2006 Pontiac Torrent

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.

HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY ADAMS. I LIVE IN GREENVILLE, AL. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE LOVED GM VEHICLES SINCE I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONE. I HAVE HAD A CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, 2 CAVALIERS, AND NOW MY TORRENT. THE TORRENT IS THE FIRST NEW VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS OUT OF MY VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN SEPTEMBER 2006. IT WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM. WELL MY DEALER CLOSED SO I HAD TO BRING IT TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER HERE. THE MAIN PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW WITH IT IS THAT WHEN I TURN THE KEY OVER TO CRANK, IT SEEMS LIKE IT KEEPS TRYING TO CRANK. ALSO, THE VOLUME UP BUTTON ONLY WORKS ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME, THE HEATER/AIR WHEN YOU TURN IT ON JUST THE FEET, DOESN'T BLOW ON JUST THE FEET. IT DOES NOT CHANGE FROM WHEN YOU PUT IT ON THE FEET AND FROM WHEN YOU PUT IT ON THE FEET/DEFROST. I AM JUST NOT HAVING ANY LUCK WITH MY TORRENT! I AM ALMOST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM BETTING THAT THEY ARE PUTTING ME OFF TILL MY WARRANTY IS UP. I HAVE READ MANY DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ONLINE. ALOT OF THEM HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIRS CRANKING PERIOD. SOME LIVING IN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND END UP FREEZING COLD BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE WON'T CRANK. I AM PREGNANT AND I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE! I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT ONE THAT WON'T CRANK AND ME SITTING IN MY CAR FREEZING WITH AN INFANT! PLEASE HELP! I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO TURN TO. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELRATING ONCE IT WAS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. HE CHECKED THE WINDSHIELD, BUT FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 670 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,400. UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF

MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 6-7 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. THE STARTER, AC, HEAT, POWER STEERING, RADIO, AND CAR ITSELF DECIDE NOT TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED THE STARTER, THE ALTERNATOR, THE POWER MODULE TO THE HEAT/AIR, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER COMPONENTS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO REAPPEAR. IT HAS ALSO LUNGED FORWARD WHILE COMING TO A STOP A FEW TIMES. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE OUR DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOLD TO CALL GM. HOWEVER, WHEN WE CALLED GM WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO DO ANYTHING. *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

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT THERE IS AN ISSUE CONCERNING THE AIR FLOW INTO THE VEHICLE MAINLY WHEN ONLY ONE REAR WINDOW OPENED. WITH ONLY ONE OR BOTH REAR WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN THERE IS A PULSATING PRESSURE OF AIR THAT IS QUITE SEVERE WHEN DRIVING 40MPH AND OVER. THIS ALSO OCCURS WITH ONLY FRONT WINDOW DOWN AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT NOT AS SEVERE. MY CONCERN BEING DAMAGE TO YOUR EARDRUM, INFANTS BEING MORE VUNERABLE AND NOT ABLE TO TELL, I KNOW IT HURTS MY EARS. HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE SERVICE PEOPLES ATTENTION AND THEIR RESPONSE BEING " NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, ITS IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGE STONE FIRESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II P235/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT CONSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE CAN. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED, BLOWN OUT AND THE TIRE HAD A 16 INCH DEEP TEAR IN IT. BEFORE DRIVING, HE RECALLED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND HAS PICTURES OF THE TIRES THAT FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 18,135.