Pontiac Torrent Complaints (2007)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#11044629November 8, 2017
STEERING
ON 11/5/17 MY 2007 PONTIAC STEERING LOCKED AND I WAS IN A MAJOR CAR CRASH. THE STEERING LOCKED AS I TRIED TO LEAVE A GAS STATION AFTER GIVING A STRANDED PERSON A JUMP. I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. PROCEEDED HOME AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES THE STEERING LOCKED AGAIN AS I WAS CHANGING LANES, I HIT THE BACK OF A TRUCK AND MY CAR LOST CONTROL. MY CAR WENT ACROSS LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND FLIPPED AND RAN OFF THE ROAD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11032585October 9, 2017
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A DECREASE IN POWER WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SHAKES DUE TO THE LOSS IN POWER. I NOTICED THERE WAS A PAST RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030011September 26, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK OR THE GENERAL AREA AND DRIPPING TO THE GROUND. IT LEAKS WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO PARKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000985June 24, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS LEAK I CANT LOCATE BUT FILLS THE CAR WITH VERY STRONG GAS FUMES AND CAN ALSO BE SPELLED AS YOU APPROACH THE VEHICLE (APPROX.5 YARDS AWAY). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE AND NO ONE CAN FIND A LEAK BUT CAN SMELL THE GAS ODOR STRONG. I PURCHASED A NEW GAS CAP AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP EITHER. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE ISSUE I AM HAVING BUT THE DEALERS TELL ME THAT SINCE I AM NOT IN THE STATES LISTED I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY TO FIX MYSELF; WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD AND IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION FOR MYSELF AND MY 2 1 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILDREN. I NEED HELP PLEASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991995May 28, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. IGNITION SWITCH IS LOSE. GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ARE ALL ON. LOSES POWER AND DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE SOMETIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980508April 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I START THE CAR, IT SAYS TO SERVICE MY AIRBAG. IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SIGNAL THAT THE AIR BAG IS ACTIVE SOMETIMES TURNS ON, AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980510April 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STARTED SHUDDERING STARTING AT BETWEEN 35-50 MPH AND ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UPHILL. IT ALSO DOES IT AT AROUND 65 MPH. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T WANTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS ISSUE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM ACCELERATING SLOWLY. IF IT STARTS HAPPENING, AND I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL DOWN A BIT FURTHER, THE CAR REVS UP PAST THE PROBLEMATIC SPEED AND IS FINE. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED, THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED. NONE OF THESE SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969948April 2, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR HATCH INOP NO RESPONSE FROM HANDLE OR KEYFOB STATIONARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966297March 16, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CAR IS CLICKING, THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE CAR STALLS. WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT OR LOCKS UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT HAD BEEN CONTINUING UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN ON FOR 20 OR SO MINUTES BUT NOW IT'S GOING ON FOR LONGER. IT'S VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956720February 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A SENSOR FAILURE WITH MY PASSENGER SEAT SRS SYSTEM AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL WAS ISSUED(NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000) WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL ISSUED ONLY AFFECTED 437 UNITS. THE SENSOR INDICATES THAT NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHENEVER THE PASSENGER MOVES AROUND. THE PASSENGER WEIGHS IN EXCESS OF 120 LBS AND NEVER LOSES CONTACT WITH THE SEAT. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT. THE SENSOR SHOULD NOT FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954204February 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
THERE IS AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR. A GM DEALER LOOKED AT THE CODES AND IT HAPPENS TO CONCERN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE AS HAS BEEN RECALLED, JUST NOT FOR MY VEHICLE (RECALL #07V344000). WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT, THE PRESENCE MODULE DOES NOT WORK AND THE AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN TO ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945525January 16, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO HEAT, BLOWER BLOWS COLD AIR. REPLACED THERMOSTAT, NO CHANGE. REVIEWED A FEW FORUMS AND FOUND THE EQUINOX AND TORRENT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM : HEATER BLEND DOOR / ACUATOR. DEFOGGING THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT HAPPEN QUICK ENOUGH, VERY DANGEROUS. COST OF REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP IS JUST OVER $1000.00. FILED A CASE WITH GM CASE # 8-2670037863. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS OR OFFER ANY INFO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935516December 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON 11-10-16 WE SMELLED GAS OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE NEAREST GM DEALER IS ABOUT 20 MILES FROM OUR HOME. THEY CHECKED THE PROBLEM, FOUND THE FUEL LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CRACKED AND LEAKING. THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE A FIRE SOON IF THIS WAS NOT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR...$592 FOR PART & $200 LABOR. AFTER REPAIR, I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE. THEY SAID, YES, THERE IS A "OPEN SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THAT VEHICLE WITH A REIMBURSEMENT CLAUSE. WE TOOK THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAUSE EXPIRED 7-31-2014, BUT THERE IS NO EXPIRATION IF IT IS REPAIRED AT A DEALER. IF WE HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM OR REQUIREMENT, WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION TO US FROM GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO HAVE GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IN DOCUMENT 4233868.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914036October 5, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM CHIMED WHETHER THE SEAT BELTS WERE BEING USED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,607.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892120August 1, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000....UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884653July 13, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHETHER WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED, AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883975July 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH IS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865840May 19, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MANY MONTHS. IT IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO HAVE SERVICED SINCE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ABOUT $1000 TO RUN IT DOWN BUT THAT IT IS PROBABLY A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. STABILITRAK SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO AFFECT THE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME AS STABILITRAK LIGHT STARTED APPEARING. CHECK ENGINE CODE IS EGR VALUE NEEDS REPLACED. MY TORRENT HAS 144,000 MILES. FOR MANY MONTHS THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF MOST OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF FINE AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A SERIES OF CLICKS BEFORE IT WILL TURN OFF ALL THE WAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A COMPUTER ISSUE OR AN IGNITION ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863989May 9, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULAR WAS REPLACED 7-20-2015. I KEPT OLD MODULAR. PASSENGER LITE WOULD COME ON RANDOMALY WHEN STOPPED WHEN MOVING WITH SOMEONE IN SEAT WHEN NO ONE IN SEAT.HAD SEAT REPROGRAMED MORE THAN ONCE. FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED AND IT HAS NEVER DONE IT AGAIN...THE PROBLEM STARTED IN EARLY 2015
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861670April 27, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND IT WAS WORKING FINE. MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN THE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM AND MY AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RANDOMLY. IT GOES ON AND OFF AND SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG, BUT OF COURSE WHEN I GET IT TO A MECHANIC, IT IS NOT HAPPENING AT THAT TIME SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY IN MY CAR. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE AIRBAG, BUT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN, APPARENTLY. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON AND WHEN THINGS WORK AND WHEN THEY DON'T, IT IS COMPLETELY AT RANDOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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