2001 PONTIAC AZTEK Complaints

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

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

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

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A SHATTERING NOISE, THEN THE MOTOR BLEW. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A WIRE ON THE ELECTRONIC SENSOR ATTACHMENT TO THE WHEEL HUB WORE OUT. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. *JB

FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON GM MANUFACTURED 3.4L V6 ENGINE. GASKETS REPLACED AT EXPENSE OF OWNER.*AK

I LOST HEAT IN MY 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK, BROUGHT TO REPAIR SHOP, LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS THE CAUSE. THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, GM HAS NEW SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT AND NEW DESIGN. COST TO REPAIR 794.00 CAR HAS 43203 MILES. CALLED GM AND THEY WILL NOT HELP, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW ITS A BAD GASKET DESIGN ON AND AFFECTING ABOUT EVERY GM VEHICLE WITH THE 3.4L V^ ENGINE. I PURCHASED NEW AND EXPECT GM TO COVER THESE COSTS. AND AM CURIOUS WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED?*JB

I PURCHASED MY 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK IN NOVEMBER OF 2003. SINCE THEN IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LEAKING GASKET REQUIRING A REPAIR OF $750, WHICH I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED IS NOT AN USUAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SOME VERY ODD THINGS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE: 1.WHEN ON AN INCLINE, ONCE I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTS TO ROLL BACK, WHICH RISKS ME STRIKING ANYTHING BEHIND ME. THIS REQUIRES ME TO PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE GAS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LIFT OFF THE BRAKE AS I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 2.WHEN ON A LEVEL SURFACE AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN PRIOR TO APPLYING GAS. 3.STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN EVEN THE SLIGHTEST WIND, AND OFTEN FEELS LIKE IT WILL VEER OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS TO THAT EXTENT IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, INCLUDING MINI VANS, FULL SIZE VANS, CARS OR TRUCKS. 4.VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL AS YET UNABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED BY A MECHANIC, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE HYPOTHESISED THAT IT MIGHT BE THE RESULT OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BEING LOWER TO THE GROUND IN SOME AREAS AND MORE PRONE TO CATCH DEBRIS ON THE ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE PLASTIC BAGS, WHICH THEN STICK AND MELT TO IT.

WHEN SHUTTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK