2006 Pontiac Torrent

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WHICH THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND TURNED MY HEATER ON AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $1000 OR MORE TO REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH NO HEAT AND CANNOT USE MY DEFROST DUE TO HEAT FAILURE WHICH OBSTRUCTS MY VISION WHEN DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE CAN BE RETURNED FOR FULL REFUND IN ORDER TO GET ONE WITH LESS SEVERE HEATING PROBLEMS. *TR

THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, COLD AIR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS HOWEVER REGARDLESS OF THE SETTING HOT/WARM AIR DOES NOT COME OUT. I LIVE IN A REGION OF THE COUNTRY WHERE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO USE THE DEFROST AND THE HEATER. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE UPWARDS OF $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX AND 6-8 HOURS OF LABOR, THE ACTUAL PART IS UNDER $100. 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 THE PART AND PAYING FOR LABOR ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN BOTH THE TORRENT AND THE EQUINOX. THE AMOUNT ALONE IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT MANY AMERICANS DON'T HAVE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HEATER WON'T BLOW HOT AIR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DEALERSHIP SAYS TEST FOR ENGINE LIGHT IS A LARGE GAS LEAK AND THE GAS CAP NEEDED REPLACING ONLY A MERE $180. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP MYSELF FOR $20 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THIS CAR NEEDS MAJOR RECALLS BUT GM WON'T FIX ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MAJOR COMPLAINTS EVERY WHERE YOU LOOK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CAN'T EVEN GIVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE HEATER BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE ENTIRE DASH OFF AND IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME IF I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO FIX IT WHILE THE DASH WAS OFF. THEY ESTIMATED OVER $1,000 TO FIX THE HEATER BUT SAID IT COULD BE MORE ONCE THE DASH WAS REMOVED. HOW CAN I SAVE MONEY FOR A REPAIR IF I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 TORRENT SEPTEMBER 2007 NEW WITHIN ONE YEAR I STARTED HAVING STARTING ISSUES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OVER THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE SEVERAL FILES WITH PONTIAC REGARDING THIS PROBLEM DATING BACK TO FEBRUARY OF 2008 MY FIRST FILE IS #599-445824. OVER THE LAST YEAR THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED STARTERS, FUEL PUMPS, IGNITIONS, AND OTHER ITEMS. SINCE THEN MY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED. I OPENED A RECENT FILE WITH PONTIAC IN DECEMBER 2008 FILE # 71-688518762. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THE DEALERSHIP HAVING MY CAR AND ME LOSING PAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T WORK. (ALFRED MATTHEWS SAID MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WONT COVER A RENTAL CAR UNTIL A DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE) I HAD TO OPEN A FILE WITH ALFRED MATTHEWS TO GET A SPECIALIST TO LOOK AT MY CAR. IT TOOK EIGHT DAYS TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FINALLY THEY GAVE UP AND THE FILE WAS CLOSED. THE SPECIALIST FOUND NOTHING. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2009 JASON THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID I CANT HELP YOU ANYMORE YOU NEED TO CALL PONTIAC. THIS WAS THE SERVICE MANAGER JASON 209-577-0140 THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AS I WAS TOLD. PONTIAC TOLD ME I HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SEND AN ENGINEER OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR TODAY. 2-26-2009 MEANING DROP THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE CALLED JASON AT ALFRED MATTHEWS THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND HE WILL NOT RETURN CALLS. THEY WANT TO GO OVER MY FILE WITH HIM. JEQUITA LEWIS A SUPERVISOR AT PONTIAC 1-800-462-8782 AND STEPHANIE VILLAON.THEY WILL BOTH VOUCH THAT JASON IS USUALLY UNAVAILABLE. AS OF NOW I AM WAITING FOR ALFRED MATTHEWS TO CONTACT ME TO MAKE YET ANOTHER APPT TO DROP OFF MY CAR. THERE ARE 22 OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NOW RESOLUTION. WWW.TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMONDS.COM OR GO TO GOOGLE .COM AND TYPE STARTING ISSUES WITH PONTIAC TORRENT. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

PURCHASED A NEW PONTIAC TORRENT ON SEPT 2006 SEVERAL TIMES IT WENT IN TO A NO START MODE. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS NOISE IN ENGINE IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES CANT FIND ANY THING. THEN REALLY LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE BACK TO SHOP, THEY TORE THE ENGINE APART AND FOUND A BOLT FROM THE OIL PAN LODGED IN FLY WHEEL. SAID IT HAD TO COME THAT WAY FROM THE FACTORY.. NOW STILL NOISE, STARTER STICKING THEY SAY IT NORMAL, WINDOWS BOUNCE ON THE WAY DOWN WHEN WET. THEY STILL CANT FIND NOISE. *TR