2003 PONTIAC AZTEK Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

DASH LOSING DIFFERENT COMPONENT OPERATION. STARTED WITH FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE THEN AFFECTED RADIO LIGHTS AND LCD DISPLAY. NOW VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC AND UNTRUSTWORTHY. RADIO LIGHTS AND DISPLAY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT THE COMBINATION OF FUEL AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER NOT READING PROPERLY IS CAUSING A CONCERN FOR SAFETY. AT THE RATE THIS IS GOING THE WHOLE DASH WILL BE MALFUNCTIONING SOON. ACCORDING TO WHAT I SEE THE PARTS ALONE CAN BE $300 - $500 PLUS THE REPAIR CHARGES. INTERNET HAS COUNTLESS ENTRIES ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THE PONTIAC AZTEKS BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND NO MENTIONING OF ANY RECALLS BY PONTIAC. WHY ISN'T THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS BEING SHARED ON THE INTERNET? WHY ARE THE OWNERS BEING REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS SINCE IT'S SUCH A WIDESPREAD AZTEK ISSUE? *TR

LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK INLET FILLER PIPE (INLET CHECK VALVE). SIMILAR ISSUE AS TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V349000. HOWEVER, 07V349000 ONLY INCLUDED VEHICLES FOR THE PONTIAC AZTEK BUILT IN MAY 2003 FOR THE RECALL PHASE. I PURCHASED MY AZTEK IN FEB 2003. *TR

Mileage: 93,523

OUR GAS TANK INLET CHECK VALVE IS LEAKING ON OUR 2003 AZTEK. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PART IN 2007. WE WERE NOT THE OWNERS AT THAT TIME AND THEY OWNERS DID NOT TAKE CARE OF IT. IT IS NOW LEAKING AND GM IS REFUSING TO LET US USE THIS RECALL. THEY ARE SAYING IT MAY BE COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGES POLICY BUT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO TAKE IT IN. THEY WILL NOT HAUL IT IN, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE IT WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE FOR A LEAK THAT EXCESSIVE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2003 PONTIAC AZTEK - FUEL SMELL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITH NO OBVIOUS CAUSE. WEATHER WARMED DURING THIS PERIOD AND SMELL BECAME STRONGER WITH INCREASED AMBIENT TEMPS. ABOUT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS LATER, FUEL WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND BENEATH THE FILLER VENT TUBE BEGINNING WITH A SMALL DAMP SPOT AND EVENTUALLY BECOMING A PUDDLE (ONLY WHEN TANK WAS FILLED). TOOK IT LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR AND IT WOULD COST ME $1200 TO REPLACE THE TANK. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE OR ACCIDENTS IF I CHOSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. I WENT HOME, RESEARCHED THE RECALLS AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2004 MODEL YEAR. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY OF 2003 AND THE RECALL BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2003 FOR THE 2004 MODEL YEAR. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD 12 HOURS TO MAKE UP THEIR MINDS ON HOW THEY WANTED TO HANDLE IT. MY FAMILY HAD TO GO TO DULUTH THAT WEEKEND AND WE HAD NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. I TOLD THEM THAT IF ANYTHING HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THAT TRIP, THEY COULD CLAIM ALL THEY WANTED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BUT A JURY WOULD CERTAINLY SEE IT MUCH DIFFERENTLY. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE TANK AND I AGREED TO PONY UP $100 OF THE COST JUST TO BE FAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 60,000 ON IT AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK YESTERDAY FROM A USED CAR DEALER, AND TODAY THE FUEL SYSTEM IS LEAKING GAS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN WRECKED. I HAVE NOT ORDERED A CARFAX TO VERIFY HIM. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ALREADY BUT A PONTIAC MECHANIC SAID OVER THE PHONE THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. IT SEEMS LIKE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST BECAUSE OF SO MANY SIMILARITIES. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 21,000 UNITS AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT RECALLS. IT JUST DOES NOT SEEM ACCURATE THAT ALL OF THOSE FUEL SYSTEMS WERE CONSIDERED FAULTY AND THAT MY AZTEK'S FUEL SYSTEM IS CONSIDERED FINE WHEN IT IS LEAKING GAS. MY AZTEK WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 2002. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. THE DEALER SWORE THE PROBLEM WAS JUST A LOOSE GAS CAP AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE TANK WAS FILLED JUST ABOVE EMPTY AND I FILLED THE TANK THAT EVENING WITH 15.8 GALLONS OF 87 OCTANE GAS AND WOKE UP TODAY WITH THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF MY HOME SMELLING LIKE GASOLINE. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM AROUND THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FILLER HOSE AND THE FUEL TANK. THE LEAK IS NOT HEAVY OR FLOWING IT IS JUST STEADILY SEEPING. THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES REALLY SMOOTH. BUT I AM NOT SURE HOW EXPLOSIVE A GAS LEAK IS AND I AM NOT DRIVING IT UNTIL I DO. I HAVE A SCAN GAUGE AND IT ESTIMATES THE CAR GETTING AROUND 7MPG. THE VEHICLE HAS 92,500 MILES ON IT AND ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE SEEM IDENTICAL. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THIS FUEL LEAK IS FROM A COMMON FAULTY PART THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

Mileage: 92,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER RQ06009 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THREE WEEKS LATER, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS SENT THE NOTICE IN ERROR; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM WAS ALEAKING FULE LINE GOING INTO THE FUEL FILTER. UPDATED 07/15/08.

Mileage: 108,000

1)WHEN I REMOVED GAS CAP TO FILL TANK WITH GAS, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE GAS TANK. WHEN TRYING TO FILL TANK WITH GAS, HOSE KEPT CLICKING OFF AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT GAS IN THE TANK. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT GAS STATION AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE SINCE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THE CAR AS I CAN NOT FILL THE TANK. 2)THIS SECOND PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED OUT EACH TIME AND THE MECHANICS ALWAYS HAVE A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY COSTLY. FURTHER MORE, THE VEHICLE CAN'T PASS INSPECTION WITH THAT LIGHT ON. 3) THIS THIRD PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN ONGOING. I HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. THEY WEAR DOWN QUICKLY AND MAKE AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. THE MECHANICS CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR THIS EITHER. EXCEPT TO TELL ME THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE. 4)IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, WHEN I MAKE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. MY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS ARE ALWAYS GOOD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. 5) THE HATCH DOES NOT OPEN WHEN THE AUTOMATIC OPENING BUTTON IS USED, MUST ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE IN THE BACK TO OPEN IT AS I SIMULTANEOUSLY PUSH THE BUTTON. 6)WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE OR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND THIS HAPPENS WHEN ROAD IS DRY THIS CAR HAS BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS WITH ALL IT'S DEFECTS. I WILL NEVER BUY A PONTIAC OR GM CAR AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

2003 PONTIAC AZTEK WITH A RECALL CONCERNING A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS DONE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS RECEIVED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT. *KB

WE HAVE REPLACED THE GAS TANK ON OUR 2003 AZTEK BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FROM AROUND THE JOINT WITH THE FILLER TUBE AND FILLING OUR HOUSE (WITH ATTACHED GARAGE) WITH A STRONG GAS SMELL. WE UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR WEBSITE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THE ORIGINAL TANK IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE DEALER FOUND A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,537 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF

Mileage: 97,537

ON SATURDAY SEPT. 1ST MY AUNT TOLD US SHE SMELLED GAS WHEN SHE CAME OVER TO OUR HOUSE. WHEN WE WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK IT OUT WE NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FAIRLY QUICKLY OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF OUR PONTIAC AZTEC. WE HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND HAVE NOT SMELLED GAS BEFORE. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE NOR HAVE WE HAD ANYTHING HIT THE CAR. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN TO A CERTIFIED DEALER YET WHILE WE TRY TO ASCERTAIN THE RECALL DATA. WE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS AND FOUND YOURS ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED THE GM PHONE NUMBER LISTED THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT MODEL AT THIS TIME. THAT IS NOT THE CASE. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO IN ORDER TO SEE IF THIS RECALL CONCERNING GAS TANKS, AND FUEL LEAKAGE APPLIES TO MY CAR. THANK GOD SHE HAPPENED TO SMELL THE GAS OR WE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS EXPLOSION. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, *JB

Mileage: 72,200

2003 AZTEK. NOTICED 1/4 TANK OF GAS LEAKED UNDER VEHICLE. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH GAS LEAKAGE OR EVENT CAUSING THE LEAKAGE. TOOK CAR TO GM DEALER. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. NO USED PARTS OR AFTERMARKET PARTS COULD BE USED BECAUSE OF A MODIFICATION TO THE GAS TANK AFTER THIS CAR WAS PRODUCED. NO RECALL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT A RUN-AROUND. THEY WERE TO CALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS. THEY FAILED TO FOLLOW THROUGH. THERE IS A NHTSA RQ06-009 ACTION OPEN ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ONE SEEMED TO CARE. IT APPEARS THAT I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE AND OBSERVED IT LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. UPON ARRIVING HOME THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEAK HAD INCREASED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WITH THE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK, AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO GM USING PLASTIC TO CONNECT THE FILLER HOSE TO THE GAS TANK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,100, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,067.*AK EA07-006.PCO

Mileage: 42,067

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONE DAY, THE START THE NEXT. THEN IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL. HAD HEATER PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED IT , IT WAS FINE. THEN WHEN IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL, HAD IT TOWED. THE GARAGE I HAD IT TOWED TO HAD BEEN THE ONE TO CHECK THE HEATER A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO IT BREAKING DOWN, THEY HAD GIVEN IT AN OIL CHANGE ALSO. AFTER THE TOW, THEY INFORMED ME THAT ANTI-FREEZE HAD BEEN GETTING INTO THE INTAKE OIL(HEAD GASKETS),AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL APART(LABOR!!!)---AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. I'VE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR!!!THANK GOD I HAD A WARRANTY EXTENDED,(EVEN THOUGH I AM PAYING A LOT FOR THAT ALSO!!)THAT I ONLY(!) HAD TO PAY THE 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE, BUT THEN HAD TO PAY FOR FILTERS,OIL(AGAIN!!) AND MISCELLANEOUS OTHER EXPENSES THE WARRANTY DIDN'T PAY!!ALTOGETHER, WITH WHAT THE WARRANTY PAID, AND WHAT I PAID (341.00)---IT CAME TO 2,200.00!!!---NOW THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD,BARELY!!! AND I THINK THAT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! *JB

Mileage: 49,989

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEC 55200. ON JANUARY 31, 2007 THE CONTACT FOUND A POOL OF LEAKED FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE AFTER HE SENSED A GAS SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE SMELL TRAVELED FROM THE GARAGE TO THE HOME OVER NIGHT, AND WAS NOTICED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE CONTACT THEN VENTILATED THE HOME ,AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THAT MORNING. THE SERVICE ADVISER DETERMINED THAT THE GAS TANK SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN HOLD, CAUSING THE GAS LEAK. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST GMC BECAUSE THE LEAK COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED AND A FIRE MAY HAVE OCCURRED. *AK EA07-006.PCO

Mileage: 55,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT FILLED THE GAS TANK SHORTLY BEFORE THE SMELL WAS NOTICED, AND BELIEVED THAT SOME FUEL MAY HAVE SPILLED CAUSING THE SMELL. A WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM THE WELD WHERE THE FILLER NECK MET THE TANK. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE INDEPENDENT DEALER CONTACTED AN AUTHORIZED SALES DEALER TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #03V454000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. BOTH DEALERS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 47,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS TANK WHICH IS PLASTIC DEVELOPED A CRACK AND STARTED TO LEAK, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FUEL CELL CRACKED WHERE NECK MEETS BODY OF FUEL CELL. COULD SMELL IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT NO LEAK WAS EVER SEEN, UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER. *NM

Mileage: 77,000

(1) 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK, 41500 MILES IN SERVICE 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS, WITH NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE STARTED TO LEAK GAS AT THE FILLER NECK. (2) GAS LEAKED VERY QUICKLY WHEN TANK WAS FILLED. (3) DUE TO WARRANTY BEING ONLY 36000 MI DEALER EXAMINED LEAK FOR $100 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE, BUT NOT PART OF TSB AND NORMAL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED DUE TO MILEAGE, DEALER WANTED $900 TO FIX IT. AFTER APPEALING TO PONTIAC CORPORATE, GOODWILL EXTENSION OF WARRANTY GOT TANK REPLACED. DEALER KEPT PART. I PERSONALLY THINK IF NO CAUSE OF LEAK IS FOUND (AS IN COLLISION TYPE DAMAGE/VANDALISM) GAS TANK SHOULD BE COVERED AS PART OF EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (5 YEARS/100,000 MILES I THINK...). WHAT GOOD IS AN EVAPORATIVE VAPOR COLLECTION SYSTEM IF YOU ARE LEAKING GAS ALL OVER HIGHWAY? *NM

Mileage: 41,440

I HAVE A 2003 AZTEK AND THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN LEAKING FROM THE WELD AT THE CHECK VALVE AND THE TANK. I HAVE FOUND A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2004 MODELS WHEN I CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL BUT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 31,000

1. DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HIT A GOLF BALL SIZE ROCK 2. GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED, AND BRAKE LINE WAS CRUSHED. DROVE FOR 4 MORE MILES BEFORE WE SMELLED THE GAS AND GOT OUT AND SAW IT SPRAYING OUT FROM THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE FACT THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLODE IS A MIRACLE, I WAS WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD SON. 3. THE PONTIAC AZTEK, WHICH THIS CAR IS, IS PROMOTED AND ADVERTISED AS A VEHICLE FOR GOING OFF ROUD THROUGH DIRT ROADS AND STREAMS, THIS HAPPENED DRIVING ALONG A CITY STREET. THE MANUFATURER WON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM, TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE A FUNDAMENTAL, AND POTENTIALLY DESIGN FLAW. HAD MY CAR EXPLODED AND KILLED ME AND MY SON, WOULD PONTIAC HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM THEN? DOES IT TAKE A DEATH TO GET THEIR ATTENTION ABOUT A SERIOUS PROBLEM?*AK

Mileage: 13,500

1. DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HIT A GOLF BALL SIZE ROCK 2. GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED, AND BRAKE LINE WAS CRUSHED. DROVE FOR 4 MORE MILES BEFORE WE SMELLED THE GAS AND GOT OUT AND SAW IT SPRAYING OUT FROM THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE FACT THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLODE IS A MIRACLE, I WAS WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD SON. 3. THE PONTIAC AZTEK, WHICH THIS CAR IS, IS PROMOTED AND ADVERTISED AS A VEHICLE FOR GOING OFF ROUD THROUGH DIRT ROADS AND STREAMS, THIS HAPPENED DRIVING ALONG A CITY STREET. THE MANUFATURER WON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM, TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE A FUNDAMENTAL, AND POTENTIALLY DESIGN FLAW. HAD MY CAR EXPLODED AND KILLED ME AND MY SON, WOULD PONTIAC HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM THEN? DOES IT TAKE A DEATH TO GET THEIR ATTENTION ABOUT A SERIOUS PROBLEM?*AK

Mileage: 13,500