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2006 PONTIAC TORRENT — SEATS

fire1 injured · 1052957 · 2014-04-03

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
TORRENT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HAD MY HEATED SEAT TURNED ON AND I NOTICED MY BACK GETTING HOT. I PULLED OVER AND MY SEAT HAD A HOLE BURNED IN IT AND HAD BURNED MY SHIRT AS WELL AS MY BACK. I HAVE NOTIFIED GMC ALREADY AND THEY CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ASKING ME TO PAY $500.00 TO HAVE MY SEAT FIX. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE STATED THEY WERE BURNED AS WELL. I NEED SOMETHING TO BE DONE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE 500.00 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I AM ASKING FOR SOME HELP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10577104
Machine
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