Pontiac TORRENT engine problems
18 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
625 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
79,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 522 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
18 of 625 complaints match this topic (2.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10166506 · 2006-08-25 (August 25, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. THE MALFUNCTION AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY PCM WIRING. ON THE SECOND INCIDENT, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, TO 5 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166506 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10168679 · 2006-09-19 (September 19, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE REAR AXLE, TIE ROD, AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP READJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10168679 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10424700 · 2011-09-12 (September 12, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WAS UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLEX PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10424700 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10569455 · 2014-03-14 (March 14, 2014)
THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO HAVE LOSS OF POWER OR STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE ONE PARTICULAR TIME THAT IS OF GREAT SAFETY CONCERN IS WHEN IT HAD LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ALSO WON'T RANDOMLY START AND HAVE BEEN STALLED IN THE -30 DEGREES FREEZING COLD FOR OVER AN HOUR ON A REMOTE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT INTO MULTIPLE MECHANICS, INCLUDING GM MECHANICS, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON. HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, ETC. CALLED GM, THEY CAN CAR LESS THAT THE CAR HAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON…
Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10569455 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10573465 · 2014-03-19 (March 19, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A DRIVEWAY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO ENTER THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. …
Owner-reported narrative. 81,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10573465 at NHTSA ↗