2006 Pontiac Torrent

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.

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

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

APRIL 15TH, 2010 OUR IGNITION WOULDN'T KICK OVER. IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN THREE TIMES TO KICK OVER. I TRIED CONDITIONING THE SPARK PLUG AND IT DIDN'T HELP. (WE JUST LIVED WITH THE PROBLEM) JUNE 2011 WE HAD OUR FIRST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE RADIO WAS THE FIRST TO GO IN MAY. THEN IN JULY OUR A/C STOPPED WORKING, AND ALL WE HAD LEFT WAS OUR HEAT. WE WERE ABLE TO FIX THE A/C, BUT IT DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. WE THEN LOST A/C AGAIN AND OUR RADIO STARTED WORKING IN AUGUST(2011). SHORTLY AFTER THE RADIO STARTED WORKING WE LOST HEAT. NOW WE HAVE ONLY THE RADIO THAT WORKS. WE CANNOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE HEAT NOT WORKING. THE VISIBILITY IS COMPLETELY HORRIBLE! I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IT WOULD COST US 1,500 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT! WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS YET AND IT'S STATING TO BREAK DOWN! THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE!!! *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 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

MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HAS 28,100 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO TURN THE DEFROSTER ON FOR THE WINDSHIELD WHEN ALL I GOT WAS COLD AIR. IT DID NOT GIVE A WARNING AT ALL. I INVESTIGATED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THE TEMPERATURE DOOR HAS BROKEN INSIDE THE DASH WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHICH I FEEL IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND I. THE PART TO REPLACE IS UNDER $100 BUT THE LABOR MAKES THE ENTIRE REPAIR OVER $800. I REALLY FEEL THAT A TEMPERATURE DOOR IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A PART DEFECT THAN WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE IS HARDLY DRIVEN AND AS A FORMER GM EMPLOYEE, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE EXPECTING THE BEST QUALITY FROM MY FORMER EMPLOYER. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE IN THESE HARD TIMES, THE REGULAR CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO SPEND ON THOSE TYPE OF VEHICLE DEFECTS. THANKS *LN

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WHICH HEAT WENT OUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. 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. I ALSO CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST ME. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2006 PONTIAC TORRENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN FOG OR BAD WEATHER THE FOGGER DOES NOT WORK DUE TO HEATER NOT WORKING WHICH IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT OBSTRUCTS YOUR VIEW AND CAUSE YOU NOT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY WHICH COULD MEAN INCREASED ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS DEATHS.