NHTSA Complaint #11218426 — 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT

"TAKATA RECALL" WE JUST GOT THIS CAR IT JUST STARTED LEAKING AROUND THE FUEL TANK. MY HUSBAND BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL GAGE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE BEFORE WE GOT THE CAR. IT CAME FROM WINDOWROCK, ARIZONA, WAS SOLD TO A DEALERSHIP IN FARMINGTON, NM. THEN IT WAS SOLD TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN KIRTLAND, NM. WE HAVE IT NOW AND HAVE HAD IT ALMOST A MONTH. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ERROR IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP LOCATION AND HOW TO CHANGE IT OUT. I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS AND AIRBAG PROBLEMS BEING A RECALL ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OUT OF ARIZONA. WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT OUR CAR IS NOT GOING TO CATCH FIRE DUE TO THIS FUEL PUMP LEAK, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND NO ONE HEEDED THAT RECALL OR THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. WE WANT TO BE AND STAY SAFE, AND TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS NOTICED WHEN THE 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT WAS PARKED. IT LEAKS MORE AND QUITE A LOT OF GAS WHILE IT IS PARKED OR NOT MOVING SUCH AS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. IT MAY BE LEAKING WHILE IT IS TRAVELING DOWN THE STREET, HIGHWAY ETC. WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. WHILE PARKED AT THE GROCERY STORE FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES IT LEAKED A PUDDLE OF GAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL AROUND ONTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE WE WERE JUST PARKED IN A SPACE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS OR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHOULD THIS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED? WE REALLY NEED THIS UNSAFE SITUATION CORRECTED SO THAT IT DOESN'T CATCH FIRE AND ONE OF US OR SOMEONE ELSE BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE IN A CAR FIRE FROM THIS PROBLEM.