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Pontiac Torrent Visibility Safety Report | Oct 07, 2010
Reported on Oct 07, 2010
| 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 | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Torrent |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | STRYKERSVILLE NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2CKDL73F666 |
| Mileage: | 79953 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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