2006 Pontiac Torrent Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 1%of 240 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 18,135miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the tires of the 2006 Pontiac Torrent, 1% of the 240 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,135 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a 2006 Pontiac Torrent, that is/was driven by my son who was on his way home from work. The highway he was driving on has a speed limit of 65 MPH, with a leniency of going 70 MPH. Well there is construction of repaving the highway, well not all of the repaving was done especially getting onto the off ramp which has a high 2-3 inch drop off of asphalt. Approx. 1/4 mile of the highway getting onto the off ramp which was not paved completely still having the 2-3 inch drop off of asphalt. …”
NHTSA complaint #10171483, filed 2006-10, 14,200 miles“The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Torrent. The tires are bridge stone firestone dueler h/t 684 ii p235/60r17. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH the front passenger side tire began to wobble and the front of the vehicle dropped completely to the ground. He attempted to pull to the side of the road but consequently crashed into a residential garbage can. While inspecting the vehicle he noticed that the side wall of the tire was completely shredded, blown out and the tire had a 16 inch deep tear in it. Before driving, he recalled that the tire pressure was normal. …”
NHTSA complaint #10203974, filed 2007-09, 18,135 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10227674Nov 29, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10210321Mar 7, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10208971Feb 3, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10205738Nov 8, 2021This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Tire/Wheel Characteristics (Vibration, Balance, Shake, Flat Spotting) of GM Original Equipment Tires.
- 10184105Nov 11, 2020This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10174300Mar 4, 2020This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Use of Nitrogen Gas in Tires.
- 10169356Nov 12, 2019This technical bulletin provides a procedure on how to clean and resurface aluminum wheel bead seats for vehicles that have the condition of Tire Slowly Goes Flat, Tire Air Loss…
- 10161906May 9, 2019This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Tire Radial Force Variation (RFV).
Tires: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Pontiac Torrent
89 complaintsElectrical system
63 complaintsEngine
29 complaintsSteering
29 complaintsEngine cooling
21 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsSeats
12 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsSuspension
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac Torrent
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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