2002 Pontiac Aztek Brakes Problems

AS NOTED IN PREVIOUS STATEMENTS THIS VEHICLE IS DIFFICULTY AT STARTING AND CRANKING AT VARIOUS SITUATION. PLAYING THE RADIO WITH ENGINE OFF, MUST WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START, THEN IT MAY CRANK OR YOU HAVE TO START OVER. ITS NOT THE RADIO ITS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AS DONE IN THE PAST. IT DOESN'T MATTER, STOP, OR MOVING IT HAS DONE ALL YOU MENTION, AND WITH THE LIGHTS OFF AT NIGHT YOU CAN INJURED A PEDESTRIAN OR OURSELVES. THIS CAR WAS RECALL AND IT WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN FIX BUT HERE WE STUCK HERE FROM 04/07/17 POSSIBLY WILL GET HELP FROM THE NEAREST GMC CAR DEALER ON 04/10/17. KEEP ALL THIS INFORMATION FOR OFFICIAL USED ONLY. THANKS UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ UPDATED 07/25/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

10971442

Incident

Apr 7, 2017

IN A HARD STOP IN STOP-AND-GO RUSH HOUR FREEWAY TRAFFIC, A CORRODED STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILED. THIS WAS THE LINE FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. AS SUCH IT IMMEDIATELY CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY - I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO ABRUPTLY MOVE TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. HAD I BEEN IN ONE OF THE CENTER LANES THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNAVOIDABLE, THE REAR BRAKES WERE STILL FUNCTIONAL AND I STILL HAD LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. AT THE POINT THAT THIS LINE ACTUALLY BROKE, IT WAS SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID DIRECTLY ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I AM NOT CERTAIN WHETHER THERE WAS A FIRE, THE MECHANIC SAYS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN. THERE CERTAINLY WAS A LOT OF SMOKE. THE LINE IN QUESTION IS SECURED TO THE FIREWALL AND IS ROUTED CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST AT THAT POINT. IT APPEARS THAT OVER TIME THIS COMBINATION ALLOWS CORROSION TO WEAKEN THE LINE AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT. THE REMAINING LINES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND I BELIEVE THEY WILL LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10538336

Incident

Jul 25, 2013

Mileage

251,612 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST FAILURE WAS JUST OVER A YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40-45, RPMS REACHED 3000-3100. WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RPMS REACHED 1500-1700. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS REVIEWING THE INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF REPAIRS WERE WARRANTED AND WHETHER GM WOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS *TR

NHTSA ID

10467524

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE TRACTION LIGHT. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ODOMETER ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10372198

Incident

Sep 5, 2010

Mileage

100,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK AND ALL FOUR OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BAD WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES COME ON WHEN YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES AND WE'VE ALMOST BEEN IN QUITE A FEW WRECKS. I'VE RESEARCHED SOME REVIEWS AND THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245748

Incident

Apr 15, 2008

Mileage

45,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. MECHANIC DE-ACTIVATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER 2 DAYS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD CODE CHECKED. SAME ISSUE WITH FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. DEALER CHECKED WITH MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM. DEALER REMOVED CONNECTOR AT BODY PASS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DE-ACTIVATED. AFTER 1 WEEK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHTS CONSISTENCY APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, ALL GAGE LIGHTS WILL FLASH FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN GO OUT. A/C STOPPED WORKING AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. STEERING WHEEL RADIO VOLUME BUTTON SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. HAVE ALREADY PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007 WITH 57,000 MILES. SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TRADE-IN AS THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. HAVE SPENT HALF THE PURCHASE PRICE IN REPAIRS WITHIN 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AFTER SEARCHING INTERNET FOR AZTEK PROBLEMS, HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING SAME ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. IF THESE ARE COMMON ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL, WHY IS THERE NO MANUFACTURER BULLETIN TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10242123

Incident

Jul 15, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

I WAS TOLD AT MY LOCAL GARAGE ON A RECENT SERVICE VISIT ABOUT ABS BRAKES THAT THE ABS BRAKES ON SOME TRUCKS IN CANADA HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RECALLED? WELL, I HAVE A 2002 P. AZTEC WITH AN ABS PROBLEM. THIS INDIVIDUALS SON "ALSO" HAD A ABS PROBLEM WITH HIS OWN VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON AZTEC ABS BRAKE SENSORS? IF NOT, IT SOUNDS LIKE GM SHOULD MAKE ONE. THIS IS A SERIOUS STOPPING ISSUE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10235432

Incident

Jul 23, 2008

THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH NOISY BRAKES. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WENT TO TURN A CORNER THE BRAKES AND TIRES LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN. I ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET THIS REPAIRED. WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER IT WOULD NOT THROW ANYTHING TELLING THE COMPUTER WHAT WAS WRONG. WHEN IT GOT WORSE IT FINALLY THREW A CODE TO THE COMPUTER AND SAID ITS THE WHEEL BEARINGS WHICH COSTS $250 PER TIRE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX ALL 4 TIRES SO I HAVE ONLY REPAIRED 2 AT THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. RECALL OR REIMBURSE ME MY $$ FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE!!!! THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT FRONT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND IS DEFECTIVE AGAIN!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10234410

Incident

Nov 13, 2007

PURCHASED 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK AS OF 10/08/2005 FROM SATURN OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS, PRE-OWNED VEHICLE SALES DEPT. PROBLEM DEVELOPED DURING APPLICATION OF BRAKES FOLLOWING ACCELERATION OF ALL SPEEDS; RESULTS IN MYSTERIOUS CLATTER DURING ENGAGEMENT OF BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMINGLY ORIGINATING FROM RIGHT-REAR OF VEHICLE. SAFETY ISSUE RESULTS FROM LACK OF DEFINITIVE DETERMINATION OF COMPLETE OPERATION/ENGAGEMENT OF ABS OR IF ISSUE PERTAINS TO OTHER MECHANICAL DEFECT OF SUSPENSION/WHEEL ASSEMBLY/CV JOINTS, ETC. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. DETERMINED ISSUE TO BE CLIP OF RIGHT-REAR BRAKE; PART REPLACED AS OF 10/14/2005; ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. RE-DETERMINED ISSUE TO BE BAD BUSHING (REFERENCE: 01-03 PONTIAC AZTEC AND BUICK RENDEZVOUS AWS B VAN LOOSE LUMBER/CLUNK NOISE FROM REAR SUSPENSION - KW ACCELERATE ARM BUMP BUSHING CONTROL LOOSE RATTLE STOP WEAR #PIC3065 - (JUL 22, 2004) OF RIGHT-REAR BRAKE; PART REPLACED AS OF 10/17/2004; ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. RE-DETERMINED ISSUE TO BE BAD BRAKE PAD OF RIGHT-REAR BRAKE; PART REPLACED 10/25/2005; ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. ON EACH OCCASION THE DEALERSHIP HAS CLAIMED COMPLETE SUCCESS WITH EACH REPAIR, HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE ARISES AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF VEHICLE OPERATION (BRAKE APPLICATION FOLLOWING ACCELERATION). FINAL VISIT TO DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN RECEIPT OF SERVICE INVOICE FOR WORK COMPLETED (SERVICE ORDER NUMBER 272497). TO INQUIRE INTO THE STATUS OF OLD PARTS, POC: DANIEL MEZA, SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, (818) 557-6000. *JB

NHTSA ID

10140831

Incident

Oct 8, 2005

Mileage

46,840 mi

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS AND STOPING DISTANCE IS LONGER THAN WHEN OPERATING. NO ACCIDENT YET AND AFTER 2 REPAIR ATTEMPTS ITS GETTING WORSE

NHTSA ID

10120466

Incident

Feb 28, 2005

Mileage

74,200 mi

MY REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE CHANGED THE FIRST TIME AT 13,590 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY MY BRAKES THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE REAR AGAIN AT 16,473 AND SINCE THEN MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN PADS AND ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN LIKE CHANGING OIL EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES . I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY BODY CONTROL MODULE REPLACED MY SECURITY CONTROL MODULE AND MY RADIO ,FUEL SENSOR AND WINDSHIELD WIPER SENSOR AND BRAKES AGAIN I CURRENTLY HAVE A COMPRESSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND A AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER THAT ARE NO LONGER WORKING I HAVE CALLED THE BBB AUTO LINE AND FILED TWO COMPLAINTS WITH THEM AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO MY DEALER AND GM I HAVE BEEN OFFERED FREE OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON A CAR THAT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN .MY HATCH DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY I HAVE THE TICKING NOISE IN MY ENGINE AND MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF DEPENDING ON THE MOMENT . I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND THERE DEALERS SAY THEY WILL REPAIR AND FIX THE PROBLEM THEN THE MOMENT IT IS OUT OF THE SHOP IT IS THERE AGAIN . I THINK IT WILL TAKE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT FOR PONTIAC OR GM TO REALIZE THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE VERY DANGEROUS TO THE FAMILY'S WHO OWN THEM I HAVE TO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS MY TRANSPORTATION I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT BEFORE PEOPLE LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY . I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY SELF AND MY CHILDREN AND ANYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE . *NM

NHTSA ID

10064445

Incident

Apr 2, 2004

Mileage

16,473 mi

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS CONCERNING 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. BRAKES, WHEEL BEARINGS, FLYWHEEL AND TIRES. *LA

NHTSA ID

10054752

Incident

Jan 23, 2004

FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACE 4 TIMES IN 41,000 MILES BACK BRAKES HAVE LESS LESS THAN NORMAL WEAR. VEHICLE BRAKES POORLY ON WET AND ICY ROADS DUE TO FRONT BRAKES TAKING MOST OF THE BRAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10049600

Incident

Nov 2, 2003

Mileage

5,000 mi

MY 2002 AZTEK HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. THE REAR BRAKES ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS TOLD BY PLAZA TIRE THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT BAD, THAT PONTIAC HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS BRAKING SYSTEM AND IS AWARE OF IT THE GENTLEMAN TO WHOM I SPOKE STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY HE KNEW TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS, AND THAT HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T REOCCUR. HE STATED I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY PONTIAC DEALER AND THAT THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT HE DID NOT KNOW IF THEY WOULD SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IF PONTIAC IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD FIX IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10048829

Incident

Nov 29, 2003

Mileage

44,800 mi

ABS ACTIVATION ON DRY ROADS AT LOW SPEEDS 20MPH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AT VARIOUS TIMES . ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 7721 MILE WE WERE TOLD WARPED PITTED AND RUSTED THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE INTERMITNET ACTIVATIO OF THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029164

Incident

Aug 17, 2002

Mileage

7,721 mi

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN USING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TRIED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND HE RAN INTO A RAIL. CONSUMER WAS INJURED, CONSUMER WAS INFOMRED THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED.*JB

NHTSA ID

8017345

Incident

Aug 22, 2002