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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1G2MB35B97Y137848 · Checked Sep 21, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 13

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1G2MB35B97Y•••••• 2007 Pontiac SOLSTICE

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13on this build
263on the model
31builds in total
2involved a crash
3injuries
Most reported Air Bags 9 Power Train 2 Engine 2 Seats 1

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Air Bags crash Feb 2018
The contact owned a 2007 pontiac solstice. While driving 30 mph, another vehicle ran a red light and crashed into the side of the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle spun three times and landed against a sidewalk. The tires went flat and the rims and rotors were split in…
Suspension crash Apr 2011
My wife was driving down a straight road about a mile from our home and the road curved but the car didn't and she hit a sign then a pine tree that stopped her. There were no skid marks and the air bag did not deploy. She was hospitalized and the car was totaled. We never could…
Engine Aug 2015
When I started to slow down or engage the break, the car will jerk forward . It's gotten worse and more frequent daily since I noticed it, to the point where I'm too afraid to drive it at all anymore
Electrical System Jun 2015
Recall 2007 for rear axle pinion seal and for air bags, electrical system. An going issue for these vehicles which gm refuses to take responsibility for. Both were "repaired" in original recall but are recurring. I made contact with gm and they will not take any action on either…
Power Train Jun 2015
While driving my 2007 pontiac solstice my car jerks hard when I slow down to around 20-30 mph. When the car down shifts while slowing down it feels like my car is braking hard when the transmission shifts gears. It is absolutely terrifying!!! While driving to work or with my…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G2MB35B97Y137848 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.