2007 Pontiac Torrent

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE YEAR AFTER REPAIRS, THE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTICS TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2007 PONTIAC TORRENT HAS ONE OR MORE LEAKS WHICH HAVE CAUSED THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE TO BE SOAKING WET. THE LEAKING WAS NOTICED BEGINNING IN THE SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL. DURING THE RECENT SOUTHERN CA RAINS IN DEC 2010, VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF A GARAGE, AND HAS UNKNOWN POINTS OF ENTRY OF WATER. WATER IS CONFIRMED NOT TO BE COMING FROM EITHER DRIVER DOOR, PASSENGER DOORS OR SUNROOF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AS OTHERS HAVE CLAIMED THE SAME PROBLEM. A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V520000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

2007 PONTIAC TORRENT AWD. HAVING FAILURE OF ABS, STABIL-TRAC SYSTEM, AWD. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. OCCURS RANDOMLY. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN "ELECTRICAL PROBLEM" HOWEVER, ALL OF THEIR SOLUTIONS HAVE YET TO FIX THE ISSUE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE SEPT 2010, DEALERSHIP HAS HAD CAR 3 TIMES, AND HAS NOT RESOLVED. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL, AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CAR SLID DOWN THE HILL (NO ABS, NO AWD, NO STABILITY CONTROL), ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ABOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS IN WHICH THE DEALER LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,625. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 10/12/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPROGRAMMED THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE SENSOR AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 1/19/2011 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEN BACK ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED AND ALIGNED THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.