2007 PONTIAC TORRENT Complaints

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

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.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD NOT YET STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT SAY IT INCLUDED VEHICLES IN THE STATE IN WHICH SHE RESIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 11/12/2012, GMC WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH IT IS DEEMED UNSAFE BY THEIR MECHANIC. GM SAID ON 9/29/2012 THEY WOULD MAKE THE FREE REPAIRS AS STATED IN THE DETROIT NEWS BUT, HAVE DENIED THIS. THE CONSUMER WAS OFFERED A DISCOUNT FOR THE REPAIR AT 699.05 PLUS TAX BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 12/4/2012 *JS

GAS WAS LEAKING SO I HAD IT REPLACED! NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/16/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE RETURN PORT OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FUMES IN THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE HAD NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED TO THE DEALER'S. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.