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#60 of 78 Re: Pontiac Torrent Maintenance and Repair [lorrainelab] by appleman Jul 27, 2008 (4:23 pm)
Replying to: lorrainelab (Jan 31, 2008 2:41 pm) My 2006 torrent is in the shop right now getting its right hub bearing replaced. i never had a vehichle that had a hub bearing go bad. the problem i sthey cannot get he old bearing out. hey say this only happens one a year. Do Torrents have a major problem with hub bearings?
#61 of 78 Re: Clicking in steering [steve_] by gabriel2608 Aug 12, 2008 (7:30 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Jul 21, 2008 12:16 pm) No Steve, maybe you´re talking about Comala, it´s 6 km from La Villa (or Villa de Alvarez), and those restaurants are called "botaneros", because you pay only the drinks and the food is free.   About your comment, I took my Torrent to the Pontiac dealer, last week, the service manager told me that is a common noise in Torrent, G5 and G6, for the electro assisted direction system, that in some cases the noise is louder than mine, he told me that the GM plant is going to make a new steering column that is going to avoid that noise, and I asked him, what is going to happen with us, GM is going to replace the steering column or what, he didn´t know. But he told me that my Torrent is safe I wont have problems with my steering wheel if I travel on it, I´m not convinced for the answer, and I´m going to visit another Chevrolet or Pontiac dealers, because the Equinox is the same system than the Torrent.   Greetings and I hope you visit Colima again. Replies to this message: steve_ (Aug 12, 2008 7:37 am)
#62 of 78 Re: Clicking in steering [gabriel2608] by steve_ HOST Aug 12, 2008 (7:37 am)
Replying to: gabriel2608 (Aug 12, 2008 7:30 am) you pay only the drinks and the food is free   I'm sure the drinks are why my memory is foggy.   Good luck with the noise.
#63 of 78 Problems with 2006 Torrent by scottaudio Aug 23, 2008 (7:10 pm)
We've had our 2006 AWD Torrent for 20 months (bought new in Jan 2007 as a dealer close-out on the lot). We have loved the car for handling, power, decent gas mileage (28 on the highway) and hauling capacity. However, I notice some of the problems we have encountered seem to be stardard from reading forum entries:   1) Noise from steering- Our dealer says it's a rubber boot on the steering colum and they lubricate it and the noise goes away until the lube wears off.   2) Loose panel sounding noise from front right- this was our radio antenna mount, as if you leave the antenna in place for even ONE car wash, it will break the plastic fender mount and then rattle in the fender. Thank goodness they fixed this in the 2007 models (no big fender mounted antenna!), but for 2006 models it's a problem.   3) Click/clack noise from rear end when backing down a hill (our driveway!). I always thought it was the drum rear brakes, but it ended up being a rear axle/differential problem that, thank goodness (since we currently have 26,000 miles on our car) they fixed it under warranty.   Our warranty ends at 36,000 miles and GM thinks I should pay them $1800 a year to extend it....I don't think so, as if this car becomes a perennial problem, it will quickly become someone else's problem!   Now, here are questions I'd like to pose to the forum:   1) We just had to have a brake job done. The pedal starting having "feeling" in it (I could really feel the brake [pads on the disks) and they noted we were due for brakes. Said they were worn down and glazed, so at 26,000 miles we had the rotors/drums resurfaced and new pads installed. Yeah, they work great now but I am VERY disspointed in the brake life (mileage-wise). Have any of you encountered this?   2) The automatic headlight sensor seems to be very insensitive. I back out of my garage in the middle of the day and plenty of sunshine (we live in the desert in Las Vegas, NV) and it will take 3-4 miles before the sensor finally turns off the full-on headlights and goes to daytime running lights. Unlike our 2003 Bonneville, the Torrest does NOT provide a method for by-passing the auto headlight sensor-it's always in the circuit and in control of the headlights. I asked my service rep at the dealer if there was an adjustment for this sensor and he said "no." Just curious-any of you noticed this or have an answer as to an adjustment?   I have really enjoyed reading this forum since buying our car last year, but this is my first post.   Thanks! Replies to this message: gabriel2608 (Aug 25, 2008 11:43 am) ehelene (Aug 25, 2008 12:16 pm)
#64 of 78 Re: Problems with 2006 Torrent [scottaudio] by gabriel2608 Aug 25, 2008 (11:43 am)
Replying to: scottaudio (Aug 23, 2008 7:10 pm) I have the same problem in the point number one, noise in the steering wheel column, I´d like to know how to fix that problem. Does somebody have a how to... about that? greetings from Colima, Mexico. Replies to this message: ehelene (Aug 25, 2008 12:16 pm)
#65 of 78 Re: Problems with 2006 Torrent [gabriel2608] by ehelene Aug 25, 2008 (12:16 pm)
Replying to: gabriel2608 (Aug 25, 2008 11:43 am) I took it into the repair shop six times for the noise in the steering column. They replaced the steering column assembly, that didn't work, then they greased up some components, that didn't work. Then they just kept saying they didn't hear it so I took it in while it was making the noise and made someone ride with me, they heard the noise, took it back for three days and gave it back saying they don't know what it is. Someone at the shop also put in the paperwork that they did a ride-along with me prior to the one that I insisted on, but they didn't.
#66 of 78 Re: Burning Smell, then check engine light. [tim1021] by jim287 Aug 29, 2008 (3:23 pm)
Replying to: tim1021 (Mar 14, 2008 5:14 pm) I had a burning smell in my 06 Torrent driving from Chicago to DC. The back of the steering column was heating up. I moved the position of the steering column to the next level and it stopped. I figured there must be a wire that gets pinched in that position.
#67 of 78 Odor from the vents by jcu_grad_97 Dec 15, 2008 (12:28 pm)
I have an '06 Torrent and have recently been having a strong odor, a mix between windshield wiper fluid and dead fish coming from my vents when I have the defroster on warm to hot. I've had it checked by my GM dealership, and they claimed that they fixed the problem by flushing my wiper fluid. This did not work. Any suggestions or anyone else having this problem?   Also, whenever I use my wiper fluid, I can smell it very strongly in the car. I don't believe I've ever had a car where I was able to smell the fluid so strongly. Replies to this message: scottaudio (Dec 29, 2008 8:38 pm) tidester (Dec 30, 2008 1:19 am)
#68 of 78 2006 Torrent Radio/interior lights not playing after ignition is turned off by jj_chenue Dec 21, 2008 (2:32 pm)
My mom-in-law has a 2006 Pontiac Torrent that has stopped playing the radio and turning on the interior lights once the ignition is turned off. Not sure if it is a sign of something bigger or not. Any idea's on things to check prior to taking it to the dealer? Doesn't seem to be the fuse, because the radio and lights work any other time.
#69 of 78 pontiac torrent headlight by timothy1313 Dec 28, 2008 (5:45 pm)
I am having trouble getting the headlight changed in my torrent. I unscrewed all the screws (that I could find), but it still seams to be stuck. Any help on removing the old light so I can get the new one in would be great. Replies to this message: aksid (Jan 31, 2009 7:59 pm)

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