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2006 PONTIAC TORRENT — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 844097 · 2011-02-25

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
TORRENT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
57,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING REAR COLLISION. WIRES IN DRIVERS DOOR WERE BROKEN WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. NOT SURE IF THESE WIRES CONTROL AIRBAG OR NOT BUT POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS STOPPED WORKING, VARIOUS DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE WIRING HARNESS APPEARS TO BE INSTALLED TOO TIGHTLY CAUSING THE WIRES TO STRETCH WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED. GOOGLE "2006 PONTIAC TORRENT WIRING HARNESS" TO FIND THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10384454
Machine
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