2001 Pontiac Aztek complaints

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY ACCELERATER PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

REAR TIRE TREADS ARE RAISED AND MAKE A NOISE WHILE DRIVING. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TIRES, P215/70R15.*AK

OUR AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING, WE THOUGHT IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RE-CHARGED, I HAD IT RE-CHARGED TWO WEEKS IN A ROLL, THEN IT QUIT WORKING AGAIN, I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE COMPRESSOR LEAKING IN THE AZTEK 2001, I WOULD THINK THAT A NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO CONSUMERS. OF COURSE THIS ALL HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. YOU WANT TO INCREASE YOUR SALES AND WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS MANY OF US GET RATHER WEARY OF GM AUTOS.

39,000 MILES AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING.CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY COMMON PROBLEMS AND IF REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED.WAS TOLD NO. TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER AT 59,000 MILE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH AC.WAS TOLD CONDENSOR AND COMPRESSOR ARE BOTH BAD.$1800 TO REPAIR!!! STILL BROKEN.

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON IN MY 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE (3 DAYS IN A ROW). CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICING ON MONDAY AUG 11, THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS DUPLICATING PROBLEM. STILL WORKING ON IT.*AK

AT 42,000 MILES THE CONDENSOR BEGAN TO LEAK OIL, RENDERING THE A/C INOPERABLE.*AK

WHILE SLOWING DOWN WITH FEET ON BRAKE PAD , VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED BEFORE STOPPING. *PH

FUEL LEAK OVER LEFT REAR TIRE. FILL TANK FILLTUBE PULLED LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY, MILEAGE 20,373. REQUIRED BRAND NEW FILL TUBE ASSEMBLY AND WIRING. COULD HAVE POSED A FIRE HAZARD.

OUR AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. COMPRESSOR OR CONDENSER WENT OUT. WE HAD IT CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS JUST BAD PARTS. *AK

AFTER CAR WAS SERVICES, WITHIN ONE-HALF HOUR OF DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE COULD NOT BE PUT OUT BY 8 POLICE VEHICLES RESPONDING AND HAD TO BE EXTINGUISHED BY A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ENGINE.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 PONTAIC AZTEK WITH 39,978 MILES ON IT. MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD ALREADY AND IS GOING TO COST 2,000+ DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FAR TO SOON FOR A NEWER VEHICLE.*AK

2001 PONTIAC AZTEK. DURING HOT DAYS (>85 DEGREES) TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR AT SPEEDS UNDER 42-46 MPH. IF AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, TRUCK WILL DECELERATE UNTIL IT REACHES ABOUT 42-46MPH. RPM IS BETWEEN 1500 RPM AND 2100 RPM WHEN THIS OCCURS. BRAKING IS LONG AND DIFFICULT WHEN THIS OCCURS. VEHICLE 'GROANS' WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP. PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO PARK HAS AN RPM OF 2000-2300 RPM AND A VERY HIGH IDLE. NO MIL OR NON- MILL ILLUMINATES WHEN THIS OCCURS. TURNING THE KEY OFF WILL RETURN THE CAR TO A NORMAL (500-800 RPM) IDLE, AND EACH SUCCESSIVE KEY OFF WILL LOWER THE IDLE A BIT MORE IF THE IDLE WAS STILL A BIT HIGH. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TEN TIMES. IAC WAS CLEANED AND DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IAC WAS REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

THE CAR ROLLS WHEN IN GEAR. FRONT OR BACK, DEPENDING ON THE PITCH OF THE ROAD. AT A STOP LIGHT, IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF MY BRAKE, IT ROLES BACK. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, I STOPPED HALF WAY IN THE CAR ROLL OUT INTO THE ALLY. THE OTHER 35 COMPLAINTS DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SO MAYBE ITS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

TWICE WITHIN 52000 THE A/C CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER LETTING OUT THE FREON. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART BY THE MANUFACTURER. JULY 1 2001 AND THEN MAY 15, 2003. *NLM

AFTER THE 1ST YEAR ROUTINE NYS INSPECTION, I WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. DEALER AND SUBSEQUENT CALL TO PONTIAC BOTH INDICATED THAT THE MATERIAL USED ON BRAKE PADS WEAR MORE QUICKLY SINCE THEY ARE NO LONGER MADE OF THE ASBESTOS MATERIAL. GRANTED AT 22000 MILES IT WAS SOONER THAN EXPECTED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DUE TO FAILURE TO ROTATE MY TIRES AT THE 6000 MILE MARK, I HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES DUE TO WEAR. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PASS THE NYS INSPECTION WITHOUT COMPLETING THE WORK... AM I TO EXPECT A BRAKE REPLACEMENT YEARLY? *JB

BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHT LENS COVERS ARE DISCOLORED AND ARE CRACKING ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE LENS (EGG SHELL TYPE) IT LOOKS LIKE SPIDER WEB TYPE. THE CRACKING IS SPREADING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. *NLM

THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HORN WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS. ALSO STATED THAT HER SIZE WILL ACTUALLY NOT ALLOW HER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS AN AIR BAG. *AK

I OWNED A PONTIAC AZTEK 2001. I USE TO NOTICE THIS CAR / SUV FREQUENTLY SWAYED WITH BREEZE - MORE SO THAN OTHER CARS I HAVE DRIVEN. ON A WINDY DAY AROUND 10:30 PM NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY ON A FREEWAY (US23 S) NEAR FENTON MI, WE NOTICED EXCESSIVE FREEZING WINDS CAUSING THE THE CAR TO SWAY ABNORMALLY. FINALLY IT SWAYED WITH THE BREEZE PUSHING THE CAR TO THE NEXT LANE ( I WAS ON THE FAST LANE ON THE TWO LANE FREWAY) BUT INSTEAD OF RETURNING BACK.. IT CONTINUED THE SLIDE. IT APPEARS WE HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND WITH THE FORCE OF THE WIND WE STARTED SLIDE. THE CAR WAS SLIDING NEARLY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE DIAGONALLY CROSS BOTH THE LANES AND CONTINUED IN THIS MANNER FOR AT LEAST 50 - 100 FT. FINALLY WIHTOUT USING THE BRAKES I MANAVEURED IT TO THE MEDIAN. MOMENT IT HIT THE MEDIAN THE FRONT TIRE UNDER ME (DRIVER) HIT A SOFT PATCH AND THE AR ROLE OVER TWICE AND FELL ON THE DRIVER SIDE CLOSE TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES. LUCKILY ALL OF US I WAS BELTED SO WAS MY WIFE, ESCAPED UN HURT. MY CHILD 3 YRS OLD WAS BELTED ON THE CAR SEAT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A MAJOR DENT JUST OVER MY HEAD WHERE THE CAR ROLLED OVER. FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPUSES THE CAR WAS TRASHED WITH HARDLY 7000 MILES ON IT.

WARRANTY WORK WAS DONE WHICH INCLUDED ROTATING TIRES. WHEN TIRES WERE ROTATED, THREE TIRES WERE NOTED WITH INNER EDGE CUPPING AND DAMAGE. THE SRV IS AN AZTEC AND THE TIRES ARE WILDERNESS HTS. NILES IS A AUTHORIZED DEALER AND STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES, WILL NOT REPLACE.TS

STUDDED SNOW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND PUT ON BY GULF SERVICE STATION IN PITTSFIELD, ME ON 12/03/02. ON 01/01/03 THE DRIVER FRONT SNOW TIRE "BLEW OFF" RIM OF WHEEL. TIRE WAS NOT RECOVERED AT ACCIDENT SITE. TIRE COULD NOT BE FOUND BY NY STATE TROOPER NOR MY HUSBAND! VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.

SOON AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE THAT BEGAN IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE CLICKING NOISE THEN TURNED INTO A POPPING NOISE THAT COULD BE FELT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THERE IS WIND NOISE ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR POST, NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS INOPERABLE, THE HORN IS INOPERABLE, AND THE WIPERS DO NOT TURN OFF AT TIMES. *JG *JB

2001 PONTIAC AZTEK HAS WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. GM SAYS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE ARE OVER 2000 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER. CAN CAN'T BE DRIVEN, NOR CAN IT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT THE PART. GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *JB

FUEL TANK DROPPED PARTIALLY, CAUSING SPARKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE STOPS ON A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN SHE STEPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STILL MOVES FORWARD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THEY HAD FIXED IT BUT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE SHOP SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL THERE. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND VEHICLE HAS HARD SHIFTING CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO SURGE FORWARD. MR

DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK DOWN AND STAY FIRM AT THE HIP, THEREFORE THE UPPER BELT IS SO LOOSE THAT THE CONSUMER IS NOT CONFINED INTO THE SEAT. *JG

WHILE SHIFTING INTO ANOTHER GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFT GOT STUCK AND A GRINDING NOISE APPEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING TIE ROD/DRIVE BAR HAVE BROKEN. CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER COLLISION. THE DRIVER WAS INJECTED FROMTHE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SUN ROOF. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AROLLOVER COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJUIES. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLMNEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED OFF ROAD AND ROLLED. MR

CHUNKS OF RUBBER ARE FALLING OUT FROM THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. DOOR LOCKS AND RADIO DON'T ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I STOPPED AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE WIPERS STARTED WORKING AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. (VEHICLE ROLLLOVER) DRIVER SUSTAINED AND INJURY. *AK *JB THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SCC

THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE, IN A ROLLOVER. THE DRIVER WAS PROPERLY RESTRAINED, AND SUSTAINED INJURY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSAXLE FAILED. *JB THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED OFF OF THE ROAD AND ROLLED. THE SEAT BELT LOCKING DEVICE DID NOT LOCK, AND THE FRONT-SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SCC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM.*JB

ABS WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT BTWN 40-45 MPH, NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *AK

ON 9/4/01 WITH 3580 MILESI WENT TO MY DEALER OF PURCHASE (DALLAS AUTOMOTIVE) TO REPORT LOUD CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM THE CAR DURING SHIFTING AND GAS ENGAGEMENT. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS TOLD THIS AGAIN ON 12/17/01 BY NOURSE AUTOMOTIVE. THEN ON 7/02/02 WITH 24,769MILES THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD DRIVESHAFT. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE ON IT WHILE THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. A FEW WEEKS LATER THEY WERE INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, NOW WITH STRONG VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE REAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BAD DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKEN OTHER PARTS. I AM WAITING FOR THOSE TO COME IN AND THEY STILL HAVE ME DRIVING IT. YESTERDAY THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE WAS REVING AS I PUSHED THE GAS, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. AT 55MPH I SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 40 AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. IT DID THIS PERIODICALLY ON MY TRIP MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD GO WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS (MERGING). PONTIAC WAS NOTIFIED AND HAS TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT. I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE SINCE DURING A MERGE OR PASS I MAY LOSE POWER. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 4 SEPARATE TIMES BY THE DEALER TWO OF WHICH I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK

28 MARCH 2002, DRIVING CAR, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, STARTED WAS REPLACED. 17 APRIL 2002 DRIVING VEHICLE 30 MPH, MADE RIGHT TURN, ACCELERATED VEHICLE, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER AND TECH CAME OUT TO THE CAR, DISCONNECTED ABS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE STARTED, TECH DROVE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, BRAKE MODULATOR WAS REPLACED. 21 JUNE 2002 DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40 MPH, DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY TOWED CAR IN, REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. 13 JULY 2002, DRIVING CAR AT 35 MPH, DASH LIGHT CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT OPEN, SAT IN THE CAR FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO START, DROVE IT HOME (APPROX 3 MILES) AND LET IT SIT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND GM DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MONDAY MORNING AND REQUEST THEY BUY THIS VEHILE BACK UNDER THE LEMON LAW. IT HAS BEEN 1 WEEK SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM PONTIAC REGARDING A DECISION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP FOR 35 DAY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, AS OF 19 JULY 2002. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED AIRBAG MODULE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. MONTH LATER, AFTER VEHICLE WAS SITTING WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED, INJURING THE DRIVER.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO THE BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 20 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, NUMEROUS BRAKE FAILURES AT VARIOUS SPEED, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

MAY 2001 AFTER A DAYS OF PURCHACING VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR ON THE UNIT, AGAIN SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED MAY 2002. MAY 2002 HORN QUIT AND HAD TO HAVE REPLACEMENT PART.*AK

REAR BRAKES FAIDED AT 13000 MILES GM HAS HAD MANY COMPLANTS ON THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED THREE TIMES. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WANTS A TOTAL REFUND FOR THE VEHICLE. *YH

REAR BRAKES FAILEDD AND GMC WONT WARRANTY. *AK

RECALL 00V150000 ON CHILD SEAT LATCH ANCHOR WAS DONE. WHILE GRINDING DOWN THE LATCHES MECHANIC BROKE ONE OF THEM. *JB *YD

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATES. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP PERMATURELY WEARING OUT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED ON 4 OCCASSIONS.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE OUTPUT BEARING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT OVEREATING, WHICH THEN SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE STARTING A ROADSIDE FIRE.*YH

CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR SERVICE ON ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.*AK