Pontiac Torrent
Registered from 2006 to 2009.
About this model
The Pontiac Torrent is a mid-size crossover SUV produced by General Motors for the 2006 to 2009 model years. A replacement for the Aztek, it was a mildly restyled version of the first-generation Chevrolet Equinox. The Torrent shared its basic body structure and mechanicals with the Equinox. However, the Torrent had a different front and rear end to distinguish it visually from the Equinox. The suspension was also modified to be firmer and sportier, and the electronic power steering was recalibrated to deliver a firmer, less artificial feel.
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Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1730 kg · 2860 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1730 kg · 2860 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1713 kg · 2860 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1713 kg · 2860 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Pontiac filed 969 bulletins about the 2009 Torrent.
- Equipment: 370
- Electrical system: 142
- Engine and engine cooling: 103
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 62
- Power train: 52
- Engine: 45
- Visibility: 32
- Fuel system, gasoline: 29
- Wheels: 27
- Tires: 16
- Other: 91
- New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH · September 2025
- 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… · August 2025
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician will find Diagnostic Trouble… · May 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
961 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.