Pontiac Aztek Complaints (2001)

216 consumer complaints on file.

#8007380April 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR SERVICE ON ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007111April 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE WHEN ABS LIGHT AND CHIMES SOUNDED. THIS WAS AN INDICATION ABS WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER INFORMED VEHICLE WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES.*AK ABS STILL DO NOT WORK, DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE BCM, ALSO REPLACED BLOWN RIGHT TURN BLINKER BULB AND REPLACED RIGHT REAR STOP LAMP BULB. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006035March 25, 2002
SEATS
CAR WAS HIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE (ABOUT THE MIDDLE)THE CAR THEN ROLLED OVER--WHEN EVERYTHING STOPPED ONE OF THE SEATS WAS HANGING BY THE SEATBELT--THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT WENT OUT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE ONE--I DON'T BELIEVE THE CAR SHOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER SO EASILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004340February 21, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN STOPPED WORKING, DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG MODULE 3 TIMES IN A 2 MONTH PERIOD. PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004179February 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, RESULTING IN AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, AND CAUSING MINOR BODY INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004020February 13, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES ON GOING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASION AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757490January 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ON 01/05/2002 I REAR-ENDED A 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, MY AIRBAGS DID "NOT" DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD ME FROM HITTIG THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. I HAD REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT I DIDN'T THINK THE SEATBELTS IN THE FRONT WERE WORKING CORRECTLY NOT MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. HE CONVINCED ME THAT THESE WERE NEWER SEATBELTS THAT DO NOT REACT AS SENSITIVE AS THE OLDER MODEL VEHICLES. I ENDED UP BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CHEST CONTUSIONS, LEG CONTUSTIONS AND CERVICAL STRAIN. I HAVE SEARCHED YOUR SIGHT AND FOUND THAT THE 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK HAS REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING DUE TO NO EXCELERANT OR DEPLOYING TOO HARD DUE TO EXESSIVE EXCELERANT. I FEEL THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW AND FEEL THAT THE THREAT TO OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES IS VERY REAL AND VERY DANGEROUS. *AK,
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8002340January 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKES WERE WARPED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE DRUM WAS WARPED AND RUST CHIPS WERE FALLING OFF OUTSIDE OF THE DRUMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG AND SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED, CONSUMER HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 05-OCT-2001 FROM THE REAR IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754220November 7, 2001
TIRES
I HIT A POTHOLE AT 25 MPH AND WITHIN 1/2 MILE THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. ON INSPECTION, THE TIRE HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLASH MARK ON THE SIDEWALL, PROCEEDING INTO THE TREAD. I TOOK THE TIRE TO DANIELS PONTIAC IN GENEVA NY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A ROADHAZARD PROBLEM, SO THERE WOULD BE NO COVERAGE. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A BACKORDER ON THIS TIRE SO IT MAY TAKE UP TO A WEEK TO GET A NEW TIRE. I AM FORCED TO RIDE ON THE DONUT SPARE TIRE IN THE MEANTIME. I CONTACTED A FIRESTONE REP. DOUG HILL WHO WOULD ONLY OFFER TO HAVE THE TIRE PICKED UP AND AFTER INSPECTION WILL COVER NO MORE THAN 50% FOR THE COST OF THE TIRE. AT THIS POINT, THE MONEY IS THE LEAST OF MY CONCERN FOR ONE TIRE. AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS TIRE, ON BOTH THE NHTSA SITE AND OTHER WEBSITES, I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES. MR. HILL STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES, HENCE FIRESTONE WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING BEYONE 50% FOR THIS ONE TIRE. I HOPE THAT THE RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF THIS TIRE MODEL WILL BE LOOKED AT CLOSELY, AS THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PATTERN OF PROBLEMS WITH IT. OBVIOUSLY FIRESTONE WILL NOT ADMIT TO ANY CULPABILITY, NOR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE TIRE, UNLESS FORCED TO DO SO. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/70R/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898375October 29, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BACK DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE IS TIED INTO BACK WHEEL WELD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH BACK DOORS SHUT INTO BACK WHEEL WELLS, MUD FROZE ON THE WHEEL WELLS AND KEPT THE BACK DOORS FROM OPENING, CONSUMER HAD TO CHIP OFF THE MUD IN ORDER TO OPEN THE BACK DOORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753309October 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 2ND "NEW" CAR I HAVE BOUGHT FROM TOM PEDENS AND IT IS ALSO THE 2ND "LEMON" I TRADED IN A 2000 GRAND PRIX BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE TROUBLE I WAS HAVING PLUS I LOST $2,000 ON THE TRADE-IN, BUT I NEEDED A DEPENDABLE CAR, AND I CHOSE THE "AZTEC" AND RECEIVED ANOTHER LEMON. NOW WHAT DO I DO? THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE RATTLES, REMOTE, OR THE LATCH, SO DID I SPEND $22,000 FOR ANOTHER CAR? I WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY AND LOOK OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. REALLY HOW SAFE ARE THEY, WHEN THEY GET IN A BRAND NEW CAR THAT IS FALLING APART? PLEASE HELP ME!!!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897115October 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD ALSO FAIL. VEHICLE WOULD ACT ERRATICALLY. HAD VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN TWICE BY MECHANIC BEFORE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. MECHANIC DISABLED AIR BAG, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896815September 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT WHEELS CASTER ARE OFF AND UNEVEN, UNABLE TO ALIGN/AJUST FRONT WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WANTED BODY SHOP TO BEND FRONT FRAME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002692May 3, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
A PRART IS MISSING FROM REAR DOOR SECURITY LOCK. THERE IS NO LEVER TO ENGAGE LOCKS, ONLY A HOLE IN THE STEAL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER SAID TO USE A KEY TO MANIPULATE THE LOCK WHICH WOULD DAMAGE THE KEY OR INTERNAL PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883128March 15, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 65MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736680November 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. NEW BATTERY INSTALLED BY DEALER AFTER FIRST INCIDENT WHERE CAR DIED TWICE IN ONE DAY--ONCE UPON BACKING UP/ONCE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE UPON STARTUP. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT -- WILL RUN OKAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEN SHUTDOWN UPON STARTUP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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