How Reliable is the Pontiac Torrent?

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Torrent owners have made 194 complaints over 4 model years. It ranks 14th in reliability out of 17 eligible Pontiac models.

Our reliability rank is based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average Pontiac score is 11.72 while the Torrent comes in at 16.3.

What Torrent Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks

Years to Avoid

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

Torrent Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Torrent has 1 generation available in North American markets.

  1. 1st Generation Torrent

    Years
    2006–2009
    Reliability
    22nd of 27
    PainRank™
    11.91
    Complaints
    194
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Torrent Key Numbers

  1. 194 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 824 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 4 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

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