NHTSA Complaint #10703652 — 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10703652
Vehicle 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE
Component AIR BAGS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 32,500 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State PA

Consumer Description

ON NOV 2014 I BOUGHT THIS PONTIAC ROADSTER FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ON WITH A MERE 32500 MILES ON IT, I DROVE THE CAR 1 MONTH & PARKED IT FOR THE WINTER, LAST WEEK 3-30-2015 I TOOK IT TO MY SHOP TO HAVE THE AIR BAG LITE CODE SCANNED & IT READ FAULTY SEAT REAR SEAT BELT MODULE GM PART # 15874981-15838918 & WOULD NOT CLEAR, I CALLED GM TO FIND OUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL & IT WAS OVER A 800 $ FIX, I WAS SHOCKED ! I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM THE 3 YEARS IN SERVICE ON THE SOLSTICE & SKY'S ALL SAYING THE SAME THING, FAULTY AIR BAG PASSENGER SEAT MODULE, THIS IS A GM PROBLEM THAT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, IT NEEDS RECALLED ASAP AS I UNDERSTAND I HAVE NO AIR BAGS & NO SEAT BELT TENSIONER ALSO , IM SCARED OF THIS CAR & I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT, THERE GOTTA BE A WAY GM CAN FIX THIS SO AT LEAST I CAN HAVE AIR BAGS & SEAT BELT TENSION TO THE DRIVER AT THE VERY LEAST, MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR WITH ME, I REFUSE TO SELL THIS CAR UNTIL ITS FIXED & SAFE , IF GM WILL NOT FIX THIS I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM, THEY ONLY MADE THIS CAR 3 YEARS & THEY NEED ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES IT CAN HAVE UP & RUNNING PROPERLY, HOW DARE GM NOT TO FIX THIS CAR IN NOV WITH THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH & NOT FIX THIS AIR BAG SAFETY FEATURE WHILE IT WAS IN THE GM SHOP, ALSO AM I CORRECT THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONERS UPON IMPACT WILL NOT WORK W/O THE AIR BAGS WORKING ? DO YOU REALIZE HOW MANY OF THESE CARS ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE SEAT BELT & AIR BAGS NOT WORKING. THIS NEEDS FIXED ASAP BY A RECALL !!! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX, SINCERELY [XXX] AGE 52 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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