2006 Pontiac Torrent Complaint Log

AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING AND FAN ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TEMPERATURE AIR DOOR WAS BROKEN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ACTUATOR THAT MOVES THE DOOR OVEREXTENDS AND BREAKS THE DOOR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VISIBILITY PROBLEM SINCE THE DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK. *TR

NEEDED TO ORDER AN ENTIRE EXHAUST KIT MADE FOR THE ISSUE I RAN INTO WHICH SEEMS TO BE SO COMMON, THEY MADE A KIT TO FIX IT... COST OR REPAIRS $550. *TR

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

I PARKED OUR CAR IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IN IT ON SUNDAY MORNING THE WHOLE INSIDE WITH COVERED IN YELLOW DUST. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WAS OPEN BUT THE DASH WAS INTACT. I CALLED THE POLICE DEPT AND ALONG WITH THE HAZ MAT TEAM FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY DETERMINED THAT IS WAS THE AIR BAG AND SOMEHOW IT EXPLODED AND RIPPED OPEN WITHIN THE DASH CAUSING ALL THE DUST THAT WAS INSIDE OF IT TO COME OUT THROUGH THE VENTS AND INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. MY ENTIRE CAR ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK WINDOWS IS COVERED BY THIS POWDER. ALSO WHEN THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKED AT IT HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOT SHOWING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG! THIS IS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC! MY AUTO INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO COVER IT AS IT IS MECHANICAL AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM PONTIAC. *TR UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ UPDATED 09/10/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER A MIST WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS LEAVING A RESIDUE INSIDE THE CABIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND A ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE DEFROST MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85000.

THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL SMELL AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, I THINK THE FUEL CAP IS NOT GOOD ANYMORE AND I BOUGHT A NEW ONE, BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SMELL, I WAS CHECKING IN THE INTERNET IF SOMEBODY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WITCH WAS MY SURPRISE, THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR YEAR 2006 AND 2007 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM THAT MORE OF THE PEOPLE REPORT WHEN THEY WENT TO THE GMC,PONTIAC AND BUICK DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP, THEY FOUND THE FUEL LINE HAD CRACKED AT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING FROM THE FRACTURE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHEN WE TURNED THE IGNITION ON. *TR

TOTAL OF 4 OCCURRENCES. AFTER ACCELERATING, ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME LODGED IN ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE OPERATOR REMOVED PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UNINTENDED, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION CONTINUED DURING ATTEMPTED BRAKING. CONTINUED BRAKING WAS ONLY MARGINALLY EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING VEHICLE SPEED. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO GRADUALLY REDUCE SPEED THROUGH CONTINUOUS BRAKING ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO DELIVER POWER IN OPPOSITION. ULTIMATELY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED FROM THE FLOOR MAT AND THE DRIVER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. PRIOR TO THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, AFTER-MARKET FLOOR MATS HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR LESS THAN 1MONTH AND WERE SUSPECTED TO BE DEFECTIVE AS THEY HAVE NARROW, DEEP "WELLS" THAT CROSS THE MAT SIDE TO SIDE IN THE REGION BELOW THE PEDALS RATHER THAN ALONG THE LENGTH. BY INSPECTION, IT WAS EASILY DETERMINED THAT THE HEEL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EASILY BECAME ENTRAPPED IN THOSE WELLS. FOLLOWING THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE FLOOR MATS WERE REPLACED WITH ONES WITHOUT THE DEEP HORIZONTAL WELLS. HOWEVER, 3 ADDITIONAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THOSE MATS. THE DURATION OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS MUCH LESS BECAUSE THE OPERATOR KNEW TO "KICK" THE PEDAL LOOSE. *TR

HAVING TO REPLAY A ACUTOR THAT IS NO MORE THAN 145.00 IN MY VEHICLE THAT WILL COST ME A TOTAL OF 1200.00 IS NOT FAIR TO THE BUYER AND IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT G M SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. I WILL NOT BUY AND OTHER TORRENT AGAIN FROM G M OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE.THANK YOU. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINES WERE MADE WITH DEFECTIVE PLASTIC THAT WAS NOT HEAT RESISTANT, CAUSING THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE TO CRACK AND LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUELPUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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

ONE MORNING I GO TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND MY CAR IS DEAD. WHEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROVIDES A JUMP START, IT'S FOUND THAT MY HIGH-BEAMS WERE ON. I DID NOT LEAVE ANY LIGHTS ON. I COULD NOT GET THE HIGH-BEAMS TO TURN OFF UNTIL I PULLED THE TURN SIGNAL/MULTIFUNCTION LEVER TOWARD ME AND HELD IT THERE. ON 4 MORE OCCASIONS, THIS EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED. MY CAR WAS DEAD AND REQUIRED A JUMP START. THE HIGH-BEAMS WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNLESS I PULLED THE LEVER TOWARD ME AND HELD IT THERE. THIS ISSUE IS, NOT ONLY DRAINING MY BATTERY BUT DAMAGING IT. IT'S A HUGE INCONVENIENCE AND LEAVES ME STRANDED AT TIMES. ALSO, IT'S DANGEROUS. I'VE SMELLED & NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEVER AND STEERING COLUMN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *JS

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. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OUT ON THE INTERNET FOR THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENTS & CHEVY EQUINOX'S AND ALL OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND MOST OF THEM ARE AROUND THE 50,000 MILE MARK. GM WILL NOT PAY FOR IT IF IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS. THESE 2 PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU CAN'T DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS. IT IS APPROXIMATELY $900-$1200 TO FIX BECAUSE THEY NEED TO TAKE APART THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD TO GET AT THE ACTUATOR AND THE BLEND DOOR. GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS AND FIX THIS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN DRIVE SAFELY AND BE ABLE TO SEE OUT THEIR WINDOWS. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON

ON 2 OCCASIONS MY CAR DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE IM DRIVING WITH MY NEWBORN. FIRST TIME I GOT GAS. HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD CAR DIES.THEY SAY ITS FUEL PUMP. SPENT 3 DAYS AT SHOP ON THIRD DAY WITH NO WORK DONE CAR STARTS RUNS FINE FOR 2 WEEKS WITH MULTIPLE GAS FILL UPS IN BETWEEN. THREE DAYS AGO I GET GAS DRIVE 1/2 BLOCK PARK CAR, HALF HOUR LATER GET IN CAR START DRIVING, TRY TO PUT WINDOWS DOWN BUT THEY WONT COME DOWN. IM NOW 1/2 MILE INTO MY DRIVE ON BUSY ROAD WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR AND I BARELY MADE IT OFF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING SLAMMED INTO BY A SEMI. I SPENT AN HOUR IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER IN MY CAR WITH MY BABY WITH NO WAY TO PUT WINDOWS DOWN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. BY THE TIME THE TOW GOT THERE MY CAR STARTED. I HAD IT TOWED ANYWAY FOR FEAR OF HAVING THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. TOW IT TO A DEALERSHIP NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO THIS IS TWICE NOW THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN I HAD MY CHILD BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING A 92 TOYOTA AND I JUST FELT I NEEDED SOMETHING NEWER AND MORE RELIABLE BUT APPARENTLY I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY TOYOTA IT NEVER IN THE TIME I HAD IT BROKE DOWN AND IT HAD 192,000 MILES ON IT. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. DOES IT SERIOUSLY HAVE TO BE A FATAL ACCIDENT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT JUST ABOUT HAPPENED 3 DAYS AGO TO AN INFANT AND MYSELF. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANOR. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AUTO PARK. DRIVING HOME AND GETTING ON THE BYPASS GOING APPX 65 MPH IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. THE ONLY WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS SAYING IT IS LIKE DRIVING A CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO 3 PLACES AND ALL SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING AND COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT ON VACATION IN JUNE 2012 AND WILL NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE... HE WILL NOT LET OUR SON DRIVE IT BECAUSE HE FEELS IT IS UNSAFE. I AM FINALLY SEEING OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE. IT HAS 90,000 MILES NOW. I HAVE 3 BOYS AND DRIVE A LOT. I NEED THIS FIXED. *TR

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

THE HEAT IN MY TRUCK STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC CONNECTION SHAFT ON THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. *KB

MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER, INCLUDING THE DEFROSTER. I LIVE IN AN AREA WITH A LOT OF SNOW, ICE AND EXTREME COLD AND OFTEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE WINTER THE WINDSHIELD BUILDS TOO MUCH FROST TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE (ABOUT $1000). AS I UNDERSTAND IT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER BLEND DOOR FRACTURED, CAUSING THE HEATING SYSTEM TO BLOW OUT COLD AIR WHEN THE HEATING FUNCTION WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED INADEQUATE VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY DUE TO THE DEFROSTER NOT PROPERLY CLEARING THE WINDOWS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE HEATER BLEND DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,800.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT TO MECHANICS MANY TIMES NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE RECALL FIXED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE READ PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS 1 TO MANY I SHALL SAY. AND BELIEVE ME I DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF, MY CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE IN DANGER BUT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. I WOULD JUST HOPE SOME ONE CAN FIGURE THIS PROBLEM OUT. I DON'T EVEN CARE IF ITS A RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE FOR THE MANY COMPLAINT. I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW TO FIX IT.

THE HEAT WENT OUT IN MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC TORRENT. THE LABOR ALONE ON THIS PROBLEM IS $1200.00. THE PART ITSELF IS ONLY COSTING ME $35.00. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT GETS VERY COLD IN INDIANA FOR WINTER, AND WHEN YOU HAVE NO HEAT, AND ONLY COLD AIR BLOWING OUT IT REDUCES VISIBILITY TO ALMOST ZERO. WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING THIS PART? HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO KEEP AN HONEST BUSINESS RUNNING. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THE COST. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON MY SON'S 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006. 2 MONTHS AGO WE SPENT $1500 IN THE HEAT AND AIR ISSUE. OK NO BIG DEAL. HAD TO DO IT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD, I HAVE TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON HIM AND HE CAN BE IN ANY SITUATION, MORNING TRAFFIC, QUIET ROAD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NO WAY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE SLOWS DOWN, IN ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC WHICH LEADS TO GOD KNOWS WHAT KIND OF SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED FOR HIM AT NO COST. STEERING WHEELS SHOULD NOT LOCK UP FOR NO REASON. I EXPECT TO HEAR BACK ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CAN FIX THE WEAR AND TEAR OF ANY VEHICLE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE THREATENING ISSUES, THERE HAS TO HAVE BEEN A CASE STUDY AND A SOLUTION FOUND AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. *TR

FAILURE OF THE HVAC BLEND DOOR (VERIFIED BY GM DEALERSHIP AFTER PAYING $135) HAS MADE DEFROSTING THE FORWARD WINDSHIELD IN COLD TEMPERATURES IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE LIMITING OF VISIBILITY AND IN VIOLATION OF STANDARD 103 (HTTP://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/FMVSS/INDEX.HTML#SN103) FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. GM HAS ADMITTED A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HVAC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IN THAT A DEALER REPLACEMENT USES AN UPDATED HVAC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH MORE ACCURATELY LIMITS THE ROTATIONAL TRAVEL. THE FAILURE OF THE HVAC BLEND DOOR OCCURS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FAULTY DESIGNED HVAC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR TRAVELS TOO FAR CAUSING STRUCTURAL STRESS ON THE BLEND DOOR WHICH EVENTUALLY LEADS TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BLEND DOOR. THIS RESULTS IN VENT AIR NOT PASSING OVER THE HEAT CORE, THEREFORE MAKING DEFROSTING OF THE WINDSHIELD NOT POSSIBLE IN COLD CONDITIONS. *TR

STARTED DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO HEAT; ONLY COLD AIR, IN COLORADO 27 DEGREE WEATHER. DISCOVERED THE HEATER BLEND DOOR BROKE, AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS CAR. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT. THE PART COST $50. BUT THE REPAIR WILL COST $1500. THE ENTIRE DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED, AND HEATER BOX AND HOSES DISCONNECTED. PLEASE HELP GET THIS AS A RECALL! SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN COLD WEATHER IF DEFECT OCCURS!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER'S BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND ONLY COLD AIR WOULD BLOW OUT OF THE VENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DEFROSTER WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 06 PONTIAC TORRENT AND JUST RECENTLY THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER QUIT WORKING. AFTER HAVING IT FIXED AND PAYING 200 AND DRIVING IT 5 MILES, I WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY TO GO TO WORK TO HAVE NO HEAT OR DEFROST AGAIN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN AND BE TOLD THAT THE HEATER BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $600 TO BE FIXED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TORRENT OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AS WELL AS CHEVROLET EQUINOX OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUE, WITH NO WAY TO CLEAR OUR WINDOWS OF FOG AND FROST IN THESE COLDER MONTHS. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY DEATHS OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, I BELIEVE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT MY HEATING SYSTEM STARTED GETTING INTERMITTENT THE END OF WINTER LAST YEAR 2011 I DID RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER IN. THE MAIL FROM GM ABOUT THERE HEARING SYSTEM SWITCH BUT NOTHING ABOUT THERE HEATING SYSTEM SEEMS LIKE AFTER READING UP ON THIS ISSUE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING HEARING SYSTEM PROBLEMS I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT THEY SAID THAT IF ITS NOT BE SWITCH ITS NOT HERE PROBLEM FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT GM HAS MORE THAN JUST A SWITCH PROBLEM !!!! THE ECONOMY SUCKS ENOUGH I CAN'T SPEND 1000'S OF DOLLARS TRYING TO ELIMINATE A OBVIOUSLY EXISTING PROBLEM !! WHO IS THERE TO BAIL OUT WHO? *TR

ALL THE BLOWERS ARE WORKING BUT NO HEAT WILL COME OUT. CONTINUES TO BLOW COLD AIR NO MATTER WHAT CONTROL IS SELECTED. LOOKS LIKE THE BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN, WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO NOT FLIP OVER TO THE HEAT SIDE. *TR

THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, COLD AIR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS REGARDLESS OF THE SETTING. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN WHERE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO USE THE DEFROST AND THE HEATER. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST A MINIMUM OF $1200 DOLLARS TO FIX AND 8-10 HOURS OF LABOR, THE ACTUAL PART IS UNDER $100. THE DELAERSHIP EVEN SAID THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM ON THE TORRENTS AND THAT THEY HAVE FIXED MANY OF THEM. THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS GONE OVER THE MILEAGE ALLOTTED BY THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A FACTOR FOR THE HEATER AS THE NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING A PLASTIC PART AND PAYING FOR LABOR ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THE TORRENT. ADDITIONALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUES SINCE YOU NEED TO SEE OUT YOUR WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT BY HAVING A RECALL ON THIS PART! *TR

HEATER BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN - CONFIRMED BY TWO MECHANICS. FROM READING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON (AND EXPENSIVE) PROBLEM IN THE 2006 TORRENT AND 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALER QUOTED US $1100-$1200 TO REPAIR. READING ONLINE, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT REOCCUR. LIVING IN NY, WE CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT A WORKING HEATER AND DEFROSTER. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS APPARENTLY COMMON DEFECT. *TR

THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ACTUATOR THAT MOVES THE FLAP IN THE HEATER/AC CASE. THIS CAUSES THE HEAT NOT TO BE RELEASED INTO THE CAR, JUST COLD AIR. THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT GM NEEDS TO SEE THIS ISSUE AS A FAULT OF THE PART. THE REPAIR FOR THIS UNIT REQUIRES COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE DASH BOARD. I HAVE GOTTEN QUOTES FROM 900-1500 TO REPAIR THIS PART AND THEY DO NOT SAY THAT ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

NO HEAT IN VEHICLE. ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD AT ALL. IT FROSTS UP AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR. SO FAR EVERYTHING I'VE HAD DONE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED, HEATER CORE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES, COOLANT FLUSHED. STILL NO HEAT. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS WERE DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND ALL THREE CAME UP WITH SAME DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BLEND BOX AND IT WOULD COST $1000 OR MORE TO BE REPAIRED. IT CAN NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE HEATER WORKING BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I REALIZE THE GOVERNMENT NOW OWNS GM BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED OR MAYBE A CLASS ACTION SUIT OF SOME KIND NEEDS TO BE FILED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM.

THE ARM ON THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ON MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT THAT CONNECTS TO THE ACTUATOR HAS BROKEN. THIS ALLOWS NOTHING BUT COLD AIR INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR THE WINDOW. THERE SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAUSES A EXTREMELY POTENTIAL HAZARD DUE TO FAULTY PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED, THIS VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED DUE TO COLDER WEATHER. I HAVE PARKED THIS VEHICLE AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. *TR

AIR BLEND DOOR HAS DEFECT WHERE MOTOR ACTUATOR OVER-ROTATES AND BREAKS DOOR. VEHICLE IS LEFT WITH NO HEAT FOR VEHICLE OR DEFROSTER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN COLD WEATHER. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AND CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR

THE MOTOR ACTUATOR FOR THE AIR BLEND DOOR OVER-ROTATES, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE AIR BLEND DOOR TO FAIL. THE RESULT IS THE CAR NO LONGER HAS ANY HEAT AND THE WINDOWS CAN NO LONGER BE DEFROSTED. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 PONTIAC TORRENTS AND CHEVY EQUINOX (THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS). GM HAS REFUSED TO CONDUCT A RECALL OR TSB DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF LABOR REQUIRED TO TEAR THE DASH APART TO FIX (7-8 HOURS). THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, WHICH WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF ALL DEFROSTING CAPABILITY OF THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WAS UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLEX PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE BLENDER DOOR FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THE BLENDER DOOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 10/27/2011 *LN *TR

NO HEAT IN 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. BROKEN VALVE DOOR. HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, SINCE THE ACTUALLY MAINTENANCE IS SO COSTLY, GM HAS CHOSEN TO NOT RECALL IT. ( HTTP://M.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-EQUINOX/TNMHVCTE76U9HGTH4/P19 ). *TR

WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN DOOR AND BODY ON DRIVERS DOOR SUSPECTED DUE TO MULTIPLE COMPONENTS RELATED TO DOOR NOT WORKING. FIRST FAILURE WAS THOUGHT TO BE DOOR SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING AS DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN ON CHIME WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN LOCKING DOOR AND RADIO WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY AFTER DOOR CLOSED. 5 MONTHS LATER THE POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE. (FORTUNATELY IN THE UP POSITION) EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED ON VEHICLE, WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN DOOR AND BODY NOT COVERED. RESEARCH SHOWS MULTIPLE OTHER CASES OF PROBLEM BEING IDENTIFIED HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1C2EEA THE WIRING HARNESS IS EITHER TOO SHORT OR INSTALLED CORRECTLY. I WISH TO BE SURE THAT A REPLACEMENT HARNESS DOES NOT EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM AS IT WILL LEAD TO A RATHER TOASTY EXPERIENCE CALLED A FIRE IF NOT REMEDIED. *TR

WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. FLOORBOARDS SOAKED AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS STARTING TO SHORT OUT. *TR

DURING THE SUMMER, THE AIR CONDITIONING ON OUR 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT STARTED ACTING UP. WE COULD ONLY RUN THE CAR'S AIR CONDITIONER FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START BLOWING OUT WARM AIR. WE FOUND THAT IF WE TURNED IT OFF FOR A WHILE, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE LONGER, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. NOW THAT COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE HERE, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE HEATER IS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BLEND DOOR, WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TORRENT. COST: $1200, AS IT WOULD BE A GOOD EIGHT HOUR JOB TO REPLACE THE NECESSARY PART. SINCE THE COST WAS SO HIGH, WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME VERDICT, BUT THE REPAIR COST WAS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS - $750, WHICH IS STILL A LOT FOR A PART THAT COSTS LESS THAN $100. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE JUST DISHED OUT $551 TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO A PORTABLE HEATER UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. THE BLEND DOOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. OUR FAMILY OF FIVE (THE YOUNGEST BEING NINE YEARS OLD) HAS BEEN BUNDLING UP EVERY TIME WE GET INTO THE CAR, BUT ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS COLDER AND THE WINDOWS START FROSTING OVER. THIS PART, IN PARTICULAR, IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE WITHOUT DURING THE WINTER, DUE TO INADEQUATE VISIBILITY FROM WINDOWS THAT CANNOT BE DEFROSTED. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER!!! *TR

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

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT APRIL 17,2007 THE RESISTOR FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS REPLACED, NOW IT IS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. ALSO THE BAFFLE PLATE IN THE HEATER BLOWER IS DEFECTIVE . IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE REPLACED FOR THE CAR TO HAVE HEAT, THE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE TAKEN APART , A $1200 BILL. *TR

HEAT WENT OUT WITH OUT WARNING. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE FOUND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE ACTUATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BROKEN SHAFT ON THE BLEND DOOR. THE ACTUATOR HAD ROTATED TOO FAR, BEYOND ITS LIMITS, AND OVERPOWERED THE PLASTIC SHAFT ON THE DOOR. THIS ACTUATOR ISN'T JUST A SIMPLE MOTOR. AS YOU KNOW, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR SPINS WHEN POWER IS APPLIED. THE ACTUATOR IS A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR CONNECTED TO A GEAR-REDUCTION UNIT, WITH A POSITION-SENSING DEVICE THAT IS MONITORED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), WHICH IS A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS A BUNCH OF STUFF NOT RELATED TO THE ENGINE OR POWERTRAIN. WHEN THE POSITION SENSOR INDICATES THAT THE ACTUATOR IS AT THE END OF ITS RANGE OF TRAVEL, THE BCM SHUTS OFF POWER TO THE MOTOR. THE OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE ACTUATOR SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO REACH THE DEGREE OF ROTATION THAT IS SHOWN ABOVE. WHY DID THAT HAPPEN? DID THE BCM MALFUNCTION AND APPLY POWER TOO LONG? I DOUBT IT... BECAUSE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ARE LESS LIKELY TO MALFUNCTION THAN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE ACTUATOR IS FAULTY... THAT THE POSITION-SENSING DEVICE (PROBABLY JUST A VARIABLE RESISTOR) DEVELOPED AN OPEN CIRCUIT, OR AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT, OR SOMETHING. THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BUGS ME (AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE) BECAUSE GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX WHAT CAN BE A SAFETY PROBLEM... NO HEAT MEANS YOU CAN'T DEFROST OR DE-FOG YOUR WINDSHIELD. WHAT'S WORSE... GM HAS NOT EVEN ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO ADVISE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THE HOW'S AND WHY'S OF THIS MALFUNCTION. SO I'M A BIT CONCERNED THAT THE NEW ACTUATOR MIGHT MALFUNCTION JUST LIKE THE FIRST ONE. IF GM HAD ISSUED A TSB, I'D BE ASSURED THAT THE ENGINEERS HAD SOLVED THE FAULTY ACTUATOR PROBLEM, AND THAT ALL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD BEEN REVISED AND IMPROVED, AND THE HEAT WOULD WORK JUST FINE FOR YEARS TO COME. BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE. RECALL NEEDED. $915 TO FIX IT. *TR

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH THE FUNCTIONING AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TURNED THE HEAT ON ONE MORNING, ONLY COLD AIR CAME FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE PLASTIC DOOR WAS ATTACHED TO A MOTORIZED ACTUATOR WHICH OPENED AND CLOSED TO ALLOW AIRFLOW PAST THE HEATER CORE. *JB

NO HEAT; TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOES NOT CHANGE FROM COLD TO HOT. BELIEVE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR TO BE THE PROBLEM, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE WHAT THE DEALERS (CHECKED WITH 3 LOCAL GM DEALERS) ALL POINT TO AS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. THIS WILL AFFECT VISIBILITY (NO OR POOR DEFROSTING) AS WELL AS COMFORT, BOTH OF WHICH ARE SAFETY HAZARDS WHEN FACING THE COMING WISCONSIN WINTER. STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS IT INVOLVES A RELATIVELY LOW COST PART BUT EXTENSIVE LABOR TO DISMANTLE THE DASHBOARD AND REPLACE IT. ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $800 TO $1200 FOR THE JOB. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS, AS IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER PONTIAC TORRENT AND CHEVROLET EQUINOX OWNERS. THANK YOU. *KB

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT - HEAT STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING - ONLY COLD AIR BLOWING FROM HEATER AND DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO HAVE THERMOSTAT CHECKED - NO ISSUES WITH THERMO. TOLD THE PROBLEM IS THE "BLEND DOOR" INSIDE THE DASH AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1254.32 IN LABOR SINCE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDS TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WITHOUT HEAT, THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD OR DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE I REALLY THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER HERE. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" ISSUE, AND IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND FAULTY PARTS, SEEMS THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO A FAULTY ACTUATOR THAT IS OVER TORX THE BLEND DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TO BREAK. DOOR AND ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. OVERNIGHT THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING IN MY VEHICLE. THE BLOWER FAN AND ALL THE SWITCHES ARE FINE. AIRFLOW DOES CHANGE FROM VENT TO FLOOR TO DEFROSTERS. WHEN I TURN THE TEMPERATURE KNOB TO HOT AIR, ONLY COLD AIR COMES OUT NO MATER WHAT THE SETTING IS ON THE MODE DOOR. 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. ONLINE THERE WERE OVER 325 COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WHEN I JUST PUT IN 2006 PONTIAC HEATER AS A SEARCH. NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND GARAGED AT ALL TIMES THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE I NO LONGER HAVE HEAT IN THE CAR AND TRANSPORT CHILDREN DAILY. *TR