Ownership Cost for 2007 Pontiac Torrent Base
Estimated: $39178 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2017 | $968 | $847 | $767 | $686 | $5285 |
| Insurance | $1598 | $1654 | $1712 | $1772 | $1834 | $8570 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1825 | $1010 | $835 | $2291 | $8724 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $571 | $571 | $571 | $571 | $571 | $846 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9660 | $7436 | $6797 | $6765 | $8520 | $39178 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | STEERING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY STIFF. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,900. |
| 2007 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING, NUMEROUS DASH LIGHTS CAME ON . VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK AND SHAKE. AS SUDDENLY AS IT BEGAN IT STOPPED. SEVERAL DAYS PASSED UNTIL THE CONDITION OCCURRED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DLR FOR SERVICE. ADVISE OF NO PROBLEMS FOUND; WAS TOLD TO TAKE A PICTURE WHEN IT RECURRED. AS SUGGESTED I TOOK PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. DLR ADVISED HE COULDN'T DETERMINE CONDITION FROM PICTURE. HOWEVER, GM HAD RELEASED A TSB WITH INFOR THAT COULD RESOLVE PROBLEM. THAT WORKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAD AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY CHECK FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS; THEY REPLACED PLUGS AND WIRES.THAT LASTED 2 MONTHS. THEY REPLACED A MODULE. THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS NOW THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. NO ONE CAN PINPOINT THE EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE LIGHTS COMING ON. *TR |
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