2008 Pontiac Torrent

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR DOESN'T WORK. IT DOESN'T RECONIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHILD AND AN ADULT. THIS HAPPENS WHEATHER MOVING OR SITTING STILL. THIS HAS BEEN MESSED UP FOR A LONG TIME. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE ITS PARKED, OR ON ANY TYPE STREET. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED AND THE REPAIR MAN SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROADS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO THE POINT OF POTENTIALLY STALLING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. ALSO, THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, AT TIMES, DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HAD NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IT FIRST STARTED WITH MY CAR SLOWING DOWN, DIDN'T MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS THE GAS IT WILL NOT MOVE. THEN AFTER LETTING IT SET OF A MINUTE/COOLDOWN, IT WILL RIDE FOR A FEW MILES THEN COMPLETE STOP WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. I NOTICE A HOT SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND STABILITRACK STATE THAT IT NEEDS SERVICE. WHEN I DRIVE IT THE BRAKES STOP THE CAR ON ITS OWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO GMC AND IT COST ME $1700 FOR THEM TO FIX BRAKE PRESSURE MODULE, BRAKE ELECTRIC CONTROL PANEL, I REPLACED HUB BEARINGS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. SINCE THOSE THINGS WERE REPLACED, I CAN DRIVE A LITTLE LONGER WITHOUT THE HUB BEARINGS. I TOOK MY CAR TO GMC 3 TIMES. AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THEY SAID THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, HOW WHEN IT WAS NEVER USED.

SERVICE STABILITRAC LIGHT CAME ON EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS UNDER HARD OR FULL THROTTLE ON DRY PAVEMENT. UNIT TAKEN TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS SENT A BILL TO TEST THE UNIT AND TOLD THAT UNIT NEEDED A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. TOOK UNIT HOME, MASS AIR FLOW TESTED OUT FINE. I REPLACED THE SENSOR ONE MONTH LATER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TO THIS DATE. I HAVE TESTED EVERY SENSOR RELATED TO THE STABILITRAC SYSTEM ON THIS UNIT AND ALL ARE FINE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS STABILTRAC SYSTEM BUT IS FAILING TO ADMIT. RESEARCH ON MULTIPLE GM PRODUCTS VERIFIES A CONSISTENT ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT SHUTS DOWN MANY OF THE INSTALLED SAFETY SYSTEMS WHEN THE SERVICE STABILTRAC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STABILITRAC GOES INACTIVE. I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON HOW NEWER SYSTEMS FUNCTION. I AM NOT BITTER TOWARDS GM AS I HAVE OWNED OVER 20 GM PRODUCTS IN MY LIFE. THIS ALONG WITH THE STEERING ISSUES NEED TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE TOO MANY LIVES ARE INJURED OR LOST TO FORCE THEIR HAND ON THE RECALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.