2007 Pontiac Torrent Electrical System Problems

MY PASSENGER SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT. THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS CONSTANTLY. THE KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR ENGINE SKIPS WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN OR ACCELERATE. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I'M DRIVING HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN EXCEPT FOR WHEN I'M PARKED AND THE KEYS GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE HELP!!

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

MY KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH. I'VE CLEANED IT OUT, HAD A NEW KEY MADE AND STILL GETS LOCK INSIDE WHILE IN USE.

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.

KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND WHEN STOPPED THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT. STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ALWAYS ON A FLAT SURFACE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE , THEN TURN THE KEY AND IT WILL COME OUT THAT WAY. THAT IS RIDICULOUS AND IT DOESN'T WORK. *TR

"IGNITION SWITCH" I AM CONTINUALLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH GETTING STUCK, IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES BUT THERE IS USUALLY A CLICK AND THEN IT RELEASES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT I AM NOT SURE WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE READ ENOUGH REVIEWS THAT IT COULD NOT BE THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS IT THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO SINK TONS OF MONEY IN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE 176,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE LOVED THIS CAR. IT IS AND HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR, NOT PERFECT BUT A GREAT CAR. I THINK IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A FAULTY SPARK PLUG, A WINDOW MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IT IS STILL SLUGGISH SO I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM. THE REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR HAS WENT OUT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT I NEED TO REPAIR ON THE IGNITION SO I CAN GET IT PROPERLY REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME AS I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ITEMS REPAIRED AND IT WAS NOT REALLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STABLE TRACK CONTINUALLY COMING ON, IT WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WILL TURN OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

MY VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE TRAVELING. ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE WOULD STOP FOR TWO TO FIVE SECONDS THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. DURING THAT TIME MY CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND DECREASE ACCELERATION. THEN EVERYTHING WOULD COME RIGHT BACK ON. MY CLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. THEN THIS MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER NOR MAKE NO SOUNDS. WHEN I TRY TO PUT THE KEY IN OFF MODE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO TURN OFF MODE. ALL THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN, ACCEPT FOR DRIVERS DOOR WAS UNLOCK. A FEW HOURS WENT BY THEN TRIED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. AT THIS TIME I CAN NOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER NEED TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY STICKS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE OFF POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. USUALLY RESTARTING AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE A FEW FEET WILL ALLOW THE KEY TO BE TURNED TO OFF AND REMOVED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING. *TR

HI THERE, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THIS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RE START IT, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE ALSO ALMOST BEEN HIT A FEW TIMES TRYING TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN I AM PARKING AND PUT IT IN PARK THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND, BACK UP , TURN IT OFF AND ON, ETC JUST TO GET IT OUT. I HAVE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO HAVE THEM FIX THIS ISSUE BUT THEY ARE VERY RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AS THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT. *TR

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARED IN DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. ALSO NOTE THAT THE AIR BAG WILL GO ON OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. A 200 POUND MAN SITTING IN THE SEAT SHOULD RENDER THE AIRBAG OPERATIONAL, HOWEVER, IT STAYS OFF AND LIGHT ON. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY/OPERATE CORRECTLY. ITS RIDICULOUS AND STANDARD FOR GM TO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND FIXING IT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED. THIS IS NOT AN EXPENSE A VEHICLE OWNER SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO PAY WHEN IT IS AN OBVIOUS/ BLATANT DEFECT. *TR

SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON ALWAYS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. TRACTION CONTROL WILL TURN ITSELF OFF. NOT LONG AFTER THESE LIGHTS COME ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AS WELL. ALL SEEM TO CLEAR THEMSELVES AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. BY THE TIME I AM ABLE TO HAVE IT RAN FOR A CODE THE LIGHTS ARE ALREADY OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASION AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPORTING MY [XXX] YEAR OLD IN THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO ALSO REPLACE THE BATTERY ALREADY 4 TIMES IN THE CAR AND HAVE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I CUT MY CAR ON THIS MORNING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAC, AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY STAYED ON THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE TO TAKE MY SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL. I JUST GOT THIS VEHICLE LAST NIGHT AND THE DEALER SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE AS CAR WAS PLACED "GM ON A ROLL INSPECTION". IT WAS CHECKED 2 DAYS IN A ROW AND I HAVE THE PAPERWORK SHOWING AS NOTHING WRONG. I CHECK ON IT TODAY ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH UNTIL AFTER AWAITING THIRTY MINUTES WITH REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT AND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW NOT WORKING AND ALSO THE AUTO LOCK ON MY DOOR(EVEN WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE WIRE HARNESS HAD 4 BROKEN WIRES AND 1 MORE THAT WAS ALMOST BROKEN ALL THE WAY THRU. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE LUCKY THAT A FIRE DID NOT START! *TR