2006 PONTIAC TORRENT Complaints

THE HEATER IS NOT BLOWING ANY HOT AIR AT ALL. THE KNOBS/SWITCHES ALL WORK AND IT FORCES AIR OUT BUT ITS VERY COLD AIR, AFTER READING THIS SITE AND OTHERS IT LOOKS LIKE THE BLEND DOOR IS BROKEN, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. I SEEN THE SERVICE ALERT FOR IT BUT IT SAYS UP TO 100,000 MILES, MINE HAD MORE THAN THAT WHEN I PURCHASED IT, GM SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR IT NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES. I HAVE A TODDLER AND ITS WAY TO COLD TO BE RIDING IN THE CAR WITH NO HEAT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, AN UNKNOWN ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE MELTED THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE SEAT BACK. IT MELTED ABOUT A NICKEL SIZE HOLE IN THE SEAT AND MELTED SEVERAL SPOTS IN THE CLOTHING I WAS WEARING. THE WIRE FOR THE HEATED SEATS IS STILL STICKING THROUGH THE HOLE. THE HEAT IN THAT ONE SPOT STILL GETS HOT WHEN THE SEAT HEATER BUTTON IS PRESSED, SO IT IS A CONTINUING SAFETY CONCERN TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES THE VEHICLE. *JS

MY BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND FELL OFF INSIDE OF MY CAB CAUSING MY HEAT TO FAIL INSIDE MY CAB FOR BOTH DEFROST AND HEAT. I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT HEAT IN THE WINTER. THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN QUOTED ME 9+ HOURS OF LABOR TO REMOVE MY DASH, INSTALL THE NEW ACTUATOR AND RE-INSTALL MY DASH. IT WILL TAKE THREE DAYS TO REPAIR AND COST ME $1800 TO FIX. APPARENTLY, AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND MY LOCAL AUTO SHOP, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC TORRENTS AS I'VE ALSO READ DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ON THIS SITE. HE SAID THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL ON THE PART, AND I SHOULD CHECK. HOWEVER, AFTER SEARCHING MY VIN, IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A RECALLED PART AT THIS TIME. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS THIS IS SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR TO BE MADE FOR A FAULTY PART FROM GM. PLEASE HELP AS THIS IS NOT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE WITH PONTIAC TORRENTS. *TR

ON 09/26/11, I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ABS AND TC LIGHT COMING ON IN THE CAR. I ALSO REPORTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TURNING OVER THE CAR AS THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND STALL AT TIMES. IN REGARDS TO THE ABS ISSUE I REPORTED A HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND FEELING A VIBRATION ON THE BREAK PEDAL WHEN THE KNOCKING SOUND OCCURRED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THE ABS HUB AND SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THE CAR WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME. THE COST TO REPLACE THE HUB WAS ESTIMATED AROUND $437 PLUS TAX. SINCE I WAS ALSO HAVING IGNITION STARTING PROBLEMS DURING THIS TIME, I DECIDED TO PAY FOR A CLEANING INDUCTION SERVICE RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER TO HELP WITH THE IGNITION STARTING ISSUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $413.56. I WAS LATER INFORMED THE CLEANING OF THE UPPER INTAKE, VALVE, AND COMBUSTION AREA HAD NO REAL EFFECT ON MY VEHICLE STARTING BECAUSE ON 09/04/12 I REPORTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION. THE DEALER THEN DIAGNOSED THE REAL ISSUE, WHICH WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAS LEFT THE ABS ISSUES STILL OCCURRING IN THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER PONTIAC TORRENTS HAVING THE SAME ABS AND TC ISSUES. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR REAL DEVASTATING EVENTS ON THE ROADWAYS AS THE ABS HUB AND SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. I WANT THIS CAR RECALLED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ABS / TC ISSUES. *TR

ON 09/04/12 I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD LOCK UP PREVENTING THE CAR FROM TURNING OVER. THE KEY WOULD ALSO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS ON EVERY OTHER GM VEHICLE HAVING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE PONTIAC TORRENT 2006 RECALLED AS WELL. ALSO, THIS ISSUE HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. SO I AM NOT 100% CONFIDENT THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE BY THE DEALER WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

BLEND DOOR FOR HEAT BROKE ALLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD AND WARM INTERIOR. CONDITION LIMITS VISIBILITY. OTHER MODELS OF SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED. ONLY FIX IS TO REMOVE THE DASH AND REPLACE BROKEN PART. *TR

I HAVE NO HEAT FROM THE VEHICLE NO MATTER WHICH SETTING IS USED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AND CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR

AFTER SWERVING TO MISS A DUMP TRUCK WHO SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, MY VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH THE MEDIAN, CROSSED BOTH NORTH BOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC (MIRACULOUSLY NOT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE) AND SLAMMED HEAD FIRST INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THANKFULLY I DID NOT GET BADLY HURT (JUST RASH BURN FROM MY SEATBELT AND WHIPLASH) BUT I WAS VERY SURPRISED, AND VERY CONCERNED, THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TO HAVE HIT THE GUARDRAIL GOING AT LEAST 50 OR 60 MPH. LUCKILY THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT AS BAD AS IT MOST CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, I HOPE THAT OTHER FOLKS WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE HAVE WORKING AIR BAGS THAT WOULD DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DISHEARTENING THAT MINE FAILED TO WORK FOR ME. NEEDLESS-TO-SAY, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE ELSE! *TR

SINCE APRIL 2014 I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS, ROTORS & CALIPERS ON MY VEHICLE. THEY ARE NOW SHOT AGAIN & I'M LIVID!! I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE OWNED A PONTIAC & APPARENTLY THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. BEEN TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM KEEPING CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE PADS & NOT RELEASING. I'M A SINGLE MOM AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK, HAULING MY CHILD AROUND TO SCHOOL, ETC & IT'S NOT VERY REASSURING WHEN I SEE ON THE NEWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 21 DEATHS DUE TO GM VEHICLES. HAVING BRAKE ISSUES WITH A CAR SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED ASAP. *TR