Pontiac Torrent Complaints

625 consumer complaints on file.

#10336105June 13, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HEATER STOPPED WORKING, A/C STILL WORKS OK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335640June 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HEATER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING IN 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332752May 29, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO WARNING,NO LIGHT,NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330431May 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AND NOW HAVE NO HEAT. AC WORKS FINE BUT NO HEATER. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN IN THE WINTER IT WOULD BE A EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW CAN THIS SITUATION BECOME A RECALL TO GM ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329313May 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND IN A NORMAL MANNER. AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT FIRST THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AS IF THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED. THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED. AS I CONTINUED TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR DID SLOW DOWN, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL NORMAL. THE PEDAL FELT AS IF IT WERE MOVING THROUGH SOME SORT OF THICK LIQUID. THE INCIDENT LASTED A FEW SECONDS. I HAD TO MAKE THE TURN AT A SPEED THAT WAS TOO HIGH. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN, THE BRAKES HAVE BEHAVED NORMALLY. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK MY BRAKES. THEY FOUND NOTHING AND CHARGED ME FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE, THEY CLAIM, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED GM IN RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT. AT GM'S INSTRUCTIONS, MY BRAKES WERE CHECKED AGAIN AND AGAIN NOTHING WAS FOUND. TODAY, A GM REPRESENTATIVE DROVE THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. THE APPROACH HAS BEEN TO TRY TO REPRODUCE THE ERROR. SINCE THE BRAKES NOW WORK, THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG TO CAUSE THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE COMPANY HAS DONE ALL THEY INTEND TO DO AND I AM LEFT DRIVING A CAR UNDER WARRANTY THAT HAS SOME KIND OF BRAKE DEFECT. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURS, I CAN AVOID AN ACCIDENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321909March 25, 2010
VISIBILITY
2006 HEATER NO HEAT- AIR TEMP DOOR BROKEN- NO GM HELP AS RECALLS GOES. GOT TO HAVE HEAT TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD IN WINTER. COST OUT OF SIGHT TO FIX. TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A SAFTY RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321049March 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP THE INCIDENT, WHICH CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN COLD WEATHER. THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HEATING & A/C ACTUATOR AND BLEND DOOR HAS BROKEN CAUSING ONLY COLD AIR TO FLOW THROUGH THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY SERVICE WARNING NOTIFICATIONS THAT HAVE PUBLISHED ON THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY ANSWER THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM PONTIAC IS THAT IT IS VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TO FIX (8-9 HOURS LABOR). THIS PART IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS THAT WILL INDICATE THAT THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A COLDER EVENING, WHEN THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG AND OBSTRUCT MY VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THUS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD A SERVICE CENTER LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AND NOTIFIED ME OF THE MULTITUDE OF SERVICE WARNINGS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316492March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMERS 2009 PONTIAC TORRENT SURGES WHEN DECELERATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TS THEY DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED, THE RPM'S SHOWED 1250 AND THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT TAKE HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE STOPPED AS THE VEHICLE WOULD POSSIBLY MOVE FORWARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316785March 4, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2007 PONTIAC TORRENT- LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. STARTED VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED BUT THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THIRD PARTY BY REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MODULE. ALSO THE STABILI- TRAC WARNING CONTINUES TO COME ON AS WELL AS DISABLING ITSELF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316032March 3, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 PONITAC TORRENT WHICH HAS THE WORSE SYSTEM IN PLACE THAN THE COBALT AND G6 YOU JUST RECALLED. IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC ASSIST POWER STEERING UNIT IN THE TORRENT THAT HAS COMPLETELY FAILED ME TWO TIMES, BOTH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, AND HAS COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY LOCKED UP WHERE I CAN'T EVEN GET IT OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, AND IT HAS TO BE TOWED FROM THE SPOT IT STOPS AT. AND DEALER I HAVE DEALT WITH HAS TOLD ME TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT WITH THE MONEY I HAVE ALREADY SPENT, IT IS TOUGH TO NOW BUY ANOTHER CAR. THE UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND I EXPECT TO HAPPEN AGAIN ANY TIME NOW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS WELL. IT HAPPENED LAST AUGUST, AND ABOUT 1 1.2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE THE BILLS WITH THE CORRECT DATES AT HOME. TR UPDATED IVOQ 06/02/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315241March 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING ON A TRIP HOME FOR FLORIDA. WE LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA, SO IT IS VERY COLD HERE NOW. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A TEMPERATURE DOOR THAT IS BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE CONFIRMED THIS. IT IS AN 8 HR JOB TO FIX BECAUSE YOU MUST REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASH TO GET AT THIS LITTLE $50 PART. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE MODELS, AND I THINK THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. IT REALLY SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN ON THE 2006 MODEL YEAR, SO IT IS LIKE THE PLASTIC IS WEAK OR SOMETHING. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE IN INTERNET SEARCH, AND SAY NO HEAT ON 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, AND YOU WILL SEE IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315033February 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A GM CERTIFIED USED 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT THAT HAS MOLD SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT BLOWS THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INTO MY FACE. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES NOW AND STILL I BREATHE MOLD DAILY. GM IS NOT WORKING WITH ME TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION. IF YOU DO A SIMPLE GOOGLE OF THIS PROBLEM, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF MOLD PROBLEMS WITH THE PONTIAC TORRENT. MOLD CAN BE AS DEADLY AS A STUCK ACCELERATOR... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10314893February 27, 2010
STEERING
WE PURCHASED A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT IN MAY 2007. THREE DAYS AFTER OWNERSHIP THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED TO US THAT IT WAS A MODULE THAT WAS BAD AND THEY REPLACED. TODAY, WHILE DRIVING WE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR WENT STRAIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUST SPIN IN CIRCLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314491February 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR HER VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AFTER BEING INSPECTED WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES INFORMING HER THAT IT WAS WORKING. THE CONTACT OBTAINED A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT. USUALLY WHEN IT RAINS THE CONTACT DOES NOT HEAR THE NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED HER STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THEY INFORMED HER TO CALL THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313267February 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NO HEAT IN CAR. 97,000 KMS . THE DEALER STATES THE VEHICLE NEEDS AN ACTUATOR, VLV DOOR, AND THERMOSTAT 250.0$ IN PARTS BUT 990.00$ IN LABOR. WE LIVE IN ONTARIO THE WARMEST PART OF CANADA. QUESTIONING IN THAT IN 3 1/2 YEARS WE HAVE USED THIS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE. WE ARE NOT TAKING REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310084February 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TURNING CORNER (RIGHT HAND TURN) IN 3-4 INCHES OF LOOSE SNOW AND THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND STABILITRAC SENSOR ALL CAME ON. WARNING MESSAGE OF SERVICE STABILITRAC SOON DISPLAYED ON CONTROL PANEL. AFTER PARKING THE CAR OVERNIGHT, ALL WARNINGS EXCEPT ABS WERE OFF AND ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR ALL THREE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT TWICE AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG ONCE SINCE THE LIGHTS WENT OFF BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO HAVE A POWER DRAIN FOR NO REASON AND WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE DASH DISPLAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306830February 5, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY . NO HEAT IN VEHICLE . , THE HEATER AC BLEND DOOR SHAFT IS BROKEN AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC TORRENT CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302556January 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT IT COULD BE A SENSOR CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE VIA PHONE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED AND THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH OCCURRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298274January 5, 2010
STEERING
I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT. I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE RODE BUT RAN INTO A DITCH AND DAMAGED ONE OF MY TIRES. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, I MADE IT TO A EXIT AND FOUND A LOCAL AUTO ZONE. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS ELECTRIC AND THE PART HAD TO BE PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED OVER A HUNDRED MILES WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATED CHARGES TOTALING $700.00. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I'M A SINGLE PARENT AND CURRENTLY I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS SO MY VEHICLE IS PARKED UNTIL I CAN SAVE UP THE MONEY. I THINK ITS A WASTE I'M PAYING A NOTE FOR VEHICLE I'M NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. HELP!!!! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297481December 30, 2009
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SOFTWARE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN CAUSE THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, AND RADIO CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENING ON THE 2006 EQUINOX AND PONTIAC TORRENT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO HAVE THE HEATER FIXED JUST LIKE THE 2010 MODELS SO PEOPLE DON'T GET INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THEIR WINDOWS WON'T DEFROST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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