2007 Pontiac Torrent

EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000. CONTACTED GM AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHOULDN'T ANY 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BE INCLUDED NO MATTER WHERE IT IS? SEEMS A LITTLE SUSPECT THAT CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA AND TEXAS ARE INCLUDED BUT NEW MEXICO IS EXCLUDED. WE GET OUR VEHICLES FROM THE SAME FACTORIES AS THE THOSE OTHER STATES. CURRENT ESTIMATE TO FIX MY VEHICLE IS 1000.00. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A FUEL PUMP/FUEL LEAK ISSUE. WENT ON 7/9/2013 TO JIM ELLIS CHEVROLET TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. 2 WEEKS LATER, WE HAVE GAS LEAKING OUT UNDER THE FUEL TANK OF VEHICLE. DROPPED CAR OFF AT DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE PART (TODAY IS SUNDAY) AND THEY ARE CLOSED. LEFT IT THERE SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT IN THE MORNING. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL THE PART WAS REPLACED. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS DEALER FIXING WHAT THEY DID WITH THE RECALL. ON NOTICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED HAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE DRIVING, NUMEROUS DASH LIGHTS CAME ON . VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK AND SHAKE. AS SUDDENLY AS IT BEGAN IT STOPPED. SEVERAL DAYS PASSED UNTIL THE CONDITION OCCURRED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DLR FOR SERVICE. ADVISE OF NO PROBLEMS FOUND; WAS TOLD TO TAKE A PICTURE WHEN IT RECURRED. AS SUGGESTED I TOOK PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. DLR ADVISED HE COULDN'T DETERMINE CONDITION FROM PICTURE. HOWEVER, GM HAD RELEASED A TSB WITH INFOR THAT COULD RESOLVE PROBLEM. THAT WORKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAD AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY CHECK FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS; THEY REPLACED PLUGS AND WIRES.THAT LASTED 2 MONTHS. THEY REPLACED A MODULE. THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS NOW THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. NO ONE CAN PINPOINT THE EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE LIGHTS COMING ON. *TR

I HAVE BEEN DETECTING THE ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM THE AREA NEAR THE FUEL TANK. ON VISUAL INSPECTION, I WAS NEVER ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON THE GROUND OR ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, AND THE SMELL DIDN'T SEEM TO BE PRESENT ALL THE TIME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC, AND INITIALLY, HE DIDN'T DETECT ANYTHING EITHER, BUT THE ODOR HAS CONTINUED TO BE DETECTABLE OFF AND ON, SOMETIMES RATHER STRONGLY. WHEN I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE ON MAY 23, I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK AGAIN FOR A LEAK. THIS TIME, WITH THE CAR ON THE LIFT, HE COULD SEE WHERE FUEL HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE GAS TANK. HE DID A "SMOKE TEST" WHICH CONFIRMS THERE IS A LEAK, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT, HE CAN'T SEE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WITHOUT REMOVING THE GAS TANK, WHICH WOULD ALSO NECESSITATE REMOVING THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON BACK. FROM THE GENERAL LOCATION, THOUGH, I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME THAT IS REFERENCED IN NHTSA RECALL 12V459000, A LEAKING FUEL PUMP MODULE, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT LIVE IN ANY OF THE STATES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. *TR

MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES BEGAN TO LOCK AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE 2 DAYS LATER IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC - BRAKES LOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. LET OFF THE GAS AND IT STOPS ITSELF WITH VERY BAD SHAKING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY SINCE UNDER STOP-AND-START CONDITIONS AND IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY LOCKED. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE ONCE BRAKES LOCK UNLESS IT IS TURNED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THIS HAPPENS. ABS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR $700 TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, I SEE A RECALL FOR THE GAS TANK. I ALSO HAD THAT PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO - GAS WAS LEAKING FROM MY TANK, BUT SINCE I LIVE IN LOUISIANA THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THAT WAS A $1000 REPAIR, BUT THAT'S BETTER THAN IT CATCHING ON FIRE, I SUPPOSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY STABITRAK LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING ALL TIRES TO LOCK UP. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY, STEERING WHEEL WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. ALL 4 BRAKES LOCKED UP AND LOUD GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. VEHICLE TOP SPEED DROPPED ABRUPTLY TO 11 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON BUSY INTERSTATE. VEHICLE STARTED JUMPING FORWARD AND WHEELS/TIRES WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF INTERSTATE, TO A SAFE LOCATION, WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES, BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND FOUND BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE ON FIRE WITH FLAMES VISABLE AND TIRES WERE SMOKING HEAVILY. THE DASH LIGHT WERE BLINKING "SERVICE STABITRAK" AND "TRACTION CONTROL OFF." THIS INCIDENT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND IS USED SOLEY ON PAVED ROADS. THERE A SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF SAME VEHICLE, WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED, LEAKING FUEL AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.