2007 Pontiac Torrent

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2020· AIR BAGS

  DASH INDICATOR FOR PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG, WHICH I BELIEVE AFFECTS ALL AIRBAGS IN THIS VEHICLE, 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT, TURNS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. I CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WAS DONE SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS ISSUED. REGARDLESS OF THAT FACT THE SENSOR HAS FAILED AGAIN AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS SENSOR ULTIMATELY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, THE SELLING DEALER SHOULD ASSUME THAT RESPONSIBILITY.PLEASE ADVISE OF MY RIGHTS IN THIS MATTER.

• 12/30/2013· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARED IN DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. *TR

• 12/27/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

• 12/25/2013· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  I PURCHASED MY 2007 TORRENT NEW, MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL OFF HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING WERE NOT AFFECTED, IT RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WILL RESET ITSELF AND IT DID, NO PROBLEM. BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2013, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC MOVING ABOUT 50MPH, MY TORRENT HAD NO PROBLEM MERGING BEFORE, AS I BEGAN TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC THERE WERE THREE DINGS, TRACTION CONTROL OFF. THIS TIME ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. THE TORRENT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 15 MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE HOLDING THE VEHICLE BACK THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT 4000 RPM. TURNED OFF CAR, WAITED A MINUTE RESTARTED, RAN FINE. ENGINE POWER REDUCED COMES ON A DAILY BASIS. I CAN'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE NOW! *TR

• 12/17/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG GAS ODOR. THEN IT WOULD START "MISSING" WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IT. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC. HE CALLED TO ORDER THE FUEL PUMP. IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE PART CAME IN ALMOST 2 WEEKS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT WAS VERY COSTLY. *TR

• 12/16/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  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.

• 12/15/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ON 11-10-16 WE SMELLED GAS OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE NEAREST GM DEALER IS ABOUT 20 MILES FROM OUR HOME. THEY CHECKED THE PROBLEM, FOUND THE FUEL LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CRACKED AND LEAKING. THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE A FIRE SOON IF THIS WAS NOT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR...$592 FOR PART & $200 LABOR. AFTER REPAIR, I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE. THEY SAID, YES, THERE IS A "OPEN SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THAT VEHICLE WITH A REIMBURSEMENT CLAUSE. WE TOOK THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAUSE EXPIRED 7-31-2014, BUT THERE IS NO EXPIRATION IF IT IS REPAIRED AT A DEALER. IF WE HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM OR REQUIREMENT, WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION TO US FROM GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO HAVE GM TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THEY FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM IN DOCUMENT 4233868.

• 12/14/2010· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/12/2014· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT, VIN [XXX], THAT APPEARS TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR, SYMPTOMS VERY SIMILAR TO GM RECALL # 07174. HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ABOVE DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE, AS I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED TO OCCUR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/11/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V4590009 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,846. UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 01/18/2013 *JS UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 01/31/2013 *JS

• 12/11/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  SOON AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON ABOVE DATE I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SMELL OF GAS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY AN INDEPENDENT STATION INDICATED THEY SAW GAS LEAK EVIDENCE ON THE GAS TANK, AND BEFORE REPAIR I SHOULD CHECK FOR RECALL, SINCE THEY HAD MADE SIMILAR REPAIRS BEFORE. I DID RESEARCH TO DISCOVER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000, INDICATING RECALL OF FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLIES THAT HAVE FAILED AND WERE FIRE DANGERS. THE GM RECALL CENTER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE, AND THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP ALSO CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO RECALL ACCORDING TO MY VIN. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER MAY HAVE LIMITED THE RECALL TO NOT INCLUDE CARS THAT ARE IN FACT DEFECTIVE, AND WOULD LIKE FOR THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE. *TR

• 12/10/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

• 12/10/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED TODAY AND THERE WERE A FEW DROPS OF GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TANK. I SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE FUEL LINES NEAR THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 63K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

• 12/10/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY USE OF THE BRAKES CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THE ABS SYSTEM APPLIED ALTERNATING BRAKES. THIS REPEATED AT LEAST 4 TIMES DURING A 1.5 TO 2 HOUR HIGHWAY DRIVE. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY AT A LOWER SPEED THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY AND DID NOT TRY TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE AVOIDED HIGHWAY DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AND HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN. WHEN TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE OTHER DAY, THEY INSISTED ON INSTALLING A BLACK BOX WITH RED BUTTON. THE SYSTEM IS MASKING TAPED TO THE DASH OF MY CAR AND THE BUTTON IS IN MY CUP HOLDER. I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCT TO PRESS THE RED BUTTON IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. HOWEVER, IF IT DOES HAPPEN I MUST KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. *TR

• 12/09/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, AN OVERPOWERING SMELL OF FUEL WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND PUMP TANK SEAL WHICH WAS LEAKING ONTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,737 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,403. UPDATED 01/13/12*LJ UPDATED 03/05/12

• 12/08/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING, BUT IT DID NOT DISPLAY THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME SO IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WHERE IT IS HAPPENING EVERYTIME I TURN OFF MY SUV AND THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL AN HOUR LATER, WHICH IS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE NEW BATTERIES BEFORE NEEDED AND CAR UNABLE TO RESTART BECAUSE OF THE DRAIN BATTERY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR ME, WHICH HAS LEFT ME STRANDED. SEVERAL OTHER PONTICS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

• 12/08/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  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

• 12/07/2010· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/04/2014· AIR BAGS

  FOR SOMETIME MY VEHICLE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN SHOWING A WARNING THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING AND NEED TO BE SERVICED ,I CALLED PONTIAC BECAUSE AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I SAW THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES BUT THEY SAID MINE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS . WELL APPARENTLY IT IS BECAUSE IT ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE TO HAVE IT CHECKED ,I HAVE TO DO IT AT MY EXPENSE OR JUST WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT TO FIND OUT. *TR

• 12/04/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  I CUT MY CAR ON THIS MORNING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAC, AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY STAYED ON THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE TO TAKE MY SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL. I JUST GOT THIS VEHICLE LAST NIGHT AND THE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE AS CAR WAS PLACED "GM ON A ROLL INSPECTION". IT WAS CHECKED 2 DAYS IN A ROW AND I HAVE THE PAPERWORK SHOWING AS NOTHING WRONG. I CHECK ON IT TODAY ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/03/2022· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

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• 12/02/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT THAT HAD THE PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACK CAUSING IT TO PUMP FUEL TO THE GROUND. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART IN CERTAIN STATES BUT NOT MINE. I LIVE IN ALABAMA BUT FLORDIA IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WHY ARE WE NOT? *TR

• 12/02/2010· AIR BAGS

  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

• 11/30/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH TO START, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY, THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SAID HE SMELLED GAS, AND AFTER CHECKING IT, HE DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEN FOUND OUT IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. MY CAR IS THE CORRECT YEAR, CORRECT MODEL AND HAS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS LIMITED TO CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS, HOW IS THAT FAIR. AFTER A BILL OF 1700.00. I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES BESIDES THE VIN NUMBERS LISTED. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR

• 11/28/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PONTIAC TORRENT(2007 YR ONLY) RIGHT REAR FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE HOSE TO RR DISC BRAKE CALIPER HAS OVER A 100 DEGREE BEND WITH NO PLAY. AS WHEEL ASSEMBLY HITS BUMPS THIS HOSE WILL FAIL IN TIME CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE. I ADVISED GM SERVICE MANAGER ON 11/22/06 AND HE WAS GOING TO ADVISE GM ENGINEERING,W/ON LINE REPORT. *NM

• 11/27/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

• 11/26/2014· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  JUST GOT THIS TORRENT THREE WEEKS AGO, YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND I LOST A LITTLE POWER. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME, THEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRACK , AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED LIGHTS CAME ON. I AM BEYOND UPSET, I GOT IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH FOR YEARS, I AM WAITING ON THEM TO OPEN THIS MORNING TO GIVE THEM A CALL. THE FIRST DAY I GOT THE CAR THE SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG CAME ON, I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT MORNING, AND THEY REPLACED A MODULE, NOW THIS!!!!! I'M READING WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS??? HERE, I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A DEPENDABLE CAR FOR MY FAMILY, ONLY TO BE VERY DISAPPOINTED! NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A PONTIAC!!!!! *TR

• 11/26/2013· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  THE CAR DISPLAYED TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRACK WARNING ON OCT. 4, 2012 FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN IT WAS GONE. ON NOV. 17, 2013, IT CAME BACK AND REMAINS ON. *TR

• 11/26/2010· STEERING

  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.

• 11/24/2013· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  OWN A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. MY HEATER BLOWS ONLY WARM AIR IN MY VEHICLE. THE BLOWER FAN AND ALL THE SWITCHES ARE FINE. WHEN I TURN THE TEMPERATURE KNOB TO HOT AIR, ONLY COLD AIR COMES OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS FINE AS WAS MY COOLANT LEVEL. THEY ADVISED THAT THE TEMPERATURE SHAFT IS BROKEN INSIDE THE HEATER BOX AND WOULD NEED TO BE FIXED BY REMOVING THE ENTIRE DASH LABOR COST ALONE IS ABOVE 1000K. I CALLED GM TO ASK WHAT THEY WILL DO TO ASSIST WITH THE COST BUT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL OR CLASS ACTION THEY WILL NOT HELP TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED HEATER DOOR. *TR

• 11/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 11/22/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  STABILITRAK WARNING DOOR LOCKS PROBLEMS PAX AIRBAG WARNING 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. *TR

• 11/21/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,059.

• 11/21/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM WITH THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE CONFIRMED WITH THE DEALER, IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 01/02/13

• 11/20/2024· AIR BAGS

  The passenger air bag indicator light indicates passenger air bag is OFF even when an adult is sitting in the seat. Therefore. I am afraid that if the vehicle were in an accident where airbags would deploy, the front right passenger airbag would not inflate. There is a recall on the sensors for the front right passenger airbag for my vehicle make model and year but according to my VIN my vehicle is not part of that recall. I suspect it should be.

• 11/18/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE CONTACT COULD SMELL FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/16/2010· STEERING

  ON DECEMBER 23, 2009, THE POWER STEERING MODULE ON MY 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT FAILED. I HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $500, NOW I HEAR THERE MAY BE A RECALL? *TR

• 11/15/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I STARTED SMELLING GAS THAT WAS NOT MY FIRST TIME BUT THE CAR HAD NEVER JUST STOPPED ON ME BEFORE BUT THIS TIME IT CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP SO I THOUGHT IT WAS MY STARTER BUT I KNOW NOW THAT IT WAS NOT MY STARTER BY WHAT GM SAID ABOUT THE RECALL I SURRENDERED MY CAR CAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO MAKE MY PAYMENTS AND GET MY CAR REPAIRED IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT WAS GOING ON I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THAT CAR I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY RIGHT FOR ME TO BE REIMBURSED FOR NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR SO I NEED SOME KIND OF REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

• 11/14/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE ODOR WAS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATES AFFECTED BY THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 11/14/2007· STRUCTURE

  HAVE A PERSISTENT CREAKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING A TURN WHILE GOING INTO AN INCLINE SUCH AS MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS, FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 3 WEEKS OUT OF SERVICE. THE LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN AT LEAST ONE OTHER VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE HOME FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

• 11/13/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN INSIDE OR STANDING OUTSIDE OF HIS VEHICLE HE WOULD GET A STRONG SCENT OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF

• 11/13/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM THE CAR WHEN IT IS PARKED. LOOKED UNDER IT AND THE FUEL TANK IS WET W/ FUEL. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND SAW A RECALL FOR A CRACKED RETURN PORT ON FUEL PUMP. CAR WAS SOLD AND HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN AZ ALL IT'S LIFE. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL ON THIS VIN. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THE SAME ABOUT THE VIN. VERY FRUSTRATING!!!! *TR

• 11/12/2007· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,POWER TRAIN

  GOING UP A SMALL GRADE OR JUST DRIVING THE SERVICE STBILITRAK LIT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AS LONG AS CAR IS RUNNING. HAS BEEN IN DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME THING. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THIS LIGHT CAME ON AND WE DID, ALL THE TOLD ME IS IT SAID TO REPROGRAM. SEEN THE LAST DEALER VISIT THE LIGHT HAS CAME ON TWO MORE TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT IS NOTICEABLE IS THE SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 11/08/2017· STEERINGCrash

  ON 11/5/17 MY 2007 PONTIAC STEERING LOCKED AND I WAS IN A MAJOR CAR CRASH. THE STEERING LOCKED AS I TRIED TO LEAVE A GAS STATION AFTER GIVING A STRANDED PERSON A JUMP. I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. PROCEEDED HOME AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES THE STEERING LOCKED AGAIN AS I WAS CHANGING LANES, I HIT THE BACK OF A TRUCK AND MY CAR LOST CONTROL. MY CAR WENT ACROSS LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND FLIPPED AND RAN OFF THE ROAD.

• 11/06/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUBE GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 11/06/2011· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE A CONSTANT WARNING TO SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I BELIEVE AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT THE SENSOR IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PONTIAC TORRENT. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THAT SERVICE BULLETINS RELEASED CLEARLY SHOW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR AT NO COST AND THAT I COULD PAY TO REPLACE SENSOR AT MY COST. NOT VERY HAPPY, AS I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN WHO ARE BIG ENOUGH TO RIDE UP FRONT, NOT TO MENTION JUST REGULAR PASSENGERS AND I DO NOT THINK THE AIRBAG WOULD WORK, WHEN IT MAY NEED TOO. FIX THIS..GM.... I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE RUN AROUND THEY ARE GIVING US OWNERS OVER SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT. I WONDER IF THERE HAS BEEN ACCIDENTS AND IT HAS COME BACK ON GM FOR THE A NO DEPLOYED FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUE! *TR

• 11/02/2015· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 11/02/2010· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT (CHEVROLET EQUINOX) THAT EXPERIENCES WILD ENGINE / TRANSMISSION / BRAKING BEHAVIOR DURING RAIN STORMS. THE BEHAVIOR IS THE ENGINE CUT-OUT + ANTILOCK BRAKES ALL AT ONCE, ALL FOUR TIRES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES, I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE NEW AND IT HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF STABILITY CONTROL IN THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY GET ABOUT ONE COMPLAINT A WEEK LIKE MINE, AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE UPDATED SOFTWARE FOR THE STABILITY CONTROL, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SAID HE KNOWS THERE IS A FIX FOR THE 2009 CARS. *TR

• 11/01/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  I'M DRIVING RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I PRESS MY BRAKES TO STOP , AND TURN ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. I NOTICED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURN GREEN SO I ACCELERATE AND TURN LEFT. WHILE ACCELERATE GENTLY I'M TURNING LEFT I REALIZED MY LEFT TIRE FELT STUCK AND I HEARD AND LITTLE WEIRD NOISE. I PROCEED DRIVING STRAIGHT I PRESS THE BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WAS VEHICLE ENTERING BY TURNING RIGHT AND DRIVING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKESI CONTINUE DRIVING PRESSING THE GAS PETAL ACCELERATING TO 5 SPEED MY VEHICLE SLOW DOWN . I DECIDED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE JUST DROVE VERY SLOW. I DECIDED TO MAKE A QUICK RIGHT ON THE APPROACHING STREET WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STOP IT JUST FROZE. I WENT AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD AND SEE AN CODE THAT'S SAYS STABILIZE TRAC AND OTHER CODES . I PARK THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE KEYS OF THE KEY IGNITION AND INSERT THE KEYS BACK TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED SO , I DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR WHEN I DID PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE END UP TURNING OFF . I WASN'T ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE ON. THE VEHICLE JUST WOULDN'T START ON. THERE IS A CODE STATING A STABILITY TRAK CODE ON THE DASHBOARD AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE BATTERY. I WAS VERY CONCERN BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER THAT'S 2YEARS OLD AND 11 MONTHS WAS WITH ME AND I HAD TO THINK FAST AND BE CAUTIOUS. I ENDS UP TOWING MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THIS IS MY RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR ME AN MY DAUGHTER . IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME WITH MY SITUATION I CAN BE REACH AT EMAIL: [XXX], OR CONTACT: [XXX]. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 11/01/2019· AIR BAGS

  TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE WHY MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY, I WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE IS FAILING. AFTER A SHORT SEARCH IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. SINCE PRESENCE MODULES ARE INTEGRAL TO OCCUPANT SAFETY THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. THE LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE ALSO HAD THIS SAME ISSUE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE FAULTY.