2007 Pontiac Torrent

THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY UNTIL I WOULD COME TO AN COMPLETE STOP. ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN DRIVE OR IN PARK, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO THE RED LINE, INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE IS OVER HEATING. THE WORDS ON THE DASH ALSO WOULD SAY ENGINE HOT. THIS WOULD RESULT IN ME HAVING TO PULL OVER EVER FEW MINUTES TO LET THE CAR COOL OFF AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. I LITERALLY ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING, HOWEVER THIS ISSUE STARTED THE EXACT DAY I PURCHASED IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH IT ALREADY HAVING 155K MILES DRIVEN. THE MECHANIC HAS TRIED PUTTING IN A NEW THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP, AT THIS POINT HE FEELS IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

"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.

SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD CODE READ AT AUTOZONE. TOLD TO REPLACE EGR VALVE. STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON EVERY FEW DAYS SINCE AND THIS STILL HAPPENS NOW. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN 4 MONTHS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AGAIN. SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT STILL COMES ON AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK AND WILL GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

THE AIR BAG FOR THE PASSENGER SET WILL TURN ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES. IT WILL BE OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND ON WHEN NOBODY IS IN THE SEAT. IT DOES IT SITTING STILL AS WELL AS MOVING. THE TRACTION STABILIZER WILL TURN OFF WHEN IT IS DRY OUTSIDE AND I AM DRIVING. MY KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN PULL IT OUT.. I HAVE TO EITHER SIT IN MY CAR FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME OR I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME AND RISK SOMEONE STEALING MY CAR.

BOUGHT IN 2012, HAD ABOUT 43K MILES ON IT. 2 YEARS AGO ISSUE WITH STABITRACK, TOOK TO AUTONOMY SHOP, SAID IT WAS A FUSE. PAID $400* TO REPLACE. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS ISSUES WITH STABITRACK AGAIN. ONE POINT THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE REDUCE POWER AND ENGINE CUTS OFF. THIS PAST WEEKEND IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WHEN THE ENGINE TURNS ON ITS A LOUD KNOCKING NOICE AND NOW THE SMELL OF OIL. TAKING IT TO A GM DEALER BECAUSE OF ALL THE ISSUES. IT HAS 113448 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE 64 ROUND TRIP IN ONE DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I CANNOT DRIVE A VEICHLELIKE THAT ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M HOPING IT'S SOMETHING SIMPLE BUT GOING TO A DEALER I KNOW IT WON'T BE. SINCE NOW THERE IS A SMELL OF OIL AND THE LOOKS OF SOMETHING THAT HAS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SRS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN NORMAL, DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. HE WAS ON A ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 40MPH. HE BUMPED A CURB WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, THEN ADJUSTED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE CURB AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD. ABOUT 30 FEET LATER, THE SIDE-CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY SHAKEN-UP BY THE EXPLOSION OF THE BAGS DEPLOYING WHICH HAS CAUSED RINING IN HIS EARS, BUT LUCKILY, HE WAS CHECKED OUT BY EMT'S WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. I HAVE NO DAMAGE ON MY VEHICLE, NO FLAT TIRE, BENT RIMS, NOTHING. JUST DEPLOYED SIDE-CURTAIN AIRBAGS IN A NOW UNDRIVEABLE VEHICLE.

AUGUST 12 2015 THE CAR DOORS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN.THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER BEGAN ACTING CRAZILY ON THEIR OWN. A SHORT TIME AFTER, HAVING NOT HAD STEERING ISSUES BEFORE DRIVER WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED (IF SHE TURNED IT LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BUT NOT THE VEHICLE, IT KEPT GOING STRAIGHT). SHE LOWERED SPEED AND EVENTUALLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED WORKING.WARNING LIGHTS ALL WHEEL DRIVE ABS SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. HUSBAND DROVE CAR THAT NIGHT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOOK CAR TO CALKINS PONTIAC IN BURNHAM PA AUGUST 20TH.CALKINS HAD IT A FEW DAYS.INVOICES CAN BE SENT.CALKINS FOUND NOTHING BUT CODES STORED IN HISTORY U0073 U0131 B3006 U0102.THEY COULDN'T REINVENT THE PROBLEM.THEY TOOK CAR HOME HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT WHEN THE SAME PROBLEMS REOCCURRED. CAR TOOK A HARD RIGHT TURN AS IF SOMEONE REACHED OVER AND YANKED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BACK. IT LOCKED UP.BEFORE ALMOST HITTING GUARD RAIL THE WHEEL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. UP THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES.THEY TOOK CAR TO CALKINS AGAIN ON 25TH.THEY PAID $490 THIS TIME TO REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. SEPT 11, 12TH, 17TH HOWEVER SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENED. AT THIS POINT THE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN DUE TO SAFETY BUT OWNERS NEED TO USE VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY 99,157 MILES ON IT. THE WEBSITE CARCOMPLAINTS.COM HAS MANY PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILED BY DRIVERS.(WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/PONTIAC/TORRENT/2007/STEERING/STERRING.SHTML). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY STEERING ISSUE. WHO CAN ASSIST TO HAVE THIS FIXED SO VEHICLE CAN BE USED? WE CAN'T TRADE IT IN AND RISK SOMEONE ELSE LOSING THEIR LIFE. OUR LAST RECENT VISIT TO CALKINS SHOWED THE SAME CODE HISTORY.ON 10/13 CALKINS SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO US THE NEXT DAY BUT AS OF TODAY 10/20 THEY NEVER CONTACTED US.