2006 Pontiac Solstice drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 29 complaints for the 2006 Pontiac Solstice, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles, and 96% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
My wife suggested to me that the accident may have been caused by a malfunction to the car. I didn't really consider that a possibility. However, she has never been able to explain the accident beyond saying "all of a sudden I lost control of the car". While I was looking for the car title, which I've still not found by the way, I discovered a recall notice from early 2008. I reviewed the document and discovered the 3rd condition which may occur sounds like a possible cause of this accident.
Immediately after purchasing my 2006 pontiac solstice in 2006, I begin experiencing a noise in the rear end of the vehicle. I took it in several times for repair until finally in 2007, pontiac recalled the vehicle for the power train being defective as listed below. I did not have any more problems until 2010 when the vehicle begin to make the same noise. I took the vehicle to another GM dealership as the one I purchased from had closed. They told me there was nothing they could do.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac Solstice
- Air bags 180 complaints
- Electrical system 28 complaints
Drivetrain & axles problems in other years
- 2010
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- 2008
- 2007
- 2006