2007 Pontiac Torrent

2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RECALL NOTICE AND CONSUMER ALSO SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN NOVEMBER 2012, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A GAS ODOR. THE ODOR INCREASED AS TIME WENT ON. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR LEAKS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND AROUND THE FUEL TANK SPOUT AREA, BUT NONE WERE VISIBLE. HE THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED/SHUT OFF, THE SMELL INTENSIFIED. HE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION. THE FACILITY INITIALLY HAD DIFFICULTIES DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS ABLE TO ISOLATE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL; THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 12V459000. *JB

THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS STARTED COMING ON LAST AUGUST 2012. THE VEHICLE STAYED PARKED MOST OF 2012 SINCE THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND WE DIDN'T HAVE MEANS TO PAY FOR A REPAIR LIKE THAT. WE GOT A LETTER IN OCTOBER 2012 ABOUT A RECALL DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART ON THE FUEL TANK. WE HAD THAT REPLACED AND THOUGHT THE WARNINGS WOULD GO AWAY BUT THEY HAVEN'T. I WENT BACK TO WORK IN JANUARY 2013, AND THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORST! THIS IS OUR PRIMARY CAR NOW AND IT'S SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY! WE ALMOST GOT INTO A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. JUST TODAY 02/25/2013, THE VEHICLE STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY, TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN IN CALIFORNIA WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO WHERE NEAR TRIGGERING THE CONTROLS. I'VE READ A LOT OF REVIEWS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT AND I HOPE GM IS PREPARED FOR ANOTHER RECALL! *TR

STRONG FUEL ODOR. NOTICED SPOTS ON THE GROUND WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. INSPECTED BY ASE CERTIFIED SHOP/TECHNICIAN AND FOUND FUEL LINE PORT CRACKED ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT AND RUN ONTO AND OFF OF FUEL TANK. FOUND RELATED RECALL/BULLETIN. CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY OR MEET THE OUTLINED GUIDELINES FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THERE WAS ALSO A RELATED RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE FOR THE FUEL PUMP) DUE TO THE STATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,871 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAKING COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT A FUEL LINE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL PUMP HAD SEVERED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK BETWEEN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES WERE ONE PIECE AND THE TANK HAD TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 02/27/13

STRONG GAS COULD BE SMELLED NEAR THE GAS TANK. I COULD NOT PARK IT IN THE GARAGE DUE TO SAFETY CONSIDERATION. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR ACCORDING TO GM DATABASE. I HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS BUT WHY MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL SINCE GAS LEAKING IS THE SAME REASON, FUEL PUMP RELATED. HOPE GOVERNMENT INVOLVES THIS WITH HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTIES IF PARKED IN THE GARAGES. *TR

WE ALSO HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH A STRONG GAS SMELL. WE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING OUR VEHICLE DID QUALIFY FOR THE 12V-459 RECALL BUT WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID IT DIDN'T. WE WERE THEN DIRECTED TO GM'S MAIN OFFICE WHERE MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD YEAH IT DID QUALIFY AND AN ESCALATION DEPARTMENT WOULD BE CALLING HIM BACK TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. WELL LOW AND BEHOLD HE GETS A CALL TODAY AND IS TOLD NO THE CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY. NOW HOW IN THE HECK DID WE GET A LETTER WITH OUR VIN NUMBER SAYING IT QUALIFIES AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOESN'T? WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A GAS LEAK AS THE SMELL IS RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBAND IS A CANCER SURVIVOR FOR GODS SAKE. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT STATES THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT QUALIFYING FOR THE RECALL I THINK ITS OBVIOUS THAT LIMITING THE RECALL TO CERTAIN STATES IS BOGUS, AND WHOEVER DOESN'T THINK OKLAHOMA IS A "WARM WEATHER STATE" HAS OBVIOUSLY NEVER VISITED OK IN THE SUMMER. ITS HOT AS HECK WITH 3 DIGIT TEMPS FOR WEEKS AS A TIME! I HOPE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT GETS UNDERWAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME, THE BATTERY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO THINK THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TAMPERED WITH AND CAUSED IT TO LOCK DOWN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT THE DOOR UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.