These were the major causes that make the uTorrent not downloading and stuck at Connecting to Peers. Using non compatible VPN (Virtual Private Network).ISP (Internet Service Provider) Blocking Torrenting.No Seeds for the Torrent file (Dead Torrent).Firewall / Antivirus Blocking the Internet Access.This is the list the major causes of Utorrent not downloading problem: However, some problems and errors may occur before or after using these BitTorrent programs. BitTorrent Clients (such as uTorrent or Vuze) are very helpful to download and share files among Internet users (as far as the files are legal of course). Utorrent not downloading or stuck at connecting to peers is very annoying.