Pontiac Aztek Complaints

566 consumer complaints on file.

#10118002April 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY DEALERSHIP(BUICK,PONTIAC,GMC) IN DUBLIN AFTER MY ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE INTAKE VALVE SEAL IS LEAKING COOLANT. MY QUERY IS THIS A DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTUER? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117950April 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2003 PONTIAC AZTEK.....EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE- FLICKERING LIGHTS, UNUSUAL ODOR. SMOKE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE AUTOMOBILE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. WITHIN MINUTES, FLAMES CAME THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER'S SEATAND AUTOMOBILE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES, VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. IT WAS UNSALVABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116708April 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT BY MYSELF, MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON ME. THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED AND I LOST THE STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GM AND WAS TAKEN TO WAYNE WOODRUMS PONTIAC DEALERSHIP IN MACOMB, IL. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, THERE WERE NO CODES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING BRAKING ISSUES THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED, PCV VALVE FAILURE, AND CURRENTLY IT IS STRUGGLING WHILE DRIVING AND LOUD RATTLING, I AM CALLING WOODRUMS BACK TOMMORROW MORNING. I AM UNSURE OF THE DATE THIS HAPPENED, ALL OF MY PAPERWORK IS IN ANOTHER LOCATION. I DO KNOW IT WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116721April 11, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
FRONT HUBS (BEARINGS) WEARING OUT. 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK. CURRENTLY INSTALLING THE 4TH AND 5TH NEW BEARINGS ON VEHICLE. ONLY 60,000 MILES. TECHNICIAN SAYS THAT BEARING FAILURE COULD RESULT IN FRONT TIRE & RIM BREAKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116505April 6, 2005
EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ON MAY 28, 2004 I TOOK MY 2001 AZTEK TO DEALER TO SEE WHY MY AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR THEY FOUND LEAK IN RIGHT LOWER CORNER OF CONDENSER, $845 PLUS TAX I DECLINED THE REPAIRS BUT STILL COST ME $75.00 JUST TO CHECK. I ASKED AT A REGULAR CAR REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TRIED TO GET A NEW CONDENSER BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS A DEFECT AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX. THIS WAS AT 75,174 MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. VERY FEW PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THIS. I AM NOW AT 97,000 AND STILL NO AIR. WHY FIX IF IT WILL DO IT AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117433March 31, 2005
SEATS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
2001 PONTIAC AZTEC FRONT SEATS HAS A SHARP PIECE OF THE SEATS FRAME STICKING THROUGH.*MR THE FINISH ON THE TAIL LIGHTS PEELED OFF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116125March 30, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TWO WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED ON MY 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK BEFORE 50,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY I RECOGNIZED THE NOISE BEFORE ANYTHING TRAGIC HAPPENED. PONTIAC REPLACED THE FIRST ONE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DECLINED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE BEARING NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HOW OFTEN WILL THESE GO BAD AND SHOULD I TRUST THEM?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116984March 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT WAY UP, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER HAD TO WAIT 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AGAIN. OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER WASN'T TALKING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC. DEALER TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE DEFECTS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. YET, THESE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTED. ALSO, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113244March 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE BRAKING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS EIGHT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL BAD AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115798March 24, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ODOMETER LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ALSO, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK...CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT NOT HAVING ODOMETER VISIBLE IS A SAFETY VIOLATION, AN DPONTIAC SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH THEY REFUSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114462March 22, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
2002 PONTIAC AZTEK FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS BAD AT 45,000 MILES THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT WE DO FEEL THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. WE DO HAVE THE OLD PART BUT COULD NOT GET THEM REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113319March 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENTLY THE 3.4L ENGINE WOULD STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OF 10 MPH OR LESS. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON ONE OCCASION, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112154February 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED ON MY WAY TO WORK. AFTER PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL REVVING AT 2500 RPMS. AGAIN, ON MY WAY HOME, I AGAIN NOTICED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MY VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE IN SPEED ON ITS OWN AFTER RELEASING MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK PEDAL. I DID NOT NEED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. I TRAVEL AN HOUR TO WORK, AND HAD TO RIDE MY BRAKE MOST OF THE WAY HOME. AFTER REACHING MY DRIVEWAY, BEFORE TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, I HAD MY HUSBAND COME AND WITNESS THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN PARK, WAS REVVING AT 3000 RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVENING. THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THEY COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS FINE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, MY BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD AND THEREFORE AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111867February 20, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAD TO REPLACE 5 WHEEL BEARINGS AC CONDENSERS REAR LATCH DOES NOT UNLATCH AT TIMES DEALER SAID THEY PUT ON A STRONGER SPRING STILL ONLY WORKS HALF THE TIME. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 70,000 DRIVER DOOR GETS OUT OF LINE BECAUSE OF HINGE BENDING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110416February 12, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
LOOSE LUMBER NOISE/CLUNK IN REAR SUSPENSION - 2003 PONTIAC AZTEC - SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS FOR REPAIR BUT OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110123February 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
COOLANT LEAK ON PONTIAC 2001 AZTEK. THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT COULD HAVE SEIZED THE ENGINE WITH OUT WARNING. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING NEVER CAME ON EVEN AFTER I WAS ONE GALLON LOW. DEALER REPLACED GASKET FOR COST OF $730. PONTIAC WOULD NOT HELP WITH PRICING. I DID A WEB SEARCH AND FOUND A TSB ON THE GASKET WHERE GM/PONTIAC AKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM. I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF AZTEKFANCLUB.COM AND OTHER MEMEBERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD PONTIAC HELP COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128011February 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2002 AZTEK FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND CUPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, A COOLANT LEAK DEVELOPED, REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF DUE TO BROKE WIRE UNDER AIR CLEANER BOX .***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE REAR SPOILER REDUCES VISIBILITY THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW AND POWER DOOR SWITCH DOES NOT UNLOCK THE REAR DOOR LATCH, HAD TO BE UNLOCKED USING THE KEY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109862February 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK IN MARCH OF 2003. TO DATE WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS ON THE HEATER FAN MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, THE DRIVERS DOOR HINGES RESET TWICE, THE REAR TRUNK RELEASE REPLACED TWICE, REPAINTED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND REAR DRIVERS AREA NEAR TAILLIGHT BECAUSE THE PAINT WAS GONE, SEVERAL NO-STARTS THAT WERE NOT REPEATED AT THE GARAGE-BUT NEEDED JUMP STARTS TO RUN, REAR DRIVERS TAIL-LIGHT WAS REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE IT WAS FALLING OUT AND ITS STARTING TO FALL OUT AGAIN, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BEING REPLACED TOMORROW. WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 18,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HATE IT AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC BECAUSE OF THIS LEMON. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE UNDER WARRANTY SO FAR, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT RUNS OUT? SELL IT TO THE NEXT SUCKER I GUESS. *JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110804February 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
BOTH WIPERS FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 45 -50 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD DUE TO SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109441February 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A SHATTERING NOISE, THEN THE MOTOR BLEW. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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