2006 Pontiac Torrent Complaint Log

THE HEATER IS NOT BLOWING ANY HOT AIR AT ALL. THE KNOBS/SWITCHES ALL WORK AND IT FORCES AIR OUT BUT ITS VERY COLD AIR, AFTER READING THIS SITE AND OTHERS IT LOOKS LIKE THE BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. I SEEN THE SERVICE ALERT FOR IT BUT IT SAYS UP TO 100,000 MILES, MINE HAD MORE THAN THAT WHEN I PURCHASED IT, GM SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR IT NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES. I HAVE A TODDLER AND ITS WAY TO COLD TO BE RIDING IN THE CAR WITH NO HEAT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW! *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP SIGN FROM 30MPH I NOTICE MY BRAKE PEDAL STUTTER LIKE THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED. IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A DAY, ALL A RANDOM THROUGH OUT THE DAY. AFTER 3 DAYS OF THIS, THE ABS LIGHT AND TC LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FRONT LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT $650. THIS WAS COMPLETED ON A FRIDAY. BY WEDNESDAY I WAS FEELING STUTTERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, SO THEY REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY AGAIN, THINKING THERE WAS A DEFECT. THIS OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY. TODAY IS TUESDAY AND MY BRAKES STUTTERED AGAIN THIS MORNING AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. THEY NOW PROPOSE THAT THERE IS A CONTROL MODULE ISSUE OR A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A QUOTE FOR THE NEW REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. ALL DASH LIGHTS STILL ILLUMINATED RADIO FUNCTIONAL. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLE BEHIND ME AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK. I WAITED FIVE MINUTES AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK AND START. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SECURITY FUNCTION OF THE PCM WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP. *TR

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

ANYTIME THERE IS RAIN OR MELTING SNOW, THERE IS A PUDDLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. DURING COLDER WINTER MONTHS THERE IS MOISTURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS, CAUSING FOGGING AND EVEN FROST ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO HAS CAUSED A DISGUSTING, MOLDY, ROTTEN SMELL THAT IS HARD TO GET RID OF.

THE ABS LIGHT AND TC OFF LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. AT THE SAME TIME THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS WHAT SEEMS LIKE A GRINDING FEELING. THE LIGHTS COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY IN WARMER WEATHER. HOWEVER THE GRINDING IS MORE FREQUENT IN COLDER WEATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A DRIVEWAY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO ENTER THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,900. UPDATED 4/28/14*CN THE DEALER STATED THE ECM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *TR

CAR WILL START FINE AND RUN BETWEEN THE 1 AND 2 SECTION OF RPM GAUGE.AFTER 10-15 MIN. OF OPERATION CAR WILL DIE SUDDENLY NO SPUTTERING AND ELECTRONICS SEEM TO STILL WORK (RADIO, FLASHERS, HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS), MUST COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE BEING PLOWED INTO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK INTO LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CODE WAS ON AND THAT THEY "BLEW IT OUT", LIGHT SHUT OFF TORRENT RAN FINE FOR 1 DAY. REPEATED PROCESS IS OF DYING IS NOW ONGOING, CAR WILL EITHER DIE OR STALL (FEELS LIKE A DOWNSHIFT), THEN BLOW OUT A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE AND KEEP RUNNING IF ENGINE DOES NOT DIE, ALSO RPM'S REDUCE TO THE 0 - 1 SECTION OF GAUGE RATHER THEN THE NORMAL 1-2 SECTION LIKE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. 2 MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER CHECKING 2 SENSOR'S, FUEL PUMP AND FUSE BOX. PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DRIVING, TURNED THE DEFROST ON, ONLY COLD AIR CAME OUT, UNABLE TO DEFOG OR DEFROST WINDSHIELD. NO HEAT WHATSOEVER. BLOWS COLD AIR AT ALL TIMES. APPARENTLY SOME OF THE OTHER GM VEHICLES BASED ON THE SAME PLATFORM HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD MY HEATED SEATS ON AND I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING REALLY HOT, SO WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND I NOTICED A HOLE IN MY SEAT WHERE IT HAD BURNED RIGHT THROUGH IT. SO IF I HAD NOT HAD A COAT ON IT WOULD HAVE BURNED ME. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAD MY HEATED SEAT TURNED ON AND I NOTICED MY BACK GETTING HOT. I PULLED OVER AND MY SEAT HAD A HOLE BURNED IN IT AND HAD BURNED MY SHIRT AS WELL AS MY BACK. I HAVE NOTIFIED GMC ALREADY AND THEY CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ASKING ME TO PAY $500.00 TO HAVE MY SEAT FIX. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE STATED THEY WERE BURNED AS WELL. I NEED SOMETHING TO BE DONE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE 500.00 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I AM ASKING FOR SOME HELP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD THE HEATED SEATS ON. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE I FELT MY BACK GET HOT AND FELT BEHIND ME AND MY COAT HAD A HOLE BURNT THROUGH IT MY BACK WAS HOT AND A HOLE IN THE SEAT ALSO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON A TRIP THE HEAT JUST STOPPED BLOWING. AS SINCE, THIS WEATHER HAS BEEN -20 AND -25 BELOW AND I HAVE NO DEFROST, HEAT. I WENT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ONLY TO FIND OUT THE HEAT/AIR/DOOR IS BROKE. COST OF REPAIRS 1200.00 TO 1,500.00 IT IS AN ALL DAY JOB. THE DASH AND ALL COMPONENTS WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND PUT BACK ON. NEEDLESS TO SAY WITH THIS WINTER BEING ONE OF THE COLDEST I UNDERSTAND AND CAN FEEL WHAT OTHERS ARE GOING THROUGH THAT HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM... AND I HAVE TO BUNDLE JUST TO GO TO WORK. I WORK AN HOUR AWAY AND AFTER FINDING THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM !!!! I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE MONEY GIVEN TO THE ONES THAT NEEDS THIS FIXED. *TR

THE IGNITIOIN SWITCH CONTINUES TO LOCK UP. *TR

ON CHRISTMAS EVE OF 2013 AT ABOUT 5:45PM GOING WEST ON 7MILES RD GOING INTO THE LEFT TURNING LANE BEGINNING TO PROCEED TO LIGHT A VAN CAME THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TWO LANES OVER FROM RIGHT CAME AT ANGLE FROM MOBILE GASTATION CUTTING THROUGH TRAFFIC HE LIKE MET ALMOST HEAD-ON HIT THE FRONT OF TRUCK AND CONTINUED MAKING HIS LEFT GOING EAST ON 7MILES RD CLEARLY HIT AND RUN ME AND THREE OTHER WERE HURT AND I NOTICED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THAT TRUCK STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED FROM THE IMPACT RANGE 11 TO17 MPH I CONTACT ACTED GENERAL MOTORS THEY CHECKED THE EDR BASICALLY THEY STATED THEIR NOT AT FAULT THAT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *TR

WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. I HAVE TO WIGGLE KEY IN ORDER TO RELEASE FROM IGNITION. TURNING STEERING WHEEL DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLY BREAKING KEY WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, KEY AND RECODED THE LOCK CYLINDER. AFTER THE REPAIRS TO THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN MODULAR ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

THIS TORRENT STOPPED AT 65 MPH ON A TRIPLE LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE. A GOOD SAMARITAN WITH A TRUCK CAME UP BEHIND ME WITH HIS FLASHERS ON AND PUSHED ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK. AFTER WAITING A WHILE THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK AND STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES NOW WHERE IT JUST STOPS BUT RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I UNDERSTAND A VEHICLE CAN BREAK AND NOT RUN. BUT A VEHICLE THAT IS RUNNING SHOULD NEVER BE SHUT DOWN BY THE COMPUTER WHEN IT IS CAPABLE OF RUNNING AND BE PUTTING A DRIVER IN DANGER. IF THIS VEHICLE IS CAPABLE OF CORRECTING ITSELF IN A FEW MINUTES TO RUN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN IT SHOULD RUN RIGHT THROUGH THE DANGEROUS SHUTDOWN. IT IS A DANGEROUS FLAW THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. RATHER THAN SHUT THE CAR DOWN IT COULD GO INTO A RUN MODE TO ALLOW THE DRIVE TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. PONTIAC KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

I AM TOTALLY OUTRAGED FINDING OUT THAT GM PLACED A NON SAFE PART ON THIS TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT WILL COST $1000.00 EVEN AFTER KEEPING THIS TRUCK MAINTENANCE FREE, TROUBLE FREE FROM REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DELIVER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS PART WAS NOT RECALLED AS THE PART COSTS BETWEEN $22-100.00 WHILE THE LABOR BECAUSE OF WHERE IT IS WILL COST UP TO $1000.00 AT THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UPS WITH. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH ALL OF THE CONSUMERS ON HERE: THE ACTUATOR THAT OPERATES THE HEATER BLEND DOOR - OVEREXTENDS AND BREAKS THE HEATER BLEND DOOR. THIS CAUSES THE HEATER TO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE ACTUATORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE HEATER DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY BREAK DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. IF THE HEAT DOESN'T WORK THE WINDOWS WON'T DEFROST SO THIS IS A VISIBILITY HAZARD. I ALSO LISTED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL AND UNKNOWN HAZARD. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UP UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER AND RAISED THE HOOD AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO THE ELECTRICAL BOX WAS ON FIRE. I CUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND SAT FOR A MINUTE AND THE AUTOMATIC STARTER JUST KEPT STARTING THE CAR BY ITSELF. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE IT TRIED TO START WITHOUT ME TURNING THE KEY OVER. I GOT BACK OUT THE VEHICLE AND IT CONTINUED TO AUTOMATICALLY START BY ITSELF UNTIL THE BATTERY RAN DEAD. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2013 I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD BURNED UP. *TR

HEATER DOESN'T WORK. ONLY BLOWS COOL AIR. SAFETY ISSUE IN WINTER. DEFROST DOESN'T WORK. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HEAT BLEND DOOR. $50 PART. QUOTE FOR REPAIR $900.

MY KEYS WOULD FALL OUT OF MY IGNITION WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ALLOW THE KEYS TO RELEASE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN ACCESSORY MODE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. AFTER 3 WEEKS, A NEW BATTERY, AND LOADS OF FRUSTRATION A REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART WAS INSTALLED AND NO ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE. THE REPAIR COST ME $197.00. *TR...UPDATED 12/09/15 *BF *TR

AT TIMES THE CAR DOESN'T CRANK OR START WHEN IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO START. ON-GOING ISSUE THAT OCCURS AT LEAST 4-6 TIMES PER MONTH. UNSURE WHY THIS HAPPENS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE? *JS

PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT RESULTING IN EXTREME VIBRATION AND NOISE. *TR

COOLANT STARTED LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOWN. HALF NEW ENGINE NEEDED TOTAL COST OF REPAIR $3,500. *TR

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON 12/06/2006 WITH 9,968 MILES. REPLACED ENTIRE ENGINE ($5,000) ON 03/27/2009 DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET (WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY). MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 84,625. IN APPROXIMATELY 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN SPONTANEOUSLY. MY DOG HAD HER HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW AND IT SPONTANEOUSLY CLOSED ON HER HEAD, RESTRICTING HER AIRWAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS RIPPED APART AND WIRING WAS REPLACED. THE WINDOW WORKED CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND THEN IN 2011, THE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. HAVE HAD 3 WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED (ONE TWICE). IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY OF 2013, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FUSE CENTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANICS ADVISED THAT THE FUSE CENTER/PANEL WAS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" WITH NO KNOWN AVAILABLE DATE. THEY REPAIRED IT. TOTAL COST PAID FOR THAT REPAIR WAS OVER $335.87. MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 171827 ON APRIL 12TH THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE FAN STILL BLOWS BUT ONLY COLD AIR. THE HOSES FROM THE COOLANT TANK HEAT UP WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. ACCORDING TO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILED THE ENTIRE DASH WILL NEED TO BE DISMANTLED TO FIX THE BLEND DOOR/ACTUATOR. KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

A FEW DAYS AGO MY TORRENT WHICH IS A 2006 MODEL, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED LOCKING UP. IT HAPPENS WHEN I START THE TRUCK UP AND I PUT IT IN ANY GEAR. THE WHEEL ITSELF WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. LAST NIGHT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COMPLETELY STAYED STRAIGHT AND WOULD NOT MOVE. YESTERDAY IT LOCKED UP IN THE PARKING LOT BEFORE I WENT TO LEAVE THE WHEEL AGAIN WOULD NOT MOVE. I THEN PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL WHERE THE WHEEL WAS MOVING LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND IM A SINGLE MOM WITH A SMALL CHILD AND I DONT FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY CHILD IN THE TRUCK AND DRVING HIM AROUND WITH THE FEAR OF IT LOCKING UP AND THEN POSSIBLY HITTING SOMETHING AND HURTING US OR SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO A MALFUCTION. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT WIRES MELTED THROUGH THE SEAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A THIRD DEGREE BURN ON HER LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. *TR

I STARTED MY TORRENT JUST LIKE ANY MORNING, THE HEATER RAN FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES THEN JUST STOPPED. IT WILL NOT BLOW OUT ANY KIND OF AIR (HOT OR COLD). BEING WINTER, COLD AND FROSTY, THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. WITH NO DEFROSTER IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE, AND ITS VERY COLD. IT COSTS AROUND 1200 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. EVEN IF IT IS FIXED I AS TOLD THE WAY THAT THEY MADE THE TORRENT THAT IT WILL JUST BREAK AGAIN. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF CASH JUST LAYING AROUND. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT GM IS TO CHEAP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I DRIVE ALONG WAYS AND ITS DANGEROUS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE. *TR

MY CAR WON'T START ON THE FIRST CRANK AT TIMES...I HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS OR IT WILL STALL...IT ALSO STARTS UP HARD AT FIRST IT DID IT OCCASIONALLY NOW IT'S START TO DO IT EVERY TIME I START MY CAR...I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT NO ONE KNOWS...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AND READS FUEL CODES...PLEASE HELP

THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER OR STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE ONE PARTICULAR TIME THAT IS OF GREAT SAFETY CONCERN IS WHEN IT HAD LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ALSO WON'T RANDOMLY START AND HAVE BEEN STALLED IN THE -30 DEGREES FREEZING COLD FOR OVER AN HOUR ON A REMOTE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT INTO MULTIPLE MECHANICS, INCLUDING GM MECHANICS, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON. HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, ETC. CALLED GM, THEY CAN CAR LESS THAT THE CAR HAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON PONTIAC TORRENTS SHOWS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME ISSUE.

THE UPPER TAILGATE SPOILER FLEW OFF. THIS IS NOT AN ADDED ACCESSORY.THIS IS A HEAVY BODY COMPONENT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT CAUSED IT. FORTUNATELY, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO ONE BEHIND ME WAS INJURED.I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS MISSING UNTIL I DISCOVERED IT DAYS LATER. I JUST WENT OUT ONE MORNING AND NOTICED IT WAS GONE. I HAVE READ ON LINE WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX AND PERHAPS MORE VEHICLES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

BLENDER DOOR BROKEN, HVAC, HEATING & COOLING ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR, NO DEFROST!!! *TR