2004 PONTIAC AZTEK Electrical System Problems

MY CAR TURN OFF ON MY CHILDREN AND I ON THE HIGHWAY THANK GOD WE WAS ABLE TO COAST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MY IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT OUTTA NO WHERE NOT ONLY THAT CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND FUEL LINE EXHAUSTED SYSTEM SOMETHING WRONG ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M GREAT MY CHILDREN WAS NOT HURT DOING THIS ORDEAL. I LEARNED THAT THESE CARS HAVE FEW COMPLAINTS. BUT DO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND VACUUM HOW'S EXHAUSTED. JUST GOT THE CAR I MARCH AND FOUND OUT BOUT THIS RECALL I'M SO DISAPPOINTED SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR RIGHT NOW.

Mileage: 10

"TAKATA RECALL" ON MY CAR THE ELECTRONIC IS NOT WORKING AND HASN'T BEEN FOR A LONG TIME, THE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND WON'T GO BACK OFF. AND THE GAS TANK IS NOT WORKING RIGHT, I CAN'T GET GAS INTO MY TANK , IT DOES GO IN BUT I HAVE TO KEEP TRYING BECAUSE IT POPS OUT AND DON'T LET ME PUT GAS IN IT.

Mileage: 19,000

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION ONCE CAR TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST OCCURRED IN 2010. THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE KEY IS TO OVERRIDE PARK SHIFT INDICATOR, WHICH WOULD ALLOW KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THEREBY DISABLING POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THERE IS NO FIX THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE OVERRIDING PARK SHIFT INDICATOR PER DEALER.

Mileage: 70,000

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION ONCE CAR TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST OCCURRED IN 2010. THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE KEY IS TO OVERRIDE PARK SHIFT INDICATOR, WHICH WOULD ALLOW KEY TO BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THEREBY DISABLING POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THERE IS NO FIX THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE OVERRIDING PARK SHIFT INDICATOR PER DEALER.

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING CAR ON ROAD AND CAR QUIT RUNNING, ELECTRICAL STARTED FLASHING. PULLED OVER AND IGNITION SWITCH WOULD ONLY GO TO ACC. MODE, IT WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION. I HAD CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE IGNITION WILL ONLY GO TO ACC. MODE WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION WHERE KEY CAN BE REMOVED..UNHOOKED BATTERY TERMINAL AND CAR IS STILL PARKED. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

THE GAUGES MESSED UP FIRST NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK SOMETIMES THE SPEED ODOMETER WILL MOVE BUT DOES NOT WORK . THE CAR ALSO WHEN ACCELRATING THE GAS IT WONT GO THE WAY IT SHOULD IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO BUILD UP SPEED. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR TRYING TO GET IT TO RUN PROPER I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT G.M.C TO HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE THEY REPLACED A PART BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THIS WAS TEAGUE CHEVROLET-BUICK INC MABANK, TX, 75147. AS OF MAY 2, 2014 THE CAR WANT STAY RUNNING THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS I ONLY FOUND OUT CAUSE I WAS SERCHING ON WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH MY AZTEK AND I FOUND THE RECALL THIS AXTEK IS A REAL LEMON. *TR

Mileage: 122,948

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC,AS I ENTERED TRAFFIC ALL POWER SHUT DOWN FORCING ME TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE READINGS FOR VARIOUS COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,070 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 120,070

2004 PONTIAC AZTEK RALLY - THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL 2010 - YOU GET INTO THE CAR, TURN IT ON AND START DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SPEED OF THE CAR INCREASES SLOWLY UNTIL YOU HAVE TO PUT ON THE BRAKE TO STAY WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY NOW. A CHEVROLET DEALER, FIRST TRIED A NEW BATTERY & GAVE IT BACK TO US. WITHIN 2 MILES OF THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK - THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A COMPUTER - FOUND NOTHING - SO THEN THEY REPLACED THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM - WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT STARTED AGAIN - WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT GMAC AND MAKE SOME INQUIRIES. NO ONE KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BUT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE WAY IT IS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND DISCOVERED A FUEL VALVE LEAK. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR UNDER RECALL NUMBER 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $804. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT. THE DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05V157000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,901.

Mileage: 42,901

DT: 2004 PONTIAC AZTEC HAS A RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE STALLED AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT PONTIAC WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, NO REPAIRS AS OF YET.*AK *JB

Mileage: 9,600

DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT BY MYSELF, MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON ME. THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED AND I LOST THE STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GM AND WAS TAKEN TO WAYNE WOODRUMS PONTIAC DEALERSHIP IN MACOMB, IL. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, THERE WERE NO CODES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING BRAKING ISSUES THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED, PCV VALVE FAILURE, AND CURRENTLY IT IS STRUGGLING WHILE DRIVING AND LOUD RATTLING, I AM CALLING WOODRUMS BACK TOMMORROW MORNING. I AM UNSURE OF THE DATE THIS HAPPENED, ALL OF MY PAPERWORK IS IN ANOTHER LOCATION. I DO KNOW IT WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. *AK

DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT A POWER STEERING PUMP WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN IS STILL WHINING AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GRINDING AND THE STARTER IS STILL HESITATING. *NM THE FRONT AND BACK BUMPERS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT OF PLAY, THE WINDSHIELD CONTAINED NUMEROUS CHIPS, THE WINDOWS SQUEALED WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING, THERE WAS A CONSTANT WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN IN MOTION, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER PROPERLY ALIGNED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE WHINING, BRAKES AND THE STARTER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD AN AIR BUBBLE. THE ENGINE WAS ALSO SLOW TO START AND WOULD CLICK AT TIMES. *SC *JB

Mileage: 2,200

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON VACATION MY AZTEC JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND SENT IT OUT THE DOOR. EIGHT HOURS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED BACK AND THEY FOUND A BAD IGNITION RELAY!! THIS THING IS NOT EVEN FOUR MONTHS OLD. *AK

Mileage: 2,690