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Pontiac Aztek Electrical System Safety Report | Mar 10, 2008
Reported on Mar 10, 2008
| I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK I CANNOT DRIVE, WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. 3 MOS. IN SHOP, TECHNICIAN CALLED PONTIAC, DEALERSHIPS, SEARCHED ONLINE TRYING TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. I STUMBLED ON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, WAS STUNNED BY THE #'S OF AZTEKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOMS LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE BCM-BACK HATCH WON'T OPEN-KEY NOR BUTTON. EVENTUALLY IT BEGINS WORKING AGAIN, BUT THE HATCH POPS OPEN RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE DOOR LOCKS START TURNING ON AND OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS WARM AIR, THE FAN WON'T WORK. ALL WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. ALSO, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALTERNATELY FLASHES WITH A SECURITY WARNING, THE ODOMETER QUITS WORKING. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. NONE OF THE DASHBOARD CONTROLS WORK, THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND DISENGAGE THE OTHER ELECTRONICS IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. TAKING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCES NO RESULTS, THERE IS NO READING FROM THE COMPUTER THAT WILL TELL A TECHNICIAN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HAVING THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY ISSUE, A CHILD COULD OPEN THE BACK DOORS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE INABILITY TO LOCK THE CAR IS A SAFETY RISK TO ALL, THE BACK HATCH OPENING WHILE IN MOTION RANDOMLY IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE AZTEK IS TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH WITH A KEY REQUIRES POWER TO THAT PARTICULAR LOCK, IF THE LOCK ISN'T GETTING POWER FROM THE BATTERY, IT WILL NOT OPEN. I THINK THERE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT PONTIAC SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. YOU CAN READ THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON THE EDMUNDS.COM WEBSITE...THIS IS ONLY ONE SITE, I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS. THERE IS A WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUE, THEY WILL QUIT WORKING, GET TANGLED DURING A HEAVY SNOW OR RAIN STORM. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Aztek |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | TONAWANDA NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 120000 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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