2007 Pontiac Solstice: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jan 30, 2018 · Engine · 178,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac solstice. While driving 60 MPH on the highway, the vehicle lost steering power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to be restarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to radley chevrolet (3670 jefferson davis hwy, fredericksburg, va 22408 (540), 898-4000) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed replacement. The contact experienced the same failure three weeks ago. The vehicle was towed back to radley chevrolet where it was diagnosed that the engine needed replacement. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 178,000.

Filed Apr 8, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 34,800 miles · AL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the engine stalled without warning and caused the vehicle to swerve forcefully off the roadway. The contact then crashed into a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head trauma from striking the windshield and a police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. The contact believed the air bag failure was associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but the contact had not received notification of the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,800. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Mar 18, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 137,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that when anything would touch the key while in the ignition, it would cause the vehicle to stall sporadically and without warning. The failure was recurring. Additionally, the air bag warning light illuminated without warning. The contact had to disable the air bag sensor more than once to get the sensor light to turn off. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure occurred before the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags and electrical system), in which the vehicle was included. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.

Filed Mar 12, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 40,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac solstice. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled as the check engine and battery warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted and the failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they were unable to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. Updated 04/29/14 ma the consumer stated the key would not turn in the ignition until after wiggling the steering wheel. The airbag light was on. Updated 05/2/2014 *js

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 200 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that there were multiple stalling failures with the vehicle. The dealer was unable to diagnose the stalling failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure but to no avail. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 200.