NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Pontiac Solstice Recalls
The 2006 Pontiac Solstice has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 26, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Pontiac Solstice. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 243
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2006 Pontiac Solstice, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2006 Pontiac Solstice
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 17V061000
- Reported
- January 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Solstice, 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V171000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,191,014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Solstice, 5 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V047000
- Reported
- February 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,190,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Solstice, 5 other models
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal
- Campaign
- 07V589000
- Reported
- December 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 275,936
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Solstice, 4 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Solstice, 6 other models
2006 Pontiac Solstice complaints by year
NHTSA has received 243 owner complaints about the 2006 Pontiac Solstice, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Pontiac Solstice, the component group named most often is the air bags (73%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the power train (12%).
2 of the 2006 Pontiac Solstice's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Pontiac Solstice owners gave the mileage (178 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags178
- Electrical System28
- Power Train28
- Seats8
- Engine7
- Seat Belts4
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 51 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 34 | |
| 2017 | 31 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Pontiac Solstice peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 51. 13% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 243 complaints about the 2006 Pontiac Solstice are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Solstice by model year
Other 2006 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted