Pontiac Torrent Complaints (2007)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10557810December 30, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARED IN DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557233December 25, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY 2007 TORRENT NEW, MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL OFF HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING WERE NOT AFFECTED, IT RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WILL RESET ITSELF AND IT DID, NO PROBLEM. BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2013, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC MOVING ABOUT 50MPH, MY TORRENT HAD NO PROBLEM MERGING BEFORE, AS I BEGAN TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC THERE WERE THREE DINGS, TRACTION CONTROL OFF. THIS TIME ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. THE TORRENT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 15 MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE HOLDING THE VEHICLE BACK THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT 4000 RPM. TURNED OFF CAR, WAITED A MINUTE RESTARTED, RAN FINE. ENGINE POWER REDUCED COMES ON A DAILY BASIS. I CAN'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554746December 4, 2013
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I CUT MY CAR ON THIS MORNING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAC, AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY STAYED ON THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE TO TAKE MY SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL. I JUST GOT THIS VEHICLE LAST NIGHT AND THE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE AS CAR WAS PLACED "GM ON A ROLL INSPECTION". IT WAS CHECKED 2 DAYS IN A ROW AND I HAVE THE PAPERWORK SHOWING AS NOTHING WRONG. I CHECK ON IT TODAY ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553892November 26, 2013
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE CAR DISPLAYED TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRACK WARNING ON OCT. 4, 2012 FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN IT WAS GONE. ON NOV. 17, 2013, IT CAME BACK AND REMAINS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553574November 24, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
OWN A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. MY HEATER BLOWS ONLY WARM AIR IN MY VEHICLE. THE BLOWER FAN AND ALL THE SWITCHES ARE FINE. WHEN I TURN THE TEMPERATURE KNOB TO HOT AIR, ONLY COLD AIR COMES OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS FINE AS WAS MY COOLANT LEVEL. THEY ADVISED THAT THE TEMPERATURE SHAFT IS BROKEN INSIDE THE HEATER BOX AND WOULD NEED TO BE FIXED BY REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH LABOR COST ALONE IS ABOVE 1000K. I CALLED GM TO ASK WHAT THEY WILL DO TO ASSIST WITH THE COST BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL OR CLASS ACTION THEY WILL NOT HELP TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED HEATER DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544350September 19, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OUR TORRENT. FIRST APPEARED AS "SERVICE STABILITRAK", WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE POWERING DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOT VERY SAFE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY HAD THE DEALER REPAIR IT BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, STATING THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. IT APPEARED TO BE OKAY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THEN THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP (APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR). AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE LEARNED, AGAIN, THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TORRENTS. WE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE RESOLVED AGAIN. NOW, THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN, MY RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING, AND THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORRENT AND CHEVY EQUINOX WHICH GM IS WELL AWARE OF. THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM AND ARE ALLOWING THE COST FOR ALL OF THESE REPAIRS TO LAY WITH THE CONSUMER. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, NOR DO WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO CONTINUALLY MAKE REPAIRS. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY HERE BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543238September 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE APPLIED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT HER FOOT UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542092September 5, 2013
AIR BAGS
SHORTLY AFTER THE 5-YEAR WARRANTY ON MY 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT EXPIRED, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THE "OFF" LIGHT FOR THAT AIRBAG REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. IT WILL COST $725 (500 PART, 200 LABOR) TO FIX PLUS A $99 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. SO, GM MAKES A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE SAFETY FEATURE AND THEN MAKES THE CONSUMER BEAR THE COST OF FIXING IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542199September 5, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I FELT THE CAR SHUTTER A LITTLE AND THEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE STABILITY/TRACTION LIGHT STAYS ON. MY CAR ONLY HAS 21000 MILES ON IT AND IS STILL PRACTICALLY NEW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541838September 4, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ONE WHEN GOING ABOVE 65 MPH A SMALL BUMP WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION ARE DISABLED AT THIS TIME. THIS WILL RESET AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS OVER NIGHT AND THEN WILL WITH OUT WARNING COME BACK ON AGAIN AND DISABLE THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535718August 16, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000. CONTACTED GM AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHOULDN'T ANY 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BE INCLUDED NO MATTER WHERE IT IS? SEEMS A LITTLE SUSPECT THAT CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA AND TEXAS ARE INCLUDED BUT NEW MEXICO IS EXCLUDED. WE GET OUR VEHICLES FROM THE SAME FACTORIES AS THE THOSE OTHER STATES. CURRENT ESTIMATE TO FIX MY VEHICLE IS 1000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532214July 28, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A FUEL PUMP/FUEL LEAK ISSUE. WENT ON 7/9/2013 TO JIM ELLIS CHEVROLET TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. 2 WEEKS LATER, WE HAVE GAS LEAKING OUT UNDER THE FUEL TANK OF VEHICLE. DROPPED CAR OFF AT DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE PART (TODAY IS SUNDAY) AND THEY ARE CLOSED. LEFT IT THERE SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT IN THE MORNING. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL THE PART WAS REPLACED. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS DEALER FIXING WHAT THEY DID WITH THE RECALL. ON NOTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526317July 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED HAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525991July 21, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM A OWNER OF A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT PURCHASE NEW, RECENTLY I DETECTED ODOR OF GAS, WHEN I FILLED THE TANK TO FULL IN 2 DAYS IT REQUIRED MORE GAS, WHEN CHECKED I NOTICE THERE WAS GAS LEAKAGE UNDER THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524184July 10, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, NUMEROUS DASH LIGHTS CAME ON . VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK AND SHAKE. AS SUDDENLY AS IT BEGAN IT STOPPED. SEVERAL DAYS PASSED UNTIL THE CONDITION OCCURRED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DLR FOR SERVICE. ADVISE OF NO PROBLEMS FOUND; WAS TOLD TO TAKE A PICTURE WHEN IT RECURRED. AS SUGGESTED I TOOK PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. DLR ADVISED HE COULDN'T DETERMINE CONDITION FROM PICTURE. HOWEVER, GM HAD RELEASED A TSB WITH INFOR THAT COULD RESOLVE PROBLEM. THAT WORKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAD AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY CHECK FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS; THEY REPLACED PLUGS AND WIRES.THAT LASTED 2 MONTHS. THEY REPLACED A MODULE. THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS NOW THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. NO ONE CAN PINPOINT THE EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE LIGHTS COMING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519793June 14, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513554May 25, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE BEEN DETECTING THE ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM THE AREA NEAR THE FUEL TANK. ON VISUAL INSPECTION, I WAS NEVER ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON THE GROUND OR ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, AND THE SMELL DIDN'T SEEM TO BE PRESENT ALL THE TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC, AND INITIALLY, HE DIDN'T DETECT ANYTHING EITHER, BUT THE ODOR HAS CONTINUED TO BE DETECTABLE OFF AND ON, SOMETIMES RATHER STRONGLY. WHEN I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE ON MAY 23, I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK AGAIN FOR A LEAK. THIS TIME, WITH THE CAR ON THE LIFT, HE COULD SEE WHERE FUEL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE GAS TANK. HE DID A "SMOKE TEST" WHICH CONFIRMS THERE IS A LEAK, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT, HE CAN'T SEE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WITHOUT REMOVING THE GAS TANK, WHICH WOULD ALSO NECESSITATE REMOVING THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON BACK. FROM THE GENERAL LOCATION, THOUGH, I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME THAT IS REFERENCED IN NHTSA RECALL 12V459000, A LEAKING FUEL PUMP MODULE, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT LIVE IN ANY OF THE STATES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512553May 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES BEGAN TO LOCK AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE 2 DAYS LATER IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC - BRAKES LOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. LET OFF THE GAS AND IT STOPS ITSELF WITH VERY BAD SHAKING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY SINCE UNDER STOP-AND-START CONDITIONS AND IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY LOCKED. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE ONCE BRAKES LOCK UNLESS IT IS TURNED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THIS HAPPENS. ABS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR $700 TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, I SEE A RECALL FOR THE GAS TANK. I ALSO HAD THAT PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO - GAS WAS LEAKING FROM MY TANK, BUT SINCE I LIVE IN LOUISIANA THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THAT WAS A $1000 REPAIR, BUT THAT'S BETTER THAN IT CATCHING ON FIRE, I SUPPOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510484May 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY STABITRAK LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING ALL TIRES TO LOCK UP. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY, STEERING WHEEL WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. ALL 4 BRAKES LOCKED UP AND LOUD GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. VEHICLE TOP SPEED DROPPED ABRUPTLY TO 11 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON BUSY INTERSTATE. VEHICLE STARTED JUMPING FORWARD AND WHEELS/TIRES WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF INTERSTATE, TO A SAFE LOCATION, WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES, BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND FOUND BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE ON FIRE WITH FLAMES VISABLE AND TIRES WERE SMOKING HEAVILY. THE DASH LIGHT WERE BLINKING "SERVICE STABITRAK" AND "TRACTION CONTROL OFF." THIS INCIDENT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND IS USED SOLEY ON PAVED ROADS. THERE A SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF SAME VEHICLE, WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501420March 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED, LEAKING FUEL AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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