NHTSA Complaint #10585390 — 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH A PASSENGER AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DIC. TOOK SOLSTICE IN TO BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC DEALER, FOR IGNITION RECALL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DIAGNOSED AS A BAD PASSENGER PRESSENCE SENSOR. ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT CHARGE OF $850. CHARGED $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS. SEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED SEAT SENSOR. OWNERS ARE PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT ONLY FOR THE PART TO BREAK AGAIN. MAKING THIS A $970 REPAIR (DIAGNOSIS + PARTS + LABOR). PLEASE EXPEDITE A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS MAKES THIS TWO SEAT CONVERTIBLE, A ONE PERSON CAR! *TR UPDATED 10/9/2014 *JS