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Pontiac Solstice

Every Pontiac Solstice model year on file, 2006 to 2014. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years72834 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62006 to 2014
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4,527Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 290, 40% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0100200300200620072902008200920102014
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Pontiac Solstice complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
535
Electrical system
76
Powertrain
56
Brakes
55
Seats
39
Engine and cooling
28
Structure
15
Seat belts
8
Speed control
7
Suspension
7
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Pontiac Solstice model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Pontiac Solstice by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2014Not decoded0NoneNone01151
2010Not decoded0NoneNone321,041
2009Convertible360.048042928
2008Convertible1595.72,44653878
2007Convertible2904.82,23153828
2006Convertible2434.52,43053701
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Pontiac Solstice

  • 17V-061 Jan 26, 2017
    Passenger Air Bag Suppression System (PPS) sensor may become bent or damaged within the front passenger seat, possibly disabling the front…
    Airbags · 91k vehicles
  • 14E-021 Apr 30, 2014
    Weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the affected ignition switches to move out of the run…
    Electrical system · 15k vehicles
  • 14V-171 Apr 10, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position
    Electrical system · 2.19M vehicles
  • 14V-047 Feb 10, 2014
    This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system
    Airbags · 2.19M vehicles
  • 07V-589 Dec 20, 2007
    On certain passenger vehicles, the rear axle pinion seal does not meet all of the specifications and may experience a fluid leak
    Powertrain · 276k vehicles
  • 07V-454 Sep 26, 2007
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems." and standard…
    Seat belts · 1,482 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.