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Pontiac Solstice Air Bags Safety Report | Dec 05, 2012
Reported on Dec 05, 2012
| THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THROUGH A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED PROGRAM AT A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. FORTUNATELY THIS MODULE AND NEEDED REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY,HOWEVER, EXACTLY ONE MONTH AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR I AM GETTING THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING AGAIN, WHICH DENOTES FAILURE TO THE SYSTEM. WHILE THE REPAIR WILL AGAIN BE COVERED UNDER CERTIFIED WARRANTY, AT THIS RATE IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS, EVENTUALLY I WILL BE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR A PART KNOWN FOR CONTINUED FAILURE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. ANY PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED BY GM THAT NOT REPLACING THE MODULE CAN LEAD TO ARBITRARY INFLATION OF THE AIRBAG. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Solstice |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LANTANA TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2MG35X88Y |
| Mileage: | 32608 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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