Ownership Cost for 2008 Pontiac Torrent Base
Estimated: $41225 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2226 | $1069 | $935 | $846 | $757 | $5833 |
| Insurance | $1655 | $1713 | $1773 | $1835 | $1899 | $8875 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1831 | $1044 | $943 | $2291 | $8872 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $663 | $663 | $663 | $663 | $663 | $983 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10187 | $7786 | $7175 | $7212 | $8865 | $41225 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IN MAY OF 2012, I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF MY VEHICLE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BAD FUEL CAP, SO I REPLACED IT. THAT DID NOT HELP. SINCE I WAS PLANNING A TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND CHECK IT OUT. HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I HAVE A FULL TANK OR IF IT IS ALMOST ON EMPTY, THE SMELL IS THE SAME. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS NOW AND I STILL HAVE THAT HORRIBLE SMELL. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE DROPPED TO SEE IT THEY CAN TELL WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THERE IS A SMALL LEAK COMING FROM SOMEWHERE. THIS IS MY ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP FOR THEM TO KEEP FOR AN UNDETERMINED ABOUT OF TIME. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO!!! IS THERE A DANGER OF AN EXPLOSION? IT IS AT THERE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR |
| 2008 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES VERY EARLY ON DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR (I THINK ABOUT 35K MILES) SO THAT IS THE FIRST ISSUE. AFTER CHANGING MY TIRES, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL SEEMS TO FAIL. I WILL BE AT A DEAD STOP AND GO TO ACCELERATE WHEN MY TIRES SLIP AND THE TRACTION FLASHES. I HAD MY TIRES LOOKED AT AND THEY WERE DEEMED TO BE FINE. NOW THAT IT IS SNOWING, IT WAS AT ITS WORST TODAY. IT WAS FISHTAILING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SNOW/ICY ROADS AND THE TIRES WON'T GRIP THE ROAD AT ALL FOR THE FIRST 400 FEET OR SO EVERY SINGLE TIME I GO FROM A STOP. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I FELT MORE COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY PONTIAC VIBE OR GRAND AM IN SNOW THAN THIS AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TRACTION CONTROL!! NOBODY IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, BUT I SEE OTHER REPORTS. THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL!!! *TR |
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