2007 Pontiac Torrent complaints

THE 1ST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE STABILITY TRAC WARNING CAME ON, TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND RESET, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR. AFTER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, WAS INTERMITTENT UNTIL IT NO LONGER WORKS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, SO I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT FOR A YEAR. THE NEXT THING TO GO WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT, I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED 4 TIMES, IT LASTS ABOUT A DAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS WENT, BULB REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, THE SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY, THE CODE STATES AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SO I DRIVE WITHOUT DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BY POLICE OFFICERS, THEY SAY THEY UNDERSTAND AND TOLD ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH GMC, WHICH I HAVE DONE. STILL NO RESULT. OH AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CANNOT DETERMINE, BUT OFFERED TO FIND AND REPAIR FOR $700.00 AND IF GMC EXTENDS A RECALL, I WILL BE REIMBURSED, SO APPARENTLY IN MY ESTIMATIONS, THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. WHAT I AM AND HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH READS VERY MUCH LIKE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER GMC PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARED IN DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. ALSO NOTE THAT THE AIR BAG WILL GO ON OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. A 200 POUND MAN SITTING IN THE SEAT SHOULD RENDER THE AIRBAG OPERATIONAL, HOWEVER, IT STAYS OFF AND LIGHT ON. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY/OPERATE CORRECTLY. ITS RIDICULOUS AND STANDARD FOR GM TO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND FIXING IT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED. THIS IS NOT AN EXPENSE A VEHICLE OWNER SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO PAY WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS/ BLATANT DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE STABILITY AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED AFTER THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH UNTIL AFTER AWAITING THIRTY MINUTES WITH REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING ON AN OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. WE HAVE ALSO MORE RECENTLY BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR STARTING AND A SMELL OF GAS. ON 5/30/14 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER WHO INFORMED US OF THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND ALSO A RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER PRESSURE SENSOR (PPS). WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, GAINESVILLE BUICK GMC. DURING THE CALL WE INFORMED THE SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX] ABOUT BOTH ISSUES AND THE RECALLS. ON 6/03/14 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE APPOINTMENT AND AGAIN INFORMED [XXX]. MURSCOE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND RECALLS. HOURS LATER WE RECEIVED A CALL INFORMING US THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS INDEED FAULTY AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A "SPECIAL WARRANTY", BUT THE PART WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED AND WOULD COST $163 TO REPAIR. WE DECLINED SERVICE FOR THE AIRBAG AT THAT TIME SO THAT WE COULD FURTHER RESEARCH THE ISSUE. WE PICKING UP THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE CHARGED A $60 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WE WERE NOT INFORMED BEFORE HAND THAT THEY WOULD BE CHARGING THIS FEE. THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE OUT VEHICLE UNTIL WE PAID THE FEE. AFTER RETURNING 6/05/14 WE BROUGHT IN THE RECALL NOTICE WHICH LISTED OUT VEHICLE AS A POTENTIALLY AFFECTED UNTIL AND THE DEALER STILL REFUSED TO PERFORM THE THIRTY MINUTE, LABOR ONLY REPAIR. THE RECEIPT PROVIDED BY THE DEALER CLEARLY STATES THE SAME ISSUE AND REMEDY AS INDICATED BY THE RECALL NOTICE GM07174. INFORMATION REDACTED P

THE PONTIAC TORRENTS HAVE THE SAME MALFUNCTIONS AS OTHER VEHICLE LISTED FOR THE FOLLOWING; TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC- STABILITY CONTROL AND PANIC -BRAKING FEATURES. VEHICLE IN QUESTION; 2004-12. CHEVROLET MALIBU 2004 - 07, MALIBU MAXX 2005 - 10, PONTIAC G6 AND SATURN AURA 2007 - 10. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PONTIAC TORRENT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLAP SIGNATURE 2 TIRES, SIZE 235-65R16 AND DOT NUMBER TJ46JU1R3512. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,039. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,765. KMJ ..UPDATED06/16/14 *BF

BEEN HAVING RECURRING PROBLEMS AS FOLLOWS: ENGINE FAILS AT HIGH AND LOW RATES OF SPEED. DASHBOARD READS "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE," "SERVICE STABILITRAC," AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED."CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. MY TEMPORARY REMEDY IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. (SAME PROBLEM OCCURS MORE PREDOMINANTLY, IT SEEMS, WITH 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX.) PURCHASED AT 87,000 MILES. FIRST OCCURRENCE FOR ME AT ABOUT 92,000 MILES. REPAIR GARAGE SAID WAS A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE. APPARENTLY NOT. NEXT OCCURRENCE WAS AT AROUND 94,000 MILES WHILE PASSING THROUGH A ONE-LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHERE CREWS WERE WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO AUTO PARTS STORE FOR DIAGNOSTIC READING. THEIR READING SHOWED CODES P0601 AND C0561. I SEE THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE TAKEN THEIR VEHICLES FOR SERVICE, BUT RECEIVED NEGATIVE RESULTS AND INCORRECT REPAIRS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOT ONLY ARE MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES AT RISK, BUT ALSO THE LIVES OF MANY OTHER DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY WITH NUMEROUS AFFECTED VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAYS. WHEN WILL WE GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED? WHO HAS TO PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE BEFORE THESE PROBLEMS ARE REMEDIED? IS THIS REALLY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION? WE HAVE A PROBLEM, WE ARE TELLING YOU ABOUT IT. WHY ARE THERE NO INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SITE? WHEN CAN WE EXPECT ANSWERS? LOOK ACROSS NUMEROUS OTHER ONLINE FORUMS AND FIND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES AND POTENTIAL VICTIMS. ACTION MUST BE TAKEN. I WONDER IF MY LOCAL NEWS TROUBLESHOO

THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENED NOT TOO LONG AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD NOTHING APPEARED WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF EVER SINCE. THIS TIME IT STAYED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS, AND APPEARS TO HAPPEN IF I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THING THEY SHOULD RECALL IT TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

SINCE APRIL OF LAST YEAR, EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY CAR ENDS UP FLOODING. I HAVE HAD 2 CAR DEALERS LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAY IT IS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. NOT VERY HAPPY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE STABLE TRACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,318.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT PRESENCE MODULE WAS FAULTY. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN 2012 I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE. I HAD NOTICED A SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE COMING FROM THE VENT WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEAT. AFTER THE SERVICE I ASK MY MECHANIC IF HE SMELLED ANYTHING AND HE STATED SOMETHING SMELLS SWEET BUT DID NOT SAY HE SMELLED ANTI FREEZE. OVER THE PAST TWO YEAR WHEN I DRIVE HER CAR I TURN THE HEAT ON AND YES THE SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE IS STILL THERE FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. AND GOES AWAY. FWD: 2/2014 MY WIFE CALLED AND SAID AFTER TURNING THE HEAT ON SHE COULD NOT SEE OUT THE FRONT INSIDE WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO KEEP WIPING IT WITH A RAG AND THE SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE WAS VERY STRONG. I KNOW ABOUT HEATER CORES AND IT SHOULDN'T BE BAD BECAUSE MY WIFE HATES HEAT. *TR

SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON ALWAYS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. TRACTION CONTROL WILL TURN ITSELF OFF. NOT LONG AFTER THESE LIGHTS COME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AS WELL. ALL SEEM TO CLEAR THEMSELVES AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. BY THE TIME I AM ABLE TO HAVE IT RAN FOR A CODE THE LIGHTS ARE ALREADY OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASION AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPORTING MY [XXX] YEAR OLD IN THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO ALSO REPLACE THE BATTERY ALREADY 4 TIMES IN THE CAR AND HAVE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORQUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY. THE CONTACT INJURED HER RIGHT HAND AND NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED. UPDATED 02/27/14

WHEN YOU SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG DOES NOT TURN ON. THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL ALREADY OUT THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *TR

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARED IN DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM EVERY YEAR!!!! THE PASSENGER WINDOWS WON'T WORK AND THE CAR WON'T START THIS HAPPENS EVERY FEW WEEKS!!!! *TR

2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RECALL NOTICE AND CONSUMER ALSO SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN NOVEMBER 2012, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A GAS ODOR. THE ODOR INCREASED AS TIME WENT ON. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND AROUND THE FUEL TANK SPOUT AREA, BUT NONE WERE VISIBLE. HE THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED/SHUT OFF, THE SMELL INTENSIFIED. HE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION. THE FACILITY INITIALLY HAD DIFFICULTIES DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS ABLE TO ISOLATE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL; THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 12V459000. *JB

THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS STARTED COMING ON LAST AUGUST 2012. THE VEHICLE STAYED PARKED MOST OF 2012 SINCE THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND WE DIDN'T HAVE MEANS TO PAY FOR A REPAIR LIKE THAT. WE GOT A LETTER IN OCTOBER 2012 ABOUT A RECALL DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART ON THE FUEL TANK. WE HAD THAT REPLACED AND THOUGHT THE WARNINGS WOULD GO AWAY BUT THEY HAVEN'T. I WENT BACK TO WORK IN JANUARY 2013, AND THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORST! THIS IS OUR PRIMARY CAR NOW AND IT'S SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY! WE ALMOST GOT INTO A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. JUST TODAY 02/25/2013, THE VEHICLE STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY, TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN IN CALIFORNIA WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO WHERE NEAR TRIGGERING THE CONTROLS. I'VE READ A LOT OF REVIEWS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT AND I HOPE GM IS PREPARED FOR ANOTHER RECALL! *TR

STRONG FUEL ODOR. NOTICED SPOTS ON THE GROUND WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. INSPECTED BY ASE CERTIFIED SHOP/TECHNICIAN AND FOUND FUEL LINE PORT CRACKED ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT AND RUN ONTO AND OFF OF FUEL TANK. FOUND RELATED RECALL/BULLETIN. CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY OR MEET THE OUTLINED GUIDELINES FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THERE WAS ALSO A RELATED RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE FOR THE FUEL PUMP) DUE TO THE STATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,871 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAKING COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT A FUEL LINE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL PUMP HAD SEVERED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK BETWEEN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES WERE ONE PIECE AND THE TANK HAD TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 02/27/13

STRONG GAS COULD BE SMELLED NEAR THE GAS TANK. I COULD NOT PARK IT IN THE GARAGE DUE TO SAFETY CONSIDERATION. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR ACCORDING TO GM DATABASE. I HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS BUT WHY MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL SINCE GAS LEAKING IS THE SAME REASON, FUEL PUMP RELATED. HOPE GOVERNMENT INVOLVES THIS WITH HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTIES IF PARKED IN THE GARAGES. *TR

WE ALSO HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH A STRONG GAS SMELL. WE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING OUR VEHICLE DID QUALIFY FOR THE 12V-459 RECALL BUT WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID IT DIDN'T. WE WERE THEN DIRECTED TO GM'S MAIN OFFICE WHERE MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD YEAH IT DID QUALIFY AND AN ESCALATION DEPARTMENT WOULD BE CALLING HIM BACK TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. WELL LOW AND BEHOLD HE GETS A CALL TODAY AND IS TOLD NO THE CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY. NOW HOW IN THE HECK DID WE GET A LETTER WITH OUR VIN NUMBER SAYING IT QUALIFIES AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOESN'T? WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A GAS LEAK AS THE SMELL IS RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBAND IS A CANCER SURVIVOR FOR GODS SAKE. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT STATES THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT QUALIFYING FOR THE RECALL I THINK ITS OBVIOUS THAT LIMITING THE RECALL TO CERTAIN STATES IS BOGUS, AND WHOEVER DOESN'T THINK OKLAHOMA IS A "WARM WEATHER STATE" HAS OBVIOUSLY NEVER VISITED OK IN THE SUMMER. ITS HOT AS HECK WITH 3 DIGIT TEMPS FOR WEEKS AS A TIME! I HOPE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT GETS UNDERWAY! *TR

I'VE READ ARTICLES RECENTLY ON FUEL LEAK RECALLS FOR A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT AND OTHER GM VEHICLES IN CERTAIN WARM WEATHER STATES SUCH AS TEXAS. FOR SOME REASON MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE FUEL LEAK AND THE SMELL ARE BECOMING WORSE EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME, THE BATTERY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO THINK THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TAMPERED WITH AND CAUSED IT TO LOCK DOWN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT THE DOOR UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.