Pontiac Solstice Owners- any reliability problems so far?

Question

I love the looks of the jaunty 2 seater, and I've read some good and some bad about them. I was wondering if any of you Solstice owners out there regret buying because of reliablity issues? Consumer Reports rates the solstice as well as the sky as below average. Another major gripe CR has with the GM roadsters is lack of cargo space. Little more than a carry on suitcase, as they put it.

Thanks for your input.

Answer 1

Most likely, there are a very large number of Pontiac Solstice owners who regret having bought the vehicle. The 2006 Solstice is on CR's 2008 list of Used Cars to Avoid and CR's predicted reliability of the 2008 Solstice is Much Worse Than Average, its lowest rating.

And here are some additional distinctions of the Pontiac line:

(1) The Pontiac line has the second largest number of entries on Consumer Reports' 2008 list of Used Cars to Avoid, after some correction is made for the size of its offerings (the number of entries on the Used-Cars-to-Avoid list divided by the number of Used Car Reliability Verdicts). The Pontiac line has a score of -2.2 by this quality measure, the Hummer line, -2.0, the GMC line, -1.9, the Chevrolet line, -1.3, the Saab line, -1.1, the Cadillac line, -.9, and the Saturn line, -.9. For reference, the Five Best have scores of 0.0: Toyota's Scion line, Fuji's Subaru line, Honda's Acura line, Toyota's Lexus line and Toyota's Toyota line.

(2) The Pontiac line has the lowest 5-year Reliability Percentrank average of all of GM's lines with a 5-year Reliability Percentrank average (the Hummer is too new to have a 5-year average). The Pontiac line's 5-year average is .24 (on a scale of 0.00 to 1.00), the Oldsmobile line, .26, the Saab line, .26, the Cadillac line, .27, the GMC line, .28, the Saturn line, .30, the Chevrolet line, .32, and the Buick line, .49. For reference, the Hyundai line has a 5-year average of .41, Nissan, .70, Subaru, .77, Honda, .84, and Toyota, .89.

(3) The Pontiac line has the third lowest 1998-to-2007 Used Car Reliability Verdict history of GM's lines. By this reliability measure, the Pontiac line has a score of -.51 (on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00), the Hummer line, -.88, the the Oldsmobile line, -.58, the Cadillac line, -.44, the Chevrolet line, -.28, the GMC line, -.23, the Saturn line, -.17, and the Buick line, -.05. For reference, the Hyundai line has a score of +.20, Honda's Acura line, +.67, Toyota's Scion line, +.72, Toyota's Lexus line, +.82, Honda's Honda line, +.83, and Toyota's Toyota line, +.84.

(4) With regard to durability, AutoOnInfo.net's detailed studies indicate that the Pontiac line is the worst of GM's lines. The stats suggest that a typical 7-year-old Pontiac product is as troublesome to own as a typical 36-year-old Toyota and a typical 51-year-old Honda.

And here are some additional distinctions of General Motors:

(1) GM overwhelming dominates Consumer Reports' 2008 list of the Worst of the Worst, accounting for 58% of the entries.

(2) GM overwhelmingly dominates Consumer Reports' 2008 list of Used Cars to Avoid, accounting for 41% of the entries.

(3) GM dominates Consumer Reports' 2008 list of least reliable vehicles, accounting for 30% of the group.

(4) GM dominates AutoOnInfo.net's list of the Worst of 2008, accounting for 30% of the entries.

(5) GM overwhelmingly dominates AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with Worst Engine Reliability, accounting for 43% of the entries.

(6) GM dominates AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with Worst Transmission Reliability, accounting for 32% of the entries.

Answer 2

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