2001 Pontiac Aztek problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Equipment:appliance:air Conditioner (15) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (12) · Engine And Engine Cooling (10)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
119 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (353)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Electrical System 2024-08-26 · General Communication · Service Campaign
vehicle wide programming (vwp) is a new process to update software on gm vehicles. it provides the ability via a single selection within techline connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). the updating of modules is com
Showing the 6 most recent of 353 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-05-23 · Vehicle Speed Control · 147,654 mi“bout 3 weeks ago car just keep acting up had it for one year cant read codes on car keep overheating replaced radiator cvl axle brakes oil change transmission fluid car just decided to not pass 50mph be driveable one day driving it went to a stop sign brake car cut off i see check gauges come on service light on cant read codes to find out anythin…”
2018-04-30 · Unknown Or Other“i have replace 2 ignition switches, and still having problems..the key will not come out/unlock when switching car off..which kills the battery because i can't turn off the car this is terrible ..it's the ignition switch or the steering column, this happens when putting the car in park!!!!key will not turn car off/can't get key out too…”
2017-01-16 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 110,000 mi“gm has issued a safety bulletin in regards to a broken fuel tank that could cause explosions, or fire. i have tried to get them to perform the repair but they are refusing. the problem is for all years of the pontiac aztek and buick rendezvous. i have a leak from this location, the fuel inlet, and am nearly afraid to drive the vehicle, but at a cos…”
2016-03-24 · Electrical System · 132,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac aztek. the vehicle failed to start without warning. the contact charged the battery and started the vehicle, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that it was not a battery issue. the technician suspected an ignition failure and planned to run a diagnostic test the …”
2015-06-30 · Air Bags · 153,000 mi“the driver side seat airbag deployed after the driver shut their door, while the car was in park. …”
2015-05-01 · Air Bags · 130,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac aztek. while attempting to close the door, the air bags deployed without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. …”
2015-03-20 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash“the car was park! the keys in, i pulled keys out n the car rolled backwards i hop in the car n turn the wheel and i flew out and the car ran me over tire on my back the car didn't stop i pushing the brakes nothing! *tr…”
2014-07-16 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 130,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac aztek. the contact stated that the fuel gauge failed to indicate the amount of fuel that was stored in the fuel tank after it was refueled. no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnose that the fuel gaug…”
2014-07-16 · Suspension · 100,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac aztek. the contact stated that after reversing out of a drive way, the vehicle made a loud noise as the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the vehicle was placed into park and the ignition was turned off. after inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that a round object fell from under the vehicle…”
2014-07-10 · Steering · 162,000 mi“the key can be pulled out or fall out of the ignition cylinder with almost no resistance in the run position, and door ajar, keys in ignition chimes no longer operate after first occurrence of key fallout. key fallout occurs easier as time goes on, i am unsure of the exact date of first occurrence. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.