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Pontiac Aztek Interior Lighting Safety Report | Mar 28, 2002



Reported on Mar 28, 2002


28 MARCH 2002, DRIVING CAR, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, STARTED WAS REPLACED. 17 APRIL 2002 DRIVING VEHICLE 30 MPH, MADE RIGHT TURN, ACCELERATED VEHICLE, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER AND TECH CAME OUT TO THE CAR, DISCONNECTED ABS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE STARTED, TECH DROVE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, BRAKE MODULATOR WAS REPLACED. 21 JUNE 2002 DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40 MPH, DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY TOWED CAR IN, REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. 13 JULY 2002, DRIVING CAR AT 35 MPH, DASH LIGHT CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT OPEN, SAT IN THE CAR FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO START, DROVE IT HOME (APPROX 3 MILES) AND LET IT SIT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND GM DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MONDAY MORNING AND REQUEST THEY BUY THIS VEHILE BACK UNDER THE LEMON LAW. IT HAS BEEN 1 WEEK SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM PONTIAC REGARDING A DECISION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP FOR 35 DAY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, AS OF 19 JULY 2002. *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Aztek
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2001
Was a crash reported?
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: LEAVENWORTH KS
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 3G7DA03E81S
Mileage:
Speed: 30 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS N/A.
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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