2007 PONTIAC TORRENT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE DETECTED A FUEL ODOR AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT CALLED MOREHART MURPHY REGIONAL AUTO CENTER (LOCATED AT 31 PARKER AVE, DURANGO, CO 81303, (970) 247-2121) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE JUST GOT THIS CAR IT JUST STARTED LEAKING AROUND THE FUEL TANK. MY HUSBAND BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL GAGE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE BEFORE WE GOT THE CAR. IT CAME FROM WINDOWROCK, ARIZONA, WAS SOLD TO A DEALERSHIP IN FARMINGTON, NM. THEN IT WAS SOLD TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN KIRTLAND, NM. WE HAVE IT NOW AND HAVE HAD IT ALMOST A MONTH. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ERROR IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP LOCATION AND HOW TO CHANGE IT OUT. I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS AND AIRBAG PROBLEMS BEING A RECALL ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OUT OF ARIZONA. WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT OUR CAR IS NOT GOING TO CATCH FIRE DUE TO THIS FUEL PUMP LEAK, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND NO ONE HEEDED THAT RECALL OR THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. WE WANT TO BE AND STAY SAFE, AND TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS NOTICED WHEN THE 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WAS PARKED. IT LEAKS MORE AND QUITE A LOT OF GAS WHILE IT IS PARKED OR NOT MOVING SUCH AS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. IT MAY BE LEAKING WHILE IT IS TRAVELING DOWN THE STREET, HIGHWAY ETC. WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. WHILE PARKED AT THE GROCERY STORE FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES IT LEAKED A PUDDLE OF GAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL AROUND ONTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE WE WERE JUST PARKED IN A SPACE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS OR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHOULD THIS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED? WE REALLY NEED THIS UNSAFE SITUATION CORRECTED SO THAT IT DOESN'T CATCH FIRE AND ONE OF US OR SOMEONE ELSE BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE IN A CAR FIRE FROM THIS PROBLEM.

THERE IS NO RECALLS ON MY TORRENT BUT MY CAR IN POWER REDUDE MODE AND I HAD IT FIXED THEN I CAME BACK A WEEK LATER AND STABILITYTRAK AND TRACKING CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS I FIX IT AND THEY COMES BACK

FUEL SMELL AFTER DRIVING. GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. STABILITRAX SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THE CODE WAS CLEARED BY A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC.

FOR ONE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND OFF FOR LAST COUPLE YEARS AND NOW HASN'T BEEN WORKING FOR LAST MONTH! THEY KEEP TELLING ME MY VIN IS NOT IN RECALL? NOW BOTH AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING? 2 THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAUSE MY WIFE TO ALMOST GET KILLED WHEN IT FAILED AND SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED BEING DISPLAYED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION! WE REPLACED THAT OURSELVES. BUT WE'VE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE WITH ALL THE SAFETY ISSUES NOT BEING COVERED!

I HAVE A CHECK LEAK IN A FITTING ABOVE THE GAS TANK THAT IS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THIS LEAK AND FIXED IT UNDER A RECALL BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE ED ACT SAME PROBLEM. IT LEAKS CONSTANTLY.

SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, A SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING STARTED TO APPEAR. WE WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE WERE NOT GOING TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. RECENTLY WE DISCOVERED GM RECALL BULLETIN 07174 DATED AUGUST 2007 WHICH INCLUDES THIS VEHICLE'S VIN. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THIS RECALL NOTICE SUGGEST THAT "DEALERS ARE TO REPROGRAM THE SEAT'S ELECTRIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE REQUIRED. OUR DEALER REFUSES TO REPROGRAM THE ECU UNLESS WE PAY FOR THE REPROGRAMMING AND THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO GUARANTEE A PRICE FOR THE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND INTERIOR LIGHTING SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ELHART GMC, 822 CHICAGO DR., HOLLAND MI) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

RECENTLY NOTICED A SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. NOTICED IT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT FIRST BUT NOW CAN SMELL IT ON THE INSIDE AS WELL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR JUST SITTING. SMELL IS COMING FROM REAR OF CAR CLOSE TO GAS TANK.

THERE WAS A VIVID GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND ON THE OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR BY THE GAS TANK, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS WAS THE RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT HAD CRACKED, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A NICE PART FOR MY BRAKES OR ANYWHERE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PLASTIC SUPPLIER RETURN PORT SO I HAD MY MECHANIC SAVE MY PART ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS DOCUMENTED THAT THIS IS THE ACTUAL PART THAT IS ON RECALL FROM OTHER 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I BELIEVE IT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED BUY AN EXPLOSION OR FIRE.