2007 Pontiac Torrent

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. JUMPED BATTERY TO GET STARTED. STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. SHUT OFF AFTER LETTING RUN TO CHARGE BATTERY. SHUIT OFF. VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL AND THE STABILITY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. ALL THIS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. VEHICLE HAS 26000 MILES ON IT.

MY PASSENGER SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT. THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS CONSTANTLY. THE KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR ENGINE SKIPS WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN OR ACCELERATE. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I'M DRIVING HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN EXCEPT FOR WHEN I'M PARKED AND THE KEYS GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE HELP!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND INTERIOR LIGHTING SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ELHART GMC, 822 CHICAGO DR., HOLLAND MI) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

"IGNITION SWITCH" I AM CONTINUALLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH GETTING STUCK, IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES BUT THERE IS USUALLY A CLICK AND THEN IT RELEASES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT I AM NOT SURE WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE READ ENOUGH REVIEWS THAT IT COULD NOT BE THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS IT THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO SINK TONS OF MONEY IN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE 176,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE LOVED THIS CAR. IT IS AND HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR, NOT PERFECT BUT A GREAT CAR. I THINK IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A FAULTY SPARK PLUG, A WINDOW MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IT IS STILL SLUGGISH SO I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM. THE REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR HAS WENT OUT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT I NEED TO REPAIR ON THE IGNITION SO I CAN GET IT PROPERLY REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME AS I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ITEMS REPAIRED AND IT WAS NOT REALLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STABLE TRACK CONTINUALLY COMING ON, IT WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WILL TURN OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN BODY & DRIVER'S DOOR IS TOO SHORT, & SUBSEQUENTLY STRETCHES, FRAYS & BREAKS THE WIRES, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF VARIOUS DOOR COMPONENTS: POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER WINDOW, SIDE MIRROR CONTROL, DOOR CHIME, & DOOR STEREO SPEAKERS. THE PASSENGER DOOR PROBABLY HAS SAME ISSUE, BUT SINCE THIS DOOR IS USED LESS, THE ISSUE OCCURS LESS OFTEN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS FROM HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC TORRENT OWNERS, WITH PHOTOS, ON THE INTERNET. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO KNOW THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, YET THERE IS NO GM RECALL TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THAT IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW, AND NOT USER ERROR OR OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCE SUCH AS WEATHER. SINCE I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SUNROOF NOT CLOSING AND SEALING PROPERLY, I THOUGHT INITIALLY THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE DOOR WERE FROM WATER RUNNING DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND SHORTING SOMETHING OUT. (SINCE THERE WAS ALSO NO RECALL ON THE SUNROOF, IT WOULD HAVE COST OVER $800 TO FIX IT. I HAD TO CAULK THE SEAMS WITH ACRYLIC FOR OUTDOOR USE. I'M SURE IT WILL BE A TEMPORARY FIX DUE TO THE ELEMENTS OF SUN AND RAIN). MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE CHALLENGED GM TO REPAIR OR RECALL, TO NO AVAIL. ONE DEALER EVEN BLAMED IT ON COLD WEATHER, BUT I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHICH IS HOT MOST OF THE TIME. GM SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGGERS OFTEN CHIMED IN TO CONTACT GM, BUT WHEN OWNERS DID SO, NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED REGARDING HELPING OUT OWNERS WITH THE ISSUE NOR THE COST OF REPAIR. MANY OWNERS ACTUALLY PAID FOR OR BOUGHT COMPLETELY NEW WIRING HARNESSES, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE PART AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE FOR THE IN-DOOR INSTALLATION. OTHERS SPLICED THEIR OWN WIRES TO EFFECT A SOLUTION. THIS ISSUE IS ON A 2007 TORRENT, BUT OTHER YEARS OF THAT VEHICLE 2006-2009 ARE ALSO AFFECTED, SINCE THEY SHARE MANY COMMON COMPONENTS. *TR

KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND WHEN STOPPED THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT. STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ALWAYS ON A FLAT SURFACE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE , THEN TURN THE KEY AND IT WILL COME OUT THAT WAY. THAT IS RIDICULOUS AND IT DOESN'T WORK. *TR

THE WIRES WHICH POWER THE DOOR WINDOW MOTOR, ELECTRIC LOCKS AND DOOR SPEAKERS BROKE INSIDE THE RUBBER BOOT ASSEMBLY WHICH ATTACHES THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME. PERFORMING AN ONLINE GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO THE 2006-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT. I HAVE REPAIRED THE WIRES IN THE HARNESS BUT THEY BROKE AGAIN, JANUARY OF 2015. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR