9.4% of complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Aztek came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2001 vehicle — around the middle of the 216 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.7 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (46 complaints), typically at 3.8 yr or about 69,000 miles.
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV).
A FRACTURE MAY ALLOW FUEL VAPORS TO PASS THROUGH AND ALLOW DROPLETS OF FUEL TO ACCUMULATE ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.
FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
CERTAIN MINIVANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEM." THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE LOCATION SYMBOLS FOR THE CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER UNIVERSAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM.
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CHECK VALVE PIN. AN AIR BAG WITHOUT THE CHECK VALVE PIN COULD PRODUCE INCREASED PRESSURE AT THE ONSET OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND REDUCED PRESSURE AFTERWARD.
THIS COULD INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF INJURY TO A PERSON WHO WAS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND WHO WAS CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. IT COULD ALSO REDUCE THE AB8ILITY OF THE AIR BAG TO PROTECT A RESTRAINED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MINI VANS BUILT WITH SECOND ROW 50/50 SPLIT BENCH SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE SEAT LATCH ANCHOR WIRE DIAMETER IS GREATER THAN 6.1 MM.
IF THE CONNECTOR FOR A LATCH-TYPE CHILD RESTRAINT IS NOT ATTACHED CORRECTLY TO THE ANCHORAGE POINTS, THE RESTRAINT WILL NOT PROPERLY PROTECT A CHILD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINIVANS. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES WERE BUILT WITHOUT THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GENERANT, WHICH PRODUCES THE GAS THAT FILLS THE AIR BAG. SOME WERE BUILT WITH A DOUBLE LOAD OF GENERANT AND SOME WERE BUILT WITHOUT GENERANT.
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT WOULD TRIGGER A PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, A DOUBLE LOAD OF GENERANT CAN CAUSE THE INFLATOR MODULE TO EXPLODE. IF THE AIR BAG MODULE EXPLODES, METAL AND PLASTIC DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANT. A MODULE WITH NO GENERANT WOULD NOT INFLATE THE AIR BAG, AND THE OCCUPANTS COULD RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES.
VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. NEW BATTERY INSTALLED BY DEALER AFTER FIRST INCIDENT WHERE CAR DIED TWICE IN ONE DAY--ONCE UPON BACKING UP/ONCE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE UPON STARTUP. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT -- WILL RUN OKAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEN SHUTDOWN UPON STARTUP. *AK
HORN STOPPED WORKING, DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG MODULE 3 TIMES IN A 2 MONTH PERIOD. PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING.*AK
HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE WHEN ABS LIGHT AND CHIMES SOUNDED. THIS WAS AN INDICATION ABS WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER INFORMED VEHICLE WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES.*AK ABS STILL DO NOT WORK, DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE BCM, ALSO REPLACED BLOWN RIGHT TURN BLINKER BULB AND REPLACED RIGHT REAR STOP LAMP BULB. *TT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKES WERE WARPED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE DRUM WAS WARPED AND RUST CHIPS WERE FALLING OFF OUTSIDE OF THE DRUMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG AND SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED, CONSUMER HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 05-OCT-2001 FROM THE REAR IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB