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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116355 | Incident Date: Aug, 18 2007 |
| Consumer's City: ATLANTA | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: AZTEK | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3G7DA03EX4S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 20 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 21 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Head gasket blown on 2004 pontiac aztek rally, 3.4l engine, 39,880 miles. i bought this car used 3 months ago with 37,000 miles at southtowne hyundai in riverdale, ga - 770-471-1000. they told me the car was mechanically sound and had passed a 60-point inspection. recently, upon driving up a 5-mile hill, about midway the car started overheating. i let it cool down, turned off the a/c, turned on the heater and drove back approx. 5 miles to the nearest service station. the car did not indicate any more overheating. tech's could not find a leak. there was no more overheating until a couple of weeks later. on my way to get an oil change, it happened again. took it to pontiac service department. they diagnosed a blown head gasket. i researched the internet, this seems to be a common failure for this particular car. pontiac said it will fix free of charge if i pay $1,100 for maintenance service (replacing all fluids - which had been done 3,000 miles ago at the southtowne hyundai). lucky for me, the head gasket did not blow on a highway or heavy traffic but close to the dealership. i am now waiting for repairs through pontiac. *tr |
