2006 Pontiac Torrent Body & structure Problems

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT BROKE

NHTSA ID

11118484

Incident

Aug 7, 2018

Mileage

144,879 mi

WHERE TO START AS IT WOULDN'T LET ME SELECT MORE THAN 3 OPTIONS. I BOUGHT MY TORRENT IN 06 WITH 65K MILES ON IT AND FIGURED THAT A 40K/ 4 YEAR WARRANTY WAS A GOOD IDEA. IT WAS!! IT ALL STARTED WHEN I TOOK IT TO A CAR WASH A WEEK AFTER BUYING IT, WELL I EXITED THE CAR WASH AND HAD NO THROTTLE WITH GAS PEDDLE, I WAS STUCK. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TUBES THAT ALLOW THE SUN ROOF TO DRAIN WERE CLOGGED AND WATER BACKED UP AND TRAVELED DOWN THE LEFT FRONT PILLAR AND FRIED THE THROTTLE SENSOR. REPLACED IT AND ON I WENT. THESE TUBES BLOCKED UP 3 MORE TIMES IN A FEW YEARS ONLY FRYING IT ONE OTHER TIME. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 YEARS WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES EVERY HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT PASSENGER TWICE, AND FRONT DRIVERS 3 TIMES. 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AROUND 67K MILES THE DRIVE SHAFT BEARING NEEDED REPLACING. AROUND 76K MILES THE ENTIRE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AROUND 85K MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FRONT A WORN BEARING THAT DESTROYED OTHER INTERNAL PARTS. AROUND 83K MILES THE FRONT LEFT BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE KNUCKLE MAY BE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AS CHIPS OF MATERIAL WERE SEEN TO BE FALLING OFF BEHIND THE HUB. JUST LAST WEEK AT ONLY 101K MILES THE FRONT LEFT HUB WAS BAD AGAIN!! THAT MAKES 5 TIMES ON THAT ALONE. VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE MULTIPLE ABS SENSORS FAILING PREMATURELY MORE THAN ONCE. I GET ANNUAL ALIGNMENTS, BRAND NEW TIRES ANUALLY, HAVE REPLACED STRUTS AND SPRINGS AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THE ENTIRE BOTTOM IS RUSTING OUT THE WORST HE'S EVER SEEN FOR A VEHICLE. THESE WERE ALL OEM PARTS BY THE CHEVY DEALER, NOT CHEAP AFTERMARKET INSTALLED IMPROPERLY BY SOME BACKWOODS MECHANIC. CAN I JUST POST THIS ONE LENGTHY COMPLAINT OR DO I NEED TO CREATE ONE FOR EVERY ISSUE?

NHTSA ID

10970443

Incident

Mar 31, 2017

Mileage

65,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10652381

Incident

Oct 15, 2014

Mileage

95,620 mi

THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR (AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR) IS TOO SHORT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRETCHES AND FRAYS AND BREAKS THE WIRES, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF VARIOUS DOOR COMPONENTS INCLUDING POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER WINDOW, SIDE MIRROR CONTROL, RADIO OFF WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING, DOOR CHIME WHEN KEY IN IGNITION, DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IN DRIVE POSITION (SAFETY HAZARD), DOOR UNLOCKING WHEN IN PARK POSITION (EXIT VEHICLE SAFETY HAZARD) AND DOOR STEREO SPEAKERS. SINCE THIS IS THE LEAST LIKELY CULPRIT WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING, IT SHOULD BECOME THE FIRST ITEM WHEN ANY DOOR COMPONENT FAILS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS AN IDENTICAL ISSUE, HOWEVER, SINCE THE TYPICAL FREQUENCY OF USE OF THIS DOOR IS MUCH LESS, THE ISSUE OCCURS LESS FREQUENTLY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS FROM HUNDREDS OF PONTIAC TORRENT OWNERS, WITH PICTURES, ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS HOW THE PROBLEM SOLUTION IS COMMONLY FOUND, THE LAST THING ONE WOULD THINK IS BAD WIRING. MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAD CHALLENGED GM TO REPAIR OR RECALL, TO NO AVAIL. 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 THE IN-DOOR INSTALLATION. OTHERS SPLICED THEIR OWN WIRES TO EFFECT A SOLUTION. THIS ISSUE IS ON A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, HOWEVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ALL YEARS OF THAT VEHICLE 2006-2009 AS WELL AS THE SIMILAR CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2005-2009 ARE ALL EFFECTED, SINCE THEY ALL SHARE MANY COMMON COMPONENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605819

Incident

Apr 13, 2011

Mileage

93,000 mi

MY SUNROOF DRAINS CLOGS REPEATEDLY WHICH CAUSES ANKLE DEEP WATER TO PUDDLE INSIDE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM WORK LAST MONTH BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER RAIN LEAKED EVERYWHERE. IN ADDITION I HAD TO BUM A RIDE TO WORK BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS WET FROM THE RAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE SPEED. ALTHOUGH PEDAL IS PUSH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I WOULD HATE TO BE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AND LOSE SPEED DURING RUSH HOUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594672

Incident

May 11, 2010

Mileage

70,000 mi

NEEDED TO ORDER AN ENTIRE EXHAUST KIT MADE FOR THE ISSUE I RAN INTO WHICH SEEMS TO BE SO COMMON, THEY MADE A KIT TO FIX IT... COST OR REPAIRS $550. *TR

NHTSA ID

10575732

Incident

Sep 19, 2012

Mileage

78,000 mi

THE UPPER TAILGATE SPOILER FLEW OFF. THIS IS NOT AN ADDED ACCESSORY.THIS IS A HEAVY BODY COMPONENT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT THAT CAUSED IT. FORTUNATELY, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO ONE BEHIND ME WAS INJURED.I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS MISSING UNTIL I DISCOVERED IT DAYS LATER. I JUST WENT OUT ONE MORNING AND NOTICED IT WAS GONE. I HAVE READ ON LINE WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST ON THE CHEVY EQUINOX AND PERHAPS MORE VEHICLES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10485996

Incident

Oct 25, 2012

Mileage

72,997 mi

WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. FLOORBOARDS SOAKED AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS STARTING TO SHORT OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409070

Incident

Jun 23, 2011

Mileage

89,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10370932

Incident

Dec 13, 2010

Mileage

26,000 mi

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT--FAULTY PLASTIC DOOR ACTUATOR--REPAIR COST $1300 CANADIAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10293404

Incident

Nov 16, 2009

Mileage

100,000 mi

PURCHASED A NEW PONTIAC TORRENT ON SEPT 2006 SEVERAL TIMES IT WENT IN TO A NO START MODE. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS NOISE IN ENGINE IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES CANT FIND ANY THING. THEN REALLY LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE BACK TO SHOP, THEY TORE THE ENGINE APART AND FOUND A BOLT FROM THE OIL PAN LODGED IN FLY WHEEL. SAID IT HAD TO COME THAT WAY FROM THE FACTORY.. NOW STILL NOISE, STARTER STICKING THEY SAY IT NORMAL, WINDOWS BOUNCE ON THE WAY DOWN WHEN WET. THEY STILL CANT FIND NOISE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10213098

Incident

Nov 5, 2007