2008 Pontiac Solstice Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 159 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 110,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 Pontiac Solstice, 1% of the 159 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110,000 miles.
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.
“Vehicle overheats; passenger floor inner side gets very hot, coolant light on panel comes on and leaks coolant. Vehicle has been taken to the dealer (benitez auto in caguas puerto rico) but they claim nothing is wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle has done this several times, on november 18, 2011 coolant light came on 7 times and did it again december 11 and 12, 2011. I am afraid that the vehicle my catch fire. In addition I never got the recall for this vehicle, recall for seat belts front anchorage; NHTSA campaign id # 07v454000. …”
NHTSA complaint #10439656, filed 2011-12“The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac Solstice. That contact stated that the vehicle was leaking coolant. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that coolant leaked into the transmission due to the radiator that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred and the gears were difficult to shift. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. …”
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Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2008 Pontiac Solstice
99 complaintsBrakes
37 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsSeats
10 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 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 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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