2006 Pontiac Torrent

I HAD BEEN TO A TOWN THAT WAS APPROX 30 MILES FROM MY HOME TO TAKE CARE OF SOME ERRANDS. I RETURNED BACK TO MY HOMETOWN AND STOPPED BY A STORE TO GRAB A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE HEADING TO WORK. I THEN RETURNED TO MY CAR AND PROCEEDED TO CRANK IT AND DRIVE OFF BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO TAKE OFF I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BUT MAYBE AN INCH OR TWO. I CALLED MY DAD TO COME AND CHECK IT BECAUSE HE IS A MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AFTER IT BEING SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES HE CRANK IT UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL THEN WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT I WORK NIGHTS SO I DO NOT NEED TO BE STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING LOT. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR. I BOUGHT IT USED BUT IT HAS NOT GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. IT HAS AROUND 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE, HE HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING FAILED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,786 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, THAT IS/WAS DRIVEN BY MY SON WHO WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE HIGHWAY HE WAS DRIVING ON HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH, WITH A LENIENCY OF GOING 70 MPH. WELL THERE IS CONSTRUCTION OF REPAVING THE HIGHWAY, WELL NOT ALL OF THE REPAVING WAS DONE ESPECIALLY GETTING ONTO THE OFF RAMP WHICH HAS A HIGH 2-3 INCH DROP OFF OF ASPHALT. APPROX. 1/4 MILE OF THE HIGHWAY GETTING ONTO THE OFF RAMP WHICH WAS NOT PAVED COMPLETELY STILL HAVING THE 2-3 INCH DROP OFF OF ASPHALT. WHILE MY SON WAS CROSSING OVER TO GET ONTO THE OFF RAMP, THE PAVED DROP OFF GRABBED ONE OR BOTH OF THE LEFT DRIVER TIRES, WHICH CAUSED A STEERING AND CONTROL PROBLEM TO CAUSE HIM TO OVER CORRECT ONTO A GRASSY DIRT AREA ON HIS RIGHT. HE HIT A TIRE MARK THAT WAS LEFT THERE FROM OTHER ACCIDENTS IN THE SAME AREA WHILE THE DIRT WAS WET. AS HE HIT THIS PREVIOUS TIRE MARK, HE ROLLED THE CAR THREE TIMES. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT THANK GOD, AND HAVING HIS SEAT SLIGHTLY LEANED BACK THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND PREVENTED HIM FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER, THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HAS A ROLLOVER SENSOR THAT THE CAR HAS AS PART OF THE SECURITY PACKAGE, AS WELL AS ONSTAR. AS THE CAR ROLLED THE SENSOR DID NOT SENSE THE CAR ROLLING WHICH RESULTED IN NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS THIS CAR HAS WAS EVER DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF CAR ROLLING TO PROTECT MY SON, WHICH WOULD BE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE HEAD LINER HANGING AND THE AIR BAGS STILL ROLLED UP ON THE INSIDE. AND ONSTAR NEVER DETECTED THE ACCIDENT TO GET EMERGENCY HELP FOR MY SON. A BYSTANDER CALLED FOR HELP. THANKS TO GOD MY SON WAS ABLE TO WALK A WAY FROM HIS CAR WITH MILD INJURIES FROM HIM WEARING HIS SEAT BELT IN SPITE OF THE AIR BAGS AND ONSTAR NOT WORKING. THE PARAMEDICS WERE SURPRISED FROM LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE OF HIS CAR THAT MY SON WAS ABLE TO GET HIMSELF OUT AND WALK AWAY THANKS TO THE SEAT BELT. AS FOR THE CAR IT'S TOTALED BEYOND REPAIR. *NM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THERE WAS A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE CAR. THE CAR SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING, WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND BURNED FROM THE AIR BAGS. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BODY SHOP THAT HAS THE CAR SAID THE RIGHT FRONT KNUCKLE BROKE THEREBY CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. OTHER ADDITIONAL DAMAGE IS A BENT FRAME AND BENT BRAKE CALIPERS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM THE DEALER ON 4/29/06. *NM

WHEN CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE, 2006 TORRENT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED. *TS AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CRASHED ONTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER'S BODY SHOP. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO DO AN ALIGNMENT THEY NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE STEERING SYSTEM COMPONENTS (RIGHT FRONT STRUT, STEERING KNUCKLE, HUB, BEARING AND LOWER CONTROL ARM). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE SHOP TO BE INSPECTED. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO CODES STORED IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *NM