Pontiac Aztek
Registered from 2000 to 2005.
About this model
The Pontiac Aztek is a mid-size crossover SUV marketed by General Motors introduced in 2000 for the 2001 to 2005 model years. As a four-door crossover with front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive, the Aztek featured a four-speed automatic transmission with a V6 engine. Marketed by Pontiac as a "sport recreational vehicle," the Aztek used a shortened platform shared with GM's minivans featuring 94 cubic feet of cargo room with its rear seats removed. The design employed conventional rear outswing doors rather than sliding doors, and a split rear tailgate, the lower section formed with seat indentations and cupholders. Other features included a front center console that doubled as a removable cooler, optional rear stereo controls in the cargo area, optional sliding cargo floor with grocery compartments, and optional camping package with an attachable tent and air mattress.
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Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1714 kg · 2750 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2004 | 1714 kg · 2750 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2003 | 1858 kg · 2750 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2002 | 1858 kg · 2750 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2001 | 1805 kg · 2750 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Fuel tank leakage
Engineering analysis, opened April 2007, closed September 2007.
Fuel tank leakage
Recall query, opened December 2006, closed April 2007.
Ignition relay failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2004, closed April 2005.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Pontiac filed 488 bulletins about the 2005 Aztek.
- Equipment: 179
- Electrical system: 79
- Engine and engine cooling: 58
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 32
- Power train: 27
- Visibility: 23
- Engine: 18
- Wheels: 16
- Fuel system, gasoline: 8
- Exterior lighting: 6
- Other: 42
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information. · April 2025
- 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… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the… · December 2024
- 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… · October 2024
480 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.