Pontiac Torrent

Pontiac Sedan 2006-2009

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Make
Pontiac
Model
Pontiac Torrent
Year range
2006-2009
Generation
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Vehicle taxonomy
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Pontiac Torrent 2006-2007 coverage

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Short answer

CarFaultIQ's corrected dataset covers the Pontiac Torrent for 2006-2009. This page is a structured model hub; issue-specific claims remain evidence-gated.

Key takeaways

  • Supported years: 2006-2009 | Source market coverage: US and Canada | Structured catalogue hub only; no unverified fault claims

Pontiac Torrent is represented in CarFaultIQ’s corrected vehicle catalogue for 2006-2009, with source coverage for US and Canada.

This catalogue hub is intended to organize verified model-year and configuration data. Recorded fuel categories: Regular Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: not yet summarized. Recorded drivetrain categories: 4WD/AWD, AWD, FWD.

These fields describe structured dataset coverage only. Reliability, common-problem, recall, complaint, repair-cost and drivability claims should be added only when model-specific evidence has been verified.

Pontiac Torrent 2006–2007

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Structured vehicle data

These fields are read live from the imported v3.1 vehicle tables. They are configuration coverage, not reliability or safety conclusions.

  • Fuel types: Regular Gasoline
  • Electrification: Gasoline
  • Drivetrain: 4WD/AWD, AWD, FWD
  • Total structured variants: 24

2009 structured configurations

MarketTrim/source labelFuelElectrificationDriveTransmission
CanadaRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic Select Shift 6-speed
CanadaRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 5-speed
CanadaAWDRegular GasolineNot specifiedAWDAutomatic 5-speed
CanadaAWDRegular GasolineNot specifiedAWDAutomatic Select Shift 6-speed
USAWDRegular GasolineGasoline4WD/AWDAutomatic 5-speed
USAWDRegular GasolineGasoline4WD/AWDAutomatic (S6)
USFWDRegular GasolineGasolineFWDAutomatic (S6)
USFWDRegular GasolineGasolineFWDAutomatic 5-speed

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

4 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 12V459000 — model years 2007

    General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; model year 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, and Saturn ION vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona, California,…

  • 07V520000 — model years 2007

    CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ROOF RAIL AIRBAGS OR OPTIONAL SUNROOF FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201,"OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." DURING NHTSA IMPACT TESTS, THE INTERIOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION TEST POINTS EXCEEDED THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

  • 07V344000 — model years 2007

    CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." IN THESE VEHICLES, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS BUILT WITH A PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM. WHEN TESTED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE UNRESTRAINED SMALL ADULT, THE…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

1,059 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11023091 — model years 2008, 2009

    New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH

  • 11021792 — model years 2007, 2008, 2009

    This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, B3935, C0750, C0755, C0760, C0765, and/or C0775.

  • 11020816 — model years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

    This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

3 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2008077 — model years 2006

    On certain vehicles, the Daytime Running Lamp (DRL) resistor may crack. If water and road salt enters the crack, it could corrode the resistor. This could result in a loss of DRL illumination, and therefore, vehicles may be less visible to other motorists and pedestrians…

  • 2007262 — model years 2007

    On certain vehicles, the passenger sensing system may fail to detect a small adult occupying the right front seat due to an error in seat sensor calibration. In the event of a crash severe enough to activate the airbags, the front passenger airbag may not…

  • 2007194 — model years 2007

    Certain vehicles fail to conform to CMVSS 212 - Windshield Mounting. The windshield, liftgate glass and side stationary glass may not be properly secured to the vehicle body due to incorrect primer used during glass installation process. As a result, the windshield may not be…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

625 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • AIR BAGS: 106 reports
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 100 reports
  • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM: 98 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

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