2001 Pontiac Aztek Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 40about this part
- Share
- 19%of 216 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,200miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 40 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 Pontiac Aztek, 19% of the 216 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,200 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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 anything I think the wiring is mess up replaced started as well just to much only had it for a 1and a half”
NHTSA complaint #11209417, filed 2019-05, 147,654 miles“My Aztek which has 92,000 miles, suffers from what is sometimes called the disco Aztek meaning my bcu went out. This has caused the pw, pl, gauge cluster back light, rear hatch, and radio to quit working. This is not only a safety hazard but is annoying. It is estimated to cost around $300 to fix. Good news is that there is a way to manually release the rear hatch, if you've got some tools.”
NHTSA complaint #10266682, filed 2009-04, 90,000 miles“After arriving home from work, I followed my normal routine: parking in my driveway, cutting off the engine and removing the key before exiting the vehicle; however, I could not remove the key from the ignition switch. No matter what I attempted it would not budge. My adult son also tried to remove the key from the ignition switch with no success. The key was stuck in the 2nd position-- meaning that the vehicle was still on just not running. I left it as it was with my key stuck in the ignition. …”
NHTSA complaint #10597487, filed 2014-06, 52,687 miles“It all started with my lights not turning off at night. I would have to disconnect my battery to get the lights to go off. Then the chimes would not go off. Disconnect battery again. Was told to replace key fob battery. A couple of weeks later, door locks, gauges, all dash lights, horn, headlights, went crazy driving down the highway with my 7 year old son with me. I have taken this vehicle to 7 or 8 places including the Pontiac dealership and noone knows what to do. Noone!!! My horn would blow intermittently sitting at a redlight one day, with two cars in front of me. …”
NHTSA complaint #10193092, filed 2007-06, 69,000 miles“We have had multiple thing go wrong with our 2001 Aztek we purchased under 40,000 miles, now has about 60, 000- the front brake rotors were warped- mechanic said that they had to have been like that from manufacturer, as he has never seen anything that bad in a car of that age- air conditioner is not working- went on the web, and it looks like many owners are also experiencing this due to cracked/leaking compressors- also, fuel gauge stopped working shortly after we purchased- needle is very sporadic, and you never know how much gas you have- this also seems to be a common problem- had…”
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Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Pontiac Aztek
39 complaintsBrakes
31 complaintsEngine cooling
28 complaintsAir bags
27 complaintsEquipment
27 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
22 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsTires
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsSuspension
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Pontiac Aztek
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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