Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Pontiac Aztek submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
FUEL LEAKAGE: SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING-INABILITY TO MAKE A GOOD SEAL... TANK-LEAKAGE FUEL/EMISSIONS- DETECT PROBLEM CURRENTLY PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY NEED PIN REPLACE: WISH TO HAVE ALL CHECKED OUT! SAFETY CHILD SEAT HOLDER MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONAL. *TR
WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR REAR HATCH OPENING PROPERLY SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS AZTEC NEW IN 2000. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED INTO NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH WITH THE KEY FOB, DASH RELEASE BUTTON AND THE MOST FRUSTRATING AS WELL AS DANGEROUS ASPECT IS IT WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN BY USING THE VEHICLE KEYS. IT HAS NOW INCREASED TO THE POINT THAT THE CARS ALARM SYSTEM WILL GO OFF ON ITS OWN, THE AIR CONDITIONER QUITS WORKING, THE REMOTE ENTRY DOOR SYSTEM BECOMES USELESS AND ENTIRE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILS. SINCE ONLY THE TWO FRONT DOORS WILL OPEN WITH THE VEHICLE KEY AND WE ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE REAR, THIS HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, WE FOUND THAT IF WE PULLED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE VEHICLES COMPUTER MODULE, CALLED THE BCM, THE MODULE WOULD RESET ITSELF AND IT WOULD TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. ESTIMATES TO FIX THIS BY THE DEALER ARE UPWARDS OF $ 700.00 AND HE DOESN'T KNOW FOR SURE IF THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEMS. AN AC DELCO BRANDED BCM REPLACEMENT ON THE INTERNET CAN BE PURCHASE FOR LESS THAN $ 170.00. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT OR AT LEAST OFFER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT A REASONABLE COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE THING GO WRONG WITH OUR 2001 AZTEK WE PURCHASED UNDER 40,000 MILES, NOW HAS ABOUT 60, 000- THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED- MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE BEEN LIKE THAT FROM MANUFACTURER, AS HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THAT BAD IN A CAR OF THAT AGE- AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT WORKING- WENT ON THE WEB, AND IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS DUE TO CRACKED/LEAKING COMPRESSORS- ALSO, FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED- NEEDLE IS VERY SPORADIC, AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE- THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM- HAD INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS WELL- THIS WAS THE ONLY THING FIXED BY PONTIAC- I RECENTLY CONTACTED PONTIAC, WHO WAS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ISSUES. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC AZTEC. FIVE MONTHS AGO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REPLACED TWO OXYGEN SENSORS; ONE IN MAY 2005, AND ONE IN AUGUST 2005. THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO AUTO ZONE TODAY AND THEIR COMPUTER SHOWED HER THAT SHE NEEDED ANOTHER OXYGEN SENSOR. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD GONE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE ONLY THING SHOWING UP WAS A BAD OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK
PURCHASED MY 2001 AZTEK IN OCTOBER 2000. EVERY YEAR (WINTER) SINCE 2001, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I LOSE MY TRACTION CONTROL WHICH AUTOMATICALLY TAKES OUT MY ABS BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, CONSIDERING WHERE I LIVE. THERE ARE 5 INCIDENT DATES, THUS FAR. *JB
2001 PONTIAC AZTEC FRONT SEATS HAS A SHARP PIECE OF THE SEATS FRAME STICKING THROUGH.*MR THE FINISH ON THE TAIL LIGHTS PEELED OFF. *NM
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
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN BECAUSE A LIGHT WAS ON, RESULTING IN A SHORT AND NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS CONTINUOUSLY GOING OUT. DRIVER IS NOT AWARE OF THE SPEED DUE TO ODOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING, NOR HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE GAS TANK DUE TO FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. *AK
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.
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
CAR WAS HIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE (ABOUT THE MIDDLE)THE CAR THEN ROLLED OVER--WHEN EVERYTHING STOPPED ONE OF THE SEATS WAS HANGING BY THE SEATBELT--THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT WENT OUT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE ONE--I DON'T BELIEVE THE CAR SHOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER SO EASILY
A PRART IS MISSING FROM REAR DOOR SECURITY LOCK. THERE IS NO LEVER TO ENGAGE LOCKS, ONLY A HOLE IN THE STEAL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER SAID TO USE A KEY TO MANIPULATE THE LOCK WHICH WOULD DAMAGE THE KEY OR INTERNAL PARTS.
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