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Pontiac Aztek Equipment Air Conditioner Safety Report | May 11, 2004



Reported on May 11, 2004


I TOOK MY 2001 PONTIAC AZTEK IN FOR A/C SERVICE ON 5/11/04 BECAUSE THE AIR EMITTED WAS NOT COOL. THEY RECHARGED THE A/C. LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THE AIR WAS WARM AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE WHERE THEY RAN DYE THROUGH THE A/C AND FOUND THE COMPRESSOR NEEDS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATE OF $1000.00. THEY SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 43,000 MILES AND COULD BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I CHECKED SEVERAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SITES ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AT THE SAME MILEAGE, BUT GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IS OBVIOUSLY THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM WILL LOSE VALUABLE CUSTOMERS OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Aztek
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2001
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: WESTERVILLE OH
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 3G7DA03EX1S
Mileage: 43000 miles.
Speed:
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type: AWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Fuel injection.
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location: BOB CALDWELL DODGE COLUMBUS OH 43229
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