17V061000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag does not deploy as intended, the front passenger has an increased risk of injury.
2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE
3 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 189 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints189
Complaints citing a crash8
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
14V171000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
14V047000
AIR BAGS
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 96AIR BAGS
- 15ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 13SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 10SEATS
- 8SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- 7SERVICE BRAKES
- 5ENGINE
- 4SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.