This Problem Across All Years
THE INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 571.401 IN THAT IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO RELEASE ALL LATCHES FROM INSIDE THE TRUNK. THE BUTTRESS RELEASE CABLES(2) ARE CONNECTED TO A SOLENOID THAT MUST BE OPERATED ELECTRICALLY AND ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE. IT IS ALSO A KNOWN COMMON FAILURE FOR THESE CABLES TO FAIL AND NOT RELEASE THE BUTTRESS FLAPS FROM THE EXTERIOR. MY CABLES HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE AND TRUNK RELEASE DESIGN DO NOT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS.
THE INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 571.401 IN THAT IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO RELEASE ALL LATCHES FROM INSIDE THE TRUNK. THE BUTTRESS RELEASE CABLES(2) ARE CONNECTED TO A SOLENOID THAT MUST BE OPERATED ELECTRICALLY AND ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE. IT IS ALSO A KNOWN COMMON FAILURE FOR THESE CABLES TO FAIL AND NOT RELEASE THE BUTTRESS FLAPS FROM THE EXTERIOR. MY CABLES HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE AND TRUNK RELEASE DESIGN DO NOT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE RELEASE IS BROKEN AND NO LONGER CONNECTED TO RELEASE/OPEN DOOR IN VEHICLE. NOW ONLY WAY FOR DRIVER TO EXIT VEHICLE IS TO HAVE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW-REACH OUTSIDE TO OPEN MY DOOR WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. SAFETY ISSUE, AS I CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY IN EMERGENCY AND ONLY CAN EXIT IF WINDOW IS DOWN. HAVE ASKED DEALER TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND STILL NOT AVAILABLE FROM GM. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IN SCANNING SOLSTICE INTERNET FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE AMONG OWNERS. MY VEHICLE IS LOW MILEAGE, YET I CANNOT GET THE GM/PONTIAC DEALER TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THEY ARE STILL AWAITING PARTS FROM GM. FORUM REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/DOOR-HANDLE-REPLACEMENT-HOW-69171/. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE RELEASE IS BROKEN AND NO LONGER CONNECTED TO RELEASE/OPEN DOOR IN VEHICLE. NOW ONLY WAY FOR DRIVER TO EXIT VEHICLE IS TO HAVE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW-REACH OUTSIDE TO OPEN MY DOOR WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. SAFETY ISSUE, AS I CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY IN EMERGENCY AND ONLY CAN EXIT IF WINDOW IS DOWN. HAVE ASKED DEALER TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND STILL NOT AVAILABLE FROM GM. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IN SCANNING SOLSTICE INTERNET FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE AMONG OWNERS. MY VEHICLE IS LOW MILEAGE, YET I CANNOT GET THE GM/PONTIAC DEALER TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THEY ARE STILL AWAITING PARTS FROM GM. FORUM REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/F12/DOOR-HANDLE-REPLACEMENT-HOW-69171/. *TR
I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AND MY HAND WAS SLASHED OPEN. BLEEDING PROFUSELY. THE CHROME HAD PEELED OFF THE HANDLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL, STATING THAT IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE, ONE PIECE UNIT. I SOLD THE CAR, AND BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE FROM MY FIANCE. (WE BOUGHT THEM BOTH ON THE SAME WEEK) HERS HAS BEEN FINE UNTIL NOW, WHEN THE CHROME ON THIS ONE HAS BEGUN TO BUBBLE UP. IT WILL ALSO BREAK FREE AND BECOME TOO SHARP TO USE. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE SOLSTICE OR THE HHR, WHICH SHARE THE PROBLEM, AND A SINGLE PIECE STYLE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER SAID THE SINGLE PIECE PANEL IS A BAD DESIGN, AND SO EXPENSIVE, THAT GM IS REFUSING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTIES ON THEM. LEAVING THE CUSTOMERS SWINGING IN THE BREEZE WITH AN INJURY WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AND MY HAND WAS SLASHED OPEN. BLEEDING PROFUSELY. THE CHROME HAD PEELED OFF THE HANDLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL, STATING THAT IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE, ONE PIECE UNIT. I SOLD THE CAR, AND BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE FROM MY FIANCE. (WE BOUGHT THEM BOTH ON THE SAME WEEK) HERS HAS BEEN FINE UNTIL NOW, WHEN THE CHROME ON THIS ONE HAS BEGUN TO BUBBLE UP. IT WILL ALSO BREAK FREE AND BECOME TOO SHARP TO USE. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE SOLSTICE OR THE HHR, WHICH SHARE THE PROBLEM, AND A SINGLE PIECE STYLE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER SAID THE SINGLE PIECE PANEL IS A BAD DESIGN, AND SO EXPENSIVE, THAT GM IS REFUSING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTIES ON THEM. LEAVING THE CUSTOMERS SWINGING IN THE BREEZE WITH AN INJURY WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS PEELING AND THE CHROME WAS RAZOR SHAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS PEELING AND THE CHROME WAS RAZOR SHAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN LATCH. CHEAP PARTS COMPONENTS FOR AN ESSENTIAL PART ON THE CAR IS WHAT GM IS ALL ABOUT. CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN LATCH. CHEAP PARTS COMPONENTS FOR AN ESSENTIAL PART ON THE CAR IS WHAT GM IS ALL ABOUT. CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE. VEHICLE REPAIRED NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT HANDLE WAS MORE LOOSE THAN THE ORIGINAL HANDLE. THE HANDLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE'S CHROME WAS PEELING OFF IN A MANNER THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY. THE VEHICLE REPAIR IS ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE. VEHICLE REPAIRED NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT HANDLE WAS MORE LOOSE THAN THE ORIGINAL HANDLE. THE HANDLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE'S CHROME WAS PEELING OFF IN A MANNER THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY. THE VEHICLE REPAIR IS ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE. VEHICLE REPAIRED NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT HANDLE WAS MORE LOOSE THAN THE ORIGINAL HANDLE. THE HANDLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE'S CHROME WAS PEELING OFF IN A MANNER THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY. THE VEHICLE REPAIR IS ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 9/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE. VEHICLE REPAIRED NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT HANDLE WAS MORE LOOSE THAN THE ORIGINAL HANDLE. THE HANDLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE'S CHROME WAS PEELING OFF IN A MANNER THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY. THE VEHICLE REPAIR IS ALSO NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS