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Pontiac Torrent Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | Oct 10, 2012
Reported on Oct 10, 2012
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD NOT YET STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT SAY IT INCLUDED VEHICLES IN THE STATE IN WHICH SHE RESIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 11/12/2012, GMC WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH IT IS DEEMED UNSAFE BY THEIR MECHANIC. GM SAID ON 9/29/2012 THEY WOULD MAKE THE FREE REPAIRS AS STATED IN THE DETROIT NEWS BUT, HAVE DENIED THIS. THE CONSUMER WAS OFFERED A DISCOUNT FOR THE REPAIR AT 699.05 PLUS TAX BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 12/4/2012 *JS | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Torrent |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SOUTH HAVEN MS |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2CKDL63F076 |
| Mileage: | 70000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | DOBBS GMC MEMPHIS TN 38115 |
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