2006 PONTIAC TORRENT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT BLOWING FROM THE VENTS ONLY COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THEY BOTH INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HEATER DOOR. THE HEATER DOOR WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT HAS 28,100 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO TURN THE DEFROSTER ON FOR THE WINDSHIELD WHEN ALL I GOT WAS COLD AIR. IT DID NOT GIVE A WARNING AT ALL. I INVESTIGATED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT THE TEMPERATURE DOOR HAS BROKEN INSIDE THE DASH WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHICH I FEEL IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND I. THE PART TO REPLACE IS UNDER $100 BUT THE LABOR MAKES THE ENTIRE REPAIR OVER $800. I REALLY FEEL THAT A TEMPERATURE DOOR IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A PART DEFECT THAN WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE IS HARDLY DRIVEN AND AS A FORMER GM EMPLOYEE, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE EXPECTING THE BEST QUALITY FROM MY FORMER EMPLOYER. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE IN THESE HARD TIMES, THE REGULAR CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO SPEND ON THOSE TYPE OF VEHICLE DEFECTS. THANKS *LN

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WHICH HEAT WENT OUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS WERE DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND ALL THREE CAME UP WITH SAME DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BLEND BOX AND IT WOULD COST $1000 OR MORE TO BE REPAIRED. I ALSO CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST ME. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2006 PONTIAC TORRENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN FOG OR BAD WEATHER THE FOGGER DOES NOT WORK DUE TO HEATER NOT WORKING WHICH IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT OBSTRUCTS YOUR VIEW AND CAUSE YOU NOT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY WHICH COULD MEAN INCREASED ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS DEATHS.

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WHICH THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND TURNED MY HEATER ON AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $1000 OR MORE TO REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH NO HEAT AND CANNOT USE MY DEFROST DUE TO HEAT FAILURE WHICH OBSTRUCTS MY VISION WHEN DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL DUE TO THE VAST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE CAN BE RETURNED FOR FULL REFUND IN ORDER TO GET ONE WITH LESS SEVERE HEATING PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT. THE WATER WAS COMING IN THROUGH THE DASH BOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HEAT FOR TWO YEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE TEMPERATURE DOOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NO HEAT IN VEHICLE. ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD AT ALL. IT FROSTS UP AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR. SO FAR EVERYTHING I'VE HAD DONE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED, HEATER CORE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES, COOLANT FLUSHED. STILL NO HEAT. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WHICH HAS ABSOLUTELY NO DEFROST OR DEFOGGING SYSTEM THAT WILL KICK IN. MILEAGE IS 63,000. NO WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM, JUST QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER OR DAMP AND FOGGY WEATHER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF RIGHT NOW TO CORRECT AS I SEE OTHERS ARE AFFECTED. *TR

"BLEND DOOR" FAILURE, CAUSING NO HEAT AND A $1500 REPAIR FOR A FAIRLY NEW CAR. *TR

THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, COLD AIR COMES OUT OF THE VENTS HOWEVER REGARDLESS OF THE SETTING HOT/WARM AIR DOES NOT COME OUT. I LIVE IN A REGION OF THE COUNTRY WHERE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO USE THE DEFROST AND THE HEATER. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE UPWARDS OF $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX AND 6-8 HOURS OF LABOR, THE ACTUAL PART IS UNDER $100. THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS GONE OVER THE MILEAGE ALLOTTED BY THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A FACTOR FOR THE HEATER AS THE NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE PART AND PAYING FOR LABOR ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN BOTH THE TORRENT AND THE EQUINOX. THE AMOUNT ALONE IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT MANY AMERICANS DON'T HAVE. *TR