Air bag light stayed on during initial starting sequence and never extinguishes. I have to acknowledge the fault on my drive information control (dic) in order to select other options. The light has been on now for two months. Never had this issue before.
2008 Pontiac Solstice airbags complaints
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Air bag light came on. Both driving and stationary. Dealer told me it was an internal circuit short in the passenger presence module. Cost for repair was $1,000.00. Vehicle only has 23,000 mi. On it.
Passenger seat airbag sensor failed. Gm issued no recall, yet did so for a known faulty sensor in a cadillac model. Safety is never out of warranty, yet gm refuses to address this issue in mine, and other model years of the gm solstice and sky. A detailed report was issued with the federal safety agency calling for an investigation: http://b17queenofthesky.com/sky/resrch/output/final_work/final_draft_20160209.pdf
At approximately 72k miles, the passenger air bag warning light has lit up on my dash, and it will not turn off. It happened at start up one morning in my garage. The warning now stays on all the time whether the car is stationary, in motion, on a city street or highway, turning, or any other type of vehicle situation.
The airbag passenger sensing system has failed in my 2008 pontiac solstice with less than 20,000 miles on it. This car is near museum condition and there is no reason for this failure.
Service air bag light came on while driving with no passenger in the seat. Taken to gm dealer, was told that the passenger seat sensor failed (pss error). The vehicle has less than 16000 miles and the passenger seat was used perhaps 5% of that time. I was quoted $800 for repair since the bottom passenger seat requires replacement. This is in addition to the federal safety agency action number: dp16001
The airbag warning light would not go off. Found the sensor in the seat was defective. It will have to be replaced and the vehicle only has just over 64,000 miles on it. We were just getting into it and it failed and the start of the engine.
Dic service air bag message came on. Passenger air bag off light came on with a passenger in the seat. Car was in motion in a parking garage.
Passenger airbag sensor located in seat failed, expensive part replacement, and recall on same style sensor in different cars.
After 60,000 miles, "service air bag" light came on referencing to the passenger air bag sensor in seat. Clearly this is a reoccurring issue. It needs to be addressed via the recall process.
Passenger air bag sensor failed at 67,000 miles. Vehicle meticulously maintained and never involved in an accident. Dealer quotes appx $1000 for repair. Incredible...
Car has 46k miles on it. Service air bag light comes on when key is turned on. Passenger airbag status is off with adult passenger. Light stays on with no passenger so airbags will not work. Passenger sensor has failed as it did in cadillac cts that were recalled. Why is my car not recalled since it is the same year and same part as the cadillac cts?
Passenger air bag service light came on at 67k. The car was never been involved in any accident and has no damage. Took it to gm dealer, they want $900 to fix the faulty sensor what it should be a manufacture recall.
I recently started a relationship where my significant other has children (about 4 months ago). I previously did not have passengers very often. While driving with my stepchild age 12 in the passenger seat the air bag system failed. While driving on the highway at 70mph the there was a chime from the car and the dash display said 'service airbag'. The air dic light came on, and the passenger airbag activation light switched to off. It turns out that the sensor in the seat is bad. This causes the passenger air bag to be always off, putting all my passengers at risk or serious injury or death. My car only has 56k miles on it, but a brief search has shown that this is a very common problem for 2007 and 2008 pontiac solstices -- often with miles in mid to high twenties. The failure rate of this critical system and the fact it defaults to always off with no bypass for selection presents a serious concern for the safety of my family. The cost of diagnosis and repair is just short of $1000, which means that a critical safety feature of the care that fails regularly with low miles and in my case very low use of the passenger side until recently will cost a much more than I can afford in order to keep my family safe. I have owned numerous vehicles with air bag systems and never had any issues.
The vehicle was in to the local gm dealer for regular maintenance service on 8/7/14. Shortly after that, the indicator light came on showing that the air bag system was inoperative, apparently due to a failed passenger presence sensor on the passenger seat. Took the vehicle to the dealer, and was told the repair was approximately $1,000. The car had fewer than 13,000 miles of use over six years. There is no excuse for a major safety component of the vehicle to fail. I also understand that this component has been recalled by gm on other vehicles. Why has it not been recalled for the pontiac solstice?
Passenger airbag sensors failed at 50,000 miles
The airbag sensor under the passenger seat is malfunctioning. "service air bag" light is comming on it is my understanding that this is a very common problem for these cars and happens between 20k and 50k miles on car which is unacceptable. And extremely unsafe for a passenger in a convertible. This repair can cost up to $800. On top of that there are many documented cases where the new sensor failed within a year or two of being installed. This should be a recalled part. People shouldn't have to put in hundreds of dollars every few years just to make sure their lives ones are safe!
While driving down the road with my girlfriend in the passenger seat my check airbag light came on and the oassanger air bag turned off. When I brought it to the shop they said the passenger air bag sensor in he seat broke.
The "service air bag" indicator in the driver information center came on during the normal course of driving and has remained on constantly since that time, approximately 12 months. This was not related to any accident. Diagnosis using on obd scan tool was completed by a reputable local mechanic, who indicated that the passenger side seat sensor is defective and needs to be replaced. This appears to be a major safety concern since, at a minimum, the passenger side air bag has been compromised and may not deploy in the event of a crash due to this faulty seat sensor. Further research completed by myself indicates this faulty passenger seat sensor may be a common problem in the pontiac solstice and saturn sky. This is a relatively expensive repair ($800+) by an authorized dealer, and the associated repair costs should not be the responsibility of the consumer to correct this safety issue.
Defective air bag sensor - causes passenger air bag to not function, even when there is a passenger in the seat.
Passenger seat air bag sensor failed on vehicle out of nowhere. I do not carry passengers in my car yet the sensor failed on me. I am not the first to have this problem and it actually seems to be a very common problem in pontiac solstice's and it's simply disheartening to see it. Http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/f12/panssenger-airbag-sensor-75353/ look how far some of us have gone to attempt to fix this problem. From what we've discovered this is a problem that cannot be repaired and instead forces us to replace the entire seat cushion out of pocket. To make matters worst the point of failure seems to lie with gm. A defective sensor design has caused a very large amount of solstice owners to have issues. I don't think it's acceptable to make us pay upwards of $800 for repairs on something that is a common failure on so many of these beautiful cars.
Passenger airbag sensors failed at 50,000 miles, outside of warranty time limit. As a safety issue, this is something that gm needs to acknowledge in good faith.
Air bag light came on. Dealer recommended replacing passenger present sensor which detects the weight of a passenger to turn the airbag on or off. The cost was $885. I can't afford to fix it, so I am riding around with nonoperational airbags with a car with only 34k. Based on pontiac solstice forums, this is a common problem with pontiac solstice, but no recall to fix this obvious safety flaw. I would be glad to send you a copy of the dealer invoice with the error codes from 11/14/14.
Got in one day and the air bag sensor light came on. Now it comes on and dings at me every day and until I get this fixed, do not feel comfortable driving my son to school..
Girlfriend sat in passenger seat and a "service airbag" light cam on my info screen. Turned off after a few seconds then turned back on and has been on since.
The "service air bag" indicator in the driver information center came on during the normal course of driving and has remained on constantly since that time, approximately 1 - 1.5 yrs. This was not related to any accident. Diagnosis using on obd scan tool was completed by a reputable local mechanic, who indicated that the passenger side seat sensor is defective and needs to be replaced. This appears to be a major safety concern since, at a minimum, the passenger side air bag has been compromised and may not deploy in the event of a crash due to this faulty seat sensor. Further research completed by myself indicates this faulty passenger seat sensor may be a common problem in the pontiac solstice and saturn sky. This is a relatively expensive repair ($800+) by an authorized dealer, and the associated repair costs should not be the responsibility of the consumer to correct this safety issue.
Service air bag in dic turned on and airbag light indicator for passenger seat turned off while the auto was zero (0) speed, driver's seat and passenger's seat were both occupied . This is a despicable design error as well as a real world operational flaw, a potentially fatal safety issue that thousands of solstice owners are experiencing and that thousands more will experience. How many fatalities must the american public endure before gm accepts full responsibility and finally, however reluctantly, cowardly, immorally, and deceitfully , correct this quintessentially death trap vehicle?
Airbag service required dtc. Problem is with the pps system in the passenger seat. Problem has been widely reported for these cars, as well as, other gm products. This condition effectively renders the airbag protection of the passenger sear inoperative even if the seat is occupied. Gm is aware the problem and their dealers want approximately between $800 and $1,000 to replace the failed seat components. They fail because the design is faulty in that the sensor pad sensor conductive pathways suffer breakage. The forum blog for owners with this problem is an excellent source, including pictures of the component failure and poor design, that can be found at http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/f12/passenger-airbag-sensor-75353/ .
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac solstice. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was informed that the passenger side app sensor module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,500.
In january 2014..my passenger airbag light came on the dic saying to service airbag??? I have very few passengers from time to time..maybe three a month..none are heavy enough as to plop down on seat with enough weight to inflict damage on whatever the problem may be!!! Also, when I clean the car, I make certain as to not kneel or put any sort of weight as to break the circuit in which I've been reading about all the many others!!! Has anybody given any thought that maybe it's a default?? It happens so very often with many of the other automobiles...so what makes our car any different??? It happens!!! As my word, I did nothing in any way, shape or form to damage it!!!! I love my solstice, but if nothing is done about this, I , my family, friends and whoever else I may inform will never do business with gm again..sorry, but this just isn't right...safety!!!lol
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