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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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