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Pontiac Torrent Maintenance and Repair

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Pontiac Torrent Maintenance and Repair by steve_ HOST
May 12, 2007 (6:26 pm)
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Have any issues with your Torrent? Please tell other owners about your experiences in here.
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windshield by gljvd
Mar 14, 2007 (4:39 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (May 12, 2007 6:26 pm)

So I got my torrent last week and today driving to work a car kicked up some rocks off the highway and now i have 3 nicks in my windshield right in my line of sight. Does anyone know if this is covered under the warrenty ? I don't want to spend a few hundred to replace it but i'm really upset that after only having the car for a week i have to deal with this
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Re: windshield [gljvd] by jackseric
Mar 14, 2007 (4:58 am)
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Replying to: gljvd (Mar 14, 2007 4:39 am)

Good luck getting factory warranty to cover that. I believe that would be considered a result of use.
 
Most insurance companies have a pretty good deal on glass replacement... my State Farm deductible is only $100 for complete replacement. It's zero out of pocket if they can just fix it, but most glass shops won't fix anything in your direct line of sight.
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Re: windshield [jackseric] by gljvd
Mar 15, 2007 (8:00 pm)
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Replying to: jackseric (Mar 14, 2007 4:58 am)

sigh , today in the paper i read that the dealership i bought my car from is closing at the end of the month
 
So far my first pontiac experiance is no pleasurable . They are refering us to some where that is over a 25 minute drive (towards nyc off rt4 which leads directly to the gwb ) where as the old place was one town over from me .
 
I'm very upset with the dealer as i only bought the car 1 week ago and they are only giving us 2 weeks notice .
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Re: windshield [gljvd] by jackseric
Mar 16, 2007 (4:40 am)
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Replying to: gljvd (Mar 15, 2007 8:00 pm)

If it's an issue of getting service... you can take it to any GM dealer for service. They will all have relatively the same access to factory parts/manuals.
 
I hope that helps...
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Re: windshield [jackseric] by gljvd
Mar 16, 2007 (5:33 am)
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Replying to: jackseric (Mar 16, 2007 4:40 am)

its really about distance. I choose the dealer because it was close to me. Now my only options are far away. If I had known about the closing i would have purchased another car from one of the many dealers within 5 minutes of my house
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FUEL LOW light by ldoneyneel
Mar 16, 2007 (10:15 am)
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Replying to: gljvd (Mar 16, 2007 5:33 am)

Hi everyone!
 
I have another question -- when the FUEL LOW light comes on, has anyone figured out roughly how many more miles you can get out of your car? My Torrent does let me see how many more miles I can get out of the gas that I have left, but it IS an estimate. I of course try to fill up before that light comes on, but if it every DOES come on, I'm curious to know if I will indeed be safe for the next, oh say 20 miles, or so.
 
Thanks!!!!
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Re: windshield [jackseric] by ryster
Mar 24, 2007 (8:27 am)
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Replying to: jackseric (Mar 16, 2007 4:40 am)

While most GM dealers may be able to service the vehicle (oil changes, tire rotations, fluid flushes, etc.) only a Pontiac dealer will be able to perform warranty related repairs.
 
Several years ago I had a Chevy Camaro and wanted to take it to local Pontiac dealer for warranty repair (they were big into racing Firebirds and knew the F-body cars inside and out). They said they could only do warranty work/claims on Pontiac branded vehicles but would do the work I needed done at my expense if I wanted to take the car there.
 
Chrysler, however, will let you take any brand Chrysler product to any dealer for warranty work. I used to take my Dodge to a Chrysler/Jeep dealer because the Chrysler/Jeep service was fabulous (the Dodge dealer not-so-good).
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GM REPAIR WORK by cnichols138
Mar 25, 2007 (4:31 am)
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Replying to: ryster (Mar 24, 2007 8:27 am)

Any GM Brand can be serviced at any authorized GM repair center. Meaning if you take your pontiac to a chevy dealer they will repair all warranty work. I know of only one issue, IE chevy only stocks chevy parts so....they may have to order in some parts...although these days most are universal. Warranty work is warranty work and they all get paid to do it. Unless something has changed. I think what you will find is that other dealers do not want to do the work because they dont make as much on it and therfore they tell you they can't.
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Re: GM REPAIR WORK [cnichols138] by jackseric
Mar 26, 2007 (4:59 am)
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Replying to: cnichols138 (Mar 25, 2007 4:31 am)

Yes, that is correct. I didn't want to start an 'internet war' with someone over the issue; but I have actually had all my previous Pontiac's warranty work done at a Chevy dealer that has a better rated service department than the Pontiac dealer where I bought my car.
 
They explained to me that most dealerships just don't like to do any more warranty work than they have to. The reason being, is that while corporate pays for the parts... they make the dealership eat the labor cost. So many dealerships will come up with excuses not to do any more than they have to.

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