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2007 Pontiac Solstice Recalls & Reliability

These scores and this review are from when the car was new.

Scorecard

Overall: 2007 Pontiac Solstice U.S. News Best Cars 7.4
Critics' Rating: 7.8
Performance: 7.3
Interior: 5.9
Safety: 8.1
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Pros & Cons

  • Sharp, responsive handling
  • Good-looking and curvaceous exterior styling
  • Negligible trunk and interior cargo space
  • Some find interior fittings unrefined
  • Convertible top difficult to maneuver
  • Wide gear-spacing can make manual transmission sluggish and difficult to operate

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Review Last Updated: 5/6/08

Recalls

There has been 1 safety recall issued from NHTSA.

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLERecall Date: 12/19/2007
  • Consequence: A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
  • NHTSA Campaign ID: 07V589000
  • Potential Number of Units Affected: 275936
  • Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK.
  • Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINION SEAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 AND SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
  • Notes: GM RECALL NO. N070204. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Reliability

Our reliability score is based on the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) rating or, if unavailable, the J.D. Power Predicted Reliability rating.

Dependability Ratings1 2007
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Feature & Accessory Dependability
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1These scores come from consumer ratings of their vehicles after three years of ownership.

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Warranty

Pontiac offers competitive coverage on all of its cars, including a three-year/36,000-mile basic warranty. Pontiac also offers an impressive five-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty.

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