2006 Pontiac Torrent

FAILURE OF THE HVAC BLEND DOOR (VERIFIED BY GM DEALERSHIP AFTER PAYING $135) HAS MADE DEFROSTING THE FORWARD WINDSHIELD IN COLD TEMPERATURES IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE LIMITING OF VISIBILITY AND IN VIOLATION OF STANDARD 103 (HTTP://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/CARS/RULES/IMPORT/FMVSS/INDEX.HTML#SN103) FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. GM HAS ADMITTED A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HVAC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR IN THAT A DEALER REPLACEMENT USES AN UPDATED HVAC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH MORE ACCURATELY LIMITS THE ROTATIONAL TRAVEL. THE FAILURE OF THE HVAC BLEND DOOR OCCURS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FAULTY DESIGNED HVAC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR TRAVELS TOO FAR CAUSING STRUCTURAL STRESS ON THE BLEND DOOR WHICH EVENTUALLY LEADS TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BLEND DOOR. THIS RESULTS IN VENT AIR NOT PASSING OVER THE HEAT CORE, THEREFORE MAKING DEFROSTING OF THE WINDSHIELD NOT POSSIBLE IN COLD CONDITIONS. *TR

STARTED DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO HEAT; ONLY COLD AIR, IN COLORADO 27 DEGREE WEATHER. DISCOVERED THE HEATER BLEND DOOR BROKE, AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS CAR. APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT. THE PART COST $50. BUT THE REPAIR WILL COST $1500. THE ENTIRE DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED, AND HEATER BOX AND HOSES DISCONNECTED. PLEASE HELP GET THIS AS A RECALL! SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN COLD WEATHER IF DEFECT OCCURS!!!! *TR

THE ARM ON THE AIR TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ON MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT THAT CONNECTS TO THE ACTUATOR HAS BROKEN. THIS ALLOWS NOTHING BUT COLD AIR INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR THE WINDOW. THERE SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAUSES A EXTREMELY POTENTIAL HAZARD DUE TO FAULTY PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED, THIS VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED DUE TO COLDER WEATHER. I HAVE PARKED THIS VEHICLE AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. *TR

I OWN A 06 PONTIAC TORRENT AND JUST RECENTLY THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER QUIT WORKING. AFTER HAVING IT DIAGNOSED I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEATER BLEND DOOR WAS BROKEN AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000 TO BE FIXED. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TORRENT OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AS WELL AS CHEVROLET EQUINOX OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUE, WITH NO WAY TO CLEAR OUR WINDOWS OF FOG AND FROST IN THESE COLDER MONTHS. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY DEATHS OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, I BELIEVE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

NO HEAT IN VEHICLE. ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD AT ALL. IT FROSTS UP AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE I'M DRIVING MY CAR. SO FAR EVERYTHING I'VE HAD DONE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED, HEATER CORE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES, COOLANT FLUSHED. STILL NO HEAT. SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS WERE DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND ALL THREE CAME UP WITH SAME DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BLEND BOX AND IT WOULD COST $1000 OR MORE TO BE REPAIRED. IT CAN NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE HEATER WORKING BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I REALIZE THE GOVERNMENT NOW OWNS GM BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED OR MAYBE A CLASS ACTION SUIT OF SOME KIND NEEDS TO BE FILED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM.

AIR BLEND DOOR HAS DEFECT WHERE MOTOR ACTUATOR OVER-ROTATES AND BREAKS DOOR. VEHICLE IS LEFT WITH NO HEAT FOR VEHICLE OR DEFROSTER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN COLD WEATHER. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AND CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR

THE MOTOR ACTUATOR FOR THE AIR BLEND DOOR OVER-ROTATES, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE AIR BLEND DOOR TO FAIL. THE RESULT IS THE CAR NO LONGER HAS ANY HEAT AND THE WINDOWS CAN NO LONGER BE DEFROSTED. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 PONTIAC TORRENTS AND CHEVY EQUINOX (THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS). GM HAS REFUSED TO CONDUCT A RECALL OR TSB DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF LABOR REQUIRED TO TEAR THE DASH APART TO FIX (7-8 HOURS). THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME, WHICH WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF ALL DEFROSTING CAPABILITY OF THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE BLENDER DOOR FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THE BLENDER DOOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 10/27/2011 *LN *TR

NO HEAT; TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOES NOT CHANGE FROM COLD TO HOT. BELIEVE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR TO BE THE PROBLEM, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE WHAT THE DEALERS (CHECKED WITH 3 LOCAL GM DEALERS) ALL POINT TO AS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. THIS WILL AFFECT VISIBILITY (NO OR POOR DEFROSTING) AS WELL AS COMFORT, BOTH OF WHICH ARE SAFETY HAZARDS WHEN FACING THE COMING WISCONSIN WINTER. STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS IT INVOLVES A RELATIVELY LOW COST PART BUT EXTENSIVE LABOR TO DISMANTLE THE DASHBOARD AND REPLACE IT. ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $800 TO $1200 FOR THE JOB. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS, AS IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER PONTIAC TORRENT AND CHEVROLET EQUINOX OWNERS. THANK YOU. *KB