Pontiac Aztek fuel gauge problems

Filed Apr 23, 2018 · Fuel system · 74,573 miles · MI

I recently borrowed my mother-in-law's vehicle. When I returned to my home I parked in the attached garage. Later, when my daughter came home she asked why it smelled like gas. I went to check and upon entering the laundry area (directly attached to the garage via access to the house) I noticed the smell. I inspected the garage and thought, perhaps, the smell was coming from a weed wacker. Later, I went to check on some laundry and the gas smell was even worse. I opened the door to access the garage and then recalled the weed wacker was actually broken and was only there to be discarded in the trash next pickup. I was concerned and went and woke my husband saying I smelled over-powering gas smell and to please come check. He indicated he thought it may be his mom's car. He came down, smelled the gas too, and we pulled the car out and parked it in the driveway and left the garage door open for a bit. The smell went away. My mother-in-law has been ill for a period of time but previously she would complain of her gas gauge not working properly. That said, I inspected both the garage and the driveway or leaks and found none. When I did move the car I did smell gas outside of the car but not nearly as strong as when it was enclosed inside the attached garage. My in-laws keep this vehicle parked in the driveway so the chance of them smelling the issue and thinking anything seriously wrong was slim. I'm not comfortable driving the car and wouldn't recommend anyone else drive it until it is evaluated by a certified mechanic (my opinion by a dealership mechanic)

Filed May 23, 2015 · 200,000 miles · FL

My main temp gauages is acting haywire. The radiator temperature gauge is supposed to be in the (based on a wall clock) 0 (12) to 6 hand position with 0 being hot and 6 cold. Gas gauge is from the 6 to 12. The temperature gauge has flipped over to the 10 or 11 position such that when the gas tank is full, that needle can't even go all the way to the 12 position because it is blocked by the temperature guage. I have no idea if my car is overheating or if the temp gauge is affecting the gasoline level gauge.

Filed Nov 24, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 108,040 miles · FL

When the radio is turned on an extremely loud screeching sound is heard. The noise continues even after the key is turned off. There is an electrical crackling sound in the dash and when the brake is depressed there is a loud crackling sound. No gauges work correctly. They either peg out or operate out of the expected range of operation. The airbag light flashes off and on. The awd light is on all the time. The gas gauge always below "e".

Filed Jul 16, 2014 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · OH

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 gauge floater needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was unknown.

Filed Dec 8, 2011 · Electrical, Fuel system · IL

Dash losing different component operation. Started with fuel gauge and temperature gauge then affected radio lights and lcd display. Now vehicle speedometer has become erratic and untrustworthy. Radio lights and display an inconvenience but the combination of fuel and now the speedometer not reading properly is causing a concern for safety. At the rate this is going the whole dash will be malfunctioning soon. According to what I see the parts alone can be $300 - $500 plus the repair charges. Internet has countless entries about the electrical problems on the pontiac azteks but no service bulletins on the federal safety agency web site and no mentioning of any recalls by pontiac. Why isn't the federal safety agency looking into this with so many problems being shared on the internet? Why are the owners being required to pay for these repairs since it's such a widespread aztek issue?

Filed May 17, 2011 · Fuel system · 89,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac aztec. The contact stated that the fuel gauge failed. After refueling the vehicle to full capacity, the fuel gauge would show an empty reading abnormally. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the sensor in the fuel tank had failed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 89,000.

Filed Feb 9, 2011 · Electrical, Fuel system · VA

2001 pontiac aztec. Consumer states that he has some electrical safety issues with his vehicle. He has replaced the headlamp switch assembly, instrument control assembly, hva temperature control assembly, fuel pump module assembly and turn signal switch assembly. *kb the lights that illuminated the assemblies burned out and the consumer was unable to see the instrument panel at night. Due to the sending unit malfunctioning, the fuel gauge would not register the amount of fuel remaining in the tank. Because the sending unit was a part of the fuel pump assembly, the entire unit required replacement. Also, while driving at night with the headlights on, when the consumer activated the turn signal, the high beam lights would come on. Upon turning the signal off, the high beams would also turn off.

Filed Jan 29, 2009 · Fuel system · 54,000 miles · OK

My 2005 pontiac aztec fuel gauge has quit working properly. I never know when I start the vehicle if it will work or not. It may show empty it may go past empty and sometimes it working properly. I have done some research and the seems to be a problem with all aztecs.

Filed Nov 19, 2008 · Fuel system · 120,032 miles · GA

Smelled gas fuel leaking underneath the vehicle. Mechanic determined fuel tank needed to be replaced due to a crack weld...gas gauge malfunction..says tank is empty when full and vise versa..

Filed Jul 4, 2007 · Fuel system · 87,000 miles · OH

In june of this year this 2001 pontiac aztek failed an emission test. Noted a fuel smell on and around the vehicle prior to the test as well as what appeared to be fuel on my driveway and took it to a local goodyear repair facility to investigate. They found no code in the system.took the vehicle to the emission test and failed. The code that came up at the ohio e-check facility was a "gas cap pressurization" failure. The service engine light came on june 12, and that first test date was thereabout. I went and purchased a new gas cap, the light went off and I passed the test second time around. A few weeks later the sevice engine light reappeared. Took it back to the goodyear on june 29th. The code they found was a p0440, stating a large evap leak. The mechanic found that the leak was at the tank filler neck connection and was split at the seam. It came apart by hand and it was starting to rot and had indication of stress. (it was a plastic connection piece) the entire assembly needed replacement including the tank, fuel sending unit and fuel filler neck costing us the total of $1, 927.17