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Pontiac Aztek Electrical System Safety Report | June 04, 2007
Reported on June 04, 2007
| THE ATI-LOCK (ABS) LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST STARTED 6/4/07 TOOK CAR TO DEAL. DEALER STATE THE SENSORS IS CORRODED AND WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER YOU EXTEND WARRANTY. THEY CLEAN THE SENSORS AND CHARGE ME $200 DOLLARS. ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER I WAS NOT CHARGE ANY PARTS. SO JUST 200 FOR LABOR TO CLEAN A SENSOR PICK UP THE CAR THAT NIGHT THE DASHBOARD ATI-LOCK (ABS) LIGHT CAME ON AND STAY ON. RETURN CAR BACK TO DEAL THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 WEEK AND REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY. THEY STATE THIS SHOULD FIX THE DASHBOARD ATI-LOCK (ABS) LIGHT . PICK UP THE CAR THAT NIGHT WENT TO STOP THE CAR AND THE ATI-LOCK (ABS) LIGHT CAME BACK ON. RETURN CAR BACK TO THE DEALER HAD CAR FOR 5 DAYS SAID ONE OF TWO THINGS THE EMC OR ECC SOME ATI-LOCK (ABS) COMPUTER OR THE WIRES RUNNING FROM THE SENSOR TO THE COMPUTER IS SHORTED OUT. THEY “JUMPED THE SENSORS” BY PASSING THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS SO THERE IS A DIRECT PATH FORM THE ABS SENSOR TO THE ABS COMPUTER. THE DEAL STATE THAT IS WAS FIXED. CURRENTLY HAVE THE CAR AND TEST DRIVING IT NOW 6/27/07 | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Aztek |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ORCHARD PARK NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | JIM BALL ORCHARD PARK NY 14127 |
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