven the light was not on, and no-one has touched the passenger seat since, so the problem was not caused by abuse or wear it is simply a defective part that fails for no reason after some period of time.
Passenger sat down air bag light came on . Vehicle was in park in a parking lot .dealer said $800.to repair, now air bags will not deploy.
The sensor in the passenger seat that detects a passenger and activates the air bag system for the passenger seat is broken. Now, whenever there is a passenger, the air bag for the passenger side shows as off. My vehicle is an '07, but has only 50,000 miles. The sensor appears to be very thin and flimsy. With this item broken, in the event of an accident, the air bag would not deploy even though there is a passenger in the seat. This is a design flaw and is very dangerous. A similar recall was made on this item for the cadillac line. Thank you
Our vehicle in motion turning left from turn lane with green arrow when we were hit by driver who ran red light. Our car sustained substantial front end damage (totalled) but neither the driver nor passenger airbag deployed.
I placed a grocery bag on front seat, the red air bag light came on, now its glowing all the time. Dealer wants 600 to repair this . Now my passenger air bag will not deploy in a accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac solstice. While in park, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the modular in the front passenger seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 04/07/16*lj
Air bag sensor: there are hundreds of solstice owners such as my self, driving with the seat belt sensor light illuminated. There is a problem with the seat sensor and dealers want up to $1,500 to replace the seat sensor. This is a known problem and a safety issue that gm should handle thru a voluntary recall. It is a problem known world-wide regarding this issue.
This the second time within a year the passenger seat sensor has failed. Last time I had the dealer (gary lang auto group) diagnose the problem with and reset the new sensor which I purchased form a gm vendor and installed myself. It still cost me $600 !!!! Since then I have met a gm tech who will reset the new sensor which I will again buy and install, and have him reset the sensor as a tech 2 is needed to do so. This is unacceptable, and I do not know why you are not investigating this safety issue. If you take the time to look at other kappa complaints you will see it is widespread, considering how many were built from 2006 to 2009. Even though now I have a gm tech as a friend, it is still going to cost me almost $500 to repair. Ridiculous.
Passenger side airbag sensor in seat failed. 70k miles.
An alert on the dash to service air bag came on. Apparently a switch went causing the passenger side air bag to fail to activate properly. This light was when stationary and when driving. The repair was over $700 at parks chevrolet in charlotte, nc.
Passenger air bag seat cushion sensor failed after 47,000 miles. I rarely have a passenger in that seat.
The air bag / seatbelt warning light came on for the passenger side, my wife was in the seat and weighs more than 100lb. I'm told this disables the airbag, which is clearly a safety issue. Repairs are very expensive and with only 26000 miles on this car should be covered by gm. It was repaired on 9/3/15 and cost $1130.21
The 'serviceairbag' light began to appear at different times for short periods. I the gm dealer said that their diagnostic tests could not identify the problem and would require that the service light be on continuously. July of 2015 the light did stay on and the dealership said that the passenger side 'module' had shorted. A replacement would cost approximately $450.
Passenger seat sensor for airbags failed intermittently, now it's completely broken. This is a common problem for pontiac solstice and saturn sky owners (according to the forums). But given the low number of vehicles produced by gm, it doesn't seem to be getting recall status...
The passenger (service) airbag light has come on and remains on at all times. The light which says that the passenger airbag has been armed no longer illuminates. From the research I have done, it is a problem with the airbag sensor which must be replaced. The part is very expensive and breaks easily. I am worried that not only is there a chance that the passenger airbag may not deploy during an accident but that if I do get the part replaced, it will soon break again. This is a very common problem and I believe this is a major safety concern that needs to be addressed right away! There have been too many complaints about this part, which systematically goes out on every car, for this issue to be ignored!
The air bag / seatbelt warning light came on for the passenger side, my wife was in the seat and weighs more than 100lb. I'm told this disables the airbag, which is clearly a safety issue. Repairs are very expensive and with only 26xxx miles on this car should be covered by gm.
Service air bag warning came on dic. Researched several pontiac solstice, as well as saturn sky and opel gt, forums that address the passenger presence system module, gm p/n 19124219, as the common failure. This is an extremely expensive repair for a well documented high failure rate safety part.
Backing out of my garage,the service air bag light came on for the passenger air bag..the passenger air bag light stays on showing this air bag is not working.I feel like this is a safety issue with passenger air bag not working,I called on star and they gave me a code b0081 saying I should a take to dealer. I called pontiac and they told me unless there is a recall,the cost to repair is on me.looks like many other owners on 2007 pontiac solstice are having the same problem.I purchased this car new,it stays in the garage,not driven much and very seldom anyone in passenger seat.
Air bag service light keeps coming on. This occurs at random times, not just went starting the car. Wanting to know if other pontiac solstices are having the same problem and if this will be part of the air bag recall.
The airbag seat sensor has failed and rendered the passanger side airbag non-working. The repair is in the range of $1,000, so I have no choice but to drive without an airbag.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac solstice. While driving at 55 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the air bag sensor failed and the warning light remained illuminated, with a warning message to service the air bag sensors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,560. Updated 09/02/15*lj updated 12/15/2015
Passenger activated instrument panel icon "service passenger seat air bag." took vehicle to dealer and they replaced the passenger seat module #1924219 for $362.47 (our half) gm picked up the other half. Again on 5/27/2015, 33,612 miles same condition occurred. Took the vehicle back to the dealer and this time the same module costs us $1,02 9.21. Gm feels not their problem? This is my wife's vehicle and rarely is a passenger in the seat! The dealer cannot tell us if the airbag will deploy when the light is on? Can you tell us if gm has a defective module problem?
Dashboard says"service air bag". Had it diagnosed. Dealer says sensor of airbag needs to be replaced cost 1100
Passenger airbag sensor failure.
The passenger presence module located in passenger seat failed. This causes the passenger air bag to be turned off. Failure was at 17000 miles. Gm replaced the module under the gm goodwill program. No cost to me. The replacement module has failed after only 13000 miles. This time gm says there is nothing they can do to cover replacement of the failed part. Replacement cost for parts and labor is 700.00
Air bag light on. Diagnosed as air bag switch on passanger seat. Air bag inoperable while light is on. Safety issue with the kappa body through multiple years.
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