2004 PONTIAC AZTEK Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD CONSTANTLY OVERHEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND JUST THE GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. LATER, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT THERE WERE BELL-LIKE SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $3,000. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $7,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD BE REPLACED AT 62000. I AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AGAIN 7 1/2 MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS A SELECT FEW SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE WHEEL BEARINGS THAT THEY WERE BEING REPLACED UNDER A SAFETY ALERT BUT MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM.. SO EVEN THOUGH I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR MINE TWICE. *JB

REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON 3/20/07 AND THEN HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING 4/25/07 46,000 MILE ON CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND DISCOVERED A FUEL VALVE LEAK. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR UNDER RECALL NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $804. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT. THE DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05V157000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,901.

HEAD GASKET BLOWN ON 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK RALLY, 3.4L ENGINE, 39,880 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 3 MONTHS AGO WITH 37,000 MILES AT SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI IN RIVERDALE, GA - 770-471-1000. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND AND HAD PASSED A 60-POINT INSPECTION. RECENTLY, UPON DRIVING UP A 5-MILE HILL, ABOUT MIDWAY THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING. I LET IT COOL DOWN, TURNED OFF THE A/C, TURNED ON THE HEATER AND DROVE BACK APPROX. 5 MILES TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE CAR DID NOT INDICATE ANY MORE OVERHEATING. TECH'S COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THERE WAS NO MORE OVERHEATING UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. ON MY WAY TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY DIAGNOSED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR. PONTIAC SAID IT WILL FIX FREE OF CHARGE IF I PAY $1,100 FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICE (REPLACING ALL FLUIDS - WHICH HAD BEEN DONE 3,000 MILES AGO AT THE SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI). LUCKY FOR ME, THE HEAD GASKET DID NOT BLOW ON A HIGHWAY OR HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM NOW WAITING FOR REPAIRS THROUGH PONTIAC. *TR

2004 PONTIAC AZTEK, FUEL TANK FILLER NECK SEPARATION CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK AT A CONSTANT FLOW ONTO GROUND. NO ACCIDENT OR ABUSE WAS THE CAUSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 27,357 ACTUAL MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE REAR END OF HER VEHICLE FISHTAILED WHEN SHE APPROACHED A WET SURFACE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HER ABS HAD FAILED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,304.

I PURCHASED A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK IN JUNE OF 2005 WITH 18K ON THE UNIT I DROVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES FOR MY JOB IN ALL OF 05' AND THE BEGINNING OF 06' I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED IN JUNE OF 06' AND THEN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN JAN/ FEB. OF 07' THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THE VEHICLE IS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS FALLING APART / ALSO THE REAR HATCH IS FAILING THE HATCH WILL NOT OPEN PROPERLY WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED OR YOU HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE HATCH WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON / VERY FRUSTRATING. *NM

I OWN (2) AZTEK'S, A 2002 AND A 2004. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN SEPT 06 STATING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH FRONT BEARINGS WEARING PREMATURELY ON 2002 AZTEK'S. THE LETTER STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE BEARINGS WITHIN (5) YEARS OF DATE OF PURCHASE OR 60,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. SINCE MY 2002 AZTEK IS LOCATED AT MY VACATION HOME, IT HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT EXHIBITED THE WORN BEARING SYMPTOMS. HOWEVER, MY 2004 AZTEK DID HAVE THE BEARING ISSUE AT 48,000 MILES. I CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE EXPENSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT WITHIN THE VIN RANGE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY EXPECTED THE RECALL TO BE EXPANDED TO LATER MODEL AZTEKS AND TO KEEP MY RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT AT A LATER DATE. I HAVE SINCE TRIED TO RECOUP MY MONEY TO NO AVAIL. BEWARE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YEAR AZTEK YOU HAVE, YOU WILL MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE PREMATURE BEARING WEAR BEFORE 50,000 MILES. MAKE SURE YOU ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS YOU EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS, HUM GROWL OR GRINDING COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. TALKING WITH PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE IS A JOKE. THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT LOSING A CUSTOMER. NO WONDER THE AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS KEEP LOSING MARKET SHARE. *JB

ON APRIL 17, 2006, I BROUGHT MY 2004 AZTEK IN TO THE PONTIAC DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS FAILING, AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, AT 63,031 MILES, I PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. THEN, ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2006, I HEARD THE SAME NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, AND PAID TO HAVE THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE OUT ON THIS FAILURE, IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 60,000 MILES AND 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. I DID NOT SEE THIS RECALL NOTICE ON YOUR WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THESE FAILURES COULD HAVE POTENTIAL SEVERE CONSEQUENCES, AND GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *NM