Pontiac TORRENT transmission problems
12 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
12 of 625 complaints match this topic (1.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
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 10970443 · 2017-04-04 (April 4, 2017)
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 FIGURED THAT A 40K/ 4 YEAR WARRANTY WAS A GOOD IDEA. IT WAS!! IT ALL STARTED WHEN I TOOK IT TO A CAR WASH A WEEK AFTER BUYING IT, WELL I EXITED THE CAR WASH AND HAD NO THROTTLE WITH GAS PEDDLE, I WAS STUCK. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TUBES THAT ALLOW THE SUN ROOF TO DRAIN WERE CLOGGED AND WATER BACKED UP AND TRAVELED DOWN THE LEFT FRONT PILLAR AND FRIED THE THROTTLE SENSOR. REPLACED IT AND ON I WENT. THESE TUBES BLO…
Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10970443 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10208691 · 2007-11-12 (November 12, 2007)
GOING UP A SMALL GRADE OR JUST DRIVING THE SERVICE STBILITRAK LIT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AS LONG AS CAR IS RUNNING. HAS BEEN IN DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS SAME THING. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THIS LIGHT CAME ON AND WE DID, ALL THE TOLD ME IS IT SAID TO REPROGRAM. SEEN THE LAST DEALER VISIT THE LIGHT HAS CAME ON TWO MORE TIMES. THE ONLY THING THAT IS NOTICEABLE IS THE SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10208691 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10363793 · 2010-11-02 (November 2, 2010)
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT (CHEVROLET EQUINOX) THAT EXPERIENCES WILD ENGINE / TRANSMISSION / BRAKING BEHAVIOR DURING RAIN STORMS. THE BEHAVIOR IS THE ENGINE CUT-OUT + ANTILOCK BRAKES ALL AT ONCE, ALL FOUR TIRES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES, I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE NEW AND IT HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF STABILITY CONTROL IN THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY GET ABOUT ONE COMPLAINT A WEEK LI…
Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10363793 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10544350 · 2013-09-19 (September 19, 2013)
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OUR TORRENT. FIRST APPEARED AS "SERVICE STABILITRAK", WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE POWERING DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOT VERY SAFE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY HAD THE DEALER REPAIR IT BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, STATING THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. IT APPEARED TO BE OKAY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THEN THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP (APP…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10544350 at NHTSA ↗