Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (battery, alternator, wiring, ignition, instrument cluster, infotainment).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2007 Pontiac Torrent owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
"ignition switch" I am continually having problems with my ignition switch getting stuck, it takes a few minutes but there is usually a click and then it releases. It appears that this is an ongoing problem. My concern is that I am not sure what actually needs to be fixed. I have read enough reviews that it could not be the ignition switch that actually needs to be fixed, can you tell me what is it that has to be repaired so that I do not have to sink tons of money in trying to find out what is actually wrong with it. I have 176,000 miles on my car and I have loved this car. It is and has been a great car, not perfect but a great car. I think in the life of the car I have had to replace a faulty spark plug, a window motor on the drivers side and it is still sluggish so I don't think that was the only problem. The rear window wiper motor has went out. …
Vehicle would not start. Jumped battery to get started. Stability control light came on. Steering wheel would not turn. Shut off after letting run to charge battery. Shuit off. Vehicle will not restart and the key cannot be removed from the ignition. This is the second time this happened. The last time the power steering motor control and the stability control module was replaced. All this while vehicle was parked in my garage. Vehicle has 26000 miles on it.
The wires which power the door window motor, electric locks and door speakers broke inside the rubber boot assembly which attaches the wire harness to the door and the door frame. Performing an online google search indicates this problem is endemic to the 2006-2009 Pontiac Torrent. I have repaired the wires in the harness but they broke again, January of 2015. I feel this is a safety issue that needs to be investigated.
Key does not always come out of the ignition. Vehicle is driven and when stopped the key will not come out. Steering wheel is not locked. When I called the dealership and told them the problem, I was told that I need to stop the vehicle always on a flat surface, put the car in park, pull the emergency brake , then turn the key and it will come out that way. That is ridiculous and it doesn't work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Torrent. While operating the vehicle, the electronic gauges on the instrument cluster and interior lighting suddenly turned off and on. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (elhart GMC, 822 chicago dr., holland mi) who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.
My passenger seatbelt warning light stays on when I have a passenger in the front. The ignition switch clicks constantly. The key keeps getting stuck in the ignition switch. The car engine skips whenever I slow down or accelerate. All of this happens whenever I'm driving highway or in town except for when I'm parked and the keys gets stuck in the ignition switch. Please help!!
When turning the vehicle off the key sticks and will not return to the off position and cannot be removed. Usually restarting and driving the vehicle a few feet will allow the key to be turned to off and removed. This has occurred multiple times and is extremely annoying.
Wiring harness between body & driver's door is too short, & subsequently stretches, frays & breaks the wires, resulting in failure of various door components: power door lock, power window, side mirror control, door chime, & door stereo speakers. The passenger door probably has same issue, but since this door is used less, the issue occurs less often. There are numerous instances of this from hundreds of Pontiac Torrent owners, with photos, on the internet. It is very disconcerting to know that so many others have had the same exact problem, yet there is no GM recall to correct a problem that is a definite design flaw, and not user error or other outside influence such as weather. Since I also had a problem with my sunroof not closing and sealing properly, I thought initially that the electrical problems in the door were from water running down into the door and shorting something out. …
For approx.2 year I have been having numerous problems with the stabiltrak, ABS, and check engine lights coming on. I have had it to the dealer multiple times with no resolution. I recently got it back again 2 weeks ago following repair. I now have an issue with the vehicle skipping out and jerking the car like it wants to quit when getting to a speed of 35 to 40 MPH. It is again in the shop for repair. I was told that the problem 2 weeks ago was a spark plug and wire, and had to pay to get it fixed, and it is still not repaired. I have been taking this vehicle in for repair for 2 years while it was still under warranty and now it is in the extended warranty which there is a deductible each time. This should have been resolved a long time ago and it is still not repaired. There is only 36500 miles on this car and should not be having such severe issues. Why has this not been recalled? …
The date is the first incident, had several after that. I owned the vehicle 8 days when the stabilization, traction control, anti-lock brake lights came on, so I took it to the dealer, they said it was a speed sensor, they would order part. I took it back to get it fixed, 30 minutes later same problem again, lights came on, so I went back, they assured me they fixed it and it was a quote "lights only" issue. A month later took it back again and low and behold the same code came up again, so either they fixed a bad part with a bad part or else they didn't really fix it. It also had been running in all wheel drive the whole time, which they told me it wasn't the first time. I still didn't feel safe so took it to a different dealer and they checked and said the steering computer needed reprogrammed, but on mygmlink.com it said they replaced the steering computer and the gas cap. …
Electrical complaints in other Torrent years
Frequently asked questions
How common are electrical problems on the 2007 Pontiac Torrent?
NHTSA has 26 complaints about the electrical system of the 2007 Pontiac Torrent, 11% of the model year's 243 complaints. The component named most often is ignition (1 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2007 Pontiac Torrent electrical problems?
No. NHTSA lists no electrical system recall for the 2007 Pontiac Torrent, though it has 4 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2007 Pontiac Torrent electrical problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 91,000 miles, and 14% before 25,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.