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2007 Pontiac Torrent air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 55 complaints for the 2007 Pontiac Torrent, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
55 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2007 Pontiac Torrent Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 75,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 75,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 31% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 45 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac torque. The contact was driving approximately 50 MPH and crashed into a cement wall. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent towing company. The contact injured her right hand and neck. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000. Updated 02/27/14 the consumer was rear ended. Updated 02/27/14

Reported at 67,000 miles, January 2014 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac torrent. The contact stated the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel whenever a passenger was seated in the front passenger seat. An authorized dealer as well as the manufacturer were notified and they informed the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 07v344000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage is 95,000.

Reported at 45,000 miles, June 2009

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