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2006 Pontiac Solstice Brakes Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
2%of 243 total for the year
Median mileage
34,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the brakes of the 2006 Pontiac Solstice, 2% of the 243 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I made a turn and as I was proceeding I had to slow down due to approaching a traffic signal . When I applied the brakes the car came to an aprupt , jolting stop and a big truck behind slammed on his brakes and narrowly stopped before hitting me in the rear. I will never drive this dangerous car until it is fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #10465644, filed 2012-07, 33,000 miles

“When I apply the brakes to slow down or stop and the car gets to about 20mph the car suddenly brakes hard and jolts. If it were not for the seat belt one could go into the windshield. This happens with each braking. This is extremely dangerous. I see through research online that people have been reporting this issue with this car for years...why isn't there a recall? What is the problem? This is a small car if a semi or just any moving vehicle was close behind me when this happens I and my passenger would probably be crushed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11124351, filed 2018-09, 35,000 miles

“The emergency brake does not engage at all, I had it fixed more or less 3 times at dealer now I am out of warranty they don't want anything to do with it. This is a severe safety hazard.”

NHTSA complaint #10359184, filed 2010-10, 6,000 miles

“Brake failure car is garaged and not driven in the winter. The vehicle had been parked for 4 weeks at the time and when first driven the brakes were much weaker than normal and pulled the car severely to the right. Car was driven for one mile with no change. I inspected the brake rotors and found left front and right rear brakes were not working(cold rotors), right front and left rear rotors were hot. Two days later when backing out of garage to check again, there were no brakes. Peddle went to the floor and car was stopped using emergency brake. …”

NHTSA complaint #10713431, filed 2015-04, 8,333 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Solstice. When the contact attempted to apply the brakes at 5 MPH, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. The contact had to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. He released the emergency brake and the contact had to apply a large amount of pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. There were no injuries. The contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The vehicle is currently being diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 38,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10239905, filed 2008-08, 38,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20083723%
2007114%
200662%

Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac Solstice

Air bags
178 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
28 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac Solstice

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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