Pontiac Aztek Complaints

566 consumer complaints on file.

#10721008May 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVIBG ISSUES WITH MY CALL STALLING AND FUEL LEAKAGE FPR AWHILE NOW AND WHILE CHECKING THE WEBSITE FOR RECALLS I NOTICED THERE WERE 4 RECALLS ON MY CAR. WHEN CALLED TO TRY AND HAVE THE RECALLS FIXED, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CARS VIN WASN'T ON THE LIST FOR ANY RECALLS. BUT THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL IS THE EXACT ISSUE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FIR THE LAST YEAR OR SO. WHY NOT LET ME BRING THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AND IF THE ISSUE MY CAR IS HAVING IS THE PARTS ON THE RECALL LIST, JUST REPLACE THEM. BUT NO NOT GM, THEY REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. SO DISAPPOINTED IN GM, ESPECIALLY SINCE I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. LOOKING IN TO REPLACING IT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717581May 21, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I ACTUALLY GOT ON THE SITE TO RESEARCH RECALLS ON ANOTHER VEHICLE WE RECENTLY PURCHASED AND OUT OF CURIOSITY INCLUDED THE AZTEC WE STILL OWN. NO RECALLS SHOWED? I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT SINCE IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM DAY 1. JUST AS ALL OTHERS DESCRIBED THE IGNITION MESSES UP ALL THE TIME. MY GAUGES GO CRAZY! WILL SHOW NO GAS AND IT WILL BE FULL OR IT WILL GO WAY OVER FULL INTO OTHER GAUGES. SPEED GOES CRAZY I COULD BE DOING 25 AND IT WILL SAY 80. THE BELT...,,,, I HAVE LITTER ALLY REPLACED IT EVERY 4 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR A YEAR AND EVERYONE SAYS "YOU SURE IT IS'NT RECALLED ?" SO GLAD I DO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE DOES THEY WILL BE IN JUST AS MUCH DANGER AS WE WERE! NOW WE OWN A JEEP THAT HAS A RECALL THAT WAS RECALLED IN 2014 BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT WITH!!! OH AND YES IT'S THE IGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714071May 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704328April 7, 2015
STEERING, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAS SEEMED TO STALL TWICE. UPON FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE DRIVER, THE STEERING ALSO LOCKED. THIS SEEMED SIMILAR OF THE SAME AS THE GM RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES AND KEY SLOTS. PONTIAC WAS CONTACTED BUT THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL, WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. PONTIAC DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF THE GM RECALL LIST. WOULDN'T YOU THINK THAT GM WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING IF THE PONTIAC AZTEK IS AFFECTED. WE ARE NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE PONTIAC AZTEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700603March 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WAS PARK! THE KEYS IN, I PULLED KEYS OUT N THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS I HOP IN THE CAR N TURN THE WHEEL AND I FLEW OUT AND THE CAR RAN ME OVER TIRE ON MY BACK THE CAR DIDN'T STOP I PUSHING THE BRAKES NOTHING! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10690109February 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678243January 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING CAR ON ROAD AND CAR QUIT RUNNING, ELECTRICAL STARTED FLASHING. PULLED OVER AND IGNITION SWITCH WOULD ONLY GO TO ACC. MODE, IT WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION. I HAD CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE IGNITION WILL ONLY GO TO ACC. MODE WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION WHERE KEY CAN BE REMOVED..UNHOOKED BATTERY TERMINAL AND CAR IS STILL PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676885January 21, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE, FUEL TANK, AND FUEL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664531December 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE DATE OF THESE INCIDENTS, BUT I CAN SMELL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN I AM DRIVING, HAD TO GET THIS CHECKED A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE MECHANIC SAID THE GAS WAS LEAKING REPLACED THIS PART. I AM STILL SMELLING SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE AREA. I AM NOT SURE WHAT AND WHY. THE VEHICLE ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS SHAKING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES ARE FINE. IT USUALLY DOES IT WHEN I AM BRAKING AND ALSO WHEN I GO PAST 40MPH. IT HAS GOTTEN REALLY BAD THAT I AM THINKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF VEHICLE AND NOT HAVING A VEHICLE. ALSO, I CAN HEAR A CRANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I AM TURNING THAT MAKES ME THINK THE VEHICLE IS BREAKING IN HALF. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP LAST YEAR AS WELL FOR FUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660539November 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE RADIO IS TURNED ON AN EXTREMELY LOUD SCREECHING SOUND IS HEARD. THE NOISE CONTINUES EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CRACKLING SOUND IN THE DASH AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED THERE IS A LOUD CRACKLING SOUND. NO GAUGES WORK CORRECTLY. THEY EITHER PEG OUT OR OPERATE OUT OF THE EXPECTED RANGE OF OPERATION. THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES OFF AND ON. THE AWD LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS BELOW "E". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654959November 14, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEEMS LIKE THE VAN HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL FOR SOMETIME NOW AS AN ODOR OF GAS COULD BE SMELLED WHEN DRIVING BUT NEVER REALIZED IT UNTIL THE VAN WAS PARKED ON THE CARPORT AND SAW A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652753November 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE OCTOBER 31ST. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF ABOUT 15 WHILE DRIVING, I LOSE POWER OF MY STEERING AND CANNOT MOVE MY CAR. I SAW TODAY THAT THERE IS A GM IGNITION RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED WHEN I CALL GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649863October 25, 2014
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD A FLAT TIRE, REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE ACTUAL MILEAGE THAT WAS ON MY CAR AT THAT TIME. PULLED OVER AND CHANGED FLAT TIRE WITH SPARE DOUGHNUT TIRE (WHICH IS A JOKE). I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OFF AND THE ABS LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND SAID IT WAS DISABLED. I CONTINUED DRIVING TO LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER IN HOOD RIVER, OR.. THEY SAID THE FLAT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO SELL ME 1 TIRE SINCE MY VEHICLE IS AWD. I LIMPED BACK HOME TO PORTLAND ON THE 35 MPH SPARE TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET CHEAPER TIRES THROUGH ANOTHER DEALER BUT WHEN MY NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON MY ABS NEVER REACTIVATED AND TO THIS DAY THE LIGHT STAYS ON SAYING IT IS DISABLED. IT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRIVING A 1973 MONTE CARLO VS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PLACES CHECK IT OUT AND THEY HAVE SAID IT IS IN THE WHEEL SENSORS??? ALL 4? I HAD THEM REPLACED AND IT STILL SAYS THE ABS IS DISABLED. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? AND THIS WENT OUT OVER HAVING A FLAT TIRE?? I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO DEALER. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED. IT IS ANNOYING AT BEST. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649959October 25, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN W/O WARNING/SYMPTOMS. MY LIGHTS STILL WORKED BUT THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED UP OTHERWISE AND I COASTED TO A STOP MID ROADWAY. KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND IN THE ON POSITION AND WOULDN'T LET ME TURN KEY TO ANY OTHER POSITION AND KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT SO I SAT UNTIL BATTERY DIED WHICH SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF.WHEN VEHICLE INITIALLY LOST POWER AND CAME TO A STOP I TRIED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND ATTEMPT A RESTART WHICH IS WHEN I REALIZED THE KEY AND IGNITION WOULDN'T MOVE AND THEN VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE OUT OF PARK EITHER.ALSO AT THE MOMENT MY CAR SHUT DOWN,I GLANCED DOWN AT DASH AND SAW SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE FLASH STATING ABS ERROR BUT WAS UNSURE IF THIS WAS THE ONLY MESSAGE IT HAD FLASHED OR IF THIS WAS JUST THE LAST ONE THAT I CAUGHT AND THEY HAD POSSIBLY ALL FLASHED AS PART OF THE MALFUNCTION BUT HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING BRAKE RELATED CAUSE AN ENTIRE VEHICLE SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN TOTALLY AND BE DEAD AS A RESULT WITH TOTAL LOCKUP OF ALL CONTROLS.I HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT CONFUSION FROM ALL OF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS, MECHANIC FRIENDS, ETC.AS TO WHAT OR WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THEY ALL SUGGESTED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE MY COMPUTER OR ELECTRICAL POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DEAD AND DID NOT MAKE ANY NOISE OR CLICK OR ANYTHING BUT SILENCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO POWER BACK AND RESTART. I HAD MY TWO KIDS WITH ME AND ONE WAS A BABY IN A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR OF A RAINSTORM AND THIS WAS MY VEHICLE STRANDED MID CORNER IN A BLIND SPOT WITH NO WAY OF MOVING CAR FROM DANGER OF MIDDLE OF ROAD OR EVEN BEING ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY SO AS TO ABANDON THE VEHICLE OUT OF SAFETY CONCERN.THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CASE OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS VEHICLE FROM WHAT I AM READING ON CONSUMER REPORTED INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS/INVESTIGATIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL ERROR RELATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641141October 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BOTH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT & THE AWD LIGHTS ARE ON & NO ONE CAN DETERMINE WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638500September 23, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629545August 30, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE RPM SURGES TO OVER 3000 WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY PLACED IN DRIVE AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE DRIVER MAY NEED TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKE IF BEHIND A CAR. THE HIGH RPM ALSO ACTS AS AN UNDESIRED "CRUISE CONTROL" SYSTEM, THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH "CRUISE". THE DRIVER MUST ALSO FIRMLY HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN WHILE STOPPED AS THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621351August 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES COME ON WITHOUT WARNING ALL THE TIME. EVEN IF ITS A SIMPLE STOP SIGN OR IM TURNING A CORNER. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION UNDER MY FEET AND MY ANTI-LOCK LIGHT COMES ON, THE DASH. ITS VERY SCARY. I BOUGH MY CAR NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS AGO FROM A LOCAL DEALER. THE BRAKE ISSUE STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS IN TO ME HAVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE TYPES OF CARS. SOMETHING ABOUT A SENSOR INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. ITS IS VERY UNSAFE AND FROM THE THINGS I'VE READ A VERY COMMON ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619291August 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS WENT ON AND ABS SYSTEM EXHIBITS CRUNCHING, GRINDING, NOISY AND ABNORMAL PULSING OPERATION. JUNE 2012 MESSAGE INDICATES RF HUB NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DONE. ABS SYSTEM ACTS UP AGAIN IN UNDER 30 DAYS SAME SYMPTOMS. REAR BRAKES/DRUM REPLACED 6/2013, ABS PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT. FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 8/2013, ABS PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT. 8/2013 TAKEN TO GM DEALER SERVICE FOR ANALYSIS. SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, ABS PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. DEALER ADVISES THAT LF HUB NEEDS REPLACING AND ABS HARNESSES ON BOTH SIDES. 8/2014 LF HUB REPLACED AND ERROR MESSAGE NOW READS THAT RF HUB IS BAD AGAIN. TAKING BACK TO GM DEALER THIS WEEK TO TRY AND FIND THE DEFINITIVE SOLUTION. CONTINUED ONE BY ONE REPAIRS THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN A CONSTANT STREAM. NOTE: RR HUB WAS ALSO REPLACED IN 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610945July 16, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A ROUND OBJECT FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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