Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / AZTEK / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005023312 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2004
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AZTEK Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3G7DA03E92S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 29 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the vehicle was overheating to the point to where consumer actually had to pull off the road. the dealer told her that there was a internal leak in the intake manifold gasket. she has done research and found that this is was common problem for the type of engine and model that she owned. also, while doing research she learned that this problem was occurring between 60,000-80,000 miles. she found two websites with complaints from other aztek owners.*ak in addition, when coming to a stop, the heat stopped coming from the dash vents. dealership purged an air pocket found in the cooling system. the consumer and manufacturer was able to come to some sort of compromise regarding the cost of replacing the intake manifold gasket.*tt *sb