2001 PONTIAC AZTEK Complaints

WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A STOP SIGN CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE GEARS SLAMMED INTO PLACE. BY THE TIME CONSUMER CAME TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. *AK

FOR PAST YEAR REPORTED INCREASING WIND NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER'S DOOR. LEAD TO UNEVEN GAPS BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME OF VEHICLE AND CREASING OF EXTERIOR METAL ON DOOR. BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE HINGES HAVE TO BE RE-ADJUSTED. HINGES TO HOLD DRIVER'S DOOR IS LITERALLY COMING OFF OF FRAME OF VEHICLE. ALSO HAVE CREAKING IN REAR OF VEHICLE THAT WAS LOOKED AT BUT NEVER REPAIRED PROPERLY 3 TIMES. TRANSMISSION CASING CRACKED AND LEAKED CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. STEREO DOES NOT HOLD PRESET STATIONS AND HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY, AND REAR HATCH DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. *AK

ELECTRICAL AND A/C PROBLEMS:T 40,000 I HAD TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR BECAUSE IT HAD A HOLE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.T 83,000, THE HATCH CEASED WORKING, COULDN'T BE OPENED MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE DRIVER'S SID DOOR LOCK CEASED WORKING ( IPAID TO HAVE THAT FIXED, NOONE COULD DIAGNOSE THE HATCH) AND THE A/C CEASED WORKING. THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON. SUDDENLY, THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I PAID THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH ($350). REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT STILL HAD DEAD BATTERY WITHIN A WEEK. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR BEACAUSE IT REGISTERED A BAD DIODE (($500) BATTERY DEAD THE NEXT DAY. MY MECHANIC TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSED A 12 VOLT DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST ANOTHER $1000 TO PINPOINT AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SAVED MY RECEIPTS AND PURCHASED A NEW CAR, NOT A PONTIAC.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER CRACKED JUST AFTER THE 50,000 MILE MARK. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN CONSERVATIVELY IN NON-EXTREME CONDITIONS WITH REGULAR CHECKUPS. IT CRACKED COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM MYSELF. IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE COLD LEVEL INSIDE WENT FROM COLD TO HOT. THE REPAIR REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONDENSER WHICH PROVED TO BE VERY COSTLY FOR ME; $850.00. NEITHER THE DEALER OR PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFERED ANY HELP FOR MY SITUATION EVEN THOUGH I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH AZTEKS.*AK

THIS PONTIAC AZTEK HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT OCCURS, EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING INCLUDING THE STEERING, THEREFORE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. WE HAVE BEEN IN 3 NEAR ACCIDENTS SINCE THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ALWAYS SEEMED TO SHUT DOWN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAYS. THE RESULT OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS BEEN 3 BURNED OUT FUEL PUMPS (EACH COSTING $700.00 TO REPLACE), AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS NEEDING REPLACEMENT AND CONTINUED ELECTRONIC FAILURES. ALL THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT MY EXPENSE. PONTIAC REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE OR EVEN ASSIST WITH FINDING A REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM. *NM

HAVE HAD ON-GOING ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND A/C EVAPORATOR DRAIN. HAVE HAD THE DRAIN CLEANED TWICE AND REPAIRED ONCE. STILL HAVE WATER DRAINING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUBS, FOUR WIRING HARNESSES, THE FUEL PUMP, THE BATTERY, AND THE BLOWER MOTOR TWICE. MOST OF THESE FAILURES DUE TO CORROSION/MELTING. ANOTHER HARNESS NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *NM

I TOOK MY 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK IN FOR A/C SERVICE ON 5/11/04 BECAUSE THE AIR EMITTED WAS NOT COOL. THEY RECHARGED THE A/C. LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THE AIR WAS WARM AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE WHERE THEY RAN DYE THROUGH THE A/C AND FOUND THE COMPRESSOR NEEDS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATE OF $1000.00. THEY SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 43,000 MILES AND COULD BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I CHECKED SEVERAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SITES ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AT THE SAME MILEAGE, BUT GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IS OBVIOUSLY THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM WILL LOSE VALUABLE CUSTOMERS OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR VIEW MIRROR DETACHED AND HIT THE PASSENGER WINDOW. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE WINDOW WOULD BE OPENED IT WOULD HIT HER DAUGHTER'S FACE. *AK

AS OF YET DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM BUT I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK MADE BY GM I WAS INFORMED OF THE LEAKY GASKET WHEN I WENT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE. THEY QUOTED ME $755.00 TO FIX IT. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SERVERAL OTHER CASES IN THE AREA GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AFTER READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM ONLINE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLITY OF IT STALLING OUT IN SOME RANDOM PLACE. I HAVE A 7 MONTH OLD BABY THAT I WANT TO TRY AND PROTECT. PLEASE MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE MISTAKE IN INSTALLING BAD PARTS NOT THE CONSUMERS.*AK

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TIRES. SIZE P21570R1575 PERFORMED ERRATICALLY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK