Pontiac Aztek Complaints (2001)

216 consumer complaints on file.

#10176040December 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT DEFECTIVE AND THE CONTACT WAS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE, AND WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OF THIS POSSIBLY HAPPENING AGAIN. THE LIGHTS, DOORS AND WINDOWS FAILED ON A REGULAR BASIS. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174506November 28, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES MY FUEL GAUGE BECAME UNRELIABLE. ONCE THE FUEL LEVEL WOULD GET BELOW HALF A TANK, THE GAUGE NEEDLE WOULD START BOUNCING AROUND. IT WOULD GO FROM HALF A TANK TO A FULL TANK TO AN EMPTY TANK EVEN SETTING OFF THE FUEL LIGHT. I DEALT WITH THIS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THEN IT QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER. NOW THE NEEDLE NEVER DROPS BELOW 3/4 OF A TANK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172381November 1, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE CONDENSER BECAUSE OF FAULTY BRACKET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172383November 1, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING,COULD NOT TELL HOW MUCH FUEL THERE WAS. DEALER SAID FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT. NOTICE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE AT 50,000 MILES. ALSO AC ALSO WENT OUT AT 50,000 DEFECTED BRACKET GM WILL NOT BACK UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170253October 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY PONTIAC AZTEC MAIN POWER CONTROL MODULE (A COMPUTER UNIT CONTROLLING EVERY ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS IN THE CAR INCLUDING STARTING THE CAR,CAR KEYS FUNCTION,WORKING EVERY CAR LIGHTS,OPENING DOORS,CONTROLLING BATTERY OUTPUT,SECURITY SYSTEM, AMONG OTHERS), WAS DEFECTIVE, DEAD, AND OUT OF ORDER .THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE SOME WEAK CLICKS YOU CAN HARDLY HEAR AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM WHEN YOU STOP THE CAR AND THEN IT DIES OUT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE C.D. PLAYER WAS EJECTING C.D. WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED MY SUV WAS LIKE A DEAD MOUNTAIN, I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPEN ONE MORNING WHILE THE CAR WAS AT A STAND STILL. YOU PUT THE CAR KEY TO START IT AND IT GETS STUCK! YOU TRY TO JUMP STARTED BUT IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. YOU CANT DO NOTHING TO IT. PLUS, ALTHOUGH ITS AN UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM,OR CAR PART, ONLY THE DEALER CAN FIX IT AND NOBODY ELSE. SO AFTER YOU TOW IT TO THEM YOU ARE UNDER THEIR MERCY TO TELL YOU WHATEVER THEY LIKE TO TELL FOR HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO BE FIXED, AND WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED, IT IS LIKE A MONOPOLY, AND IT IS NOT FAIR. WHAT IF THAT MODULE DIES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY? AND WHAT IF IT DIES WHILE DOORS ARE LOOKED, YOU ARE DRIVING, IT LOOKS THE DRIVER IN INSIDE THE CAR, AND YOU CANT GET OUT WHILE IT IS MOVING FROM WHAT EVER CHARGE LEFT? IT IS REALLY A SCARY FEELING? AND VERY EMOTIONALLY STRESSFUL WHEN I AM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO TO START IT. BUT I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED IN MY HOME GARAGE! PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND LET THE MANUFACTURE KNOW THEY CAN NOT BE CHEAP ON THAT PART WHICH CONTROL EVERYTHING AS I DESCRIBED ABOVE. MAY BE AS A SOLUTION TO THIS COMPLEXES-FUNCTIONED FAILURE IS TO DIVERSIFY THE FUNCTIONS ON MANY SMALL AND MULTIPLE MODULES SO AS TO BE EASY TO BE FIXED. PUT MORE WARNING ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF IT FAILS ON THE ROAD, IN THEIR CATALOGUE( I HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT TO DO) PLEASE PREVENT THIS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS FAILURE TO HAPPEN TO ANOTHER FELLOW CITIZEN AND ON THE ROAD? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168372September 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2001 AZTEC PONTIAC. DURING A ROUTINE VISIT IN A CAR SHOP, THEY TOLD ME MY CAR HAS AN INTAKE GASKET LEAK AND THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT. THEY SUGGESTED ME TO SEE GM IN DIRECT AND FIND A DEAL WITH THEM. HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE SINCE MY CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES ?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159225June 7, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER WAS REPLACED IN SUMMER OF 2003 AND AGAIN IN 2005. MECHANIC SAID THAT BOTH INCIDENTS WERE DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING (BRACKET). THE BRACKET SOMEHOW CAUSES A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER IN THE SAME PLACE. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD CONDENSERS FOR PROOF. THERE IS NOTHING THE MECHANIC CAN DO TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157372May 10, 2006
AIR BAGS
2001 AZTEK PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. *TS ***NAR*** THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, LEFT THE CONSUMERS FIANCE AND TWO CHILDREN WITH TEMPORARY HEARING LOSS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10156770May 4, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. AC CONDENSER WAS REPLACED. REPAIR TECH SAID THAT THERE WAS A BRACKET THAT WAS POORLY MADE, AND THAT BRACKET WOULD PUNCH HOLES IN THE CONDENSER. TECH SAID THE PARTS SUPPLIER HAD SOLD OVER 200 CONDENSERS IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. REPAIR TECH HAD FIXED 3 EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148667January 11, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2001 PONTIAC AZTEK LEAKED GAS DUE TO A FAULTY GAS TANK. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES. THE FUMES WERE BAD ENOUGH TO BURN THE OCCUPANTS EYES AND THROAT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRACK THE WINDOWS TO GET RELIEF. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONSUMER STILL SMELLED GAS. HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE A PUDDLE OF GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SEAM IN THE GAS TANK WERE FAULTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143511November 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
BOUGHT 2001 AZTEC BECAUSE I HAD ALWAYS LIKED THE DESIGN. HAD CAR FOR FOUR MONTHS AND BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED CLEANING. DIDN'T HELP. TOOK BACK AND THEN THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE PADS,WHICH THEY SAID WEREN'T ORIGINAL GM PADS(EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE INSPECTED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT) AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE THAT WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. TOOK IT 2 SERVICE CENTER OUTSIDE OF DEALERSHIP AND BRAKE PADS WERE FINE JUST EMITTED A LOT OF BRAKE DUST THEY BOTH SAID. HEAD LIGHTS SOMEWHAT FLICKER WHEN DRIVING. DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT ON TEMP WENT OUT. ON TAILLIGHTS THE FINISH IS COMING OFF(A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES BEING CHEAP GRADE PLASTIC). THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUTTON SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AND THE ENTIRE UNIT FELL THROUGH AND HAD TO GET INSIDE OF DOOR TO PUSH IT BACK THROUGH TO GET WINDOW UP BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING(ANOTHER PROBLEM A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE).IT SEEMS THESE VEHICLES HAVE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGES. MINE WENT OUT AFTER MARATHON GAS HAD BAD GAS AND THE COMPANY HAD TO REPLACE EVERYONE'S SENSORS. I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE GAS. THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS MOVES UP AND DOWN STILL AND WHEN IDLING GOES DOWN. THE SES LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR TEMP GOES OUT. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THE COMP SAID TEMP CONTROL MODULATOR PLUG WAS DIRTY. HAD PLUG CLEANED AND REMEDIED PROBLEM. 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME HAPPENED AGAIN AND 5 MIN AFTER THE SES LIGHT CAME ON THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON AND THIS VEHICLE NEVER HAS NOTHING GOING RIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141981November 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHEN MY WIFE DROVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS A LOAD SOUND CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ERRATICALLY. SHE PUSHED THE ONSTAR BUTTON AND THEY TOLD HER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION AND EVEN SERVICE SOME PARTS FOR THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES, THIS IS NOT NORMAL! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142007November 7, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONDENSER BROKE FOR AIR CONDITIONER. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON JUST ABOUT EVERY AZTEK! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140811October 26, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE THING GO WRONG WITH OUR 2001 AZTEK WE PURCHASED UNDER 40,000 MILES, NOW HAS ABOUT 60, 000- THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED- MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE BEEN LIKE THAT FROM MANUFACTURER, AS HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THAT BAD IN A CAR OF THAT AGE- AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT WORKING- WENT ON THE WEB, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS DUE TO CRACKED/LEAKING COMPRESSORS- ALSO, FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED- NEEDLE IS VERY SPORADIC, AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE- THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM- HAD INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS WELL- THIS WAS THE ONLY THING FIXED BY PONTIAC- I RECENTLY CONTACTED PONTIAC, WHO WAS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140209October 19, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEC. FIVE MONTHS AGO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REPLACED TWO OXYGEN SENSORS; ONE IN MAY 2005, AND ONE IN AUGUST 2005. THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO AUTO ZONE TODAY AND THEIR COMPUTER SHOWED HER THAT SHE NEEDED ANOTHER OXYGEN SENSOR. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD GONE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE ONLY THING SHOWING UP WAS A BAD OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140156October 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE GAS GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE GAUGE SAYS THE TANK IS FULL WHEN IT'S EMPTY AND VISE VERSA. IT GOES UP AND DOWN CONTINUALLY. MY DAD HAS A 2001 GM VEHICLE ALSO AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139047October 7, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PURCHASED MY 2001 AZTEK IN OCTOBER 2000. EVERY YEAR (WINTER) SINCE 2001, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I LOSE MY TRACTION CONTROL WHICH AUTOMATICALLY TAKES OUT MY ABS BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, CONSIDERING WHERE I LIVE. THERE ARE 5 INCIDENT DATES, THUS FAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138055September 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK OF MY 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK BEGAN TO LEAK AT THE NECK(OF THE TANK). AT MY DEALERSHIP (MARIETTA GMC, PONTIAC) I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS TO REPLACE THE TANK AT A COST OF $ 950.00 TO ME. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED VIA RECALL. IF MY HOME HAD GAS FIRED WATER HEATERS OR FURNACES IN THE GARAGE I MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS LETTER, BECAUSE THE FIRST INDICATION I HAD OF THIS PROBLEM WAS WITH THE LEAKAGE INSIDE MY GARAGE, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. CLEARLY THIS IS A FAILURE OF MATERIALS AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ABUSE TO THE TANK IN ANY MANNER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137783September 22, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER IS INQUIRING ABOUT ANY RECALLS LISTED FOR THE 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK AND THE 2000 FORD FOCUS.*MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135905September 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 AZTEK WITH 85,000 KMS THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. ACCELERATED AT HIGHWAY ON RAMP, LOUD BANG THEN NO GEARS. NO PARK, NO REVERSE. TRANSMISSION TOTALLY REBUILT BY REPUTABLE MECHANIC, COST $3000 TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT GM USING POOR QUALITY PARTS, NOT BUILT TO LAST AND THEREFORE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND NOT BUILT TO LAST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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