Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Pontiac Aztek submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK AND THERE'S A TICKING NOISE IN THE MOTOR AND THE OIL IS GOOD AND ALL THE OTHER FLUIDS ARE GOOD. MY A/C STOP WORKING AND THE BACK HATCH DOESN'T UNLOCK SOMETIMES AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR ABOUT 15MINS OR LONGER FOR IT TO WORK , CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT . *TR
FOURTH TRIP IN TO FIX A/C. RADIATOR, CONDENSER, ETC. REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2,000+. FINALLY A/C WORKS BUT NOW WATER APPEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. TWO TRIPS IN TO FIX AND STILL CANNOT FIND SOURCE. *JB
THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER HAD TO REPLACED AFTER IT CORRODED AND BEGAN TO LEAK COOLANT AT 47K MILES. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND REPAIR THIS WEEK COMPLETED ON THIS GM ENGINE TYPE. HE HAS DONE DOZENS OF SIMILAR REPAIRS. *NM
2002 PONTIAC AZTEK A/C CONDENSER HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS ***NAR*** *JB
DT: THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR, NEAR THE BOTTOM, IS CRACKED ALONG THE BOTTOM. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND HE HAS SEEN OTHER ONES SIMILAR ON THE AZTEC AND THE MONTERO.*AK
HAD TO REPLACE 5 WHEEL BEARINGS AC CONDENSERS REAR LATCH DOES NOT UNLATCH AT TIMES DEALER SAID THEY PUT ON A STRONGER SPRING STILL ONLY WORKS HALF THE TIME. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 70,000 DRIVER DOOR GETS OUT OF LINE BECAUSE OF HINGE BENDING. *JB
MY A/C CONDENSER COIL HAS A LEAK. THE A/C UNIT WHEN OUT AT 45000 MILE. I CALL G.M. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS ON THE A/C UNIT. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THIS A/C CONDENSER BECAUSE IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS BAD BUSSINESS FOR A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY TWO YEAR OLD. THIS A 2002 ATZEK. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TALKED TO A SERVICE TECH. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY ALREADY HAD SERVEL PONTIAC AZTEK IN FOR A/C REPAIR WORK ON THE CONDENSER COILS.*AK
AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR LEAKING, ON OUR 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK, HEARD FROM REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS IS THE 4TH ONE SO FAR THIS WEEK WONDERED IF WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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