2006 Pontiac Torrent

MY 2006 TORRENT HAS NO HEAT. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DO HAVE THE BROKEN TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER ABOUT THIS FROM GM, BUT SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS BEEN FINE TILL THE OTHER DAY WHEN I NEEDED TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD. THE LETTER STATED THAT IF MY HEAT WORKS TO DO NOTHING. BUT MY CAR IS 11000 MILES PAST WHAT THEY STATE IN THE LETTER TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FREE. THEY KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE DOORS, IT SHOULD BE COVERED ANYWAY BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM SEEM TO BREAK. THE $1000 DOLLAR LABOR CHARGE IS CRAZY.

ON DELIVERY OF 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT ON JULY 10, 2015, I EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GAS FUEL EMITTING WITHIN THE INTERIOR. I ALSO NOTICED AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE MOTOR BEGAN TO SOUND AS IF I WAS ESCALATING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE ON AN AIRPLANE TO 13000 FEET IN THE AIR. THE VEHICLE IS VERY INVITING, HOWEVER; THE EXTERIOR PAINT AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR HAS TOUCHED UP PRIOR TO RESALE.

WHEN BACKING OUT IN THE MORNING SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL FLOWING THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND WHEN EXCELERATING IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING GEER BOX IS ABOUT TO LET LOOSE I CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS WITH SIMILAR MODELS AND CHASIS DESIGNS IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OR WEATHER TYPE IT SEEMS LIKE IT STARTED IN JANUARY AND IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE

VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM QUEBEDEAUX BUICK IN TUCSON ARIZONA. SERVICED FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS TWICE: VISOR ACCESSORY, STRUTS ALL MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, OIL, FILTERS, BREAKS, ETC. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE CAR WAS EMITTING GAS VAPOR SMELLS. WITHIN THE WEEK IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR CHECK UP. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS, SEVERAL OTHER EXHAUST TESTING, HE PULLED THE GAS TANK TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE FUEL MODULE WAS CRACKED. REPLACEMENT GM PART WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. ($673.16) PART ONLY. UPON INSPECTING THE ORIGINAL PART, I INQUIRED ON THE PART NUMBER ETCHED ON THE OEM PART. GM P/N 15804318 THIS PART NUMBER CAN?T BE FOUND ON THE GM PARTS LISTS. IT WILL NOT CROSS REFERENCE TO ANY CASTING PART NUMBER EITHER.A SECOND PART NUMBER WAS ETCHED BELOW THE GM PART NUMBER: F00HK00203 (BOSCH MFG) RESEARCHING THE PART IT IS CHINESE AND THERE IS NO DIRECT REFERENCE TO THE REQUIRED GM PARTS LIST OR SUITABLE SUBSTITUTE. COULD NOT FIND DIRECT REFERENCE ON THE NIPARTS.COM WEBSITE. THE ONLY PLACE I COULD CROSS REFERENCE THE BOSCH PART NUMBER WAS NIPARTS.COM IS THIS A SUBSTANDARD DEFECTIVE PART? THE EXACT ISSUES ON FUEL MODULE RECALLS AFFECTED THE PONTIAC TORRENT 2007 ? 2009. I BELIEVE THAT THE SAME ISSUE AFFECTS THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. EASILY CONFUSED WITH REPLACING THE GAS TANK CAP INSTEAD OF LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT IS A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE.I THINK FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE. *TR

1. KEY LOCKS IN IGNITION 2. ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES WARNING LIGHT , AIRBAG AND STAY ON. . BRAKES LOCK UP ,TIRES ROLL WONT STOP, PULSATION THEN BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR. THE LIGHTS STAY ON NO GM MECHANIC CAN REPAIR. 3. CLICKING, TAPPING AND BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER DASH AND STEERING COLUMN. 4 .WHEN IT RAINS PUDDLES ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER ON FLOOR OF CAR LIKE THE DOORS ARE NOT LINED UP WITH CAR. 5. HIGH BEAM LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES CANT TURN OFF DRAIN BATTERY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. 6. STEERING LOCKS IN TURN. BACKEND OF VEHICLE NOT BALANCED RIDES SIDEWAYS.AT HIGH SPEED. IM SURE SOMEONE HAS LOST A LIFE IN THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES IF A STUDY WA S DONE PROFESSIONALLY FROM 2006 TO 2015 . THESE DEFECTS WOULD BE THE CAUSE . I PAID 20,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE NO ONE CAN REPAIR .THAT'S WHY PRODUCTION WAS DISCONTINUED TO PREVENT LAWSUITS. VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BOUGHT BACK FROM CONSUMERS AND PUT OUT OF CIRCULATION ITS DANGEROUS. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT TO MECHANICS MANY TIMES NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE RECALL FIXED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE READ PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS 1 TO MANY I SHALL SAY. AND BELIEVE ME I DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF, MY CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE IN DANGER BUT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. I WOULD JUST HOPE SOME ONE CAN FIGURE THIS PROBLEM OUT. I DON'T EVEN CARE IF ITS A RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE FOR THE MANY COMPLAINT. I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HOW TO FIX IT.