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2008 Pontiac Solstice brakes problems

37 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2008 Pontiac Solstice, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
37 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
1,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2008 Pontiac Solstice Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 1,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 25 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 1,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles25
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 31 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 1,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I purchased my 2008 pontiac solstice on september 29, 2009. I didn't have a problem until I started it up and began to pull out of the nearby mall parking lot and as I went to press the brake, it made a low grinding noise, almost like the ABS was locking up except the light wasn't on, and I was merely cruising, not even on the gas pedal. I rear ended the person in front of me - not bad, just knocking off my pontiac emblem on the hood, and denting it in slightly. The very next day, the same incident occurred.

Reported at 3,000 miles, October 2009 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 pontiac solstice. While driving 3-5 MPH, the contact heard a grinding noise when the brake pedal was depressed. He had to shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. The dealer stated that there was a service bulletin for the failure, in which the manufacturer recommends not to repair the vehicle. As of november 20, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 20 and current mileage was 550.

Reported at 20 miles, November 2007

Other problems reported for the 2008 Pontiac Solstice

Brakes problems in other years

  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006

Brakes problems across all Pontiac models