2006 Pontiac Torrent
Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Pontiac Torrent.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Torrent. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the power steering failed … |
| 2019-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY POWERS DOWN COMPLETELY LOOSING STEERING, BRAKING, ACCELERATION, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND LIGHTS, NO … |
| 2019-05-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES INADVERTENTLY DISENGAG… |
| 2019-04-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP OR WHEN … |
| 2019-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING MY BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE ABS AND TC CONTROL LIGHTS TURN ON THIS HAS HAPPENED … |
| 2018-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEAT DOESN'T WORK IN CAR FREEZING COLD IN CAR |
| 2018-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS … |
| 2018-08-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT BROKE |
| 2018-06-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2018-06-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER FAILED TO PRODUCE HOT AIR AND THE … |
| 2018-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND A… |
| 2018-01-15 | SEATS | No | 1 | MY HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH MY SEAT AND THROUGH MY SWEAT SHIRT AND ONTO MY SKIN BURNING ME. MY CAR WAS PARKED … |
| 2017-12-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, … |
| 2017-08-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE WITHOUT PRIOR SYMPTOMS - POWER ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER BEING DRIVEN/PARKED/STARTED A… |
| 2017-08-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, COLD AIR BLEW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2017-03-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHERE TO START AS IT WOULDN'T LET ME SELECT MORE THAN 3 OPTIONS. I BOUGHT MY TORRENT IN 06 WITH 65K MILES ON IT AND FIG… |
| 2017-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT WHILE IDLING AND LEAKED… |
| 2017-02-22 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATE… |
| 2017-02-13 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A BURNING SENSATION E… |
| 2016-12-07 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | HEATER SOMETIMES BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR, REGARDLES OF SETTINGS |
| 2016-11-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE EVENING OF 11/9/16 IN THE RAIN IN AN "S" CURVE, SLIDING INTO AND HITTING… |
| 2016-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. THE ENTIRE YEAR I HAVE HAD THIS CRAPPY VEHICLE IT HAS DONE THIS. … |
| 2016-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ONLY WORKS PART TIME. AFTER THE SYSTEM RUNS FOR A WHILE IT STOPS COOLING AND WARMS… |
| 2016-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, SOMETIMES HEAT ONLY BLOWS COOL AIR, MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A DEFECT B… |
| 2016-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A NUMBER OF UNUSUAL ISSUES HAVE PLAGUED US WITH THIS CAR! THE KEYS SLIDE OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING… |
| 2016-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIG… |
| 2016-06-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | GOODYEAR COMFORTRED TOURING TREAD FAILURE SOLD BY AUTOTIRE SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI |
| 2016-06-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THIS SUV HOPPING IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN MY LITTLE SATURN I HAD AND MORE TRUSTING. BUT SO FAR IT HAS PROV… |
| 2016-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT EVERY STOP. THIS INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING A SAFETY… |
| 2016-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT ABOUT 6MPH AT EVERY STOP, REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS. NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. |
| 2016-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT H… |
| 2016-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY IGNITION SWITCH MOVES OUT OF THE "RUN" POSITION, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND TURNING OFF THE… |
| 2016-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO TURN OFF WITH THE KEY IN THE OF… |
| 2015-10-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT ON ME SO I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVELS. I TOP THE COOLANT LEVEL OFF AND CONTI… |
| 2015-10-04 | SEATS | No | 1 | I HAD JUST TURNED MY CAR ON TO GO TO WORK, AND IT WAS COLD OUT, SO I TURNED ON MY SEAT WARMERS. WITHIN SECONDS I FELT H… |
| 2015-09-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS FAILING (IMPELLER IN EPS PUMP) SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE ALREADY BEEN REC… |
| 2015-09-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MY 2006 TORRENT HAS NO HEAT. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DO HAVE THE BROKEN TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. I DID RECEIV… |
| 2015-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT AND DEFROSTER IN MY CAR. IT DOES NOT WORK, AND THUS CAUSES MAJOR VISIBILITY PROBLEMS BEC… |
| 2015-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT FAILED TO WORK IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2015-09-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I HIT HER FROM BEHIND. MY FRONT END HAS A LOT OF DA… |
| 2015-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON DELIVERY OF 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT ON JULY 10, 2015, I EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE OVERWHE… |
| 2015-06-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN BACKING OUT IN THE MORNING SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL FLOWING THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND WHEN EXCELERA… |
| 2015-03-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM QUEBEDEAUX BUICK IN TUCSON ARIZONA. SERVICED FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS TWICE: VISOR ACCESSORY, … |
| 2015-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. KEY LOCKS IN IGNITION 2. ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES WARNING LIGHT , AIRBAG AND STAY ON. . BRAKES LOCK… |
| 2015-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAIL… |
| 2015-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER SHUTTING OFF MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, I HEARD A CLICKING THAN A POWER UP TYPE SOUND AND NEXT I KNEW THE CAR WAS T… |
| 2015-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP TO HAVE HEATER REPLACED. MECHANIC REMOVED OLD … |
| 2014-11-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE MELTED THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE SEAT BACK. IT MELTED ABOUT A NICKEL SIZE HOLE IN THE… |
| 2014-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND FELL OFF INSIDE OF MY CAB CAUSING MY HEAT TO FAIL INSIDE MY CAB FOR BOTH DEFROST … |
| 2014-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, AN UNKNOWN ODOR WAS PRESENT … |