2006 Pontiac Torrent

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH WHEN SHE ACTIVATED THE HEATER AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BLEND DOOR HAD FRACTURED AND POSSIBLY THE MOTOR. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO0 BE REMOVED. IN ADDITION, THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER PER THE MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTION AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE MECHANIC'S FINDINGS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,675. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ UPDATED 02/14/11

STARTED CAR ON A 20 DEGREE MORNING, AND DISCOVERED THE HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR. NO HEAT NO DEFROST. AFTER CONTACTING OUR GM DEALERS SERVICE DEPT., WE DISCOVERED THERE IS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE (AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR) THAT FREQUENTLY MALFUNCTIONS AND OPENS THE BLEND DOOR BEYOND IT'S LIMITS AND BREAKS THE PLASTIC PINS. THE DOOR THEN NO LONGER OPENS,AND OF COURSE NO HEAT. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN COLDER WEATHER UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED TO THE TUNE OF $1100.00 TO $1500.00. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND ALL COMPONENTS HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THIS $55.00 PART. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR (ELECTRIC MOTOR) AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE IT AS IT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES (YOU CAN FIND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET) AND IT IS A HAZARD. *TR

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, 33,350 MILES. HEAT STOPPED WORKING. TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BROKEN AIR BLEND DOOR. PART COST AROUND $65. COST TO REPAIR, APPROXIMATELY $1000.00. MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR THIS "CHEAP PART". THE MAJORITY OF THE COST IS LABOR. COULD NOT SEE OUT OF MY WINDOWS THIS MORNING BECAUSE THE DEFROST IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PART. IN DOING RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE DEALER WILL NOT REDUCE THE COST OF THIS REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE LABOR INVOLVED. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE NEED HEAT IN THEIR CAR AND THEY ALSO NEED A PROPER DEFROST SYSTEM. MANY PEOPLE, MYSELF INCLUDED CAN NOT AFFORD A $1000. REPAIR BILL ON A "CHEAP PART" WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT BREAK AGAIN. *TR

THE HEAT BLEND DOOR ON MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WITH 79,953. MILES ON IT FAILED ON OCTOBER 7, 2010. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM BY RESEARCHING THE INTERNET. I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE CHEVY EQUINOX & PONTIAC TORRENT, WHICH IS WHAT I OWN. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND AT FIRST HE WAS HESITANT ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WHAT IT MAY COST AND THEN AFTER BEING PUT ON HOLD FOR SHORT WHILE HE SUDDENLY CAME UP WITH AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $ 1,000 FOR LABOR, PARTS WOULD BE EXTRA WHICH MEANS THE REAL COST WITH TAX & PARTS IS MORE LIKE $ 1,300.00. NOW IT SEEMS TO ME THAT GM SHOULD OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND AT THE VERY LEAST OFFER A PARTIAL SETTLEMENT BASED ON EACH CASE BECAUSE JUST ONE LAWSUIT WILL CERTAINLY COST MUCH MORE THAN THAT. IT APPEARS THAT NOT ONLY THE BLEND DOOR IS A PROBLEM, BUT ALSO THE ACTUATOR MOTOR WHICH OPERATES THE DOOR SEEMS TO BE AT FAULT BY JUMPING A FEW GEAR TEETH INSIDE THE SEALED CASE. THERE IS A WEBSITE WHERE THIS PROBLEM, REPAIR IS DOCUMENTED WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND PHOTOS OF THE JOB/PROBLEM FROM START TO FINISH. WWW.HANDYMANLYNESS.COM IS THE WEBSITE. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING; HOWEVER, THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR DOOR ALSO FAILED WHICH WAS PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM GENERATING AIR TO HEAT. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT CHANGED THE DEFROSTER TO HEAT; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO FUNCTION. HE STATED THAT THE BLEND DOOR FOR THE HEAT ON THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE BETWEEN $1200 AND $1500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO GM THE BLEND DOOR WAS REPLACED AND THE COST WAS SPLIT BETWEEN GM AND THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 10/14/10