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Pontiac Aztek Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | Mar 18, 2005



Reported on Mar 18, 2005


WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT WAY UP, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER HAD TO WAIT 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START UP AGAIN. OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER WASN'T TALKING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC. DEALER TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE DEFECTS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. YET, THESE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTED. ALSO, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Aztek
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2003
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: WHITERIVER AZ
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Mileage: 26000 miles.
Speed: 60 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Fuel injection.
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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