2007 Pontiac Torrent Complaint Log

THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS STARTED COMING ON LAST AUGUST 2012. THE VEHICLE STAYED PARKED MOST OF 2012 SINCE THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND WE DIDN'T HAVE MEANS TO PAY FOR A REPAIR LIKE THAT. WE GOT A LETTER IN OCTOBER 2012 ABOUT A RECALL DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART ON THE FUEL TANK. WE HAD THAT REPLACED AND THOUGHT THE WARNINGS WOULD GO AWAY BUT THEY HAVEN'T. I WENT BACK TO WORK IN JANUARY 2013, AND THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORST! THIS IS OUR PRIMARY CAR NOW AND IT'S SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY! WE ALMOST GOT INTO A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. JUST TODAY 02/25/2013, THE VEHICLE STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY, TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN IN CALIFORNIA WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO WHERE NEAR TRIGGERING THE CONTROLS. I'VE READ A LOT OF REVIEWS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT AND I HOPE GM IS PREPARED FOR ANOTHER RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE IT WAS PARKED OR DRIVEN CAUSING THE ENGINE START UP TO DELAY. THE FUEL ODOR PENETRATED THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,702 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,700. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ UPDATED 11/15/12. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08-09-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOCAL GMC DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE RESPONSE FROM BOTH WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. UPDATED 08/09/2012 *JS

THE 1ST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE STABILITY TRAC WARNING CAME ON, TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND RESET, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR. AFTER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, WAS INTERMITTENT UNTIL IT NO LONGER WORKS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, SO I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT FOR A YEAR. THE NEXT THING TO GO WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT, I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED 4 TIMES, IT LASTS ABOUT A DAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS WENT, BULB REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, THE SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY, THE CODE STATES AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SO I DRIVE WITHOUT DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING LIGHTS. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BY POLICE OFFICERS, THEY SAY THEY UNDERSTAND AND TOLD ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH GMC, WHICH I HAVE DONE. STILL NO RESULT. OH AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CANNOT DETERMINE, BUT OFFERED TO FIND AND REPAIR FOR $700.00 AND IF GMC EXTENDS A RECALL, I WILL BE REIMBURSED, SO APPARENTLY IN MY ESTIMATIONS, THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. WHAT I AM AND HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH READS VERY MUCH LIKE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER GMC PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

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

A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR WHILE RUNNING AND AFTER TURNED OFF. TROUBLE STARTING CAR ON FIRST TURN OF THE KEY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID AS SOON AS WE TOOK IT TO BE ASSESSED IT WAS EITHER THE GAS TANK OR FUEL PUMP AND COULD BE VERY COSTLY TO FIX. IF THE DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS? ISN'T THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? LUCKILY I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 800 DOLLARS TO FIX. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, SO WHY HAVE THE PARTS NOT BEEN RECALLED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEAK OCCURRED RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOT EXHAUST. UPDATED 09/14/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT THE DEALER ADVISED THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A FUEL LINE ACROSS THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,300.

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

I WAS DRIVING AND SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE CAR. AFTER 2 DAYS THE GASOLINE SMELL PERSISTED SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. UPON LOOKING, THEY FOUND A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY SAID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART. THEY WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOT. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. LATER I SAW ON THE INTERNET THAT GM WAS RECALLING CERTAIN PONTIAC TORRENTS WITH SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS AND MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS MANUFACTURED. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE HER VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,849. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,653.

COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUMES ON OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER USE. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, FOUND OUT OTHERS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET CRACKING. REMOVED THE TANK AND FOUND THE DISCHARGE FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. I CANNOT BELIEVE SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. WHEN I TOUCH THE DISCHARGE LINE THE OUTLET FITTING COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE LINES TO THE FUEL TANK HAD CRACKED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THERE WAS ALSO A RELATED RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE FOR THE FUEL PUMP) DUE TO THE STATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,871 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A LEAKING COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT A FUEL LINE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL PUMP HAD SEVERED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK BETWEEN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES WERE ONE PIECE AND THE TANK HAD TO BE DROPPED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 02/27/13

MY CAR STARTED STALLING WHEN DRIVING, THEN AFTER THAT I STARTED SMELLING HEAVY GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CAR IS PARKED ITS SMELLS LIKE GAS REALLY STRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AND SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE CODES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS), BUT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLAP SIGNATURE 2 TIRES, SIZE 235-65R16 AND DOT NUMBER TJ46JU1R3512. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,039. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

STRONG GAS COULD BE SMELLED NEAR THE GAS TANK. I COULD NOT PARK IT IN THE GARAGE DUE TO SAFETY CONSIDERATION. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR ACCORDING TO GM DATABASE. I HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS BUT WHY MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL SINCE GAS LEAKING IS THE SAME REASON, FUEL PUMP RELATED. HOPE GOVERNMENT INVOLVES THIS WITH HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTIES IF PARKED IN THE GARAGES. *TR

IN 2012 I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE. I HAD NOTICED A SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE COMING FROM THE VENT WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEAT. AFTER THE SERVICE I ASK MY MECHANIC IF HE SMELLED ANYTHING AND HE STATED SOMETHING SMELLS SWEET BUT DID NOT SAY HE SMELLED ANTI FREEZE. OVER THE PAST TWO YEAR WHEN I DRIVE HER CAR I TURN THE HEAT ON AND YES THE SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE IS STILL THERE FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. AND GOES AWAY. FWD: 2/2014 MY WIFE CALLED AND SAID AFTER TURNING THE HEAT ON SHE COULD NOT SEE OUT THE FRONT INSIDE WINDSHIELD AND HAD TO KEEP WIPING IT WITH A RAG AND THE SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE WAS VERY STRONG. I KNOW ABOUT HEATER CORES AND IT SHOULDN'T BE BAD BECAUSE MY WIFE HATES HEAT. *TR

WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN BODY & DRIVER'S DOOR IS TOO SHORT, & SUBSEQUENTLY STRETCHES, FRAYS & BREAKS THE WIRES, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF VARIOUS DOOR COMPONENTS: POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER WINDOW, SIDE MIRROR CONTROL, DOOR CHIME, & DOOR STEREO SPEAKERS. THE PASSENGER DOOR PROBABLY HAS SAME ISSUE, BUT SINCE THIS DOOR IS USED LESS, THE ISSUE OCCURS LESS OFTEN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS FROM HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC TORRENT OWNERS, WITH PHOTOS, ON THE INTERNET. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO KNOW THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, YET THERE IS NO GM RECALL TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THAT IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW, AND NOT USER ERROR OR OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCE SUCH AS WEATHER. SINCE I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SUNROOF NOT CLOSING AND SEALING PROPERLY, I THOUGHT INITIALLY THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE DOOR WERE FROM WATER RUNNING DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND SHORTING SOMETHING OUT. (SINCE THERE WAS ALSO NO RECALL ON THE SUNROOF, IT WOULD HAVE COST OVER $800 TO FIX IT. I HAD TO CAULK THE SEAMS WITH ACRYLIC FOR OUTDOOR USE. I'M SURE IT WILL BE A TEMPORARY FIX DUE TO THE ELEMENTS OF SUN AND RAIN). MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE CHALLENGED GM TO REPAIR OR RECALL, TO NO AVAIL. ONE DEALER EVEN BLAMED IT ON COLD WEATHER, BUT I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHICH IS HOT MOST OF THE TIME. GM SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGGERS OFTEN CHIMED IN TO CONTACT GM, BUT WHEN OWNERS DID SO, NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED REGARDING HELPING OUT OWNERS WITH THE ISSUE NOR THE COST OF REPAIR. MANY OWNERS ACTUALLY PAID FOR OR BOUGHT COMPLETELY NEW WIRING HARNESSES, WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE PART AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE FOR THE IN-DOOR INSTALLATION. OTHERS SPLICED THEIR OWN WIRES TO EFFECT A SOLUTION. THIS ISSUE IS ON A 2007 TORRENT, BUT OTHER YEARS OF THAT VEHICLE 2006-2009 ARE ALSO AFFECTED, SINCE THEY SHARE MANY COMMON COMPONENTS. *TR

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

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

THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL SMELL AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE REPAIR FACILITY FOUND THE FUEL LINE HAD CRACKED AT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING FROM THE FRACTURE. THE SHOP MANAGER SAID THIS WAS THE THIRD GM VEHICLE IN ABOUT A MONTH WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FROM GM AS THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING INACCURATELY. IF SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH IT WOULD READ 90 MPH. IF THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT WOULD READ THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,473 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER DRIVING THE STABLILTRAK COMES ON, TRACTION COMES ON, POWERING ENGINE DOWN COMES ON. VEHICLE LOSES POWER. *KB

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OUR TORRENT. FIRST APPEARED AS "SERVICE STABILITRAK", WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE POWERING DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOT VERY SAFE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY HAD THE DEALER REPAIR IT BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, STATING THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. IT APPEARED TO BE OKAY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THEN THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP (APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR). AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE LEARNED, AGAIN, THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TORRENTS. WE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE RESOLVED AGAIN. NOW, THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN, MY RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING, AND THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORRENT AND CHEVY EQUINOX WHICH GM IS WELL AWARE OF. THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM AND ARE ALLOWING THE COST FOR ALL OF THESE REPAIRS TO LAY WITH THE CONSUMER. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, NOR DO WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO CONTINUALLY MAKE REPAIRS. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY HERE BY GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING FUEL SMELL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,388 UPDATED 10/19/11 *BF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RAISED, FUEL SPILLED FROM WHERE IT HAD BEEN POOLING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. IT APPARENTLY WAS EVAPORATING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN. THE MECHANIC FOUND A PLASTIC STRAP THAT WAS AROUND THE FUEL TANK AND AROUND THE RETURN LINE ON THE PRIMARY FUEL PUMP. THE STRAP'S REPLACEMENT MAY HAVE PUT STRESS ON THE RETURN LINE FITTING WHERE THE PUMP HOUSING WAS OBVIOUSLY CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED WHERE THE STRAP WAS LOCATED. THE STRAP WAS FUSED INTO PLACE; NOT A ZIP TIE. THE MECHANIC CUT THE STRAP OFF. UPDATED 01/03/11

AFTER SMELLING FUEL FOR A WEEK, THINKING THAT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE IN THE GARAGE, I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR. SURE ENOUGH, THE FUEL TANK WAS WET ON THE SIDES OF THE TANK AND ALSO WAS WET ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. I CALLED A COUPLE GM DEALERS TO ASK ABOUT FUEL LEAKS ON THE TORRENT, BUT THERE ALL LIKE, BRING IN THE CAR AND LET US CHECK IT OUT. SO, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY, I DECIDED TO CHECK INTO IT FURTHER MYSELF. AFTER DROPPING THE TANK AND RECONNECTING THE ELECTRIC AND FUEL CONNECTIONS, AND TURNING THE KEY ON, I COULD SEE THE FUEL STREAMING OUT OF A CRACKED FUEL LINE RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE LEAK IS IN THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND GOES UP TO THE ENGINE. THE LEAK IS IN THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF. LIFTING THE FUEL LINE SLIGHTLY WOULD MAKE THE LEAK WORSE AND PUSHING DOWN ON THE FUEL LINE WOULD MAKE IT LESS SEVERE. THE FUEL WOULD COME OUT IN A STEADY STREAM THE DIAMETER OF THE SIZE OF THE LEAD IN A PENCIL.

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

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

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD I TRIED TO ACTIVATE THE REAR WIPER TO CLEAN THE REAR WINDOW. BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT MOVE AND A HORRENDOUS NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE NOISE WOULD NOT GO AWAY SO I HAD TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY TO SEE IF I COULD GET IT TO STOP. I HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO GET IT TO WORK. AFTER THAT I TURNED OFF THE WIPER BECAUSE EVERY TIME IT TRIED TO CLEAR THE WINDOW THE NOISE CAME BACK AND THE WIPER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE WIPER IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT WORK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DURING RAIN THIS SEVERELY LIMITS MY REAR WINDOW VISIBILITY. UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT ECONOMY I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO GET IT FIXED.

THE WIRES WHICH POWER THE DOOR WINDOW MOTOR, ELECTRIC LOCKS AND DOOR SPEAKERS BROKE INSIDE THE RUBBER BOOT ASSEMBLY WHICH ATTACHES THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME. PERFORMING AN ONLINE GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO THE 2006-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT. I HAVE REPAIRED THE WIRES IN THE HARNESS BUT THEY BROKE AGAIN, JANUARY OF 2015. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER SOMETIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. REMOVED FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FROM VEHICLE. INSPECTED FUEL PUMP AND OBSERVED A CRACK ON THE PLASTIC LINE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH CONNECTS TO THE FUEL HOSE. *TR

2007 PONTIAC TORRENT HAS ONE OR MORE LEAKS WHICH HAVE CAUSED THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE TO BE SOAKING WET. THE LEAKING WAS NOTICED BEGINNING IN THE SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL. DURING THE RECENT SOUTHERN CA RAINS IN DEC 2010, VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF A GARAGE, AND HAS UNKNOWN POINTS OF ENTRY OF WATER. WATER IS CONFIRMED NOT TO BE COMING FROM EITHER DRIVER DOOR, PASSENGER DOORS OR SUNROOF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AS OTHERS HAVE CLAIMED THE SAME PROBLEM. A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT LEAK. *TR

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

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

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.

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

ON THE EVENING OF 10/28/10 STARTED THE MY 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT TO PUT INTO THE GARAGE FOR THE EVENING. I STARTED THE CAR AND THE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" NOTICE APPEARED ON MY DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE BUMPED IT SINCE IT IS LOCATED JUST LEFT OF THE PRNDL SHIFT. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN IT BACK ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST TAKE INTO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. I THEN SHIFTED THE CAR TO DRIVE AND NOW REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. DEFINITELY WOULD BE HEADED TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AS I BELIEVED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. MONDAY MADE THE DEALER AWARE THAT I WOULD BE BRINGING IN AND WHY. AT NOON TIME STARTED THE VEHICLE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER AND ALL OPERATIONS WERE FINE. CALLED THE DEALER AND SAID THE CAR WAS NOW OPERATING OK. SERVICE TOLD ME THAT WE WOULD CALL ONE TIME A FLUKE BUT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN GET THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK FOR THE FAULT CODES TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I AGREED TO DO THIS BUT DECIDED TO LOOK UP ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. AFTER FINDING MENTION OF THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM I DID NOT FEEL GOOD AND WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS OCCURED? I THEN DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN FOR A DEALER VISIT PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING AGAIN.

ON THE MORNING OF OCT.27, 2010 WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO LEAVE FROM PT AND COME HOME OF POST THE CAR WOULD NOT START (PONTIAC TORRENT) HE HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED JUST TO START IT. AFTER THE CAR TURNED OVER HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. HE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALERS THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT IT FROM TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM/S WERE. WE NOW HAVE NO CAR FOR WORK DOCTORS AND TO GET THE THINGS WE NEED. THE CAR (PONTIAC TORRENT) IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG AND IF THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE BELIEVED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE A SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 32,000.

ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, I AM DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN SUDDENLY THERE IS A WARNING INDICATOR ON MY DASH SAYING MAJOR BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. UPON CALLING ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THEY SAID TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID, SURE ENOUGH, IT WAS EMPTY. I FILLED IT UP AND CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR AFTER NOTICING NO FLUID WHERE THE CAR IS MAINLY PARKED. IN A WEEK'S TIME, THE BRAKES HAVE STARTED GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO PRESS AND THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO STOP NORMALLY. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I AM TOLD THAT THE FLUID LEAKED OUT INTO A RESERVOIR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF THAT CYLINDER HAD BROKE, NO BRAKES. NOW, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP FOR A WEEK BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. TO ME IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN IT'S CURRENT STATE ALTHOUGH THEY ARE STILL GIVING ME GRIEF AS TO WHETHER IS WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IF THEY WILL PAY FOR THE RENTAL I AM HAVING TO USE IN THE MEANTIME. *TR

FUEL 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH 36K MILES. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. FUEL LINE BROKE AT POINT WHERE THE LINE CONNECTS TO THE PUMP CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM ABOVE GAS TANK AND COVER ENTIRE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY STIFF. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,900.

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