2006 Pontiac Torrent

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

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.

DRIVING APPROX. 45 MPH DOWN 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE. ENGINE STOPPED AND LOST ALL STEERING & BRAKING CONTROL. ABLE TO COAST TO A DITCH ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED THE VEHICLE TO OFF POSITION IN IGNITION SWITCH THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. AFTER 3-4 CRANKING ATTEMPTS, CAR STARTED. WENT STRAIGHT TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. SECOND OCCASION- DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH DOWN 2 LANE ROAD. BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN LEFT- ENGINE STOPPED AND LOST ALL STEERING & BRAKING CONTROL. ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED THE VEHICLE TO OFF POSITION IN IGNITION SWITCH THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. CAR STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WENT TO NEAREST SERVICE STORE AND ONCE AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG BECAUSE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON. TAKES MULTIPLE CRANKING ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS. NO PATTERN TO WHEN. COULD BE IN THE AM, PM, MIDDLE OF THE DAY, HOT, COLD, WARM, RAINING, SNOWING, SUNNY, CLOUDY. *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

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

FIRST WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT AT 16K MILES TO THE RIGHT FRONT. THEN THE LEFT FRONT WENT OUT WITH ALMOST 36K MILES. FIRST TWO REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN AT 55K MILES STARTED HAVING WHEEL SENSOR FAULTS. DEALER FIXED. WIRE WORN THROUGH AGAIN, SAME FAULT AT 72K MILES. FIXED OURSELVES WITH BETTER TAPE ON WIRE. NEXT THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING/HUB WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 78K MILES. 3RD WHEEL BEARING FOR THAT SIDE. CONTACT GM AND NO HELP WITH CASE THERE, SO REPLACED WITH PART FROM AUTOZONE TO SAVE MONEY. AT 83K MILES RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD. THIS ONE HAD TWO BOLTS STUCK. HAD TO WAIT AROUND 2 WEEKS FOR BOLTS. PAID A SHOP TO TORCH OFF BOLTS AND REPLACE BEARING.3RD WHEEL BEARING FOR THAT SIDE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! BEARING SHOULD LAST OVER 100K. I KEPT THE REPLACEMENTS THAT WENT BAD IF THEY COULD HELP FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE. LUCKILY IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY CAR TO CAUSE THIS. *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