Pontiac Torrent Complaints (2006)

240 consumer complaints on file.

#10653879November 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 09/26/11, I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ABS AND TC LIGHT COMING ON IN THE CAR. I ALSO REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TURNING OVER THE CAR AS THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND STALL AT TIMES. IN REGARDS TO THE ABS ISSUE I REPORTED A HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND FEELING A VIBRATION ON THE BREAK PEDAL WHEN THE KNOCKING SOUND OCCURRED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THE ABS HUB AND SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THE CAR WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HUB WAS ESTIMATED AROUND $437 PLUS TAX. SINCE I WAS ALSO HAVING IGNITION STARTING PROBLEMS DURING THIS TIME, I DECIDED TO PAY FOR A CLEANING INDUCTION SERVICE RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER TO HELP WITH THE IGNITION STARTING ISSUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $413.56. I WAS LATER INFORMED THE CLEANING OF THE UPPER INTAKE, VALVE, AND COMBUSTION AREA HAD NO REAL EFFECT ON MY VEHICLE STARTING BECAUSE ON 09/04/12 I REPORTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION. THE DEALER THEN DIAGNOSED THE REAL ISSUE, WHICH WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAS LEFT THE ABS ISSUES STILL OCCURRING IN THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER PONTIAC TORRENTS HAVING THE SAME ABS AND TC ISSUES. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR REAL DEVASTATING EVENTS ON THE ROADWAYS AS THE ABS HUB AND SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. I WANT THIS CAR RECALLED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ABS / TC ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653865November 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 09/04/12 I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD LOCK UP PREVENTING THE CAR FROM TURNING OVER. THE KEY WOULD ALSO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS ON EVERY OTHER GM VEHICLE HAVING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE PONTIAC TORRENT 2006 RECALLED AS WELL. ALSO, THIS ISSUE HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. SO I AM NOT 100% CONFIDENT THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE BY THE DEALER WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652381November 4, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE:BODY
BLEND DOOR FOR HEAT BROKE ALLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD AND WARM INTERIOR. CONDITION LIMITS VISIBILITY. OTHER MODELS OF SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED. ONLY FIX IS TO REMOVE THE DASH AND REPLACE BROKEN PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641909October 7, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE NO HEAT FROM THE VEHICLE NO MATTER WHICH SETTING IS USED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AND CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640280September 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
AFTER SWERVING TO MISS A DUMP TRUCK WHO SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, MY VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH THE MEDIAN, CROSSED BOTH NORTH BOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC (MIRACULOUSLY NOT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE) AND SLAMMED HEAD FIRST INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THANKFULLY I DID NOT GET BADLY HURT (JUST RASH BURN FROM MY SEATBELT AND WHIPLASH) BUT I WAS VERY SURPRISED, AND VERY CONCERNED, THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TO HAVE HIT THE GUARDRAIL GOING AT LEAST 50 OR 60 MPH. LUCKILY THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT AS BAD AS IT MOST CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, I HOPE THAT OTHER FOLKS WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE HAVE WORKING AIR BAGS THAT WOULD DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DISHEARTENING THAT MINE FAILED TO WORK FOR ME. NEEDLESS-TO-SAY, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE ELSE! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10638243September 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
SINCE APRIL 2014 I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS, ROTORS & CALIPERS ON MY VEHICLE. THEY ARE NOW SHOT AGAIN & I'M LIVID!! I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE OWNED A PONTIAC & APPARENTLY THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. BEEN TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM KEEPING CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE PADS & NOT RELEASING. I'M A SINGLE MOM AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK, HAULING MY CHILD AROUND TO SCHOOL, ETC & IT'S NOT VERY REASSURING WHEN I SEE ON THE NEWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS DUE TO GM VEHICLES. HAVING BRAKE ISSUES WITH A CAR SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632570September 11, 2014
STEERING
GOT TO WORK AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE THE STEERING FROZE AND ACTED LIKE MANUAL STEERING. FOUND OUT IT HAS THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR THAT MOST OF THE GM'S FROM 2005 - 2010 WERE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST BUT THEY DIDN'T PUT THE TORRENT ON THAT LIST EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WITNESSED FROM THE COMPLAINTS ON THE GM SITE OF STEERING FREEZING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WAY TO TURN OR CONTROL THE VEHICLES. THEY STILL DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS AND ONE PERSONS TORRENT ROLLED OVER FROM THE STEERING FREEZING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN. I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE PONTIAC TORRENT? OURS WILL COST US $1300 PLUS LABOR TO FIX IT AND IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME TO THIS GOING BAD BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT USED. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR PUTTING PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN DANGER FROM THIS KNOWN ISSUE BY GM AND THEY SHOULD BE SUED FOR ENDANGERING OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES BY NOT RECALLING AND FIXING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630443September 3, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND RUNNING. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE SOME WORK WAS DONE, HOWEVER, WHEN CHECKED WITH ATTENDANT, INCIDENT RECURRED. CAR STARTED PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL REMOVED KEYS FROM CAR CAR CONTINUED RUNNING, ENGINE DID NOT CUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622291August 14, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, I HEARD A SQUEAL OR WINDING SOUND THEN I SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE COME OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL - IGNITION AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618601August 4, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING I SAW SMOKE COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY TRUCK. THEN AGAIN AS I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616982July 28, 2014
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, EITHER WHEN I'M MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO TURN OR WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE CAR AND GO IN REVERSE AND TURN THE WHEEL AND IT LOCKS UP CAUSING THE INABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT THE MOST RECENT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AS FAR BACK AS 2009. IT COMES AND GOES. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND PAID $1,800 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IN MARCH 2014 AND IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNFORTUNATELY I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615759July 23, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET COMING TO A STOP WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ANTI LOCK/ TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. FOR A COUPLE SECONDS I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP AS IF THE CAR WAS PREVENTING THE WHEELS FROM LOCKING UP AS IT WOULD ON WET PAVEMENT BUT IT WASN'T WET AT ALL. THERE WAS PULSATION IN THE BREAK PEDAL PREVENTING ME PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T SLOWING DOWN AT ALL CAUSING ME TO ALMOST RUN INTO THE BACK OF A SCHOOL BUS. IT STILLS CONTINUES TODAY AFTER 2 VISITS TO THE DEALER SHIP AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615781July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECOMES BROKEN AND DETACHED. THIS CAUSES NUMEROUS ISSUES: THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, DRIVER LEFT SIDE MIRROR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615779July 23, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN A BUS PULLED IN FRONT OF ME TO MAKE A LET TURN. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND I ONLY GOT A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF THE BUS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BOTH THE VEHICLES. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THAT ACCIDENT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN DOING THE PULSATION AND INABILITY TO STOP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND REPLACED WHEEL HUBS AND SPEED SENSORS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614770July 19, 2014
STEERING
WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN. SMOKED STOOPED WHILE DRIVING BUT OCCURRED AGAIN AS I INSPECTED WHILE BEING PARKED. STOPPED AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609905July 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST ,YET I AM HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH MY IGNITION,CAN NOT TURN MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607450July 1, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ENGINE
WE WERE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO THE CIRCUS ON 695 WEST DOING 60 MPH WHEN THE LIGHT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DOING 60 MPH THE CAR JUST STOPS IN THE ON THE BELTWAY. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE WAS NO POWER WHATSOEVER. THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T EVEN ROLL UP. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND A FUEL PUMP AND WE GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEK LATER AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME WE WERE COMING OUT OF THE BALTIMORE TUNNEL PRAYING IT DIDN'T STOP BUT IT DID AND HAD TO BE TOWED YET AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605819June 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR (AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR) IS TOO SHORT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRETCHES AND FRAYS AND BREAKS THE WIRES, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF VARIOUS DOOR COMPONENTS INCLUDING POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER WINDOW, SIDE MIRROR CONTROL, RADIO OFF WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING, DOOR CHIME WHEN KEY IN IGNITION, DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IN DRIVE POSITION (SAFETY HAZARD), DOOR UNLOCKING WHEN IN PARK POSITION (EXIT VEHICLE SAFETY HAZARD) AND DOOR STEREO SPEAKERS. SINCE THIS IS THE LEAST LIKELY CULPRIT WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING, IT SHOULD BECOME THE FIRST ITEM WHEN ANY DOOR COMPONENT FAILS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS AN IDENTICAL ISSUE, HOWEVER, SINCE THE TYPICAL FREQUENCY OF USE OF THIS DOOR IS MUCH LESS, THE ISSUE OCCURS LESS FREQUENTLY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS FROM HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC TORRENT OWNERS, WITH PICTURES, ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS HOW THE PROBLEM SOLUTION IS COMMONLY FOUND, THE LAST THING ONE WOULD THINK IS BAD WIRING. MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAD CHALLENGED GM TO REPAIR OR RECALL, TO NO AVAIL. GM SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGGERS OFTEN CHIMED IN TO CONTACT GM, BUT WHEN OWNERS DID SO, NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED REGARDING HELPING OUT OWNERS WITH THE ISSUE NOR THE COST OF REPAIR. MANY OWNERS ACTUALLY PAID FOR OR BOUGHT COMPLETELY NEW WIRING HARNESSES, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE PART AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE THE IN-DOOR INSTALLATION. OTHERS SPLICED THEIR OWN WIRES TO EFFECT A SOLUTION. THIS ISSUE IS ON A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, HOWEVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ALL YEARS OF THAT VEHICLE 2006-2009 AS WELL AS THE SIMILAR CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2005-2009 ARE ALL EFFECTED, SINCE THEY ALL SHARE MANY COMMON COMPONENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596662June 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION AND IT STRIPPING TWICE WITHIN A YEAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO CHANGE THE IGNITION FUSE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE A BYSTANDER GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE AND PUSH MY TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PERSON MOVING MY VEHICLE, IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED BACK UP. I'M NOT TOO SURE HOW OR WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE WARNING SIGNALS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME LAST WEEK AS WELL. ONCE I START THE TRUCK UP IT RUNS FINE AND THEN JUST SHUTS OFF AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, IT STARTS BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. I REALLY HOPE GM OR PONTIAC LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE... THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS SAD THAT AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, THAT THERE IS NOT YET A RECALL ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596340June 5, 2014
ENGINE
MY CAR KEEP STALLING WHEN I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT ACTS LIKE IT DON'T WANT TO GO ANYMORE. LATER ON WHEN I DRIVE IT AGAIN ITS OK AND PICKS UP LIKE NORMAL. I REALLY WAS UPSET THAT I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO GET CHECK OUT AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT 3000 TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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