2008 Pontiac Solstice Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 99about this part
- Share
- 62%of 159 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 38,750miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 99 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Pontiac Solstice, 62% of the 159 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,750 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10902050, filed 2016-08, 72,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10936376, filed 2016-12, 39,500 miles“Takata recall I did receive notice on this recall and took it to gmc dealer and that person told me I couldn't do anything until I receive notice to bring the car back for repair and never received that notice”
NHTSA complaint #11034339, filed 2017-10, 40,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10717496, filed 2015-05, 42,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10659881, filed 2014-11, 34,000 milesRelated recalls
- 17V061000Jan 26, 2017General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. The Passenger Air Bag Suppression System (PPS)…Covers: Pontiac Solstice 2006–2010, Saturn Sky 2007–2010
- 14V047000Feb 10, 2014This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings…Covers: Pontiac Solstice 2006–2010, Chevrolet Cobalt 2005–2010, HHR 2006–2011 +3 more
Related service bulletins
- 10201252Jul 21, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Pontiac Solstice
37 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsSeats
10 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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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