2008 Pontiac Torrent problems, complaints & recalls

2026-05-01 · Air Bags

“my sons who is a new driver and has a 2008 pontiac torrent recently has had the passenger air bag light come on saying passenger airbag off when someone is sitting in the seat so i brought it in and was told that it could possibly be fixed but it’s not a guarantee that it will fix the problem and it will cost over $2500 for a maybe it’ll fix it and…”

2026-03-19 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“electrical problems have been occurring. my lights keep getting dim, then bright. check engine light is on, the truck is making a loud noise, overheating, battery draining fast. please note that the battery is new, starter is new, water pump is new , i got new engine fans, radiator and the truck is still running hot, battery dies over night. i need…”

2025-02-03 · Structure · 165,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2008 pontiac torrent. the contact stated that while her daughter was driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle was vibrating excessively. the abs warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the rear sub frame had an excessive amount of rust. the vehicle was not rep…”

2023-02-03 · Air Bags · 125,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2008 pontiac torrent. the contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated while the front passenger seat was not occupied. the vehicle was diagnosed and a failure code for the passenger presence system (pps) was retrieved. the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 17v061000 (air ba…”

2021-11-28 · Air Bags

“service air bag light continually goes on and of randomly, at times does not recognize when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. this is a serious problem because when air bag light is on it disables the air bags which won’t deploy in a crash. i found that they recall the 2007 models for this exact problem, now is the time to recall the 2008 f…”

2021-11-16 · Air Bags · 💥 crash

“the contact's friend owed a 2008 pontiac torrent. the contact stated while the owner was driving at an unknown speed when he fell asleep and rear-ended a semi-truck. the contact was seated at the front passenger side and the air bag did not deploy but the front driver side air bag did deploy. the contact stated the driver had a laceration on his ri…”

2020-08-17 · Air Bags · 125,000 mi

“the vehicles airbag system was intermittent on showing the airbag light (service airbag soon). also the passenger airbag light goes from on to off periodically and now later on months later the system always stays on off even when someone is in the passenger seat. i have read about others having the same issue on their 2007 model torrents and they …”

2019-10-21 · Wheels · 138,000 mi

“when driving the vehicle slows down, it feels like the brakes are applied on their own. the service stabiltrak light blinks, stabilitrak off, and traction control off flash. it feels as if the wheels do not slow at the same time. the vehicle makes an awful noise.…”

2019-09-18 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 70,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac torrent. the contact stated that a very strong odor of fuel was present inside and outside the vehicle. also, the fuel gauge malfunctioned and the driver was unable to determine the fuel level in the fuel tank. the vehicle was taken to wilson county motors (903 south harden dr, lebanon, tn), but was not diagnosed…”

2019-09-10 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 98,000 mi

“vehicle with around 100k. traction control has been disabled for about two years for no reason. goes off sporadically. now vehicle is overheating for no reason. i've been told that there are no indications of headgasket. oil is clean, overflow is full, no leaks to be seen. overheats mostly when standing idle. vehicle is a headache. how are there…”