While trying to cross a stop sign consumer depressed the gas pedal and the gears slammed into place. By the time consumer came to the next intersection vehicle stalled and would not move.
2001 Pontiac Aztek transmission complaints
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Mu automatic transmission failed at 43,000 miles. Catastrophic failure- first shook, made grinding noises, then failed to engage and drive.
When I purchased my astek in july 2001, it was brand new since I have had it I have had brake problems , a wheel bearing has went out, my alignment was set wrong, I needed to get brand new tires, and my transmission is now out and its not under warranty due to high mileage. I will be investigating. And now it is sitting until I can afford $2000.00 for a transmission or I can get this resolved.
When I bought my 2001 aztek in september 2001, I was told by the salesperson that it would be a dependable durable car. It has been anything but. Will not keep alignment so the tires have worn prematurely. The seal around the passenger door leaked causing carpet damage which was not replaced by the dealership. Air conditioner condenser had a crack and one week after replacement, the car ran hot. Luckily, all of this happened under warranty. One week after the condenser was replaced, the car ran hot. One week after the intake was fixed, it ran hot again. The dealership service department added coolant and sent me on my way. The same day it ran hot again (saturday). I took the car back in on monday morning at 35,946 miles. They drove the car 33 miles to see if the car would get hot. It was returned to me with 35,979 miles and they could not duplicate the problem. I have also had brake failure, the transmission is slipping, there is a ticking noise underneath in front and back, and the car feels unstable on the road. Overall I feel very unsafe in the car and would like for the dealer to buy the car back at full purchase price.
I have a 2001 pontaic aztek with 39,978 miles on it. My transmission has gone bad already and is going to cost 2,000+ dollars for repair. I feel that this problem has happened far to soon for a newer vehicle.
The car rolls when in gear. Front or back, depending on the pitch of the road. At a stop light, if I took my foot off my brake, it roles back. When putting the car in the garage, I stopped half way in the car roll out into the ally. The other 35 complaints didn't have this problem, so maybe its not a common problem. There is only 20,000 miles on it.
Consumer called complaining about having problem with transmission and brakes. Also stated that while driving the vehicle and she stops on a light or a stop sign she steps on the brake pedal and the vehicle still moves forward. Dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle had transmission problems and they had fixed it but the vehicle has been on the shop seven different times and the problem still there. Ts
Consumer states while driving 50 MPH the transmission slipped and vehicle has hard shifting causing the vehical to surge forward. Mr
While shifting into another gear, the gear shift got stuck and a grinding noise appear. Dealer notified. Please provide any further information. Mr
The driver was ejected from vehicle, in a rollover. The driver was properly restrained, and sustained injury. *ak the consumer stated the transaxle failed. *jb the vehicle suddenly swerved off of the road and rolled. The seat belt locking device did not lock, and the front-side air bags did not deploy.
On 9/4/01 with 3580 milesi went to my dealer of purchase (dallas automotive) to report loud clunking noises coming from the car during shifting and gas engagement. I was told this was normal operation. I was told this again on 12/17/01 by nourse automotive. Then on 7/02/02 with 24,769miles the problem was a bad driveshaft. It was replaced, but I was told to drive on it while the parts were ordered. A few weeks later they were installed and the problem persisted, now with strong vibrations coming from the rear. I was told that the bad drive shaft had broken other parts. I am waiting for those to come in and they still have me driving it. Yesterday the car suddenly lost power to the wheels. The engine was reving as I pushed the gas, but the car began to slow. At 55mph I suddenly dropped to 40 and could not maintain speed. It did this periodically on my trip making driving dangerous since I didn't know if I would go when I pressed the gas (merging). Pontiac was notified and has told me to keep driving it. I feel it is not safe since during a merge or pass I may lose power. The original problem has been looked at 4 separate times by the dealer two of which I was told nothing was wrong.
Consumer stated the output bearing was the cause of the drive shaft overeating, which then separated from the vehicle starting a roadside fire.
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